HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials (MENA)

HVAC Design: Level I—Essentials (MENA) provides intensive, practical guidance that accelerates attendee transformation into effective members of a design, construction, or facilities maintenance team. The training has been customized to consider the special design requirements of the Middle East.

This 3-day HVAC Design: Level I—Essentials (MENA) training program provides real-world experience based on ASHRAE standards to HVAC designers and others involved in the delivery of HVAC services in the MENA region. Attendees will gain practical design skills and knowledge that can be put to immediate use. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE and customized for the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia, the training provides the fundamental and technical aspects needed to design and maintain HVAC systems.

Course Objectives:

• Calculate heating and cooling loads to ensure the right sizing of equipment and minimizing energy use while still providing for human comfort.
• Learn the basics of psychrometrics and explain the basics of hydronic and air system design and how these systems directly impact building efficiency and performance.
• Explain HVAC controls and building automation systems as they relate to occupant health and comfort as well as building system optimization.
• Explain the basics of hydronic and air system design and how these systems directly impact building efficiency and performance.
• Describe different HVAC equipment and systems.
• Discuss system selection and its correlation to sustainable building design.

Who Should Attend:

• Engineers new to the HVAC industry, including recent engineering graduates lacking practical experience.
• Facilities managers involved in new construction or major renovation projects.
• Technicians who would like to gain design knowledge.
• Architects who want to understand HVAC system design.

How Your Firm Will Benefit

The training helps attendees understand:

• The need to improve overall building performance.
• The technologies that lead to improved building performance.
• The economics of sustainable buildings and the roles of the designer and facilities manager.
• The basic skills needed to design high-performance buildings.
• The skill set that will be required by designers of the future.
• Techniques to interact effectively with all design partners (architects, owners, other engineering disciplines) in an integrated design team.
• The capacity to participate in the design of high-performance buildings.

18 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

Day 1 – Monday, April 29, 2024 (9 AM – 5 PM UAE)

• Introductions
• Fundamentals
• Load Calculation
• Break
• Load Calculation (cont.)
• Codes and Standards
• Lunch
• Psychrometrics
• Adjourn

Day 2 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (9 AM – 5 PM UAE)

• System Selection
• Commissioning and Standard 180
• Break
• Design Process
• Lunch
• Basic Design of Air Systems
• Adjourn

Day 3 – Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (9 AM – 5 PM UAE)

• Basic Design of Hydronic System
• Break
• HVAC Equipment
• Lunch
• HVAC Systems
• Break
• BAS Controls
• Adjourn

HVAC Design: Level II – Applications (MENA)

HVAC Design: Level II—Applications (MENA) provides intensive, advanced information that allows practicing engineers and designers an opportunity to expand their exposure to HVAC system design procedures. The training has been customized to consider the special design requirements of the Middle East.

This 2-day HVAC Design: Level II—Applications training program provides real-world case-studies based on ASHRAE standards to HVAC designers and others involved in the delivery of HVAC services in the MENA region. Over these two days, students will improve their understanding of system options to save energy and improve indoor air quality. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE and customized for the Middle East, the training provides an in-depth look into ASHRAE Standards 55, 189.1 and the Advanced Energy Design Guides.

Course Objectives:

• Describe the importance and impact of energy codes on the design process.
• Apply concepts of thermal comfort and air quality utilizing industry-accepted design standards.
• Describe standard practices and design processes used by HVAC industry.
• Explain the difference and advantages of certain HVAC systems for specific applications.
• Determine the basic design parameters for multiple HVAC systems including VAV, chilled beams, and UFAD.

Who Should Attend:

• Engineers with HVAC design experience (2–10 years).
• Participants who attended the HVAC Design: Level I-Essentials (MENA).
• Architects who want an in-depth understanding of HVAC design.
• Facilities managers involved in new construction or major renovation projects.
• Technicians who would like to gain thorough design knowledge.
• Construction project managers involved with mechanical systems.

12 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

Day 1 – Thursday, May 2, 2024 (9 AM – 5 PM UAE)

• Sustainability/Green/LEED/HPB/NZEB
• Standard 55
• Break
• Standard 62.1
• Building Systems: Example 1 Education Facility
• Lunch
• Building Systems: Example 1 Education Facility (cont.)
• Building Systems: Example 1 Education Facility  (cont.)
• Adjourn

Day 2 – Friday, May 3, 2024 (9 AM – 5 PM UAE)

• Building Systems: Example 1 Education Facility (cont.)
• Building Systems: Example 2 Multi-Story Office Building
• Break
• Building Systems: Example 2 Multi-Story Office Building (cont.) 
• Lunch
• Building Systems: Example 3 Multi-Story Office Building
• Adjourn

Fee Covers: Training admittance, training materials, Certificate of Attendance with corresponding Professional Development Hours, lunch, coffee breaks and free parking.

Developing economy fees available. Click on register now to view or contact globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org

Group Discount Fee: Enroll 3 or more participants at the same time and save. Email globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org for group registration assistance.

Bonus – Free Copy of ASHRAE Duct Size Calculator (I-P and SI Units)

Bonus – Free Copy of HVAC FAST FACTS (I-P)

Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation is received by ASHRAE Learning Institute at least 30 days prior to the training date. Cancellations received 15-29 days prior to the training date are subject to a $150 cancellation fee. Registrants who do not attend the training or who cancel less than 15 days prior to the training date are liable for the entire registration fee. A substitute registrant may be enrolled at any time by contacting globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org. Member/Non-Member rates will apply to the substitute registrant.

• Samir Traboulsi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE
• Hassan Younes, Member ASHRAE, CHD, BEAP

Dubai, UAE

Training Venue:

Metropolitan Hotel 
Sheikh Zayed Road Exit 41 - Al Thanya St
Dubai, UAE