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Reduce Energy Load on Your Building with a Green Roof
As urban areas become more populated, heat islands continue to grow, which worsens the effects of greenhouse gases and energy usage. Green roofs are great ways to combat heat islands and can be used in just about any building application. Below we will examine the various types of green roofs and learn about the benefits associated with this fully adaptable roofing option.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Energy Modeling, Renewable Energy
Sustainable Opportunities in Healthcare Buildings
Many large-scale buildings, such as healthcare facilities, consume enormous amounts of power every day. Within evert building, there are many ways to reduce energy expenditures and make the facility more sustainable.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Healthcare, Engineering
Principles of Sustainable Design: Understanding the MN SB 2030 B3 Program
It takes a big idea to make changes in the world possible. Minnesota is happy to be at the forefront of construction with the next big idea. A new plan, called the MN Sustainable Building (SB) 2030 B3 program, is designed with the end goal of creating only net zero energy and carbon buildings in the state of Minnesota by the year 2030.
Popular tags: Sustainability, MN SB 2030 B3 Program, Energy Modeling
Exploring the Field of Sustainable Electrical Engineering
Typically, the engineer focuses on creating and improving innovative or renewable energy sources for electricity. This can come in the form of new solar power techniques and design, or ways to return renewable power back to the energy grid.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy
Principles of Sustainable Design: Low-Voltage Systems
Low-voltage power systems are integrated power systems in buildings that can run on either AC or DC current. The ranges of a low-voltage system are anything less than 49 volts for AC and anything less than 120 volts for DC. Comparatively, a normal voltage system ranges from 50 - 1000 volts for AC and anywhere from 120 to 1500 volts for DC. Low-voltage systems are intended to run specific applications and can end up saving energy and money.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Electrical Engineering, Electrical designer
Principles of Sustainable Design: Optimizing Your Building Site
Posted on 11/12/2018 By Gausman & Moore
Optimizing your building site is a great way to save money and keep your property sustainable. By considering building orientation, landscaping, and rehabilitating existing structures, you could help maximize your building's sustainable potential.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Mechanical Engineering
The testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) of a building’s HVAC system is one of the more critical phases when preparing the system for operation. This process involves various testing, adjusting, and balancing procedures to ensure all HVAC equipment and systems are operating correctly. With each of our building projects, our goal is to provide our customers with quality solutions to their TAB needs for their HVAC systems. Our process includes balancing air and water flow through the system, performance testing for all mechanical parts, and making adjustments to the system to verify all automatic controls function as required.
Popular tags: Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering, integrated design