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St. John’s University, St. Vincent Health Sciences Center, New York. Courtesy: CannonDesign

Case study: New health sciences center achieves ambitious decarbonization goals

Figure 1: Legionella growth and death temperatures. Courtesy: SmithGroup

Case study: Choosing a hybrid air-to-water heat pump in a hospital

Figure 4: Building with a unitary packaged rooftop unit. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: Why an office building owner selected a unitary packaged RTU

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City water treatment boiler room. Courtesy: Alex Stemmer – stock.adobe.com

Case study: How to calculate drinking water treatment plant plumbing needs

Figure 4: Piping diagram of an air source chiller (air-to-water heat pump, AHWP) integrated with the ambient loop for the Eversource Networked Geothermal Pilot Project. Taps for future connection to the AWHP enable supplemental heating and cooling capacity to maintain loop temperature and system resiliency. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: Enhance system resilience with geothermal energy, efficient pumps

Figure 6: Variable air volume box installation during building construction. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: How an office building tackled air quality with VAV

Aerial view of the University of California, Berkeley campus. Courtesy: stock.adobe.com

Case study: UC Berkeley clean energy campus

Figure 4: Operating regions for operating room air handling units showing the interaction between sensible cooling, latent cooling, humidification and economizer operation as outdoor air conditions change. Chart shown for conceptual purposes only. Courtesy: WSP, reference HANDS DOWN SOFTWARE

Case study: Tips to reduce energy, improve HVAC systems in OR AHUs

Suspension Brooklyn Bridge across Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. New York, USA. Courtesy: BRIAN_KINNEY – stock.adobe.com

Case study: Sewage waste heat recovery

Case study: EV chargers in an underground parking structure

Figure 1: The University of Michigan Edward and Rosalie Ginsberg Building is an impactful community hub and a model of sustainability on campus. Courtesy: SmithGroup

Case study: Learn three ways a campus building approached sustainability

Fire hydrant flushing in progress with hydrant outlet fully open to discharge water at high velocity. This controlled release is used to clear sediment and debris from the water main, verify hydrant operation and evaluate general system performance. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: Identifying water supply deficiencies through fire hydrant flow testing

Figure 4: One-line power diagram of switchboard supplying power to 21 electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: How one facility chose its EV charging infrastructure