Engineered Systems Magazine

ES March 2020 Cover

2020 March

Engineered Systems magazine’s March 2020 issue showcases how students at one Apple Valley, Minnesota, high school helped the facility achieve LEED Gold; how engineers can design a system to heat a building using a chilled water system, the codes and steps behind adequately design a K-12 safety shelter, and much more. 

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Student-led design team

Student-Led Design Team Leads Minnesota High School to LEED Gold Certification

School of Environmental Studies students gained real, hands-on training that will positively impact their careers — and the Apple Valley, Minnesota, school — for years to come.
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Herb Woerpel
March 25, 2020
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The School of Environmental Studies (SES), a magnet high school of Independent School District (ISD) 196, located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, strives to provide students with real-life experience via authentic, relevant projects; professional skills guidance; writing and analysis development; and early environmental career exposure. 


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Tomorrow's Environment

Contractors Are Good HVAC Designers, Too

Teamwork helps draw out each individual’s expertise.
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Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.
March 4, 2020
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Having worked on both sides of the design and build business segments, I thought I’d share my own experience with how estimators and contractors, along with the in-the-field workforce, can contribute to the optimum HVAC system design when working with the consulting engineer as a team. 


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