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Case study: Specifying a functional and practical emergency lighting system
A central lighting inverter provided power to the emergency lighting system
Case study: How to size medium-voltage power conductors
Electrical engineers sized medium-voltage power conductors at a water treatment plant
Case study: Successful equipment relocation and reuse with new compliant electrical
In this example, a district energy system’s chillers were updated, and engineers ensured the electrical system remained fully compliant
Case study: Figuring out the upgrade to hospital essential power systems
A Boston-based hospital upgraded its electrical system, including generators
Case study: Know the power system codes for emergency tunnel lighting
Understand the codes and standards that are necessary for emergency lighting in a tunnel
Case study: How two buildings handled controls
Office buildings and hospitals differ dramatically in how converged networks are set up
Case study: Battery energy storage system is solution for pharma warehouse
Project Lightyear achieved zero-carbon operations by incorporating a battery energy storage system (BESS)
Case study: Using a BESS with photovoltaics
This building combined solar photovoltaics and energy storage to reduce its electric utility costs
Case study: Combined compartmentalization strategies
A research lab fire and life safety design team determined the use of sprinklers would be used where possible
Case study: Designing a lighting control matrix
In this office building, control intent and sequence of operations for a lighting control system were created
Case study: Arc energy protection schemes
Different arc energy reduction methods used on a standardized simple electrical system
Case study: Upgrading storage to meet NFPA 99 requirements
A hospital facility reached out to provide a study of two locations within a hospital facility where medical gases were being stored
Case study: Selecting electrical systems for water, wastewater plants
In these two examples, electrical systems are compared for a water pumping station and a wastewater treatment plant
Case study: Specifying condensing boilers
A surgical center optimized efficiency with condensing boilers
Case study: Smart buildings
Two case studies highlight the aspect of smart buildings
Case study: Cost comparison of power feeder installations
Experienced designers and contractors will choose power distribution feeders to meet the specific needs of a project
Case study: Community and recreation facility
A swimming pool roof at a recreation facility required dehumidification. The facility in question was built in a town located approximately 125 miles north of Toronto, Ontario, circa 2012-2013
Accelerated project delivery amid a global pandemic
AEI provided mechanical, electrical, and piping/plumbing under an accelerated project schedule to meet ownership goals of being operational in just ten months.
Case study: Airport electrical system upgraded
A Houston airport renovation added switchgear for additional electrical support
Case study: Government building includes VRF system
An award-winning new council chamber for City of Johannesburg uses variable refrigerant flow and displacement ventilation HVAC systems
Case study: Hospital emergency power upgrades
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital emergency power upgrades
Case study: Window sprinklers for exterior wall protection
Selecting window sprinklers for fire protection
Case study: How the Texas freeze event affected fire sprinklers
The deep freeze in Texas affected many systems, including fire sprinklers and backflow prevention devices
Case study: Theater HVAC issues resolved
A theater’s rooftop units were replaced to aid in dehumidification
Case study: Vulnerability analysis of a health care facility
A vulnerability assessment uncovered gaps at a federal health care building
Case study: Calculating an exhaust system
Referencing code and using the correct calculations will allow the design to exhaust a battery room properly
Case study: Hospital surgical suites rebalanced
A hospital’s air handling system had to be reconfigured so that pressurization remained at the correct levels
Case study: Hospital sprinkler system
A retrofit sprinkler system in a hospital required additional waterflow switches
Case study: Reducing the impact of nuisance alarms
By using the correct type of programming, smoke detectors initiated a supervisory signal instead of nuisance alarms
Case study: Hospital HVAC design pivots to meet COVID-19 needs
Incorporating pandemic response design into design/build hospital project
Case study: Health care building lighting controls design
A lighting sequence of operations met energy codes in this medical building
Case study: Office building has daylighting, energy-efficient lighting
The PGA Tour Global Home was designed with a cohesive lighting design strategy in mind
Case study: Duct-mounted UV system
A duct-mounted UV system experiment showed bacteria was killed
Case study: Laboratory opts for electrification
New laboratory building is fully electrified to help achieve energy efficiency
Case study: Office chiller and cooling plant controls replacement
Chillers, pumps, and plant controls were replaced at a high-rise commercial office building in downtown Chicago
Case study: Standby power installations
How two standby power systems weathered a hurricane in 2004
Case study: Wireless lighting system achieves energy efficiency
California office building retrofit goes totally wireless
Case study: Airport expansion includes rooftop units
The HVAC system at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport required two new rooftop units
Case study: Using a hotel as an alternate care site
According to this study, there are both challenges and solutions when converting hotel rooms to hospitals
Case study: District heating supply from a combined heat and power plant
Development and operation of the combined heat and power district heating system in Jamestown, N.Y., provides energy efficiency, environmental and economic development benefits to customers
Case study: laboratory design
A lab expansion used IoT sensor technology to gather building data
Case study: University science building control systems
The Central Michigan University biosciences building included a detailed controls approach
Case study: Designing VRF for an office
Using an office building as an example, a variable refrigerant flow system is designed to meet the owner’s needs and current standards
Case study: Manufacturing plant BAS update
A manufacturing facility restructured its building automation system, which created several returns on the investment
Case study: EPSS retrofit at water treatment plant
A water treatment plant required an electrical distribution system upgrade
Case study: Upgrading a hospital’s EPSS
Engineers corrected for NFPA 110 section 7.2.3 for an existing hospital campus
Case study: Integrating medical building lighting
A health care campus took an integrated approach to its lighting systems in its first building, a medical office building
Case study: How clients benefit from VR
Virtual reality can aid in the client’s experience and overall acceptance of the project’s design
Case study: Designing for tornadoes in the Midwest
The Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine created a dual-use space to meet resilient design needs
Case study: Autodesk’s generative design artificial intelligence
Generative design sped up a building project for a research space
Case study: Hospital pivots to adjust for COVID-19
For the Parkview Regional Medical Center Core Tower expansion, engineers were able to modify design to accommodate COVID-19 patients as the project was in progress
Case study: Office building’s smart potential
An office building renovation project included a host of considerations to retrofit the space into a smart building
Case study: Retrofitted heating system
A wastewater treatment plant heating system required conversion from generating low-pressure steam to heating hot water
Case study: Hydronic heating system
A new heating hot water system was included in the design of a water treatment plant
Case study: College water heater
A hybrid campus building’s water heater was selected using the time-based evaluation method
Case study: Tracking multiple high-performance buildings
A company optimized capital expenditures through asset health analytics
Case study: Public safety meets resiliency goals
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure needs to be evaluated during the design phase for added resiliency, based on the client’s requirements
Case study: Hospital achieves resilient design
Well in advance of COVID-19, Silver Cross Hospital designed for resiliency measures no one could have predicted
Case study: Stantec leads by following
Learning from the success of other architecture, engineering and construction firms is vital
Case study: Hospital heat recovery chiller
A 372-bed replacement hospital required integration of a heat recovery chiller
Case study: Super-tall building smoke control system
The Wilshire Grand Center project includes best practices in smoke control
Case study: Streamlining Sea-Tac Airport via passenger simulation
Using complex simulation and modeling techniques, designers were able to understand the flow of passengers through the future international arrivals facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Case study: Water filtration plant automation
The team had a large-scale automation project goal of integrating 121 water filtration plants
Rapid conversion of an isolation suite for COVID-19 patient care
UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., modified its buildings to mitigate the spread of the virus and prepare for an increased number of COVID-19 patients
Case study: Specifying a water-cooled chiller plant
A new mission critical facility included a water-cooled chiller plant, which served all aspects of the building
Case study: Office building pressurization
Consider the impact of infiltration and building pressurization on air systems in an office building
Case study: Filter selection in a hospital renovation project
Various filters were selected to meet a health care facility’s filtration needs, plus meet total cost of ownership requirements
Village of Plain: Green Technology Training and Enterprise Center (G-TTEC)
The Village of Plain Green Technology Training and Enterprise Center (G-TTEC) achieved LEED Gold certification.
Case study: Hospital surgical suite HVAC system
The following case study examines unoccupied setback of an air handling unit dedicated to a surgery suite
Case study: Heating demands met with fourth-generation utility plant
A fourth-generation utility plant at Stanford University meets 88% of the campus and university hospital’s demand
Case study: Manufacturing facility electrical design
This example of a manufacturing plant, lab and office building power distribution project walks through the electrical engineering decisions
Case study: Energy-efficient clean rooms
Designers formulated several energy-saving strategies that can be implemented into the HVAC system design of a pharmaceutical-grade clean room suite
Case study: Historic university building lighting update
A historic university building underwent several updates, including to the lighting design
Case study: Ongoing commissioning at a park recreation center
The Wyandot Lodge, a net zero energy building in Columbus, Ohio, found ways to correct its lighting problems through ongoing commissioning
Case study: Utility transformers for an office building
Three transformers serve electrical loads for an office building, data center and mechanical equipment
Case study: Wiring schools for the future
Educational facilities need flexible, cost-effective wiring solutions
Case study: Using IPD to fast-track a hospital
Harnessing integrated project delivery allowed the team to complete a fast-track replacement hospital
Case study: Eight steps to managing building cyberrisk
This case study documents a cyber journey and cyberrisk mitigation strategy implemented on operational technology systems in the HDR office building
Case study: Meeting modern requirements for historic buildings
An office high-rise required a fire and life safety system renovation
Case study: Comparing hydronic heating systems
Two different heating systems show how different the design and specifications can be
Case study: Hospital integrates all stakeholders
Advocate Aurora Health’s Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center will include smart rooms and integrated building systems
Case study: Data center piping
A data center required robust piping to transfer chilled water for cooling
Case study: Performing a harmonic analysis
A harmonic analysis to study system operation and mitigation methods of a design-build wastewater treatment plant was conducted in April 2015 in Boston.
Case study: Office building addition
More than 10 years later, the lighting design still accommodates office staff
Case study: Office building ventilation
This office building client required specific ventilation rates
Case study: Hospital electrical system design allows for expansion
A new hospital is in need of a state-of-the-art, safe electrical distribution system built to last 50 years.
Case study: Convention center addition
Thermal comfort was a key component of the Washington State Convention Center addition.
Case Study: New performance building
The nonprescriptive design turned out to be the better option for Seattle Opera at the Center.
Case study: Theater renovation includes VRF
A Chicago college theater renovation opted for heat recovery variable refrigerant flow systems as part of its heating and cooling plan.
Case study: Office space upgrades wireless lighting controls
An MEP firm’s experience upgrading its own office with wireless lighting controls provided insight into the potential benefits and pitfalls of the technology.
Case study: University dorm renovation uses BIM
Language in the university’s scope of work for a dormitory’s renovation required clarity.
Case study: Lab project uses both VDC, BIM
Still in the design phase, this confidential client is using virtual design and construction and building information modeling to execute a lab.
Case study: State-of-the-art health care system
A multidisciplinary commissioning project allowed a health care facility’s electrical equipment to operate as designed and established a platform for all critical information and statuses to be displayed.
Case study: Chiller plant gets an update
A corporate campus reviewed its chiller’s performance data to determine what updates were needed. Metering and instrumentation helped achieve the engineer’s goals.
Case Study: Health care facility design and being code-compliant
It’s vital for consulting engineers to not only identify the applicable codes and standards but also know the building and owner’s needs.
Case study: Hospital HVAC system benefits from IPD
A new and existing hospital building were delivered using IPD.
