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Sustainability

Sustainability – Un-Definable Success in a Defined World

E. Mitchell Swann, P.E.
MDCSystems®

Consulting Engineer

This paper was originally presented at the CIBSE/ASHRAE International Conference on Building Sustainability, Value and Profit, held in Edinburgh. It has been updated slightly since that presentation.

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What’s That Smell?? Mold – The New ‘Asbestos’

E. Mitchell Swann, P.E. MDCSystems® Consulting Engineer Mold cases have become almost as prolific in the legal world as the little fuzzy devils themselves in the real world. Mold is a hot topic and claims associated with mold, mildew and related IAQ issues including EIFS leaks and failures have multiplied at an exponential rate. When

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ASHRAE Central Florida Chapter – Sustainability – Undefined Success in a Defined World

This Seminar Will Include

  • key green building elements
  • specific green risks
  • the source of risk
  • management/mitigation strategies
  • and more

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Only as Strong as the Weakest Link

E. Mitchell Swann, P.E., of MDCSystems® & James W. Haile Jr., C.P.M., of JWH & Associates Over the past 9 – 12 months or so many parts of the world have been rocked by unforeseen events – “black swans” – which have called into question some of the ideas or principals we’ve centered much of our

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Developing Sustainability Strategies – Writing Your Future History

E. Mitchell Swann MDC Systems® Consulting Engineer May 2011 Yup, yet another “sustainability” article.  It seems that this subject just won’t die.  No, it won’t.  But organizations that don’t deal with the subject just might experience that result. If you haven’t been keeping up on it, sustainability is about a lot more than eating nuts

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The Internet of Things : Managing Risk & Reward

A hot topic in the industry today is the “Internet of Things” (IoT).  The IoT is the use of “smart” devices, transmitters and systems to facilitate the real time transmission of information, control of equipment and optimized operation of systems; often including or via some Internet-based communication network.  The objective is to make the information available anywhere, easily and in real time to improve decision making and operations.  Information is collected by the devices and transmitted via a wireless network to a centralized and/or cloud-based “head end” and control commands are sent back via the same system.  The IoT has been enabled by advances in the miniaturization of computer processing power, the development of interoperable communications and processing platforms and the growing ubiquity of high-speed, wireless, broadband networks.  That’s the stuff that puts your email on your smartphone.

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