The International District Energy Association (IDEA) recently hosted its 26th Annual Campus Energy Conference and Distribution Workshop in San Diego, Calif., (Feb 18-22). This year’s conference had a record attendance with over 720 attendees. Dubbed “Clean Energy for Campus and Community,” the conference brought together industry professionals who design, build, operate and optimize district energy systems, among which were three industry experts from RMF – Mark Demana, Bill Mahoney, and Brian Wodka – who led presentations on:
Arc Flash – Risk Mitigation for Electrical Work
By: Marc Demana, PE
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Constructing Highly Visible District Energy Chilled Water Plants at Ohio State
By: Bill Mahoney, PE
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New Standard from ASME Codes and Standards Committee for Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) of Power Plants
By: Brian Wodka, PE, CEM, LEED AP
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According to IDEA, conference workshops focused on how campus energy systems provide highly efficient, sustainable and reliable energy services that support mission critical operations on college, university and healthcare campuses and military bases while also strengthening the local economy by reducing strain on the regional power grid. Participants explored how campus energy systems can be expanded and the economic and societal benefits of having highly reliable energy systems in communities.
Following the conference IDEA launched a YouTube video highlighting opportunities for expanding district energy and CHP (combined heat and power). Tim Griffin, division manager of RMF’s North Carolina office, shared his expertise here.
About RMF Engineering
Founded in 1983 RMF Engineering provides planning, design, engineering, commissioning and facility assessment services globally to clients in the healthcare, higher education, laboratory/research and government sectors. The firm leads the industry in the development of new engineering production methods and technologies, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), carbon reduction strategies, and in-depth assessment technologies. A privately held company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, RMF has more than 200 employees in 11 U.S. offices.
