Working at Summer Consultants has been an invaluable experience for me. Over the course of several weeks, I have had the benefit of working on five separate projects, each with their own unique assignments. My work ranged from area takeoffs on Bluebeam, to load calcs on Trace, pressure drop calculations in Excel, and drafting in… Read More

My experience at Summer Consultants over these last 3 months has been very enlightening for me in terms of skills and professionalism. I began my internship working on two barracks buildings at a military base in Maryland. The scope was to remove the existing HVAC system and replace it with a fan coil unit (FCU)… Read More

Mechanical load calculations require the designer to consider many sources of space heat loads including heat introduced by walls, windows, occupants, lighting, and miscellaneous equipment. In my opinion, miscellaneous equipment presents the most challenging task in quantifying load. Many loads found in a typical office space renovation are tabulated in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals,… Read More

Humidity plays as much a part in our comfort as air in temperature. In the winter time, and for buildings not properly insulated, we start to see condensation if the humidity is not controlled properly. This not only a comfort problem, but also a potential health problem since mold likes to grow when the relative… Read More

If the electrical power went out, don’t worry! You may have an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system to back up your power. One and half years into my time at Summer, I was given the UPS project at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) in Maryland. Of course, this facility was huge… Read More