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Research labs use ambient linear lighting controlled via occupancy sensors and local switching with full dimming capability. Supplemental task lighting is provided by lab-bench-integrated task lights with individual control and occupancy sensing. Courtesy: Warren Jagger Photography, Arup

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Lighting controls: How to translate requirements into resilient solutions

Figure 1: Summary of design stages that are interlocked with owner’s operations to identify and manage risks that threaten a successful system replacement. Courtesy: HDR

Building Automation and Controls

How to approach design for ICS replacements in operating facilities

Figure 1: Map of the equivalent energy codes by state. Information courtesy of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy webpage. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Codes and Standards

Understanding ASHRAE 90.1’s role in energy codes and regulations

AI data centers are consuming more grid power than ever before. Courtesy: Eaton

Your questions answered: Detecting and Managing Unique Power Quality Challenges in AI Data Centers

Figure 1: Steps for optimizing lighting controls. Courtesy: Affiliated Engineers Inc.

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Make lighting control design smarter with a cognitive walkthrough

Figure 1: Fire alarm graphic annunciator. Courtesy: Ray Grill Consulting

Fire and Life Safety

What you need to know about the 2025 edition of NFPA 72

Figure 4: On certain campuses, waste heat from on-site AI computing data centers can be recovered and pushed into district energy systems to heat neighboring facilities. Courtesy: IMEG

Building Automation and Controls

Using an AI computing byproduct for synergistic energy

Courtesy: WTWH Media

Fire and Life Safety

Your questions answered: Smarter Fire Protection Strategies for Healthcare, Commercial, and Correctional Facilities

Figure 1: AI-powered software applications can assist engineers by performing multiple design iterations and analyses based on project criteria. Courtesy: TestFit

Building Automation and Controls

Practical applications of AI in engineering design

Figure 1: In a smaller building, the firefighter’s command center will still include myriad components that require physical coordination. Courtesy: IMEG

Modern fire alarm design: code triggers, survivability and emerging tech