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CONTENTS

Features

Standardizing Data for VFD Efficiency
By Andrea Krukowski; Craig P Wray, P
.
.Eng.

Vol. 55, No. 6|June 2013

Standing Columns

52 Building Sciences Suck
Unintended Consequences
By Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P
.Eng.

Technical vs. Process Commissioning
By Dave McFarlane

58 DataofCenters
DNA a Data Center
By Donald L. Beaty, P
.E.

62 Emerging Technologies
Thermal Energy Storage
By Michael Rutberg; Mildred
Hastbacka; Alissa Cooperman;
Antonio Bouza

2013 ASHRAE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Low EUI Community Hospital

Reheat for Medical Center

By Jeremy McClanathan, P
.E.

68 Engineer’s Notebook
Slots Are Adjustable
By Dan Int-Hout

72 IAQ Applications
Smoking in Tribal Casinos

By Mike Lawless, P
.E.

By Lawrence J. Schoen, P
.E.

Departments
4 Commentary
6 Industry News
10 Letters

12 Meetings and Shows
76 Special Products
82 People

84 Products
87 Classified Advertising
88 Advertisers Index

78 Refrigeration Applications
Who’s in Charge?
By Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng.

80 Energy Modeling
8 Modeling Mistakes
By Jared A. Higgins, P
.E.

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