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Leo P Soucy Jr., P.E.
- Mar 6, 2018
- 4 min
Hartsfield Atlanta Airport Design
The design of the Atlanta airport incorporated the best practices of airport design, but this did not provide the necessary system resiliency required to avoid a massive power outage. It is also interesting to note that the design documents were reviewed by the contractor, the power company and FAA based on airport design concepts so the deficiencies that contributed to the outage were not recognized nor properly addressed. This airport along with many other public faciliti

Ernest Domingue, P.E.
- Mar 6, 2018
- 4 min
Raising Chilled Water Set Point
Raising your chilled water supply temperature, while still meeting the cooling demands of your Data Center, can reward you with energy savings by reducing the work of the chiller’s compressor. The compressor after all is the largest user of electrical energy when compared to the pumps and cooling tower fans that make up the rest of the chiller plant. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2016 includes a requirement for resetting CHWST (chilled water supply temperature). Part 6.5.4.4 of the St