innovations
Limbach Engineering & Design Services (LEDS) works hand-in-hand with local Limbach and Harper offices, ensuring frequent, direct communication with the organization that constructs and maintains its building systems. Because our engineers receive direct feedback on the installation and service of the systems, LEDS has realistic expectations of how innovation application affects building performance.
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Energy Conservation in Building Systems
Expected cost savings and actual cost savings from many energy conservation measures often differ as operational constraints and non-optimal building performance work against the intended design. Energy engineers at LEDS use extensive data mined from modeling existing buildings to predict actual results. |
Data Analytics
Building Automation Systems provide massive amounts of raw data that often go unused. Controls engineers at LEDS utilize this data to accomplish automated predictive fault detection, improve performance reliability and maintain the energy efficiency of building systems. |
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New Technologies
The direct relationship with Limbach and Harper’s local branches provides engineers at LEDS with first-hand feedback regarding new products and equipment for building systems. We apply the knowledge gained from our construction and service teams to ensure well-informed, practical, field-based decisions. |
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Engineers use CFD software to predict airflow both internally and externally for buildings to maximize the utilization of passive benefits. |
Energy Reduction from Architectural Design
LEDS right-sizes building systems to gain the full value of the architectural features. Using the latest modeling software allows LEDS to demonstrate the energy savings gained from using properly sized equipment. See the Image to the right.
LEDS right-sizes building systems to gain the full value of the architectural features. Using the latest modeling software allows LEDS to demonstrate the energy savings gained from using properly sized equipment. See the Image to the right.
This is the LA County Department of Mental Health building that we are currently EOR. The architect devised angled, external shading fins to reduce the solar load and save energy. Our energy modeling quantified the energy cost savings from this concept. We even modeled the shading from the helipad on the roof.