Articles & Case Studies ...

The job of operating and managing commercial/industrial buildings is challenging. And one of the most expensive aspects of that job is keeping those building comfortable. Here are some articles and case studies that may help. We will be adding to and updating the article you see here over time, so check back often.

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Design Services

• The Future of Intelligent Buildings is Now
  ... A Roundtable Discussion
  What is an intelligent building and what does it mean to you? Michael Ivanovich, chief editor of Heating, Piping, Air Conditioning Engineering Magazine lead a roundatable of 20 industry experts, only two of which were HVACR contracting firms. Enterprise was one of the two contracting companies. Ivanovich published the results of that roundtable in the May 1999 edition of that national magazine. Read about the future now.

• Case Study: Aerospace Building Design
  Incorporates Concern For IAQ
  When the State of Ohio designed the new Ohio Aerospace Institute, it included Indoor Air Quality as a basic design element. Enterprise's unique design helped the client meet it's IAQ goals. Here's how.

Maintenance Services

• Maximize Your Assets With A Preventive Maintenance Plan
  Building owners and managers often wrestle with the idea of buying maintenance agreements on their mechanical systems. Here's a dollar-and-cents look at how such plans keep your building costs down and profits up.

Energy Control Services

• Viewpoint: BACNet Vs. Lonworks
  Dick Starr and two other engineers predict the future of buildng control systems in this August 2000 editorial published in Heating, Piping, Air Conditioning Engineering Magazine. Whichever prediction comes true, rest assured that it will effect the way your building functions and may impact the way you do business.

• Pneumatic Controls in a Digital Age
  Pneumatic controls and hybrid systems are in place in many buildings today. What does it take to keep them operating properly in the world of direct digital controls, and how do we begin to move away from them if, indeed, we should? Dick Starr provides some insights in this article, originally published in the Fall 1999 edition of Energy and Environmental Management Magazine.

• Case Study: Energy Savings Soar At Space-Age Metallurgist
  Brush Wellman Inc. is a Cleveland, Ohio-based processor of beryllium. This process requires vast amounts of energy, yet Brush Wellman saves $198,000/year in reduced electrical demand charges since The Enterprise Corp. designed and installed this control system.

• Air Quality Sensors For Demand Controlled Ventilation
  This article compares carbon dioxide sensors and mixed gas sensors for measuring indoor air quality in demand-based ventilation applications.

Testing & Balancing Services (4 articles in one PDF)

• Why Commission Mechanical Systems?
  Throughout the 1990s and into the turn of the century, testing, adjusting, balancing (TAB) will assume its role as the most critical phase of mechanical systems commissioning ... Read more about the importance of this process to you and your building tenants.

• More on Commissioning
  Whenever air is exhausted from a building, the building develops a negative pressure. As a result, outside air is drawn into the building to "make-up" or balance for the exhausted air. This make-up air can either be managed or mismanaged. This article provides the reasons for managing it to your benefit.

• Managing Outside Air For Better Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  To maintain a healthy and comfortable indoor environment, sufficient outside air must be introduced to the occupied building space. Why? Read this article and learn how this is done and what your options are.

• How to respond to An HVAC Temperature Complaint
  This article explains the importance of partnerships between building owners and managers and the HVAC systems contractor. Learn how contractors view this type of partnership as well as what you expectations should be.
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality: A Business Imperative (This is a seperate PDF)
  Enterprise President Dick Starr authored this article in the May 1997 issue of Contracting Business magazine (a national publication distributed to over 52,000 HVACR contractors). The article addresses the need for contractors to help their customers (you) keep buildings and tenants free and clear of potential health hazards that may impact your bottom line.
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality Checklist (This is a seperate PDF)
  Here are 15 items to check to make sure your building has the best indoor air quality possible.
  
  
• Why Retro Is the Wave of the Future (This is a seperate PDF)
  Retro-commissioning enables you to give your building owner customers a second chance to "do it right" the first time. This article, written by Dick Starr, was published in the December 1006 issue of Contracting Business magazine.
  

System Upgrade Services

• Integration is the Soul of Design/Build
  The Ridge Tool Company of Elyria, Ohio was in dire need of a system overhaul to bring costs in line and provide better comfort for their employees. This project not only succeeded in achieving these goals, but also won the highly ccoveted Design/Build Award from Contracting Business Magazine.

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