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Smoke Extraction for Enclosed Vehicular Facilities

18

Jan

Smoke Extraction for Enclosed Vehicular Facilities

The progressive development of motorization has led to inadequate parking places in urban areas and their outskirts. At the same time, the emergency of new public utilities and residential buildings demands the development of new parking spaces. As a result, investors are creating one or multi-store closed garage facilities to solve the issue of limited

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Garage Ventilation System Design: CO Removal with Jet Fan Placement

18

Jan

Garage Ventilation System Design: CO Removal with Jet Fan Placement

Despite the development of advanced gas and smoke detection devices for the garage, fire accidents can occur on a regular basis, destroying many cars in the process. However, the impact of these accidents can be reduced by creating a garage ventilation system design.  Specifically, a garage ventilation system will successfully extract the smoke from the

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Humidity Control for Clean Room system design

18

Jan

Humidity Control for Clean Room system design

Most products processed and manufactured in clean room system design environments such as electrical components and pharmaceutical products tend to be moisture-sensitive. For that reason, the clean room specifications must include precise Relative Humidity (RH) control. This will play a crucial role in influencing the productivity and efficiency of sensitive items manufactured in these spaces

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Clean Room HVAC Design Principles: Best Practices and Common Mistakes 

18

Jan

Clean Room HVAC Design Principles: Best Practices and Common Mistakes 

According to ISO 14644-1, HVAC system design is heavily dependent on the required clean room classroom classification, which leads to adopting specific Air Changes Number per Hour (ACH). ISO-14644-1 is considered the gold standard for cleanroom construction in the USA. While cleanroom standards do not always offer a clear roadmap on how to accomplish them,

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Proper Air Distribution for Indoor Swimming Pools

18

Jan

Proper Air Distribution for Indoor Swimming Pools

Designing an HVAC system for a building with an indoor swimming pool can be a challenging task for commercial HVAC contractors. This is because indoor pool spaces usually cover a lot of square footage and have very high ceilings. In addition, they have 3 sources of moisture including the pool, intake air, and people using

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What to Consider when Heating Indoor Swimming Pools 

18

Jan

What to Consider when Heating Indoor Swimming Pools 

Unlike outdoor pools, indoor swimming pools add year-round enjoyment and value to your property since they’re not subjected to weather conditions outside. However, to enjoy continued pool satisfaction all year round as intended, you have to install an efficient heating system. This will help to heat the pool water, dehumidify the pool room, and heat

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Building Heights for light frame wood over Concrete podium structures

29

Oct

Building Heights for light frame wood over Concrete podium structures

In recent years, there has been a nationwide increase in the demand for multi-story multi-residential, and mixed-use structures. As a result, podium structures have become increasingly popular in North America in an attempt to reduce construction costs, increase unit density and maximize the number of stories. Common configurations in podium design engineering include up to

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Mixed-Use Parking Structure Design

29

Oct

Mixed-Use Parking Structure Design

As the number of vehicles continues to increase exponentially around the globe, the need to house them near destinations is creating a design challenge. Besides, a parking lot or facility must provide for efficient and safe passage of the driver and the vehicle. Unfortunately, this is a complex challenge since traffic, engineering and automotive issues

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Podium Slab in Hotels & Multi-Family Construction

29

Oct

Podium Slab in Hotels & Multi-Family Construction

Rising costs of construction materials & land as well as limited space have prompted architects and developers to rethink building design. For instance, building professionals are now building higher and denser with lighter, sustainable and more cost-effective materials like wood, instead of designing large, sprawling structures that take up the whole city block. More notably,

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Using Jet Fans for Underground Parking Ventilation

29

Oct

Using Jet Fans for Underground Parking Ventilation

The development of high-rise hotels & condominiums in urban areas due to space constraints has led to an increase in the number of underground parking garage spaces in cities. Unfortunately, maintaining good air quality in underground or enclosed parking garages has proven to be a challenging task. As a result, most underground parking garages are

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Ventilation Design for Underground Parking

29

Oct

Ventilation Design for Underground Parking

Enclosed parking garage structures are specifically designed for the storage of automobiles, especially in dense urban settings. More notably, these facilities have openings along 40% of their perimeter. For that, they still need mechanical ventilation to remove smoke in case of a fire accident and control pollutants produced during normal operations.  Traditionally, ventilation design for

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Ventilation for hotel rooms

23

Oct

Ventilation for hotel rooms

Hotel HVAC design plays an important role in ensuring the comfort of guests, particularly in high-end hotels. Moreover, most hotel guests enjoy the ability to control both temperature and ventilation in their rooms. This improves their experience at the hotel as they can enjoy a constant supply of fresh air and independently control the indoor

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