Top 5 Consulting Specifying Engineer content, August 25-31, 2023

This weeks top articles include dedicated outdoor air systems, NFPA 101, switchgears and firm management.

By Anna Steingruber September 1, 2023
Figure 1: This figure displays a typical dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) unit configuration. Courtesy: CDM Smith

This weeks top 5 articles include stories on dedicated outdoor air systems, NFPA 101, switchgears and firm management.

1. Back to basics: Introduction to dedicated outdoor air systems

Outdoor air is an important component of a building’s overall health and well-being

2. A guide to upcoming changes in the 2024 edition of NFPA 101

Important changes in the 2024 edition of NFPA 101 include modular rooms, portable fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detection and alternative care sites.

3. Back to basics: Switchgear, transformers and UPSs

Switchgear, transformers and uninterruptible power supplies are among the largest, costliest and most critical devices in a facility

4. Weekly merger and acquisition update: August 25, 2023

This week Morrissey Goodale reported six domestic transactions and one global transaction in the UK.

5. How is your firm handling hiring, retaining, training engineers? You might be amazed by what others do

From this report, learn how your company stacks up and what you can do to become more appealing


Author Bio: Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology