Hospital Test, Adjust, and Balance
Project: 080021 Hospice Care Facility
Building Size: 10,000 Square Feet.
Building Type: Inpatient Hospice Care Facility
This project is new construction.
General Description of Project: Griffin Engineering and Technical Services provided testing, adjusting, and balancing services for the HVAC mechanical systems. The systems balanced were one forty ton package rooftop unit, twenty (two setpoint) VAV boxes and related supply air distribution, one main exhaust fan and related inlet distribution.
Services Provided:
- Fume Hood Testing and Balancing
- Supply and Exhaust Air System Evaluation
- VAV Box Calibration and Distribution Balancing
- Exhaust Fan and System Balancing
- Roof Top Unit Control Calibration
- Hydronic System Investigation and Balancing
Special Challenges: The building automation consists of two seperate systems. One system operates the VAV boxes and related controls. A separate system operates the roof top unit. The two systems are by different vendors and do not communicate with each other. Griffin field technicians assisted the roof top vendor’s installing contractor with programming and sequence of operation set up to achieve the project goals and deliver a stable HVAC system.