Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: September 14-20, 2020

Read the best articles from the past week. Government building design, MEP giants revenue, integrated buildings and the COVID-19 pandemic and better building ventilation.

Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 articles online over the past week covered government building design, MEP giants revenue, integrated buildings and the COVID-19 pandemic and better building ventilation. Were you out last week? Catch up with a link to each article below.

1. Best practices for designing electrical, power and lighting in government buildings – Learn how to specify electrical, power and lighting systems for government and military buildings.

2. MEP Giants revenue increased 5% over last year – The 2020 MEP Giants gross revenue increased nearly $8 billion, while MEP/FP revenue increased $434 million compared to last year.

3. How integrated buildings can react in pandemics – Integrated buildings can support an effective response in a pandemic, and assist with long-term planning.

4. Pandemic control in high-performance buildings – High-performance building design in health care facilities may teach engineers how to design other building types.

5. Why better ventilation is key to limiting COVID-19 spread – The Facilities Task Force at CU Boulder is improving the university’s HVAC system to prevent COVID-19 spread during the school year.

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Chris Vavra

Chris Vavra is senior editor for WTWH Media LLC.