David
M. Elovitz
David
M. Elovitz is a consulting energy systems engineer whose practice emphasizes
analyzing the operation and performance of power plants, power distribution,
refrigeration, and HVAC systems. He received
a BSME with Highest Honors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1953 and is
a Registered Professional Engineer.
Dave held engineering and management positions with major industries
including Pratt & Whitney Aircraft and Honeywell, Inc. Then he was Chief Engineer and a Vice
President of Balco, a leading Boston area engineering and contracting
firm. In 1972 he left Balco to organize
Medical Area Service Corporation. MASCO
provided utilities and support services to a group of ten non-profit institutions
in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston.
In 1979, Mr. Elovitz left MASCO to devote full time to consulting
clients.
As President of Energy
Economics, Mr. Elovitz covers a diverse range of energy engineering. Many assignments involve establishing
performance criteria for mechanical and electrical systems or diagnosing and
improving existing systems. Others
include master planning energy system infrastructure for new multi-million
square foot projects and developing alternative, performance based code
compliance on complex projects that traditional building codes do not address
adequately. Engineered smoke control
systems are frequently involved. He has
been selected as an expert in court, arbitration, and mediation proceedings.
Mr.
Elovitz wrote Chapter 1 of the 1987 ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Applications
Handbook and is preparing the chapter on Building Air Distribution Systems for
the 2000 Handbook, the energy chapter in McGraw Hill's Handbook of
Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings, the SMB Service
Management Manual, and a variety of articles in engineering magazines and
papers presented at national ASHRAE meetings.
Dave has been
elected a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), where he was secretary of TC9.1 and chairman
of one research project monitoring committee and member of several others, and
continues to serve on TC5.6 and TC9.1.
He is also a member of the National Fire Protection Association, Firepro
Institute, Ltd., and Society of Fire Protection Engineers.