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Stovetop Lasagna
"Nurturing Nature, Health, Horticulture, & Community with How-Tos & More from University of Illinois Extension educators and staff." -- Chef Gale Vyncke
Du froid
Today we unpack the literature for snow and ice management (and enjoyment). Snow and ice are present on many campuses for at least six months of every year. Cold weather technology is a surprisingly large domain with market-makers in every dimension of safety and sustainability.
Building Construction in Cold Weather
Much of our assertion that building construction in education communities resembles a perpetual motion machine rests upon innovation in a broad span of technologies that is effectively weather resistant; that along with development of construction scheduling. Today at 16:00 UTC we review the technical, management and legal literature that supports safe and sustainable construction in less than ideal temperatures.
Incredible snow removal
Facilities manager Mark Boulter explains how Northeastern is able to make its Boston campus as safe as possible while battling unpredictable winter storms.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Electrical heat tracing: international harmonization-now and in the future
In the past, electrical heat tracing has been thought of as a minor addition to plant utilities. Today, it is recognized as a critical subsystem to be monitored and controlled. A marriage between process, mechanical, and electrical engineers must take place to ensure that optimum economic results are produced.
Snow Load Calculator
Parent standard with links to previously posted representative calculations. Public proposals for the 2028 Revisions of ASCE/SEI 7 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures were submitted to technical committees earlier this month and will be evaluated by technical committees throughout the first part of 2025.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Pipe Heating
A classical thermal conduction problem: simulation of the heating of water down the length of a pipe. The inner surface of the pipe is maintained at a uniform temperature.