Richard Pinka

tel· 00 420 608 261 385 · richard.pinka@gmail.com

16 Years of Experience in the Construction industry

introduction:

I am MaE engineer, HVAC/MEP designer and sustainability consultant focused in the building energy consumption assessment and HVAC/MEP systems assessments.
I have background in the HVAC/MEP design and the economic evaluation which provides me technical and economic insight in the building systems behaviour and their energy consumption. This is the knowledge required for providing the LCC asssessment- life cycle costs of the buildings.
MY research at CTU Prague is focused is to conceptualise human knowledge in the machine readable forms in computer languages for making the automation of human design processes possible by the newest technologies in ICT leading to the AI knowledge. Moreover, I am in charge of the facility of one 6-storey flat house situated in Prague 8 location where I did finish complete financial and legal settlement between owners.

MY CORE SKILLS
  • HVAC/MEP systems design and LCC analysis
  • Building energy consumption assessments
  • Economic evaluations of investments in energy savings

My Experience in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) sector

my most important experiences in Architecture-Engineering-Construction domain

HVAC/MEP systems designer - subcontractor for certified MEP designer

Ing. Martin Lučanský - Uniklima
job type: [design sector in AEC - HVAC/MEP design]

Designing of ventilation, heating and cooling systems under supervision of certified HVAC/MEP designer.
Heat loads, cooling loads estimations and ventilation air needs definition for buildings, designing in CAD (AutoCAD, Revit), preparations of BoQ-Bills of Quantities, ventilation systems concepts creation selection-design of the HVAC/MEP technologies and system elements from the market for design.
Responsibilities for :
Ventilation concept assistance, LEED design parameters and other client´s particular requirements implementation, designing in BIM- Revit, DX cooling design, heating system concept assistance, designing in CAD, evaluation of the heat loss according ČSN EN 12831 and radiators design. Coordination with other specialists and general designer. HVAC concepts presenatation for client. Responsibility for Heat gains (cooling loads) -evaluation according ČSN 73 0548, assessment of cooling system definitions, layouts design, fancoil design/selections, VAV regulators design/selection, distribution elements design, BoQ preparation. Responsibility for Bill of Quantitities (BoQ) validity.

Building design projects participation:
  1. January 2021 - August 2021 Hotel building - Oax Chateau Nebřenice - 2nd Floor final design [Revision R07] -(building construction documentation) [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  2. Visit Chateau Oaks project webpage
  3. August 2021 VELAA - Male Airport Lounge 2021 - Fit-Out of Lounge Seaplane Terminal at Velana International Airport - Velaa Island Maldives Pvt Ltd., Maldives [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  4. March 2021 Viladomy Klíčov - flat residential building (building permit documentation) [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  5. Approx. Dec 2015 - May 2021 Hotel building - Oax Chateau Nebřenice, Prague [Air conditioning and Ventilation] (building permit + construction documentation)
  6. Visit Chateau Oaks project webpage
  7. Approx. Dec 2017 - July 2018 Residential buildings BD Lužiny A & BD Lužiny B, Prague [Heating]
  8. Visit BD Lužiny project webpage
  9. Residential building BD Nemocniční, Prague [Heating] Approx. May 2015 - July 2016
  10. Approx. Dec 2015 - May 2016 Administrative building FIVE Nový Smíchov, Prague [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  11. Administrative building FIVE project webpage
  12. Approx. Feb 2016 - Aug 2016 Administrative building AB Ružinov, Bratislava [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  13. Administrative building Rosum project webpage
  14. Approx. Feb 2016 - Sep 2016 Administrative Building Palác Národní, Prague [Air conditioning and Ventilation]
  15. Administrative building DRN project webpage
  16. Approx. Jan 2015 - Sep 2015 Administrative building Corso Court (Corso IIb) Nový Karlín, Prague [Air conditioning and Ventilation] Administrative building Corso Court IIb project webpage

Feb 2015 - present

Sustainability consultant - business contractor

Arcadis Czech Republic
job type: [design sector in AEC- BREEAM+LEED certifications of buildings]

Building energy consumption simulations and daylighting simulations for BREEAM and LEED certification systems.
BREEAM credit Ene 01 - Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions- Energy calculations - Building energy consumption assessment
BREEAM credit Visual Comfort - Hea 01b - Daylighting - Daylighting assessment simulations
LEED IaQ standards for indoor air quality

Jan 2019- dec 2020

Energy consultant - subcontractor

AG Energy s.r.o.
job type: [design sector in AEC - pre-design ]

On site objects inspection, techno-economic evaluation of projects for energy savings - for financing based on OPPIK funds. Main focus are old buildings - logistic warehouses and retail-accomodation buildings willing to have major renovation including energy consumption savings.
Software: Svoboda software- Energie, Protech, AutoCAD

Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

Energy consultant - subcontractor

SEVEn Energy s.r.o.
job type: [design sector in AEC- EPC tenders]

On site objects inspection for tender documentation preparation - HVAC/MEP systems.Technical inspection and documentation preparation for buildings for the EPC tender. Energy consumption evaluation of buildings. Software: Autocad, Protech, DEK software.

Aug 2016- Jul 2017

Designer of ventilation systems, thermal insulation systems

TZB Consult s.r.o.
job type: [design sector in AEC - HVAC, full-time job beside 2nd Master studies]

Heating loses computation, computation of family houses energy consumption and energy balancing for Czech dotation program "Zelená úsporám", preparation of project documentation. Communication with clients about technical+price proposals and design, proposal preparation.
Software : Cadkon, Autocad, Protech, Ecotect Analyser, Therm

Aug 2016- Jul 2017

Patents referent and market assessor

Czech Technical University in Prague - Inovacentrum
job type: [market research in AEC, part-time job beside 2nd Master studies]

Market research and possible patents evaluation assessor in the internal evaluations of academic research results at the Building industry and HVAC/MEP branch for specification of commercial potential of the academic results in HVAC/MEP and Building industry branches

Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

Quotation engineer

TRANE ČR, spol. s r.o.
job type: [design sector in AEC - building preparation, full-time job beside 2nd Master studies]

- cooling systems parts selections and technical+price proposal preparation: water-cooled chillers, chillers with remote condensers, air-cooled chillers, dry coolers, condensers, condensing units, rooftops, fan-coils, server rooms cooling, ice-accumulation systems - heat-pump systems parts selections and quotations: water-water heat-pumps, air-water heat pumps, air-air heat-pumps (rooftops)
- AHU units designing and quoting
- supporting the designers, technical consultations with customers, and final users, FM companies
- HVAC/MEP system schemes creating or modifying according Trane design
- HVAC/MEP system consumption estimations based on variable software tools
Administrative work: cooperation with Sales Support in factory, with CRM, with subcontractors, other administrational work, documents translations from English, etc.

Responsibilities for :
Responsibilities for price correctness, project proposal budget facing to customer, to factory, to subcontractors, responsibility for technically clear orders, proposals, for correct computations of energy consumption estimations in HVAC/MEP systems

Some of special projects participation:

  1. Backup cooling system of new reactor in Temelin Nuclear Power Plant - for budgeting the pre-design tender, 2011
  2. Cooling system for Galerie Šantovka, Olomouc, 2012
  3. New 2MW chiller for Cooling system for Tesla Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, 2012

Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

AutoCad Drawer

Dopravoprojekt, Division Zvolen a.s.
job type: [design sector in AEC - transportation, job beside bachelor studies]

Summer student job at road construction designing company. Drawing of sections M 1:50, situation layouts M 1:10000, situation layouts M 1:1000, longitude profiles M 1:100/1000

project participation:
  • Pre-design study of speed-way R3 - Šahy-Zvolen, Štúrovo-Zvolen, 2008
Aug 2008 - Jul 2008

Building technician (foreman)

Vatrostav s.r.o.
job type: [construction sector in AEC, full-time job beside bachelor studies]

Subordinate of ferro-concrete subcontractor site manager. At beginning one of three foremans, at finalizing the last foreman. Construction of ferro-concrete structures -two top floors, construction around building, finalizing stage. Leading of building works (carpenter works, concreting), coordination of works, reading of PD, writing attendance and solving troubles, definition base carpenter formwork points based on surveyor' s definitions, leading of sanation works on concrete, concrete samples preparation, construction diary writings. Responsibility- for secure works on the site, all site activities

project participation:
  • Hotel Mariott, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2007
May 2006 - Jan 2007

Subcontractor works foreman assistant

ELZA elektromontážny závod Bratislava, a.s.
job type: [construction sector in AEC, summer-job beside bachelor studies]

Translation of electronic documents, support in contract documentation compliance, taking care of the working circle, communication with main contractor and developer. Supervising workgroup (7-12 persons), machinesman, geodets, preparing work programme for next day, ordering of building, materials, taking e-mail orders from contractor. Responsibility- for secure works on the site, all site activities.

project participation:
  • Car Factory KIA MOTORS, Zilina, Slovakia, General contractor - TAKENAKA EUROPE Jun 2005- Aug 2005
Jun 2005- Aug 2005

My Education

Czech Technical University in Prague & University of Economics in Prague

Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies (CTU Prague)

Department of Microenvironmental and Building Services Engineering
Engineer in Economy - second Master degree studies
Study program - Enterpreneurship and Commercial Engineering in Industry

studied subjects:
Economic evaluations of investments and finance management, feasibility studies, competitive intelligence, finances, business strategies, marketing, accounting and business negotiating, Enterpreneurship, management , project management

my Thesis 2:

Concept of cloud application for improvement the interactions of participants of the building development processes at the world building industry and manufacturing industry markets.

2013 - 2016

Czech Technical University in Prague

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Department of Microenvironmental and Building Services Engineering
Civil Engineer - first Master degree studies
Study program - Buildings and environment

studied subjects:
energy audit of buildings, building physics, coolign systems, heating systems, ventilation systems, renewable energy sources, reconstructions, improving of building energy balance

my Thesis 1:

Development and evaluation of the solar air collector variants installed in the building facades and its implementation to ventilation system

2009 - 2012

MY RESEARCH

I terminated prematurely my doctoral studies prematurely without their successful termination. Dept. of Applied Informatics at Faculty of Civil Engineering has lost its study programs accreditation, thus my interest in quality of Department specialisation

Czech Technical University in Prague

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Department of Applied informatics
Doctoral study program
Information systems for optimization in processes and planyng of the buildings life-cycle

Research topic :
ICT utilization for supporting the Life-cycle design of buildings, processes in CAE-FM sector and conceptualization of human knowledge in CAE-FM into machine readable form for automation implementation.

Main focus:
ontology engineering, knowledge conceptualization, semantic web, LOD - linked open data, Wolfram language, Python, Linear programming.

my Publications:

  • Pinka, R.: Development the tool for demand control ventilation systems elements design and their impact to building life-cycle assessment: a review, Published online: 22 January 2018, MATEC Web of Conferences DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814601013
  • Pinka, R.; Kaiser, J.: Multipurpose Digital Platform in the Construction Industry Development Processes for Risk and Life-cycle Assessment, In: Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth Editor. Norristown: IBIMA, 2017. pp. 2602-2616. ISBN 978-0-9860419-7-6.

2017 - 3/2021

My Skills

Conceptual design of HVAC/MEP systems
  • Heat gains computation for cooling system design& heat loss computation for heating system design
  • Ventilation systems assesements and design
  • Accoustic evaluation of ventilation systems
  • cooling sources and heating sourcess selection and energy consumption assesment
  • LCC - life cycle costs estimations of HVAC/MEP systems
  • Existing building´s HVAC/MEP estimation for retrofits

Engineering softare experience
  • Revit MEP (very intensive usage)
  • Excel !!! (could this be the best software for civil engineers ever?! )
  • IESVE simulation tool
  • AutoCAD, AutoCAD MEP
  • cooling sources and heating sourcess selection and energy consumption assesment
  • Svoboda Software building energy tools
  • Protech softare building energy tools
  • Flovent - CFD analysis tool (used intensively once and never again)

Programming Languages & Tools

Contacts

Contacts:
tel· 00 420 608 261 385 · richard.pinka@gmail.com