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(Register 30 days prior to training date, for Early Bird pricing)

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Company Discount Fee: Enroll 3 or more participants from the same company at the same time and save. Email Tewana Parris, Professional Development Coordinator at tparris@ashrae.org for group registration assistance.

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 Tewana Parris at tparris@ashrae.org, or by phone at 678-539-2121. Member/Non-Member rates will apply to the substitute registrant.

HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials

ASHRAE’s HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials training provides participants with instruction that accelerates their transformation into effective members of a design, construction or facilities maintenance team. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE, the training provides attendees with the fundamentals and technical aspects of HVAC design. Attendees will gain practical skills and knowledge to design and maintain HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use.

In addition to gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding, attendees will receive real-world examples of HVAC systems based on the renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building. The training also teaches a systematic approach to guide a design team to a solution that optimally meets the client’s expectations. Engineered drawings of the ASHRAE Headquarters renovation will also be discussed so participants are exposed to plan reading and visual understanding of system design.

Who Should Attend

• Engineers new to the HVAC industry, including recent engineering graduates lacking practical experience
• HVAC Designers preparing for the Certified HVAC Designer (CHD) certification exam
• 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
• Sales engineers and HVAC equipment suppliers who want to gain a broad knowledge of HVAC systems

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

Primary References (Not included or required with the course.)

ASHRAE Handbooks – Applications, Fundamentals

Standard 62.1 – Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

Duct Calculator

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

Attendees each receive a free copy of Duct Size Calculator (I-P & SI).  Learn more about this valuable tool

Day 1

    8:30                 Introductions

    8:35                 Fundamentals

    9:35                 Load Calculation

    10:20               Break

    10:30               Load Calculation (cont.)

    11:50               Codes and Standards

    12:20               Adjourn

Day 2

     8:30                Psychrometrics

    10:40               Break

    10:50               System Selection

    11:50               Commissioning and Standard 180

    12:20               Adjourn

Day 3

    8:30                 Design Process

    9:30                 Basic Design of Air Systems

    10:30               Break

    10:40               Basic Design of Air Systems (cont.)

    12:20               Adjourn

Day 4

    8:30                 Basic Design of Hydronic Systems

    10:00               Break

    10:10               HVAC Equipment

    12:20               Adjourn

Day 5

     8:30                HVAC Systems

    10:30               Break

    10:40               HVAC Systems (cont.)

    11:20               BAS Controls

    12:20               Adjourn

>> Interested in prepping for the Certified HVAC Designer (CHD) certification exam? 

See a complete list of CHD exam task content areas this HVAC Design Level I course addresses.

Dennis Wessel, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, LEED^® AP

Dennis Wessel, PE, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, retired as a Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing with Karpinski Engineering, and has more than 45 years of consulting engineering experience. Dennis was an ASHRAE Director-at-Large (2012–2015) and past chair of the Planning Committee, Conferences & Expositions Committee and Handbook Committee. He was also past chair of both TC 9.1 Large Building HVAC Systems and TC 9.12 Tall Buildings.

He is currently a member of the ASHRAE Foundation, Development Committee and of the Technical Activities Committee and is a TC Section Head. He received ASHRAE's Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards and was named Outstanding Engineering Alumni 2004 by Cleveland State University and Engineer of the Year 2003 by the Cleveland Technical Society Committee.

Doug Zentz, Member ASHRAE

Douglas F. Zentz, Associate Professor, is in the HVACR Programs within the College of Engineering Technology at Ferris State University and past HVAC Program Coordinator. He is a past President of West Michigan ASHRAE, a past RVC of Student Activities for Region V, past Chair for Student Activities within ASHRAE, and past Regional Members Council Representative for Region V. He is currently the Director and Regional Chair for Region V of ASHRAE. He has been a DL (Distinguished Lecturer) for ASHRAE since 2012 and has eight (8) approved topics.

In the field of HVACR, his background includes professional engineering sales for the Trane Company, manager of engineering-design-build for W.J. O’Neil Company in Detroit, and vice-president of engineering for EPPA-Strand Custom Air Handling in Detroit. This experience started in 1980 and continued until his transformation into teaching at Ferris State University in 2003.

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