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Commissioning Lead/Lag Pumping Operations: Part I – Identifying Designer’s Intent
QSE engineer, Miles Ryan, P.E., writes a monthly column in Engineered Systems Magazine on Building Commissioning. Read January’s column below: I would like to thank Rebecca Ellis, PE for her 25 year’s worth of contributions to this publication! She has made, and continues to make, significant impacts on this industry, and I am grateful to…
Read MorePassing The Torch
Our President, Rebecca Ellis, has been writing a monthly column in Engineered Systems Magazine since 1998. Read December’s column below: After 25 years, this will be my final contribution to Engineered Systems’ Commissioning column. It has been an amazing journey tracking and documenting commissioning’s evolution from a niche service offering to a process familiar to…
Read MoreTop 10 Elements of Commissioning: #1 Owner’s Project Requirements
Our President, Rebecca Ellis, has been writing a monthly column in Engineered Systems Magazine since 1998. Read November’s column below: Because no group effort should begin without a clear understanding, by all members of the group, of the objectives of the endeavor, #1 on my list of Top 10 Elements of Commissioning is the owner’s…
Read MoreImproving HVAC Operations – Part V: Managing Swing Season Heating Requirements
Abstract: Maintaining a solid understanding of how common HVAC systems are controlled is essential to effectively troubleshooting them. It is also necessary for optimizing the energy performance of such systems. Improving the knowledge base of HVAC control sequences throughout the Department of Defense, for these purposes, was the driving force behind the resurrection of the…
Read MoreImproving HVAC Operations – Part IV: Comprehensive Sensor Management
Abstract: Maintaining a solid understanding of how common HVAC systems are controlled is essential to effectively troubleshooting them. It is also necessary for optimizing the energy performance of such systems. Improving the knowledge base of HVAC control sequences throughout the Department of Defense, for these purposes, was the driving force behind the resurrection of the…
Read MoreImproving HVAC Operations – Part III: Accurately Aligning Occupancy Schedules
Abstract: Maintaining a solid understanding of how common HVAC systems are controlled is essential to effectively troubleshooting them. It is also necessary for optimizing the energy performance of such systems. Improving the knowledge base of HVAC control sequences throughout the Department of Defense, for these purposes, was the driving force behind the resurrection of the…
Read MoreImproving HVAC Operations – Part II: Controlling Temperature, Managing Humidity
Abstract: Maintaining a solid understanding of how common HVAC systems are controlled is essential to effectively troubleshooting them. It is also necessary for optimizing the energy performance of such systems. Improving the knowledge base of HVAC control sequences throughout the Department of Defense, for these purposes, was the driving force behind the resurrection of the…
Read MoreImproving HVAC Operations – Part I: Managing Swing Season Cooling Requirements
Abstract: Maintaining a solid understanding of how common HVAC systems are controlled is essential to effectively troubleshooting them. It is also necessary for optimizing the energy performance of such systems. Improving the knowledge base of HVAC control sequences throughout the Department of Defense, for these purposes, was the driving force behind the resurrection of the…
Read MoreEnsuring Proper Airflow: Best practices for hospital air balancing planning & coordination
Molly Meyer and Miles Ryan, both Mechanical Engineers at QSEng, published this article in the March/April 2021 issue of Medical Construction Design magazine. The required sophistication of air systems in a healthcare setting and the process of working in existing hospitals present many obstacles to the testing, adjusting and balancing, or TAB, process. Healthcare is…
Read MoreUnderstanding Cascade Control and Its Applications For HVAC
Miles Ryan, a P.E. at QSEng authored this ASHRAE article published in February 2021. Most readers familiar with the operation of HVAC systems are aware of the term closed-loop control, oftentimes referred to as just a control loop, closed-loop, or feedback loop. Additionally, many will describe them as PID loops, short for Proportional-Integral-Derivative loops, although…
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