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of personal time to educate myself so this never happens again. CSE: What’s your most rewarding experience on a controls project? WICHENKO: Our firm recently completed a multi-million dollar PLC/DDC retrofit job in a remote location. We had one minor change order. The job went in very smoothly. Both the owner and the contractor were happy with the results. The job was extremely difficult to specify and bid out, but it worked out well. SANTOS: My most rewarding experience involves taking an organization or institution and changing the way they procure, design, accept and maintain their DDC systems. This typically has involved working with operations personnel, engineers, project managers and contracting personnel to produce a set standards (specifications, drawings, sequences) for common HVAC systems and the subsequent education of users of the documents (engineers, commissioning firms) for various projects. The development, use, education and enforcement of this BAS/DDC master plan takes time and resolve to implement successfully, but over time can change the current approach: business as usual, hope and pray things come out right. CSE: Where would you advise manufacturers to invest R & D dollars for BAS hardware or software? HYDEMAN: I would love to have selftuning loops that really work, adaptive control algorithms, which have been in use for decades in industrial systems, and automated fault detection and diagnostics. However, before I spent money on any of these things, I would encourage the industry to develop and adopt a rigorous certification program for control technicians. The industry has shot itself in the foot by failing to provide qualified and well-trained technicians. They are also under bidding jobs, which forces them to cut corners. In addition to training the technicians, the project managers should be sent to business school. SANTOS: Making products easier to use, install and setup. Invest fewer dollars in the so-called open protocol hardware/software area and put more emphasis on robust controllers that are easy for their installers to configure and SIGNALS SPEAKERS EVACUATIONSYSTEMS CONTROLPANELS INITIATINGDEVICES ACCESSORIES Explosion Proof Notification Devices Model FSEX Explosion-Proof Strobe ·24VDC operation ·Corrosion resistant cast aluminum ·3/4” tap wiring conduit included ·Approved for marine visual signaling ·Indoor or outdoor mounting ·NEMA 4X rated enclosure ·Fire Listed ·850 candela Model SPHX Explosion-Proof Speaker ·Listed for Class I, Div. I hazardous locations ·Operates on 25Vrms or 70Vrms signal lines ·NEMA 3 rated enclosure with indoor or outdoor mounting Model FHEX Explosion-Proof Horn ·24VDC polarized operation ·Rugged corrosion-proof cast aluminum housing ·Fire listed for hazardous / explosion-proof atmospheres ·High dB output Call CPG SIGNALS now for more information at 1-800-577-5758 or visit us on the web at www.cpgsignals.com Input #212 at csemag.com/quickResponse Consulting-Specifying Engineer • OCTOBER, 2007 19 http://www.cpgsignals.com http://www.cpgsignals.com http://csemag.com/quickResponse

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