Authority gets `smart'
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The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has installed building automation systems at its offices in New York, NY, and Delmar, NY. The New York and Delmar offices of DASNY integrates smart or intelligent building systems that automatically adapts to various factors in the building. DASNY, the agency responsible for the financing and construction of most of the institutional facilities in the Northeast, has also installed system integration at its corporate headquarters building i Albany, NY.
Publication Name: Consulting Specifying Engineer
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0892-5046
Year: 1999
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Denver gets hybrid electric bus fleet
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Transportation Techniques LCC, a Denver, CO-based company, has received a contract to supply EcoMark buses to the city of Denver. Under the contract, the company will provide a total of 36 EcoMark buses, which utilize a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) propulsion system. In addition, the EcoMark bus, which is fueled by clean compressed natural gas, is the first HEV and the biggest to successfully pass the rigorous US Federal Transit Administration 'Altoona' test.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-7275
Year: 2001
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The auto electric
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Replacements for fossil fuels, cars that run on them, and hybrid cars are considered. While dependency on a petroleum-based fuel economy exists, the hybrid cars have great advantages and give some spectacular fuel efficiency. Replacing MTBE in gasoline with ethanol is of questionable value. Natural-gas-derived methanol is a better choice than ethanol, but a lobby is lacking.
Publication Name: Chemical Innovation
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 1527-4799
Year: 2001
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