Andrew C. Äsk, P.E.
Project Engineer

Education
B.S., Construction Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1964
Juris Doctor (Law Degree), University of Akron, Akron, OH, 1970

Licenses
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.): Ohio 33852; Minnesota 15322; Florida 36966
Certified Indoor Environmentalist (C.I.E.) by the Indoor Air Quality Association
Licensed Attorney, State of Ohio (Inactive)
Various Mechanical Contractor Licenses (Minnesota)

Experience

Mr. Ask has been consulting for the past 18 years, and was in contracting for the previous 20 years, enabling him to temper theoretical engineering with practical applications. He specializes in the diagnosing, remediating, and retrofitting of existing HVAC systems for the purpose of improving performance, energy utilization, and Indoor Air Quality, work that includes evaluating Building Envelope Performance.

Major projects have included rehabilitating the Pioneer Building in St. Paul, MN; converting Burlington Northern RR's Havelock Car Shop to natural gas heating; and designing and installing the HVAC in both new and existing Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

The past 10 years have been devoted to solving humidity problems and replacing HVAC components in Southwest Florida Buildings.

Project Experience

Education / Institutional:
Boca Grande Community House	Boca Grande, FL	1997
Evangelical Christian School Gym	Ft. Myers, FL	1998
Police & Emergency Services Bldg	Naples, FL	1998
Development Services Building	Naples, FL	2000
Lee County Schools, Various Projects	Lee County, FL	2000

Lee Memorial Health Systems:
Chilled Water Modifications	Cleveland Campus	1995
Cox-Jewett Ventilation	Cleveland Campus	1995
M.O.C. Reheat Coils	Cleveland Campus	1996
Dr. McCurdy's Office	HealthPark	1996
M.O.C. Hot Water System	Cleveland Campus	1997
Washer & Dryer – Mops	Cape Coral Hospital	1998
Children's Medical Services	HealthPark	1998
Respiratory Therapy Mod's.	Cape Coral Hospital	1998
LaBelle Medical Center North Wing	LaBelle, FL	1998
Three West 90% Filters	Cleveland Campus	1998
AHU-345 Replacement	Cleveland Campus	1999
Chiller Replacement	Cleveland Campus	2000

Recent Remediation Projects:
Palmetto Pines Country Club, Building Envelope and HVAC Replacement
Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club, Building Envelope and HVAC Replacement

IMPAC; Punta Gorda, Florida; A new campus of office and educational buildings has experienced Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), HVAC, and general defects in its design and construction. I combined my air conditioning expertise, construction background in general, and my legal education to assist the owner of this complex and their attorneys in a complicated and lengthy litigation. This effort occupied the majority of my time between late 1997 and mid 2000.

School District of Lee County, Florida; Building envelope & IAQ remediation. The school district in Lee County, FL, needed to address building envelope and ventilation problems resulting in unacceptable IAQ in their schools. To this end, I have designed building envelope remedial measures and specialized dehumidification systems for several of their buildings. In one school, air leakage was reduced 40%.

BBL, Inc.; Condominium, Fort Myers, Florida; building envelope investigation.

White Construction, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida; high-rise twin tower office building, building envelope investigation.

Tharaldson Group, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida; multi-story Comfort Inn Hotel, building envelope investigation.

Spring Creek Elementary School. Designed a custom built dehumidification and outdoor air pre-treatment system for an existing elementary school using building chilled water system plus additional water cooled chillers for reheat with recovered condenser water.