Hawaii Building Engineers Association

Electrical Transformers and Power Equipment

About the Book : Events in the electric utility industry (HECO) in the last few decades have made knowledge of transformers and power equipment assume even greater importance, in general, the trend has been toward squeezing out every ounce of capacity to achieve a greater efficiency, all increasing the potential for decreased reliabilty. this book addresses these issues and pays particular interest to load management. third edition by Anthony J. Pansini.

Product Review

ICI Paints is pleased to offer a variety of complimentary services designed to make the painting process as efficient and painless as possible. ICI has a comprehensive program, specific to the maintenance industry and can be customized to meet individual needs. the services are as follows:

• Custom Specifications
• Bid Packages
• Job walks
• Contractor referrals
• Project Inspections
• Design and Color coordination
• Order Forms/ Color records

Server Room Cooling Technology

Heat from server rooms is a killer. It gets in your return system and adds load to your air handler latent and sensible heat loads. How well you handle your hot exhaust air from your equipment is quite a concern and usually depends on the design of the equipment.

Today’s sensitive data equipment may have thousands of hot air flow paths, which represent the total waste heat output that must be cooled or removed. Total wattage of a server room could be as high as 3 tons of air conditioning load. Multiplied by 10 tenants and know you load is 30 tons x amount floors could equal a small chiller alone. So do you cool the room or the equipment? The traditional way was to exhaust the air and cool the room.  The problem with this approach was room based cooling provide inadequate airflow across the equipment.

Newer cooling systems designs shorten the distance between heat sources and heat removal systems to ensure a more predictable cooling method. In rack orientated architectures, the air conditioning units are directly mounted or housed within the IT racks. The resulting air flow paths are short and defined and immune to room constraints for installing. Manufactures such as APC, and their InfraStruXure InRowRC and SC cooling units coupled with RackAirContainment and Hot Aisle Containment Systems eliminate hot spots and neutralize hot air by preventing recirculation into sensitive IT equipment. Check it out at www.InfraStruXure.com 

Book / Product review

Lighting Upgrades: A guide for facility Managers. by Damon Wood.

The book walks through the process of retrofitting and upgrading lighting in lighting systems. with the purpose of increasing both energy efficiency and savings. extremely well - organized and comprehensive in scope, this fully illustrated desk reference provides a virtual "crash course" on all aspects of lighting in the workplace. going beyond the fundamental principles of quality lighting, the author also addresses lighting impact on conservation, productivity, and occupant safety. topics examined in detail include lighting quality, upgrade strategies, lighting applications, current technologies, lighting economics, effective maintenance, lighting project implementation and strategies for assessing energy and cost savings opportunities.

Monthly Book / Product review

Building Systems Analysis and Retrofit Manual

This guide provides contractors an overview of a variety of HVAC aftermarket business opportunities, allowing them to select those that might provide the the greatest return on investment. topics included:  energy management, retrofit, HVAC systems testing, adjusting and balancing, indoor air quality, and HVAC commissioning/recommissioning, duct cleaning, duct system analysis, operation and maintenance. 198 pages. (SMACNA) Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc. http://www.smacna.org/bookstore

MONTHLY BOOK / PRODUCT / SERVICE REVIEW

Monthly Book Review

This month we would like to promote the book: ROOFING AND CLADDING SYSTEMS HANDBOOK: A GUIDE FOR FACILITY MANAGERS by Robert Reid.

The book is a detailed manual designed to assist the building engineers in their decision making in relation to roofing problems. It is guide to be used when considering short term versus long term maintenance roofing issues. The book will talk about replacements, repairs and upgrades. You will learn about the latest in roofing materials and cladding design. Looking at external factors such as weather, thermal expansion, and contraction and the impact of each of these items when considering the selection of materials other topics include insulation and waterproofing membrane requirements, energy system calculations, fasteners, flashing and more. The book takes into account life cycle of the roof as an asset, environmental considerations, project management, warranty issues and the maintenance involved with roofing systems. The book can found at the AEE bookstore @ www.aeecenter.org/books.

Product Review

Check out the new meter from Fieldpiece.com It offers a variety of different accessories to complete the job. The meter can be used alone as a digital meter, or the head can be changed to measure Temperature, Relative humidity, Wet bulb, Dew point, Dual Temperature, Non contact infrared temperature with laser sight, Air velocity, Pressure with the manometer head, Vacuum gauge, Milliamp and Micro amp head, Current, True RMS, carbon Monoxide, super heat for R-22 and R-410a systems, Milliohm and Microwave diode tester. Buy it at your local Service First Distributor or online @www.fieldpiece.com

Service Review

Each month we spotlight one or two HBEA vendors in appreciation for their support of the Hawaii Building Engineers Association. This month we would like to show our appreciation for the fine work of Trane, dba Trane Pacific Service, located on Sand Island Access Road. Trane’s corporate Vision “People using knowledge to turn building systems into business advantages, together” helps explain why Trane Pacific Service works so hard to help their customers with their problems by providing comfort solutions. The company is headed by Bob Hann, District Manager, with a great group of support people surrounding him. Tom Moody-Service Operations Manager, Lawrence Scott-Existing Building Sales Account Manager, Laverne Behic- Parts Manager, Pamela Roth-Service Sales Representative, and RJ Ritter- Contracting Solutions Manager. Trane, formerly known as The Trane Company, is a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and comprehensive facility solutions with current annual sales approaching $5 billion. Its offerings include energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, top-notch service and parts support, sophisticated building controls and financial solutions, including the Performance Agreement for Comfort from Trane (PACT™). Each Trane system or solution is designed to meet the specific needs of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and process application customer. Trane is a business of American Standard Inc, a Fortune 500 company, and a leader in the air conditioning, plumbing, and vehicle braking systems markets. In addition to world-class systems and solutions, Trane is known for its expert and reliable people. Trane provides customers with start-up assistance and worldwide training opportunities to help keep their systems operating at optimal levels.