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B. Andrew Price, PE - (Affi liated Engineers)

QA/QC

EDUCATION
University of Iowa
BS Mechanical Engineering

University of Iowa
Master of Science
Mechanical Engineering

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
26

Andrew is a key leader and member of AEI’s Energy and Utilities practice. During his professional career, he has accumulated
planning, system design, project management, and business development experience – primarily focused on the energy and
utility infrastructure market sectors.

SIMILAR PROJECTS

Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS
Campus Master Plan
Steam System Repair
Energy & Utilities Planner for a comprehensive campus master plan.
Project Manager for the design and modifi cations to existing high
As a member of a multidisciplinary planning team, AEI assisted
and low pressure steam distribution system on campus. Experience
in two capacities: sustainability planner and utility infrastructure
includes more than 25 projects to repair and upgrade the existing
planner. As sustainability planner, AEI advanced and integrated the
distribution systems on campus. AEI’s services included: inspection
eff orts of the team’s transportation planning, landscape planning,
of the piping system to document defi ciencies with the anchoring,
urban design, energy and utility and water management strategies
thermal expansion, and piping supports; design of improvements
to realize university sustainability goals and objectives. As utility
necessary to correct the defi ciencies, including the replacement of
infrastructure planner, AEI assessed the quality and service capabilities
expansion devices and piping restraints such as anchors, guides
of the existing system as the basis of making recommendations for
and supports; and post-installation analysis of the piping stresses
system investments needed to support the university’s program of
resulting from thermal expansion of the steam line.
growth and development. Th is includes analysis of energy demand
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL and mechanical systems at the building scale.
Utilities Production & Distribution Master Plan
Project Manager for utility master planning services including an University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Central Power Plant (CPP) Boiler 3 & 4 Burner Replacement
existing infrastructure conditions assessment, an energy systems
Project Manager for enhancements to CPP boilers 3 & 4 which
load analysis, an energy supply and distribution options analysis,
include new fuel oil train and controls, adding variable speed drives
and recommended implementation strategy plans. Th e project
to the forced draft (FD) fans, relocating FD fan 3 to allow for better
encompassed all energy production and distribution systems on the
maintenance, reconfi guring and replacing desuperheaters with proper
campus, including chilled water, steam, medium- and high-voltage
piping confi guration, adding view ports, repairing air preheater seals,
electrical, natural gas, fuel oil, and compressed air. Th e objective of
and installing missing superheater tubes.
the initiative was to have a comprehensive long-term utility master

plan in place, complementary to the sustainability objectives of the
existing UIUC Climate Action Plan, to aid in the execution of phased
projects that will safely and reliably meet the current and future
campus energy needs. Th e fi nal plan accommodates a 5, 10, and 20
year planning horizon, including measures required to comply with
the University goal to discontinue the use of conventional coal by
2017 as well as a goal to utilize 25% renewable fuels by 2025 with
redundant fuel sources.