Building and Construction Reference Materials

Description: According to Food Plant Engineering Proper flooring is a crucial component in any food plant. Food processing flooring takes tremendous abuse on a daily basis, and can severely damage productivity and ...

Description: A mezzanine is an intermediate floor inside of a building, usually open and not walled off. There are a few different types of mezzanines; including stick built, fiberglass, and rack-supported. In ...

Description: According to the National Safety Council, compensation and medical costs associated with employee slip and fall accidents are approximately $70 billion annually. There are many factors that contribute ...

Description: Today's published boiler efficiency ratings are calculated by manufacturers using a 15% excess air level. The reason efficiency ratings are calculated using 15% excess air (or 3% O2) is that research ...

Description: The following is a list of standards, publications, and other resources that may be of use to the International Design Engineer. Major sources of documents and publications which we believe are ...

Description: In this white paper, you'll learn: -- The ideal intake air temperature for IT equipment -- Common causes of heat-related problems -- Cost-effective strategies to increase cooling efficiency. Cooling ...

Description: To help recognize National Pollution Prevention Week, KPPC presented its 2013 Environmental Sustainability (ES) award to Indelac Controls in Florence Kentucky on September 10. KPPC has presented the ...

Description: Semiconductor manufacturers invest hundreds-even thousands-of dollars per square foot of cleanroom space to meet the stringent particle standards required for profitable yield rates. Shouldn't the ...

Description: Did you know that only 1 in 10 engineers are female? Up to 40% of engineering majors change or drop out! Check out our engineering stats and why we think they are. ...

Description: For the cooling of electronics in future satellites, heat pumps might be the solution. They can be built to be more efficient, lighter and compact... ...

Description: Portable AC units keep DCI's server room temperature well-maintained. ...

Description: Argent International, Inc., a 3M Preferred Converter, has specialized in designing, fabricating and distributing a wide variety of custom adhesive and die-cut solutions for over 40 years! Through a ...

Description: The following terms are common to the fields of air movement, general ventilation, industrial process, and pollution control. The definitions contained in this glossary provide brief descriptions of ...

Description: The purpose of this Engineering Letter is to provide reference data commonly required in routine fan system computations. ...

Description: "Spirax Sarco was our preferred supplier because they offer good experience and high quality." ...

Description: General Plastics plays a pivotal role in allowing individuals whose faces are severely burned to live a more normal life. Our LAST-A-FOAM®FR-4540 tooling board material is used by CimMed, Inc. of ...

Description: Creative Spectrum, Inc. principal and product designer Roman Kashalapov crafted his "Voll" action figure using General Plastics' LAST-A-FOAM® FR-7108 model and prototype foam. Kashalapov's ...

Description: The complex polyurethane foam sculpture depicted above was crafted from our LAST-A-FOAM® FR-6712 Aerospace-Grade material by sculptor Joy Taylor of Newport Beach, California ...

Description: LAST-A-FOAM® models and components have also been used to construct full-scale mockups of high-profile aircraft. These include Lockheed Martin's X-33 single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) experimental ...

Description: Los Angeles-based sculptor Laura Larson used our LAST-A-FOAM® FR-6706 Aerospace-Grade material to create mold patterns for terra cotta sculptures. These sculptures decorate columns at the front ...

Description: Solid Terrain Models (STM) of Fillmore, California has created highly accurate topographical models and maps using our LAST-A-FOAM® FR-7100 Multi-use Core and Modeling Board Series. These models ...

Description: - Check Ventilation Many buildings are either under-ventilated (poor indoor air quality) or over-ventilated (expensive). Re-adjust to ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and ...

Description: Quick Tips #188 Introduction The wide variety of hand and portable power tools available on the market today allow us to perform more tasks more efficiently. However, if used improperly, hand and ...

Description: Quicker response times to disasters lead to less crisis situations ...

Description: A turf roof conceals a sub garden basement. ...

Description: A combination of waterproofing systems used for multi level basement construction. ...

Description: Triton supplied Platon Xtra and Isola Mestertekk for stunning green roof construction. ...

Description: Sedum roof installation on Wiltshire housing development. ...

Description: Triton Systems were specified to waterproof the new build basement at the historic Grey Coat School in Westminster. ...

Description: White House leaking roof terrace and balconies repaired with TT Vapour Membrane. ...

Description: A combination of flood resilience measures bring peace of mind to riverside living. ...

Description: Many thousands of Strongwell's HS Armor Panels have been purchased by the U.S. Military, but there are also numerous non-military market applications for these fiberglass armor panels. One such ...

Description: The Bristol, Virginia Police Department (BVPD) SWAT Team is part of a joint regional task force which may be called on at any time to respond to highly volatile situations and clandestine operations. ...

Description: Platon cavity drain membranes specified to waterproof basement offices of hotel in Cork. ...

Description: Triton's Trimol epoxy systems were used to repair the roofing timbers for this Liverpool warehouse renovation. ...

Description: Platon DE25 drainage membrane for green roof at Cheltenham's NAP site. ...

Description: Is your antiquated approach to data center cooling getting you in hot water? Many organizations are wasting significant amounts of money by maintaining the same old approaches to cooling. But you may ...

Description: IT virtualization, the engine behind cloud computing, can have significant consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities that often result can challenge the ...

Description: Latest generation high density and variable density IT equipment create conditions that traditional data center room cooling was never intended to address, resulting in cooling systems that are ...

Description: In certain climates, some cooling systems can save over 70% in annual cooling energy costs by operating in economizer mode, corresponding to over 15% reduction in annualized PUE. However, there are at ...

Description: Both hot-air and cold-air containment can improve the predictability and efficiency of traditional data center cooling systems. While both approaches minimize the mixing of hot and cold air, there are ...

Description: When a cooling plant operates in economizer mode, high energy-consuming mechanical systems can be turned off. A standardized, modular cooling plant designed to operate primarily in economizer mode not ...

Description: Row cooling is emerging as a practical total cooling solution for new data centers due to its inherent high efficiency and predictable performance. Yet some IT equipment in data centers appears ...

Description: Cooling for IT wiring closets is rarely planned and typically only implemented after failures or overheating occur. Historically, no clear standard exists for specifying sufficient cooling to achieve ...

Description: Different Components Of A Wireless Security System ...

Description: Drainage repair is a challenge for underground engineering specialists. A common scene used to be that of stressed excavator operators, annoyed residents and impatient drivers. Today however, modern ...

Description: Traffic is flowing on the roads without interruption. The column of cars moves forward, motorcycles putter along, heavy goods vehicles rumble their way through, just like always. Yet underneath the ...

Description: We were contacted by CSG Fire and Security for advice on a new installation they where commencing where reliability in a harsh environment was paramount... ...

Description: Owing to the heat of southern Georgia, CIO Robert Snipes set out to provide cooling for small (10' x 10') server rooms, each of which house 2-3 servers and a number of network devices, routers and ...

Description: Technology Services Director Ted Jongbloed told Tripp Lite that, in the summer of 2010, the Waller ISD faced a disaster waiting to happen. "We began construction of a new data center because our ...

Description: Consisting of two dozen servers housed in four open frame racks, Altex's San Antonio server room serves as the mission-critical data center for its entire retail operation. "We had two building air ...

Description: Firex™ RX-2390 is used routinely to protect for the payload, fins and guiding vanes for the most successful and the most popular sounding rockets ever built, the Black Brant. ...

Description: Firex™ RX-2373 is used routinely to protect for the heat shield and the nose cones for the European Space Agency's (ESA) TEXUS and MASER experimental sounding rocket research programs. ...

Description: What do heavy-duty truck parts and medical packaging have in common? Not much. Except in the case of the Brentwood Industries plant in Reading, PA where tight space requires that these two operations ...

Description: IT virtualization, the engine behind cloud computing, can have significant consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities that often result can challenge the ...

Description: Latest generation high density and variable density IT equipment create conditions that traditional data center room cooling was never intended to address, resulting in cooling systems that are ...

Description: In certain climates, some cooling systems can save over 70% in annual cooling energy costs by operating in economizer mode, corresponding to over 15% reduction in annualized PUE. However, there are at ...

Description: Both hot-air and cold-air containment can improve the predictability and efficiency of traditional data center cooling systems. While both approaches minimize the mixing of hot and cold air, there are ...

Description: When a cooling plant operates in economizer mode, high energy-consuming mechanical systems can be turned off. A standardized, modular cooling plant designed to operate primarily in economizer mode not ...

Description: Row cooling is emerging as a practical total cooling solution for new data centers due to its inherent high efficiency and predictable performance. Yet some IT equipment in data centers appears ...

Description: Wire cutters are an essential part of any electronics tool kit or workstation, but you may not know the benefits of different types of cutting edges. ...

Description: The process of turning 55" diameter parent rolls into a small enough size to be used as paper towels and toilet paper involves rewinding as well as cutting the paper. Given the difference in size ...

Description: PSI Control Solutions supplies systems integration and control panel assembly to large industrial clients. PSI's engineering expertise enables the firm to provide clients with complete control ...

Description: ArcOne manufactures and distributes personal protective equipment for industrial welders including auto-darkening welding helmets, safety glasses & goggles and respiratory protection products. The ...

Description: One of the many industries Vortec serves is steel manufacturing. Steel plants require high levels of heat to shape their product. However, excess heat can fry electrical systems and cause plant ...

Description: The global corporation MAG offers a comprehensive line of equipment and technologies serving a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas, rail, ...

Description: Discussion of Canopy Versus Hard Connection Of Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinets ...

Description: A typical OLED display is a layer of organic material or polymer between two electrodes, and depending upon the type of organic material used, the color of light will be emitted upon excitation of ...

Description: This carefully researched, 10-page white paper serves as a primer on hot aisle/cold aisle isolation in the data center, the accepted standard for controlling data center temperatures. Information ...

Description: Combustion is a fairly simple chemical reaction in which Oxygen is combined rapidly with another substance resulting in the release of energy. This energy appears mainly as heat - sometimes in the ...

Description: K12 Defense quickly converts vehicle barriers from messy hydraulics to clean PLC-controlled electric operation ...

Description: Process and plant engineers working in hazardous environments require continuous flame monitoring equipment to prevent catastrophic fires. In order to select such detection equipment, users should ...

Description: Background Customer: H.T. Lyons, Inc., a full service mechanical contractor specializing in design, energy savings engineering and construction services. Distributor: DSI Solutions, designers, ...

Description: Indoor air quality is important whether you work in a warehouse or a barn. Indoor air, when it isn't continuously mixed with fresh air, becomes stuffy and smelly. (Think about how the air smells on a ...

Description: Cooling through evaporation is a natural occurrence. The most common example we all experience is perspiration, or sweat. As perspiration evaporates it absorbs heat to cool your body. ...

Description: Energy is expensive, especially when it comes to heating and cooling. Whether you do business in the northeast or the south, you're most likely looking for ways to lower your energy costs. In ...

Description: As a widely used technique, the separation of one component from a liquid sample is integral to the medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical, chromatography and petrochemical fields. However, achieving ...

Description: Rotary vane Positive Displacement (PD) pumps may be the most commonly used pumps in re-circulating chillers today. Performance and low cost have made them the favored pumps for a variety of ...

Description: Thermal Computer to Plate (CtP), an imaging technology used in state-of-the-art printing presses, has replaced older Computer to Film (CtF) technology. In order to consistently produce the ...

Description: Microbiologists, biochemists, and chemical engineers need to cultivate organisms in a highly controlled manner. As such, bioreactors have become integral to the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical ...

Description: Over the past few decades, the use of sophisticated high density electronics within automation and process control panels has become commonplace. Thermal management and its related costs for these ...

Description: When the price of gas increases so does your energy bill. Every aspect of your operations is affected. Profits are eroded. Jobs are threatened. But there are some easy steps you can take - a road map ...

Description: How many dollars does it take to change a light bulb? No, this isn't a joke. If you have ever installed door-mounted indicator lamps on a control panel only to return a short time later to find some ...

Description: All of us want to feel safe. When you plug in a new toaster, do you want to be concerned about getting shocked or starting a fire? Of course not! What guarantees these hazards will not turn into ...

Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we discussed the elements that must be present in order to produce an explosion. The three legs of the "fire triangle" (fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source) are ...

Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we covered the use of explosion proof construction to prevent a source of ignition from coming in contact with a room full of fuel and air. Strong enclosures with ...

Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we covered the concept of intrinsically safe (IS) systems and how their design limits the release of energy into a hazardous atmosphere to prevent ignition. Now ...

Description: A torque wrench is a precision tool and should be treated and maintained like a measuring instrument. A torque wrench must be properly calibrated and maintained on a preventative maintenance and ...