In-Company Courses

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Benefits of Participation

• Seminars taught by ASHRAE experts
• Presentations are commercially unbiased
• Materials developed through the ALI peer-review process
• Participants earn continuing education credits in-house

By completing this form, you will help us to ensure that we provide you with seminars that meet your needs and customer service that meets your expectations.  An ALI representative will respond to your request within 48 hours of receipt.

What does the ASHRAE Learning Institute provide?

With each seminar, the ALI provides high-quality, authoritative, and credible technical resources – with all content developed through ALI’s peer-review process. In addition, the ALI provides the instructors for our seminars and a certificate of completion for each participant.

What does your company provide?

Your company will be responsible for providing the facility, audio-visual equipment, food and/or beverages, and communication to and registration for your seminar participants.

What will be discussed when the ALI follows up with you?

• Seminar & Instructor Availability
• Seminars are regularly updated or sometimes discontinued.  It is our intention to make you fully aware of the current status of any course in which you may be interested.
• Our instructors are ASHRAE members, college or university faculty, and/or full-time professional engineers.  As a result, each instructor’s availability depends greatly on his or her individual schedule.
  o Seminars can begin as early as 8:00 am and end as late as 5:00 pm (local time).  Depending on your preference, this timeframe can include registration/sign-in, continental breakfast, lunch, short breaks, and a brief seminar evaluation.
  o Please note that seminars can be scheduled from 8 weeks to 3 months in advance.

General Terms & Conditions

• Fee Structure
• Continuing Education Credit – Most ALI seminars have been approved for continuing education credit (i.e., PDHs, CEUs, or AIA LUs) based on the actual hours of instruction.
• Audio/Visual Equipment
• Seminar Cancellation Policy
• Agreement & Fee Remittance
• Authorized Signatures

Documentation your company may need from the ALI

• Instructor Biography
• Seminar Agenda
• Seminar Approval by an accrediting body for continuing education credit

For additional information, including pricing, please send an e-mail to edu@ashrae.org or call 404-636-8400.

Commissioning Process in New and Existing Buildings: 1-Day Seminar
Learn how the building commissioning process can be applied cost-effectively to new construction and to existing facilities, with a strong emphasis on existing facilities applications. In this introductory course, you will learn the fundamentals of the commissioning process through each step of a new construction project from predesign to occupancy and operations. You will also learn how the application of the commissioning process in existing facilities differs from new construction. Learn about the benefits of commissioning and gain an appreciation for how the process can improve the built environment, reduce environmental impacts through responsible resource utilization, improve the quality of design and construction, and raise the professional reputation of the entire commissioning team. We will discuss commissioning documentation, including an overview of commissioning specifications for new construction. You will take away compelling information and case studies that demonstrate the value of investing in the commissioning process.

Complying with ANSI/ASHRAE/ISNA Standard 90.1-2007 (2001 & 2004 are also available) 2-Day Seminar
This course is targeted at design professionals, code officials and building owners.  ASHRAE Standards 90.1-1989, 90.1-1999, and 90.1-2001 have been the benchmarks for commercial building energy codes in the United States and a key basis for standards in more than 15 countries around the world. The 2004 version of Standard 90.1 included significant changes from the previous versions, such as reducing the number of climate zones from 26 to 8, refining a number of HVAC provisions, improving stringency of lighting power requirements, and adding an appendix with new, more flexible rules when using 90.1 for LEED certification. This course presents an overview of the 2004 standard, the addenda that are added in the 2007 version, the Standard’s requirements, and methods for compliance.

Designing HVAC Systems to Control Noise and Vibration: 2-Day Seminar
Controlling noise and vibration is critical to ensuring the long-term, proper operation of any HVAC system. Proper system design can prevent many noise/vibration problems. This seminar emphasizes the important design information in ASHRAE's Practical Guide to Noise and Vibration Control for HVAC Systems. Beginning with a fundamental discussion of acoustics, the seminar focuses on the proper design and selection of HVAC equipment. Special attention is given to fans and air distribution systems. Also discussed are noise/vibration problems associated with central plant equipment, piping systems, and outdoor equipment. Class exercises and case studies will be presented to reinforce the course information.

Determining Energy Savings From Performance Contracting Projects: Measurement & Verification: 1-Day Seminar
This course provides an overview of measurement and verification (M&V) procedures and methods for determining savings from energy efficiency projects. Four brief case studies will be presented to illustrate concepts and issues associated with M&V: a lighting project (using both estimates and long-term metering), a VSD project (using long-term metering), a billing analysis and a calibrated simulation.

Development and Analysis of Piping Systems: 1-Day Seminar
Participants will learn how to develop analysis of piping system for a commercial and other building types demonstrating piping selection, fitting and valve pressure drop analysis to provide design flow to meet building HVAC&R loads. In addition, the seminar will teach participants how to develop requirements for pumping and balancing to provide design flow over range of building heating and cooling loads.

Direct Digital Control (DDC) Retrofits: From Project Planning Through Performance Verification: 1-Day Seminar
This Professional Development Seminar outlines a specific procedure for planning and implementation of DDC retrofits and demonstrates the concepts through case study examples. Specific topics include: benefits of upgrading to DDC from pneumatic controls or aging DDC systems; developing the scope of DDC retrofits—determining what you should keep and what you should replace; interoperability standard and issues; DDC specification considerations; sample control algorithms for improved comfort and energy performance; what to look for in submittal reviews; and tools and techniques for DDC system performance verification. The seminar builds on and refers to resources in ASHRAE Guideline 13-2000 - Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems.

Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects: Life-Cycle Costing: 1-Day Seminar
Beginning with a review of basic economic definitions, this seminar will focus on the “nuts and bolts” of how to perform a proper life-cycle cost analysis. Multiple techniques for further evaluation are covered, with special treatment of uncertainty and how it can be minimized. Students will complete a series of exercises and major class problems that demonstrate the methods presented. The seminar ends with a demonstration of The Building Life-Cycle Cost computer program from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Exceeding the Requirements of Standard 90.1-2007: 1-Day Seminar
This course is targeted at design professionals and building owners.  Appendix G, a new informative appendix in 90.1 since 2004, provides specific guidance on the rules and procedures to use to simulation building energy use when the objective is to substantially exceed the requirements of 90.1. Appendix G is especially useful for energy simulations connected with LEED credits and with energy tax credits. This course presents an overview of Appendix G and explains its use through a number of examples using eQUEST.

Facility and HVAC Terrorism Threat Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction: 1-Day Seminar
This course provides facility managers, HVAC designers, architects and emergency managers with an overview of what a threat assessment is and the basics of how to perform such an assessment for a facility. The course introduces publicly available information and resources pertaining to terrorism threat assessments that are available through various local, state and federal agencies. Course material is drawn from the latest available version of sources with verified public availability. Course attendance is not restricted, so only citable, open sources of information are used. Proprietary information will be avoided.

Healthcare Facilities – Best Practices (Design & Applications): 1-Day Seminar
Based on the ASHRAE book HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, this course introduces many of the unique considerations and best practices for HVAC design of healthcare facilities. The course introduces common medical terminology, infection particles and their transport mechanisms, and infection control methods. The course emphasizes the necessary considerations for various diagnostic & treatment and support areas, as well as air distribution designs for surgical and patient rooms. The seminar also covers smoke and life safety design and application issues, plus control and energy efficiency techniques for cooling and heating plants.

Humidity Control: Principles & Applications: 1-Day Seminar
In commercial buildings, excess humidity and moisture problems have caused difficulties with mold, mildew and uncomfortable conditions for occupants. This seminar, based on ASHRAE’s new Design Guide for Humidity Control, will help the designer achieve control of humidity. The seminar covers the removal of moisture loads with equipment dedicated to that purpose. The seminar also includes an in-depth discussion of moisture load calculations and the ways in which humidity control can be added to HVAC designs for commercial buildings. The seminar also covers the effects of different humidity levels on thermal comfort, corrosion, mold growth, and airborne microorganisms.

Leadership Skills for Engineering Leaders®: Situational Leadership: 1-Day Seminar
This course provides engineering leaders with proven leadership skills and competencies that will help them be more effective on the job. Taught by an engineer who has led and managed more than 100 engineering projects, the course is based on proven, practical leadership skills that lead to success in an engineering environment. A confidential leadership style assessment will be provided to each participant to help him or her apply the most effective leadership style in typical work situations.

Mechanical Insulation Training: 1-Day Seminar
This course addresses the critical role an insulation system plays in equipment and system performance, as well as its role in energy conservation, fuel cost savings and environmental emission reductions. Students will become familiar with the system design conditions, gain a better understanding of the different types of insulation materials, their temperature ranges and their properties, and to be able to select appropriate insulation materials (including attachment materials, insulation materials, jackets and coverings, systems, finishing materials and accessories.) Attendees will gain a better understanding of the criteria needed for selecting the "right insulation system for the job," increase his or her skill in communicating the requirements in a specification, and gain experience at determining the right insulation thickness for long-term performance.

Optimizing the Design and Control of Chilled Water Plants: 1-Day Seminar
This Professional Development Seminar presents innovative techniques for the design and control of energy-efficient and life-cycle cost optimized chilled water plants. The seminar covers the design of chiller plants from equipment selection through the evaluation of the controls. Topics include: selection and specification of chilled water plant equipment including chillers, pumps and cooling towers; application and design of chilled water distribution systems; methods to mitigate low-delta-T syndrome; life-cycle cost optimized selection of chilled and condenser water set points and temperature ranges; selection of cooling tower fan controls; performance based specifications for chillers and cooling towers; and optimization of chilled water plant controls.

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