Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer content, February 9-15, 2024

Top 5 CSE articles this week covered topics including standby power, indoor air quality and HVAC systems

By Anna Steingruber February 16, 2024
Figure 3: Exterior diesel generator with base-mounted fuel tank. Courtesy: Design Group Facility Solutions

1. Do you know the vital requirements for standby power?

The ability to provide power to a building or load when utility power is lost can be a critical need for a facility to support vital operations or building and occupant safety

2. Sponsored content: Achieving indoor air quality in buildings

In this video conversation, Daikin Applied’s Zachary Everett looks at how engineers can achieve indoor air quality (IAQ) goals

3. Learn how to do a trend analysis in HVAC systems

This primer helps professionals to understand trend data and to apply usage for energy management and troubleshooting of HVAC systems

4. Use ASHRAE 62.1 to enhance design of ventilation systems

Mechanical engineers should understand ASHRAE Standard 62.1 and how to apply it

5. Engineer HVAC systems with ASHRAE 241 in mind

ASHRAE 241 instructs mechanical engineers about how keep infectious aerosols minimized


Author Bio: Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology