Lesson 1

Question 1

Perform mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering work in design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of water systems, electrical power lines, and power
plants, telecommunications facilities, gas pipelines, and light and heavy rail
systems.

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ENGINEERING UTILITIES

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Practicing the engineering disciplines that carry sustainability concepts through
building design construction, commissioning, operation, and ultimately demolition, recycling, and reuse.

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ENGINEERING UTILITIES

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Involves understanding the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of machines

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MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

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HVAC

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Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

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Refrigeration and Hydronic System are part of

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MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

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ROLE OF UTILITY ENGINEER

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● Provide decision
- Result from extensive and careful analysis
- Cost and other implications for the utility
- Other options like spend money now to save money later
● Understand the criteria for deciding which decisions are best from a business perspective.
● Engineering Solutions produce higher profit

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TYPES OF UTILITIES

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● Electric Utilities
● Gas Utilities
● Water Utilities
● Telephone Utilities
● Wastewater Utilities

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Produce electric power and deliver this power to customers.

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ELECTRIC UTILITIES

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Functions of Electrical Utilities

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Generation, transmission, and distribution

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is generated at large central stations that use fuel such as coal, oil, natural gas, or uranium (nuclear reactors).

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Electric power

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Required to provide electric power to their customers at an acceptable voltage.

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ELECTRIC UTILITIES

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can harm electric appliances and cause potential safety hazards.

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High voltages

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can cause electric appliances to function improperly and can cause
electric motors to overheat.

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Low voltages

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Other aspects of voltage that utilities must consider are

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frequency, flicker, transients & harmonics

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Is the decision and practice of using less energy.

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Energy Conservation

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Produce natural gas and deliver it to customers.

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GAS UTILITIES

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Functions of Gas Utilities

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Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

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comes from wells that drill into underground deposits in natural gas fields.

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Natural gas

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Produce drinkable (portable) water and deliver it to customers.

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WATER UTILITIES

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Functions of Water Utilities

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Treatment, Transmission, and Distribution

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is naturally collected in geographic watersheds, where it drains into
river systems, lakes, and underground aquifers.

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Rainwater

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always addresses health related issues such as the presence of
biological and toxic contaminants.

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Water treatment

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Required to provide drinking water to customers with sufficient pressure and purity.

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WATER UTILITIES

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This is different from electricity, gas, and water. Does not generate a product and transport this product to customers.

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TELEPHONE UTILITIES

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Often called a sewage utility

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WASTEWATER UTILITIES

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it transports dirty water away from customers and treats the dirty water so that it is suitable to be discharged into the environment.

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WASTEWATER UTILITIES

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are natural monopolies, they require government oversight so that they do not exercise monopoly power to the detriment of customers & society.

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Utilities

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establish regulations and monitor for compliance.

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Regulatory bodies

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Goals of regulators

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to have utility services provided with adequate service levels for the lowest possible rates

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UTILITIES EQUIPMENT

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● Water – Cooled Chiller ● Air Conditioning System ● Cooling Tower ● Air Compressor System

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is an integral part of the larger and more complex building procurement process through which an owner defines facility needs, considers architectural possibilities, contracts for design and construction services and uses the resulting facility.

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Design Process

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During the ______ will determine the need for specific mechanical and electrical systems and equipment, and very often will determine eventual owner and occupant satisfaction.

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Design Process

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A building project typically begins with _______ that establish the need for, feasibility of, and proposed scope for a facility

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Pre-design activities

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Pre-design activities may be conducted by

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Design Team by the owner, or by a specialized consultant

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is simply a statement that outlines the expected high-level outcome of the design process.

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Design Intent

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Strong design intent will result in the

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“first, best moves”

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weak intent will result in a

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weak building

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Design intents might include the ff:

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outstanding comfort, latest in information technology, indoor environmental quality, carbon neutral, and high degree of flexibility

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are the benchmarks against which success or failure in meeting design intent is measured.

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Design Criteria

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sudden change for no obvious reason

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Whimsical Change

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ASHRAE

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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

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The power density of the lighting system will be no greater than

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0.7W/𝑓𝑡2

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LEED

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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Fifty percent of the building water consumption will be provided by

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rainwater capture

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Background sound level in classrooms will not exceed

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65 dB