Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed content, December 2023

Read the best content in December 2023 including: low-voltage power conductors, air handling redundancy and HVAC balancing reports

By Anna Steingruber January 2, 2024

Read the best content in December 2023 including: low-voltage power conductors, air handling redundancy and HVAC balancing reports

1. Back to basics: Sizing low-voltage power conductors for a lift station

Electrical engineers must learn to size electrical conductors appropriately per the NEC

2. How to successfully design for cost-effective air handling redundancy

Redundant or standby air handling units, which include cooling and dehumidification, are highly beneficial

3. HVAC system balancing reports: A roadmap to effective design and troubleshooting

A testing and balancing report can be a key tool for design engineers in buildings to identify issues and create quick, effective solutions

4. Back to basics: How to design medium-voltage distribution systems

When designing a medium-voltage electrical distribution system, the end user’s safety, system reliability and equipment maintainability are key components for the designer to consider

5. Commissioning Giants’ revenue surges $100 million over last year

The 2023 Commissioning Giants data reports on the top 25 firms

6. Hydronic heating systems: How can you save by lowering the water temperature?

Lowering the temperature of heating hot water systems is a key step toward decreasing energy used to heat buildings, and toward decarbonization and electrification

7. How engineers expect tech to change, proven systems to remain

Research report confirms power generation, EV charging stations to grow while traditional electrical system technologies remain ubiquitous

8. Three ways to advance your plumbing system design

Innovative advancements in the plumbing industry have included high-efficiency equipment and digital systems

9. Best practices: Ensuring NFPA 20 compliance with diesel-driven fire pumps

To meet NFPA 20, existing buildings must upgrade fire pumps. Learn how

10. Developing future-ready commercial buildings to be sustainable and efficient

Today’s commercial buildings must balance many needs from supporting an ever-growing number of connected devices, to minimizing their environmental impact, to creating an optimal and differentiated experience for tenants


Author Bio: Associate editor, CFE Media and Technology