HVAC System Controls and Techniques
Agenda
Friday, September 22, 2017, 12:30 – 2:30 PM CDT
Control system goals: maintain thermal comfort, reduce energy use, monitor performance
Control system options
Reviewing equipment and techniques for high performance buildings
• Additional goals of high?performance HVAC: thermal comfort and improved indoor-air quality
• Right-sizing equipment
• Variable load performance
• Shifting and reducing loads
• Heat recovery
• Commissioning
• Operation and maintenance
• Cogeneration
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the date of the conclusion of the series.
Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.
GoToWebinar system requirements:
Operating System:
Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) – 10.12 (Sierra)
Web Browser:
Chrome v34+, Firefox v34+, Internet Explorer 8+, Microsoft Edge v12+, Safari v6+
Internet connection: Hardware:
Minimum of 1Mbps 2GB RAM or more
Credits
Architects:
2.0 HSW Contact Hours
AIA:
2.0 HSW LUs
Engineers:
2.0 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
HalfMoon Education is an American Institute of Architects-approved continuing education sponsor (No. J885), and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects in New York. These webinars are not approved for Florida architects. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. Check each webinar for the number of contact hours available. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. These webinars offer engineer continuing education credit in all states. Check each course listing for the number of PDHs available. The International Code Council has approved the NFPA 101 Series webinars and is evaluating the NEC: A Solar Photovoltaic System Perspective webinars (approval pending). Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events, certificates of completion will be provided, and LUs will be reported to the AIA. Please see individual course listings for credit approval.
Speakers
Allen Smith
College of Lake CountyInstructor of Heating and Air Conditioning Technology at College of Lake CountyMr. Smith has more than 20 years of experience in the field and the classroom in HVAC/R, sustainable energy, leadership and education. He is experienced in building automation in the commercial environment and has taken certification courses or taught on a number of subjects including air conditioning, ventilation, heating, advanced electrical controls, geothermal systems, and photovoltaic power systems. Mr. Smith has designed and conducted various technician and student workshops for training in all aspects of energy mechanical systems including control systems in direct digital controls. He is a member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES), the National Institute for the Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers (NIULPE), the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and North American Technician Excellence (NATE). Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree from Trinity International University and his M.A. degree in Organization Leadership from Indian Wesleyan University.