Video: 2024 NFPA Conference & Expo interview with Antonio Di Vaira, Schneider Electric

Antonio Di Vaira, S...

New generator launch for data centers and mission critical facilities

Dean Gough, executive director of product and strategic marketing for Cummins Power Generation, Americas, discusses the four new m...

Impact of high-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants for engineers, building owners

John Keating, the vice president and general manager for stationary refrigerants at Honeywell, discusses the impact of high-global...

What’s new with BACnet? Watch this video to learn more

The BACnet protocol, used in building automation, is constantly updating and shifting to meet the needs of building automation and...

HVAC industry trends on display at AHR Expo

Lennox Commercial highlighted their Enlight dual fuel heat pump and their Model L Unit at the 2024 AHR Expo. Anna Steingruber, ass...

Video: How to design hospital electrical systems

Hospital electrical system design must accommodate every area including lighting, utilization devices and the entire electrical infrastructure.

Video: Commissioning of food service spaces overview challenges and lessons learned

The Commissioning Process offers opportunities to overcome challenges presented in unique spaces and help us deliver buildings with safe and functional food service facilities.

Video: Enclosure commissioning maximizing value

Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) and performance testing are required and implemented on more projects than ever before.

Video: Electric rate structures – importance of analysis

This session will examine some of the rate structures commonly used by utility companies and various incentives with the use of submetering the value of BECx.

Video: Environmental, social and corporate governance for independent third-party Cx providers

This introductory presentation seeks to provide a basic understanding of ESG concepts and insights into the ramifications of changing procurement parameters affecting independent third-party commissioning provider (CxP) and energy management service operations. Discussion of ESG business opportunities for CxPs and EMPs is also included.

Video: Case study – renovation of ASHRAE headquarters building

This presentation will show how a 1970’s era building was renovated into a net-zero building. This presentation goes through the process from the development of the owner project requirements through the selection of the design/construction team and finishing with the final product.

Video: Sustainability, decarbonization and electrification: Buzzwords or the future of the building performance industry?

Sustainability, decarbonization and electrification are appearing with increasing frequency in general and industry media. What do these terms mean in the context of our industry, and why are they important?

Video: Test, adjust and balance; Lessons learned for engineers, Cx and energy providers

There are project design and construction related challenges that are encountered during the testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) process. This presentation offers solutions and ideas to help overcome challenges that will help optimize system performance and prove that design intent has been met.

Video: ACG building systems commissioning guideline spotlight: electrical distribution equipment terminology

Where the construction industry appears vague or lacking in guidance for defining terminology, this presentation intends to provide several means of clarifying one such term: electrical power distribution, or electrical distribution equipment.

Sponsored content: Source isolation switch use cases

Electrical engineers need to know where and how a source isolation switch (SIS) might be deployed as well as the concept of “battery first” to optimize sustainability.

Sponsored content: Establishing UL 3008

Most electrical engineers know about UL 1008: Transfer Switch Equipment, and they need to learn about UL 3008: Automatic Interconnection Switches for Emergency Systems.

Sponsored content: Isolation versus transfer

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Sponsored content: BESS for resiliency

A battery energy storage system (BESS) is often seen as an emergency source, as are generators. But what are the pros and cons? See video.

Sponsored content: Here come the batteries

Increased demand for renewable energy is driving the adoption of battery and photovoltaic design requests.

Sponsored content: Evolution of the NAM electrical infrastructure

Electrical engineers are focusing on cabling and wiring, generators and transfer switches. What else is on the horizon? See video.

Video: ACG Building Systems Commissioning Guideline Preview

This presentation offers professional insights and strategies on provider topics, from system specific Cx deliverables, to managing teams and directing resources, to marketing and preparing requests for services.

Video: Integrating Energy Modeling and Building Commissioning with an Energy Management Information System to Optimize Building System Operations

This presentation explains how building commissioning (Cx) services validate, document, and ensure compliance with design intent for MEP systems.

Video: Go Beyond Traditional Cx Processes: Ensuring Mission-Critical Facilities are Operationally Ready

This presentation explains how unplanned outages or unprepared systems and staff can have serious consequences for ongoing operations.

Video: $1.2T Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) – Opportunities for Commissioning Agents 2022-2026

This presentation examines the role commissioning agents will play as the dollars start to roll out in FY22 and beyond?

Video: Case Studies in Improved Hydronic System Performance Via Effective Air & Dirt Elimination

This presentation will address how air entrained in a hydronic system fluid negatively affects the start-up, testing and balancing (TAB), commissioning (Cx) and more.

Video: Tomorrows commissioning, beyond MEP

This presentation focuses on the secondary systems and evolving practices such as Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) and the desire for buildings to have healthy air.

Video: Commissioning of Federal Buildings

A discussion on Federal building commissioning, high-performance building, guiding principles, approaches, documentation, lessons and more.

Video: Case Study: Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing a Hyperscale Data Center

This presentation will provide a case study of the testing, adjusting and balancing process at a hyperscale data center project in Texas.

Video: Light it Up: Lighting Controls Continue to Adapt and Improve

This presentation discusses the evolution of lighting controls, the current lighting control commissioning process, conflicting strategies, and common mistakes with this presentation.

Video: Don’t Forget the Fuel! 10 Things to Look for when Commissioning Your Generator Fuel Systems

This presentation will discuss some of the most common issues (and best practices) seen during commissioning of emergency power systems.

Video: Benefits and cost justification of cloud-based energy analytics

This presentation delivers a cross-cutting analysis of costs and benefits of energy analytic platforms spanning various construction vintages, mechanical systems, building end-uses, occupation patterns and technology providers.

Video: More Commissioning, Less Wasted Time: Trends in Software Integration & Automation

This session highlights four trends that influencing the future of commissioning work and what that means in the short-and long-term.

Video: Fundamentals of Test, Adjust, & Balance for Engineers, Cx & Energy Providers

This practical, information-packed session explains many of the key test and balance challenges—from practical system design considerations, to the TAB Process and more.

Video: Building Enclosure Fundamentals: Integrating Proper Building Enclosure Into the Design Process

This presentation highlights a process where the building enclosure commissioning authority or consultant can be integrated into the design process.

Winner of $100,000 sweepstakes named

Atkore Inc. a leading global provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions, announced the winner of its $100,000 Win the Truck of Your Dreams sweepstakes. See video.

Video: Better Buildings for a More Sustainable Future

This session will look at commissioning and energy management through a sustainable lens, guiding participants through the different requirements for commissioning within various rating systems and finding a balance to integrating commissioning into all projects and show GHG reductions through reported energy savings.

Video: From Commitment to Completion – Promises Made/Promises Kept an energy case study

This presentation examines a single-owner office building approximately 250,000 sq ft showing the project’s progress from the initial energy audit and its findings to today’s energy footprint.

Video: Looking to the Future: Embracing Total Cost of Ownership & Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Value Engineering

This presentation will discuss value engineering concepts and reality, TCO approach and examples of both successful integration of TCO to the project decisions and the unintended consequences of value engineering without a look to the future.

Video: Efficiency, Sustainability, Resiliency and Security – Redefining Auditing

This session will examine how the scope of audits, condition assessments and strategic planning has expanded beyond evaluations for energy efficiency and equipment life.

Video: Comparison: NETA Standard for Electrical Commissioning and ACG Commissioning Guideline

This study is intended to contrast similarities and differences with guidelines and standards for electrical commissioning practices.

Video: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD)

This sessions explains how fault detection & diagnostics (FDD) analytical software is growing in popularity as a tool to support monitoring-based commissioning.

Sponsored video: Lennox discusses IAQ at AHR Expo

Tate Byers from Lennox Commercial touched on several HVAC topics at the annual AHR Expo.

Sponsored video: Cleaver-Brooks discusses boilers

Catie VanWormer from Cleaver-Brooks looks at boiler designs and trends

Video: Real-Time IAQ Data For Managing Key HVAC System Infrastructures

This session examines practical case studies that demonstrate the day-to-day utility of leveraging real-time IAQ data.

Video: Staircase Pressurization Systems: How to Manage Risk, Commission and Hand Over

This presentation explains the design and construction Cx-related issues, plus review the framework for commissioning and handover.

Video: Building Readiness and Reopening: Guidance and Case Studies

This session focuses on highlighting the core recommendations of the ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force (ETF) and move into an overview of the information in the building reopening guidance with regard to systems evaluation and mitigation strategies.

Video: Commissioning A Prison Complex: Overview, Technology, and Lessons Learned

This presentation will provide an overview of commissioning a prison complex project from design through construction, warranty, and into occupancy.

Video: Sample No More – How Automated Functional Testing Enables 100% Testing

This session will explore how commissioning providers use automated functional testing to improve project outcomes for both the owner and themselves.

Sponsored video: Q Range offers European market broad generator options

Cummins Power Generation’s Q Range of generators expands the options for many applications in the European market

Video: Whirlwind Recovery – Commissioning an Industrial Campus Rebuild Post-Tornado

As part of the rebuild process, Vermeer brought IMEG onto the team to provide commissioning services for the construction of a 500,000 sq. ft. Plant 7, 35,000 sq. ft. Eco Center, and a 4,500-ton campus chilled water plant.

Video: Reducing Energy 10% to 40% Utilizing Existing Building Commissioning Without Capital Investments

Engaging the services of a Professional Engineering firm to assist in achieving some level of energy reduction in their facilities is the first step to a sustainable energy plan.

Video: Optimizing Domestic Hot Water Systems for Peak Performance

The key to occupant safety, reduced energy costs, and maximized water use is ensuring hot water systems are operating at peak performance.

Video: Overcoming Challenges with Core and Shell Commissioning

The core building is designed to accommodate tenants of a perceived type. Any changes to the type or the amount of occupants drastically affects performance.

Video: Using simulation technologies to craft material handling in a facility

At IPS, Stephen Lane is tasked with working directly with clients and internally with the team to develop simulation models to support sites worldwide

Video: Controls Contractor: TAB and Cx Friend or Foe?

This seminar looks at a project from a control contractor’s perspective to highlight challenges and why they are often the critical path for the commissioning process.

Sponsored video: Switchgear or switchboards?

Which electrical option is more appropriate?

Sponsored video: PIC built for testing microgrid power

The Cummins microgrid lab was built for the configuration, testing and validation of microgrid power systems

Sponsored video: Key market drivers for the power generation business

Dr. Scott Strudwick with Cummins Inc. looks ahead at key market drivers, plus insights on how new technologies will change the power generation business

Video: How do rural hospitals differ from urban ones?

Jose Torres from RMF Engineering looks at how engineers designing rural hospitals must get full buy-in from the maintenance staff when specifying new equipment or upgrading older systems

Sponsored video: What does the future of generator testing look like?

Gary Johansen, VP of Engineering with Cummins, looks at the past 10 years of genset testing, and where we’ll be in the future

Video: HVAC trends in office buildings

Dewberry’s Kevin McNiff provides insights on office buildings, specifically their HVAC systems

Video: Stan Everett looks at the future of office buildings

Stan Everett, managing principal of Salas O’Brien’s offices in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina, looks at how new technologies are changing the way we think about office buildings

Sponsored video: Trends in cooling technologies

Ankush Kumar, president of SPX Global Cooling, provides details on what to expect in HVAC going forward

Video: Electrification, decarbonization in hospitals

Two experts from Henderson Engineers explain how hospitals are setting trends in building electrification

Video: How has the engineering of health care buildings changed?

Darren Harvey of Smith Seckman Reid provides insight on how the health care industry has shifted since COVID-19 began

Sponsored video: Integrating building electrical systems

Wissam Balshe, Cummins, provides an overview of new technologies in the electrical engineering industry.

Video: Hospital electrical system trends

Danna Jensen from Certus Consulting Engineers talks about how global issues affect the design of hospital electrical systems

Video: What am I looking at?

Lauren Graham explains what you are looking at when you see the different parts of your chilled water system.

Video: Trends in college, university HVAC systems with John Fleming

Decarbonization and resiliency are core topics for Dewberry’s John Fleming

Video: College and university trends with Jennifer Luce

Technology is leading the way on college and university campuses

What is machine learning?

Geospatial Analyst Colin Flynn explains machine learning

Video: Chilled water system design with Henderson Engineers

Two mechanical system design experts take a holistic view of chillers and chilled water systems

Sponsored video: Trends in HVAC systems with Deana Fu

At the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, Deana Fu shared information about where the HVAC industry is headed

Video: Trends in chillers and chilled water systems with Dennis Sczomak

Peter Basso Associates’ Dennis Sczomak takes a look at chillers and chilled water systems, and how integrating then with other HVAC elements plays a role

What is Revit?

CADD Technician Isaac Nazario Penaloza explains Revit in about 90 seconds.

Video: Designing smart buildings with Aaron Szalaj

In this conversation with Aaron Szalaj from Stanley Consultants, hear how designers can help their clients select the most appropriate smart building technologies

Video: Roger Chang discusses government buildings

DLR Group’s Roger Chang talks about a host of topics as they relate to government buildings

Video: Telecom and technology insights with Matt Flanders

Affiliated Engineers’ Matt Flanders discusses technology and telecom is at relates to buildings

Video: The future of lighting design with Robert White

Illuminart’s Robert White shares insights about lighting design trends. See video.

Video: Trends and emerging technology in schools

Vassilis Skardis from Salas O’Brien provides an overview of what mechanical engineers should expect when working in schools

Video: CxA Workshop Live Q&A

This presentation focuses on challenges developing the ASHRAE building and how they were addressed by the design and commissioning team in order to meet the project goals.

What is smoke testing?

Dewberry Project Manager Daniel Maas explains smoke testing in about 90 seconds.

Video: CxEnergy Virtual: Effects of Temperature Change on Building Static Pressure Measurement

The author of an ASHRAE Journal article on the subject leads this session to explain the effects of cold weather (temperature change) on building static pressure measurement when the indoor and outdoor references at two different elevations.

Video: Ensuring High Performing Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Through Rigorous BECx

After building enclosure commissioning and air barrier testing, the buildings far exceeded minimum air barrier air leakage requirements, performing nearly at ASHRAE "Tight Building" Standard level- providing significant energy savings well into the future.

Video: Make OPRs Great Again

This session discusses OPRs as important tools at a time of increased scrutiny (through local codes and rating systems) on performance related to resiliency, health, energy and carbon.

Video: How Does Cybercrime Impact My Business?

Cybercrime has become prevalent because it’s easy and it’s really profitable, generating more than $1.5 trillion in 2018 alone.

Video: ASHRAE 90.1 Cx Requirement Changes and Comparison to the Int’l Energy Efficiency Code

ASHRAE Standard 90.1–Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings–was recently overhauled to clarify commissioning requirements for the 2019 edition. Learn more about potential changes.

Video: Signal to Noise Ratio: Can You Hear (See) Me Now?

Today’s systems promise wireless communications, visual recognition and audio acuity sensed by a variety of triggers.

Video: Multi-Phased Commissioning on an International Airport in Aruba

This course covers commissioning the expansion, the existing facility upgrade and associated BMS integration, through a blend of remote platform-based CX software, and traditional boots-on-the-ground means for Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba.

Video: Healthcare Emergency Power Supply Systems Commissioning: Clearing Communication Hurdles

The coordination effort to achieve successful functional testing of a large hospital system can be overwhelming but it can be rewarding and valuable to clients if planned right.

Video: Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Case Study – Highly Effective Commissioning

This commissioning effort on two new medical office buildings for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta puts special focus on how additional effort did not sacrifice project profitability.

Video: Succeed When You Leave: Strategies for Ensuring Persistence of Savings on Energy Projects

This course demonstrates how to develop a plan to defeat drift and ensure continuous savings in energy projects.

Video: “Balancing Act”: Strategies and Lessons Learned from Companies that Do Both TAB and Commissioning

Learn ways to promote combined services as a discounted approach and efficiently provide total system balancing and a complete building commissioning process.

Video: Commissioning for Reliability and Resiliency – Lessons Learned

The ability of critical systems to anticipate, resist, respond, adapt, and recover from a failure or disturbance – from natural disasters to intentional attacks to human error – can have huge consequences, and owners of critical facilities are adding formal resiliency plans to their risk management.

Executive Brand Video Series — Learn How Thought Leaders at Eaton are Responding to COVID-19

Brian Brickhouse, President, Americas, Electrical Sector, Eaton, discusses how they are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Executive Brand Video Series — Learn How Thought Leaders at ASCO are Responding to COVID-19

Bhavesh Patel, Vice President Global Marketing at ASCO, a Schneider Electric Company, discusses how they are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 state of the engineering industry: Part 3

Three things you need to know about the engineering industry right now

Technology Applied: Chilled Beams in Hospitals

Chilled beam technology can improve the performance of energy intensive buildings such as hospitals. See video.

Staying educated during COVID-19: State of the consulting engineering industry, part 2

Consulting engineers must attend continuing education sessions to stay involved, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Amara Rozgus

COVID-19 state of the consulting engineering industry: Part 1

Consulting engineers have been keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Amara Rozgus

Video: Is an Audit & Retro-Cx an Rx for Energy Savings?

Learn how some energy management companies fail to achieve their goals, while others exceed them and what techniques they use to achieve success