Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 103) - All IMHO:I attended the Cx Energy Conference this year and it was an interesting experience. The Cx Energy Conference is dedicated exclusively to building commissioning and energy management and is presented by the AABC Commissioning Group (ACG), Associated Air Balance Council…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 102) - All IMHO:A common theme I find on all projects, particularly international projects, is the lack of agreement on what building Commissioning actually is. To quote the movie “Cool Hand Luke”, there is a “failure to communicate” due to, IMHO, the macho…
Check out “Project Ove” ( https://www.tekla.com/ae/references/project-ove-arup’s-170-meter-tall-bim-man ). Project OVE is a virtual replication of the human anatomy, exemplifying the potential of Building Information Modelling. This is impressive and makes me proud to have worked at Arup.
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 101) - All IMHO:What is the most effective way to control a VAV system? I have been asked this many times by HVAC design engineers, which in itself, is quite distrubing. I have seen three solutions in the field that range from bad to…
