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“Because knowledge rapidly deteriorates unless it is used constantly, maintaining within an organization an activity that is used only intermittently guarantees incompetence,” said Peter Drucker.

The world is changing quickly, and transformative technologies are introducing new requirements for safety. 

The kitchen serves as the heart and soul of a commercial cooking operation.

Several months ago I wrote about personality metrics months back. 

In last month’s column, I presented a “template” for a system that provides space heating, cooling and domestic water heating using a cold climate air-to-water heat pump as the primary heat source, and the sole source of chilled water for cooling. 

Strategy, in my experience, is vastly misunderstood. I often see strategy thought of as “marketing strategy,” and it is applied to business development efforts only, or it is considered to be “not-applicable” as conditions on the ground are changing too quickly to “make a long-term plan” and then not change from it. 

Strategic Energy Solutions’ Theresa Card fell in love with buildings at a young age. It all started with Legos. 

The state-of-the-art facility houses IAPMO R&T’s Oceana research center and product testing laboratory.

The training facility, designed for the plumbing industry, will generate all energy required to support the operation of the building on site through the incorporation of several renewable energy technologies.

Upfront costs and energy consumption are primary drivers when selecting a commercial HVAC system in new and retrofit projects.