Seminar

Successful sustainable design for HVAC systems is grounded in an understanding of the basic principles of how buildings interact with the environment , as well as hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of new technologies  and materials.   This seminar will provide up-to-date information on human comfort systems for low energy green buildings.  Topics to be discussed will include:

1. Basic Building Physics and Human Comfort

•  “All-air systems” vs hydronic energy transport
• De-coupling room temperature control from ventilation
• Radiant comfort and human comfort engineering
• Building envelope issues: glass, solar, wall construction, basic HVAC calculations issues

2. Hydronic Radiant Systems Design and Application

•  Radiant heating and cooling systems types
•  Ventilation systems with radiant systems
•  Humidity control for radiant cooling
•  Radiant applications: floors, ceilings, types of equipment
•  Geo-exchange systems with hydronic radiant systems

3. Putting It All Together – Low Energy, Sustainable Buildings

•  High performance/low energy building envelope criteria
•  Glazing and window performance
•  Swiss Batiso (constant temperature) Building overview
•  Local Case studies with costing examples
• Going beyond LEED – next steps 

Instructor

Geoff McDonell, P.Eng., LEED AP - Senior Mechanical Engineer - Omicron

Geoff McDonell has been practicing as a consulting building services design engineer for over 23 years, and is a LEED ( L eadership in E nergy and E nvironmental D esign) Accredited professional. He is responsible for developing institutional and sustainable projects including complete mechanical design project management, design execution through to construction services, and site inspections. His background has provided a wide range of experience in design and construction, as well as project management, for numerous institutional projects. He is one of only a few North American designers who are designing and building thermo-active slab systems and radiant cooling systems.

Geoff also acts as a technical reviewer for APEGBC to assist in the ongoing review process currently being conducted on all practicing professional engineers in British Columbia. He specializes in very low semi-passive building systems including radiant cooling, displacement ventilation and high performance building envelope design. Geoff is the author of a number of papers and articles covering radiant cooling systems, in-slab radiant systems, displacement ventilation systems and other sustainable building approaches. His paper, “Applied Radiant Cooling and Displacement Ventilation”, was selected as one of the 15 “Best of Austin” papers presented at the First Annual USGBC Green Building Conference in Austin, Texas in November 2002.

What Previous Participants have said about this Seminar:

• "Great speaker. Very dedicated to his profession and has amazing technical knowledge ."

• "Great enthusiasm, very good speaker, concise, focussed discussion."

• "Clear presentation. Great instructor."

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 3.25 Core Learning Units.