Crews are booked, the pumps need to run, and the utility still hasn't confirmed an energization date. A rental generator looks like the obvious fix until someone asks where its exhaust will go after the building is enclosed, or whether the air agency needs to...
Russian piped gas exports to OECD Europe fell by an estimated 50% in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. A natural gas outage doesn't always start with a broken pipe outside your building. Supply can fail upstream while local infrastructure...
Diesel's Producer Price Index jumped 34.6% in August 2023, its largest monthly increase since 1990, according to the Associated General Contractors of America, as reported by Construction Dive. That's a strong reason to watch fuel costs. It isn't a...
Natural gas can be liquefied at about -260°F into LNG, but it does not freeze solid in ordinary winter weather. Water ice and hydrates are what usually stop flow. So if methane itself stays gaseous on the coldest morning your site will ever see, why does a heater...
The generator is on order, the pad is on the concrete schedule, and the electrician has reserved a crew. Then the gas utility asks for the engine's full-load fuel demand, and nobody has it. The electrical selection came from the panel nameplate, while the...
The generator starts, the commissioning crew is booked, and the building's permanent gas connection still isn't ready. You need to prove the unit can carry its intended load without discovering halfway through the test that the temporary gas supply...
