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    Courtesy of the 2014 AHR Show management
    Opening day of the 2014 AHR Expo saw crowds gathering as a winter strom prepared to descend on New York City Over the course of the week nearly 61000 visitors and attendees flooded the aisles in search of the latest hotest newest technologies for the mechanical systems industry

    Weil I'm Thinking of It: Some Thoughts on the Aftermath of the HVAC Industry's AHR Expo

    Feb. 10, 2014
    Besides the cold weather, the 2014 AHR Expo brought to light the great advances in variable refrigerant flow and wireless technologies for HVAC contractors serving the mechanical...
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    Welcome to our new AHR Expo Insider Coverage

    Jan. 3, 2014
    For mechanical systems engineers, facility engineers, and Design/Build contractors serving n the HVAC industry, this special page will provide you the latest information on everything...
    In New York City39s quest for environmentally sustainable mechanical systems LEED buildings are just the start Truly sustainable buildings should be the goal Sustainability remains a major focus in the HVACR industry and this year39s AHR Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City adds more green to the Big Apple39s quest

    Weil I'm Thinking of it: Who Knew How Green the Big Apple Is?

    Jan. 3, 2014
    The HVAC Industry is ready to gather in New York City for the Annual AHR Exposition event: a veritable Mecca of mechanical systems design products, equipment, and engineering ...
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    How Did The HVAC Industry Do in 2013?

    Dec. 3, 2013
    From the fiscal cliff to the smart grid, smart buildings, and legislation, the HVAC industry has overcome obsticles, created opportunities, and set the stage for a good 2014. ...
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    Solar Car Race in Australia

    Smart Grid Careers: Don't Forget the Mechanical Systems Engineer

    Oct. 29, 2013
    The smart grid, here in the U.S. and abroad, is a gant opportunity to attract young engineering students to the HVAC mechanical systems industry. It's our job to make sure...
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    Courtesy of IMS Research, a division of IHS, Inc.
    Fault detection in 2012 represented 27 percent of the 16 million global market for building analytics with optimization accounting for the remainder as presented in the figure above As the market develops and grows fault detection will take a larger share of the market IHS forecasts
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    For the Mechanical Systems Engineer: Clean Technology is All About the Data

    May 1, 2013
    The "Enernet," a combination of energy technology and the Internet could be the "new information superhighway" of data that can help this country become more energy efficient...

    Who Says HVACR Isn’t Cool?

    March 28, 2013
    Traveling to Germany a few weeks ago, Editorial Director Mike Weil attended the ISH 2013 Exposition -- a show that focused on plumbing, building, energy, air conditioning technology...

    Is Building Certification Really Necessary?

    March 5, 2013
    Among HVAC Industry consulting-specifying engineers, facilities management teams, and building owner-operators, there is a buzz about building performance and certification. ...

    Weil I'm Thinking of It ...: Steer Clear of Cliffs and Full Steam Ahead

    Jan. 7, 2013
    There are Federal budget “negotiations” ahead with the debt-ceiling deadlines coming up in late February, mandatory spending cuts that go into affect in March, and the need to...