Articles by Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

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When a job financially “breaks even” or loses, because things didn’t go well, the likely culprit will be the project manager for not championing the project, writes Tomorrow's Environment columnist Howard McKew.

Achieving high-performance HVAC systems is, in my view, an “art,” writes ES NEWS Columnist Howard McKew.

Building owners will think of hiring the design engineer to complete any one of the tasks addressed herein, but often overlook the thought of how an HVAC contractor could join the task team. 

As buildings face an era of unprecedented challenges — from pandemics to security threats — industry experts argue that ASHRAE's handbook must evolve.

Documentation helps commissioning agents create functional performance test narratives and provides building owners with reference materials for future system recommissioning.

While hindsight is 20/20, time-tested quality control tells individuals not to jump to the solution even if you think you have the answer, writes ES NEWS columnist Howard McKew.

For sheet metal contractors and HVAC contractors, establishing a feasibility plan to create another profit center, that can be recession-proof, should be the first step in creating an infrastructure niche business.

Our industry is familiar with the phrase "3-steps forward and 2-steps back." We need to proactively accept the 2-steps back but not give up on the forward direction, writes ES NEWS columnist Howard McKew.

As design engineers, we should be striving for decarbonization of a project as best as possible.