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E06: Active strategies
Presented by: Mark Frankel and Mark Firestone
Active energy conservation strategies examine the role of mechanical systems in a building's overall efficiency. This session provides an overview of the various systems and equipment involved in heating, cooling and ventilating a building, as well as reference to lighting strategies covered in depth in E04.
Topics include:
- System efficiency
- Controls: types, specification, lighting
- Phase change systems
- Active ground coupled systems
- Ventilation: decoupled systems, demand control, IAQ
- Underfloor Air Distribution: UFAD vs. displacement, design and equipment, implementation
- Radiant heating & cooling
- Heat recovery
- Evaporative cooling
- Distribution systems
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E06: Video Playback
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Take the Quiz
E06:Active Strategies Quiz
Note: Taking the quiz is intended for individuals seeking the Living Building Leader designation. The quiz is now comprised of 20 questions. You are entitled to take the quiz once, which requires an 80% passing score. Any score below 80% precludes the session from being counted towards your Living Building Leader designation. Please prepare accordingly.
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Presenters
Mark Frankel - Technical Director, New Buildings Institutes
Mark is technical director of the New Buildings Institute, a 501(c)3
organization in Washington State that works with local, regional,
national and utility groups to promote improved energy performance in
commercial new buildings. Mark oversees the Advanced Buildings work of
NBI, including the production of the Core Performance Guide, a
practical guide to advanced energy savings in commercial buildings.
Mark is a licensed architect and has been consulting on sustainable design and energy efficiency for over 15 years. His career has focused on a variety of technical topics, including building and site design, occupant health, energy use, and high performance mechanical systems. He has also consulted on hundreds of building projects from single family to large commercial buildings.
He has also developed curriculum and conducted numerous educational sessions on energy efficiency and green building. Prior to joining NBI, Mark worked as a senior consultant on sustainable design at Paladino and Company, and as an Energy Consultant at Ecotope Inc.
Mark Firestone - Senior Mechanical Engineer, PAE Consulting Engineers
Mark has over 25 years of experience designing mechanical systems for a wide range of building types in diverse climates. His expertise includes energy analysis and lifecycle cost analysis for HVAC system selection. He has analyzed and designed HVAC systems of many types, including open and closed loop ground source heat pumps, dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS), underfloor air distribution (UFAD), radiant heating and cooling, evaporative cooling, natural ventilation, heat recovery, solar hot water, and variable volume exhaust systems.
As a senior staff member at PAE Consulting Engineers, Mark has provided expertise for many LEED-rated or LEED targeted projects and for dozens of other high performance buildings.. He is a former president of ASHRAE’s Oregon chapter and is a registered professional engineer in three states. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Miami University of Ohio and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University.