Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Reviewing Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Principles
Purposes of HVAC systems
Conservation of mass and energy
Psychrometrics
Examining sensible and latent heat
Principles of heat transfer
Reviewing heat transfer equations for liquids and gases
Conventional and Green Building Codes
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards and guidelines
State and local residential and commercial codes
LEED and other “green” rating systems
HVAC System Design Considerations
Building location and construction
Making HVAC load calculations
Unconditioned and conditioned spaces
Single and multiple zone systems
Sizing systems and using variable capacity systems
Evaluating HVAC Systems and Equipment
Direct expansion (air cooled unitary)
Water source heat pumps
Chilled water
Variable refrigerant flow systems
Ventilation systems
Heating systems
Constant volume and variable air volume systems
Distribution systems: piping and ductwork
HVAC System Controls
History of HVAC controls
• Pneumatic controls
• Stand-alone controls
• Direct digital controls
Control system protocols
• BacNet
• LonWorks
• Modbus
Control system goals
• Maintain thermal comfort
• Reduce energy use
• Monitor performance
Control points
Control system options and strategies
Reviewing Equipment and Techniques for High Performance Buildings
Additional goals of high-performance HVAC:
• Thermal comfort
• Improved indoor air-quality
• Energy efficiency
Right-sizing equipment
Variable load performance
Shifting and reducing loads
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
4.0 Florida A/P PDHs
Contractors
Voluntary Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW (Public Protection) continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states (4.0 A/P hours for FL PEs). Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Georgia.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida (Provider No. 0001388) and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Area of Practice; ProviderNo. 0004647), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Provider No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar also offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity for contractors. It has not been reviewed by any state contractor licensing entity.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Marc Knisley
Hodge Engineering Company Director of Energy Services with Hodge Engineering Company in Knoxville, TN
Mr. Knisley has 18 years’ experience in the design of HVAC systems. He has been a professional engineer since 2001 and is registered in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama. Mr. Knisley has been the engineer of record on various facility types including offices, schools, churches, manufacturing facilities, restaurants, correctional facilities, health care facilities, and retail spaces. He has experience in energy auditing and performance, HVAC design, plumbing, process piping, and fire protection. Mr. Knisley earned his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
His representative project experience includes:
Energy audits of over 100 schools across the state of Tennessee
HVAC and plumbing system design for offices at the TVA Belefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama
HVAC and process piping system design for several buildings at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
HVAC and plumbing system design for three welcome centers in Cherokee, NC, including one that was designed to achieve “net zero” energy usage
HVAC and plumbing system design for a LEED Silver office building in Knoxville, TN
Complete replacement of the HVAC system in a courthouse in Morgan County, TN
HVAC and plumbing system design for industrial facilities in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama
HVAC and plumbing system design for a Japanese steakhouse in Seymour, TN
HVAC and plumbing system design for a veterinary clinic in Seymour and design of HVAC replacement for an animal shelter in Knoxville