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Designing for Diplomacy - The Challenges of Balancing Aesthetics and Security This past August 7, 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, carried out by al Qaida. This was a dark day for the U.S. ... Read Post
As Your Single Most Important Asset, Never ‘Choose to Lose’ Your Integrity A Lesson from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) - Our customer promise We do what we say® is also the promise we make to ourselves and our colleagues, as a core company value we uphold – the ... Read Post
What Will Energy and Sustainability Mean Now? Rob McAtee, Director of Energy and Sustainability Services at Mason & Hanger. In the face of a new administration following the U.S. Presidential election, I’ve seen letters and posts from many ... Read Post
Achieving LEED Platinum at the Innovation Center This project is a shining example of how eco-diplomacy is also cost effective design. The $20.9 million Innovation Center renovation was completed on budget while also meeting an aggressive 14-month ... Read Post
Achieving Energy Savings by Improving Fan and Ductwork Performance The amount of energy used to move air in buildings ranges between 5% and 10% of total building energy in a typical office building and can approach 30% in a building with extensive filtration in a ... Read Post
Service Leader: Che' Clark Over the last year Che’ Clark has been donating his talents and time to The Virginia Gentleman Foundation. They are behind “Camp Grom,” a huge, non-profit project in the Tidewater area. This amazing ... Read Post
Saving Water Saves Energy (and Vice-Versa) Despite the recent, much-needed rains in the western part of our country, many areas have yet to  fully recover from historic multi-year droughts. Partly as a result of these droughts, and also ... Read Post
Microgrids Boost Renewable Energy Roll-Out It seems every journal I open gives at least a mention to microgrids. Whether in the context of renewable energy, resiliency, or infrastructure, microgrids are hailed as being the solution to our ... Read Post
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Data Centers Since we’re in the digital mood today, here’s a less-than-140-character introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD): CFD takes a very complex fluid dynamics problem and breaks it up into tiny ... Read Post
Data Center Energy Consumption The digital revolution is here, and data is taking over. Human existence is being condensed, chronicled, and calculated, one bit at a time, in our servers and tapes. From several perspectives this is ... Read Post
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