Dust mites consume shed human skin and other organic waste. Their feces can induce allergic reactions and are responsible for about 25 percent of all allergy di...
After talking to energy and HVAC experts, we uncovered some real-world examples of problems they’ve seen unfold in both newer and older facilities. Read on to see what other facilities professionals have had to deal with in their high-rises, and pick up some pointers on preventing these situations in your own building.
Between 5,000 and 6,200 out of 8,760 hours in a year, buildings are unoccupied. Do you know how your building systems function during this time?
“Night walks...
An initial two-day validation exercise at 2600 Michelson, a 300,000-square-foot, high-rise office tower in Irvine, California, revealed that the building’s rece...
Constellation Place in Century City, CA is known for its progressive environmental efforts. From solar panels and fuel cells to high-efficiency plumbing and lig...
When benchmarking more than 400 buildings for New York City’s Local Law 84 this year, we found that median energy consumption for buildings taller than 20 stori...
A building energy labeling program that allows the industry to zero in on opportunities to lower building operating cost and make informed decisions to increase...
Atlas Sales & Rentals, Inc., leading distributor of portable air conditioning equipment for the non-residential market, has opened full-service offices in Miami...
Portable air conditioners, sometimes called spot coolers, are most often associated with emergency cooling in heat waves. But portable units can actually provide flexible year-round solutions to a wide range of cooling challenges in high-rise buildings – from emergency use, to planned temporary cooling, to long-term supplemental cooling of critical areas.
1500 Walnut Street in Philadelphia is a 22-story, 275,210 SF professional office building with a 160-car parking garage. The original 22-story tower of the prop...
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has published a white paper, Reports of R-134a Contaminated with R-40 and Other Refrigerants, ...
The downturn in the economy has forced many companies and organizations to make some tough choices in spending cutbacks. A common place to cut back is outside v...
Why is it so hot/cold in here? And why is it so noisy?
Those two thoughts are probably all that comes to mind for building occupants in regard to HVAC&R ...
The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), an association dedicated to establishing standards for the HVAC maintenance and restoration industry, is urg...
