Bala's technical staff is well respected in the engineering industry and is often asked to present on many topics from data center design, to "green" building design and commissioning. Our staff has presented at national conferences for various trade organizations as well as at local chapter meetings. Many current and potential clients have also asked us to give educational presentations to help their staff better understand the methods and technologies of engineering.

Below are some of our presentations for your review. If you would like us to present at your conference or office please email us at presentations@bala.com.

Data Center Relocation...Take One!

This presentation gives a behind-the-scenes look at the important steps required for a successful data center relocation. The criteria for conceptual design through the life of the data center starts here. This presentation explores the relocation planning involved in order
to achieve a scalable, sustainable data center and how it comes to life once the infrastructure is installed.  

– BICSI Winter 2010, Orlando, FL

Technology Considerations for LEED & Green Initiatives

This presentation detailed the ITS industry technologies being pushed to the forefront for LEED and Green design.  It explains the USGBC process for LEED certification and the point rating system.  The presentation identifies the opportunities for the ITS professional to utilize LEED or green sustainable design practices for their projects, and ultimately produce LEED certified projects. 

– BICSI Fall 2009, Las Vegas, NV

Next Generation Cooling: Supplemental, Embedded and Chip Level

Discover cooling strategies to cool data center loads of the future. Enabling liquid to and in the rack can achieve cooling capacities of 50kW and beyond while managing redundancy and the need for hot-swappable servers. Deploying cooling closer to the heat source is crucial.

Bala's Chuck Kensky was part of the panel of experts discussing this topic at the Data Center User's Group conference. Other panel members included experts from Sun Microsystems, Emerson Network Power, and Dell.

– Emerson's Data Center User's Group Conference May 2008, Tampa, FL

Technology Trends Driving Data Center Design

This presentation takes a historical look at the evolution of the modern Data Center.  It identifies the design requirements and component options available for a new Data Center designs vs. those utilized in Data Centers only a few years old.  Topics include trends and issues in the modern Data Center, including cable plant, topologies, distribution, racking and support, and access floor management, converged and meshed networks housed in the Data Center, as well as the evolution and impact of these systems within the Modern Data Center. This presentation was given to a sold out crowd in Nashville, Tennessee this past April.

– BICSI Spring 2008, Nashville, TN

The GPS Roadmap to a Reliable Data Center

In September Bala gave an encore presentation of the sold out GPS Roadmap to a Reliable Data Center at the Fall AFCOM meeting at Penn Oaks Golf Club. Bala adapted the presentation for this local audience and updated it with a few more detours along the road. The presentation emphasizes the importance of designing data centers with the future of technology and operation in mind.

– AFCOM September 2008, West Chester, PA

The GPS Roadmap to a Reliable Data Center

Using a GPS roadmap to guide our way, this presentation will walk through the important aspects of designing a reliable Data Center, with an eye on sustainability and growth. Too often Data Centers are designed for today's technology and purposes and become difficult to adapt to future needs. The presentation emphasizes the importance of designing data centers with the future of technology and operation in mind. This presentation was given to a sold out crowd in Nashville, Tennessee this past April.

– BICSI Spring 2008, Nashville, TN

Designing and Commissioning Protection Systems for Electrical Transients

Bala’s Electrical Department Manager, Bruce W. Young, PE, was one of the presenters in this webcast for Consulting Specifying Engineer Magazine.  Bruce’s topic focused on Switching Resonance & Winding Failures, as well as the use of Snubbers.  His presentation is linked below, but you can also view the complete webcast by using this link to Consulting Specifying Engineer’s webcast archives. 

–Consulting Specifying Engineer Webcast, March 2008

Don't Hate... Coordinate

Coordination can be one of the most challenging components of any project. Maintaining the Client's goals and objectives throughout a project and communicating them effectively is a must. There are many different people involved in the design and construction of all facilities. Communication between all parties is extremely important and should not be overlooked. Bala utilizes effective tools and meetings to facilitate communication on all projects. This presentation highlights some of our methods and outlines the people potentially involved at each phase of the project.

– BICSI Fall 2007, Las Vegas , NV
 

Formulating End User Expectations Into Design Documents

One of the most difficult tasks as a design professional is interpreting an end user's/customers ideas and expectations into a working set of construction documents. This presentation covers the process of establishing effective IT infrastructure documents that a client will want to keep and use.

– BICSI Summer Conference 2006, Chicago, IL
 

Creative Ideas for Energy Savings: Building Retrofits and Design Considerations

This presentation was part of a group of presentations that focused on methods to save energy on academic campuses. Our presentation focused on ways to reduce energy usage when renovating an existing facility or building a new one.

– NACUBO Annual Meeting 2005, Baltimore, MD
 

Electrical and HVAC 101

These presentations were part of an educational seminar for real estate professionals with Staubach. This basic overview helped them better understand the building mechanical and electrical systems and their components.

– Staubach Real Estate Seminar 2005, Bala Cynwyd, PA
 

To High Density... And Beyond!

This presentation highlights the decision making process from an end user's perspective, and a consultant's approach to achieving the end user's high density data center goals in a challenging building.

– 7x24 Exchange Fall 2005 Conference
 

Data Design Considerations

Data centers are mission critical facilities that sustain the operations of many companies. This presentation, given at the BICSI Conference in Baltimore, MD, reviews some critical considerations for every system when designing a data center, but most specifically the information technology components.

– BICSI National Spring Conference 2004, Baltimore, MD
 

Voice/Data Design Considerations

The requirements for voice and data systems in current facilities have become more robust than in the past. Telecommunication systems now require full rooms to house the amount of cabling and components needed for a state of the art system. This presentation explains the requirements for a voice/data system both physically and technically.

– Lunch & Learn Seminars for Architects 2003
– (Blackney Hayes, H2L2, Meyer Design, Jacobs Wyper, Francis Cauffman)
 

Commissioning of Computer Operations Centers

This presentation will highlight how your Computer Operation Center can slip slide away if commissioning on an intersystem level is not done. Bala's unique presentation utilizes an interactive version similar to the traditional game of Chutes & Ladders to illustrate the extraordinary benefits and relevance of a commissioning program for Computer Operation Centers.

– AFCOM National Conference 2001 & 2002
 

Fire Protection Master Planning

Fire Protection has become a growing concern on academic campuses. Because of the enormous capital costs, well-conceived, prioritized Fire Protection plans are paramount.

– ERAPPA Fall Conference 2001
 

Green Building Design

Green Building Design is on the mind of many clients for new construction and renovation projects. This presentation focuses on the engineering design concepts that can be implemented in order to help achieve a Green Building status.

– Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Engineering Services Conference 2000, Galloway, NJ
– AIA Philadelphia Chapter Healthcare Committee 2000, Philadelphia, PA
 

Case Study: Republic of China

The following presentation was given as part of the Executive Series on Designing Pharmaceutical Facilities for the Global Market Place. It discusses the design and construction process for the Johnson & Johnson Tylenol Manufacturing Plant in Shanghai China.

– ISPE National Conference 2000, San Diego, CA
 

The Learning Environment

For buildings to support evolutionary trends in learning they must incorporate increasingly sophisticated constantly changing systems. By using a team from varied backgrounds, this presentation addresses the tools and techniques for planning, design, and construction that promotes integrated solutions to these diverse needs.

The following related files are also available for download:
  - Endowment Cost Model (MS Excel, 40 KB)
  - Comprehensive Project Budget (MS Excel, 67.5 KB)

– APPA National Conference 1999