HVAC Design Review Guide

Book excerpt: The purpose of the HVAC Design Review Guide is to help the project manager or the responsible project engineer to check for coordination between design disciplines, and to check for errors and omissions or inconsistencies in the HVAC design, before the construction documents are finalized. This Guide could also be used as a Training Manual, to assist with designer and engineer development. The detailed information related to all phases of HVAC design can help the designer or engineer to avoid errors or omissions during the design phase. The included "Checklist" (at the end of the volume) can also be used to track training progress. The HVAC Design Review Guide includes over (220) pages and spreadsheets that cover many of the design and engineering requirements associated with typical projects. Hyperlinks are provided to help select the topics that are relevant to the project being reviewed. Included are "rule of thumb" equipment capacities and system flow rates, general constructability, and "spot-checks" of ductwork and pipe sizes. A comprehensive "Checklist" is included at the end of the volume, to check-off as the design review is progressing.