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Michael D. Haughey, P.E., HBDP, CEM, LEED AP, Principal mhaughey@earthlink.net
Curriculum Vitae
Mr. Haughey has over three decades of experience, since 1974, in mechanical systems design, analysis, consulting, energy studies, energy audits, and sustainability consulting in the field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Specializing in energy conserving systems, Michael has provided design and project management services on a wide variety of projects.
ASHRAE High Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP) certification
LEED TM 2.0 Accredited Professional
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1974
Numerous professional seminars including Integrated Design, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), and Daylighting.
Professional Affiliations
Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Rocky Mountain Chapter, Director 1997-1999; President 1991-1992; and Past Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Education Chairperson. Keynote speaker at 2004 Rocky Mountain Chapter ASHRAE Annual Tech Conference.
Colorado Renewable Energy Society, Member
Rocky Mountain Association of Energy Engineers, Member
Toastmasters International, CTM, member since September 1988
Colorado Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Council (a Colorado State policy advisory group)
USGBC – Colorado: USGBC Greenbuild 2006 Colorado Host Committee Chairperson, USGBC-Colorado Board of Directors, Education Director and Programs Coordinator
Experience
Engineering consulting including engineering design, project management, construction surveillance, and peer review for commissioning. His areas of expertise include system analysis and troubleshooting, energy studies and audits, design projects, and complex remodel projects. His experience includes design of HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and energy management systems for a wide array of facilities, including institutional, commercial, industrial, and residential. His specialties include energy projects such as ice thermal storage, indirect-direct evaporative cooling, solar systems, ground-source geothermal, displacement ventilation, and design of energy audit measures. He has also been responsible for design and project coordination for new construction, remodel and maintenance projects while performing facilities engineering in the industrial environment. Faculty Lecturer, HVAC Design (graduate & undergraduate), CU Boulder; Past instructor, HVAC Design, CU Denver. He has coordinated the local ASHRAE chapter’s HOSO (Hands On Science Outreach) program for kindergartners through sixth-graders and the NEED (National Energy Education Development) “Solar Sprint” program for sixth-grade students.
Presentations
Developed and presented seminars and presentations for groups such as the Rocky Mountain Chapter of ASHRAE, Pike Peak Chapter of ASHRAE, The Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES), CEFPI (the Council of Educational Facility Planners International), the US Green Building Council (USGBC) – Colorado Chapter, USGBC Greenbuild 2005 Technical Session, AGC (Colorado), AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE – Colorado), EPA & Denver Mayor’s Office, IFMA, BOMA, BOAC, SAME, to classes at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado State University, and to other professional societies and groups. Presented the Keynote Address to the Rocky Mountain Chapter ASHRAE 2004 Annual Tech Conference. Presents seminars on various topics including Low Energy Mechanical Systems, USGBC-LEED Overview, Ground Source Heat Pumps, LEED EB, High Altitude Design, Ice Thermal Storage, Economizers, Living Buildings, Seismic Risk in Colorado, Living Buildings, Mechanical for Net-Zero Buildings, and Sustainable Design.
Representative Projects
Palmer Ridge High School, Monument, Colorado – Peer review and design consultation services for 230,000 square feet, 2,600 students ground-coupled heat pump project.
Schriever Data Center troubleshooting, Colorado Springs, Colorado - Peer review and analysis of mechanical design and commissioning results of chilled water system and development of remediation design to increase capacity and reliability of a high-criticality facility.
Equinix LA4 Data Center, Los Angeles, California – review of LEED submittal documents
Lucille Erwin Middle School Chilled Water Plant, Loveland, Colorado - chiller water/ice thermal storage system serving a large middle school (honors (3rd place) society (international) ASHRAE award, 2003 for New Institutional Buildings category)
Poudre School District, Facility Service Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado – design of ground-source heat pump system, heat-recovery ventilation, daylighting and occupancy sensors integration with mechanical, and demonstration solar photovoltaic system (Excellent Use of Renewable Energy in Buildings award from the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, 2002); Regional ASHRAE Award in 2003 for New Institutional Buildings category.
Sedalia Residence, Sedalia, Colorado – Project won 2006 McGraw-Hill Gold Hard Hat Award for Sustainable Design. Radiant and ground-coupled heat pump heating and cooling. Mechanical and plumbing design for residence using ground-coupled heat pumps to provide heating and cooling through radiant floors, energy recovery ventilator for fresh air, whole house fans for moderate weather ventilation, and supplemental fan-coils for dehumidification.
Silver Sage Village, Boulder, Colorado – Radiant heating, domestic solar hot water, and DX cooling. Mechanical and plumbing design for co-housing project with high efficiency condensing boilers to provide heating through baseboard radiation with radiant floors as a unit upgrade option, and split-system DX for optional cooling.
Shambhala Mountain Center – Rigden Lodge, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado – Radiant heating and domestic solar hot water. Mechanical and plumbing design for meditation, dormitory, and multi-purpose project with high efficiency condensing boilers to provide heating through baseboard radiation with radiant floors in specific areas.
Century Elementary School, Aurora, Colorado – Renovation of HVAC system. Mechanical design for 50,000 sq. ft. elementary school HVAC system renovation and upgrade.
Harvest House, Boulder, Colorado – Net Zero Energy Home Consultation. Mechanical consultation for a net-zero energy home in Boulder Colorado. Project is in under construction. Mechanical and plumbing design for residence using ground-coupled heat pumps to provide heating and cooling through radiant floors, energy recovery ventilator for fresh air, whole house fans for moderate weather ventilation, and supplemental fan-coils for dehumidification.
Denver Place, Denver, Colorado - LEED Accredited Professional for LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) pilot project. Denver place achieved the first LEED EB in Colorado as well as the difficult-to-achieve Gold Certification. Project comprises a full city block in downtown Denver including two office towers, 34 and 23 stories each, connected by two-six level Terraces, comprising 815,000 gross square feet plus underground parking for a total of 1.3 million sq. ft.
Araj Courthouse, Denver, Colorado – troubleshooting consultation of the displacement ventilation system during construction for this new US GSA courthouse, designed to achieve at least a Silver LEED certification. Building systems include displacement ventilation, high-efficiency lighting/controls, photovoltaics, and district heating and cooling.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New Research Building, New York, New York – a new 692,000 sq. ft., three-phase, 23 story, biomedical and chemistry research facility. Provided design review and commissioning planning services toward LEED rating including additional commissioning as defined by the USGBC
Energy Efficiency Training – provided seminars to contractors as part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) project to transform key elements of the market for commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and related energy-efficiency services.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Galter/Feinberg Pavilion, central chilled water optimization study, with the intention of discovering areas in which the current operation of the central plant could be streamlined in terms of reduction in annual energy costs and improved environmental conditions, and to help NMH staff address concerns and issues with plant performance.
New Prentice Women’s Hospital (NPWH), Chicago, Illinois – peer review of the mechanical systems in this 910,000 square foot, 17 story growth project for the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Women’s Program
Sandia National Labs JCEL and Central Utility Plant Design Review
Bacon Elementary School, Ft. Collins, Colorado – peer review and commissioning consultation for this 93,000 square foot sustainable design school. The systems include ice thermal storage.
Eaton Elementary School, Eaton, Colorado - peer review and commissioning consultation for new elementary school. The systems include ice thermal storage.
Windsor High School, Windsor, Colorado - peer review and commissioning consultation for remodel and expansion to 98,000 sq. ft. of existing high school
Centennial High School, Ft. Collins, Colorado - peer review and commissioning consultation for remodel and expansion of existing high school with 16,376 GSF Activities Building and 25,717 GSF Administration Building
City of Denver Recreation Centers and Police Stations – peer review for Rude, Montclair, and Ashland Recreation Centers and Police Stations #2 and #3. Systems included displacement ventilation.
KUTV, Salt Lake City, Utah – energy audit for PacifiCorp of TV station and studios
Key Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah – energy audit for PacifiCorp of high-rise bank building in downtown salt Lake City
Crossroads Plaza, Salt Lake City, Utah - energy audit for PacifiCorp of regional shopping mall
Numerous energy audits for PacifiCorp including BYU-salt Lake Center; Honeywell manufacturing plant; QC review of Matson Fruit energy audit
Design assistance, energy analysis, and commissioning services for numerous schools including Poudre School District - Zach Elementary School, 2003 elementary School, Centennial High School, Weld County School District, Windsor High School; Eaton School District, Eaton Elementary School
Plaza Tower, Denver, Colorado – energy analysis and systems design for energy conserving measures, downtown high-rise building
Plaza Tower and Denver Place, Denver, Colorado – Re-Commissioning and energy analysis for two downtown high-rise buildings
David Skaggs Research Center, Boulder, Colorado – chilled water systems analysis and concept designs for improvement and remediation; hydronic economizer (flat plate) system design
Poudre School District Prototype Elementary School, Fort Collins, Colorado - energy-efficient HVAC concepts for design competition
Naropa University, Nalanda Hall, Boulder, Colorado - project management and mechanical design for three-story, 20,000 sf classroom/administrative building using a combination of passive and sustainable design features for heating, cooling, and ventilation
Fairview High School Remodel/Addition, Boulder, Colorado - mechanical design for upgrade of 25,000 sf plus 28,000 sf addition using indirect evaporative cooling in a VAV system coupled with a DX second stage to serve a new library, gym, and renovated science lab area, integrated daylighting with mechanical design
Heritage and Sunset Middle Schools Energy Improvements, Longmont, Colorado - engineering support services for design and construction administration of energy conservation measures including refurbishment of existing rooftop units (replacement of existing motors and addition of VFDs to the supply fan motors) and revision of the temperature control sequence
Loveland High School, Ventilation System Upgrade, Colorado - design for new rooftop ventilation system using custom equipment to replace existing interior unit ventilator system, including roof-mounted ductwork in weathertight enclosures due to lack of interior space for ductwork
Oak Creek High School Addition and Remodel, Colorado - HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection design of new addition including expansion and conversion of coal-fired boiler plant to steam from hot water
Thompson Valley High School Air Conditioning Addition, Loveland, Colorado - chilled water/ice thermal energy storage system for cooling of classrooms, library, cafeteria, and shop areas
Numerous Energy Audits following State of Colorado Guidelines - Juchem Elementary School, Lawrence Elementary School, Lakewood Senior High School, Columbine Senior High School, Fremont Elementary School, Sierra Elementary School, Green Mountain Elementary School, and the Science and Industrial Arts Building and Richardson Hall, both at Adams State College
Clayton College Remodel, Denver, Colorado - project management and design for HVAC and plumbing as part of complete kitchen remodel to add ventilation hoods, make-up air, and plumbing to meet codes and demands of expanded use
Colorado Mountain College Multipurpose Building, Steamboat Springs - HVAC design involving VAV air handling system with direct evaporative cooling and compact high-efficiency boilers, as well as plumbing and fire protection for 44,000 sf building housing classrooms, offices, laboratory, and auditorium spaces
University of Northern Colorado Ross Hall Addition and Remodel, Greeley - renovation and upgrade of 84,000 sf science building and 15,000 laboratory addition; project included VAV indirect-direct evaporative cooling system, heat recovery and VAV exhaust system, VAV hood exhaust, and room pressurization control; heat provided by high-temperature hot water converted to low-temperature water distributed via fan-powered VAV boxes
Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Retrofit, Golden - kitchen HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection design and student annex ventilation troubleshooting
Colorado School of Mines, Stratton Hall Renovation, Golden - steam-to-heat hot water conversion, baseboard radiation, and VAV air conditioning in conjunction with air-cooled chiller for 23,000 sf building
Community College of Aurora, Colorado - HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection for administrative, lecture, and arts buildings, including computer and science laboratories, faculty and administrative space, student lounge, cafeteria, lecture hall, classrooms, music, drama, and art spaces, student greenhouse, medical center, and smoking lounge
UCHSC Fitzsimons Campus Redevelopment, Steam and Chilled Water Study, Aurora, Colorado – life cycle study of steam plant, chilled water plant, and distribution alternatives for redevelopment of the Army Medical Center including 5,000,000 sf of relocated and new University of Colorado Health Sciences Center facilities
Denver Athletic Club Addition, Colorado - plumbing and fire protection design for addition comprised of 100-meter pool, game courts, lockers, exercise room, and snack bar; project included an air-cooled chiller and a boiler plant
Fort Logan Mental Health Center, Children’s Cottages Heating System Replacement, Denver, Colorado - hot water radiant heating system
University of Southern Colorado Library Building, Colorado Springs - energy retrofit design including EMCS upgrades and lighting modifications
University of Denver Campus Energy Audit, Colorado - review of utility systems serving 12 campus buildings with design recommendations
Auraria Higher Education Center Energy Audit, Denver, Colorado - identification and development of energy conservation measures including central chilled water campus distribution
LDS Temple Complex Expansion New Central Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah - cost analysis, systems alternatives study, and chiller system design for 4,800 ton central plant, plus future ice storage (3,000 tons)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Central Steam and Chilled Water Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah – design of the chilled water system and development of seismic restraint requirements
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Library and Museum Chilled Water Tie-in, Salt Lake City, Utah – replacement of existing chillers with heat exchangers and pumps with VFDs, and design for interconnecting piping to the new central chilled water loop