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Computers&Software BUILDING SCIENCE CONCEPTS The company’s iCommercial Building Science Concepts and Practices, a self-study workshop DVD for builders, architects, designers, engineers, and contractors, illustrates how natural forces affect a building and outlines strategies for achieving energy efﬁcient buildings, identifying trouble spots in construction and planning for safety, comfort, and convenience. — Certainteed VIRTUAL FIRE ALARMS F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 0 ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS This family of engineering calculation programs for the design and analysis of HVAC systems is designed to improve productivity and quality control, according to the manufacturer. The programs are available online and in a package, with an electronic ﬁling system for purposes of identity, credit, accountability, patent ramiﬁcations, and liability issues. — Engineering Software International F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 1 The company’s virtual ﬁre alarm control panel monitoring software allows users to supervise multiple ﬁre alarm panels from one PC. The virtual monitoring software from is suited for proprietary ﬁre alarm systems in school, health care, retail, industrial and other multi-building/campustype applications. — Fire-Lite Alarms, part of Honeywell’s Life Safety Group and SIS (Security Information Systems, Inc.) F O R F R E E I N F O R M AT I O N C I R C L E : 7 0 2 BITS & BYTES Beckhoff Automation has introduced its smallest control panel — the CP6608 Ethernet Control Panel with 5.7-in. display, which features an integrated PC with Intel® IXP420 processor and several commonly used interfaces, making it suitable for building automation applications. WORLD WIDE WEB Accurex, a national supplier of complete restaurant ventilation systems, launched its new website (www.accurex-systems.com) to meet the needs of design engineers, contractors, food service consultants, and building owners specializing in new and retrofit restaurant and food service construction projects. The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) announced that EtherCAT is now an official IEC standard – the IEC standards for EtherCAT - 61158, 61784-2, and 61800-7 unanimously passed in final voting. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that the website address for its Directory of Certified Product Performance changed to www.ahridirectory.org/. Green Edge Systems, Inc., which provides tools for real time energy savings, PM, and temperature monitoring solutions for schools, hospitals and campuses, announced that its GreenGuard program continuously monitors the savings and the actual energy and maintenance bills. The American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA) has upgraded and improved its website (www.abma.com) to better serve its members and provide the general public easier access to timely information about the boiler and combustion equipment industry. Flomerics celebrates its 20th anniversary as an independent company this year, and completed a record-breaking fiscal year where it achieved a new high in revenue and has seen its worldwide customer base grow to over 2,500 sites and over 7,000 individuals. PUMP-FLO™ Solutions has announced its PUMP-FLO.com website (www.pump-flo.com) has over 150,000 registered users. The PUMP-FLO software suite is used by pump manufacturers, pump distributors, and pump users/specifiers for sizing and selecting pumps and researching dynamic pump curves, and aids purchasers and suppliers in the quotation process. CABA in partnership with RSMeans, a Reed Construction Data company, announced a “proof of concept” beta test and actively sought feedback from the engineering and integrated systems industry regarding its Intelligent Building Life Cycle Calculator, a Web-based tool that allows users to choose, evaluate, view, and save customized reports for ROI of Intelligent Buildings. Victaulic Company’s CompressedSchedule.com (www.compressedschedule.com) released its latest edition of the Radio Victaulic podcast series, “Shades of Green,” in which John Sommers of Henderson Engineers, Incorporated, provides information on some key LEED® rated projects and his extensive experience working in sustainable building construction. Wrightsoft, as part of its ongoing efforts to expand the Right-UniversityTM training program, hosted the first training class in their recently completed training facility in their new headquarters. Peerless Boilers and Pavilion Products have introduced their completely redesigned website that combines both PavilionAir.com and PeerlessBoilers.com at www.PeerlessBoilers.com. One key feature is easier overall site navigation from the home page. 90 En gi neer ed S y stem s September 2008 http://www.accurex-systems.com http://www.ahridirectory.org/ http://www.abma.com http://PUMP-FLO.com http://www.pump-flo.com http://CompressedSchedule.com http://www.compressedschedule.com http://PavilionAir.com http://PeerlessBoilers.com http://www.PeerlessBoilers.com

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Engineered Systems - September 2008 Contents Editor's Note HVAC Challenge Back2Basics Case In Point Commissioning Building Automation HVACR Designer Tips Application Checklist LEED®, Or Get (It) Out Of The Way? BACnet Supplement Race To Market Steam Humidification In Pharmaceutical Facilities Outside Air, Inside Data Centers Forecast: Increasingly Cloudy And Under Control Products Computers & Software Literature Glossary Classifieds Advertiser Index Tomorrow's Environment

Engineered Systems - September 2008

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