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the release of the final testing documentation, all parties have reviewed and provided input on the documents, and all parties
have a though understanding of the design
intent. A beneficial procedure our team has
incorporated into the commissioning specification is for the contractors to dry run
the system prior to commissioning. This
requires the contractors to test the systems
using the functional performance tests, to
debug and check programming and operation. RDK requires a sign-off of the dry
run prior to site commissioning. All of the
above ensure that the contractor has a full
understanding of the system operation prior
to commissioning.
Jerry Bauers: Effective execution of
any field testing effort is almost entirely
dependent on preparation prior to arrival
at a project site. While a test procedure
can be a long, complex process, its component parts should be quite simple and
clear. Each step in a test procedure should
be specifically designed to demonstrate
an element of performance clearly and
without confusion. And the purpose
of that step (or series of related steps)
Jerry Bauers
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of commissioning
Sebesta Blomberg
Kansas City, Mo.
Michael P. Feyler
Co-director,
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Andover, Mass.
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president
Geremy Wolff
Commissioning
manager
Syska Hennessy
Group
New York City
McKinstry
Bellingham, Wash.
Barney York
Project manager
RMF Engineering
Baltimore
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York: A significant number of design
firms do not have design engineers that
fully understand BAS. As a result, the
mentality is that the BAS contractor will
make it work. When this occurs, drawings and specifications lack the technical detail required to transfer the owners
project requirements to the systems within the building. Unless the CxA for the
project reviewing the project documents
is knowledgeable in the design and functionality of the BAS, owners can be left
at the mercy of the BAS contractor for
numerous costly change orders and project schedule delays. We have assisted clients with developing project requirements
they can present to the design team before
design begins for a project. When reviewing the project documents, we are already
quite familiar with the design standards
and are able to provide comments that
ensure the documents are matching the
clients requirements for the project. We
have also assisted clients by having the
BAS contractor demonstrate its programming for the project in a simulator prior to
downloading the programming into BAS
controllers on-site. This allows bugs to
be worked out in advance, minimizing
start-up and schedule delays.
Bauers: The two most often underspecified items in control systems are
the sequences of control and the alarming and reporting strategies to be implemented by the control vendor. With
regard to sequences, we will also spend
a disproportionate effort in understanding and clarifying the sequence of control
to make its translation into control code
as seamless as possible. We also work
closely with the operating teams and the
designer to define the graphics interface
and an effective alarming and reporting
strategy for the completed system. We
replace the time honored control vendor
tradition of working these things out with
the operators at the end of the job.
Feyler: What is often overlooked is the
skill-set of the building facility personnel
that is left behind when the project team
leaves. In some cases, the BAS if often
over-sophisticated for the type of building
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Bauers: In the process of commissioning containment laboratories, we
are tasked with complying with National
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for pressurization of laboratories. In these
standards, laboratories must remain under
a negative pressure at all times, including
through transient failure conditions. Working closely with the operations team and
the control contractor at a Texas university,
we were able to use the stack effect of the
exhaust system to eliminate transient pressure reversals that are inherent to systems
that respond to supply or exhaust failures
with fully closed dampers. While the concept is novel, the success of our efforts was
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be pretty common for one of our engineers to open up the electrical panel on
a rooftop unit to take amp/volt readings
or install a data logger without thinking
twice. Arc flash training has taught us
this is something to be very careful with
and there is a proper procedure to follow
and personal protective equipment (PPE)
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commissioning has been a requirement
under the energy code since 1997. However, this code has been tough to enforce.
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a compliance checklist that indicates the
commissioning has been completed. We
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FEG90
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80
threshold
FEG80
70
FEG71
FEG85
FEG75
FEG67
FEG63
60
FEG60
FEG56
FEG53
FEG50
50
40
30
20
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Fans eliminated by
65% efficiency threshold
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Figure 1: A straight-line 65% efficiency requirement would eliminate fans under 20-in.
diameter for most types of fans. A fan efficiency provision based on curves that
account for smaller fan types (such as fan efficiency grades defined by AMCA Standard 205) solves this problem. All graphics courtesy: AMCA International
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FEG rating
Total
efficiency (%)
Operating
power (hp)
Price ($)
Operating cost
per year ($)
Weight (lbs)
36
85
56
114
21,100
37,797
2,330
40
85
62
90
16,100
29,939
2,850
44
85
68
74
16,900
24,402
3,570
49
85
77
60
17,600
19,926
4,170
54
85
78
56
20,300
18,401
5,200
60
85
81
51
23,800
16,976
6,310
66
85
81
50
27,400
16,478
7,490
Table 1: Output from fan sizing/selection software offers a range of sizes to meet airflow and pressure requirements. Note all
sizes have the same FEG, but theres a considerable difference in energy consumption. The yellow-highlighted row shows a typical fan selection. The green-highlighted row indicates more efficient and long-term cost effective fan selection. The energy savings of the 60-in. fan will repay the higher first cost in less than 2 years.
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Fan efficiency provisions in ASHRAE Michael Ivanovich in the April 2013 issue
Fan efficiency provisions can be further
refined by specifying applicable sizes, 90.1-2013 are written into the section of ASHRAE Journal. To learn how fan
types, and exemptions, as well as require- that includes fan power limits. The fan power limits and fan efficiency grades
ments for third-party certified FEGs and power limits section encourages low- interact during a fan selection, read the
energy labels. The following are exam- static-pressure air distribution systems, article by Michael Brendel, PhD, in the
ples of where fan-efficiency requirements which save energy; however, it does not May 2013 issue of HPAC Engineering.
IECC-2015: The fan
based on AMCA 205 have
efficiency provisions in
been adopted or proposed
Efficiency range
ASHRAE 90.1-2013 were
for model codes and stanproposed for IECC-2015,
dards for energy efficiency
Max 15 percentage
points
with a few refinements:
and green/high-performance
FEG ratings would have
construction.
( t )
to be approved and
IgCC-2012: The 2012
labeled, measures that are
IgCCs fan-efficiency prodefined within the IECC,
vision includes a minimum
(Pt )
and were included to supFEG rating of 71 and sizport compliance checking
ing/selection window of
and enforcement:
10 percentage points from
APPROVED: Approval
peak static or total efficienby the code official as a
cy. It applies to stand-alone
result of investigation and
supply, return, and exhaust
tests conducted by him or
fans in buildings less than
Flow
Qmin
Qpeak
Qmax
her, or by reason of accept25,000 sq ft.
(cfm)
ed principles or tests by
This provision was based
on AMCA 205-2010, which Figure 2: The allowable selection range shown is based on opera- nationally recognized organizations.
had a sizing/selection win- tion within 15 percentage points of the fans peak total efficiency,
LABELED: Equipment,
dow of 10%, not 15%. as specified in ANSI/AMCA 205-12.
materials or products to
AMCA 205-2010 also listed
fan types that it does not cover, including place appreciable constraints on efficient which have been affixed a label, seal,
symbol or other identifying mark of a
air curtains and jet fans, because these fan efficiency or right-sizing of fans.
ASHRAE 90.1-2013 specifies a mini- nationally recognized testing laboratory,
types do not conform to the conditions
supporting FEG calculations. AMCA mum FEG rating of 67 and a sizing/ inspection agency or other organization
will be proposing significant changes to selection window of 15 percentage points concerned with product evaluation that
this language for the 2016 version of this of the fans peak-total-efficiency rating maintains periodic inspection of the production of the above-labeled items and
(Figure 2).
model code.
The Standard 90.1 provision applies to whose labeling indicates either that the
ASHRAE 90.1-2013: The significance
of having a new fan efficiency require- fans with a nameplate hp rating > 5 hp and equipment, material or product meets
ment in ASHRAE 90.1 cannot be over- fan arrays that have an aggregate motor identified standards or has been tested
stated. ASHRAE 90.1 is the benchmark nameplate rating > 5 hp. The provision has and found suitable for a specified purstate energy code for federal efficiency a number of exemptions, including pow- pose.
ASHRAE 189.1: AMCA has recently
programs, many utility rebate programs, ered roof/wall ventilators, fans intended
and state energy codes. It also is a com- to operate only during emergencies, and developed a continuous maintenance
pliance path for the model energy code, fans in packaged equipment that has a proposal that would insert a fan efficienInternational Energy Conservation Code. third-party certification for air or energy cy provision into ASHRAE 189.1. The
ASHRAE 90.1 also forms the basis for performance. These exemptions will help provision is identical to the ASHRAE
the ASHRAE standard for high-perfor- engineers, contractors, building owners/ 90.1-2013 language, with the one
mance (green) construction (Standard operators, commissioning providers, and exception being that the peak-total-fan189.1), and the International Associa- code officials learn how to implement fan efficiency sizing/selection window is 10
tion of Plumbing and Mechanical Offi- efficiency requirements for the first time. percentage points instead of 15 percentTo learn more about the ASHRAE age points. If the proposal passes commitcials (IAPMO) Green Supplement to the
Uniform Mechanical Code and Uniform 90.1 fan efficiency requirement, read tee votes, it could come out as an addenthe article by John Cermak, PhD, and dum for public peer review later in 2013.
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Firm
1,549,650,401
1,042,980,000
URS Corp.
550,000,000
exp
158,380,000
Parsons Brinckerhoff
156,000,000
HDR Inc.
121,765,835
Stantec Inc.
107,000,000
98,590,000
94,533,000
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Arup
88,516,976
Table 1: Top 10 firms are listed by MEP design revenue. Jacobs Engineering Group
topped the list as the No. 1 firm with 14% of its gross revenue dedicated to MEP
design. All graphics courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer
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Methodology
At the beginning of the year, the Consulting-Specifying Engineer staff collected and analyzed data
from more than 100 consulting and engineering firms. Some of the top mechanical, electrical, plumbing
(MEP), and fire protection engineering firms submitted their firms profile to the Consulting-Specifying
Engineer staff; however, not all consulting firms were willing or able to participate in this years MEP
Giants survey. The minimum MEP design revenue required for consideration is $1 million.
In 2013, more than 100 engineering firms provided their information for the MEP Giants program,
with quite a few newcomers. Because many of these newcomers are relatively large, several perennial
firms fell off the list. Data and percentages are based on the top 100 companies that responded to the
request for information; the results do not fully represent the construction and engineering market as
whole. However, with nearly identical questions asked in previous years and more than 100 engineering
firms participating this year, we present a qualified look of where the top engineering firms stand in 2013.
Engineers on staff
Electrical
engineers
43%
Mechanical
engineers
45%
Fire protection
engineers 2%
Plumbing
engineers
10%
Firm
URS Corp.
11,000,000,000
10,893,780,000
3,279,000,000
Parsons Brinckerhoff
2,637,922,000
Stantec Inc.
1,882,900,000
HDR Inc.
1,659,800,000
1,556,000,000
40
1,213,000,000
exp
527,934,000
49
STV
373,538,000
Table 2: This shows the top 10 firms by gross annual revenue. URS Corp., with the
highest gross annual revenue, reports 5% of its total as MEP design revenue.
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Transfer switches
Surge protection and power
factor correction
Emergency lighting
Fire systems and hazardous
area communications
Recessed and outdoor lighting
Ambient lighting
Enclosures
Lighting and notication
Safety grating
Wiring devices
Airow management
POWER DISTR
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STRUCTURAL &
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6%
HVAC
32%
Lighting
7%
Fire/life safety/
security 7%
Plumbing
11%
Electrical/power
26%
by the numbers
$39,519,323,856
7,905
71%
$6,062,878,885
2,285
59,853
Engineers employed by the
2013 MEP Giants
48%
Indicate they provide engineering
services in Asia
91%
Indicate they provide engineering
services in the South Atlantic region
of the United States
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63
84
42
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56
93
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45
40
70
58
50
38
86
88
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43
57
94
26
68
39
44
73
6
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FIRM NAME
Kohler Ronan LLC Consulting Engineers
Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers PSC
(dba KLH Engineers)
LEO A DALY
Lizardos Engineering Assocs. PC
M.E. GROUP Inc.
M/E Engineering PC
Matrix Technologies Inc.
McClure Engineering
M-E Engineers Inc.
MEP Assocs. LLC
Mesa Assocs. Inc.
Michaud Cooley Erickson
Middough Inc.
Morrison Hershfield
Newcomb & Boyd
Optimation Technology Inc.
P2S Engineering Inc.
PageSoutherlandPage
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PEDCO E&A Services Inc.
Peter Basso Assocs. Inc.
Primera Engineers Ltd.
Professional Engineering Consultants PA
RDK Engineers
Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering PC
RMF Engineering Inc.
Ross & Baruzzini Inc.
Salas OBrien LLC
Sebesta Blomberg
Setty Group
Smith Seckman Reid Inc.
Spectrum Engineers
SSOE Group
Stanley Consultants
Stantec Inc.
STV
Syska Hennessy Group
ThermalTech Engineering Inc.
THORSON BAKER & Assocs. Inc.
TLC Engineering for Architecture Inc.
TME Inc.
Triad Consulting Engineers Inc.
TTG (TMAD, TAYLOR & GAINES)
URS Corp.
Vanderweil Engineers
WD Partners
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Wick Fisher White
Wood Harbinger
WSP
2013 RANK
100
66
23
75
85
46
74
95
30
96
21
51
15
92
64
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35
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81%
95%
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28%
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90%
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98%
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100%
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87%
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58%
90%
29%
90%
tOtaL
EnGinEERs
14,916
3,100
11,151
897
6,037
2,133
3,250
1,904
395
728
295
1,000
382
241
636
138
318
1,420
241
157
86
440
308
91
432
76
149
189
202
155
106
78
77
148
120
43
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POWER DISTRIBUTION
& CIRCUIT PROTECTION
RanK
38
39
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FiRM naME
LOCatiOn
DLR Group
H&A Architects & Engineers
CDM Smith Inc.
Interface Engineering
Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corp.
Ghafari Assocs. LLC
H.F. Lenz Co.
ccrd partners
M/E Engineering PC
I.C. Thomasson Assocs. Inc.
Heapy Engineering
STV
CTA Architects Engineers
Michaud Cooley Erickson
BSA LifeStructures
Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc.
Triad Consulting Engineers Inc.
Highland Associates
Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers Inc.
GHT Ltd.
Coffman Engineers Inc.
Joseph R. Loring & Associates Inc.
Bala Consulting Engineers
Gannett Fleming Inc.
WD Partners
Alfa Tech
Newcomb & Boyd
Salas OBrien LLC
Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers PSC
(dba KLH Engineers)
Wood Harbinger
GPI/Greenman-Pedersen Inc.
TME Inc.
CJL Engineering Inc.
Karpinski Engineering
Spectrum Engineers
WEB addREss
tOtaL MEP
REVEnUE %
tOtaL
EnGinEERs
www.dlrgroup.com
www.ha-inc.com
www.cdmsmith.com
www.interfaceengineering.com
www.aonfpe.com
www.ghafari.com
www.hflenz.com
www.ccrd.com
www.meengineering.com
www.icthomasson.com
www.heapy.com
www.stvinc.com
www.ctagroup.com
www.michaudcooley.com
www.bsalifestructures.com
www.jordanskala.com
www.triadcei.com
www.highlandassociates.com
www.bpce.com
www.ghtltd.com
www.coffman.com
www.loringengineers.com
www.bala.com
www.gannettfleming.com
www.wdpartners.com
www.atce.com
www.newcomb-boyd.com
www.salasobrien.com
116,400,000
43,335,401
1,213,000,000
25,193,936
25,010,728
110,200,000
27,397,740
25,000,000
22,687,000
23,500,000
22,106,880
373,538,000
43,028,636
20,000,000
45,582,887
20,374,428
19,138,700
27,000,000
16,868,884
16,834,469
39,088,829
15,000,000
16,430,000
305,600,000
42,000,000
29,912,082
18,702,574
15,237,000
27,500,000
26,720,014
25,270,982
25,193,936
25,010,728
25,000,000
23,135,045
23,000,000
22,687,000
22,300,000
22,106,880
21,975,000
20,653,745
20,000,000
19,964,056
18,667,929
17,600,000
17,550,000
16,868,884
16,834,469
16,052,801
14,700,000
14,615,000
14,517,000
14,400,000
13,983,334
13,979,192
13,713,000
24%
62%
2%
100%
100%
23%
84%
92%
100%
95%
100%
6%
48%
100%
44%
92%
92%
65%
100%
100%
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98%
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217
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30
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25
www.klhengrs.com
14,072,830
13,369,188
95%
109
www.woodharbinger.com
www.gpinet.com
www.tmecorp.com
www.cjlengineering.com
www.karpinskieng.com
www.spectrum-engineers.com
13,045,904
185,000,000
16,000,000
12,992,858
12,076,943
11,108,943
13,045,904
13,000,000
13,000,000
12,841,251
12,076,943
11,108,943
100%
7%
81%
99%
100%
100%
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49
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ENGINEERING SERVICES
POWER DISTRIBUTION
& CIRCUIT PROTECTION
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100
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LOCatiOn
WEB addREss
www.harleyellisdevereaux.com
www.matrixti.com
www.leapc.com
www.p2seng.com
www.thermaltech.com
www.peterbassoassociates.com
www.rossbar.com
www.setty.com
www.wrldesign.com
www.rfsengineering.com
www.pec1.com
www.allenshariff.com
www.megroup.com
www.dynamix-ltd.com
www.wfweng.com
www.eeace.com
www.pedcoea.com
www.thorsonbaker.com
www.primerachicago.com
www.morrisonhershfield.com
www.brinjac.com
www.theges.com
www.mcclureeng.com
www.mepassociates.com
www.ba-inc.com
www.aecmep.com
www.ftch.com
www.kohlerronan.com
ENGINEERING SERVICES
tOtaL MEP
REVEnUE %
30%
38%
100%
82%
39%
92%
45%
100%
38%
90%
30%
16%
100%
100%
100%
100%
75%
53%
34%
32%
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POWER DISTRIBUTION
& CIRCUIT PROTECTION
Doug Dillie
Industry Manager Electrical Consultants
COOFrom the incoming substation to the facilitys primary power distribution and power quality equipment, and
through
PER to the primary lighting and plug-based loads, Eaton works closely with specifying engineers to help
make buildings more reliable, efficient and safe.
As the integration of these businesses evolves over the next several years, we will continue to offer all our
existing tools for designing and specifying electrical distribution systems. Those include our Consulting
Application Guide (CAG), the leading design/application guide in the industry, as well as our Product
Specification Guide, BIM models for both our standard and engineered to order products, and several other
helpful tools and resources such as the CoSpec Specifier Center for B-Line products.
In addition, Eaton provides local application expertise for all your projects. Contact your Eaton representative
to learn more or email our Consultant Support Group at consultantsupporteg@eaton.com.
AT
O
At Eaton, we are energized by the challenge of powering a world that demands more. With more than
100 years of experience in electrical power management, we have the expertise to offer solutions for today
that make a difference for tomorrow. Again, on behalf of Eaton, Id like to offer all of this years Giants my
sincerest congratulations.
Douglas A. Dillie
Industry Manager, Electrical Consultants
Eaton
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152
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56%
90
54%
52%
2007
2008
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2010
2011
2012
2013
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2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
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European bailouts of Greece (twice), Ireland, Portugal, and Cyprus, and a bailout
of Spains banks appear to have caused
buyers and sellers, especially those with
significant exposure to European debt
and equity markets, to let things cool off
before jumping back into the M&A game.
Finally, in June 2013, French President
Francois Hollande declared an end to
2009
Among the 17 MEP Giants that reported being involved in a merger or acquisition this year, there were several notable
deals that further consolidated the MEP
space. Perhaps most significant was leading Canadian engineering services firm
Genivars (Montreal, Quebec) acquisition of MEP Giant WSP Group (No. 12;
London), the global design, engineering, environmental, and energy consultancy. The transaction created a firm
with 14,500 employees in more than 30
countries and further consolidated MEP
services in Canada, Northern Europe, the
U.K., and the United States.
Among the 16 MEP Giants that reported acquiring firms in 2012, there were
a number of deals where firms sought
to bolster their existing mechanical,
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Whats next?
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BIM
for plumbing
design
Learning
objectives
Understand the basics
of how BIM can be used in
plumbing and piping projects.
Learn the advantages of
Autodesk Revit MEP software.
Anticipate some of the
challenges faced by plumbing
designers using Revit, and
gain knowledge of potential
solutions.
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Figure 2: The cylinders on the bottom left show placeholder objects for equipment
not available in a Revit loadable family.
Plumbing design can be more complicated in Revit than HVAC or electrical design because it deals with sloped
piping, a sanitary drain vent, storm
drain lines, and so on. The latest versions of Revit have improved the ability
to design sloped piping, though it can
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F a r e n h y t TM S e r i e s
Be Ready
Revit...Revit
CAD drawings
online
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Learning objectives
Time in seconds
selected, an overcurrent protective coordination study can be completed. Protective devices can consist of both fuses and
breakers. Evaluating the merits of choosing to use fuses or circuit breakers is
beyond the scope of this article. The primary focus of this article is adjustable trip
circuit breakers as the protective device.
Several parameters can be selected for
each protective device. The total number,
type, and sensitivity of the settings will
depend on the specific device. Adjustment of these parameters allows for
what is referred to as curve shaping.
Curve shaping allows for better coordination between upstream and downstream
overcurrent protection devices. Below is
a list of the common possible parameters.
Continuous current rating
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function of the short-time delay can provide better coordination when coordinating a breaker with a fuse.
Instantaneous: This setting will trip
the overcurrent protective device with no
intentional delay.
Ground fault setting (ground fault
per unit): This is the percentage of the
rating of the breaker for the ground fault
setting. Per the NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, ground fault cannot exceed
1,200 amps, regardless of the size of the
breaker.
Ground fault delay: This setting
allows for a time delay before ground
fault pickup, which allows for better selective coordination
between multiple
Selective coordination in elevators
levels of ground
fault protection. In
Selective coordination is required when more than one elevator is
addition, the time
supplied by a common feeder, per NEC Article 620-62. Figure 2 shows an
delay cannot exceed
example of a coordination study illustrating the feeder breaker overcur1 second (60 cycles)
rent protection, the elevator fuse overcurrent protection, and the elevator
for ground fault curmotor start-up curves.
rents of 3,000 amps
or more.
Current in amperes
1000
EV BRKR
100
PAS EL2 30 HP
PAS EL1 15 HP
10
100 AF
Time in seconds
70 AF
0.10
0.01
0.5 1
10
100
1K
10K
Figure 2: The graph indicates a 200 amp breaker in the main distribution gear feeding an elevator control panel with a 100 amp
and a 70 amp fuse. The study must ensure that the two fuses
will trip in a fault condition in any one of the separate elevator
feeders and will not trip the 200 amp main breaker. A fault in
one of the elevator feeders that took out the main breaker would
essentially take out both elevators.
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Time in seconds
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Figure 4: This is an aerial shot of the construction of the SABEY Intergate Quincy
Data Center Facility. Lane Coburn & Assocs. worked closely with the owner, electrical
contractor, and switchgear vendors to ensure proper coordination between all overcurrent protective devices for optimum protection and uptime of the facility.
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Integration:
Building automation
and fire alarms
Learning
objectives
Understand the efficiencies
of integrating building automation with fire protection
systems.
Name various communication protocols, such as BACnet and LonTalk.
Learn about inspection and
testing of systems.
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Integration examples
When the fire alarm system takes control of equipment that is not a listed component of the fire alarm control unit, the
fire alarm system must either override
the natural operating mode of the building equipment or pass off that command
via a simple switch or data communications to the building mechanical systems.
Likewise, each manufacturers BAS has
its own protocol for monitoring conditions and communicating operational
commands to maintain the proper building
environment and efficiency. There are also
standard open communication protocols
such as LonTalk and BACnet that can be
used to communicate with a multitude of
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sing a fire/smoke damper that is part of an engineered smoke control system complying with
International Building Code Section 909 as an example, at each damper location we have a
smoke detector for detection of smoke, an actuator that controls the opening and closing of the
damper, and an end switch to provide positive confirmation of the damper open and closed position. Because the fire alarm system already needs to have circuitry to this location for individual
smoke or duct smoke detectors, that same pair of wires can be used to monitor the open and
closed position of the damper, essentially eliminating two pairs of wires back to the BAS controller. The position status signals of the damper can then be transmitted from the fire alarm system,
through the gateway, and into the BAS along with the active alarm point information. This leaves
the wiring to the actuator as the only BAS wiring needed at the damper location.
As another example, lets use a stairway pressurization fan that is being controlled by a variable
frequency drive (VFD). Typically, a VFD would be connected to the BAS via a digital signal while
the fire alarm system would provide override of the VFD using dry contacts to stop it or put it into
a smoke mode condition. Allowing the BAS to perform all of the control functions permits the
adjustment of the fan speed through the BAS to regulate for atmospheric conditions by employing
other equipment connected to the BAS, such a digital differential pressure sensors. Using the BAS
solely for control eliminates any connection to the fire alarm system, with the activation commands being sent through the gateway.
Taking advantage of the aforementioned efficiencies gained by integrating the BAS with the fire
alarm system requires planning in the design process. This planning process is the same whether
it is a design build or a design assist type of project delivery. The building owner and operator
must be involved in the process of establishing the design criteria or at the least have influence
over it. In a typical design build or design assist process, the integration of these two systems is
an afterthought and often never considered. The end user must be made to understand that the
efficiencies gained by integration will pay dividends long into the lifecycle of the building.
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After all the work is done by the engineers, contractors, inspectors, and the AHJ,
the integrated system operation is
approved and the owner receives
its total cost of ownership and,
eventually, its final certificate
of occupancy. However, the
project is not over. It is critical
that the owner receives and carefully stores all record documents
related to the integrated system.
As a building ages, things change
Inspection and testing
and systems are modified. When
Integrated systems require
changes occur, the contractors
enough time to test and to verify
making the changes can use the
that the system interoperability is
documentation to maintain the
functioning properly. It is imporinteroperability of the integrated
tant that the engineer as well as
system as well as revise the drawthe installing contractor and the
ings to reflect changes made. In
equipment vendors understand
addition, the modified systems
the impact of these requirements Figure 3: Integrated building management systems offer
should be retested to confirm
on providing an approved and many possibilities. Courtesy: Honeywell
their revised performance. Docucode compliant installation.
Due to the complexity of these systems tion, the individual fan can be adjusted to mentation of the testing should be incorpoand the required integration, testing must limit its airflow to the stair, resulting in rated with the existing record documents.
Integrating fire protection and fire alarm
confirm that the functions and sequences a lower level of pressure affecting door
work correctly under both automatic and opening forces. Similarly, for individual systems with BAS can be cost-effective
zone smoke control system performance, and provide a more efficient operation. It
manual modes.
The inspection and testing of integrated the fan speed can be adjusted on a zone- is imperative that the design and installasystems is usually exasperating and time- by-zone basis, based on the fire alarm sig- tion is well planned and coordinated, and
that the system is properly maintained
consuming, and often requires multiple nal received by the BAS.
The downside to this operation is that the over its lifetime.
rounds of retesting before all the deficiencies are corrected. This is often caused BAS controls are typically located remotedue to all of these different systems being ly to the fire alarm control panel and the Jon Kapis is the operations manager in the
completed late in the schedule and not firefighters smoke control panel, both of Seattle office of The RJA Group, and has
enough time to get the kinks out prior which normally reside in a fire command more than 32 years of experience in fire
to final testing. Anything that can expedite room. BAS controls and system components alarm and building systems integration.
the commissioning process is beneficial to are usually located for the convenience of Rick Lewis is a senior consultant in the
the buildings staff and HVAC equipment. San Francisco office of The RJA Group,
the overall project.
One of the advantages of using the BAS Under test conditions, additional personnel with more than 28 years of experience in
as an integrated part of the smoke control may be required to monitor the BAS controls the fire and security alarm industry. Craig
Studer is vice president in the Chicago
system is the systems ability to modify to make any required modifications.
While modifying fan output for each office of The RJA Group, with more than
operating conditions to accommodate
actual ambient conditions through the smoke zone condition is a more expedient 30 years of consulting experience in builduse of VFDs. The design of the smoke method to obtain approval, it also provides ing commissioning and system integration.
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IAQ
in health care
settings
Learning
objectives
Understand data from Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in order to better
design hospital air systems.
Know which codes and
standards pertain to indoor
air quality (IAQ) in hospitals.
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Figure 2: This building information modeling (BIM) representation of Bell Memorial Hospital in Alpena, Mich., shows its associated ductwork.
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Operating rooms, protective environment rooms, and burn units are required
by the standard to have Type E, nonaspirating air devices located in the ceiling. These are typically laminar flow diffusers. Nonlaminar flow diffusers can
entrain room air into their supply pattern
and potentially carry airborne bacteria
toward the patient. The diffusers should
be located directly over the patient and
the return or exhaust should be located
away from the patient with two devices
at or near floor level located diagonally
Acinetobacter
Common source
Soil and
Transmitted by
Contact
n Contaminated
medicines
B. cepacia
n Devices
n Person to person
contact
Leads to
n Pneumonia
n Other infections
Typical in
ICU
Reduce risk by
n Hand hygiene
n Other infections
Respiratory
infections
Immune
suppressed
Hand hygiene
Clostridium difficile
Infected surfaces
Contact
Colitis
Immune
suppressed
Disinfecting surfaces
Clostridium sordellii
Rare
Not known
Pneumonia, etc.
Obstetrics/
gynecology
Being researched
Enterobacteriaceae (drug
resistant)
Human gut
Contact
Infection
Long-term care
Hand hygiene
Hepatitis
Infected people
Contact
Liver disease
Specific
populations
n Disinfecting devices
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV)
Infected people
Rare in hospital
setting
AIDS/infections
Specific
populations
Personal protective
equipment
Influenza
Community
(seasonal)
Airborne or contact
Flu
General
population
Flu vaccine
Klebsiella
Human gut
Contact
Pneumonia, etc.
General
population
Hand hygiene
10
MRSA
(drug-resistant)
Human nose
Contact
Skin infections
Surgery patients
Hand hygiene
11
M. abscessus
Open wounds
Skin infections
Wound patients
Wound hygiene
n Hand hygiene
12
Norovirus
Human gut
Contact
Nausea, diarrhea
Immune
suppressed
13
Staphylococcus aureus
Skin
Contact
Widespread
infections
Immune
suppressed
14
Tuberculosis
Infected people
Airborne
TB
Specific
populations
15
Vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (VRE)
Human gut
Urinary tract
Bloodstream
infections
Long-term
antibiotic users
n Laundering
n Surface disinfection
n Surface disinfection
Hand hygiene
Isolation
n Hand hygiene
n Surface disinfection
Based on research compiled by the CDC, this represents the most common sources leading to diseases and organism growth in
health care environments, along with potential opportunities to reduce the risk of infection.
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Figure 3: A nurse/adminstrative station is on each patient level of Oakwood Healthcare Systems Southshore Medical Building,
Trenton, Mich.
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transient loads and quickly recover from voltage and frequency dips commonly associated with cycling loads and
motor starting. In standby applications, the units reserve
power capabilities enable the generator to accept its full
rated load in a single step in accordance with NFPA 110.
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The following is an
alphabetical listing of the
participating advertisers
in CSEs annual
Internet Profile program
in-print and on-line:
Bradley Corp.
Generac
Intertek
Mitsubishi Electric
Cooling & Heating
Russelectric
Silent Knight by Honeywell
Uponor
Please visit the
participating advertiser
Websites where you will
find the latest multi-media
programs, interactive
features, and useful
product information
for engineers.
Bradley Corporation
Drives Commercial
Plumbing Innovation
Bradley Corp. (www.bradleycorp.com)
headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wis.,
designs and manufactures emergency
fixtures, commercial plumbing fixtures,
tankless water heating systems, washroom
accessories, partitions, and solid plastic
lockers. Bradleys history began 92 years
ago with the invention of the washfountain
a revolutionary public hand washing fixture
designed to save water and operational
costs in public facilities. Since then, Bradley
has developed a number of innovative
restroom products and technologies that
help engineers, specifiers and facility
owners meet their building goals.
Today, Bradley offers the greatest depth and breadth of commercial plumbing products designed for use in
schools, restaurants, office buildings, recreational facilities, airports and stadiums, and serves industrial
markets worldwide with its full line of innovative emergency eye/face washes and drench showers.
To view a variety of Bradleys key products used in commercial washrooms and locker room applications
visit http://www.bradleycorp.com/gallery.
Product spotlight: Bradleys Keltech Tankless Tempering Systems
One of Bradleys latest product innovations in the realm of industrial safety fixtures Keltech Tankless
Tempering Systems delivers instantaneous ANSI-required tepid water to emergency safety showers and
eye/face washes (www.bradleycorp.com/keltech/). Drawing energy only when needed, these tankless
water heaters are designed to be highly efficient and precise in supplying tepid water at a seconds notice
even in the most extreme and challenging work environments.
Adding to its reputation for efficiency, installation of these units is very easy since only one electrical
connection and a cold water line are needed, saving labor time and additional costs. In addition, utility
costs are minimized because there is no need to keep a 300-gallon tank heated at all times.
In addition to its Keltech Tankless Water Tempering Systems, Bradley also manufactures a full line of
innovative emergency eye/face washes and drench showers, including Halo Eye/Face Wash, SpinTec
drench shower, and the Enclosed Safety Shower.
Bradley makes it easy to specify its full suite of commercial plumbing products through a seasoned customer
service staff and the best informational tools in the industry. For a complete listing of Bradleys product
specifications, visit http://www.bradleycorp.com/3partspec.
Information
for Engineers from
Generac Industrial Power
Generac Industrial Power offers numerous
resources to engineers who visit
www.generac.com/industrial.
Product information, case studies that
demonstrate specific applications, white
papers that explore key issues in industrial
standby generator systems, and links to
industry news and articles help give
engineers insight into power generation.
Our latest case study video about a 5MW
(expandable to 11MW) Gemini modular
power system (MPS) installation at the
University of Utah, for instance, highlights
how integrated paralleling can provide
exceptional reliability, cost savings, and a
small footprint in data center applications.
When space is at a premium, Gemini
units combine the output of two 500 kW
generators packaged inside a single weather-resistant, sound-attenuated enclosure using Generacs
exclusive PowerManager control system. The case study is also available for download as a
stand-alone document.
Visitors can also learn about Generac Bi-Fuel generator solutions. The only EPA factory-compliant
bi-fuel power system, Generacs Bi-Fuel generators run on both diesel and natural gas. They cut fuel
costs and emissions, extend run-times with less onsite fuel storage, and provide the highest level of
reliability. They also comply with all regulations, meet ETL and listings, and will offer 180mph wind load
and seismic certification.
The website also offers a free download of Power Design Prothe most powerful electrical and
mechanical design and sizing tool on the market. Power Design Pro is a one stop solution center for the
consulting engineer.
Power Design Pro incorporates state-of-the-art algorithms that accurately model a loads true
characteristics, and includes full harmonic and transient analysis to ensure complete generator-to-load
compatibility. It also includes spec sheets, installation drawings, emission information, spec text library
with full inclusive design notes, and the ability to link directly to your supporting dealer for budgetary
quoting and additional support.
Finally, engineers can find a dealer near them who can help them select the right Generac Industrial
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