Case Studies

Case Study April 20, 2020

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

By Brandon Nevin
Case Study April 10, 2020

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

By Mark Stehney
Case Study March 24, 2020

Case study: Office building pressurization

Consider the impact of infiltration and building pressurization on air systems in an office building

By Kevin Ricart, PE; Rosemary Hwang, LEED AP; and Connor Harrigan
Case Study March 17, 2020

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

By Kevin Langan, PE, IMEG Corp., Rock Island, Ill.
Case Study March 6, 2020

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.

By Affiliated Engineers
Case Study February 25, 2020

Case study: Hospital surgical suite HVAC system

The following case study examines unoccupied setback of an air handling unit dedicated to a surgery suite

By Roger Koppenheffer, LEED AP, and Kevin Miller, PE, LEED AP, Certus Consulting Engineers, Carrollton, Texas
Case Study January 28, 2020

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

By Kevin Krause, PE, LEED AP, Affiliated Engineers, Madison, Wisconsin
Case Study December 18, 2019

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

By Robert Sander and Mario Caraveo, NV5, Las Vegas