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CONTENTS VOL. 56, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 2014
STANDING COLUMNS
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28 ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK
Restroom Exhaust Systems
By Steven T. Taylor, P.E.
42 BUILDING SCIENCES
How Buildings Stack Up
By Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng.
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49 HVAC APPLICATIONS
Conditioning Challenges:
Lobbies and Atriums
FEATURES
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By Dan Int-Hout
Understanding Salaries
In the A/E Industry
58 DATA CENTERS
Is Software-Defined Data
Center Next Reality?
By Kate Allen, P.E.
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By Donald L. Beaty, P.E.
Improving Operating Room
Contamination Control
62 IAQ APPLICATIONS
Ventilation, Crowds
And the Common Cold
By Jennifer A. Wagner, Ph.D.; Kevin J. Schreiber; Ralph Cohen, P.E.
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Saving Energy With Cooling Towers
By Frank Morrison
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By Yuexia Sun, Ph.D.; Jan Sundell, M.D.
68 ENERGY MODELING
New 90.1 and Modeling
Technical vs. Process Commissioning:
Design Phase Commissioning
By Jared A. Higgins, P.E.
74 REFRIGERATION APPLICATIONS
Rattling the Chain
By Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng.
By Dave McFarlane; Thomas Farmer, P.E.
SPECIAL SECTIONS
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InfoCenter
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ASHRAE Journal - February 2014
Contents
Commentary
Industry News
Letters
Meetings and Shows
Feature Articles
Understanding Salaries in the A/E Industry
Improving Operating Room Contamination Control
Standing Columns
Engineer's Notebook
Saving Energy with Cooling Towers
Building Sciences
ACREX India 2014 Show Guide
HVAC Applications
Technical vs. Process Commissioning: Design Phase Commissioning
Data Centers
IAQ Applications
Energy Modeling
InfoCenter
Refrigeration Applications
Products
Classified Advertising
Advertisers Index
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