1. Student Activities Centralized Training
Session 5 - Design Competition

2. Design Competition Overview
Started in 1997
Purpose: promote HVACR and ASHRAE to students
Has grown to include four major categories:
HVAC Design Calculations
HVAC System Selection
Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD)
Applied Engineering Challenge (AEC)
Each category has 1st, 2nd, 3rd & “Rising Star” awards
International participation
Participation includes universities, technology and architectural schools
Participation allowed from outside ASHRAE Student Branches
The intent is to provide an overview of the Design Competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

3. Project Basis (excluding AEC)
Multi-story building located somewhere in the world
Schematic Architectural drawings provided
Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) developed
Illustrates building use
Owner’s expectations
Explanations provided to assist students
Some details are purposely omitted
We want students to seek help from mentors, Student Activities Chairs, chapters, etc.
This slide illustrates the basic elements of the design competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

4. HVAC Design Calculations
Intended for:
Schools with a limited exposure to HVAC
Technology schools with limited engineering
Students must:
Complete heat gain/heat loss calculations
Follow ASHRAE Standards 55, 62.1 and 90.1
Design a complete HVAC system (given)
Illustrate the design process (the how factor)
This slide illustrates the HVAC Design Calculations category – estimate is 3-4 minutes
For students who have attended 1-2 HVAC courses. Focuses on the design calculations required to provide an energy-efficient design for the facility. Students are required to determine heating and cooling loads, and design the selected HVAC systems for the building, while demonstrating compliance with ASHRAE Standards 55, 62.1, and 90.1.

5. HVAC System Selection Intended for:
Schools with a deeper exposure to HVAC
Students must:
Complete a full life cycle analysis of the building to determine the best HVAC System Selection
Follow ASHRAE Standard 189.1
Persuade the reader (creativity)
Illustrate why and how to support “HVAC System of Choice”
This slide illustrates the HVAC System Selection category – estimate is 3-4 minutes
For students at schools completing a dedicated HVAC or building environmental systems curriculum. The project encourages students with a solid HVAC base to use life-cycle cost process to select the building HVAC system(s) as well as incorporate the sustainability process promoted by ASHRAE by integrating ASHRAE Standard Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, and the US Green Building Council's LEED™ Rating System (or equivalent in the home country of international students.)

6. Integrated Sustainable Building Design
Intended for:
Schools with a deep exposure to integrated building design and high performance buildings
Students must:
Redesign the building to illustrate an energy efficient sustainable design that approaches “ZERO ENERGY”
Follow LEED and ASHRAE Standard 189.1
Teams should illustrate integrated design process (architects, engineers and others working as one)
This slide illustrates the ISBD category – estimate is 3-4 minutes
This student competition requires multidisciplinary teams to design an energy efficient sustainable project approaching a "Zero Energy" building with minimized energy demands for HVAC and all other technical systems that could be satisfied with locally available or building-installed renewable energy sources (RES). Students will be asked to satisfy a national or local sustainability standard (LEED or the equivalent in their country), and then implement RES to approach "Zero Energy" limit.
The fundamental goal of this design competition category is to encourage students to obtain experience in the ISBD process. Architects and engineers should work together from the very beginning to determine building orientation, layout, materials, mechanical systems, and electrical systems that meet the client's needs and work with the surrounding environment to minimize energy consumption.

7. Applied Engineering Challenge
Intended for:
Student groups seeking engineering solutions to comfort cooling or water challenges in local or regional communities
Students must:
Analyze the given problem which could involve:
Energy, environmental issues, renewable energy, etc.
Use detailed engineering to illustrate how the problem can be uniquely solved
This slide illustrates the Applied Engineering Challenge category – estimate is 3-4 minutes
The 2017 Applied Engineering Challenge (AEC) is intended to stimulate student-led groups to find engineering solutions to comfort cooling and water challenges in local or regional communities and develop ways to solve them.

8. Competition Judging (per category)
Chapter Level
If multiple entries originate from the same chapter, the chapter will send the best forward
Regional Level
Regional Vice Chairs (RVCs) select the best from the region
Society Level
All remaining entries are judged and scored
Winning teams notified in August

9. AEC Judging Society Level
All entries are judged by the Design Competition Subcommittee of the Student Activities Committee
Winning teams notified in August

10. Winning Teams
Winning teams are recognized by ASHRAE at the Winter Program
Students are given plaques
Schools are given compensation for coming to the Student Program at the Winter Meeting
The intent of this slide is to illustrate the great benefit ASHRAE gives to students – estimate is 2-3 minutes

11. Recognition
The intent of this slide is to illustrate how winning teams and students are recognized – estimate is 1-2 minutes

12. Resources ASHRAE Website Files, Q&A, etc. ASHRAE Publications
Handbooks
Design Guides
ASHRAE Journal
ASHRAE Standards
Chapter
Chapter members

13. The process Teams need to register with ASHRAE Due Dates:
Teams must submit in first week of May (date provided on ASHRAE website)
Local chapters must judge first level by mid-May (date provided on ASHRAE website)
Region judging is done by SAC RVC – completed by June 1
Society judging is done at annual meeting in June
Winning teams are notified the first week of August

14. Tips for success Pay attention to timeline and the process
Teams and advisors should be involved with local members for added value
Pay attention to “frequently asked questions” within the Student Zone
Review winning submissions!
Carefully review the “Judging Criteria”
Don’t assume – have students illustrate their thoughts!