Engineered Systems articles from May 2005

Engineered Systems archives from May 2005

Taking matters into your own hands.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... Howard McKew's February 2005 "Tomorrow's Engineer" column, "BAS Help? Grow Your Own," is a true statement to ongoing problem found in most buildings in the states. As an engineer with over 30 years of experience in HVAC design, operation,...

Owners develop a controlling interest.(editor's note)
May 1, 2005... Bottom line, top dollar, whatever you want to call it--sooner or later, while many of us enjoy the occasional wave of innovation that changes the way buildings can function, someone else will be much less interested in an idea's "cool factor"...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... JUNE 2005 For more events and details, visit ESOnline at www.esmagazine.com. 5-10 NFPA Annual World Safety Conference & Exposition[TM] National Fire Protection Association Las Vegas. For info, visit www.nfpa.org. ...

Back to basics[TM].
May 1, 2005... Helpful Hints * Refer to this month's "HVACR Designer Tips" associated with this chiller addition application. This month's "Back to Basics" enhances April's test by focusing on how this new 250-ton air cooled chiller CH-3 interfaces with...

Four-pipe fancoil system checks into unconventional hotel design.(case in point)
May 1, 2005... St. Augustine, FL, widely recognized as "America's Oldest City," sets stringent design and construction requirements intended to preserve the charm and feel of the city's Spanish Colonial period of 1784-1821. Designing a premier full-service...

Spot heaters are a box office smash.(case in point)
May 1, 2005... For years, movie patrons throughout the United States would normally stand unprotected from the weather before entering the theater to purchase their tickets. This is especially true if there were longer lines due to a popular showing. In...

Boston hotel stays neighborly with kitchen emission controls.(CASE IN POINT)
May 1, 2005... The Four Seasons hotel group prides itself on a luxury experience and exceptional service. It aims to provide what it refers to as the "Four Seasons experience" at its resorts and hotels around the world. Fine dining is part of that experience....

Central plant solution turns up a winner at storied gaming venue.(CASE IN POINT)
May 1, 2005... Founded in 1937, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest casino operator. Harrah's owns or manages 28 casinos in 13 different states in the United States, primarily under the Harrah's, Rio, Showboat, Horseshoe, and Harvey's brand...

LEED[TM] principles play huge role in restoring yesterday's heritage.(CASE IN POINT)
May 1, 2005... Located in Savannah, GA, the Whitaker Building possesses a storied past. The facility was constructed between 1890-1892 following a devastating fire that destroyed the previous structures on the block. At that time, the Whitaker Building had...

Louisiana hospital gets new lease on life with boiler transplant.(CASE IN POINT)
May 1, 2005... With energy prices going up, controlling the cost of running sterilizers, kitchens, and laundries was a constant concern of John English, director of plant operations for Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA. Glenwood started as...

Luxury and life safety check in together at New York Ritz-Carlton.(CASE IN POINT)
May 1, 2005... Guests at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City expect certain luxuries. Things like exceptional service and an array of amenities, breathtaking views, five-star restaurants, grand ballrooms, high-tech appliances and audio-visual equipment,...

Commissioning provider contracts: conflicts of interest need to interest you.(commissioning)
May 1, 2005... Over the last several months, this column has addressed some of the decisions facility owners need to make when procuring professional commissioning services. This month will be the last in that series and will address the question of who holds...

XML/oBIX demo at Builconn: involving multiple companies and systems worldwide, this wasn't your 'standard' product demonstration.(building automation)
May 1, 2005... I was pleased to be able to attend the first ever XML demo based on evolving oBIX standards, held at BuilConn 2005. I have been chasing this industry goal since the inception of oBIX. Everyone could and has been using XML to exchange data...

Design review and equipment startup checklist for absorption chiller--chiller addition to an existing chiller plant and distribution system.(hvacr designer tips)
May 1, 2005... Equipment type: Absorption chiller Equipment designation: CH-2 Bar code designation: 111111 Area served: Entire facility Equipment location: Central chiller plant, basement level ELECTRICAL INSPECTION ...

The commissioning process (one man's opinion).(weather report: February 2005)
May 1, 2005... Before we get started on this month's topic, all heating indicators (Figures 1 and 2) show that March was much colder than the previous two years and colder than normal. Facilities located in colder climates may have noticed a significant spike...

Timeless art, timely engineering.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... Four million people visit the National Gallery of Art each year, and they admire the works of years gone by. Protecting that experience means ensuring that older ventilation, filtration, and life safety don't paint the Gallery into a corner in...

Chipping in.
May 1, 2005... A 240,000-sq-ft casino complex in only ten months? It doesn't get done without a real team effort, and it doesn't get done well without tailoring the ventilation system to work around the facility's power distribution and use flexibility...

Protecting the past for the library of congress: from fire protection and filtration to humidity and ventilation, archival materials require careful treatment across a range of HVAC specialties. See how the design changes when the "occupants" are over a century old and the client supervises the most famous library in the United States.
May 1, 2005... The Library of Congress is one of the nation's oldest libraries and is uniquely responsible for storing, maintaining, and providing access to one of the largest collections of library and archival material in the world. Throughout its history,...

No small assignment.
May 1, 2005... When the University of Arizona embarked on its integration project, it signed up for one tough course in controls, vendors, and protocols. The syllabus also included cogeneration, thermal storage, and even condensate return systems. Show your...

Know your fans.
May 1, 2005... Fans and fan systems are significant energy consumers in many commercial applications and can be the greatest consumers in industrial applications. Concerned about being responsible for underperforming systems, designers tend to compensate for...

Thermal tracking CHP and gas cooling.
May 1, 2005... What does the future hold for on-site combined heat and power (CHP) systems? The authors think the present is steering toward smaller, integrated, and prefabricated systems, better use of available waste heat, and hot oil used for...

Conference and workshops to delve into heat pump technology.(issues and events)
May 1, 2005... The organizing committee for the 8th IEA International Heat Pump Conference announced two workshops that will be held in conjunction with the conference. These workshops, which will be held on May 30, 2005, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, will...

CHP projects earn Energy Star recognition.(issues and events)
May 1, 2005... The EPA and DOE have recognized six U.S. companies, government agencies, and institutions for exemplary combined heat and power (CHP) projects. Combined heat and power applications improve fuel efficiency by recycling the waste heat produced in...

Stulz-ATS.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Stulz-ATS recently completed an agreement with Knurr to provide an innovative solution for the IT industry--a high performance (20 kW) cooled enclosure system designed for high-density managed hosting applications.

Cimetrics Inc. announced the formation of a technology and marketing alliance with Lantronix, Inc.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Cimetrics Inc. announced the formation of a technology and marketing alliance with Lantronix, Inc., a leader in device networking and data center management, to bring new IP and Web Services solutions to the building automation market by...

Greenheck Fan Corporation.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Greenheck Fan Corporation recently received the 2004 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award for excellence from the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

Millennial Net, Inc., a leading developer of self-organizing, wireless sensor networking systems, announced that its MeshScape[TM] technology is powering JeldWen, Inc.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Millennial Net, Inc., a leading developer of self-organizing, wireless sensor networking systems, announced that its MeshScape[TM] technology is powering JeldWen, Inc.'s new Building Envelope Environmental Monitoring Service (BEEMS), which is...

Information Handing Services Inc. announced that it has acquired USA Information Systems, Inc.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Information Handing Services Inc. announced that it has acquired USA Information Systems, Inc. The move augments the world's largest published collection of engineering standards, military specs, and parts logistics solutions from IHS, which...

Bristol Compressors.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Bristol Compressors launched a new comprehensive training program for dealers and contractors.

The Alliance to Save Energy has announced.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... The Alliance to Save Energy has announced that Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. has become an alliance associate.

Climate Technology Corporation.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Climate Technology Corporation recently marked its 10th year in business with the introduction of a new line of products.

Teletrol Systems and Veris Industries announced a successful demonstration of BACnet interoperability for energy management.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Teletrol Systems and Veris Industries announced a successful demonstration of BACnet interoperability for energy management with the new Veris BACnet Energy Meter and the latest release of Teletrol's eBuilding control system.

Airguard.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Airguard's DP[R] and DP Max pleated panel filters have been upgraded from MERV 6 to MERV 7, making them ideal for collecting dusts and particulate in a broad range of commercial and industrial applications.

Parker Hannifin Corporation and Sporlan Valve Company jointly announced that the former completed its acquisition of the latter.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Parker Hannifin Corporation and Sporlan Valve Company jointly announced that the former completed its acquisition of the latter for an undisclosed amount.

Steril-Aire, Inc.(Industry News)
May 1, 2005... Steril-Aire, Inc. has moved to an expanded corporate headquarters facility in Burbank, CA, tripling its manufacturing capacity and its sales and administrative office space. The new headquarters also features a fully equipped research...

The RJA Group, Inc.'s Randolph Tucker, P.E., was elected to the NFPA.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... The RJA Group, Inc.'s Randolph Tucker, P.E., was elected to the NFPA's board of directors.

Gannett Fleming.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Gannett Fleming announced that Martha Averso was named a vice president.

A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc. announced that Richard J. Kooy, P.E., has been named vice president of business development.

Cannon Design.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Cannon Design announced that David W. Christine, AIA has joined the firm as associate vice president.

Addam Freidl, P.E., is the Chicago office's new technical group leader.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Addam Freidl, P.E., is the Chicago office's new technical group leader of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc.

Peter Basso Associates Inc.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Peter Basso Associates Inc. announced that Nicholas J. Friedrich has been promoted from electrical designer to project leader, and Michael A. Hawkins, P.E. and Neil P. Bartley, P.E. have been promoted from project leader to associate.

Guttman & Blaevoet.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Guttman & Blaevoet was recently honored for its work on Hamilton Landing, in Novato, CA, with an honorable mention in ASHRAE's National Technology Award.

Harris Consulting Engineers and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that Tonia Sulick-Kostenbauder.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Harris Consulting Engineers and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that Tonia Sulick-Kostenbauder has become a Construction Documents Technologist.

HNTB Corp.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... HNTB Corp. announced the appointment of Mary Axetell as new senior vice president.

Metcalf & Eddy (M&E).(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Metcalf & Eddy (M&E) announced that John Selstrom Jr. has joined the firm as vice president.

Pate Engineers.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Michael Thuss has joined Pate Engineers as vice president, San Antonio Services.

Alberici Healthcare Constructors.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Alberici Healthcare Constructors announced the addition of three new employees to its operations staff: Scott Menkes, project director; Phillip Lee, project engineer; and Bill Brown, project engineer.

Patrick Engineering Inc.(Engineering Beat)
May 1, 2005... Patrick Engineering Inc. announced the addition of Robert A. Jones, AIA, as vice president of architecture and manager of the firm's Chicago office.

Sprinklers shown effective in slowing dorm fires.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... An automatic sprinkler system significantly increases a person's chances of surviving a dormitory fire, according to a report issued recently by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Three NIST experiments, supported...

'Systems engineering' approach offers a new paradigm that stresses prevention.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... In protecting public spaces such as buildings and aircraft from potential chemical or biological terror attacks, an ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of sensing. Since the 2001 anthrax attacks, research has focused on developing improved...

Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. announced that William Coulombe has been appointed senior vice president and division head of the company's HVAC products division effective April 1, 2005.

Analytical Index Technologies, Inc.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Analytical Index Technologies, Inc. has appointed Jeffrey Feller their director, product marketing, with responsibility for the company's product marketing and management.

Compass Technologies.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Timothy Moynihan has been appointed Mid-West systems sales manager for Compass Technologies.

York International Corporation.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... York International Corporation announced the appointment of Kim Buchwald, currently vice president, Marine and Refrigeration, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), to the position of vice president, York International and president, EMEA.

Viega North America.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Viega North America recently recognized Bob Oates, assembly specialist; Carol Gibson, operations manager; and Eamon Tighe, manager of engineering services, for 10 or more years of continuous service with the company.

Climate Zone.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Climate Zone announced that John M. Phillips has joined the company as a job foreman.

Vilter Manufacturing.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Vilter Manufacturing announced that Gary Chafee is now the district manager covering the Southeastern part of the U.S.; Tom Melotik re-joined the company as inside sales engineer supporting field sales; Sam Gladis moved from Minneapolis to the...

Yamas Controls.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Yamas Controls announced a new leadership team and an organizational structure. New senior vice president and general manager Michael Roppolo will oversee West coast operations; senior vice president and general manager Gerald Blackmore will...

Anvil International, Inc. announced the appointment of Baxter-Rutherford, Inc. as its new manufacturer representative to cover the states of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Anvil International, Inc. announced the appointment of Baxter-Rutherford, Inc. as its new manufacturer representative to cover the states of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska for all products and market segments other than fire protection and...

Wago Kontakttechnik GmbH.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Wago Kontakttechnik GmbH, announced that Tom Artmann has been appointed president of its North American Operations, WAGO Corporation.

Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division has named Salvatore "Bud" Nardello as its new national sales director.

Pflow Industries, Inc.(Places and Faces)
May 1, 2005... Pflow Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael McNichols as national sales manager; Charles W. (Chuck) Cobb as the firm's Southeast regional manager; and Scott Heming as the firm's special projects manager.

NFPA.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... NFPA will hold its Annual World Safety Conference & Exposition[TM], June 6-10, 2005 in Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.nfpa.org/wsce.

RSES.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... RSES now offers for sale the new industry publication titled HVAC Technician Certification Exam Guide.

BOMI Institute.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... BOMI Institute has released a new dictionary that aims to help property professionals communicate more effectively by defining thousands of terms unique to the building facilities industry.

ASHRAE.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... ASHRAE has commissioned postage stamps honoring famous names connected to the HVACR industry, such as Clarence Birdseye, Willis Carrier, Mary Pennington, and Gardner Voorhees.

ARI presented Robert Wilkins, president of Danfoss, Inc., the 2004 Schulze Distinguished Service Award.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... ARI presented Robert Wilkins, president of Danfoss, Inc., the 2004 Schulze Distinguished Service Award, during its annual meeting.

The Gas Technology Institute.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... The Gas Technology Institute offers training and professional development programs for energy industry employees--from classroom courses to Internet- and CD-based courses and onsite custom training programs. Learn more at...

The Energy and Environmental Building Association.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... The Energy and Environmental Building Association will hold the 2005 Excellence in Building Conference & Expo in Colorado Springs, CO, October 26-28. For more information, visit www.eeba.org/conference/2005/expo.htm.

The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) announced the election of its new board of directors for the 2005-06 term. The following SBIC board members have been re-elected: J. Gregg Borchelt, vice president of the Brick Industry...

AMCA International announced that Sangmi Air Tech of Incheon, Korea has two dampers licensed through.(Association Agenda)
May 1, 2005... AMCA International announced that Sangmi Air Tech of Incheon, Korea has two dampers licensed through its Certified Ratings Program.

CABA partners with International Business Forum to produce CONNECT 2005 Conference.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... The CABA board of directors has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the International Business Forum. IBF will produce and manage CABA's CONNECT 2005 Intelligent Building Conference--building development, strategic partnering...

Dates set for Building Open Systems, Americas 2005 seminar series.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... The building automation and controls industry is rapidly transitioning from proprietary architectures to more flexible, cost-effective open systems. This transition is creating interesting challenges for specifiers, integrators, contractors,...

AEE Online Seminars offer quality professional instruction.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... The Association of Energy Engineers' (AEE's) 24/7 Online Seminars offer the opportunity to take high-quality professional courses and earn continuing education credit (CEU) or professional development hours (PDH) without the need to travel or...

Consumer Guide Seminars to be held in Houston, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago.(ISSUES AND EVENTS)
May 1, 2005... Spitzer and Boyes, LLC will again present its series of seminars based upon "The Consumer Guide to..." series of books authored by ES contributor David W Spitzer, Dick Caro, and Walt Boyes. The upcoming seminars will be held in Houston,...

Pump selection.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... WinCAPS 7.5 is a new program that offers selection of and information on more than 90,000 of the company's products. The program guides users through a series of choices such as flow-rate, maximum pressure, fluid temperature etc., and based on...

Online reviewing and proofing.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... The View-Pod Image Reviewer System is designed to replace faxing, overnight mail, and e-mail for engineering firms seeking instant solutions to reviewing, proofing, and approving text and graphics files online. The Web-based, interactive...

Facility maintenance.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... Facility Maintainer[TM] allows multiple Pocket PC handheld devices to collect facility HVAC maintenance and repair data on-site, and then summarizes and merges the data back at the home office. Reports can be generated from the data showing...

CMMS.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... ProTeus IV, which is based on the company's ProTeus III line, was developed specifically for use in facilities (health care, government, and educational institutions) and manufacturing (process plants) to provide improvements in maintenance...

Duct design software.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... Duct Size 6.0 is an upgrade to the company's commercial HVAC duct design software program. Based upon 2007 ASHRAE Handbook--Fundamentals, it allows the user to input a wide variety of information about a duct system, displays numerous output...

BMS.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... TAC Vista[R] 4.3 is an enhanced version of the company's LonWorks[R] network-based BMS, which features new Web applications as well as trend and event log storage in Microsoft[R} SQL Server. The program's Webstation allows users to easily...

Equivalent facilitation calculator.(computers & software)
May 1, 2005... The Equivalent Facilitation Web-based calculator was designed to provide architects and engineers with easy access to a tool that will assist in the design of audible/visible notification device circuits. By visiting www.systemsensor.com and...

Elite Software.(BITS & BYTES)
May 1, 2005... Elite Software announced the release of Chvac7 for commercial HVAC load calculations.

Echelon Corporation.(BITS & BYTES)
May 1, 2005... Echelon Corporation announced that the communications protocol underlying its technology has been incorporated into the European prEN 14908 building control standard.