Students Read Up on Their Practical Design Knowledge to Win ASHRAE Design Competition | ashrae.org

Congratulations to the winners of the #ASHRAE Student Design Competition.

Students Read Up on Their Practical Design Knowledge to Win ASHRAE Design Competition Sep 28, 2012 Contact : Amanda Dean Public Relations 678-539-1216 [email protected] ATLANTA —ASHRAE’s 2012 Student Design Competition had participants staying up late and doing their research of HVAC&R system selection and design calculations as well as integrated building design to encourage practical design. This year’s competition featured a mock design of the newly constructed Joe and Rika Mansueto Library located in Chicago, Ill. The library consists of a glass dome covering 15,000 square feet of usable area on the ground floor, half of which is dedicated to a reading area and half to a preservation laboratory. The lower level of the building consists of a large warehouse for archived publications and materials. Among the entries from around the world, three were awarded first place in...

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