Self-professed lighting nerds Anne Ullestad and from HDR talk about all things lighting, from health care and office buildings to unusual LED and daylighting applications.

Eaton’s Chris Finen works with young electrical engineers, along with this own new staff to provide them with the practical knowledge needed in power and electrical engineering design. This conversation will give you some tips and tools to help your younger engineers gain practical know-how.

SSOE Group didn’t want its mechanical engineering team to just survive — it needed to thrive. Learn how the firm structured its various engineering groups, and how mentoring and cross-connections have made it successful.

Guest: Edward W. Powazki, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical Practice Group Lead, Senior Associate, SSOE Group, Toledo, Ohio

Women in the HVAC industry face many challenges, all of which continue to evolve. In this conversation, learn the how to take on hiring, retaining and training these younger female engineers and HVAC staff members.  

By knowing building analytics and how to correlate the vast amounts of data gathered by mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems, building engineers can help their building clients design and maintain various systems.  

 Product certification standards for energy storage often lag behind changes in technology and safety concerns. Designers must navigate the requirements of product certification while staying on top of research and development testing to meet the changing demands of the industry.

Josh Dinaburg, PE who oversees the Fire Testing Lab at CSA Group’s Distributed Energy Resource Lab, joins Consulting-Specifying Engineer to discuss the current state of energy storage systems, and what designers should look out for in the future.

Sustainability is a critical factor in data center design. Engineers must now design systems that can optimize energy efficiency without evaporating water. In this conversation, Jeffrey Jerwers from Johnson Controls will discuss the trends driving the need for water conservation and the associated equipment impact. 

What does the lab of the future look like? According to Mario Perez, PE, labs might have robotics, automation and artificial intelligence, all while offering the researcher or scientist a more comfortable place to work. Learn about trends in laboratory design. 

As the HVAC industry prepares for the refrigerant change next year, it's important for specifying engineers to understand how it will impact design decisions and considerations. Doug Bougher, director of applied sales for LG Electronics, joins Consulting-Specifying Engineer to discuss the most important aspects of the refrigerant change.

Hot water heating systems in assisted living facilities are complex to design, and require a lot of attention to detail. Learn about balancing and testing these plumbing systems.