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Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: April 2-8, 2021
Read the best articles from the past week. COVID-19 and HVAC equipment, NFPA 72-2022, K-12 schools, IAQ and health concerns and NEC electrical grounding.
Designing efficient, flexible and resilient federal projects
There is a shift in the needs of government agencies in the big picture and at the project level, making both the adaptability of the design team and the flexibility of any future facility even more important.
Smart buildings: How a virus might lead to healthier buildings
Health threats like COVID-19 require specific mitigations, including the challenge of ongoing social distancing within workplace and social environments.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: March 26 to April 1, 2021
Read the best articles from the past week. COVID-19 and HVAC equipment, NFPA 72-2022, NFPA 101 and COVID-19, effective COVID-19 mitigation and NEC electrical grounding.
Monitoring goods transport during a pandemic
COVID-19 has changed how goods are transported. Many companies are having to change their methods and practice.
How HVAC will change due to COVID
Mechanical engineers and controls experts shared details about HVAC and BAS in a research study
Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed articles, March 2021
Read the best articles in March 2021 including: Effective COVID-19 mitigation, NFPA 72-2022, VRF systems, NFPA 101 and more.
Enhancing learning in K-12 schools: HVAC systems
Students and teachers benefit from many air quality and HVAC technologies in K-12 schools
Video: Ensuring High Performing Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Through Rigorous BECx
After building enclosure commissioning and air barrier testing, the buildings far exceeded minimum air barrier air leakage requirements, performing nearly at ASHRAE "Tight Building" Standard level- providing significant energy savings well into the future.
How critical space testing works in health care
Critical space testing has been shown to be an effective way for health care facility managers to understand and manage the operation of their HVAC systems