Consulting-Specifying Engineer Podcast

Data center design are changing rapidly. How can you keep your engineering design flexible? Listen to this conversation with Vicki Elving, PE, Associate Vice President, North Texas MEP Lead, HDR, Dallas.

Do younger engineers need expertise, experience or both? This conversation with Spencer Perry looks at the experience gap, using tools and software and pushing engineers to the next level.

Power generation in data centers has changed dramatically, especially with grid challenges and AI data centers. Listen to this podcast with Kelly Schmitz from Cummins to learn more.

Radiant heating and cooling systems can be considered in many commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications to aid in decarbonization, comfort, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), indoor air quality (IAQ), acoustics and many other aspects of heating and cooling systems. In this conversation with GF’s Zach Londo, learn more about applications, capital expenses and various considerations of radiant systems.

Data centers have several design constraints and challenges, including airflow and liquid cooling. How can engineers address this HVAC topic? Listen for insights on selecting a system for a data center’s design, heat recovery, energy efficiency and future trends.

In this episode, meet Dan Gentry, Applications Engineer, and Sarah Hilden, Applications Engineer, at Trane Commercial North America. 

When working through an HVAC project, understanding risk management cannot be underestimated. Learn more about how to equip your engineering team from Cindy Cogil, PE, FASHRAE, Vice President | Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Practice Leader – Midwest/East, SmithGroup,

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Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems must all be considered when doing an assisted living facility conversion. In this conversation with Brian Evan, PE, and Sitha Chhum, PE, from Wold Architects & Engineers, understand the trends, engineering requirements and technical factors to address. 

Cyber-informed engineering, operational technology (OT) security and information technology (IT) cybersecurity should be part of every mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design. Listen to Adam Brody, EIT, Electrical IB from Cannon Design, St Louis, discuss how this affects electrical engineering. 

Drives can have an appreciable impact on energy performance, along with making mission critical facilities more reliable. Listen to Erik Lange, Product Manager – HVAC, Yaskawa, Franklin, Wisconsin, to learn more.

Guest: Melisa Rodriguez, PE, NICET Level IV, Johnson Controls Inc., Eagan, Minnesota

Cold storage fire protection is a challenging feat for any fire protection engineer. Melisa Rodriguez from Johnson Controls Inc. breaks down the details of this fire suppression topic.