Engineered Systems articles from August 2008

Engineered Systems archives from August 2008

Local flavor: our host city takes sustainable strides with national implications.(Editor's Note)(Green Sustainable Building Controls Conference)(Rusty Hodapp of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)(Zaida Basora of Dallas Public Works and Transportation)(Conference news)(Editorial)
August 1, 2008... If you've been to Dallas before, you probably know that there's some distance between DFW and downtown. However, as you look over the way the agenda has shaped up for our Green Sustainable Building Controls Conference & Expo, it becomes clear...

ES calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... SEPTEMBER 22-24 Green Sustainable Building Controls Conference Engineered Systems & BACnet[R] Int. Dallas. www.esmagazine.com/GSBC ES Podcasts Free download or streaming audio at www.esmagazine.com/podcasts. ...

Engineering in the construction phase.(Back 2 Basics: Based on Cx-3 ATC/FPT software)
August 1, 2008... * The designer should manage the design phase fee so that he has adequate funds to participate in the field coordination drawing phase of construction. Refer to "Design & Construction Administration for the 21st Century" in the August 2007...

Third-party Cx and TAB engineering in the construction phase.(Back 2 Basics: Based on Cx-3 ATC/FPT software)
August 1, 2008... * Those who contract for commissioning serves in the construction phase of the job usually interpret commissioning as being startup. When the commissioning firm is hired to perform FPT, experience has shown that this approach to commissioning...

Test 237: HVAC gymnasium OPR and BofD.
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FPT AHU-1 w HW Heat & CV Single Zone Device Tag Description Reaction [ILLUSTRATION BAS- BAS Monitoring OMITTED] computer interface Normal power...

Perfect pitch: Swiss team sings praises of heat transfer fluid at new arena.(Case In Point)
August 1, 2008... The 2008 European Cup started a week early for 18,000 football fans in St. Gallen, as the Swiss National Team christened the new AFG Arena in an exhibition match against Liechtenstein on May 30, 2008. The natural turf of the pitch was in top...

Who does that? In today's process, the old boundaries don't apply, yet coordination is as critical as ever.(Commissioning)
August 1, 2008... One of the keys to the success of any complex endeavor involving multiple people is to clearly define roles and responsibilities for each individual and to make sure that each aspect of the endeavor has an individual assigned to it. This is a...

An intelligently green building: LEED[R] is not the last word on what a design team can accomplish.(Building Automation)
August 1, 2008... Long before BAS became the standard technology for commercial building control and even longer before LEED[R] became the de facto standard for defining a green building, the concept of an intelligent building was born. Of course, the...

Opportunities for motors and drives: with multiple resources and savings tactics, think of this as a pop quiz you get paid to take, with no wrong answers.(Efficiency Incentives)
August 1, 2008... Nearly two-thirds of the electricity consumed by industrial in the United States is related to motor-driven equipment--think of all the pumps, fans, air compressors, and other mechanical devices that are used in nearly every type of industrial...

Equipment startup checklist: for places of assembly: the school gymnasium.(HVACR Designer Tips)(Table)
August 1, 2008... Equipment type: Two AHUs Equipment designation: AHU-1, AHU-2 Barcode designation: 111111 Area served: School gymnasium Equipment location: Rooftop ELECTRICAL INSPECTION [Y] [N] *...

Glass box to grand casino: this design team faced a building with some unusual see-through characteristics, a city regulation, and the usual casino-related challenges. Read on for the thorough combination of engineering discussion and modeling that eventually made this Canadian casino the place for displacement.(Cover story)
August 1, 2008... In 2004, Broadway Refrigeration, a Vancouver D-B mechanical contractor, approached Cobalt Engineering with an interesting challenge: turn a "glass box" into a comfortable casino, quickly, and within a budget (naturally!). Our Cobalt team was...

Looking radiant in green.(Company overview)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When visitors enter this academy's new home, they won't only see thousands of specimens and creatures on display. An overtly sustainable design approach--including HVAC that smartly blends natural ventilation and...

Supplier listings.(Mechanical Products SOURCEBOOK 2008)(Directory)
August 1, 2008... AAF International, (American Air Filter) AAID Security Solutions AAON 2425 s. Yukon Ave., Tulsa, OK 74107-2728 (918) 583-2266 www.aaon.com Aaon provides air conditioning and heating equipment consisting of commercial...

Product listings.(Mechanical Products SOURCEBOOK 2008)
August 1, 2008... Accessories Detectors, Leak, Piping * Goodway Technologies Corp. Active Chilled Beams * SEMCO Incorporated Air Conditioners Computer Room * AAON CES Group, Inc. * MovinCool/DENSO Sales California, Inc....

Distributors listings.(Mechanical Products SOURCEBOOK 2008)
August 1, 2008... Affiliated Steam Equipment Co. AGIS LLC Air Alliance, LLC AIREX Inc. Airtech Equipment Armstrong International, Inc. Automated Building Control Systems 13119 Ripley Rd., Linden, M148451 (810) 750-9510 ...

Q&A: dehumidification in schools.
August 1, 2008... In April, Tom Durkin hosted an extremely popular ES webinar tackling humidity in schools. We ran out of time and had a slew of leftover questions, so here, his engineering team joins him in addressing them. Caveat: The questions often solicit...

Building oversight management: M&V and more: in which the author makes the case for enhanced M&V integrated into a building optimization and utility management program. It's a lot more than just metering.(MEASUREMENT & VERIFICATION)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP)(1) measurement and verification (M&V) is defined as "... the process of using measurement to reliably determine actual saving...

Temperature & humidity sensors.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The HygroClip2 temperature and humidity sensor features AirChip 3000 technology whose capabilities include the compensation of humidity and temperature at 30,000 reference points, the recording of 2,000 data points,...

Spot coolers.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... The Office Pro 63 spot cooler is a 460V, three-phase system that provide 60,000 ETL-verified Btuh. The unit is designed to cool large spaces and featured a programmable digital controller for automatic operation after hours and on weekends, a...

Portable A/C.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company's 5-ton transportable temperature system is designed for use as a temporary solution to cooling problems when repairs or replacement are being made to permanent air-handling systems. Features include easy...

Boilers.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Xtherm[TM] condensing boiler is designed to the greenest boiler/water heater in the company's product line. Available in three sizes, from 1,000 to 2,000 MBtuh, the Xtherm features 97% thermal efficiency, low NOx...

Cooling tower maintenance.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... The ScaleBlaster is designed to eliminate the formation of lime scale deposits in cooling towers without the need for water softening equipment, salts, chemicals, or maintenance. The unit's integrated circuitry system produces a modulating...

Pump selection.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company has released a slide chart for determining circulator system design and to select pumps. The new version of the chart features the company's high-efficiency MAGNA variable-speed circulators. The chart...

Geothermal heat pumps.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Envision commercial line of geothermal heat pumps is available in sizes ranging from 3/4 to 25 tons. The units feature a two-speed compressor with a 5.0 COP in heating and a 30 EER in cooling in ground loop...

Flowmeters.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... The Ellipse flowmeter features an elliptical design with aerodynamic characteristics to overcome loss of accuracy caused by fluid separation at the sensor body. Other features include a series of ports facing upstream velocity pressures and...

Boilers.
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The VF modulating boiler is designed to provide up to 88% thermal efficiency while maintaining low NOx emissions. The unit can be direct vented for up to 70 equivalent feet of intake and exhaust piping, and can be...

Humidifiers.(Products In Focus)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The XT Series electrode steam humidifier line is available with a maximum capacity of 200 lb/hr and staged (multiple-unit) maximum capacity to 400 lb/hr. The humidifiers operate automatically and use the company's...

More on responsible documents: fresh eyes and a 60/40 split will take you a long way toward success.(Tomorrow's Environment)
August 1, 2008... When I started out in this business, I was fortunate to have a few mentors who emphasized process, communication, and engineering--in that order--while other firms place a strong emphasis on engineering and little, if any, discussion on process...