Consulting-Specifying Engineer - May 2008 - (Page 3) contents COVER STORY FEATURES 24 | Illuminating students BY AMARA ROZGUS MAY 2008 30 | Mentoring HVAC engineers BY TIMOTHY M. SCRUBY, PE 36 | Constitution Center chills out BY GEORGE KARIDIS, PE, LEED AP 43 | Detecting carbon monoxide BY KENNETH GENTILE, PE 49 | Commissioning critical facilities BY PATRICK A. PRENDERGAST, PE, JAMES A. WHORTON, PE, AND JOHN D. RILEY, PE On the cover: A nozzle from a Fike ECARO-25 clean agent fire suppression system, showing a discharge of that system. 16 | Data center fire suppression Flames and smoke can irreversibly damage a facility and its data processing systems—as many as 93% of companies that lose their data centers for 10 days or more due to a disaster file for bankruptcy within one year. Designing critical facilities for survivability is key. Minimize the risk of fire damage by maximizing detection and suppression with the right systems. BY BY SAM SALWAN, PE DEPARTMENTS 07 | Viewpoint Commissioning conference pegs vitality meter 64 | Case Study Electrical distribution 68 | New Products 70 | Expo Spotlight NFPA brings heat to Vegas 08 | News Smoke management and the IBC; Technical training; U.S., China fire experts gather in Beijing; AIA names top sustainable architecture and green design solutions. 74 | Expo Spotlight Lightfair shines on Sin City 79 | Equipment Lifecycles Selecting, maintaining UPS KEY AUTOMATION & CONTROLS COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICAL FIRE, SECURITY & LIFE SAFETY HVAC LIGHTING PLUMBING 12 | M/E Roundtable Wireless controls 87 | Advertiser Index 70 | Green Space Put your meter where your mouth is 56 | Codes & Standards Egress and I-Codes 60 | Case Study Boiler efficiency Consulting-Specifying Engineer • MAY 2008 3
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