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Energy Savings from Heat Exchanger Assessments & Repairs

CCR Magazine

Heat exchangers are used to transfer thermal energy from one type of liquid or steam source to another kind of liquid source at a wide range of facilities. Whether heating a space or some type of fluid in a manufacturing process, using leftover heat is an energy efficient way to preheat another system.

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Better Buildings Initiative Creates More Than $15B In Energy Savings

Business Facilities

Since 2011, the Better Buildings Initiative has partnered with public and private sector leaders to improve energy efficiency of commercial buildings and industrial plants.

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Avian-friendly glass: A clear and present solution for birds

Construction Specifier

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the Standards for Bird-safe Buildings in 2011. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the pre-eminent authority on bird-friendly architecture, is also advocating a bill to enact nationwide bird-friendly guidelines for federal buildings.

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SAMI: Future proofing communities

Roads Online

Using renewable energies is part of SAMI Bitumen Technologies’ sustainability strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the company’s Laverton facility in Victoria. Image: SAMI Bitumen Technologies. An insight into the SAMI Bitumen Technologies’ ethos for community support and sustainability. To read the magazine, click here.

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4000 Year Old Chinese Mole Town

Natural Building

Many of the yaodongs have been updated to be more energy efficient; they are completely soundproof, and even earthquake-resistant. These buildings in Sanmenxia, which is often described as one of China’s “cradles of civilization,” have been under conservation since they were first listed as a cultural heritage in 2011.

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Energy Savings from Heat Exchanger Checks & Repairs

CCR Magazine

Heat exchangers are used to transfer thermal energy from one type of liquid or steam source to another kind of liquid source at a wide range of facilities. Whether heating a space or some type of fluid in a manufacturing process, using leftover heat is an energy efficient way to preheat another system.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

General Services Administration (GSA) is to be commended for its leadership in improving energy and environmental performance across its federal building portfolio. GSA earned the highest rating in all categories in the 2011 sustainability scorecard released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Above and Beyond Energy.