Like restaurant grades, new energy ratings to be prominently displayed
By Felix Feliz, PE, CEM, Collado Engineering
Real Estate Weekly, May 16, 2018
Hearing Loops – Helping the Hard of Hearing Community
What’s all this noise about Hearing Loops?
As you may have heard, New York City has recently signed into law a requirement for Hearing Loops to be installed in building projects of a certain size, that are funded by the NYC Treasury Department. Hearing loops are a clever technology that harness the power of electromagnetic waves to directly transmit sound to compatible hearing aids; they assist in amplifying desired sounds and reducing background noise, inconspicuously and inexpensively, in all kinds of situations from large assembly halls to ticket counters. The technology has been employed in Europe for some time and is starting to gain some traction within the United States. Continue on for more information on the NYC local law and the technology…
The Magic Behind Electricity
Arriving home after a long day of work, you might turn on the lights, put some dinner in the microwave, and put on the TV to watch that episode of your favorite show to help you unwind – pretty typical. Many people never come to the realization that all of these scenarios involve electricity. In fact, almost everything we do and take for granted requires electricity to function (even your car requires a battery). For many people, the mention of this word, or the words “voltage” and “current” are enough to send the brain into a state of either panic or indifference.
Collado Engineering
Over the last 25 years, engineers and architects have strayed from the core values of their professions and pursued policies that reduced their involvement in projects for the sake of maximizing profits. This shortsighted policy of withdrawing from the central role in projects has had a devastating effect, reducing the design professional ’s influence and creating the need for other entities such as construction managers (CMs) and owner’s representatives to emerge and fill the vacuum created by the retreating professionals. Due to the absence of the design professionals from the construction site, CM’s and owner’s reps have had to rely heavily on the input of contractors, who may not always understand the nuances of the design and who, at any rate, have a different objective; consequently, too often negating the value and benefits of the design.