by Paul Kenney | Jun 29, 2015 | Industry News
The last time class A vacancy stood at 12 percent was 2001, when more than 5 million square feet of speculative office space was under construction. Today just 500,000 square feet is being developed. Source: Atlantas office buildings are filling up — and more are...
by Paul Kenney | Jun 25, 2015 | Industry News
A 30-year-old computer that has run day and night for decades is what controls the heat and air conditioning at 19 GRPS buildings. Source: 1980s computer controls GRPS heat and AC | WOODTV.com GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—A 30-year-old computer that has run continuously for...
by Paul Kenney | Jun 25, 2015 | Industry News
Also keeps your cooling bills from going through the roof Source: Self-Chilling Roof Material Could Cool Your House For Free | Popular Science SYDNEY—Researchers at Australia’s University of Technology have developed a new material they say can keep roofs cooler...
by Heyoung Lee | Jun 24, 2015 | Electrical
Below are the recommended steps to perform on site to gather existing Electrical system information. Start from outside. Look for meter or meters outside. Sometimes there are more than one. Sometimes they may be hiding. From there, determine if the building is...
by Paul Kenney | Jun 24, 2015 | HVAC
Below are the recommended steps to perform on site to gather existing HVAC system information: 1. Ask if there are existing plans of the HVAC systems. These sometimes can be found on site. 2. Take some photos of the existing building for load calculations....
