In the September 24 issue of The NEWS, we discuss trends in green building and the importance of regular upkeep in maintaining high performance buildings. Also, our cover story examines ACCA’s recent change in leadership.
After 17 years with the association, Paul Stalknecht, president and CEO, is leaving ACCA. To fill his position, the board of directors named Barton James interim president and CEO.
Sometimes, the best-laid plans in design and construction don’t get translated into practice. What happens once the construction workers leave and the ribbon-cutting is over — the operations and ongoing maintenance — plays a big role in making sure that building lives up to the energy efficiency standards promised.
Following are four examples — a kosher wine shipping center, a chiller plant in a marine research lab, a community pool, and a 10th-floor medical office retrofit — that illustrate just how creative high-efficiency products can be when it comes to unique solutions for everyday issues.
With heating and cooling accounting for nearly half the energy use in a typical U.S. home, it’s not a surprise that the market for energy-efficient products continues to remain strong. According to a recent study by Zillow, energy efficiency ranked among the top priorities during a home search.
In 2015, Pechanga held an official groundbreaking to add 568 rooms and suites to its existing hotel facilities and to expand the resort’s dining, spa, outdoor recreation, and meeting facilities.
Airflow is a general term that’s easy to misinterpret. When I first learned about airflow, I had to classify it into four values that made sense to me. The easiest options are the measurement location or source of the airflow reading.
A 2013 study by CEB and Google, From Promotion to Emotion, shows that we feel personal, emotional risk when making a major decision. You can lose credibility, trust — even your job — if you’re wrong.
David E. Norris passed away Aug. 27 at the age of 74. One of his favorite quotes was: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, loudly proclaiming, 'Wow, what a ride!'"
The unit features QuietDrive™ and ClimaTrak™, and comes in a compact footprint. Sold as an upgrade or a complete system, the product has an automotive-grade powder coat finish rated at 1,000 hours of salt spray.
Available in sizes up to 48 inches in width and height, the unit is operated with a hand-held controller from an access point at a diffuser or wall plate. No permanent electrical power is required.
The app can compute target superheat for systems with fixed orifice expansion devices. The results may optionally be carried over to another page where actual superheat for specific refrigerants can be computed to determine if the system is charged correctly.
Available in standard and Clean Guard XL sizes, the bag installs in seconds with its use of an industrial grade elastic collar that simply and automatically adjusts around the indoor unit.