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Chicago
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PE, LEED AP
BD+C,
Principal,
Engineer,
Seattle
PETER Mechanical
ALSPACH, PE,
LEED Arup,
AP BD+C,
Principal, Mechanical
Engineer,
Arup, Seattle
JERRY BAUERS,
PE,
National
Program
Executive,
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PE,
Outcome Construction
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LLC, Kansas City, Mo.
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Columbus,
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BD+C, Ohio
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TOM
DIVINE, PE,
Senior
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DIVINE,Engineer,
PE,
Smith
Seckman
Reid Engineer,
Inc., Houston
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Electrical
Smith Seckman
ReidJR.,
Inc.,PE,
Houston
ROBERT
J. GARRA
CDT,
Vice President,
Electrical
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J. GARRA
JR., Engineer,
PE, CDT,
CannonDesign,
Grand
Island,
N.Y.
Vice President, Electrical Engineer,
CannonDesign,
N.Y.C X A,
JASON
GERKE, PE, Grand
LEED Island,
AP BD+C,
Mechanical
Engineer,
GRAEF,
Milwaukee
JASON
GERKE,
PE, LEED
AP BD+C,
C X A,
Mechanical
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GRAEF, PE,
Milwaukee
JOSHUA
D. GREENE,
Vice President,
JensenD.
Hughes,
Framingham,
Mass.
JOSHUA
GREENE,
PE,
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Hughes,
Framingham,
Mass.
RAYMOND
PE,
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Arup,
Washington,
D.C.
RAYMOND
GRILL,
PE, FSFPE,
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Arup, PE,
Washington,
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JENSEN,
LEED APD.C.
BD+C,
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ccrd,
WSP Co.,
Dallas
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JENSEN,
PE,a LEED
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ccrd, a WSP
Co., Dallas
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Inc.,FSFPE,
Columbia, Md.
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KOFFEL, PE,
President,
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Inc.,AP
Columbia,
Md.
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CEM, LEED
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Oak
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Ill.
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Design
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
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Center
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Mortenson
Construction,
Minneapolis
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Construction,
Minneapolis
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L. LOVORN,
PE,
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Associates,
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Boulder
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Portland,
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Overland
Park,
Kan.
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Park,
Kan.
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CDM Smith
Inc., Boston
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Inc.,LEED
Boston
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QUINN,
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NCEES,
AP,
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Madison,
Wis.
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Inc.,
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Chicago
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AP,
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Chicago
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SCHRECENGOST,
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Group Manager
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SCHRECENGOST,
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Mechanical
Austin
Operations
GroupEngineer,
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Stanley
Consultants,
Texas
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MechanicalAustin,
Engineer,
Stanley Consultants,
Texas
GERALD
VERSLUYS, Austin,
PE, LEED
AP,
Health Care
Operations
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VERSLUYS,
PE,Manager,
LEED AP,
TLC Engineering
for Architecture,
Brentwood, Tenn.
Health Care
Operations Manager,
TLC Engineering
for Architecture,
Brentwood,
Tenn.
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PE, LEED
AP,
Wis.
Principal,
Fovea LLC,PE,
Madison,
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LEED AP,
Associates,
Campus Energy
Market
Leader,
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YOON,
PE, MEP
LEED
AP ID+C,Verona, Wis.
Lead Electrical
Engineer,
Engineers
Inc., Chicago
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PE, LEED
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24-hour, onsite facilities maintenance
staff. The systems dont necessarily need
to match existing systems at the parent
facility, because the specialized treatment
facilities are remote. This can open up
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competitive.
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expectations on how they will perform.
The Affordable Care Act was a catalyst
for health care systems to move more
diagnostic and treatment procedures
to these buildings. Doctors are sharing spaces to a greater degree. We see
increased attention on limiting construction costs. There are expectations for
increasingly shorter construction phases.
All the while, the end user still wants the
highest quality and increased flexibility.
Kolm: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores are focused on
patient satisfaction. Designing communication infrastructure and communication devices with integration in mind
is the basis of the necessary flexibility
for decisions made during the life of
the building. Minimizing the number
of cabling solutions can save construction cost, for example; connecting a
Category 6 (or 6A) to a television in
lieu of coaxial cable saves the owner
cable costs and enables one contractor to complete the work in lieu of two
contractors. Integrating the television
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control, movies, educational channels,
and review of physicians orders provides
patients with the flexibility they expect,
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Learning
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Illustrate NFPA 92: Standard
for Smoke Control Systems
and its basic guidelines.
Compare the various smoke
control terminology and
design parameters.
Recall the various equations and calculations when
designing smoke control
systems.
Goal:
Objectives:
Methods:
Approaches:
Smoke control
Smoke containment
Stairwell pressurization
Zoned pressurization
Elevator pressurization
Vestibule pressurization
Smoke refuge area
pressurization
Smoke management
Smoke filling
Maintain smoke layer interface
at predetermined height
Control smoke layer rate
of descent
Opposed airflow
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Where:
A = Door area, square feet
(square meters)
d = Distance from door handle to
latch edge of door, feet (meters)
F = Total door-opening force,
pounds (Newtons)
Fdc = Force required to overcome
closing device, pounds
(Newtons)
K = Coefficient 5.2 (1.0)
W = Door width, feet (meters)
DP = Design pressure difference,
inches of water column (Pascals).
Assuming it is a 3x7-ft door, with a 10-lb selfcloser, a 0.35-in.-wc pressure difference causes
about a 30-lb opening force. It should be noted
that the force to overcome the door-closing
device varies and can affect the maximum pressure difference some. Therefore, the 0.35-in.-wc
maximum pressure difference should be considered a guide.
Calculating pressure and airflows
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For example, if a stairwell and/or elevator hoistway protected by a pressurization system has a door that opens into
an atrium provided with a mechanical
smoke exhaust system, the atrium exhaust
rate can have a significant impact on
the pressure difference across the stair
door, hence, the door-opening force and
required fan size. Software programs such
as CONTAM also are useful for performing sensitivity analyses to determine
which variables have the greatest impact
on the design. For example, the designer
can do multiple trials to get a handle on
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pressurization system based on various
outside and inside temperatures.
Determining the design number
of doors open
Testing
Many of the smoke control design considerations discussed up to this point are
performance-based in nature. The design
criteria are given in the codes, but the
designer has flexibility in how to meet
the criteria. There is less flexibility with
the system controls. NFPA 92 and the
IBC contain specific criteria for the subsystems that control the overall smoke
control system.
Control systems must be listed in
accordance with ANSI/UL 864, Standard
for Control Units and Accessories for Fire
Alarm Systems, category UUKL. UL 864
is the fire-alarm-system test standard,
but the UUKL category is specifically for
equipment used in smoke control systems. It may be tempting for a designer
to use the building automation system
(BAS) to control the smoke control system because the controls would already
be in place and a smoke control mode
can be programmed in. This can be done,
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Duration of operation
of system
Pressure-testing methods
and requirements
Table 1: This summary compares NFPA 92 and International Building Code (IBC) stair pressurization requirements.
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unit operations and assets. With extensive experience in asset reliability and
Asset Monitoring suite of solutions. In her next role as director for Emersons
ensure user comfort and well-being. Although his role on projects entails the
offshore oil and gas industry program, she was responsible for developing and
design of everything electrical, his passions are lighting design and renew-
executing offshore industry strategies in the oil and gas segment. In her current
able energy because thats where he feels he can make the biggest difference
in the energy footprint of the buildings his company designs. Avery is a mem-
and outage events in the refining, chemicals, and commercial power industries.
With more than 14 years of experience in the process control industry, Bishops
experience includes automation projects in oil and gas, industrial energy, phar-
His career has sent him to many places along the West Coasteven to the
maceuticals, power generation, pulp and paper, and refining. She serves as a
mentor within her office and as a manager for Emersons Engineers in Leader-
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Texas Tech. After mastering design techniques and systems, he was introduced to
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in Punta Gorda, Fla.in the controls contracting industry when he was young.
an internal corporate project award. Bost was named an associate and then
graduating, he became the energy project manager for the city of Orlando,
Fla., where he served as the key advisor on energy and sustainability mat-
projects that reduced the citys utility costs and increased renewable energy
Bost has been a leader in the Fort Worth Chapter of ASHRAE for many years,
and has become a mentor for new chapter presidents and members. He also
has advanced to regional leadership positions and was nominated for a position
of Architects 2030 Challenge and works closely with BHB clients to provide
This project was the first at TCU to use geothermal heat pumps. Outside the
office, Bost and his wife, Carmen, stay busy raising their three daughters and
Boyd has been married to his wife, Angel, for 9 years. An outdoorsman and
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Electrical Engineer, CMTA Inc.,
Lexington, Ky.
BS Electrical Engineering,
University of Kentucky
which was the primary reason he became an electrical engineer. Born and
the country. He began his career with ESD in 2001 as an electrical engineer in
the firms mission critical group. He was soon put in charge of managing one
distribution, lighting design and control, fire alarms, voice and data, emer-
of the firms most prominent clients: The Chicago Board of Trade. He quickly
financial tenants that later contracted separately with ESD to develop high-
closed-circuit TV, and elevator control interfaces. One of CMTAs key elec-
tech office spaces as they grew and relocated to other locations throughout
design of MEP systems for the rapidly evolving electronic trading industry,
which has redefined the financial landscape. Bredow was promoted to vice
older adults, especially in the areas of lighting and visual comfort. Brumagen
sections of the firm to better align ESDs services with the fast-changing
and incentivizes healthy practices and behavior inside the CMTA office. He
and his wife, Robin, are distance runners, and Brumagen has run several
marathons and half-marathons. He loves to exercise and spend time with his
Kevin Chow,
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accepted an offer from CMTA and moved to Lexington, Ky., in 2010 to create
designs that offer sustainability and high performance. One of these projects is
tration, and quality control. Chow has been involved in the design of a variety
and expansions, central plant upgrades, medical office buildings, and parking
designs while maintaining a strong rapport with clients. He also takes mentoring
ton and his wife, Beth, are very active in their church. The Claxton family has
has been trusted with providing a central plant design that meets the owners
to the needs of inner-city families. They have collected and distributed food,
gifts, and other essential items to that community. Outside of work, Claxton
to produce the remaining portions of the overall project. For several years,
focuses on his family, faith, traveling, and sports. He has been a member of
Chow has been the team leader for Canstruction, which has brought in a
intramural basketball teams after playing basketball for many years through
significant amount of canned food for the North Texas Food Bank. Chow and
school. He also enjoys watching, playing, and coaching many different sports.
his wife, Emily, enjoy traveling and have been to Australia, England, Ireland,
He and Beth seek opportunities to take their three children on bike rides and
and Hawaii. He also has a passion for cooking and enjoys skiing.
hikes through the woods, as well as to merely play ball in the backyard.
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siastically completed all of the firms internal training courses for entry-level
collaborating on building designs throughout the U.K., Middle East, and U.S.
rently, DeAlba is the lead electrical designer for a number of projects spanning
neer at Primera Engineers. Delaney joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
from schools and parks to theaters and dorms. He worked extensively on the
as mechanical team leader in 2014. She was selected as the ASHRAE New
Face in Engineering in 2014 and received the Penn State Alumni Achievement
is the creation of the Primera Revit User Guide. DeAlba leads Primeras vol-
unteer partnership efforts with the Francisco Madero Middle School Mentor
dination, resourcing, and budget, she is the youngest engineering team leader
with SOMa distinction she also earned at Primera. Projects included the
each week at the ACE Mentor Program of America and serves on Primeras
design competition for the worlds tallest office tower, a LEED Gold high school
for Chicago Public Schools, and a boutique high-rise art museum in New York.
and regularly plays pickup games when at the gym. He enjoys the game so
to her life as a young female engineer. Delaney also has developed a passion
for the people and culture of Eastern Africa. Her work has led her to partner
for small roles or commercials. When DeAlba is not on the court or on the
stage, hes in the kitchen. He loves to cook and is always trying out new
Hope. She and her husband, Tom, do not have children of their own, but they
have numerous nieces and nephews with whom they video chat frequently.
Paul Erickson,
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provide innovative design solutions and computer fire and egress modeling for
all types of occupancies. His experience includes code analysis, automatic fire-
design and testing. Education is important to Fletcher, and he believes that his
in the science and technology, health care, and higher education sectors to
education at Cal Poly laid the perfect foundation for a career in fire protection
engineering. Fletcher enjoys giving back to his alma mater by staying closely
connected with the fire protection engineering graduate program and assisting
the Dane County Office of Lakes & Watersheds annual Take a Stake in
connect with him and concentrate on the task at hand. He works closely with
peers in expanding the involvement of the local San Diego Chapter of the
ports the local food bank. In his spare time, Erickson enjoys cycling, skating,
for not only the engineering profession, but also his community. He and his wife,
skiing, fishing, and being part of Madisons cultural, arts, and music scenes.
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George Fragulis,
PE, LEED AP BD+C, PMP, MP,
CEM, BEMP, 36
BS Architectural Engineering,
Kansas State University
cal engineer in 2007 at the inception of the Chicago office and has provided
engineer with Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP in Atlanta until joining Pond
leadership in helping shape its direction and success. He took an active role in
& Co. as a mechanical engineer in 2008. However, he soon found his niche
recruiting and training new staff. A measure of his effectiveness is the growth
of the Chicago office in 6 years from five staff members to more than 30,
while nearly tripling annual revenues. With expertise in data center design and
from the perspective of the firms national sustainable leadership team, Foster
and maintainability of building systems. His firm named him Employee of the
Year in 2013 and nominated him as its Top Young Engineer for the Atlanta
established the criteria required from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) soft-
ware and led a firmwide team through rigorous software evaluations, resulting
has also earned Ponds Project Manager of the Year award in 2013. Since
2011, he has actively worked with the Atlanta chapter of Engineers Without
quality for AEIs national mission critical market sector. One of Fosters passions
outside of work is cycling. He found a way to use this passion to help others
most proud of his work as project manager designing a solar energy project
through the World Bicycle Relief, the mission of which is to transform individuals
and their communities through the power of bicycles. The organization provides
gulis and his wife, Elizabeth, recognize the importance of getting children
bikes to men, women, and children in Africa who otherwise wouldnt be able
to get to school or work. What Foster most enjoys outside of work is spending
fairs at local elementary schools to promote STEM education. While his three
time with his family. He and his wife like to travel, and they bring their two young
daughters keep him busy, he enjoys finding time to run and play soccer. He
Michael Heinsdorf,
PE, LEED AP, CDT, 36
BS Electrical Engineering,
Drexel University
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BS Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
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his current position, Heinsdorf is responsible for managing and updating the
HVAC industry. He searches for technologies that will enable buildings in New
York and the Northeast to operate more efficiently, use less energy and water,
that realizing a more sustainable future and mitigating climate change is pos-
HVAC, utilities, and many other areas of construction. Heinsdorf also has
and the U.S. Department of Energy that affect the engineering industry. He
is a prolific contributor to ARCOMs blog and has written several articles for
Heinsdorfs favorite pastime. He has been sailing since he was 11 and started
the business and further building efficiency have occurred while gardening.
racing when he was a freshman at Drexel. He paid his way through college
Gerbe is still able to find time to spend with his wife and three children.
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ensen began his career at Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD) after
lighting and electrical design. Since then, she has risen to lead the electri-
cal design on some of the firms largest and most challenging projects. In
with architects, other consultants, and end users as ESDs main point of con-
her role of lead electrical engineer, she recently completed the design of the
sectors. His chief duties include mechanical systems design, energy model-
systems for several net zero energy buildings. She played an integral role
and client advocacy, he has become a subject matter expert on stack effect in
Environmental Center, which recently reached the 1-year milestone for net
tall and supertall buildings and has co-authored and presented on this topic.
zero energy performance. The photovoltaic and wind turbine systems she
designed have generated 86% more energy to date than the building has
consumed. For the past 2 years, she has served as the engineering discipline
with a student team from the University of Illinois at Chicago, providing guid-
leader for the firms 120 engineers. Lappano volunteers at a large urban com-
munity garden and has served on its management committee. She is also
an avid cyclist and endurance race specialist. In 2015, she competed in five
Trey Long,
PE, LEED AP BD+C, 32
fter earning his degree, Loftings professional career started with Arup in
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Sara Lappano,
PE, LC, LEED AP BD+C, 36
BS Biological Engineering,
University of Georgia
at Newcomb & Boyd in Atlanta. He has been an integral member of Jordan &
Francisco. In 2004, he moved with Arup to Bristol, U.K., for 8 years. He is known
Skalas engineering design team since joining in 2012. In his current role, he is
for fostering client relationships, his technical acumen, and his leadership skills.
In 2012, Lofting transferred to San Francisco with Arup, taking a lead role on
several major projects including a confidential campus for a Bay Area technology
firm, new headquarter offices for technology firms Dropbox and Splunk, and
facilities, Atlantas first urban marketplace at the Krog Street Market, museums,
church modifications, and even Amazon sorting facilities across the U.S. As a
on multiple facilities for Splunk, a downtown high-rise hotel and residential tower,
as well as multiple global projects with GE. He was asked to lead the existing
buildings and integrated interiors business for Arups San Francisco office, and
plans and ensure the continued architectural significance of its nearly 90-year
pal in 2015. Lofting actively helps junior engineers grow in their professional
environments. He organizes events for the local real estate community to foster
to engineering classes. Long has renovated the last three homes he has lived in
But his time is not entirely his own: many weekends youll find him fully immersed
and has so many ideas on any given day that his wife gifted him with a notebook
in his kids efforts on the Lamorinda swim team and baseball field. Hes known
to capture them all. He is a fan of all things art including architecture, live theater,
to cook for his architect wife and children, and in true West Coast fashion, he
and music. He loves to hike and camp. However, with three young children, he
aspires to swim in the ocean and ski in the mountains in the same day.
does not get to spend as much time out under the stars as he used to.
David Manley,
PE, LEED AP BD+C, 30
Senior Consultant,
D.L. Adams Associates Inc., Denver
BS and MAE Architectural Engineering,
University of Nebraska
quickly earned the respect of his fellow staff and his clients. He has since
environmental engineer assisting large municipal and private landfills with envi-
become an expert acoustician and has advanced to senior consultant due to his
strong work ethic, leadership skills, and excellent client service. He focuses in
advance his academic and engineering training at San Diego State University
while working part time as a facilities engineer. Mathers joined San Diego-
based Qualcomm Inc. in 2008 and soon became manager of the mechanical
engineering team at the companys Real Estate and Facilities Division. He and
video, and information technology system designs. In the 8 years Manley has
his team were responsible for planning, design, construction, performance, and
been with DLAA, he has managed more than 100 projects and has served
Building Council Colorado Chapter, and the National Council of Acoustical Con-
projects, food drives through Feeding America, camp counseling, and Adopt-
Manley enjoys riding his Ducati Monster whenever possible. He enjoys spend-
ing time with his wife, Mary, three children, and two dogs.
Shane Myrbeck, 34
Division Manager,
RMF Engineering Inc., Atlanta
BS Mechanical Engineering,
North Carolina State University
MS Architectural Acoustics,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
a uniquely subjective experience for each client. Sometimes, the best value on
co-op rotations with RMFhe was employed full time at RMF beginning
a project is to provide a quick study to answer one vexing problem; other times,
in January 2001. Nall initially worked with the HVAC group, but it wasnt
will be. Myrbeck is a technical lead for Arup-wide practices in acoustic modeling,
tunity to start a branch office for RMF. The firms success at the University
design. In addition, he is the project manager for the majority of the firms San
local presence. In May of that year, Nall relocated his family to Atlanta to
Myrbeck explores the boundaries of our sonic experience through exhibits, such
lead the new office and take on the development of an engineering team
as the NASA Orbit Pavilion and Fathom for San Franciscos Exploratorium. He is
also one of the global technical leads for the Arup SoundLab. In this role, Myrbeck
that RMF has operated the Atlanta office, revenues have grown to more
than $1.2 million and the client base has expanded from two to almost two
portable, as well as adding virtual reality and physical computing elements. Many
strong believer in standardizing processes for the betterment of the firm and
walks around with a microphone listening to the whispers of the world. He rides
the consistency of the product. Nall and his wife are raising two children in
his bike to the ferry instead of taking the subway or bus to get across San Fran-
cisco Bay. He loves watching his five-month-old son grow and learn.
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Thomas Phuong,
PE, LEED AP, 40
semiconductor-fabrication plants, microprocessor-design facilities, and other designs in high-tech industries. He quickly
to a broader spectrum of projects. He got his wish while working for a smaller
consulting firm that specializes in the unique Hawaii market. He designed his
first photovoltaic (PV) system in 2006 on Kauai. Nelson later joined Interface
the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Portland Lodge. In the past, Phuong
sible design, and LEED certified projects. He has also become a leader in
has volunteered in the Canstruction event to donate food for the Oregon Food
clinic in the Republic of Congo. Nelson has also volunteered with the STEM
the recreational and competitive level, helping boys and girls ranging in ages
from 7 to 17. When not coaching basketball, Phuong is an avid poker player,
part of an adventure on the Great Barrier Reef, where he took part in turtle-
mainly Texas Holdem. He is a student of the game and has read a plethora
egg hatching and worked with local biologists to give the hatchlings a viable
first chance at life. Nelson and his wife love to spend weekends on the nearby
who he met at the end of high school; they have two sons. The family enjoys
Shamim Rashid-Sumar,
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Colin Rees,
LEED AP, LCC, LCEA, 34
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University of Portland
ing) in 2014, bringing with her more than 16 years of experience in building
and fire code consulting, fire dynamics, timed-egress modeling, and perfor-
mance-based design. She is the firms director of business development for the
Middle East. After earning her degree, she worked for 6 years in the Baltimore-
and achieved his current role of consultancy manager in 2011. In 2007, he served
Washington, D.C., area for Rolf Jensen & Associates Inc., which merged with
in the Middle East to grow the firms Dubai operations. Her project experience
served an assignment in Pune, India, where he worked for 2 months in the newly
launched IES office, training staff on software and working to integrate them into
the consulting team. With 14 years at the firm, Rees is now the longest-serving
She is a member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Fire Code Committee and
consultant at IES. His wealth of knowledge makes him an ideal person to train
recently worked with peers on revising the 2016 edition of the UAE Fire and Life
and mentor new staff members. Rees was the lead consultant involved with
member of the UAE Code Committee, and a member of the SFPE International
dations on improved energy efficiency and occupant comfort. Rees loves to play
sports including golfing and cycling for fitness and fun. He took up hill walking
She also enjoys spending time swimming at her community pool and cooking
around 6 years ago and has since climbed more than 30 Munros in the Scottish
kid-friendly recipes with her two daughters. She recently joined karate classes
Highlands. He also took part in a local pool league in Glasgow for several years
with her husband and earned her yellow belt in December 2015.
and was even ranked as one of the top 100 pool players in Scotland.
Dareen Salama, 28
Assistant Project Controls Manager/
BIM Manager, STV, New York City
BS Construction Engineering,
American University, Cairo, Egypt
MS Civil Engineering/Construction
Management, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Kunal Shah,
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President/CEO, PBS Engineers Inc.,
Glendora, Calif.
BS Electrical Engineering,
University of California, Irvine
lence, he helped the firm grow from a group of five to the team of 58 highly
responsible for the implementation of the firms BIM 456 initiative, which increas-
es the efficiency and productivity of project control activities. As the BIM and
assistant project controls manager, she has contributed to the success of several
more than 15 years, with experience in electrical engineering design and project
projects in the New York area with the $4 billion redevelopment of LaGuardia
facilities. Shah has designed power, lighting, and signal systems for numerous
Los Angeles World Airport projects, including airport master planning, major
terminal power upgrades, security upgrades of all kinds, hangar design, and
the terminal, airside, and landside components of the facility. Salama also has
terminal renovations. He has also designed power, lighting, and signal systems
helped bring clean drinking water to a village in Kenya through Engineers Without
for educational facilities. Having ascended the ranks from intern, to drafter, to
Borders. Through the Explorer Scouts Program, she serves as a role model for
president, Shah brings the benefit of his first-hand experience from the past 17
in engineering. She has been involved with STVs team working with New York
years to every project and situation. Outside of the professional setting, Shah
middle and high school students as part of the ACE Mentoring Program. Salama
gives back to his community by mentoring and speaking to talented high school
generally likes to explore new things, which frequently requires travel. In 2015,
she traveled to Puerto Rico, South Africa, and her annual trip to visit her family
home in Egypt. To learn new things, she participates in a book club, takes French
time is an important ingredient in Shahs recipe for success. He and his wife
also an industry professionalenjoy spending time with their two young children.
BS Chemical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
BE Instrumentation Engineering,
University of Mumbai
MS Chemical Engineering,
North Carolina State University
MS Bioengineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago
inghal is the executive director and founder of Nexus Energy Center, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit. The organizations background traces back to 2008 when she was
hired with grant funding by BizTech, a local business incubator, to promote renew-
able energy. At BizTech, she was named the programs renewable energy out-
reach manager. In this role, she helped businesses and citizens understand the
many proposals for local businesses and universities to pursue funding. She and
to holding the largest project portfolio among the firms medical equipment
other like-minded leaders created Nexus Energy Center in 2010 and immediately
team, he assists with business development and plays a major role in develop-
applied for 501(c)(3) status to pursue many grant opportunities. Six months later,
ing and presenting for client interviews. Soudagar has demonstrated his ability
the first grant was won for the organization to administer what is now the Alabama-
WISE program. Since founding Nexus Energy Center, Singhal has been suc-
his credibility early and works collaboratively with owners, architects, project
cessful in securing more than $2.5 million to support Nexus projects. Singhal is
managers, and health care clinicians to guide projects from design to a suc-
commitment to high quality has driven much of the KJWW medical equipment
teams marketing success and its growing national reputation. He assists in the
training of new hires and is the leader of the teams support staff in KJWWs
other foreign-born origins. Additionally, she volunteers with the TEMP$ program
India office. He has been a proponent of the companys venture into BIM.
through CASA of Madison County. She loves sewing, reading, and hiking, and
Soudagar and his wife enjoy traveling with their two young sons, experiencing
often picnics around the neighborhood with her husband and two children.
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Elie Touma,
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MS Mechanical Engineering,
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
fter earning his degrees, Touma joined a midsize MEP design consulting company in New York City, where he designed HVAC systems for
buildings and facilities for 5 years. Then, he started working for Pepco Energy
Recently, Steimel-Clair was presented with an Award of Merit from the Illuminat-
ing Engineering Society and a Gold Medal Design Award from the Association
of Licensed Architects for her lighting design and electrical work on the Gale-
wood Elementary School project. Steimel-Clair has provided pro bono theatrical
lighting design services to Alan B. Shepard High School and the Beverly Hills
University Club. She serves on the buildings resource committees at All Day
Montessori and St. Barnabas schools and has helped these locations make
retrofits, variable air volume systems, heat pumps, geothermal systems, solar/
educated, informed decisions about their lighting upgrade projects. She mentors
technically focused students and says she has a special place in her heart for
and baker and is frequently trying new patterns or recipes. Her husband and
technologies. He had set up a training program for a full year at PES, where
children have no shortage of scarves or hats for the winter, and they are eager
taste-testers for her desserts. She loves to bike and is an avid skier. However,
her favorite pastime is traveling. She has been to 39 states, nine countries, and
three continents during her lifetime and is always looking for her next adventure.
Saahil Tumber,
PE, LEED AP, HBDP, 31
Elizabeth Valmont,
PhD, LEED AP, 35
BS Mechanical Engineering,
Maharashtra Institute of Technology,
Pune, India
MS Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan
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satile skill set with experience in architecture and acoustics. She is deeply
made an immediate impact with his technical prowess and knowledge. Within
a few months, he was entrusted with leading the mechanical design for projects
ern Californias (USC) School of Architecture, and recently earned her PhD
involving data centers, trading areas, and other critical facilities requiring high
while working full time. She has 10 years of experience in the acoustic design
acoustics, exterior and interior sound containment, and building systems noise
HVAC systems. His data center experience includes enterprise and co-location
and vibration control. At Arup, Valmont has led the design and construction of
projects. While a student, Tumber was involved with the literacy campaign in
various projects in the performing arts, education, corporate, and civic sec-
tors. Prior to Arup, she worked at the acoustic firm Veneklasen Associates.
many of them living below the poverty level. He is an avid reader and prefers to
She dedicates much of her time to students in the USC School of Architecture
catch up when commuting to and from work. Although he prefers science fic-
tion, he also likes to read engineering journals and magazines to keep abreast
with the latest trends and developments in the industry. Tumber loves to travel
in his free timeand hopes to visit the remote corners of the world. He and his
ist, Valmont is passionate about the performing arts. She is a deeply spiritual
person who has always had a fascination with world religions and spiritual
Vegas and ended with a trek at the Grand Canyon. He likes to unwind after work
practices. In her free time, she often reads about Eastern philosophies and
Western religions and enjoys finding the parallel truths among them.
BS Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MS Fire Protection Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
across the West. In 2014, he was promoted to principal. He now leads the firms
and life safety strategies, computational fire and egress modeling, perfor-
leads PAEs design teams on large, high-profile, and complex projects. Wilsons
worked in Arups San Francisco, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Boston offices
for the past 13 years. While at Arup, he has worked with computational fluid
with public and private organizations including Oregon State University, the Port
dynamics and zone models to design complex smoke control systems and
able design and reducing energy and water use in the built environment, Wilson
close to Las Vegas, a large portion of his work has been related to large,
has provided engineering solutions that, to date, have reduced carbon emissions
than 40 projects in the gaming industry has allowed him to develop unique
approaches to attain the level of fire and life safety intended by the code. At
high school students via internships and by discussing career opportunities dur-
Arup, he organizes fundraising events for Habitat for Humanity and RedR
the Oregon Humane Society, and has volunteered his time packing food at the
active mentor with the ACE Mentoring program. White is an avid drummer
Oregon Food Bank and serving meals to the homeless at the Blanchet House of
and percussionist. From 2008 to 2014, he was the drummer for Fennario, a
Hospitality. Wilson enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and twin boys.
Grateful Dead tribute band. Since recently becoming a dad, he has taken a
He is currently learning to play the violin with his daughter, and participates in
hiatus from frequent performances, but occasionally fills in for other bands
trips and backpacking excursions into the great Pacific Northwest wilderness.
and at a previous design firm, he brings a wide array of skills that go far
beyond his talent in aesthetic and technical design. Wratten moved to Boul-
location for the firm after spending several years as a senior member of
Yirak loves the high-wire act of diagnosing and solving complex, unique
quickly winning new work and growing the fledgling local group. When the
long-time manager of the group in San Francisco left the firm, he imme-
found, which took several months. He also devotes time and effort to sev-
versity campuses, and health care facilities. Yirak has volunteered with the
ACE Mentor Program since 2010, working with high school students in the
Colorado, Boulder needed funding for a new lighting lab, he helped lead
Eastside group and mentors more than a dozen high school students each
the grant writing process; ultimately, the grant was approved. Wratten has
year. He loves hitting the blacktop with his wife and kids with only a vague
played guitar for 20 years and has been a member of a number of bands.
idea of a destination, enjoying the journey along the way. He likes to camp
An avid cyclist, he has been involved with the San Francisco Bicycle Coali-
during the Washington winters on the west (wet) side of the mountains. In
tion and Boulder Mountainbike Alliance. He enjoys spending time with his
the spring and summer, he takes the camp to the east side of the Cascades.
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The fire protection engineering team put together a design brief providing
the available options and allowed the client to determine what option
worked best for the company.
So which system did the owner choose? With a limited amount of
racks in small IDF and MDF rooms, a pre-engineered solution was
desired. With the desire to use a clean agent system versus any type of
water suppression, the question became whether being environmentally
friendly was a concern. Finally, the solution came into focus when the
entire team discussed the in-rack solution using a clean agent system
as the extinguishing agent. With a means for early detection, the agent
(which is stored as a liquid and discharges as a gas) will discharge
within the rack, putting out a fire in a timeframe acceptable to the client,
minimizing any downtime and allowing operations to continue running
as if nothing happened.
The local authority having jurisdiction does require a suppression system,
so a pre-action system was specified for the protection of the space itself.
With the installation of the special suppression system, there is peace of
mind that the pre-action system would likely not discharge water into the
space because the clean agent system provides a first line of defense.
No clean agent or alternative system is practical for all applications.
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Ozone depletion
factor
Global warming
potential (based on
a 100-year horizon
relative to CO2)
Atmospheric lifetime
(years)
Method of suppression
HFC125
ECARO-25
FK-5-1-12
Novec 1230
HFC227ea
FM 200
IG541
Inergen
IG55
Synthetic agent
Synthetic agent
Synthetic agent
Inert gas
Inert gas
N/A
N/A
2,800
3,500
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N/A
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Heat removal
Heat removal
Oxygen reduction
Oxygen reduction
Cylinder footprint
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Explain the lighting designers compliance-path options
for ASHRAE Standard 90.1.
Analyze the differences
between ASHRAE Standard
90.1-2010 and 90.1-2013.
Recall how controls play a
role in lighting design.
Figure 1: The lighting design for this DSW retail store met ASHRAE Standard 90.1
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Figure 2: The lighting design at the Larimer Athletic Center at Ohio State University
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HTHV systems for warehouses
and distribution centers assure
good building ventilation and
improved winter comfort while
reducing the cost of heating.
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Stratification Issues
Air stratification is a problem because it means floor level
where people are usually working is uncomfortable. It also
means that significantly excessive energy is being used in the
attempt to achieve comfort. A possible third concern is that the
upper storage spaces in the warehouse are warmer than might
be desired for storage of certain materials. Reducing stratification has multiple benefits.
A solution sometimes taken is to install so-called air turnover
units or air rotation units. These floor-mounted units move
warm overhead air back down to floor level, and sometimes are
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The high ceilings of many warehouses and distribution centers make them
a challenge for efficient heating. The HTHV unit brings the heat down to
floor-level. Photo courtesy Cambridge Engineering.
also equipped with auxiliary heating or cooling modules. Their
shortcomings are that they use additional energy, they take up
valuable floor space, and they do nothing to meet building ventilation requirements.
According to the DOE, unit heaters account for almost 18%
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the ceiling, or is placed along an outside wall. Sidewall units are available
for installation either inside or outside
the wall. The unit uses an outside air
intake which supplies building ventilation air plus combustion air for directfiring in the unit. The heated ventilation air output is directed downward
at approximately 45 degrees by a highvelocity blower. The heated air output is
discharged at 150 F or higher, and the
high-velocity air stream punches down
through the upper air layer and pushes
warm air down to floor level.
As this heated air spreads out at floor
level and mixes with room air, it reduces
the amount of stratification. This also
acts to slightly pressurize the space, reducing cold air leaking in from building
seams and shipping doors. The volume
of air provided by the HTHV units nor-
Continuous Ventilation
The unit is equipped with a fully modulating gas burner, and can be set to oper-
ate on heating demand only, or to operate continuously, with heat being added
to the airflow as needed. The continuous-operation mode does the most to
de-stratify air in the space and provide
abundant ventilation. During times of
the year when heating is not required,
it can be operated in a ventilation-only
mode.
According to Dave Binz from Cambridge Engineering, this unit simplifies
building comfort systems. It actually replaces three classes of equipment: other
heating devices, building ventilation
equipment, and air turnover equipment.
It is a logical solution. Binz points out
that the units are customizable for most
applications, depending on air volume
needed, heating requirements, supply
gas pressures and physical installation
requirements.
The units are offered in sizes from inputs of 250 MBtuh to 3200 MBtuh. He
indicates, Our normal manufacturing
lead time is three to four weeks, and typically installation can be accomplished
in a few days, with minimum structural
modification needed. He points out that
for situations such as older buildings
where the load-carrying potential of the
roof or ceiling is limited, the company
can provide stands to support the equipment in the upper spaces of the building.
Binz indicates that the very large volume of air dilutes any combustion byproducts, which normally are water vapor and CO2. The blow-thru unit design
allows a small fraction of the incoming
air to be directed to the combustion area,
then remixed with the ventilation air.
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Rooftop HTHV units save floor space and efficiently bring heated outside air
into the working space. Photo courtesy Cambridge Engineering.
He indicates the two keys to this application are the high temperature air and the
high velocity fan, which accomplishes
the breakup of stratified layers.
Improvement in
Temperature Uniformity
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sanitation and equipment washdown. Traditionally the hot water requirement has
been met by either storage water heating
systems, or even more commonly, by steam
water heating units. Because of the volume
of hot water used, it is worthwhile to look
for alternative methods that are more efficient and can produce larger volumes of hot
water in a shorter timeframe.
Inefficiencies of Steam
Water Heating
Steam water heating systems can be
no more efficient than the boilers
that supply the steam. They may
require a large boiler to be available
at times when it is otherwise unneeded. If the boiler load is low, the
unit may be operating in the least
efficient part of its range. Add to this
the expense of boiler maintenance,
and inconvenience from periodic
boiler maintenance shutdowns.
A promising opportunity for
greater efficiency and a greater
volume of hot water is the directcontact water heater. Much of the
technology involved in direct-contact water heaters was developed
in the 1970s and 1980s. These sysThis direct-contact water heating unit is installed on the floor of a bottling plant, the type of industry
that needs plenty of hot water for washdown and sanitation. Photo courtesy Armstrong International.
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tems are especially attractive for industrial users because they reliably generate large volumes of hot water at nearly 100% efficiency.
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systems. He contrasts this with direct contact systems with 99.7% efficiency, because
these units have no stack heat losses, no lost
condensate, no idle run time and no radiant
loss while delivering hot water on demand.
output from 65 gpm to 850 gpm. According to Kemco Systems Vice President and
spokesperson John Pabalan, direct-contact
systems are not only far more efficient, but
they also are not as complex as traditional
boiler water heating systems. He adds that
because the units operate at atmospheric
pressure, the requirements of boiler codes
for inspection, overhauls, and attended operation usually do not apply.
For installations requiring very large volumes of hot water, multiple units can be installed. Photo
courtesy Kemco Systems.
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Engine-Driven Chillers
One approach is absorption chillers supplied with hot water or steam produced
by natural gas. Many institutional and industrial sites have extensive boiler capacity.
Often there is considerable excess capacity
during months when cooling is needed. An
example might be a healthcare facility or
university that has a boiler plant primarily
for space heat during the winter months,
but boilers are running at low and often
uneconomical rates during the cooling season. It makes good sense to direct this steam
or hot water capacity to appropriately sized
absorption chillers.
Absorption chillers can supplement or
Hospitals benefit from reliable energy from an engine-driven chiller, and can often profitably use byproduct
heat from the engine for a variety of purposes. Photo courtesy: Tecogen.
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Glick adds, Ours is the only packaged engine-driven chiller with full maintenance
support around the world. He notes that
the water-cooled units have great potential
for recovery of engine heat for other uses
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Direct-fired absorption chillers are an ideal solution for many industrial and institutional
applications. This series of direct-fired chillers from Broad U.S.A. is available in sizes from 40 to
3,300 tons and also provides heating and hot water. Photo courtesy: Broad U.S.A.
while double-effect machines are commonly used with gas turbine exhausts.
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Significant
Growth for Next
Decade
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A Two-Stage Industry
The American Chemistry Council recently published a
report titled The
Rising Competitive
Advantage of U.S.
Plastics. The report points out that
generally there are
two phases to plastic
manufacturing, plastic resin
production,
and
plastic
product
fabrication. In the
first stage, building block chemicals
like propane and
ethane are used to
produce
propylene- and ethylenebased plastic resins.
These are used to
form long chemical chains called
polymers.
Each
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Steel casing was hammered through the ground to create a tunnel for running
the district heating pipeline under the Canadian National Railway yard.
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District energy piping was installed under the Canadian National rail yard in
a 36-inch steel casing pipe. Specially designed casing spacers were used to
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However, if the system is expanded to the
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An area of increasing interest for district
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For example, the City of New York steam
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Other Industrial
Heating Systems
Boilers
40% to 70%
Unit Heaters
30% to 50%
25% to 70%
Infrared (Radiant)
15% to 40%
20% to 50%
20% to 50%
*Some building studies show more energy savings than listed above
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Learning
objectives
Explain the impact of variable frequency drive (VFD)
enclosure parameters on VFD
performance and operational
reliability.
Analyze the VFDs efficiency
and its ability to meet enclosure cooling-air requirements
with the new control strategy.
Outline the new control
strategy and implementation
system developed to optimize
VFD efficiency.
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2. CAFRDES = QDES /
[1.085 x (TEXT MAX - TENT MAX)]
3. TOPR MAX = (TENT MAX + TEXT MAX) / 2
4. TEXT MAX = 2 x (TAMB MAX - TENT MAX)
Where:
QDES/OFF-DES, QSEN, QTOT = VFD enclosure design/off-design, sensible, and total
cooling load
TENT MAX = Maximum anticipated drybulb cooling-air temperature entering the
VFD enclosure; depends on the location
of the enclosure (i.e., in the air conditioned area, in the area with mechanicalfree cooling, etc.)
TAMB MAX = Manufacturers allowable
dry-bulb ambient air temperature surrounding the VFD enclosure, which represents the enclosures maximum allowable operating temperature TOPR MAX
TEXT MAX - TENT MAX = Temperature differential between maximum cooling-air
dry-bulb temperatures exiting and entering the VFD enclosure
E = Enthalpy differential for coolingair exiting and entering the VFD enclosure.
Design cooling-air conditions entering the VFD enclosure are related to the
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enclosure impacts the enclosures operating temperature of 70F and flow rate
at constant entering-air temperature. A
wide variety of operating temperatures,
from 75 to 100F, might apply by adjusting the VFD enclosures cooling-airflow
rate. For instance, the increase in the
enclosure operating temperature from
75F to 85F will allow the reduction in
cooling-airflow from 100% to 33.3%. The
increase in operating temperature from
75 to 100F will reduce required cooling-airflow from 100% to 16.7%.
VFD enclosure moisture deposits,
moisture-exchange control
CAFR
Controller
VFD enclosure
Cooling-airflow rate
FMSCA
VFD enclosure
cooling-air fan
HREXT = HRENT
TENT, RHENT, HRENT
VFD or multi-speed
motor control of
cooling-airflow
via enclosures
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Figure 3: This depicts the three-way variable frequency drive enclosures comparative control parameters with constant and variable cooling-airflow rate.
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The application of developed variable coolingairflow control is advantageous from an energyconservation point of view when compared with current
control strategies.
airflow rate. In comparison, the coolingair operating temperature, humidity
ratio, and cooling load with moisture
exchange are all assumed to be related
to the same conditions adopted for the
data gathered earlier from the monitored
parameters for a 125-hp VFD servicing
a secondary loop chilled-water pump.
The top graph in Figure 3 shows
cooling-air operating temperatures
of the VFD enclosure for the current
mode when the enclosure cooling fans
are not controlled and cooling-airflow
remains relatively constant and close to
its design magnitude per the manufacturers specification (i.e., about 604 cfm).
The current control strategy uses on/off
cooling fans control for two cooling fans,
depending on the VFD operational status. When the VFD is on, the cooling
fans are running. When the VFD is off
or switched to the VFD bypass mode, the
cooling fans are turned off.
The second set of operating temperatures in the top graph of Figure 3
represents the increased design coolingairflow calculated using Equation 2.
The third set of operating temperatures in the top graph of Figure 3 is
related to the variable cooling-airflow
rate, which is applied to match the VFD
enclosures operating temperatures to
the current control strategy. The second
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Future of Engineering
BY CARL BALDASSARRA, PE, FSFPE
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill.
Forward progress
According to the loss statistics available from the NFPA, the number of
structure fires in the U.S. fell from about
1.1 million/year in 1977 to about 494,000
in 2014, a 55% reduction. In the same
period, the number of civilian fire fatalities fell from 6,505 to 2,860, a reduction
72
But, the issue is more than the number of chapters and square feet of words
in the book. There is no doubt that
some of the provisions added to the
codes over that 45-year periodfor
example, sprinkler protection and
smoke detection in sleeping occupancieshave helped reduce the losses.
But some recent provisions in the codes
have simply added to cost without materially affecting the level of fire safety.
Our technology has become more
sophisticated over the past 45 years. We
have modeling tools for fire growth and
egress. Our body of knowledge about fire
growth and human behavior in fire has
increased. But, it is ironic that as our tools
have improved tremendously, we are being
governed by an increasing number of prescriptive requirements about what to do,
when to do them, and how to do them.
It is important that the code-development process includes a rigorous
analysis of major new provisions to
assure they are cost-effective. The
code-development process should also
include a better balance of interests
to reduce the influence of those who
market their products through the
code. Piecemeal approaches to solving problems without considering the
holistic effects of all code provisions,
e.g., not using the systems concept of
risk analysis, only leads to a reduction
in design freedom and additional costs
for the public.
Carl Baldassarra is a principal and
leads the fire protection practice at
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates.
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