Ep 15 - Hidden Design HVAC
From Defining Design by Emily Nau
April 2, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 15
About this episode
In this episode, Emily Nau interviews Sam Krabill about the hidden aspects of HVAC design and its impact on building comfort.
In episode 15 I talk to Sam Krabill who is a Mechanical Engineer for Prater Engineering. She walks us through how a mechanical engineer may walk through a project and the things she notices or responds too about the design and things she does to keep the people in the building comfortable. We joke that it does feel like the hidden design of a building, something that no one really sees or notices but affects us greatly! But as designers she too fell in love in Mechanical Engineering the same ...
People in this episode
Host: Emily Nau
Guest: Sam Krabill
Topics covered
- HVAC design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Building comfort
- Design process
- Hidden design
Keywords
- HVAC
- Mechanical Engineer
- building design
- comfort
- engineering
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Prater Engineering
Places: Mechanical Engineering
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