A Winning Combination: Saving Energy & Reducing Legionella Risks via ASSE Standard 1082

October 2020
Sponsored by Intellihot

Presented by Sridhar (Sri) Deivasigamani

Continuing Education

Use the following learning objectives to focus your study while reading this month’s Continuing Education article.

Learning Objectives - After reading this article, you will be able to:

  1. Describe how the new ASSE 1082 standard can be used to streamline water heater designs.
  2. Explore the drawbacks of the ASSE 1017 and 1070 standards.
  3. Explain how to eliminate the need for costly and troublesome mixing valves, while reducing the install cost of your project.
  4. Identify solutions to reduce energy consumption while reducing the Legionella risk in your hot water projects.

The COVID-19 era has created new risks for buildings, many of which have seen significantly lower occupancy and therefore water is not regularly running through their facilities. Stagnation can create a host of new problems and health concerns for building occupants. ASSE 1082 is a new standard that eliminates the need for mixing valves, while maintaining reliability and reducing Legionella risks. In this session, you’ll learn how the new ASSE 1082 standard can be integrated into water heater projects to reduce operating costs, save space and reduce the risks of Legionella.

Sridhar (Sri) Deivasigamani didn’t set out to create the first on-demand hot water heater. But, after returning home from a 30-hour flight only to find his basement completely flooded from a broken water heater, he knew a worthy challenge when he saw it. After mopping up the basement, the robotics engineer immediately started troubleshooting his water heater. By sunrise, he had the idea for what would become the first on-demand, tankless commercial water heater. Today, Intellihot boasts several large-scale clients including Levi's® Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, 340 on the Park, Chicago’s second tallest residential building, and Hilton Hotels. The success of Intellihot continues to flourish, with revenue growing in excess of 100 percent year-over-year. The company now employs 50 people in both Galesburg and Peoria, and continues to secure key partnerships nationwide. Prior to founding Intellihot, Sri spent ten years at Caterpillar as a mechanical engineer with a focus on marine engines and control systems. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, India and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. Sri envisions a future of extraordinary efficiency, where not a watt of energy or drop of water is wasted. In his spare time, he likes to work on motorcycles and robotic lawnmowers.