Blog Archives: Buildings & Campus
Preventing Humidity Issues in Vacant Buildings
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, April 3, 2020
During these unprecedented times, schools, offices, restaurants, hotels, and many other businesses and organizations are shut down. One of the biggest questions now faced by facilities staff: what to...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Engineering | COVID-19 | Building Humidity
Act 50 PA One Call Updates: Not Just for Excavators Anymore
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, June 12, 2018
We’re all familiar with the Pennsylvania One Call System. My first two co-op jobs at Aqua PA and Sun Pipeline introduced me to the “Call Before You Dig” rules, and over the years,...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure | Entech, Engineering, & Beyond
Tagged: Regulations
De-Icing Without Damaging Historic Masonry
Posted by Joshua Kiehl on Thursday, March 15, 2018
As winter arrives, bringing with it ice and snow, historic building owners are faced with the additional challenge of keeping walkways and steps around their facilities safe for pedestrians and clear...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Architectural | Historic Preservation
SRBC Registration of Grandfathered Water Uses
Posted by Mary Peters on Monday, November 27, 2017
More than 1,300 facilities received a notice this month from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), outlining their new program to register unapproved water withdrawals and consumptive water...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations
OSHA 1910 Updates: Don’t Trip Up!
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Earlier this year, while writing specifications for a storage tank rehabilitation, I pulled up OSHA Section 29 CFR Part 1910.23 online and stared in disbelief. This standard used to provide design...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Regulations
What Does Energy Production Look Like in 2050?
Posted by Jeff Euclide on Friday, October 6, 2017
When I was taking a fuel science course at Penn State in the 80’s, it was right after the first energy crisis, with long lines at the gas pump and schools shutting down because of insufficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Natural Gas
Pennsylvania's Act 129 Lighting Rebate Summary Guide
Posted by Chris Darosh on Thursday, September 22, 2016
monthly savings and rebates!?! sounds too good to be true…Before we get too far into the nitty-gritty details on how to recoup some of the dollars you’re investing in energy-efficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Electrical | Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Lighting
Avoiding ESCO/GESA Contract Pitfalls
Posted by Bryan Haag on Monday, June 20, 2016
So, you’ve decided that a performance/energy service contract or Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GESA) is the best way to fund your facility or utility project…great! They are a...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering
Financing Campus Central Utility Energy Projects: Your Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Posted by Bryan Haag on Thursday, February 4, 2016
It isn’t any secret to facility managers that campus central utility projects can offer quick paybacks and sizeable annual savings for your campus, through energy reductions. Furthermore, those...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Environmental | Mechanical | Engineering
Preserving History & Nature; Building Character
Posted by Lenette Wells on Monday, January 18, 2016
Our historic buildings and natural places hold both intrinsic and economic value. They are the heart, and soul of our communities, that give them their distinguishing characteristics. As we...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Architectural | Space Utilization | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering