This month’s Facility File is based on a 1,000-kW cogeneration unit with hot water energy recovery to an existing health care campus process heating system and the domestic hot water heating system that serves this health care campus.
Prior versions of LEED focused on commissioning the dynamic energy-consuming building systems for confirmation of successful implementation of LEED’s sustainability objectives for each project.
There was a time when HVAC consulting engineering firms had a stand-alone HVAC department with a registered professional engineer as the department head.
“Our VDC team coordinated with Martin Associates through the pre-construction design, working to ensure critical components were successfully integrated into the drawings.
Whether we’re talking a single building or a larger campus, proper strategy for this key HVAC component requires the right team working at the right times. Both physical and fiscal safety may depend on it.
This month’s B2B will focus on a college building program to add dormitory building smoke exhaust systems to serve existing corridors in three four-story buildings.