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Building Science: Maintaining a CHP Unit

Building Science: Maintaining a CHP Unit


July 21, 2015

Is a CHP unit right for you? In this episode we shed light on the unit’s footprint, maintenance, and integration of this technology in existing structures.

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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the formation of a new technical committee on Building Information Modeling (BIM) of Concrete Structures.

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10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings

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NAVFAC releases guidelines for sustainable reconstruction of Navy facilities

The guidelines provide specific guidance for installation commanders, assessment teams, estimators, programmers and building designers for identifying the sustainable opportunities, synergies, strategies, features and benefits for improving installations following a disaster instead of simply repairing or replacing them as they were prior to the disaster.

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One of the country’s first all-electric fire stations will use no outside energy sources

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