1999 Global Engineering Conference, Orlando FL8 T HG L O B A L  E N G I N E E R I N G  C O N F E R E N C E1 9 9 9Engineering an Integrated Millennium.

As we approach Y2K, the crucial issues facing our industry become even more pronounced. From the integration of sustainable building design to engineering trends and the emerging role of the engineer, the need to adapt to market realities is imperative.

Evolving the Role of The Engineer
Ann Banning
  • Incredible rate of chang3
  • Consolidation, fees, and margins.
  • Technology’s impact.
  • Integrating client solutions.
  • Knowledge sharing and development of experts.
  • Workplace and building productivity and indoor air quality.
  • New approaches and competition.
  • Skills needed for the future.
Preparing for Change
Richard D. Baier
  • What tenets really want:
  • Features an amenities
  • Intelligent building systems and structural features.
  • How North America fared in 1998. What the future holds.
  • How real is Federal electricity deregulation legislation? How can we best prepare?
  • Analyzing Y2K building preparation. Conducting final testing and contingency planning.
Architecture and Engineering For the New Millennium
Robert F. Fox, Jr., AIA
  • A look at the last millennium – history
  • A look at the current millennium – Is it bad out there?
  • Where do we need to be?
    • Integration
    • Optimization
    • Advocates of “free” energy
    • Zero waste
    • Dematerialization
    • New technology
  • A look at the next millennium – realization
Design-Build and the Consulting Engineer
Richard A. Charles, P.E.
  • Mechanical design-build experiences – past, present, and future.
  • The benefits of design-build performance specifications.
  • Design-build process from beginning to end.
  • Engineering fees to do proper design-build projects.
The Structure of Consulting Firms in the 21st Century
Robert, A. Kegel, P.E.
  • The changes in laws, codes, equipment and the very structure of the consulting office.
  • How the consultant’s role is effected.
  • Cyber-engineering – it really does work.
  • Positioning your firm for success.
Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics In HVAC Design
Daniel H. Nall, AIA, P.E.
  • How CFD helps HVAC designs respond to the increased demands for comfort and energy efficiency and the challenges of complex architecture.
  • Applications of CFD to the design of different types of spaces…- Office, television studio, atrium, stadium concourse
  • Demonstrating how CFD enables the design engineer to develop improved solutions.
Customer Services…. The Next Generation
Jim O’Mahoney
  • Environmental strategies for Y2K.
  • The HVAC “product” line.
  • Marketing your services.
  • Working your business system.
  • Profiling the service representative of today and tomorrow.
  • Caring for your client.
Technology: Our (p) Light
Louis G. Piccirillo
  • Has Technology fulfilled its promise?
  • How technology has affected our whole work process and environment.
  • Discipline and organization – the keys to going from technology plight to light.
  • Exploring future developments and their implications.
HVAC, IAQ and UVC Source Control
Robert Scheir
  • Reviewing the impact of indoor Air bioaerosol containments found in most buildings as a result of the growth of microorganisms on the coils and in the drain pans of A/C installations.
  • Discussions of he use of ultraviolet light in the “C” band (UVC) to eliminate this source, improving equipment efficiency and performance and reducing infectious organisms.
  • Describing benefits that include: reduced or eliminated allergy and asthma conditions; significantly curtailed airborne disease spread; substantial long-term energy and absenteeism cost savings and more!
Airport Design – Integrating Occupant Comfort and Low Energy Consumption
Peter Simmonds
  • The challenges was to design a 550,000 square meter facility with an envelope pf clear glazing and PTFE material.
  • The main design concept was to balance Mean Radiant Temperature exchange to maintain occupant comfort.
  • Solutions included: a radiant-cooled floor, a specially-designed variable volume displacement ventilation system and a complex control strategy that optimized energy consumption, yet avoided condensation risk on the radiant floor. 
Innovative Chilled Water Plant Design
Steven T. Taylor
  • Why the current design paradigm for large, chilled water plants is flawed.
  • Designs that can improve part-load performance and efficiency at lower installed cost.
  • Why deign techniques like traditional primary/secondary pumping and coil-pumping may be counter-productive and obsolete.

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