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Best of AMCA inmotion Quotes "Saving 43 percent on 100 hp of electric motors has the same impact as taking 10 cars off the road. Imagine how nice your commute could be if you put VFDs in your 10 largest customers' facilities!" -Steven Gonzales, "Variable Frequency Drives Provide Comfort, Efficiency," Spring 2007. "No one system performs alone as well as an integrated design that incorporates a well-thought-out combination of both active and passive systems." -Vickie Lovell on fire safety in Code Watch, Spring 2008. "It's not about bicycle racks and bamboo rugs...Our industry is the one that can provide the knowledge and products to be truly green." -Gary Benson, President's Letter, Fall 2008. "AMCA International is more international than ever. It is this global perspective that makes AMCA uniquely positioned to advise legislators and regulators around the world, helping to harmonize both legislation and regulation." -Geoff Sheard, President's Letter, Summer 2014. commercial and industrial contractors. Feature article topics for all issues of AMCA inmotion are selected at the end of the year. Topics generally cover commercial fans, dampers and louvers, as well as industrial fans and dampers. See the index of articles below for a complete list of features published in AMCA inmotion since 2006. Many departments focus on geographical regions, including Asia, the Middle East and Europe. These departments provide updates about AMCA activities happening there, as well as topical and timely coverage of codes, standards and regulations. Content for feature articles tends to come from committees, such as the Industrial Process/Power Generation Market Group, the AMCA HPAS Task Force and the Life-Safety Damper Task Index of Articles 2006 * AMCA Certified Ratings Program: A Closer Look * Impact-Resistant Louvers: Understanding the New Code Requirements * Modulating Characteristics of Control Dampers: Determining the Correct Damper * AMCA's Certified Ratings Program Supplements the LEED Rating System * Circulating Fan Velocity Profile Applications SPRING 2007 * Why Certified Ratings? * Variable Frequency Drives Provide Comfort, Efficiency * The Impact of External Shading Devices in Commercial Buildings 8 Summer 2016 Force. Within committees, individuals take the lead to draft a feature article, and the rest of the committee provides review comments and other contributions. Once committees have approved the content, the text is handed to AMCA staff and contractors for editing and layout. The completed articles then go to ASHRAE Journal for final editing, advertising placement, printing and distribution. PICTURES WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS AMCA inmotion staff understands the power of visually appealing articles. The publishing team works with authors to develop detailed technical graphics for every issue. Cover design is an important part of the process as well. See "Best of AMCA inmotion Technical Art" for some of the publishing team's favorite images from past issues. CONCLUSION AMCA inmotion's mission promises to keep professionals abreast of changing codes, advancements and best practices. The publication can deliver on this promise and more because of its uniquely diverse pool of resources-uniquely diverse because no other organization brings together so many competing companies and potential authors under the mission of improving the industry together. AMCA inmotion will always be dedicated to bringing you the most up-to-date technical information and industry news for air movement and control. But some of the publication's future lies in the hands of its readers as well, since reader feedback fuels ideas for future articles. If you have any suggestions for articles or departments, submit them to Andy Fry, AMCA's marketing manager, at afry@amca.org. RESOURCES 1. AMCA. "AMCA inmotion." Accessed July 6, 2016. www. amca.org/inmotion * The Value of Wind Driven Rain Resistant Louvers * Benefits of Fan System Optimization * WANTED-New Ideas for Testing Duct Silencers FALL 2007 * Fire and Smoke Damper Trade-Offs - At What Cost? * Life Safety Dampers: An Integral Part of Effective Compartmentation...and the IBC * Effective Smoke Control Using Dampers with Electric Fire/Smoke Actuators * Damper Leakage Rates-More Important Than Ever * In-line Fans: Considerations for Sizing & Selection SPRING 2008 * Engineering and Operating Green Buildings AMCA inmotion * Green Building Roundtable * Fire Smoke Dampers Prevent Occupants from Getting the Shaft * The Fan Selection Process * Global Section: Evaluation of Indoor Noise Levels Attributed to Mechanical MVHR Systems FALL 2008 * AMCA's New Website * Direct Drive Applications * Non-Linear Dampers: A Thing of the Past? * Energy-Saving Solutions for Fans * System Effect SPRING 2009 * Fan Industry Meeting Energy Challenges * Integrating Smoke Control Dampers and Fans * Specifying Air Curtains for Savings and Performance W W W. 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