Travis Smith Speaks at IDEA Campus Energy Conference 2024
The Power of Connections
Smith Engineering attended the IDEA Campus Energy 2024 conference in February in San Francisco, CA and we had a blast! A couple of highlights from the conference were the presentations given by Kelby Hohler and Travis Smith. Kelby’s poster presentation highlighted his Campus Chilled Water Optimization project, while Travis’ presentation shared insights on the Design and Optimization of Central Heat Pump Plants focusing on challenges and lessons learned.
Kelby Hohler presenting the Smith Engineering poster
One of Smith Engineering’s goals is getting to know our customers, what their pain points are, and offering ways we can help. We spoke to a lot of attendees at the IDEA Campus Energy conference, which led to great conversations and insight into challenges they are facing.
Some common themes were issues around:
Chilled water distribution
Minimizing geo wells
Steam to HW/HHW conversion
Training
Decarbonization through optimization
Converting to heat pumps
Do any of these pain points sound familiar?
If you said yes, Smith Engineering can help! Smith Engineering’s expertise includes chiller plant, Cogen, and AHU optimization, thermal energy storage, operator and energy professional training, master planning, rate structure analysis, and heat pumps.
Introducing Smith
While we are always working hard at Smith Engineering, we like to have fun too! This year’s IDEA conference saw the debut of Smith, the Smith Engineering Owl! And as expected, Smith became an instant sensation. Those who stopped by had the chance to enter a drawing to win Smith. Glenn Lelko, from Penn State University was the lucky winner of Smith. Congratulations, Glenn!
Continuing the Conversation
At Smith Engineering, we recognize the importance of connection in driving meaningful change and innovation. If we didn’t have the chance to connect with you at the conference, we invite you to reach out to us. Let’s start a conversation, share insights, and explore opportunities to collaborate in the future.
