Stamp is principal of Shaffer • Baucom Engineering & Consulting, and has more than twenty years of experience in the mechanical consulting engineering business. His combination of technical expertise with a working knowledge of client needs allows him to provide practical solutions to design challenges. He has extensive K-12 educational facility experience, integrated design process experience, and experience applying sustainable design concepts to both new and existing facilities.
Despite
how the song goes, there actually is something like the real thing.
Here, one consulting firm reports on its own use of CFD - when to
deploy it, how to incorporate it in given situations, and what kinds
of benefits it can yield. From identifying trouble spots in fume
ventilation to making a school district more comfortable with
committing to underfloor air, the advantages can add up.
Integration has been the buzzword for this Colorado district, even going back to the way funding was obtained. From a hydronics system designed with simplicity and smart sequencing in mind to right-sizing throughout the project, engineers made this school a study in simultaneously pursuing first-cost and long-term performance success.