HVAC 360

In this episode I talk with Scott Bowman, who had recently retired from KJWW and has started his own consulting firm in "retirement".  It was a great pleasure to talk with Scott and learn about things from his prospective during his time in the building commissioning industry. I hope you find the interview as interesting as I did and if so, please feel free to pass it along. Enjoy.

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In this episode I talk with James Beveridge an account manager with Webduct Systems, who I met at the AHR Expo in 2014.  The webduct systems caught my eye for two reasons, one these are the guys in the trenches building a piece of software that solves one of their needs and second even if you have no interest in the software at all, why contractors need it lifts the veil on the contractors installation process.  I hope you get something from this episode and if you did please consider sharing it.  Enjoy.

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For me 2014 has been a wild ride and I am only now getting to the point where I can post more episodes.  In this episode I dive into how "What I learned in College" applies to our field.  I will let you gleen the "gems" for yourself, but really what I take from it is a conceptual understanding of the science behind what we do.  At the end of the day we are not dealing with rocket science in this field (for the most part) and most of what college teaches you can be picked up through independent learning.  If you have any feedback please feel free to send it my way otherwise until next time, enjoy.

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This week on HVAC 360 I talk with Jason Taylor from Melink Corporation, who I talked to on the floor of the AHR Expo 2014 in New York City.  Melink was showing off their solution to a common problem in the kitchen hood industry, namely control and energy waste by running the exhaust system when it wasn't necessary.  Hopefully you'll pick up a thing or two about kitchen hoods and if you like the episdoe, share it with a friend. Enjoy.

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This week on HVAC 360, we talk to Dominic Rubino of Focal Point Coaching.  This episode might seem of topic to some but as we are in the business of producing excellence, we can't even start to achieve that without first having or working in a company that is suceessful.  So we talk with Dominic about what are some of the top reasons that people use coaches and what can be done to address those issues.  If you liked this episode please share it with others.  Enjoy.

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In the episode of HVAC 360, I discuss the lessons learned for plumbing that I shared at a session of ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers) in September.  Even if you have nothing to do with plumbing these may be good lessons to stir your memory.  As always comment and provide feedback and share this episode if you like.  If you have any ideas for shows please let me know. Enjoy.

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Commissioning Issues Logs are the at the heart of what we do as Commissioning Authorities.  In this episode of HVAC 360, I field this topic in response to a listener question and go through what I think should be part of the issues log, what should and shouldn't be included, and what to due about getting these resolved in a timely fashion so that you can make a profit while not making any enemies.  At the end, I include what I consider to be my secret sauce when it comes to making the most use out of a commissioning issues log.  I hope you enjoy the episode and if you did please past it on to a friend or a collegue.  Enjoy.

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Welcome to this week's episdoe of HVAC 360 where we talk about Thermostat Operation and Thermal Comfort, along the lines of ASHRAE Standard 55.  While I have to admit most of you understand proper thermostat operation, you may come up short when describing it to a laymen.  This is where my visual analogy of the operation comes into play.  Hopefully this is something that you can use, but if not I talk a little about Thermal Comfort.  Although I didn't have my ASHRAE Standard 55 handy, I did have my Fundamentals.  Please consider sharing this episode or others that you have found enlightening with your friends and co-workers. Enjoy.

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This week in HVAC 360 I talk about some lessons if have learned in the field regarding electrical coordination. Now this might seem like a departure from the HVAC focus of the program but some lessons are related, while others you might find parallels to things that you do know.  If you have any comments or feedback you can leave it at my blog.  If you like this episode please share it. Enjoy.

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This week on HVAC 360 I talk about the LEED Basis of Design.  Starting from definitions from ASHRAE Guideline 0 and LEEDUser, I share what I feel makes a good Basis of Design.  I also share my perspective on how the design team should view this document going forward.  To many view this document as an added burden of the LEED process where I suggest that teams integrate this into their Standard of Care and make it a part of doing business.  Allowing the BOD to be a tool that makes sure that they have all the information they need and that they are headed in the right direction.  It can also be used as a training tool for younger engineers and a way to integrate firm practices further into their projects.  As with many things the importance of this document is just to start now.  It can always be changed and often times large portions of it can be reused.  If you like this episode, please share and spread the word.  Thanks in advance.  Enjoy.

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