Attendees: Jodi Engles

Doug Gorder

Regarding: HVAC in the DCL

The first thing covered was the location of the thermostat. It was found in a room adjacent to the DCL, which acts as storage and contains a small mechanical room. At the time of the visit the thermostat was set at 72 degrees. The zone for the computer lab also contains the mezzanine, which houses offices and a computer lab. The people working on the mezzanine often complain of being too warm. In turn, the temperature is turned down for their comfort. Therefore, the DCL is at a cooler temperature than necessary. The discrepancies between the cfm’s in the mechanical drawings and our observations is probably due to people on the mezzanine level blocking vents, forcing the air to move at a faster rate into the DCL. Also, the fans are running at a faster rate than should be, in order to move the air properly in the locations where the vents are located 15’ above the floor. Doug felt that during the most recent addition the HVAC system was compromised and does not work to its full potential.