The HVAC system selection and design intent is based on the processed outlined in ASHRAE Handbook 2020, Chapter 1, “HVAC System Analysis and Selection.”
Karine Leblanc recently conducted a number of interviews with HVACR engineers. Here is Part 2 of that series, featuring Angie Simon, P.E., president of Western Allied Mechanical.
SmithGroup led the teams through an immersive — and rapid — design-thinking workshop, where each team developed an actionable prototype to bring back to their institutions.
Ash Awad, chief market officer, McKinstry, discusses the firm’s pledge to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions by no later than 2040; the design work behind the Catalyst facility in Spokane, Washington; and much more.
Unlike the design-bid-build delivery method, the design-build delivery method brings both design and construction functions together as one team in a single contractual entity to the owner.
Lean IPD provides a structure for collaboration and coordination between the owner, designers, and builders far beyond what can occur in the typical design-bid-build construction process.