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Learning By Doing
I realized as I started to follow up on my previous post about selecting a cable for use in a temporary data logger field deployment with the DC power supply panel that before I could talk about why I might have selected a certain cable, I probably need to talk about about the general construction characteristics of the cables I was looking at.My own knowledge about building wiring practices start ... More
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A Field Guide for Engineers will provide instructional content and inspiration to novice and veteran engineers alike. Covering design, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operations on HVAC and electrical systems and controls, this blog will be informal and fun, and very rich in content.
European energy snobs vs. ugly Americans: Pt. 2
Wow. The first post about Energy snobs vs. ugly Americans has drawn more traffic and comments than any other since I began blogging in 2008. So let’s continue. First, I promised an answer to why Europeans are more sophisticated about energy than Americans. I will, in fact, provide the first of two in this post. The first answer is what I was told from an international energy consultant. The ... More
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Chief editor Michael Ivanovich shares his views and information sources in a weekly blog and responds to reader comments




