Instructors
Joel Primeau, Eng., ASHRAE Member, HBDP, LEED® AP
Joel Primeau, P.Eng., ASHRAE Member, HBDP, LEED®AP, is a consulting engineer with over 30 years of HVAC experience. He has led and assisted teams of engineers and technicians in the design and construction of high-performance, sustainable facilities.
Primeau’s experience spans a wide range of engineering design and construction projects. His expertise is in the design of high-efficiency HVAC systems that enhance indoor air quality and comfort. Primeau frequently trains engineers, architects, and facility managers on the design process, central heating and chilling plant optimization, high-performance HVAC systems, and heat recovery applications.
Primeau earned a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston, ON, Canada. After a brief career as an army engineer, Primeau has since worked in the HVAC industry in consulting, facilities management, and technical sales.
Charlie Henck, P.E., CEM, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, LEED® AP
Charlie Henck, P.E., CEM, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, LEED® AP, both designed and renovated healthcare systems, office buildings, laboratories, data centers, and more. Henck has served on many ASHRAE committees and acted as past DRC for Region III He is the past chair of PDC and Honors and Awards, and member of TC 9.1, Large Building Air-Conditioning Systems. Henck edited and revised one chapter of ASHRAE Laboratory Design Guide, Second Edition, with a focus on air treatment, particularly the requirements for allowable concentration limits and the technologies available to achieve acceptable levels. Henck is also actively involved in revising portions of ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment. Henck was a reviewer of the ASHRAE- AC Design System Manual 3rd Edition.