Blog Archives: Buildings & Campus
OSHA 1910 Updates: Don’t Trip Up!
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Earlier this year, while writing specifications for a storage tank rehabilitation, I pulled up OSHA Section 29 CFR Part 1910.23 online and stared in disbelief. This standard used to provide design...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Regulations
What Does Energy Production Look Like in 2050?
Posted by Jeff Euclide on Friday, October 6, 2017
When I was taking a fuel science course at Penn State in the 80’s, it was right after the first energy crisis, with long lines at the gas pump and schools shutting down because of insufficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Natural Gas
Pennsylvania's Act 129 Lighting Rebate Summary Guide
Posted by Chris Darosh on Thursday, September 22, 2016
monthly savings and rebates!?! sounds too good to be true…Before we get too far into the nitty-gritty details on how to recoup some of the dollars you’re investing in energy-efficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Electrical | Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Lighting
Avoiding ESCO/GESA Contract Pitfalls
Posted by Bryan Haag on Monday, June 20, 2016
So, you’ve decided that a performance/energy service contract or Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GESA) is the best way to fund your facility or utility project…great! They are a...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering
Financing Campus Central Utility Energy Projects: Your Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Posted by Bryan Haag on Thursday, February 4, 2016
It isn’t any secret to facility managers that campus central utility projects can offer quick paybacks and sizeable annual savings for your campus, through energy reductions. Furthermore, those...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Environmental | Mechanical | Engineering
Preserving History & Nature; Building Character
Posted by Lenette Wells on Monday, January 18, 2016
Our historic buildings and natural places hold both intrinsic and economic value. They are the heart, and soul of our communities, that give them their distinguishing characteristics. As we...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Architectural | Space Utilization | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering
Engaging in Advocacy
Posted by Scott Compton on Thursday, July 30, 2015
As licensed professionals, architects and engineers are governed by federal, state and local laws. Those laws are constantly changing in ways that affect our practice. In every legislative...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Architectural | Engineering
Financing Options for Energy Projects
Posted by Bryan Haag on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Whether you are looking to replace lighting, install new boilers, install a combined heat and power (CHP) central boiler, you’re going to need to pay for it somehow. The good news is that today...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding
When is a Meeting Necessary?
Posted by Lenette Wells on Friday, April 10, 2015
Whether you are working through next year’s budget, looking at your list of deferred maintenance projects, or planning to implement a specific project, having conversations and gleaning input...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Budgeting & Funding | Project Management | Facility Planning & Management
Advancing the Condensing Boiler’s Outdoor Linear Reset
Posted by Bryan Haag on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
When it comes to condensing boilers, the lower the water temperature, the more efficiently the system will run, with some systems 96% efficient and above, under optimum conditions. Today’s...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Mechanical