Conventional district heating systems are generally designed around the load. However, an alternate approach would be to design around potential heat sources, including the waste heat from power ...

Variable frequency drives (VFDs), also known as variable speed drives (VSDs), are used to modulate the speed of motors in various applications, from hydronic water pumping to VAV fan units to vacuum ...

As temperatures continue to soar, people are trying every possible trick to keep their homes cool without facing massive ...

This is the third and final installment in the series on using makeup air unit (MAU) cooling coils as dry coolers. Part I introduced the concept and provided a case study with an air-cooled chiller ...

Building-scale heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems tend not to get much attention unless they’re malfunctioning. But in these types of systems — which account for roughly 10 percent of ...