Blog Archives: Buildings & Campus
All PA Construction Stormwater NPDES General Permits (PAG-02) Expire 12/7/24
Posted by Karl Leitner on Friday, October 4, 2024
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit Coverage in Pennsylvania Reissuance of PAG-O2 General Permit – Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Stormwater | Regulations
ASHE 2024 Annual Conference
Posted by Entech Engineering on Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Join us July 21-24 at the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) 2024 Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference. Alongside a name change from the previous, more broadly branded 'ASHE...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Reheats Review - Another look at Reheats to Fight Building Humidity
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, June 28, 2024
In 2021, Entech hosted a roundtable webinar bringing together a panel of experts in the fields of facility management, engineering, and mechanical contracting to discuss the challenges and some...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Engineering | Building Humidity
The Basics of Boiler Permitting in Pennsylvania
Posted by Kara Humes on Friday, May 17, 2024
What is a boiler? Who regulates boiler permitting? A boiler is a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof. Boilers are commonly...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing
Tagged: Environmental
Don’t Fail Me Now! Criticality & Risk in Healthcare Facilities & Utilities Systems
Posted by Bryan Haag on Monday, July 17, 2023
The reliability of mechanical systems and central utilities like heating, electrical, and wastewater is not an ancillary issue on a hospital campus. Surprisingly, these systems and their risk of...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) | Facility Planning & Management
ASHE 2023 Annual Conference
Posted by Entech Engineering on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) Join us at ASHE 2023 where we’ll be hosting a fireside chat with Penn Medicine’s Frank Connelly. Hear a first-hand account of how...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) | Facility Planning & Management
Electrical Coordination: Don’t Be Trippin’
Posted by Nick Bloom on Tuesday, January 31, 2023
It’s 10pm on Saturday. A notification pops on screen that your facility just experienced a power loss. Instead of finishing your movie and heading to bed, you drive over to investigate. On the...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Electrical | Engineering
2023 PA Environmental Compliance Calendar
Posted by Tori Morgan on Thursday, January 12, 2023
Staying on top of environmental regulations can be an overwhelming and arduous task. The numerous regulations, deadlines, and requirements are enough to get anyone’s head spinning. That’s...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Stormwater | Environmental | Regulations
Electrical Arc Flash: How to Protect People & Reduce Risk
Posted by Nick Bloom on Friday, December 2, 2022
Your electrician is troubleshooting at your facility. As they open the panel cover, something falls inside. Within a split second, the area is engulfed in a momentary fireball, stunning and injuring...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Electrical | Health & Safety
Is Your Campus/Complex A Natural Gas Master Meter System?
Posted by Ben Klopp on Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Good question! The answer might depend on who you ask.If you distribute natural gas amongst multiple buildings or users within a defined area, you may qualify. Master Meter System Operators have...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Facility Planning & Management | Natural Gas | Regulations | Health & Safety