September Meeting
September 16, 2010
John Deere Corporate Headquarters: East Office Renovation
Tour Location:
John Deere Headquarters
Moline Technology Innovation Center (MTIC)
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL
Dinner Location:
Ryan's Steakhouse
3710 39th Ave Drive
Moline, IL
Agenda:
4:30-4:35 pm Park/Begin Presentation
5:10-5:45 pm Tour of East Office
6:00-6:15 pm Chapter Meeting at Ryan's Steakhouse
6:15pm Dinner at Ryan's Steakhouse
Menu:
Buffet Dinner
Cost:
Chapter Members are free. All guests are $15 payable at the door.
Speaker: Bruce Davis
Senior Engineer, Facilities Engineering Division
Mr. Davis specializes in HVAC, Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Indoor Air Quality, Dust Collection Systems, Building Air Balance Audits, and project management for John Deere. As Senior Engineer in the Facilities Engineering Division, his responsibilities include the design and installation of mechanical systems of all types for all Deere & Company operating units. He is responsible for providing technical assistance to any of the units in his area of expertise. Bruce holds a Master's of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell University and a Master's of Science degree in Applied Science from Augustana College. Bruce served as the Mechanical lead engineer for the 2003 Deere & Company Moline Enterprise Support Facility and as a consultant for design and construction of mechanical and building control systems for new John Deere office buildings in Madison, WI, Raleigh-Cary, NC, and Pune, India.
Technical Topic:
The East Office HVAC remodel project consisted of design and bid of the East Office HVAC Penthouse system retrofit from DDCV single fan to DD-VAV dual fan, involving 8 fans with over 1000 total horsepower and 264,000 cfm maximum airflow. This beautiful and historic office building was built with the best technology of its time in 1963, and after 48 years the HVAC system was retrofit with an expected ROI of 29 percent. This presentation will review how the project concept was discovered and developed. Refer to the flyer near the end of the newsletter for a map of the meeting and dinner locations.
Register On Line
Registration opens September 7th and closes on September 15th
