Eric L. Brault, PE, LEED® AP

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HVAC Engineering

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Eric L. Brault graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1995 with his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and began his career as an inside Project Engineer for The Trane Company, working out of the St. Louis Commercial Sales Office. Eric was fortunate to be mentored by a Sales Engineer with decades of experience and learned the fundamentals of HVAC design, equipment selection, HVAC system design and control. In 2001, Eric joined a large Design-Build Mechanical Contractor in St. Louis as a Design-Build engineer, Project Engineer and Project Manager. Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation was an extremely fast-paced environment, where Eric worked on many projects and was exposed to Sheet Metal and Piping System Fabrication techniques. Earning his PE License, Eric performed HVAC, Mechanical and some Plumbing designs for Healthcare, Institutional, Commercial and Pharmaceutical projects. It was here that Eric first joined ASHRAE, SMACNA and started to attend ASHE meetings.

After spending some time in the Consulting field as Director of Operations and Mechanical Department head, in 2012 Eric took a position as a Corporate Engineer for the largest Polycarbonate and ULTEM plastics manufacturing facility in the United States. The primary position was focused on Infrastructure and Eric also successfully executed projects in the Lexan Resin and ULTEM business units. In the fall of 2015, Eric came back to St. Louis where he joined CRB as a Mechanical Discipline Lead. Performing HVAC and Mechanical designs on large-scale Pharmaceutical projects, Eric managed Mechanical, Plumbing and Fire Protection designs for these projects. As a member of ISPE, Eric continued to develop his knowledge of cGMP design.

With a relatively brief position with another St. Louis Design-Build firm, Eric decided to branch out on his own where he brings his experience to Commercial, Institutional, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Warehouse and Industrial Clients. Licensed in nine states, Eric provides design, construction and commissioning services while further developing his knowledge of each industry.

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430-HVAC Layout and Design Course 1 of 4: Market Sectors & Project Execution Strategies

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4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This informative Course series was developed to equip the HVAC design engineer with vital information needed to complete Code compliant, successful projects. By the end of Course 4, engineers will learn valuable skills necessary to make HVAC equipment and system choices suitable for their specific project application and will have a better understanding of how to apply these designs which allow for better communication with Clients, design/construction team members and facility Operators.

Course 1 defines ten (10) market sectors an HVAC design engineer may encounter, describes common HVAC equipment/system types for each market sector and familiarizes the reader with Codes that may pertain to their specific HVAC design. This course also describes different project execution strategies that may be utilized for each market sector. Information included in Course 1 provides general knowledge that will be further developed and discussed in Courses 2, 3 and 4.

Upon completion of Course 1, the reader will be able to quickly identify typical HVAC equipment and systems associated with each market sector, know where to look in the Code to ensure compliance and understand where they fit into the design/construction team based on the project execution strategy.

433-HVAC Layout and Design Course 2 of 4: Occupant Comfort & Load/Economic Analysis

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4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Course 2 describes key comfort factors necessary for the building’s Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) which help occupants to function efficiently thereby saving Owner’s overhead costs. We will review the psychrometric chart and illustrate how this chart can be used to define equipment specifications during early design and estimate loads based on typical engineering assumptions. These skills are important for developing accurate project budgets early in the design phase.

This Course will also familiarize the reader with manual load calculation techniques, HVAC load analysis software inputs and explain how to utilize the output data. Several benefits of computational flow dynamics (CFD) analysis are discussed, and this Course shows how economic analysis can be used to help make HVAC equipment and system selections. Upon completion of Course 2, the reader will have a full understanding of these design fundamentals which will be used in Course 3 to layout HVAC ductwork systems.

435-HVAC Layout and Design Course 3 of 4: Zoning, Layout & DX System Control

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4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This informative Course series (Course 1 thru 4) was developed to equip the HVAC design engineer with vital information needed to complete Code compliant, successful projects. By the end of Course 4, engineers will learn valuable skills necessary to make HVAC equipment and system choices suitable for their specific project application and will have a better understanding of how to apply these designs which allow for improved communication with Clients, design/construction team members and facility Operators.

Course 3 outlines HVAC zoning techniques and examples found in virtually every market sector. This Course will familiarize the reader with Air Device selection, function and layout within each zone. Typical location of Air Terminal units and ductwork/piping mains are reviewed with detailed description of ductwork and pipe system sizing, design and layout.

This Course will also familiarize the reader with DX system controls and BAS systems commonly found in the HVAC industry. These control concepts include stand-alone as well as network control systems.

438-HVAC Layout and Design Course 4 of 4: Central Plant Design, Geothermal & Other Technologies

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This informative Course series (Course 1 thru 4) was developed to equip the HVAC design engineer with vital information needed to complete Code compliant, successful projects. By the end of this Course, engineers will have learned valuable skills necessary to make HVAC equipment and system choices suitable for their specific project application and will have a better understanding of how to apply these designs which allow for improved communication with Clients, design/construction team members and facility Operators.

Course 4 includes a summary of when DX systems are typically chosen verses Chilled Water systems. Typical costs for each system discussed in Course 2 will be revisited for each market sector. This Course will also familiarize the reader with Chilled Water and Hot Water Central Plant design and control strategies for each.

In previous Courses, there were alternate HVAC systems discussed including geothermal, chilled beam, steam radiators, UFAD, etc. This Course will further describe each system type and when they may be applied. After completing this Course series, the HVAC engineer will be able to lead HVAC discussions, provide pros/cons for each system type and help Clients make final decisions such that the HVAC design can progress.