1. Student Activities Centralized Training
Session 5 - Design Competition

2. Design Competition Overview
Purpose: promote HVAC&R and ASHRAE to students
Participation: undergraduate* students enrolled at universities, technology, and architectural schools; within and outside ASHRAE Student Branches
Timeline: competition details and registration released in January; submissions due Spring of the following year (approximately an 18 month duration)
Example: 2019 competitions released January 2018, submissions due Spring 2019
* Graduate students are allowed to participate in the ISBD
The intent is to provide an overview of the Design Competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

3. Design Competition Overview
There are four separate competitions:
HVAC Design Calculations
HVAC System Selection
Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD)
Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge (AEC)
The intent is to provide an overview of the Design Competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

4. Design Competition Overview
There are four separate competitions:
HVAC Design Calculations
HVAC System Selection
Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD)
Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge (AEC)
The intent is to provide an overview of the Design Competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

5. Project Basis
2019 Competition: small four-story hospital located in Budapest, Hungary
The 2019 student competition focuses on a new small hospital in Budapest, Hungary. The final HVAC System Selection and Design for the proposed building shall address the following major design goals:
Low Life Cycle Cost
Low Environmental Impact
Comfort and Health
Creative High Performance Green Design
Synergy (with architecture)

6. 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.

7. 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.)

8. 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.

9. Documents Provided Documentation is online:
Owner’s Project Requirements
Utility and Service Life Overview
Weather Data
Completion Drawings
Judging Criteria

10. Competition Judging Chapter Level:
If multiple entries originate from the same chapter, the chapter will send the best forward
Chapter may nominate a Rising Star
Regional Level:
Regional Vice Chairs (RVCs) select the best from the region
Region may nominate a Rising Star
Society Level:
All remaining entries are judged and scored
Winning teams notified in August

11. Design Competition Awards
First Place - $2000 prize, representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights lodging and $100 expenses to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting and receive the award at the Plenary Session
Second Place - representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting and receive the award at the Student Program
Third Place - representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting and receive the award at the Student Program
Rising Star - representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting and receive the award at the Student Program
First Place: $2,000 plus a representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights lodging and $100 expenses for attendance at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Plenary. A 24 x 36 inch poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program.
Second Place: A representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights' lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program.
Third Place: A representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program.
Rising Star: A representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging for attendance at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program. 

12. Design Competition Overview
There are four separate competitions:
HVAC Design Calculations
HVAC System Selection
Integrated Sustainable Building Design (ISBD)
Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge (AEC)
The intent is to provide an overview of the Design Competition – estimate is 3-4 minutes

13. 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.

14. Documents Provided AEC documentation is online: Scope Constraints
Submission
Judging

15. AEC Awards
Awards:
First Place - $5,000 prize plus the entire team will receive free transportation and two nights’ lodging (capped at $5,000) to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Plenary
Second Place - One representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights' lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program
Third Place - One representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights’ lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program
Rising Star - One representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging for attendance at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program
First Place: $5,000 prize plus the entire team will receive free transportation and two nights’ lodging (capped at $5,000) to attend the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Plenary. A 24 x 36 inch ARCH D, or ISO A1 poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program.
Second Place: One representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights' lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch ARCH D, or ISO A1 poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program. Third Place: One representative from the team will receive free transportation, two nights’ lodging at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch ARCH D, or ISO A1 poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program.
Rising Star: One representative from the team will receive free transportation and two nights lodging for attendance at the 2020 ASHRAE Winter Meeting to be held in Orlando where the award will be presented at the ASHRAE Student Program. A 24 x 36 inch ARCH D, or ISO A1 poster is required for display at the ASHRAE Student Program. 

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

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

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

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

20. The Process Teams need to register with ASHRAE Due Dates:
Teams must submit in first week of May
Local chapters must judge first level by mid-May
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

21. 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 “FAQs” within the Student Zone
Review previous winning submissions!
Carefully review the “Judging Criteria”
Don’t assume – have students illustrate their thoughts!

22. FAQs
Question: Can teams register for more than one competition? Answer: yes

23. FAQs
Question: Can students from multiple colleges work together? Answer: yes

24. FAQs
Question: Can universities/schools have multiple teams? Answer: yes

25. FAQs Question: Team sizes
Answer: some restrictions based upon competition:
Design Calculations – at least 2 students
System Selection – at least 2 students
ISBD – at least 3 students, graduate-level permitted
AEC – between 1 and 6 students

26. FAQs
Question: Can we get building drawings in other formats, such as Revit? Answer: no