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CaseInPoint place,” said Klag. The owner’s satisfaction with the system has led to further work for Life Safety Systems – speciﬁcally, central station monitoring, inspection maintenance and service issues, as well as performing the hotel’s annual inspection under Ohio code. Klag is insistent that while his company’s expertise was instrumental in gaining the additional revenue, Silent Knight’s equipment played an integral role in sealing the deal. “We put together a design that would trim installation cost and time, based on the vertical conﬁguration,” he said. “But without a product that could accommodate this design — as well as a product that would help the owners achieve total code compliance — it would have all been for nothing.” Thanks to the vertically positioned Silent Knight ﬁre protection system, things are looking up for both Staybridge and Life Safety Systems. That’s a direction that makes everyone happy. Filtration test teaches Homewood schools how to pocket a profit According to the EPA, in terms of air quality, Jefferson County, AL had the highest number of “unhealthy days” of any county in the state, in 2007. Residents also experienced the state’s highest concentrations of air pollutants associated with asthma and other lung diseases. At particular risk: older adults and children. Dr. Bill Cleveland began his ﬁrst year as superintendent of Homewood City Schools before these comparisons were published. But he was well aware that IAQ, especially particulate pollution, was poor, and he was determined to improve it. Dr. Cleveland was, prior to his appointment as superintendent, Homewood City Schools’ assistant superintendent for business operations — the academic equivalent of a chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer (CFO) in business. So he understood that a solution should not worsen the budget deﬁcit. There was a third priority as well. Dr. Cleveland had previously been central to the certiﬁcation by LEED® of Homewood Middle School. In fact, Homewood was the ﬁrst middle school in America to become LEED-certiﬁed. Homewood City Schools had long been committed to the principles of good environmental practices and was determined that the IAQ issue would be resolved in line with environmentally sound principles. Homewood High School was also recently named as one of America’s top 500 public high schools by Newsweek Magazine – a list directly related to participation in advanced placement. TEST CASE It seemed like a daunting challenge: improve the quality of air for children and staff, hopefully reduce absenteeism due to respiratory illnesses and asthma, and doing so without adding to the budget deﬁcit. Dr. Cleveland began by consulting with one of his facility managers, Neil Long, in October 2007. Earlier in his career, Long had worked for 15 years in the heating and air conditioning industry, and was well versed in air ﬁltration. He had served in facility management for UAB ENERGY SAVING CHILLERS Integrated Free Cooling Simultaneous Heat Recovery Packaged Air & Water Cooled to 350 Tons Choice of Refrigerants Optional Tank & Pumps Booth 4762 COOLING SOLUTIONS www.motivaircorp.com Input XX at www.esmagazine.com/instantproductinfo 18 En gi neer ed S y stem s November 2008 10/16/08 9:23:01 AM ESM11084Motiv.indd 1 http://www.motivaircorp.com http://www.esmagazine.com/instantproductinfo

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Engineered Systems - November 2008 Contents Editor’s Note HVAC Challenge Back2Basics Case In Point Commissioning Building Automation HVACR Designer Tips Show Me The Motor Money The IAQ Top 10 Putting A Damper on Tragedy Special: Lighting Controls Computers & Software Products Glossary Classifieds Advertiser Index Tomorrow’s Environment

Engineered Systems - November 2008

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