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c 55 60 contents FEATURES Tac 44 Notre Dame Tackles The Heat Over the years, reporters covering football in South Bend constan became accustomed to two constants: strong teams and stifling heat. The journalists’ area offered no viable A/C installaan tion, sandwiched between VIPs above and fans and field below. Finally, the university embraced a VRF cooling strategy in a few places, rescuing students and staff elsewhere on campus as well as our colleagues in the once-oppressive press box. June 2008 COVER STORY 44 — by Caroline Fritz COOLING/VENTILAT COOLING/VENTILATION/EMS State Of The Art Arts 55 At first glance, what you see is a f job with a complex fine desig peforming arts center ventilation design. However, cast your eyes a little further around this California campus, and the story the gets into fuel cells and sophisticated thermal energy metering. eng Add the CFD modeling used by the engineers, and you’ve got a thorough design for the auditorium and surrounding spaces deserving of a curtain call. — by Edward D. Clements, P.E., LEED® AP M MOTORS Time For A Transplant? Tran Five health care institutions in New York are looking forNe approxima ward to healthy savings — approximately $320,000 — over el the next decade, having completed an electric motor audit and subsequent upgrades. This article explains how smart motor mant t i il l agement can generate a similarly sunny prognosis for other facilities in health care and beyond, and where to look for assistance. DEPARTMENTS Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Application Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Back2Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Building Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Case In Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Commissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Computers & Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Editor’s Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Efficiency Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Energy Wiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 HVAC Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 HVACR Designer Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 HydroTech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Issues & Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Letters To The Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Tomorrow’s Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 — by Bruce Benkhart, Edward Evans, and Priscilla Richards DESIGN CONSTRUCTION DESIGN / CONSTR 67 Delivery Project Delivery: What Can IPD D For You? Do They say that change is good. However, it certainly isn’t Ho good later in the design/construction process, where inadca equate planning or teamwork up front can eventually cost a lot of time and money to rectify. The author offers his ideas about it td jtl i d delivery, which ranges from integrated project planning and d li maintaining a common knowledge base for smarter decisions to coordinating meetings effectively. With real-life successes in applications ranging from hospitals to a ballpark, the five-point approach can fit like a glove for complex projects. Maybe it’ll help you get a grip on your next challenge. — by Philip Patrick Sun, AIA, ACHA 4 En gi neer ed Sy stem s June 2008

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Engineered Systems - June 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Letters To The Editor Back2Basics HVAC Challenge Case In Point Commissioning Efficiency Incentives HydroTech Building Automation Energy Wiz HVACR Designer Tips Notre Dame Tackles the Heat State Of The Arts Time For A Transplant? Project Delivery: What Can IPD Do For You? Issues & Events Computers & Software Products Application Checklist Glossary Classifieds Advertiser Index Tomorrow’s Engineer

Engineered Systems - June 2008

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