The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers (VFCs).
Performance-based design (PBD), as opposed to prescriptive design, enables building owners and operators to customize the building design based on long-term goals.
“We believe that collaborative, consensus-based technology standards are essential to promoting the safety, reliability, and sustainability of innovations,” said Tom Costabile, CEO, executive director, ASME.
The National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) has hired Ohio native Cassandra Kline as director of building construction technology and Vince Alvarado, a longtime business manager for Sheet Metal Workers Local 49 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been named the Fund’s new director of implementation.
The standard sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets a definition of “zero net energy” or a definition of “zero net carbon” during building operation.
Pennsylvania State University earned first place honors in two of five categories for building integration and construction at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) International Student Design Competition.
The acquisition enhances NV5’s position as a provider of geospatial data solutions, accompanying the acquisition of Axim Geospatial completed earlier this year.