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Top articles this past week covered topics including hydronic heating systems, arc flash hazards, EV charging stations and medium-voltage distribution systems

By Anna Steingruber November 24, 2023
Figure 5: Shown is a heat recovery chiller. Courtesy: Peter Basso Associates Inc.

Top articles this past week covered topics including hydronic heating systems, arc flash hazards, EV charging stations and medium-voltage distribution systems.

1. 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

2. How to prevent shock and arc flash hazards in electrical systems

This article serves as a guide to understanding electrical hazards and establishing electrically safe work environments

3. Your questions answered: How to design electric vehicle charging stations

Are your clients asking for electric vehicle charging stations? Learn more from these answered questions

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. Benefits of TAB in building HVAC for semiconductor fabrication

Testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) building HVAC systems is important for manufacturing facilities and can have a major impact on a company’s bottom line


Author Bio: Associate editor, CFE Media and Technology