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Life-Cycle Cost Is Key to Zero Waste
The nature and impact of "pollution" is dependent upon the type of project; listing the sources and methods to reduce them is less important than knowing how to develop an approach that will be truly... » more
The nature and impact of "pollution" is dependent upon the type of project; listing the sources and methods to reduce them is less important than knowing how to develop an approach that will be truly... » more
Life-Cycle Cost Is Key to Zero Waste
The nature and impact of "pollution" is dependent upon the type of project; listing the sources and methods to reduce them is less important than knowing... » more
The nature and impact of "pollution" is dependent upon the type of project; listing the sources and methods to reduce them is less important than knowing... » more
Mass. Board of Ed. Mandates Engineering for K-12
The famous three-legged standard of education-reading, writing and arithmetic-just grew another leg in the state of Massachusetts. And what is the new subject to be incorporated yearly in the state's... » more
The famous three-legged standard of education-reading, writing and arithmetic-just grew another leg in the state of Massachusetts. And what is the new subject to be incorporated yearly in the state's... » more
Lighting Techniques: The Short List
Lighting designers and engineers take advantage of a number of techniques and tricks to make illumination design work... » more
Lighting designers and engineers take advantage of a number of techniques and tricks to make illumination design work... » more
Compressed for Success
Compressed air is the motive force for actuation of most control valves in utility and production plants, and is by far a plant's most expensive utility. The energy cost of providing air at... » more
Compressed air is the motive force for actuation of most control valves in utility and production plants, and is by far a plant's most expensive utility. The energy cost of providing air at... » more
Green Lights for Greenbelt
Designed to complement its natural setting and provide flexible, functional space, the Greenbelt Cultural Center is a 7,300-square-foot multipurpose facility for the Lake County Forest Preserve... » more
Designed to complement its natural setting and provide flexible, functional space, the Greenbelt Cultural Center is a 7,300-square-foot multipurpose facility for the Lake County Forest Preserve... » more
Milton F. Lunch Memorial Fund Established
With the passing of construction-law expert Milton F. Lunch, former general counsel to the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and occasional contributor to Consulting-Specifying... » more
With the passing of construction-law expert Milton F. Lunch, former general counsel to the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and occasional contributor to Consulting-Specifying... » more
Zero Waste and Green Buildings
This month's M/E Roundtable focuses on a dirty word-pollution-by asking leading engineers about design strategies and technologies for minimizing air pollution, wastewater and solid waste. Their... » more
This month's M/E Roundtable focuses on a dirty word-pollution-by asking leading engineers about design strategies and technologies for minimizing air pollution, wastewater and solid waste. Their... » more
The Nontechnical Reasons Engineers Are Hired
Engineering is a technical discipline. In promoting their services, engineering firms naturally stress their capabilities in performing various types of technical work and their understanding of... » more
Engineering is a technical discipline. In promoting their services, engineering firms naturally stress their capabilities in performing various types of technical work and their understanding of... » more
Fabric HVAC Retrofit Improves Workplace
Until recently, many manufacturing plants considered indoor-air quality (IAQ) an unnecessary expense. But with today's labor shortages and escalating turnover of increasingly selective employees who... » more
Until recently, many manufacturing plants considered indoor-air quality (IAQ) an unnecessary expense. But with today's labor shortages and escalating turnover of increasingly selective employees who... » more
Fuel Cell Update
Coming changes: In a report on fuel cells, the Tacoma, Wash., News Tribune , quotes Jack Robertson, a former deputy administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration: "This has got to change the... » more
Coming changes: In a report on fuel cells, the Tacoma, Wash., News Tribune , quotes Jack Robertson, a former deputy administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration: "This has got to change the... » more
Lighting Terms for 2001
Compact-fluorescent lamps: Triple-tube compact-fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are ideal for downlighting applications, especially when the appearance of an incandescent downlight is desired... » more
Compact-fluorescent lamps: Triple-tube compact-fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are ideal for downlighting applications, especially when the appearance of an incandescent downlight is desired... » more
Lighting Terms for 2001
Compact-fluorescent lamps: Triple-tube compact-fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are ideal for downlighting applications, especially when the appearance of an incandescent downlight is desired. When used in a... » more
Compact-fluorescent lamps: Triple-tube compact-fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are ideal for downlighting applications, especially when the appearance of an incandescent downlight is desired. When used in a... » more
Digital Beats Analog for 911 Back-up
When Sacramento County, Calif., was about to built a vital new 130,000-square-foot facility, the electrical engineer wrote the specifications to include analog paralleling. However, after comparing... » more
When Sacramento County, Calif., was about to built a vital new 130,000-square-foot facility, the electrical engineer wrote the specifications to include analog paralleling. However, after comparing... » more
Steel Plant Controls Power Demand
Steel-bar producer Republic Technologies International recovered the installed cost of a demand management system in a Canton, Ohio, facility in under 6 months and projects ongoing cost savings up to... » more
Steel-bar producer Republic Technologies International recovered the installed cost of a demand management system in a Canton, Ohio, facility in under 6 months and projects ongoing cost savings up to... » more
Electrical Systems Must Stand on Their Own
Today's competitive market requires optimal decisions regarding facility capital and operating costs. Most manufacturing units are designed based on the economic criteria established for that... » more
Today's competitive market requires optimal decisions regarding facility capital and operating costs. Most manufacturing units are designed based on the economic criteria established for that... » more
Withstanding the Test of Time
Rarely does a design engineer have the chance to return to a facility ten years later and evaluate a project's progress. It is even rarer to return and find the original operator still on the job.... » more
Rarely does a design engineer have the chance to return to a facility ten years later and evaluate a project's progress. It is even rarer to return and find the original operator still on the job.... » more
Top Pollution Technologies
According to this month's M/E Roundtable participants, the following design approaches and technologies should play an increasingly important role in reducing pollution in commercial and industrial... » more
According to this month's M/E Roundtable participants, the following design approaches and technologies should play an increasingly important role in reducing pollution in commercial and industrial... » more
Changing of the Guard: The Programmable-Logic Controller
Long the mainstay of industrial process controls, the programmable-logic controller (PLC) is now emerging as a superior control device for life-safety systems.Safety-system designers have long relied... » more
Long the mainstay of industrial process controls, the programmable-logic controller (PLC) is now emerging as a superior control device for life-safety systems.Safety-system designers have long relied... » more
Green Lights for Greenbelt
Spectacular lighting, with the environment and occupant in mind, makes a cultural center a more enjoyable place » more
Spectacular lighting, with the environment and occupant in mind, makes a cultural center a more enjoyable place » more
High-Level Integration for High-Rise Building
Owners of the 46-story Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta, needed a strategy to control and monitor all building systems, meet the needs of multiple tenants and reduce operating costs. To achieve... » more
Owners of the 46-story Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta, needed a strategy to control and monitor all building systems, meet the needs of multiple tenants and reduce operating costs. To achieve... » more
California Crisis: Electricity's Future?
With power-supply problems in California making headlines-including stunning developments such as the meeting between the California Governor Gray Davis and Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal... » more
With power-supply problems in California making headlines-including stunning developments such as the meeting between the California Governor Gray Davis and Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal... » more
Reliable Power Demand Fuels a New Market
Market demand for high-quality power-available 99.99 percent of the time-is growing faster than traditional utilities can cope, according to Mark Mills, president of the Washington, D.C.-based... » more
Market demand for high-quality power-available 99.99 percent of the time-is growing faster than traditional utilities can cope, according to Mark Mills, president of the Washington, D.C.-based... » more
Fire-Sensing Technology on Exhibit
Fire protection is a high priority at Germany's Düsseldorf Exhibition Center, and the latest technology installed in the Center's new Hall 6 guarantees a high level for visitors and... » more
Fire protection is a high priority at Germany's Düsseldorf Exhibition Center, and the latest technology installed in the Center's new Hall 6 guarantees a high level for visitors and... » more
New Products & Literature
Vacuum plumbing system uses differential air pressure to transport waste from plumbing fixtures through a piping network to a sewer or wastewater treatment plant. This system, specifically designed... » more
Vacuum plumbing system uses differential air pressure to transport waste from plumbing fixtures through a piping network to a sewer or wastewater treatment plant. This system, specifically designed... » more
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