Existing Building Commissioning Workshop Series 16 Materials

As indicated on the main page, the true source for the materials for the existing building commissioning class workshop is the FTP site Ryan maintains.  If you need information regarding how to access it, you should contact him via e-mail at R2S2@pge.com.  It would be desirable to include the words "EBCx Workshop Series Materials FTP Site Access" in the subject line to catch his attention.
 
​The materials below are the materials I provide for the portions of the workshop that I teach.   I am going to keep placing them here so that you can access them before class if you want and also to make it easy for Ryan to pull them back for the FTP site. 

Note that most of the time, I include a "READ ME" file in the zip file with the materials and resources that describes what each of the files is about.

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Session 2

 

Session 1

 The files below are the files I will be using in class today.  Note that I uploaded a revised version of the scoping slides around 10:00 AM that includes the slide with the ASHRAE link in it.

LECTURE

scoping_and_findings_list_v4.pptx
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SCAVENGER HUNT

scavenger_hunt_v1_ho.pptx
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cw_system_v11_suv8_ncv.zip
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cooling_towers_v9_suv8.zip
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mechanical_space_v2_suv8.zip
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le_conte_annex_ahu_suv8_v11_ncg.zip
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FOLLOW UP

scavenger_hunt_-_answers_v1.pptx
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The file to the left is the "answer slides" for the cut away chiller along with the other compressor pictures that I shared.

There were also a number of people who wondered if the electronic psych chart I demonstrated worked on a MAC and/or if the ASHRAE chart would work on a MAC.  The answer to that is "No".   

But there some other options that you may want to consider.   One is that ASHRAE does publish an iPad psych chart app.  If you go look at it on the App Store, it does not have a lot of stars, but the reviews say that is because it is buggy.  I bought a copy to see how well it worked (its $20, so not to terribly expensive) and so for, for me, it has worked nicely.   The screen shot below is from it.

Another option is an app called HVAC toolkit.  It is from the same company as the one that developed the ASHRAE Psych Chart app.   You can buy different modules including a psychrometrics module.  It doesn't plot on a chart but it does give you all of the parameters associated with any point that you enter in terms of a dry bulb temperature and one other metric, for instance relative humidity, as illustrated to the left.

If you follow the link, you will find that there are quite a few options in terms of the features you get with a given module or collection of modules.  For instance, you can get a basic psychrometric calculator like I describe above for about $1.00.  I have had the HVAC toolkit package for years now and it has been well worth the $20 or so I spent on it a while back.
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I also mentioned that I would be putting together an answer video for the scavenger hunt that we did in class.  That is still on the radar but probably will not be done until mid to late August, so check back ever once-in-a-while if you are interested in that.

Finally, Ryan should be sending out an e-mail with instructions for the exercise we gave you using the Le Conte AHU model.  So watch for that in your inbox.

 

Session 2

 The files below are the files I will be using in class today.  

LECTURE

01_-_introduction_to_system_diagrams_v2.pptx
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plant_v41_suv8.zip
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02_-_variable_flow_plant_discussion_v5.pptx
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cooling_towers_v11_suv8.zip
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LAB

system_diagram_lab_handout_v1.pptx
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control_system_history_v2.pdf
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shedule_and_points.pdf
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