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8 ways to cool a factory

Whichever way you look at it—from a workplace wellness point of view or from a competing for talent angle—there are good reasons to explore options for climate control in the factory workplace.

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Nov 8, 2013

Can Big Data help building owners slash op-ex budgets?

Real estate services giant Jones Lang LaSalle set out to answer these questions when it partnered with Pacific Controls to develop 
IntelliCommand, a 24/7 real-time remote monitoring and control service for its commercial real estate owner clients. 
Sep 9, 2013

Top 25 continuing education courses on BDCuniversity

An overview of the 25 most popular continuing education courses on BDCuniversity.com. 

Aug 23, 2013

Demand for commissioning services on the rise: PECI/BCA survey

Demand for the services of commissioning professionals is rising and will continue to rise into the near future, according to a survey by PECI and the Building Commissioning Association (BCA).

May 1, 2013

World’s tallest children’s hospital pushes BIM to the extreme

The Building Team for the 23-story Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago implements an integrated BIM/VDC workflow to execute a complex vertical program.

Apr 1, 2013

Half of building owners use 'smart' technologies, says survey

A survey of 291 building owners by IDC Energy Insights shows that 50% of owners use smart building technologies, such as HVAC controls, lighting controls, and analytics/data management.

Sasha Reed | Feb 15, 2013

What I learned at MCA Chicago last week: managing construction projects is tougher than rocket science

Last week my colleague and I attended the Mechanical Contractor Association’s Tech Day Conference…
Feb 13, 2013

Uponor Adds New Commercial Plumbing Course to 2013 Factory Training Schedule

Uponor recently announced its factory training schedule for 2013, which includes a new course on…
Feb 3, 2013

Electronic surveying improves accuracy on BIM-driven hospital project

A mechanical contractor combines an electronic surveying tool with a BIM model to make significant productivity gains in a large-scale hospital project.

Feb 3, 2013

Clever engineering helps create design excellence

A mechanical engineering team overcomes numerous hurdles to help make a new federal courthouse in Iowa a showpiece of ‘government work’ at its best.

Rob Cassidy | Dec 3, 2012

Doing net-zero? You gotta get this book

We don't push books much in BD+C, but I just received one that I do want to recommend to any…
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