PEC Class Materials Archive

Pacific Energy Center Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues Class Materials Archive

The content of the classes at the PEC is constantly changing. So, the most recent version of a given class may be different from the class you took and if you are looking for a specific item of information from the session you attended, you may not find it in the most recent version saved on the Pacific Energy Center Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues Classes web page. So, I am going to archive the old class materials to this location when I do a new version of a class. Just page down to see what is available.

Since I just created the website in April of 2017, there will be nothing here for classes that are older than that. But if you are looking for something from years prior to that, just let me know and I will see what I have and add it.

2017 Steam and Hot Water Systems; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

This all day class focuses on steam and hot water systems and complements the Pumps and Piping systems class and the Variable Speed Drives class. The general agenda is as follows:

The general agenda is as follows:

How Buildings Use Heat
How Heat is Generated
Domestic Hot Water
Saturated Systems
Steam vs. Hot Water
How Heat is Transfered
Finned Tube Radiation and Resets
A Closer Look at Humidfication
Heating and Preheating Processes
Reheat Processes

The links below will allow you to download zip files that contain the presentation files for this class as .pdfs, along with all of the resources and exercise materials associated with the most recent version of the class.

2017-06-27_steam_and_hw_systems_class_part_1.zip
File Size:	185303 kb
File Type:	zip

2017-06-27_steam_and_hw_systems_class_part_2.zip
File Size:	159147 kb
File Type:	zip

2017-06-27_steam_and_hw_systems_class_part_3.zip
File Size:	75457 kb
File Type:	zip

2017-06-27_steam_and_hw_systems_class_part_4.zip
File Size:	41214 kb
File Type:	zip

2020 RCx 101

These are materials I will use today in the RCx 101 Class I will help support at the Pacific Energy Center. I will also post follow-up materials here after the class.

ten_skills_v7.pdf
File Size:	61117 kb
File Type:	pdf

plant_v40_suv8.zip
File Size:	75668 kb
File Type:	zip

bureaucratic_affairs_v9_suv8.zip
File Size:	6149 kb
File Type:	zip

cooling_towers_v11_suv8.zip
File Size:	20773 kb
File Type:	zip

ballroom_ahu_v23_suv8.zip
File Size:	19078 kb
File Type:	zip

exercise_1.pdf
File Size:	129 kb
File Type:	pdf

exercise_3.pdf
File Size:	62 kb
File Type:	pdf

exercise_2.pdf
File Size:	72 kb
File Type:	pdf

central_plant_support_v1.pdf
File Size:	37599 kb
File Type:	pdf

Chilled and Condenser Water Systems: Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

These are materials I will use today in the Chilled and Condenser Water Systems Class I will help support at the Pacific Energy Center. I will also post follow-up materials here after the class. Note that there are no module 01 and 02 slides.

Note also that the models are optional; you don't absolutely have to have them and use SketchUp for this particular class.

03_-_vapor_compression_cycle.zip
File Size:	10656 kb
File Type:	zip

05_-_free_cooling_cycles_v1.pptx
File Size:	28094 kb
File Type:	pptx

04_-_cooling_towers_and__cw_r1.zip
File Size:	99281 kb
File Type:	zip

06_-_hot_gas_bypass_v1_ho.pptx
File Size:	3142 kb
File Type:	pptx

07_-_absorption_chillers_v1_ho.pptx
File Size:	5435 kb
File Type:	pptx

09_system_configurations.zip
File Size:	3176 kb
File Type:	zip

plant_v40_suv8.zip
File Size:	75668 kb
File Type:	zip

ballroom_ahu_v23_suv8.zip
File Size:	19078 kb
File Type:	zip

08_-_chiller_comparison_v1.pptx
File Size:	13706 kb
File Type:	pptx

cooling_towers_v11_suv8.zip
File Size:	20773 kb
File Type:	zip

cw_system_v11_suv8.zip
File Size:	2794 kb
File Type:	zip

Logic Diagram Workshop Materials

This is the space where I will upload the materials for the upcoming class on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, which is a class that focuses on developing and using logic diagrams. I have already started that process , but there will be some items that I will add later today or early tomorrow morning. So, if you download something today (October 23, 2018), you should still check back in the morning after 7:00 AM to pick up any additional materials.

Note that the Followup file includes a READ ME file that describes what each of the files it contains are about. I do not have access to the files Ryan and Lyn presented as of this time. But I think Ryan is planning to send those out separately. Get in touch with me if you don't receive them from him and I will follow-up.

Presentations (presentation_pdfs.zip)
File Size:	15623 kb
File Type:	zip

Logic Diagram Tool (logic_diagram_tool.zip)
File Size:	2930 kb
File Type:	zip

Condenser Water System Example (cw_system_example.zip)
File Size:	16226 kb
File Type:	zip

Data File (data_file.xlsx)
File Size:	9 kb
File Type:	xlsx

Hot Water System Example (hw_system_example.zip)
File Size:	5518 kb
File Type:	zip

Commissioning Logic (cx_basics.zip)
File Size:	98 kb
File Type:	zip

Followup (follow-up.zip)
File Size:	18596 kb
File Type:	zip

2019 RCx 101

These are materials I will use today in the RCx 101 Class I will help support at the Pacific Energy Center. I will also post follow-up materials here after the class.

introduction_to_cx_v7.pdf
File Size:	21574 kb
File Type:	pdf

bureaucratic_affairs.zip
File Size:	7264 kb
File Type:	zip

cooling_tower.zip
File Size:	39071 kb
File Type:	zip

chiller_plant.zip
File Size:	64899 kb
File Type:	zip

ballroom_ahu.zip
File Size:	12291 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 Variable Speed Drives; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

These are the materials for the Variable Speed drives class. Variable speed drives, in particular, variable frequency drives are workhorses in our industry and this class is targeted at helping you understand them both from an application standpoint and an electrical engineering standpoint.

VSD Class Materials (2017-12-12_variable_speed_drive_class.zip)
File Size:	152616 kb
File Type:	zip

Fans, Ducts and AHUs; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

These are the materials for the Fans, Ducts and Air Handling Units class. Fans and air handling systems are very common in our facilities. Just about every building out there has some sort of air handling system in it, even if it is just a Cadet electric space heater.

SketchUp Models (sketchup_models.zip)
File Size:	31711 kb
File Type:	zip

Supporting Information (support.zip)
File Size:	8323 kb
File Type:	zip

Presentation PDFs and a Revised Model (pdf_presentations_and_revised_model.zip)
File Size:	68054 kb
File Type:	zip

Note that the "Followup" file includes a zip file describing the other files and folders it contains.

Followup Materials) followup.zip)
File Size:	112270 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 Logic Diagram and Control Sequence Workshop

This all day class focuses on control system logic and how to convey it via logic diagrams and narrative descriptions.
The general agenda is as follows:

Introduction and General Concepts
How to Develop a Control Sequence
How to Present Control Logic
Applying the Concepts

In the Applying the Concepts section, the class works interactively with the instructor to develop some basic control logic for a simple heating hot water system serving the imaginary Bureaucratic Affairs Building that has been modeled in Sketchup. The logic is developed using an Excel based tool that is then provided to the students so they can pursue the ongoing use of logic diagrams in their project work.

The links below will allow you to download zip files that contain the presentation files for this class as .pdfs, along with all of the resources and exercise materials associated with the most recent version of the class.

2017-08-01_logic_diagram_workshop_materials.zip
File Size:	74632 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 Control Systems; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

This class focuses on control systems, which are the brains and central nervous system for our buildings. You can have the perfect design with ideal, peak efficiency equipment selections and if you put a poorly designed or implemented control system on top of it, you will likely end up with an inefficient mess (and occasionally, debris).
This class features afternoon lab sessions where the students get hands-on with demonstrators that give them direct experience with some of the concepts discussed during the morning lecture.

Slides (pdf_presentations.zip)
File Size:	35897 kb
File Type:	zip

SketchUp Models (sketchup_models.zip)
File Size:	72815 kb
File Type:	zip

Supporting Information (supporting_information.zip)
File Size:	3937 kb
File Type:	zip

Lab Guides (lab_guides.zip)
File Size:	63649 kb
File Type:	zip

Followup Materials

The folder below contains the materials I mentioned that I would provide during the course of our class session including the following:.

Sample Control System Design Documents: These are the drawings and specifications for a control system design for a fire station in Seattle.
Sample Cx Tests: These are examples of tests we used to commission the control system for a condenser water system and then commission the condenser water system itself. There is also an example of a test to commission an air handling unit control system.
Logic Diagram Tool v2.xlsm and Logic Diagram Symbols v4.ppsx: The spreadsheet is the logic diagram tool I mentioned in class and the PowerPoint file explains the symbols in detail. If you put the files in the same folder, then when you click on a symbol in the symbol list in the spreadsheet, the PowerPoint file will open up to the slide that explains the symbol. Note that you an also download these files from my Logic Diagram Tool webpage. So you may want to check back there every once-in-a-while to see if I have uploaded a new version with more symbols or added more examples.

Followup (control_systems_design_performance_cx_followup.zip)
File Size:	24668 kb
File Type:	zip

2018 System Diagram Workshop

These are the materials for a workshop that focuses on developing an understanding of the system concept, and system diagrams as a way to express the system concept for a specific system. It explores the system diagram as a design tool as well as its function as an operational tool using interactive exercises and case studies. The general agenda of the class is as follows:

Introduction and Overview to the System Concept
System Diagram Concepts including key concepts., tools and development resources, and water vs. air system diagrams.

Note that the READ ME file for the follow-up files is in the Follow-Up Materials 01 zip file.

Presentation .pdf Files (presentation_pdf_files.zip)
File Size:	18168 kb
File Type:	zip

Materials for Exercises (exercise_support.zip)
File Size:	140735 kb
File Type:	zip

More Materials for Exercises (exercise_support_2.zip)
File Size:	3875 kb
File Type:	zip

Follow Up Materials 01 (follow_up_01.zip)
File Size:	79327 kb
File Type:	zip

Follow Up Materials 02 (follow_up_02.zip)
File Size:	154891 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 System Diagram Workshop Materials

These are the materials for a workshop about how to make and use system diagrams.

Presentation Slides (presentation_pdf_files.zip)
File Size:	15591 kb
File Type:	zip

Models and Materials for Exercises (exercise_materials.zip)
File Size:	172682 kb
File Type:	zip

Sample System Diagrams (samples.zip)
File Size:	177988 kb
File Type:	zip

Follow Up Materials and Class Slide Mark-ups (follow_up_materials.zip)
File Size:	56736 kb
File Type:	zip

2018 RCx 101

This is a class that focuses on Retrocommissioning Skills and is also a prerequisite for taking the year long Existing Building Commissioning Workshop at the Pacific Energy Center.

SketchUp Models (models.zip)
File Size:	80477 kb
File Type:	zip

Exercise Materials (exercise_materials.zip)
File Size:	25309 kb
File Type:	zip

Presentation Slides (presentation_pdf_files.zip)
File Size:	33787 kb
File Type:	zip

Follow Up Information (follow-up.zip)
File Size:	125407 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 RCx 101

This class is a prerequisite to taking the year-long Existing Building Commissioning Workshop Series that is offered at the Pacific Energy Center. It is also intended to provide an overview of the technical side of the existing building commissioning process built on the framework of the 10 Key Commissioning Skills.

The general agenda is as follows:

Introduction to Existing Building Commissioning Workshop Series and the 10 Skills
A Closer Look at the 10 Skills
Starting Your Project; Focusing on Scoping and Bench-marking a Facility and Performing a Utility Analysis
Practicing What You Have Learned via Interactive Scoping Exercises
- Chilled Water Plant
- Hotel Ballroom Air Handling System

The links below will allow you to download zip files that contain the presentation files for this class as .pdfs, along with all of the resources and exercise materials associated with the most recent version of the class.

2017-05-23_rcx_101_class_materials.zip
File Size:	160723 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 Chilled and Condenser Water Systems; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

This all day class focuses on chilled and condenser water systems and complements the Pumps and Piping systems class and the Variable Speed Drives class. The general agenda is as follows:

Introduction
Chillers
Cooling Towers
Heat Exchangers
System Configurations and Dynamics
Commissioning Chilled and Condenser Water Systems
Interactive Exercises
Commissioning and Wrap-up

The links below will allow you to download zip files that contain the presentation files for this class as .pdfs, along with all of the resources and exercise materials associated with the most recent version of the class.

2017-05-02_chw_and_cw_systems_class_materials_-_part_1.zip
File Size:	212084 kb
File Type:	zip

2017-05-02_chw_and_cw_systems_class_materials_-_part_2_.zip
File Size:	80073 kb
File Type:	zip

2017 Pumps and Pipes; Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues

This is an all day class that focuses on pumps and piping systems and is the foundation for some of the other classes that follow that consider different types of pumping and piping systems. Topics include

Pump Basics
Pump Curves, System Curves, and Pump Tests
Pipe, Valves and Fittings
Open vs. Closed Systems
Parallel and Series Pump Basics and Pump/Motor Interactions
Optimizing Pumps
Commissioning and Wrap-up

The link below will allow you to download a zip file that contains the presentation files for this class as .pdfs, along with all of the resources and exercise materials associated with the most recent version of the class.

2017-04-04_pumps_class_materials.zip
File Size:	72962 kb
File Type:	zip