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DUBLIN PORT HAS appointed architects to design a cycleway and pedestrian path between the Port and the city centre.

Grafton Architects will design the Liffey-Tolka project, which Dublin Port called the most important port-city integration project to date.

The 1.4km dedicated cycle and pedestrian route will link the River Liffey with the Tolka Estuary, and will go through Dublin Port lands on the east side of East Wall Road and along Bond Road.

The design for the route includes a bridge for cyclists and pedestrians to safely cross over the busy Promenade Road, which links Dublin Port to the Dublin Port Tunnel and is one of the most heavily trafficked roads in the country.

The new linear space ranges from twelve metres to nine metres wide.

The Liffey-Tolka Project will link to a second port-city integration project, the Tolka Estuary Greenway a 3.2km route along the northern perimeter of Dublin Port overlooking the Tolka Estuary.

Dublin Port said it would apply to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the Liffey-Tolka Project by April 2021. The target is to begin construction by September 2021 and to finish the project by the third quarter of 2022.

On Monday, the government announced over 63 million would be allocated to improving and expanding on greenways around Ireland in 2021.

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Commenting on Grafton Architects appointment, founder of Grafton Architects Shelley McNamara said: The Liffey-Tolka Project to connect the River Liffey to the Tolka Estuary, along East Wall Road and Bond Road is not so small but, at the scale of the City it might be considered to be. However, its transformative effect will be immense.

The currently hostile East Wall Road will become a linear Civic Space. This will form a new sense of entry to the City when travelling from the North and from the Dublin Port Tunnel.

McNanara and her colleague Yvonne Farrell won the Pritzker Prize this year architectures highest award.

She continued: The drama, scale and animation of the Port will be revealed, joining up with the life of the City. The visual barrier which currently separates these two interdependent worlds will disappear.

The pavement area will increase from a two metre width to twelve metres, offering a safe pleasurable landscaped space for people to walk or cycle. This new ribbon of space, bridging over Promenade Road, will connect the East Coast Trail and Dublin Ports Tolka Estuary Greenway to the Liffey, terminating in a sunny public space on the waters edge. This will be a new Urban Amenity for day to day use and for enjoyment in times of leisure.

We developed a deep appreciation and understanding of Dublin Port from our work on The Flour Mill Masterplan and we are very excited now to have been appointed to bring a project as important to the City as the Liffey-Tolka Project to the consenting phase and, hopefully, to construction next year.

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Eamonn OReilly Chief Executive of Dublin Port said: Delivering Masterplan 2040 is very complex and our focus to date has been on projects which deliver additional freight capacity. However, an equally important, albeit smaller part, of our Masterplan is integrating Dublin Port with Dublin City.

We have been delivering projects such as the Diving Bell in 2015 and the Opening of Port Centre in 2017 as isolated stepping stones to integrate the Port with the City but, with todays appointment of Grafton Architects to design the scheme to link the Liffey with the Tolka, we have cut the Gordian knot of the complex challenge to open up Dublin Port to Dubliners.

Dublin Port is not going anywhere, and we are committed to developing nationally important port infrastructure in accordance with the principles of proper planning and sustainable development.

This requires us not only to cater for the needs of cargo and commerce; we must also create real gain for the citizens of Dublin.

Doing this in a small but extremely busy port requires great design and we are delighted to be working with Grafton Architects as we take on a unique challenge to integrate Dublin Port with Dublin City.

We have been working with Grafton Architects for the past year to prepare the Flour Mill Masterplan as the blueprint for the redevelopment of the former Odlums Flour Mill on Alexandra Road.

This development is an integral part of our plans to deliver the 1.6 billion of port infrastructure projects required to bring Dublin Port to its ultimate capacity by 2040.

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The need to build a bigger, more accommodating space to shelter children and their families undergoing expensive medical treatment at Baltimore-based hospitals has been more than seven years in the making.

Last year, the new $34 million Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore finally opened its doors after about two years of construction. The facility was designed and built by Beatty Harvey Coco Architects and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

Since 1982, the facility has sheltered more than 40,000 families. The new six-story, 60,000-square-foot facility is more than three times larger than the old building on West Lexington Street near the University of Maryland Medical Center. It more than doubles the Ronald McDonald Houses capacity to accommodate 1,000 more families per year.

The new Ronald McDonald House is loaded with resources for families to ease their burdens as their children go through difficult treatments. These include 54 guestrooms and nine suites for bone marrow and transplant patients, a game room for children and play room for younger kids, a large main kitchen and a smaller kitchen for children with weakened immune systems.

The walls from the lobby to the top floor are adorned with stones containing get well messages from former residents whove stayed at the shelter.

Theres also a rooftop terrace, a meditation room, a classroom space, a family business center and an outdoor playground with an adjacent picnic and dining area.

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While we have seen many projects with green infrastructure embraced in Sydneys urban centres since early exemplars such as the iconic One Central Park (Ateliers Jean Nouvel design architect with PTW Architects local collaborating architect) - a leading international example for the City of Sydneys Green Roofs and Walls Policy Implementation Plan - its uptake in more suburban areas, where there is already an abundance of green space and leisure areas, has been much more gradual.

Council initiatives are paving the way for this suburban transformation, with Sydneys The Hills Shire Councils Environment Strategy (October 2019), encouraging new and diverse habitat types, such as green roofs and walls which can complement natural areas and help grow the urban forest.

Trees can help reduce the impact of heat waves and extreme heat. (The Hills Council Environment Strategy 2019, p34).

An exemplar project for Castle Hill, designed by international architects PTW, Chateau at 16 Middleton Avenue takes sustainable principles of green infrastructure design from its city precedents (One Central Park, The Alexander at Barangaroo) and adapts them to an appropriate response for this area which is undergoing significant growth and revitalisation.

The current urban scale of the area consists of low-rise free standing dwellings, however, this urban character is likely to change in areas with close proximity to the Showground Metro Station.

Our clients wanted a high-end but quintessentially vernacular, sustainable response to apartment and townhouse living for this project in the picturesque Hills Shire.

An area known for its natural Australian bush setting and agricultural roots, the site is well-located just south of Castle Hill Showgrounds and future local centre, said Simon Parsons, PTW Managing Director, Asia Pacific.

Green roofs, integrated gardens throughout and significant areas of deep soil planting for large trees were the perfect solution for the desired aspects of leafy neighbourhood living, mixed with lifestyle, connection to community and sustainable outcomes.

Green roofs bring the benefits of an expansive backyard to apartment living, with numerous sustainable advantages, sophisticated resort-style amenities and naturally cool buildings, substantially lowering demand for air conditioning, says Parsons.

On the ground level, nestled between the four towers (comprising 296 dwellings, including one, two and three bedroom luxury apartments, town houses and penthouses) sits a Zen adventure Garden and through-site link giving residents connection and access to the future Showground train station and bus link.

The network of open space and improved connections will also encourage pedestrian and cyclist activity throughout the precinct.

As well as extensive community gardens, grassed and vegetated areas, the roof tops offer unique spaces and amenities such as a resort-style wet-edge pool, gym, barbecue areas and breakout meeting spaces.

This project on one hand brings the benefits of urban living to what was a traditionally suburban area; and on the other the spirit of the landscape and leafy character of Castle Hill to this large apartment project.

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In one of the most contentious discussions to date, months of work on drafting short-term rental regulations abruptly halted last Thursday, when Councilor Paula Schnepp of Marstons Mills chose to withdraw both a general and zoning ordinance, effectively ending consideration of any new rules. For now.

"I don't know if I'm completely surprised, given how hard it was to even get it to our meeting on the 5th," Schnepp said by phone Tuesday. "What happens next will depend on if leadership wants to bring it forward again."

Council President Paul Hebert supported delaying the votes at least until Nik Atsalis, who was elected last week to fill Britt Beedenbender's Precinct 4/Centerville council term, is sworn in. But the council annually elects new leadership in December.

"The one thing that is abundantly clear is there are a myriad of issues that have yet to be addressed," said Councilor David Bogan of Osterville. "The issue is not the ability to rent property but the ability to engage in short-term rentals."

At the council's Nov. 5 meeting, Bogan moved to table STR discussions until mid-January, and he recommended that the draft regulations undergo further subcommittee or task force study.

"We want to protect our neighborhoods, ability to rent periodically and keep out non-owner occupied renters," he said. "Let's take a little more time."

If the ordinances go back to the same committee, whats going to change? asked Councilor Jen Cullum of Hyannis, who served on the STR subcommittee that Schnepp chaired.

Schnepp and Cullum, who worked closely with town staff to draft the STR ordinances, sought to move forward with a vote.

"We put a ton of time into this 88 hours of meetings and endless public comment," Cullum said. "Weve done the work. I think we should vote on it and move onto sewers. Its becoming a crisis to me that were not dealing with a billion-dollar sewer project."

Schnepp agreed. "We have gone through a rigorous process," she said. "I believe we have arrived at a very reasonable regulatory framework. To pass this along is not fulfilling our obligations as elected officials."

An hour and a half into the meeting, even Councilor Eric Steinhilber became exasperated.

"This issue has been talked about for 18 months. This didnt just drop out of the sky," Steinhilber said. "We are failing people. We are not getting our business done. Call it a failure of leadership.

"If you have objections, come prepared with amendments," he said. "Come to a working consensus, and vote on it. Im sorry. Its just embarrassing."

In his own defense, Hebert said, "my job was to allow the councilors to discuss. Some councilors chose to not discuss. Look at yourself in the mirror before you criticize the leadership. We seem to have lost our ability to be civil."

Schnepp said she sensed there would be no consensus.

"The motion to table was a split vote (6:6), an early indication we were not going to get the support we needed for the zoning," she said. "The general (ordinance) without the zoning (ordinance) is not a good path forward."

For now, the town still has Board of Health regulations and inspections in place that govern owner-occupied rentals, she noted. "It is my understanding that town staff will be moving forward with reaching out to properties that have registered with the Department of Revenue and telling them that they also have to register with the Barnstable Board of Health."

In addition, Schnepp said town staff is looking into entering into a contract with a company that monitors STR advertising.

"That will be a mechanism to identify those properties that haven't come forward yet and the service offers a 24-hr complaint hotline," she said. "I feel confident that there will still be ways in which we identify and monitor short-term rentals in town even without these ordinances."

Nevertheless, "it's been a long year of accomplishing absolutely nothing," Cullum said in hindsight. "It's been very frustrating...the worst year in my nine years of serving Precinct 13. We have done nothing in one year. There's no leadership."

The council's next meeting is Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 18 and ZOOM.

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Debbie has been cleaning homes since 1998. She has a wealth of expertise and keeps up to date with industry best practices, especially during the pandemic. She said: Sanitizing and disinfecting as we clean is standard because it keeps you safe and it keeps us safe.

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Muncie, INIn less than 5 years, the Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization has made great strides in accomplishing its primary goal of raising awareness of the Safe Haven Law and eliminating illegal infant abandonment. On Saturday, November 7th, that mission was celebrated as the 50th Safe Haven Baby Box in the nation went live in Muncie, Indiana. Two babies that were surrendered under Indianas Safe Haven Law were in attendance at the event along with their adoptive families. The Safe Haven Baby Box is located at Muncie Fire Station #1, at 421 East Jackson Street and will be made available to the public after the community unveiling.

Indiana leads the nation with 46 Safe Haven Baby Boxes available at hospitals and fire stations and the number of available Baby Boxes has more than doubled since the end of 2019. Several communities in Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and Arkansas have plans to install Safe Haven Baby Boxes within the next year and many legislators in other states are currently analyzing or considering updating their Safe Haven Laws to allow for devices like a Baby Box.Click here for Safe Haven Baby Box locations.

Safe Haven Baby Box Inc. is a non-profit founded by firefighter/medic Monica Kelsey. Kelsey was abandoned as an infant and founded the organization after seeing illegal abandonment throughout the country despite the existence of the Safe Haven laws for almost 20 years. Kelsey created a program that goes beyond the Baby Box by offering a Safe Haven National Crisis Hotline available (1-866-99BABY1), providing direct access to counseling services to those in desperate situations who may believe they have nowhere else to turn. Safe Haven Baby Boxes receives calls from all states in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Educating communities is a top priority for the organization, which offers Safe Haven education programs to hospitals, fire stations, and schools. While social media and billboards offer awareness opportunities to others, the very presence of the Safe Haven Baby Box proves to be an effective way to increase the overall understanding of the Safe Haven Law and the additional resource for a safe and anonymous surrender.

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The Safe Haven Law in Indiana allows a person to surrender a healthy newborn 30 days old or younger without fear of criminal prosecution. Kelsey wants parents in crisis to have the necessary resources to give them a chance to find help. We know a parent is struggling with the hardest decision of their life and we are available to walk alongside anyone who feels there is no other option than to surrender the infant. Counseling and support services are available and have been used before and after a parent decides to have an adoption plan, to parent, or to surrender under the Safe Haven Law, says Kelsey.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes program costs approximately $15,000 with the installation. Funds for implementing the Safe Haven Baby Boxes program at the Muncie Fire Station were donated by Prevent Child Abuse Council of Delaware County. I would like to thank everybody involved with the Safe Haven Baby Box. The Muncie Fire Department is honored to be a part of such a great project and look forward to serving the Muncie community in this endeavor and other worthwhile projects, says Muncie Fire Chief, David Miller.

Before the first available Safe Haven Baby Box in early 2016, Indiana averaged 2 to 3 infants abandoned a year with many of them found deceased. Since then, Indiana has not had a deceased infant reported from abandonment. Nine infants have been surrendered in a Safe Haven Baby Box since November 2017. Five of the nine have taken place in 2020. The Baby Boxes have a heating and cooling feature and are equipped with alarm systems to notify 9-1-1 once the infant is placed in the medical bassinet. The newborn is retrieved from the inside of the building within minutes of the alarm notification and taken to the hospital for evaluation. Babies that are surrendered are typically in foster care for approximately a month, then placed in their permanent home.

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Ductless Heating and Cooling Systems Market: Snapshot

Owing to factors such as growing demand for energy efficient devices, infrastructure development across various economies, rising income of people in the emerging countries, and lower operating cost, the demand in the global ductless heating and cooling systems is expected to expand at a significant CAGR during the forecast period of 2017 to 2025. On the other hand, lower capacity than ducted air conditioners and high initial cost is expected to challenge the market from attaining its true potential in the near future. However, trends such as growing use of ecofriendly refrigerant and growing concern for indoor air quality will keep the market in good condition until 2025.

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Theglobal industrial refrigerationmarkethas shown steady growth over the last few years, and even with COVID-19 disrupting every industry, that growth hasnt majorly halted. This is due to the fact that industrial refrigeration covers a variety of different machinery and processes. As a result, these are a critical component of several industries, from food processing to construction. Without keeping specific tools or machines at a proper temperature, the entire process could be jeopardized, which, in turn, creates a ripple effect across other areas of the business. In fact, chiller systems and industrial refrigeration take up so much electrical power, it is estimated to be a consumer of20%of all North American electrical power.

Because of this, a mechanical contractor thats able to install and service industrial refrigeration systems will likely have no shortage of clients. However, this is a field that requires a specialized set of knowledge. Heres a starter guide to what industrial refrigeration entails, and the different areas that a contractor may need to service.

In essence,industrial refrigerationsystemsare machines that use the refrigeration process to remove heat from a given item. Some of the settings where this machinery is most common include:

In many cases, to make a mass amount of a given product, chilled components like water are required on a large scale. Cheese and even wine/spirits are a good example of this. In order to mass-produce these, your typical refrigerator simply doesnt have the capacity to keep the materials within a certain temperature range.

There are also high uses of these in the manufacturing world as well. In many cases, a given product will need to be tested in environmental conditions to ensure it retains its stability and function. Low and high temperatures/humidity are a good example. In some cases, refrigeration is needed to create certain plastics and metals.

How exactly does this happen? Like the refrigerator in a typical home, industrial refrigeration systems use the refrigeration cycle, a manipulation of heat transference in order to create cool conditions. Now, we can get into the specific details of how that is managed in an industrial setting.

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With this in mind, lets break down the4 key componentsof all industrial refrigeration systems.

Refrigerants: Refrigerants are the different liquids that transfer heat from one area to the other. Each of these takes on new forms as temperature and pressure cause them to change. For example, as the system gets hotter, it becomes a vapor. As it cools, it reverts to a liquid state. This creates the refrigeration cycle of heating and cooling. The most common types of refrigerations youll see in industrial settings are ammonia and R-134a. R-134 is free of halogen to help the environment and create safer conditions. Ammonia, by comparison, is older and better at absorbing heat. Other refrigerants that can be used include carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, and fluorocarbons.

Compressor:When refrigerant is vaporized due to heat, it enters the compressor, a component that raises the pressure and temperature of the vapor. In order to have an effect, the temperature needs to be higher than the condensing fluid to continue the refrigeration cycle. The compressor also serves as a pump to keep the refrigerant moving through the system. Note that your typical industrial compressor can be one of the following types:

Generally, centrifugal and crew are the most popular.

Condenser:After the refrigerant leaves the compressor, it goes into the condenser, also known as the coil. This is generally set outdoors. The condenser coil is generally exposed to something cool, so the refrigerant can release heat. This can range from outdoor air to water to other types of fluids. The release of heat causes the refrigerant to condense and go into a liquid state. The main goal here is that when the refrigerant goes out of the condenser, it should be cooler, but have the same pressure.

Three main types of condensers are used in the world of industrial refrigeration:

Metering Device:The refrigerant enters this device after leaving the compressor. This fulfills two key functions. First, it slows the flowing rate of refrigerant into the evaporator (more on this a moment). It also drops the pressure. In essence, this device is a valve between the high and low-pressure parts of the refrigeration system.

Evaporator:This is the final stage of the cycle, where all unwanted heat is absorbed. This is similar to the condenser (as it is also a coil), but here, the refrigerant is evaporated. Industrial settings use either air coil evaporators or liquid coolers.

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Industrial refrigeration companies and general mechanical contractors alike are well served by learning the fundamentals of these systems. Being able to implement this could represent a valuable revenue stream for your company. At the same time, though, whether you specialize in industrial refrigeration services or just want to treat it as an add-on, youre going to need some additional support. This ranges from tracking your equipment and workers to being able to move directives between your field and office teams.

Any business planning on working with industrial refrigeration systems should be sure that they use project management software likeeSUB. This is an invaluable source of workplace data like labor tracking and equipment usage, which helps you make more informed decisions later on. In addition, it provides a full picture of your companys financial health.

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ROCKFORD, Ill. Bergstrom Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of cab climate systems for commercial trucks, off-highway machines, military vehicles, specialty vehicles and niche automotive markets, have partnered with TransArctic to expand and grow the companys services in the school bus industry.

TransArctic will continue installations in Tulsa where Bergstrom has been installing since 2018. This will allow a seamless transition for school bus dealers throughout North America. Since 2018, the facility has been converted to handle simultaneous installations and will allow TransArctic to begin installations immediately. TransArctic will have the full support of Bergstroms engineering team and will employ experienced A/C technicians from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. The address of the Tulsa facility is 5444 S. 108 East Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma.

TransArctic will also be installing Blue Bird applications at their facility in Perry, GA. Much like Tulsa, the facility is based near the Blue Bird manufacturing plant in Fort Valley, GA. TransArctic has been installing bus A/C at this location since 2004. Bergstrom expects this state of the art facility will allow them to grow their presence even further in coming years. The address of the new facility is 101 Industrial Park Drive, Perry, GA 31069.

Bergstrom has had a constant desire to install A/C installations near the Thomas Bus plant in North Carolina. TransArctic has been operating in North Carolina since 2002. With this new partnership, Bergstrom will now be able to install their AC through TransArctic out of this facility.

We feel this really opens up a lot of opportunities for us for Thomas Bus dealers across the country, says Forrest Fields, Director of bus air conditioning. We have been trying to find a way to better serve our current Thomas Bus dealers, and their facility in Thomasville is the perfect answer.

Bergstrom has had a long relationship with TransArctic and we look forward to growing this relationship even more, added Fields. TransArctics reputation for quality work is a perfect match for the quality products we have been providing to the school bus market since 1952.

Bergstrom began producing heaters for school buses in 1952 and has grown into the largest supplier of school bus heaters in the U.S. With the new Cool Zone system, Bergstrom has taken their industry expertise in commercial vehicle HVAC systems and engineered a high performance, OEM-quality air conditioning system for the school bus market.

Each school bus air conditioning system is customizable and can consist of any combination of bus HVAC systems. Factors that determine the different types of packages specified are determined by each application and include the size of the school bus, state regulations and average weather temperatures in the different regions each bus is expected to operate in.

The installation and maintenance of the new Cool Zone systems are simple with adjustable mounting brackets and are designed with filters that are easy to service and louvers that are fully adjustable for optimal airflow control. Cooling and heating capability in the dash unit maximize occupant comfort in both hot and cold climates.

For more information about the new facilities or the Cool Zone system, please visit http://www.bergstrominc.com.

About Bergstrom Inc.

Bergstrom Inc. is the leading designer and manufacturer of cab climate systems for heavy-duty commercial trucks, off-highway machines and specialty vehicles. Bergstrom started in 1949 and has since grown into one of the worlds leading manufacturers of climate control solutions for the commercial vehicle industry. To learn more visit http://www.bergstrominc.com.

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