Consulting-Specifying Engineer most viewed content: July 2024

Read the best content from July 2024 covering topics including: emergency lighting controls, RTUs and control system replacements

By Anna Steingruber August 1, 2024
Figure 1: Steel-timber hybrid beam consisting of a cross-laminated timber slab and a steel beam with a rectangular hollow section and steel bottom plate. Courtesy: Jensen Hughes, Tampere University and Markku Kauriala Ltd.

1. How to specify emergency lighting controls under new standards

Understand how to approach revised UL listing requirements when specifying emergency lighting controls

2. Design of RTUs: Best practices

Specifying rooftop units (RTUs) involves much more than choosing unit types

3. Know whether it’s time to replace a control system

Is your control system an asset or a liability? Learn successful planning and implementation for large-scale control system replacement

4. Deciphering the codes for fire protection standpipes

There are considerations for the standpipes’ locations, sizes, pressure and flow that all must be addressed before a commercial building can be occupied

5. Know specific, unique applications of generators in mission critical facilities

Electrical engineers should consider many factors when selecting generators and generator systems for mission critical facilities

6. Here are the five key steps to successful building retro-commissioning

Learn the five core steps to retro-commissioning an existing building

7. Using fluid technology to address cooling limitations in data centers

There has been an increased focus on unique cooling solutions for data centers to address the limitations of traditional systems as they house more powerful servers

8. Remote testing: Advancing technology in fire damper installations

NFPA 80 and 105 require life safety damper testing, which can be accomplished through remote means

9. How to make generator fuel type selection in four steps

When selecting a generator, one of the first and most important decisions is which fuel type to choose

Electric vehicle charging station experts Andy Smith, PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwell Amb., and Mark Bigbie, PE, from Jordan & Skala Engineers dive into what it takes to specify EV charging stations in commercial buildings. From placement to future-proofing, they look at EV charging from many angles.


Author Bio: Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology