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ASHRAE Holds Its First European HVAC Design Level I Training

ASHRAE Holds Its First European HVAC Design Level I Training

From eSociety, March 2019

LISBON, Portugal—Engineers from Portugal and Spain attended Europe’s first ASHRAE HVAC Design Level I training earlier this month.

From March 6 to 8, 25 engineers with various levels of experience attended the training at the Ordem Dos Engenheiros in Lisbon. The 25 engineers who attended the training filled the room to capacity.

Twenty-five students, the room’s capacity, attended the training at the Ordem dos Engenheiros in Lisbon.
Twenty-five students, the room’s capacity, attended the training at the Ordem dos Engenheiros in Lisbon.

“The greatest challenge facing engineering firms and building owners is maintaining a workforce that understands the fundamentals of HVAC design and that is current with the application of new technologies,” said Serafin Grana from ASHRAE’s Portugal Chapter. Grana organized the training with Andres Sepulveda from the ASHRAE Spain Chapter.  

Charlie Henck, a U.S.-based ASHRAE member, led the instructor team and drew on his 40 years of consulting experience. ASHRAE members José Luís Alexandre, from Portugal’s University of Porto, and Rafael Úrculo, a consulting engineer in Spain, joined him.

Along with covering the fundamentals, the training reviews applications of current technology, addresses common design problems and encourages registrant interaction to share solutions.  

Alexandre and Úrculo adapted the course to reflect European regulation and compare them to ASHRAE standards. Carrier Portugal sponsored the training.

From May 8 to 10, the training will move to Madrid. Contact Gabrielle Gaston to receive course information.

Organizers of the first ever European presentation of ASHRAE HVAC Design Level I course prepare to meet the attendees.   From left, Serafin Grana, Portugal Chapter; Steve Comstock, ASHRAE Brussels Office; Rafael Úrculo, instructor from Spain; Charlie Henck, US instructor; José Luís Alexandre, instructor from Portugal; Carlos Gabriel Farto, CTTC chair of Portugal Chapter
Organizers of the first ever European presentation of ASHRAE HVAC Design Level I course prepare to meet the attendees.  
From left, Serafin Grana, Portugal Chapter; Steve Comstock, ASHRAE Brussels Office; Rafael Úrculo, instructor from Spain;
Charlie Henck, US instructor; José Luís Alexandre, instructor from Portugal; Carlos Gabriel Farto, CTTC chair of Portugal Chapter

  Carrier in Portugal sponsored the HVAC Design Level I training in Lisbon.  Hugo Delgado from Carrier emphasized the importance of knowing and practicing the fundamentals, much of which is in the ASHRAE literature.           Steve Comstock from the ASHRAE Brussels Office and Serafin Grana from the Portugal Chapter welcomed attendees to the first ever ASHRAE HVAC Design Level I training held in Europe.

(Left) Carrier in Portugal sponsored the HVAC Design Level I training in Lisbon.  Hugo Delgado from Carrier emphasized the importance of knowing and practicing the fundamentals, much of which is in the ASHRAE literature. (Right) Steve Comstock from the ASHRAE Brussels Office and Serafin Grana from the Portugal Chapter welcomed attendees to the first ever ASHRAE HVAC Design Level I training held in Europe.

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