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The article discusses the risks faced by heating and ventilation engineers in failing to measure, monitor, and control airflow directly. Topics include the need for engineers to use clear and concise terms when writing contract documents, the importance of providing an airflow measurement product, and the common concerns about airflow measuring, monitoring, and controlling.

The article offers information on technology, bolt/nut combinations, and other related factors for heating and ventilation piping and duct systems to ensure a building's safety highlighting modular mechanical seals. Modular mechanical seals can reportedly be used to permanently seal and protect pipes passing through concrete walls and other barriers. It notes that heating and ventilation engineers must review pipe and duct penetrations to identify which seal is the most suitable for a project.

The article talks about the transformation of 80,000 square feet commercial office building into an outpatient health care facility, along with the installation of Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Topics include addressing air ventilation, exhaust air discharge and air filters based on building program; making all participate in integrated project delivery (IPD); and asking suggestions from consultant engineer and electrical consulting engineers.

The article presents the author's views on conducting a walking tour of air-handling rooms, highlighting several tips for engineers to perform building tours as part of a quality control process. These tips include determining whether an emergency plan is needed in case of floods, noting whether the room is clean and well-ventilated, and inspecting all equipment in the room.

The article presents author's views regarding Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technology. Topics include Governor A.W. Gilchrist Award given by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida received by journal's reader Arthur Belefant; award given to engineers working for humankind; impact of hurricane Harvey and Irma on Florida and need of working on HVAC systems, and water damage.

The article focuses on the retrofitting project of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) in the campus administration building. Suggestion on the importance for the engineers to meet with the owner of the building to discuss specific building standards to be applied to the project is offered. Information on the important elements that will be included in the design process of the HVAC system of the project is also offered.

The article offers tips for heat and ventilation engineers on how to replace a 20,000-cubic feet meters supply air system serving an office building. Engineers must have a Test and Balance firm document heating and ventilation existing conditions of the building. They must optimize the central air system's energy consumption as it pertains to the type of supply air system.

Advises engineers on how to design and commission a garage heating and ventilating system. Tips for automatic temperature control and functional performance testing; Strategies in addressing energy conservation capabilities in the design phase; Benefits of using energy simulation software.

Part III. Presents a series of columns showing to engineers how to build a tool that calculates ventilation costs, evaluates humidification sytems and determines cooling coil condensate flow. Bin data used by the tool; Calculation of latent loads; Elimination of error due to averaging when using conventional bin data.

Reports on the agreement for partnership through a memorandum of understanding signed between Ashrae and U.S. Department of Energy. Principal and foremost objective of the partnership; Statement of Richard Rooley, president of Ashrae, on partnering with the agency; List of the specific goals under the said agreement.

The article presents the author's views on various issues and trends related to the heating and ventilation (HVAC) industry in the U.S. These issues include testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) companies' failure to recognize the importance of HVAC systems, the possibility that hospital acquired infection will continue to be a problem, and the increase in the number of women in the building industry. He also provides information on a website that offers cooking instructions for engineers.

The article suggests that a testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) firm be contracted as a third-party professional for the establishment of a buildings environmental engineering system. The duties of the TAB engineer would include: a design review of possible air and water balancing issues and concerns; the writing of a TAB specification; the production of TAB system flow diagrams; and the signing of field coordination drawings during the construction phase.

The article reports that National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analysis of a recent EPA survey of 100 representative United States public and commercial buildings found that actual post-construction ventilation conditions are often different than expected based on the building design. The NIST researchers said such findings highlight the importance of early testing of a ventilation system's ability to achieve design intent. They noted instances where building engineers could not find ventilation system plans or found the ventilation system equipment itself inaccessible and urged building designers and operators to remedy the situations.

Focuses on the issues facing ASHRAE. Change of electronic mail programs by the association; Use of petition signatures by the association; Proposal of a ballot initiative for the general membership of the association.

Reports on the release of a number of proposals for research projects on ventilation standards. Principal objective of the release of the manual; Criticisms of the standards; Inclusions of the manual.

Discusses the importance of having the necessary experience before engineers can write testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) specifications for buildings' heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Air and water balancing test by the United States National Environmental Balancing Bureau; Testing design engineers on TAB specifications.