ASHRAE Tech Hour

Professional Bio

Karine Leblanc is an engineer, bestselling author, and international speaker. She is the National Sales Manager at iAIRE, where she uses her engineering background, coaching, and relationship-building skills to motivate and develop a winning sales team.

She has a mechanical engineering degree from Ecole de Technologie Superieure in Montreal, a University focused on applied engineering and technology. She is a certified John Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker, a certified behavioral analysis consultant, a Herioc Public Speaking graduate Alumni, and an eSpeakers certified virtual presenter.

She is the published author of How to Be Human in a Technical World available on Amazon.

Not your typical engineer™, Karine served on the board of directors for ASHRAE from 2014 to 2017 and holds the distinction of becoming the first female Region X director and regional chair since 1959. She is the Past-President of the National Speaker Association Los Angeles Chapter. She has received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award, John F. James International Award and was awarded an honorary medal as part of the 50th anniversary of the University of Quebec for her exceptional contribution to the university. She holds the distinction of Leadership Ambassador for her outstanding contributions to her ÉTS Alumni.

Professional Bio

Mr. Vernon is the Chief Executive Officer at Mazzetti Inc and has nearly 30 years of experience in the research, planning, and design of healthcare facilities. His contributions to the industry include serving as a founding member of the Built Environment Network, whose intent is to advance knowledge in the healthcare facilities network. In addition, he was one of the Co-Coordinators for the Green Guide for Health Care, served on the board of both Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm, and wrote the section on hospitals for CalGreen. He was also principal author for the World Health Organization’s Health in the Green Economy, as well as AHA’s Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals – A Guide to Achieving Your Sustainability Goals. He particularly excels at helping his clients anticipate what the future holds, and how that will impact the operations of their facilities; partnering with them to plan and finance; and ultimately, working to get critical projects done to ensure long-term/sustainable operations that make sense.

He has worked all over the country, and in recent years has branched out into the developing world, including work in Haiti, Liberia, and South Africa—some of which has been on a pro-bono basis. His passion is not only helping to upgrade or rebuild the healthcare facilities in these regions, but also helping to ensure the health of their communities, which are often centered on these facilities.

He’s very active on committees that have a large impact on the codes and standards involved in the design of healthcare facilities. He chairs the Electrical Systems Technical Committee for NFPA 99 and co-chaired the ANSI/IEEE White Book: Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities. He also chaired the R&D Committee for the Healthcare Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC), and, in that role in particular, he’s exploring the future of healthcare, and the relationship of buildings to the delivery of that care. He’s also the Vice Chair for ASHRAE 189.3, and a member of The Center for Health Design’s Research Coalition.

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Jay Enck, BCxP, HBDP, BEAP, LEED Fellow, LEEP AP, received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic University.

He is credited for the creation of the Holistic Commissioning® process, is a well-established, innovative leader in commissioning, operational efficiencies, building forensics and enclosures, green design, and sustainable development. With over 40 years of experience in engineering, construction, and building operations in multiple market sectors, Jay is a widely sought-after subject matter expert who is frequently quoted in articles and serves as a speaker at industry conferences.

Mr. Enck has been an ASHRAE member for 22 years. He serves as a contributing author for several ASHRAE industry guidelines and standards and also serves as Chair of ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 300 and Standard 230.

Professional Bio

Richard H. Rooley (FREng FASHRAE, Presidential Member ASHRAE) is a Consulting Engineer in London, UK. He has designed HVAC systems and developed operation and maintenance procedures for commercial, health, defense, public buildings and housing. He has project managed complex engineering and building projects and has worked with universities in research on indoor air quality and the process of building design, construction and use. He acts as an expert in litigation, and as an arbitrator and mediator in disputes. In seeking solutions to problems in buildings, he has used teams of professionals, from inside and outside the HVAC industry.

His extensive experience in the investigation of failed buildings because of cost, time, indoor air quality, failure to meet the brief and misrepresentation of intentions provide a strong basis for his work. Mr. Rooley founded the Teambuild competition in 1990.

Mr. Rooley has been a member of ASHRAE since 1976 and has served as Chairman or member of many Councils, standing and technical committees. He served as ASHRAE President (2003–2004), he is a Fellow of ASHRAE, received the Paul Anderson Award, the Exceptional Service Award, the Award of Merit and the International Activities Award. He is also a Life Member.

Outside America, Mr. Rooley is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers. He has degrees from Trinity College, University of Dublin, in Civil Engineering and in Law and Management and post graduate studies at London South Bank University.