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Three year-end 2023 acquisitions by IMEG— JQ Engineering, E&D Company, and ES2 — help expand the firm’s national industrial capabilities and full-service offerings in the Northwest and Texas.
Engineering a new habitat for the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Bird House
with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design.
January 8, 2024
The Smithsonian Institution’s Bird House at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute underwent a six-year, $69 million project to upgrade the space with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design. More than 170 individual birds representing 70-plus species are on view.
BF Nagy recalls some of the energy technologies that have grown over the last year, including three projects using wastewater energy recovery to heat buildings.
The number of fire protection engineering students positively affected by his teaching and influence numbers in the thousands.
January 8, 2024
After 46 years of teaching the principles of fire protection engineer-ing at the University of Maryland, Jim Milke retires as an industry icon. Read on as Tom Gardner recalls studying under him and reflecting on Milke’s contri-bution to fire protection and life safety.
Domestic hot water accounts for more than 25% of all scald burns in children. Ron George discusses the codes and standards covering hot water temperatures and how temperature-actuated mixing valves help prevent scalding issues.
Read through ASHRAE 188 and CDC guidelines to better serve your clients and protect the public from Legionnaires’ Disease.
December 4, 2023
As plumbing flow rates have declined since the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1991, the potential for Legionella growth in building plumbing systems has risen. Engineers must consider this — as well as scald risk and chemical eradication of the bacteria — when designing plumbing systems.
The project will provide high-performance heating and cooling to the 400,000-square-foot Jerry E. Abramson terminal building.
December 4, 2023
As a part of its $400 million SDF Next Program, the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is installing a high-performance heating and cooling system to conserve energy and reduce its carbon footprint. The program is targeting a 45 percent overall energy reduction.