Radial Flow Air Diffusers
by / Norm Grusnick, P. Eng Unlike typical office spaces where diffusers are spaced to promote even mixing and a uniform temperature profile throughout the room, laboratories need to supply large volumes of air at […]
March 2019
A Small Mistake means Big Costs for a Negligent Subcontractor
By / Andrew Delmonico and Matthew T. Potomak General contractors take on significant legal exposure when agreeing to build a new home or even to renovate an existing home. For instance, general contractors may be […]
Assignment of Design to Constructors: Continuing the Discussion
By Keith Robinson, RSW, FCSC, FCSI, Cameron Franchuk, PE, and Gerald Murnane As discussed in Part I of this series, recent changes such as downward pressure on professional fees have resulted in transfer of responsibility […]
SMACNA Insight on High-Performance Air Systems
A well-designed high-performance air system can provide a building with a cost-effective and efficient solution. In almost all cases a high-performance air system (HPAS) will have the lowest installed first cost of systems commonly considered. […]
A Nod to the Past, but Focused on the Future
SMACNA unveiled a new multi-purpose video which was unveiled at the SMACNA Board meeting and simultaneously at AHR Expo (2nd half of video only). The second half is a hard-hitting, fast paced roundup of various high […]