Author Archives: Tom Traina

VA Clinic Being Designed in BIM

JDB Engineering, Inc. is providing full-service engineering for a new 15,000 sq. ft. Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for the VA Maryland Healthcare System.  The project will be constructed at Fort Meade, MD.  At the request of the Veterans Administration, JDB Engineering is using Autodesk Revit to design the facility using Building Information Modeling (BIM).  The project […]

Air System Basics: VAV

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems play a large role in the successful operation of a facility. They are responsible for maintaining comfort conditions day in and day out. These systems, often very large and energy-consuming, are responsible for a large portion of a building’s first cost and operating cost. It is, therefore, very […]