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Coping In Sacramento: Less Parking, Idle Acres
Businesses in Sacramento, Calif., and the surrounding area planned several strategies to deal with energy shortages last summer, according to the Sacramento Business Journal, including the... » more
Businesses in Sacramento, Calif., and the surrounding area planned several strategies to deal with energy shortages last summer, according to the Sacramento Business Journal, including the... » more
Design Professionals Hit a Legal Home run
As baseball's pennant races heat up, one is reminded of a tightly contested legal battle decided earlier this year in California between an architect and a construction manager, where the pitching... » more
As baseball's pennant races heat up, one is reminded of a tightly contested legal battle decided earlier this year in California between an architect and a construction manager, where the pitching... » more
Fuel Cell's Day has Come
An astounding market projection for fuel cells—$8 billion in 2005 and reaching $32 billion by 2010—from Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio, Texas, pales the figures reported above. In Fuel Cell... » more
An astounding market projection for fuel cells—$8 billion in 2005 and reaching $32 billion by 2010—from Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio, Texas, pales the figures reported above. In Fuel Cell... » more
Thinking Outside The Grid
Better think outside the grid by dusting off Y2K contingency plans and investing in backup systems that will cover you in case someone pulls the plug on your power supply," advised a recent issue of... » more
Better think outside the grid by dusting off Y2K contingency plans and investing in backup systems that will cover you in case someone pulls the plug on your power supply," advised a recent issue of... » more
Market Projections: UPS & Fuel Cells
Researchers at Business Communications Co. (www.bccresearch.com) have projected future markets for fuel cells and uninterruptible power systems (UPS). The fuel cell market alone is projected to... » more
Researchers at Business Communications Co. (www.bccresearch.com) have projected future markets for fuel cells and uninterruptible power systems (UPS). The fuel cell market alone is projected to... » more
Power In the Lab
Power quality and reliability are as critical to research and development (R&D) facilities as they are for production, manufacturing and data centers. A power event in the lab can result in lost... » more
Power quality and reliability are as critical to research and development (R&D) facilities as they are for production, manufacturing and data centers. A power event in the lab can result in lost... » more
Energy Costs Soar, Consultants Thrive
We've picked up a lot of clients who didn't think a $400 gas bill was high, but now that their bill has climbed to $800 or $900, they are concerned and looking for help," James Elder of Evergreen... » more
We've picked up a lot of clients who didn't think a $400 gas bill was high, but now that their bill has climbed to $800 or $900, they are concerned and looking for help," James Elder of Evergreen... » more
Permitting DG Systems
Air-quality consultants at Versar, Springfield, Va., have erected a Web site—www.permitmygenerator.com—that provides permitting procedures and forms for building owners and businesses who want to... » more
Air-quality consultants at Versar, Springfield, Va., have erected a Web site—www.permitmygenerator.com—that provides permitting procedures and forms for building owners and businesses who want to... » more
Bringing Aquatic Life Indoors
Replicating natural, pristine aquatic environments from around the world is the design challenge of an aquarium's life-support engineer. Of course, bringing all of this indoors—in an economical and... » more
Replicating natural, pristine aquatic environments from around the world is the design challenge of an aquarium's life-support engineer. Of course, bringing all of this indoors—in an economical and... » more
A Growing Problem: Legionella in Water Systems
Since the discovery of a new pathogenic bacterial species in 1976, people have been seeking to blame someone, anyone, for the Legionella problems associated with plumbing and HVAC systems. Naturally,... » more
Since the discovery of a new pathogenic bacterial species in 1976, people have been seeking to blame someone, anyone, for the Legionella problems associated with plumbing and HVAC systems. Naturally,... » more
Power Watch: Monitoring and Metering
Power monitors track power usage to verify billing and create an effective strategy for consumption and conservation. In the future, they will become even more useful with the implementation of... » more
Power monitors track power usage to verify billing and create an effective strategy for consumption and conservation. In the future, they will become even more useful with the implementation of... » more
CSI's Division 17: The Great Debate
MasterFormat, the Construction Specifications Institute's (CSI) industry standard for categorizing building components has essentially retained the same structure since its inception, organizing... » more
MasterFormat, the Construction Specifications Institute's (CSI) industry standard for categorizing building components has essentially retained the same structure since its inception, organizing... » more
'Minemouth' Plants: One Proposed Solution
The TransAmerica Grid (TAG) has been proposed—to the public and specifically to Vice President Cheney—by the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering firm Black & Veatch and Siemens as a possible... » more
The TransAmerica Grid (TAG) has been proposed—to the public and specifically to Vice President Cheney—by the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering firm Black & Veatch and Siemens as a possible... » more
New Products & Literature
The latest in building-system components from our September 2001 issue. » more
The latest in building-system components from our September 2001 issue. » more
The Need for Speed
Challenges in cabling and wiring infrastructure are changing almost as fast as the systems they serve » more
Challenges in cabling and wiring infrastructure are changing almost as fast as the systems they serve » more
Bringing Aquatic Life Indoors
Designing large aquarium systems takes a unique skill set that combines mechanical engineering with the principles of water chemistry and marine biology » more
Designing large aquarium systems takes a unique skill set that combines mechanical engineering with the principles of water chemistry and marine biology » more
The Need for Speed
Telecommunications design once existed outside the scope of the architect/engineer. It was the domain of telephone companies or specialized cabling companies who would design-build these networks as... » more
Telecommunications design once existed outside the scope of the architect/engineer. It was the domain of telephone companies or specialized cabling companies who would design-build these networks as... » more
Does Air Pollution Increase Lightning Risks?
Somehow, 4.5 million people are having a major effect on the meteorology of Houston," said Richard Orville of Texas A&M University in the May issue of Scientific American.According to the report,... » more
Somehow, 4.5 million people are having a major effect on the meteorology of Houston," said Richard Orville of Texas A&M University in the May issue of Scientific American.According to the report,... » more
On-Site Power: Micro-grids & More
Speaking at a March conference on distributed generation (DG), Nicholas Miller of GE Power Systems put forward the concept of micro-grids.Restructuring Today newsletter quoted Miller as saying that... » more
Speaking at a March conference on distributed generation (DG), Nicholas Miller of GE Power Systems put forward the concept of micro-grids.Restructuring Today newsletter quoted Miller as saying that... » more
Reliability Reports
Battery power rental - VOLT Inc., Catheys Valley, Calif., is allowing California businesses to rent backup power systems using batteries; the power is delivered via an inverter to the main power box.... » more
Battery power rental - VOLT Inc., Catheys Valley, Calif., is allowing California businesses to rent backup power systems using batteries; the power is delivered via an inverter to the main power box.... » more
Growth Market in Clean Technologies
Clean technologies—renewable energy, alternative transportation, water purification systems and "environmentally friendly" materials—will grow 28% percent annually, reaching a market value of $82... » more
Clean technologies—renewable energy, alternative transportation, water purification systems and "environmentally friendly" materials—will grow 28% percent annually, reaching a market value of $82... » more
PG&E Taps into Lighting Controls
Responsible for delivering energy to more than 13 million people in central and northern California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is aware of the value of energy efficiency. This cognizance... » more
Responsible for delivering energy to more than 13 million people in central and northern California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is aware of the value of energy efficiency. This cognizance... » more
A Growing Problem: Legionella in Water Systems
Our Specifier's Notebook from September explores why eliminating Legionella from water systems can prove to be a daunting task. » more
Our Specifier's Notebook from September explores why eliminating Legionella from water systems can prove to be a daunting task. » more
Leading Cause of Air-Conditioning Failure: Power Line Disturbances
The most common causes of air-conditioning breakdowns is power surges and electrical disturbances, according to an analysis of insurance claims collected by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and... » more
The most common causes of air-conditioning breakdowns is power surges and electrical disturbances, according to an analysis of insurance claims collected by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and... » more
M/E Roundtable: The Power of Medicine
Engineers look to evolving technologies for the unique power needs of health-care facilities » more
Engineers look to evolving technologies for the unique power needs of health-care facilities » more
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