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The US Federal Reserve is planning up to eight separate increases of the borrowing rate by 50 basis points (100 basis points is one per cent) each time through 2022 and 2023. The “Finance Cost” section of your company’s income statement will begin to balloon this year, unsurprisingly.
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The main contractor may allege that rather than legitimately suspending performance, the subcontractor has actually abandoned the sub-contractor works, thus ‘turning the tables’ on the sub-contractor and exposing the sub-contractor to significant risk.
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Working as an independent consultant is fraught with risks and uncertainty, but the right proportion of resourcefulness and diligence could lead to a lucrative destination.
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In 2012, the population in the GCC region was 47.43 million; in 2021, it rose to 60.40 million. Peak electric load in 2012 was 97,536 MW; in 2021, it was 144,098 MW – you are talking of a 47.7% increase, while the population went up only by 27.4%.
p13 Some of the main factors that cause heat exchanger failure in HVAC systems are gasket failures or buckling of plate packs, when exposed to pressure surges, or damage resulting from poor assembly practice or a misaligned plate.
p18 The Italian government witnessed severe mortalities, which made them take a strong stand on implementing key initiatives. In addition to making the vaccination available for everybody, the Istituto Superiore della Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health) issued several reports p32 addressing HVAC requirements.
By dispersing the tracers into indoor air, and measuring their uptake with the monitors, we can deliver the first highresolution image of exactly how bioaerosols travel in every corner of an office, institution, restaurant, gym or school. Our biosafety imaging reveals how ventilation, filtration and other safety measures are working, what needs attention and where our monitors can best mitigate the risks of exposure.
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For the past 20 years, I have been wondering why the industry does not try and harvest energy from chilled water and condenser water loops.
p20 The implementation of Building Tracing doesn’t have to mean higher energy bills. There are lots of technologies available, including heat recovery solutions. p39
Finding the right air proportion goes hand in hand with demand control ventilation. VFDs play an important role here in the ventilation system to reach the required efficiency and precision level of required air flows.
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