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Understanding Your Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Options
As VRF systems continue to grow in popularity, it's important for facility managers to know the options...and potential energy-saving benefits.
10 Reasons Lighting Controls Commissioning Goes Bad
To ensure complex systems function as intended, a formal commissioning process needs to be established.
4 Questions To Ask Before Buying a New BAS
An obsolete building automation systems can cost you time and money, but make sure you know what you want and what you'll get when you're ready for an upgrade.
Engineering Flexible Office Buildings: Electrical/Lighting/Power and Fire/Life Safety
Consulting-Specifying Engineer. John Yoon, P.E., LEED AP, was an MEP respondent on this Article discussion with a few of his peers. Office buildings need to have the ability to accommodate myriad types of businesses and activities to meet the needs of tenants. Here,...
Understanding NFPA 101 for Mission Critical Facilities
Consulting-Specifying Engineer. NFPA 101: Life Safety Code 2015 is a reference used for strategies to protect people based on building construction, protection, and occupancy features that minimize the effects of fire and other related hazards. It is the only document...
Moisture Matters: Dehumidifying Older Buildings
Revitalizing turn-of-the-century infrastructure means finding a way to dehumidify interiors successfully. Before you move on to weighing DOAS and other techniques, understand the built-in relationship between these structures and water.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer welcomes John Yoon to editorial advisory board
Consulting-Specifying Engineer. John Yoon, PE, LEED AP ID+C, lead electrical engineer with McGuire Engineers Inc., Chicago, has joined the Consulting-Specifying Engineer editorial advisory board.
