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Mar 2010
Taking IAQ to the Head of the Class
The North East Independent School District encompasses 144 sq miles in San Antonio, TX. The urban school district includes 63 elementary, middle and high schools, more than 63,000 students and 10,000 staff members. The District takes the IAQ of its school buildings very seriously and has received the 2008 National Excellence Award for its IAQ Program from the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program. Read more here to find out some of the secrets to the District's success.
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Mar 2010
Getting Clean and Green With UVC Technology
Using ultraviolet light in HVAC systems to eliminate harmful airborne compounds continues to grow in popularity—and credibility—in today’s marketplace.
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Mar 2010
First green-bubilding standards come to fruition
ASHRAE’s new Standard 189.1, “Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings”—jointly published by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and the USGBC—is the first code-intended commercial green-building standard in the United States.
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Mar 2010
NATE works to enhance quality of geothermal heat-pump installations
Despite the recent news about the resignation of its president, Rex Boynton, NATE continues working to hold HVACR practitioners to a higher standard and further promote industry excellence.
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Mar 2010
MSAC Hotline
The Manufacturers' Service Advisory Council answers a question about ductless A/C's effect on building envelope.
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Mar 2010
Troubleshooting: An "Excessively Expensive" Heat Pump
This month's Troubleshooting problem gives you the opportunity to perform a diagnosis on a follow-up call from a customer complaining about their heat-pump operating cost throughout the heating season.
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Mar 2010
Investment Insight: Life Insurance Needs for a Two-income Family
Shopping for life insurance is seldom high on most peoples’ “to do” lists. Still, reliable statistics show that when it comes to protecting themselves and their families, many two-income households in the United States do not have enough life-insurance protection to be secure.
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Mar 2010
Capitol Climate: Actual Stimulus in the Stimulus Bill
When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act became law Feb. 17, 2009, it was hard to get past its nearly $800 billion price tag. What makes that huge bill so hard to swallow is the general skepticism I shared with millions of Americans over how much economic benefit an infusion of borrowed federal funds would provide. Frankly, the track record of the federal government’s ability to effectively and efficiently run anything or achieve a reasonable ROI for its spending is questionable, at best—perhaps sans military spending.
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Mar 2010
The Quest for Content
Working in the business-to-business magazine industry for more than a decade, I have a lot of colleagues in the world of publishing. Invariably in any conversation we have, the topic of content development comes up. The reason for that is simple: in our world, content is king. Creating unique information and programs and delivering it to our audience is what drives us to develop more, and (hopefully) is what keeps you coming back as readers.
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Mar 2010
When Opportunity Meets Preparation
While recently visiting our daughter and family, we took a side trip to see a few historic Virginia sites, including Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home. This remarkable house is filled with ingenious devices designed for ultimate domestic comfort and mementos of this revered Founding Father.
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