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
• 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 55 – Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

Standard 62.1 – Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

Standard 90.1 – Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

Standard 15 – Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems

Guideline 36 – High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems

Standard 180 – Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of Commercial Building HVAC Systems

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

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

Attendees each receive a free copy of ASHRAE’s HVAC Fast Facts.  Learn more about this valuable tool

This training is highly interactive, laptops/notebook computers are strongly encouraged.

Day 1

8:00 Introductions
8:15 Fundamentals
9:15 Load Calculation
10:00 Break
10:10 Load Calculation (cont.)
11:30 Questions and Answers
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Psychrometrics
2:10 Break
2:20 Psychrometrics (cont.)
3:10 Break
3:20 System Selection
5:00 Wrap-up and Reception

Day 2

8:00 Design Process
9:00 Basic Design of Air Systems
10:00 Break
10:15 Basic Design of Air Systems (cont.)
11:30 Questions and Answers
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Basic Design of Air Systems (cont.)
1:00 Basic Design of Hydronic Systems
2:15 Break
2:25 HVAC Equipment
3:30 Break
3:40 HVAC Equipment (cont.)
4:45 Questions and Answers
5:00 Wrap-up

Day 3

8:00 HVAC Systems
10:00 Break
10:15 HVAC Systems (cont.)
11:00 Codes and Standards
11:30 Questions and Answers
11:45 Lunch
12:30 BAS Controls
1:30 Commissioning and ASHRAE 180
2:15 Break
2:30 Introduction to Technical Sales
3:00 Project Management
4:00 Q&A Session and Adjourn

HVAC Design: Level II – Applications

ASHRAE’s HVAC Design: Level II – Applications training provides participants with instruction on HVAC system design. The training is tailored for engineers with advanced experience in the HVAC design field, or those who have completed HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials. Developed by industry-leading professionals, the training provides advanced information that allows practicing engineers and designers an opportunity to expand their exposure to HVAC systems design procedures for a better understanding of system options to save energy.

Who Should Attend

• Engineers with HVAC design experience (3–10 years)
• Participants who attended the HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials
• 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

How Your Firm Will Benefit

The training allows practicing engineers and designers the opportunity to refresh their skills, as well as expand their exposure to systems and design procedures. Attendees not practicing as designers will be provided with insights into the design process and challenges along with a better understanding of HVAC system options with buildings.

Primary References

(Not included or required with the course.)

Advanced Energy Design Guides

Standard 55 – Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

Standard 62.1 – Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

Standard 90.1–Energy Standard for Buildings

Standard 189.1–Design of High-Performance Green Buildings

This training is highly interactive, laptops/notebook computers are strongly encouraged.

Day 1

Day 2

Joel Primeau, P.Eng., HBDP, Member ASHRAE, LEED^® AP

Doug Zentz, Member ASHRAE

Registration Fees

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

Transfer, Cancellation, and Refund Policy: Registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation is received by ASHRAE Learning Institute at least 30 days before the training date. Cancellations received 15-29 days before the training date are subject to a $150 cancellation fee. Registrants who do not attend the training or who cancel less than 15 days before the training date are liable for the entire registration fee. For additional questions contact Dana Mykytyn at 678-539-2121 or email at dmykytyn@ashrae.org.

Training Location: Las Vegas, NV

Venue: TBA