The University of California Center for Laboratory Safety has published a series of Consensus Statements on fume hood safety, based on a 2013 summit and subsequent discussions by experts in the field.The statement was edited by Louis DiBerardinis, director of EH&S...
Grumman/Butkus Associates recently helped client W.W. Grainger, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products, achieve Gold certification for its corporate headquarters under LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (v2009).The...
ComEd's new Laboratory Technical Assistance Service program aims to help organizations make ther labs more energy-efficient and economical to operate, with generous rebates available. Laboratories are energy-intensive due to high exhaust requirements, 24 hours per...
Does it seem like you’re flowing more chilled water than is warranted by the load? Are there times when your chillers short cycle? Does it seem like your chilled water distribution pumps never slow down? Are you getting hot calls from all over your system, even...
The answer is energy efficiency.Energy efficiency was the largest energy source for the world between 1974 and 2010, according to the first ever Energy Efficiency Market Report, published by the International Energy Agency.The Energy Efficiency Market Report, gives as...
On September 11th, 2013, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Energy use Benchmarking Ordinance. The ordinance requires that buildings of a certain size benchmark their energy data through the use of U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager online tool. G/BA...