University Medical Center Heat Recovery Chiller Optimization

Authors

  • Robert L. Johnson P.E., C.E.M., C.M.V.P. Energy Systems Engineer, Washington State, Engineering & Architectural Services Olympia Washington 360-902-7267

Abstract

Facilities departments at university medical centers are constantly
trying to upgrade infrastructure with competing demands for capital
improvements. High profile medical technology improvements compete
for that same capital, and usually win, creating additional load on that
infrastructure. Promoting heat recovery and system optimization as a
means of improving infrastructure capacity and reliability without large
capital expense can create a win -win scenario for everyone.

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Author Biography

Robert L. Johnson, P.E., C.E.M., C.M.V.P. Energy Systems Engineer, Washington State, Engineering & Architectural Services Olympia Washington 360-902-7267

Bob Johnson has worked for the last 19 years in the public sector. For the past fi ve years, he has been working for WA State Department of General Administration, Engineering, and Architectural Services, managing energy service company projects for public agencies, school districts, colleges, and universities. Before that, with WA State University’s Cooperative Extension Energy Program, he provided technical assistance to clearinghouses for questions on industrial energy use as well as commercial and institutional building energy use. He managed numerous design and capital construction projects at maximum and minimum security prisons, including energy system components while working for WA State Department of Corrections, and prior to that as energy systems engineer for the WA State Energy Offi ce he was lead engineer for the pool of engineers working on commercial, institutional, municipal and industrial programs. Duties included providing technical assistance and energy information to energy professionals through clearinghouse services, performing energy auditing, and teaching courses on refrigeration, pumping, lighting, energy accounting, compressed air, and boiler and steam systems for building operator certifi cation training. Prior to his experience in public facilities, he worked over 25 years in the private sector as mechanical engineer and project manager for several consulting fi rms.

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Johnson, R. L. . (2023). University Medical Center Heat Recovery Chiller Optimization. Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 26(4), 14–20. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20039

Issue

2007: Vol 26 Iss 4 2006-2007

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Articles