When Swire Coca-Cola needed to expand its Salt Lake City distribution center, their facility manager, environmental manager, and mechanical engineers reviewed heating and ventilating options — and made an interesting decision.
The EIA projects that, by 2050, all U.S. commercial buildings will use 6% less energy for heating and that office floor space will grow by 5 billion square feet over the next 30 years.
This study presents a comparison of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models of different room configurations with different airflow rates and patterns, in order to uncover the optimized HVAC air distribution design that can effectively control the spread of COVID-19 and similar diseases.
Designing for the expected loads over the life of the building will certainly lead to greater resilience with all its benefits for both the building owner and the surrounding community.
A new central air system will replace the existing unit to provide improved HVAC to the renovation space being converted to a study hall on the college campus building.