Engineers thrilled with cool project.Astor Place is a magnificent high-end residential cooperative at 445 Lafayette Street in Manhattan that Ettinger Engineering Associates is proud to be an integral part. What is most unique about the project from the engineering standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the is the use of an Absorption Chiller chill·er n. 1. One that chills. 2. A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller. chiller Noun 1. Heater method to heat and cool the building. This type of system provides comfort for the tenants by performing more quietly. Traditionally boilers and air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. units are utilized, however at Astor Place these are being replaced by two York York, former name of Toronto, Canada York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada. York, city, England York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. Absorption Chiller Heaters that will run all year round and cool and heat the building in all four seasons. The unit feeds Air Handling Units and Fan Coil Units in the apartments and public spaces to eliminate the use of compressors thereby operating more quietly. In case of extreme winter conditions, or where extra heat might be needed, Ettinger Engineering has included supplementary Aerco high efficiency condensing con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. type boilers and pumps in the design. An added bonus for the building maintenance is that Absorption Chiller Heater Systems are much easier to maintain. The developer of Astor Place is The Related Companies, L.P. Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects designed the building and interior finishes. Ismael Leyva Architects designed the interior layouts. |
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