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In The News NEWS AND TRENDS Economic outlook from AMCA Intl. Briefly • The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) recently issued the first comprehensive update in a decade for clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. For more information and to download the study, go to www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ naepp. The 2008 Construction Forecast Conference and BuildingTeam Summit, hosted by Reed Construction Data, will take place Oct. 3 to Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C. For further information, go to www. reedconstructiondata.com. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 1052007, Standard Methods of Measuring, Expressing and Comparing Building Energy Performance, is to help facilitate comparison, design and operation improvements and development of building energy performance standards. To order, go to www. ashrae.org/bookstore. Honeywell, Minneapolis, has been awarded an $11.6million, 12-year contract to implement a comprehensive energy-efficiency program for the Denver Housing Authority that features a variety of infrastructure upgrades and renewable technologies. FOR MORE NEWS STORIES • he Air Movement and Control Assn. Intl. June 2006, Zigmund explained. High rates of released a quarterly forecast newsletter capacity utilization are generally a good sign for the third quarter of 2007 authored for manufacturers of air movement and conby consulting economist, Hans Zigmund. The trol products whose primary product lines are industry’s principal economic industrial in purpose. indicators continue to provide Non-residential investNon-residential conmixed results. ment continues to outperstruction boosts the air Housing markets continue form expectations. Total movement industry. to struggle, Zigmund said. non-residential construction According to the U.S. Census put in place for June is up Bureau, new housing starts and building per11.3% against June 2006. The average growth mits were down more than 27%. Housing starts rate for 2007 is 11.7% vs. 2006. The strength historically provide a strong leading indicator of non-residential construction is the primary of future air-movement industry activity. contributor to an upward revision. On the other hand, industrial capacity utiFinally, industry shipments have outpaced lization rates continue to remain high. The expectations through the first half of 2007, Federal Reserve Board of Governors reported boosted by the strength of non-residential conthat June 2007 capacity utilization index was struction and the continuing upward pressure 81.69. This is only down slightly from 82.25 in on the price of steel and other inputs. T • ASHRAE Healthcare Certification Twenty-nine engineers made up the first group to earn a new certification for healthcare facility design. Developed by ASHRAE in cooperation with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, these healthcare design professionals earned certification after passing the exam at ASHRAE’s 2007 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., this summer. To earn the Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP) certification, candidates must demonstrate a well-rounded understanding and knowledge of medical terminology and facility operations as they affect HVAC/R design in healthcare facilities. An individual should read the HFDP Candidate Guidebook (revised 06/15/07), which contains information related to the examination, eligibility requirements and available resources for the HFDP program. Events October 2007 10/2 - 10/4 Labs for the 21st Century www.labs21century.gov Charleston, S.C. 10/3 - 10/4 2008 Construction Forecast Conference www.reedconstructiondata.com Washington, D.C. • 10/14 - 10/17 IAQ 2007: Healthy and Sustainable Buildings www.ashrae.org Washington, D.C. For a complete listing of events go to www.csemag.com and click Events. GO TO: CSEMAG.COM Consulting-Specifying Engineer • SEPTEMBER, 2007 17 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp http://www.reedconstructiondata.com http://www.reedconstructiondata.com http://www.labs21century.gov http://www.ashrae.org/bookstore http://www.ashrae.org/bookstore http://www.reedconstructiondata.com http://www.ashrae.org http://www.csemag.com http://csemag.com

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Contents M/E Roundtable Cover Story: Airborne Superbugs Third-Party Liability Back to School Product Spotlight Codes & Standards Professional Practices How To New Products Jobs/Cliassifieds Specifier’s Notebook Pure Power Supplement New Technologies, Same Old Transmission Problems Wireless Battery Recharging Solar Concentration Renewables Tracking System A Mighty Wind The Importance of Load Bank Testing Quality Power for Security Systems

Consulting-Specifying Engineer - September 2007

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