The recent rains in California mean good news for drought-stricken cities and landscapes. But the sunshine that follows, and the trees and shrubs that will soon be in full bloom, can mean bad news for allergy sufferers - whose numbers continue to rise especially among children.
Jennifer Rennick Architecture and Consulting Available for SLO City Projects
Our two firms share our outstanding employees and are pleased to now provide energy performance modeling, ZNE, LEED certification and other green building services, whatever the jurisdiction. JRA can be reached at Jennifer@rennickarch.com or Beth@rennickarch.com.
Computer Room Set Temperature - Going Up!
As the building industry continues to emphasize energy savings, a growing trend is to increase the temperature set point in data centers and office telecom or data rooms. As a kid I remember going with my uncle to the UC Irvine computer labs to play videogames with his co-workers. He would have me walk into the small server room to see my reaction to the chilling 55°F-60°F temperature that was maintained by a dedicated AC system.
In Balance Offers Powerful New Simulation Tool
In Balance Green Consulting has recently added a powerful new tool to our service portfolio: IESVE. This Virtual Environment software created by Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) moves far beyond compliance confirmation – it is a cutting-edge modeling solution that will provide building owners, engineers and design professionals with clear strategies for reducing energy use and increasing comfort in cost-effective ways.