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    TOP5MEPMISTAKESTOAVOID
    Weveseenourshareofissuescomeuponprojectswhichcanbeavoidedwithsimplecoordination
    duringtheearlydesignphases.
    Herearethetop5issueswehaveseenonprojectsandhowtoavoidthem:

    1)Notusingthelatestbackgrounds
    Thisisprobablythemostcommondesignmistakethathappensonconstructionprojects.Oftentimes
    thearchitectisworkingontheirbackgroundsuptothelasthourthatthejobgoesout.Theengineers
    usuallyarethensubmittingasetthatdoesnothavethelatestarchitecturalbackgrounds
    incorporated.Thebestwaytoavoidthismistakeistohavethearchitectfreezetheirbackgrounds1
    weekpriortotheprojectbeingsubmittedforbid.Ifforsomereasonthearchitecthadtomake
    changesduringthatweek,theFINALbackgroundcanbesubmittedtoengineerimmediatelyandthen
    anaddendumcanbepreparedsothebiddershaveacoordinatedsetofarchitecturaland
    engineeringplanspriortosubmittingtheirfinalnumber.

    2)NotUnderstandingHoursofOperation
    Whendesigningaspaceoneofthefirstquestionstheengineershouldbeaskingiswhetherornot
    thespacewillneedtofunctionafterhours.Thenthebuildingsystemandleasemustbeinvestigated
    toseeifthebaseinfrastructurecanprovidecoolingandheatingduringthesetimes.Forinstance,ifa
    tenanthastoworkonSaturdaysandthebuildingHVACsystemdoesnotoperateonweekends,a
    supplementalsystemisneeded.Ifthisisomittedfromthedesign,thetenantwillincurgreatcoststo
    providethisaftertheconstructioniscomplete.

    3)NotCoordinatingWorkinFloorBelow
    Anotherimportantduediligenceitemduringtheearlydesignstagesistofindoutifthebuildingwill
    allowworkinthefloorbelow.Thisiscriticalforelectricalconnectionstoremote/islandfurniture
    andalsofornewplumbingfixtureswhosedrainscomeoutintotheceilingofthespacebelow.Ifthe
    buildingdoesnotallowforthisworkorifitphysicallyisnotpossibleduetoobstructionsintheceiling
    below,thedesignteammusttakeproperstepstoproviderequiredservices,suchastrenching
    electricalconnectionsorpumpingtheplumbingdrains.

    4)UndersizedAirConditioningSystems
    Adreadedoccuranceonanyprojectiswhentheuseroccupiesthespaceandfindsouttheycannot
    keepitcool.Therearemanyfactorsthatcanleadtothishappening,butthemostcommononeis

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    whentheoccupancyofspace(#ofpeople)differsfromwhatwasdesigned.Theengineermay
    designaconferenceroomACunitfor10peoplebuttheuserisactuallyputting20peopleintothe
    space.Thiscanbeavoidedwithasimplediagramprovidedbytheengineerwhichshowstothe
    Ownertheheadcountstheyaredesigningforineachroom.TheOwnerwouldthensignoffonthis
    diagramastheirintendeduse.

    5)NotComplyingwithEnergyCodeforEconomizers
    2014EnergyCodechangedalotofeconomizerexemptions.WecannolongeruseAshrae90.12007
    whichallowedanysysteminNYCclimatezonetobeexemptfromeconomizers.Now,tobeexempt,
    thedesignteammustusetheexemptionssetforthinthecode.Themostcommonexemptionisto
    increasethecoolingefficiencyoftheequipmentby42%ormoreabovethecodeminimum
    efficiencies.ThiscanbedoneeasilywithcreativeHVACdesignandutilizationofVRFtechnology(i.e.
    minisplit).
    Economizercodecomplainceisacriticalstepofthedesignphasesinceomittinganeconomizerand
    havingtoinstallonelatercanhavedisastrousramificationssincetheyrequirecompletelydifferent
    HVACinfranstructure.
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