HVAC
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Local climate extremes demand concerted positive action
Black Saturday 7 February 2009: Melbourne’s temperature reached 46.4 degrees (116.5 deg F), fanned by strong hot winds 400 bushfires across the state killed over 170 people and destroyed 700 homes. And the dams supplying the state with water are ...
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How good is T5 fluorescent lighting?
T5 fluorescent lighting has been around for a while now, but is not yet widely used in the manufacturing or warehouse sectors. Paul Smith has compared T5s with metal halide, and ...
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How we have kept our energy use 75% lower than a typical office of our size
This week marks exactly one year since we first moved into our current office of 267 m2. Readings of our electricity meter show energy consumption was 30.2 kWh/m2 for the year. Thats all our energy use - we don't have ...
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What is a comfortable office temperature (2)
A comfortable office temperature doesn't depend just on the temperature, there are other factors that come into play. These include the relative humidity, the temperature of surrounding surfaces and the speed of any air movements. Craig Ryan of Johnson Controls ...
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What is a comfortable office temperature – and why this is very important when it comes to reducing carbon emissions
Changes to temperature settings are a little known but easy way of getting significant carbon savings in offices. In office buildings the single largest energy user is the heating, cooling and ventilation system. This system will typically account for 40% to ...