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Jim Coats

Refrigerated Food for Thought: Airflow and Air Distribution in Refrigeration

Selection and placement of the correct equipment is critical
Jim Coats
Jim Coats
March 21, 2016

It is my firm belief that airflow and air distribution is every bit as important in refrigeration design as load calculations. What good is a properly sized system that can’t deliver the air to areas that need it? Poor air distribution and airflow lead to stratification in temperature and humidity as well as poor heat transfer.


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Successfully Navigating Workplace Safety Issues in 2016

Companies must monitor changes in federal regulations
Richard D. Alaniz
March 21, 2016

For employers, an increase in OSHA fines could be a costly problem, underscoring the importance of a robust and effective workplace safety policy. However, OSHA’s recent enforcement positions are creating confusion over how to implement an effective safety policy.


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World’s Largest Building Renovation Collaborative Project Launched

Green Building Councils across Europe have inaugurated the project
March 21, 2016

After more than a year of preparations, the BUILD UPON project is launching a series of 80 European events that aim to bring together more than 1,000 organizations in a concerted effort to reduce emissions from buildings.


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The Edge is a 40,000-square-meter, multi-tenant, Class A office building

Schneider Electric Helps Make The Edge ‘World’s Most Sustainable Office Building’

BMS, electrical distribution, and field devices ensure energy and operational efficiency
March 21, 2016

Located in Zuidas, Europe’s fastest growing business and knowledge district, The Edge in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is heralded as the world’s most sustainable office building. Officially opened in May 2015, this 40,000-square-meter, multi-tenant, Class A office building was conceived by OVG Real Estate.


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Troubleshooting Challenge: A Split System That’s Not Cooling

Jim Johnson
March 7, 2016

In this troubleshooting situation, the equipment is a split system that’s approximately five years old, consisting of a gas furnace to provide heat in the winter, and a condensing unit and “A” coil to provide summer cooling. There are actually three questions to answer in this problem.


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ORNL test results for the R-22 unit at AHRI Standard 210/240 A, B

Alternative Refrigerant Evaluation for Mini-Split Air Conditioners

Finding R-22 and R-410A alternatives for high-ambient-temperature environments
March 7, 2016

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) High-Ambient-Temperature Evaluation Program for low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants aims to develop an understanding of the performance of low-GWP alternative refrigerants to HCFC and HFC refrigerants in mini-split air conditioners under high-ambient-temperature conditions.


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Personal Branding: A Must for Success

How to Promote the Most Personal Product of All
Marsha Friedman
Marsha Friedman
March 7, 2016

Turn on the television, pick up a newspaper, or visit the Internet and you will be inundated with messages about brand products. Tide is a brand. Pepsi is a brand. Nike is a brand. And so are you — or at least you should be.


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Italian Supermarket Claims Big Energy Gains from HFO/CO2 Cascade and Heat Recovery

First supermarket 1234ze/CO2 cascade with heat recovery expects savings of over a third vs. conventional system
March 7, 2016

Honeywell Solstice ze (HFO 1234ze) refrigerant is being combined with carbon dioxide in a new supermarket cascade system designed to deliver heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration in one comprehensive, low-carbon solution.


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Digital Garage Ventilation System Delivers 95.4% Energy Savings to Levi Strauss

Garage ventilation utility fees reduced from $5,100 to just $237 a year
March 7, 2016

The Nagle Energy Solutions (NES) digital garage ventilation system was able to achieve a 95.4 percent reduction in both kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption and peak kilowatt (kW) demand at the corporate headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco.


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This is an example of how moisture condenses out of the air to a cold surface.

Btu Buddy 155: Sweating Windows

Bill Johnson
February 22, 2016

Bob and Tim were driving to a service call where the customer’s complaint was that her home’s windows were sweating excessively. Tim asked, “What could be some of the reasons that a customer’s windows would be sweating?”


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