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Focuses on educational resources for applying financial methods in energy procurement and cost control by engineers. Minimizing "concept shock"; Suggested books; Availing of an online course.

Offers advice to design engineers when working on a commissioning plan. Role of commissioning professionals; System testing process; Elements of the initial testing.

Offers advice to engineers on how to ensure procurement of products with building automation features. Replacement of pneumatic controls with direct digital systems; Adopting the information technology industry's procurement model; Removal of the conventional controls contract from various fragmented building contracts.

Reports development related to building industry in the U.S. as of May 1, 2004. Improvement of sensor performance in any space and need for calibrating; Development of robot to fetch items for a facility engineer working on a problem across the building; Reliability of the roaming sensor for applications like server farms.

Provides some insights into seasonal system performance testing for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Commissioning process; Role of the commissioning engineer; Inspection process.

Discusses the importance of training lesson plan for engineering firm employees. Some training classes that should be included in training plans; Long-term benefits of employee training in engineering firms.

Focuses on the perspective about the future of engineering. Historical perspective on engineering; Need of engineering to have balance natural and economic resources; Anticipation of engineers to explore partnership between public and private sectors.

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.

Presents guidelines for the professional business planning of engineers in the U.S. Efficiency in writing detailed project proposals; Importance of completing projects on time; Establishment of business with new clients.

Reports on the formation of the Sheet Metal and Airconditioning Contractors' National Association of New York State as the first affiliate group of Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) in New York. Promotion of TABB to get into construction specifications; Plan for a statewide TABB conference; Invitation for engineers, building owners and other interested parties to join the conference.

Focuses on the approach proposed by the National Energy Management Institute for contractors, engineers and end-users about building commissioning. Start of the whole building commissioning in the design phase of the construction; Documentation of the building design and its intended use; Possibilities for contractors and engineers to help design standards, create a certification for commissioning and educate the consumer about the emerging marketplace.

Examines the promise of the indoor air quality market (IAQ) for engineers and contractors in the U.S. Difference between IAQ and indoor air comfort; Market studies on the issue conducted by National Energy Management Institute; Call of remediation for installation of new ductwork, cleaning existing ductwork, fans/ventilation systems replacement and replacing filters; Recommendation to develop a remediation certification standard for IAQ work.

Reports developments related to conventions from associations as of June 2003. Schedule of the conference from the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society; Approval to adopt the Comprehensive Consensus Codes from the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; Support of SMACNA to a research foundation.

Provides tips for designing heating and ventilation systems. Specification of equipment in construction documents; Coordination of structural data with structural engineers; Presentation of layout on one-line diagram.

Reports on the efforts of heating and ventilation engineers in improving electrical energy efficiency. Rates of energy charge; Recovery of capital cost invested by the utility; Calculation of utility demand.

Presents guidelines in measuring energy savings within building energy management projects cited in the meeting of the ASHRAE Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. Practices and procedures for industry's control of refrigerants; Need for a standardized set of energy.

Reports on the agendas of the meetings of various associations in the U.S. as of January 2003. Organization of a meeting about the Army and Navy HVACR technique by ARI; Issuance of a standard design to assist marine industry by ASHRAE Foundation; Participants of the symposium of the Automatic Meter Reading Association.

Highlights the ASHRAE Winter Meeting and AHR Expo in Chicago, Illinois. Focus on cost analysis and building simulation; Opportunities derived from the meeting; Preferences on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design structures.

Focuses on the impact of the Internet on the role of engineers in the United States. List of skills needed by engineers; Relation between architects and engineers; Need of engineers to focus on competition based on value.

Comments on the project of the engineering community in support of families undergoing the rigors of cancer treatment in San Diego, California. Activity to raise funds; Range of expenses assisted by the grants to the families; Educational program about cancer.

Focuses on the importance of engineers in the building industry. Design, construction and operation and maintenance engineering; Assessments of facility; Design of an antiquated air-handling unit.

Offers advice to engineers on communicating leadership. Orderly process to problem solving; Proactive personnel approach; Goal of winning the war.

Comments on the growing importance of technical manuals for engineers in the 21st century. Strategies recommended for engineers to develop their own handbooks; Techniques for observing writing consistency.

Focuses on the qualities of a good engineer. Basic courtesies that are the foundation to managing people; Importance of listening and other skills; Coaching role for engineers in a leadership position.

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.

Discusses the reasons why value engineering does not work well in construction management. Need for teamwork and cohesion of architects, engineers and contractors; How value engineering can work.

Describes the duties of program managers (PM), engineers who contract their services on an `as-needed-basis.' Entrepreneurial characteristics; Contributions of PMs to single-source firms; Service offerings; Availability of PM positions.

Presents guidelines that engineers can use when they are in charge of a an engineering or design-build project. Listing of the tasks associated with the job; Assigning estimated hours to complete the work; Parallels between a cross-country trip and a proposed hvac project.

Offers tips to engineers on how to communicate with a general contractor, maintenance technician, building owner and property manager. Stating the topic of discussion; Asking questions; Proceeding to the technical issues; Taking a public speaking course; Watching the nightly news anchorperson.

Shares several ideas on finding design-build sales engineer for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry's repair, replace and renovation markets. Determining characteristics-skills required or preferred for the sales position; Customizing the interview checklist; Benchmarking prospective employee through performance goals.

Invites readers to join the `Engineered Systems' 1999 Engineering Team Award competition in the United States. Availability of entry forms; Participation by Orlando Hernandez, vice president of Johnson Hernandez Associates Inc.

Profiles Chris L. Sagar, president of RefTec International Inc. Education and training backgrounds of Sagar; Career highlights of Sagar; Views on the immediate heating, ventilation and air conditioning (hvac) engineering concerns and issues.

Profiles John A. Clark, mechanical group manager at Bakke Kopp Ballou and McFarlin, Minneapolis. Educational and training background of Clark; Organizational affiliations; Career highlights; His view on what is the most immediate heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) concerns.

Profiles Eduard Royzman as hvacr engineer and senior vice president in Cannon, Washington. Education and training; Organizational affiliations; Career highlights; His opinion about the most immediate hvac engineering concerns.

Presents information about heating, ventilation and air conditioning engineers and firms, including facility engineers, consulting engineers and mechanical constructors. Award received by George Benda of Chelsea Group; Why The Maintenance Team purchased certain assets of Peterson Bros. Mechanical Contractors; Appointed chief financial officer at Mechanical Services of Orlando, Inc.

Profiles Dennis J. Wessel, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) engineer. His educational background and training; Career highlights; Wessel's opinion on the most immediate concerns of HVACR engineering.

Presents a calendar of seminar, course and meeting for engineers in United States from May 7, to June 12, 1997. Design-Build Health Care Infrastructure seminar in Massachusetts; Fundamentals of Facilities Management course in San Francisco; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) meeting in Virginia.

Presents some executive officers of engineering firms who are promoted. Positions of the promoted executives.

Reports on the availability of the `1997 Affiliate Member/Product Cross-Reference Wall Chart' from the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE). Chart features; Contact information.

Comments on the ASHRAE Winter Meeting and IAHR Exposition, and what it offers.

Examines the rules of thumb of experienced engineers. Operation mechanics of quick-check process; Estimate projections.