To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Building occupants rarely think about the mechanical ...

University Mechanical Contractors was given the difficult challenge of designing and building mechanical systems for the Ninth & Jefferson Building (NJB), which is under construction near the main ...

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — A collaborative effort between the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is getting national acclaim. The UAF Sustainable ...

ASHRAE/USGBC/ASPE/AWWA Standard 191P, Standard for the Efficient Use of Water in Building, Site and Mechanical Systems, is currently open for public comment from Oct. 26 until Dec. 10, 2012. ATLANTA – ...

Picture this: The CEO of a major corporation arrives early at his company's 40-story office building. He swipes his access card and the door from the underground parking garage immediately unlocks, ...

Architectural Mechanical Engineers specialize in the design of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration (HVAC-R) plumbing, fire protection, and noise reduction for buildings. They are ...

In the Pacific Northwest, we’ve been spoiled with abundant and relatively cheap energy. This allowed us to become lackadaisical about our buildings’ energy consumption over the past several decades.

Museums, archives, and art storage facilities require special design consideration for a number of reasons, most notably that the value of the building’s contents often exceeds the value of the ...

Natural biological systems are constrained by a limited number of chemical building blocks, yet through practical material organization and mechanics 1, fulfil the functional needs of diverse ...

Architectural Mechanical Engineers specialize in the design of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration (HVAC-R) plumbing, fire protection, and noise reduction for buildings. They are ...