HVAC Retrofits

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When I was young, I used to love watching magicians and was amazed how they would pull something out of what appeared to be an empty hat.

In 1967, a 15-story high-rise was built in the heart of downtown Towson, MD.

One of the worst-performing buildings I’ve had the pleasure to study was a 375,000-sq-ft laboratory building at a Midwest university.

When the Dillard’s department store in Naples, FL, reached the point where its rooftop HVAC equipment was in need of replacement, company officials decided to put energy savings as the primary goal.

Our BAS columnist makes a house call to prescribe one method of applying retrofit expertise, including the success story of a hospital with mysteries or maladies that required attention in VAV and chillers, air handling strategies, OR ventilation, and beyond.

At 35,000 acres, Denver International Airport (DIA) is the largest airport site in North America, and the second largest in the world. More than 53 million passengers travel through the airport annually.

Ice arenas represent some of the most energy-intensive buildings a city can own.

Sebesta Blomberg was commissioned to study a humidity problem for a 400,000–sq-ft library at a university in the Midwest a few years ago.

Florida, like most southern states, has an abundance of sunshine throughout the year.

Designing a commercial boiler replacement where you were not the original designer or installer might have some hidden dangers that could haunt you for years.