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Five radical reads from Pluto Press | Round-up | Bookish Magazine — Book-ish
Books don’t solve societal ills. There is no reading list to make a person less racist, no set of texts that will re-configure a mind to care more about disabled bodies or the changing planet. That is perhaps a lie the publishing industry has pushed harder than ever in recent years - if there’s a problem to be solved, there is a book that can do it. It is simply not true. To read, although an active process, results more often in passivity than action.
After Grenfell
Violence, Resistance and Response Activists, academics and artists deliver a myriad of views on the fire for which there has been no justice Overview Author Biography Endorsements Contents Details On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised. The Grenfell Tower fire is the epicentre of a long history of violence enacted by government and corporations.
After Grenfell
Violence, Resistance and Response Edited by Dan Bulley, Jenny Edkins and Nadine El-Enany Activists, academics and artists deliver a myriad of views on the fire for which there has been no justice Overview Author Biography Endorsements Contents Details On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised.
NFPA Presents Awards for Contributions to Fire and Life Safety
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) save energy, increase the life of mechanical systems, and offer valuable control features in a wide range of building management applications. A new VFD design includes all the advantages of conventional VFDs with the added benefit of low-to-no harmonics in a simple-to-install, cost-effective package. This white paper describes how the Matrix design achieves its added advantages, including helping to achieve IEEE 519-2014 compliance in the overall system design....
U.S. Energy-Storage Market Experiences Largest Quarter Ever
The United States deployed 234 MWh of energy storage in the first quarter of 2017, the most in any quarter in the history of the U.S. energy-storage market and a more than fiftyfold increase year-over-year, the Q2 2017 release of GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association's U.S. Energy Storage Monitor reveals. The U.S. Energy Storage Monitor provides a comprehensive account of energy-storage deployments by segment, quarter, and state in the United States.
AHRI Releases Report on Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI), the research arm of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), recently released the first research report as part of its ongoing testing of flammable refrigerants, many of which were identified as possible replacements for high-global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons that will be phased down under the Montreal Protocol.
Energy, Ag Departments Announce Up to $9 Million in Biomass Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), recently announced that up to $9 million in funding will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) to increase the nation’s energy independence by supporting the development of bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels, and biobased products.
Goodway Issues HVAC Coil-Cleaning Checklist
As facility-maintenance professionals prepare for summer, it is important they make sure evaporator-coil cleaning and maintenance is on their to-do list, maintenance-solutions provider Goodway Technologies says. “Not only do you want to make sure your HVAC system is running properly, but uncleaned coils can shorten the life of your equipment and force your system to work harder than it should,” Tim Kane, president and chief executive officer of Goodway, said.
Nationwide Boiler Recognized for 50 Years in Business
Nationwide Boiler Inc., provider of industrial boilers and boiler-related equipment for rental and for sale, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary with an open house at its facility in Fremont, Calif., that attracted nearly 250 guests from across the country. Fremont Mayor Lily Mei presented an award congratulating the company on its accomplishment and wishing it continued growth and success.
ASHRAE Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced June 1 he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, ASHRAE issued the following statement: “The recent decision to withdrawal the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord does not change or alter ASHRAE's commitment to accelerate the transformation to a more sustainable global built environment.
USGBC Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced yesterday he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, Mahesh Ramanujam, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), issued the following statement: “At USGBC, we implore you to stay strong and focused and to keep building. And remember: we stand with you, and we are all in. Let’s continue to LEED on.
AHRI Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
After President Donald Trump announced yesterday he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) issued the following statement: “The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today stressed that the President's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord will not change the commitment of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and...
Inside Matrix VFD Technology
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) save energy, increase the life of mechanical systems, and offer valuable control features in a wide range of building management applications. A new VFD design includes all the advantages of conventional VFDs with the added benefit of low-to-no harmonics in a simple-to-install, cost-effective package. This white paper describes how the Matrix design achieves its added advantages, including helping to achieve IEEE 519-2014 compliance in the overall system design....
Procedures for Properly Bringing a Boiler Online and Offline
Data breaches and other cyber crime cost companies billions each year worldwide, and the damage to brand reputation can be incalculable. Since hackers look for weakly defended systems to attack, this paper presents 5 cybersecurity “best practices” to mitigate system vulnerabilities. Some are commonsense measures like effective password management; others involve securing open ports and other access points, software upgrades, user management, and vulnerability plans....More
Webinar on Data-Center Cooling Available for Viewing on Demand
“Three Must-Know Transformations in Data Center Cooling for 2017,” a webinar recently presented by HPAC Engineering and sponsored by Vertiv, is available for viewing on demand for free.
Farm Family Cultivating New Aquaponics Venture With Help of Boilers
The Goodenoughs—Tim, wife Bonny, and their four children—are a fourth- and fifth-generation farm family from Mindoro, Wis. They had been growing soybeans and corn for some time when, several years ago, they concluded a change was in order. “Input prices were high, grain prices were fluctuating constantly, and Mother Nature was throwing us curveballs,” Tim recalled.
2017 East Pacific Hurricane Forecast: Above-Normal Number of Storms
Following a very active 2016 hurricane season, an above-normal number of tropical storms and hurricanes are forecast in the East Pacific in 2017, AccuWeather reports. Warm ocean waters are expected to foster the development of 19 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes, and seven major hurricanes. These numbers do not reflect any storms that develop in the central Pacific Ocean, including in the Hawaii area.
University Chooses Natural-Gas Boilers to Meet Varying Load Demands
On the campus of a major university, heat and hot-water steam-load demands can vary greatly in a short span of time. That certainly is the case on the 350-acre campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. “Being in Northwest Arkansas, we have weather and temperatures that can vary widely,” Scott Turley, the university’s director of utility operations and maintenance, explained.
In Land of Blue Agave, Green Tequila Production Takes Root With Biomass Boiler
In the central western Mexican state of Jalisco, the process of distilling tequila is a long-honored tradition, so much so the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named a 34,658-hectare site between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the valley of the Rio Grande River where blue agave, the base ingredient of tequila, grows a World Heritage Site.
Condensing Gas Boilers at Home at Massachusetts Apartment Complex
At the Riverview Meadows apartment complex in Raynham, Mass., each of 10 20-plus-year-old buildings—each containing eight apartment homes—was heated with a 400,000-Btu cast-iron, floor-standing boiler. “The old unit was non-condensing and non-modulating, which meant it was on or off—it was full speed ahead, or it was idle,” Tim O’Brien of David Gooding Inc., Brockton, Mass.-based manufacturers’ representative of plumbing, heating, and waterworks products, said.
Condensing Boilers Improve Efficiency, Lower Maintenance for School
As might be expected of a school in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, a reliable and efficient heating system is almost as important as desks and books. At École Henry Kelsey, a public school offering French-immersion education to 250 students in kindergarten through the eighth grade, the system that provided heat to entrance ways, classrooms, and the perimeter was far from reliable and nowhere near efficient.
New Association to Focus on Built Environment Technology
A new international organization, the Built Environment Technology Association, [www.smartbeta.tech ]has been established to equip the real estate, construction, design, urban planning and facility management industries to better understand and utilize contemporary and developing technologies for the built environment.
A. O. Smith Names Kevin Wheeler President, COO
A. O. Smith Corp. named Kevin J. Wheeler as its new president and chief operating officer. In his new role, Wheeler will be responsible for A. O. Smith’s global water heater and boiler operations as well as its global water treatment business. He also will oversee the company’s research function, including its Corporate Technology Center in Milwaukee as well as the information technology function. Wheeler will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ajita G. Rajendra.
DOE Presents Trane Facility with Award for Energy Productivity
Ingersoll Rand earned a Better Project award from the U.S. Department of Energy for its work implementing energy productivity at its Trane manufacturing, engineering and assembly facility in St. Paul, Minn. Presented to recipients on May 15 at the 2017 Better Buildings Summit in Washington, the award recognizes the leadership that Trane and Ingersoll Rand show in the DOE’s Better Plants Program, a partnership consisting of nearly 180 industrial companies committed to improving energy performance.
MrPEX Names Andersson President, ‘Mr. PEX’ Lenman Retires
Plastic pipe industry pioneer Tomas Lenman, founder of MrPEX, is retiring after having been intimately involved and instrumental in the PEX industry since 1971. Long-time friend and business associate Jan Andersson has taken over the roll as president and will maintain control of MrPEX Systems as it experiences continued growth. Lenman started at Wirsbo Bruks AB in Sweden in 1971, where he developed the production process for the first PEX process invented.
Lee Departs Samsung HVAC, Tavolacci Named SVP, COO
Samsung’s Sang W. Lee, former president and chief executive officer of Samsung HVAC, left the company and Russell Tavolacci was promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer. Lee’s dedication over the years has ensured a smooth transition for all parties involved in Samsung’s acquisition of Quietside. Bringing more than 30 years of leadership experience in HVAC to his new role, Tavolacci began his journey at Samsung HVAC as senior vice president in October 2015.
Knoedler Named President of Energy Management Association’s Board
Robert Knoedler, P.E., EMP, CxA, a vice president and principal of commissioning and energy-related services at Hanson Professional Services, was elected president of the Energy Management Association’s board of directors. Knoedler, who works at Hanson’s office in Raleigh, N.C., and other board members were selected April 27 during CxEnergy, an annual conference sponsored by the AABC Commissioning Group and EMA.
Better Buildings Challenge Partners Save $1.9 Billion
The 345 public- and private-sector organizations participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Better Buildings Challenge have realized cumulative energy and cost savings of 240 trillion Btu and an estimated $1.9 billion, a new report reveals.
CxEnergy 2017 Enjoys Record Turnout
CxEnergy 2017, held April 24-27 in Orlando, Fla., saw record attendance of nearly 550 building-commissioning, energy-management, and test-and-balance professionals and the most sponsors and exhibitors in CxEnergy history. Participants viewed the latest technologies, attended a wide array of educational sessions and workshops, and enjoyed numerous networking opportunities.
Evaluating Chilled-Water Storage for District Cooling Systems
Since the days of the early Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, when, archaeologists believe, ice and snow was stored in caves for use during warm weather,1 man has been practicing thermal-energy storage (TES). TES is achieved through two mechanisms: sensible-energy storage and latent-energy storage. Sensible-energy storage is accomplished by decreasing the temperature of the stored medium. Latent-energy storage is accomplished by changing the phase of the stored medium. For facility- and ...
AMCA Revises Louver Application Manual, Design Guide
The Air Movement and Control Association International Inc. revised its AMCA Publication 501, Louver Application Manual and Design Guide. The new designation for this document is AMCA Publication 501-17. It was adopted by AMCA membership on May 1, 2017. AMCA Publication 501 provides information and important points to be considered when designing or specifying installations requiring louvers.
2017 U.S. Summer Forecast: Heat Held Back in NE, South to Swelter
Wet weather and severe storms will keep extreme temperatures at bay in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic while heat and humidity plague the South this summer, AccuWeather reports. Meanwhile, California will be at risk from wildfires because of abundant vegetation as the Northwest grapples with outbreaks of severe weather. Unlike the summer of 2016, when drought conditions gripped the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, this summer will bring on-and-off wet weather to both regions.
ASHRAE Learning Institute Offers HVAC Courses at 2017 Conference
The ASHRAE Learning Institute announced it will offer 10 courses during ASHRAE’s 2017 Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif. The headlining topic is “Complying with Standard 90.1-2016: HVAC/Mechanical,” which will be held on June 27. This is the first time this specific course has been made available at an ASHRAE conference.
Manufacturing- and Testing-Facility Modifications
Ensuring the optimal efficiency and regulatory compliance of manufacturing and testing facilities requires continual assessment of operations to determine areas for improvement. Whether to meet testing requirements, prepare for the introduction of flammable refrigerants, or improve instrumentation, a facility may need to undergo modifications for any number of reasons. The key is to be aware of situations in which change needs to be made and, of course, to know how to effect that ...
Ingersoll Rand on CR Magazine’s Best Corporate Citizens List for 4th Year
HVAC manufacturer Ingersoll Rand is named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the fourth consecutive year. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List documents 260 data points of disclosure and performance measures gathered from publicly available information in seven categories: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy and community support.
IFMA credential training available online
The International Facility Management Association, in collaboration with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, announced that IFMA’s credential training is now available through the online academy platform at www.fm.training, which was launched in December 2016. This new platform for IFMA’s credential training is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for professional development needs throughout facility managers’ careers.
Belimo | Energy Valve
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Enthalpic Core the New (HVAC) Standard for Pa. Elementary School
Built in 1965 to serve 500 K-6 students, Hatfield Elementary in Hatfield, Pa., part of the North Penn School District, was, by 2014, facing challenges familiar to many schools: Spaces were ill-suited for modern teaching strategies, and the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems were becoming obsolete. In the HVAC system, radiant ceiling panels were leaking and dripping water because of condensation.
Hospital in Gettysburg Addresses Issue of Ailing Evaporative Coolers
Constructed in 1921, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, Pa., has undergone a number of changes over the years. According to Joe Lehigh of the facility’s engineering team, the most recent were made chiefly to improve hospital operations. “The key need was to modernize mechanical systems that would assure reliability of critical patient-care functions,” Lehigh said.
Greenheck Vektor Laboratory Exhaust Fans
The Vektor line of laboratory exhaust systems now includes a direct-drive Arrangement 4 option, which is available on Vektor-MH (high plume), Vektor-MD (high plume with dilution), and Vektor-MS (variable-geometry nozzle) models. The design combines a lightweight aluminum mixed-flow impeller with an industrial-duty motor to provide ultra-smooth and efficient operation. Maintenance is reduced, as the motor does not require lubrication for up to one year.
Ruskin EME720 7-Inch Horizontal Louver
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Sierra Monitor BACnet Explorer NG Network Discovery and Management
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Optimum Energy OptimumEDGE HVAC-Optimization Software
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Schneider Electric Pressure-Independent Balancing and Control Valves
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Bronze Edison Award Presented to Danfoss for Product Innovation
Danfoss was named a Bronze Winner in the Edison Awards, a program that honors innovation and excellence in the development to new products and services. The awards were presented April 20 at The Capitale in New York City during a ceremony attended by senior executives from some of the world’s most innovative and recognized companies.
AMCA Launches Fan System Standard 207-17
The Air Movement and Control Association International released its new ANSI/AMCA Standard 207-17, Fan System Efficiency and Fan System Input Power Calculation. It provides a method to estimate the input power and overall efficiency of an extended fan system. An extended fan system is composed of a fan and an electric motor but may also include a transmission and a motor controller.
Danfoss Deploys COâ‚‚-Refrigeration Mobile Training Unit to Western U.S.
Danfoss will deploy a mobile training unit packed with CO -refrigeration solutions and interactive learning modules to the Pacific and Mountain regions of the United States this summer. CO refrigeration is rapidly advancing as traditional hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are being phased out globally and retailers are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
Tyco SimplexGrinnell SIMPLEX TrueAlert ES Notification Appliances
A top priority for higher education institutions is to provide a competitive learning environment for their students. In order to succeed, they must address outdated, aging campus facilities. In these older buildings maintenance and operations costs are high, space utilization is inefficient and poorly managed, and current technology is lacking.
Green Sports Alliance Summit Includes Session on Sustainable Stadiums
The National Institute of Building Sciences will moderate a session on reducing the energy and water use of sports venues June 29 as part of the Green Sports Alliance Summit in Sacramento, Calif.
Atlanta, Boston Star in Department of Energy Reality Web Series ‘SWAP’
Atlanta’s and Boston’s energy teams switch places to find opportunities for savings throughout each other’s city in the third season of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) reality-show-style Web series, “SWAP.” “SWAP 3” mirrors the goal of the DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge, an initiative launched in 2011 to improve the efficiency of American commercial, institutional, multifamily, and industrial buildings by 20 percent or more over 10 years.
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