Tuesday, January 26, 2016: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Design Build
Chair:
James Liston, Suffolk Construction Company Inc.
Technical Committee: 02.07 Seismic and Wind Restraint Design
Sponsor: 7.02 HVAC&R Contractors and Design Build Firms
CoSponsor: 02.06 Sound and Vibration Control
This session presents the advantage of integrating seismic compliance and sound control early in the design build process. Design of building systems for seismic, wind, sound and vibration control is generally delegated to some point later in the project. After all, it is not exactly essential to the design of the HVAC, controls, electrical or other systems. But what happens when this seemingly non-essential item is overlooked until late in the game? Now the cost to meet code compliance and/or owner demands becomes more than budgeted. The speakers discuss how to avoid these pitfalls.
1 Taking the Evil Out of Necessary Evil of Design for Seismic Compliance
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Robert E. Simmons, P.E., Petra Seismic Design, LLC |
Design of HVAC&R systems for seismic and wind compliance is required by code. At least 38 states have seismic requirements and all 50 have wind requirements. The cost and headaches often associated with implementing the requirements needed to be in compliance has earned seismic/wind design a “necessary evil” label on many jobs. This session will discuss how early planning can make compliance more cost effective and less hassle.
2 Preventing Sound and Vibration Problems
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Jerry Lilly, P.E., JGL Acoustics Inc |
No matter how advanced the design, mechanical equipment will contribute to objectionable vibration and noise in buildings. Building owners’ and tenants’ increasing demand for a comfortable and productive workspace, and the increased presence of sensitive, high-tech equipment requires vibration and noise control issues be considered. Implementing sound design from the start provides better results and is very cost effective. Trying to patchwork noise problems late in the project can be very expensive. This session will examine if, why, or when noise and vibration from HVAC&R equipment causes a problem in buildings, and some practical guidelines to prevent costly errors.