Tag: ventilation

Figure 1: Developed in partnership with the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education, the new Julius E. Sprauve PreK-12 campus is one of 20 educational facilities delivered across the territory. Courtesy: DLR Group

Educational Facilities

Design K-12 school buildings for adaptability and energy efficiency

North Quincy High School. Courtesy: Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates Inc.

HVAC/R and Mechanical

How to design K-12 school building HVAC systems

Accommodating up to 550 PreK-12 students, the Julius E. Sprauve campus on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, combines a light building footprint, resiliency and innovative building systems to create a flexible and forward-thinking learning environment for students, faculty and the St. John community. Courtesy: DLR Group

Automation, Controls

Designing K-12 school buildings with smart automation in mind

Orange County Sanitation District roof photovoltaic panels. Courtesy: HDR

HVAC/R and Mechanical

Designing office buildings with energy use top of mind

Orange County Sanitation District radiant floor piping manifold. Courtesy: HDR

HVAC/R and Mechanical

How to specify heating and cooling designs for challenging office layouts

Financial firm in New York City by architect TPG Architecture. Courtesy: MG Engineering

Office Buildings

Design office buildings with decarbonization and modularity in mind

Airflow diagram representative of ventilation requirements for water treatment plant example project. Each space shows ventilation/exhaust/cooling CFM requirements. Courtesy: CDM Smith

HVAC/R and Mechanical

Case study: Balancing systems in a Georgia water plant

Figure 2: Indoor unit return ductwork with outside air connection via ducted louver. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Optimizing ventilation, pressurization and air quality with ASHRAE 62.1

Figure 6: Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant preliminary treatment building odor control duct to gravity thickeners. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Case study: Upgrading a ventilation system to determine how to treat air