Construction Archives - HPBOP https://hpbop.org/category/construction/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:41:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems – Steve Taylor https://hpbop.org/2022/12/09/ashrae-guideline-36-high-performance-sequences-of-operation-for-hvac-systems-steve-taylor/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 03:39:32 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1298 Steve Taylor, PE, Principal, Taylor Engineering, presents “ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems (with lab demonstration)” at BEST Center’s 2020 Annual Institute.

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]]> Steve Taylor, PE, Principal, Taylor Engineering, presents “ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems (with lab demonstration)” at BEST Center’s 2020 Annual Institute.

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]]> Putting the Building to Work – The Business Case for Healthy Buildings – John Macomber https://hpbop.org/2021/02/04/putting-the-building-to-work-the-business-case-for-healthy-buildings-john-macomber/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:56:54 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1287 In the BEST Center 2021 Annual Institute keynote, Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber reviews the health science, financial approach, and positive impacts of a healthy building for building owners and occupiers.  

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]]> In the BEST Center 2021 Annual Institute keynote, Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber reviews the health science, financial approach, and positive impacts of a healthy building for building owners and occupiers.

 

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]]> Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings https://hpbop.org/2020/04/20/why-covid-19-raises-the-stakes-for-healthy-buildings/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:44:07 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1284 Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still fresh in people’s minds, the experience of being inside an office building most likely will not return to “normal.” […]

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]]> Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)?

Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still fresh in people’s minds, the experience of being inside an office building most likely will not return to “normal.”

Even before the pandemic struck, there were plenty of reasons to be concerned about air quality and ventilation in the buildings where we live and work. After all, healthier indoor environments don’t just keep us from getting sick—they also enhance cognitive performance.

 

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