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ASHRAE SESSION 1, 12 pm - 1 pm: BIM Becoming the norm 

Outline:

As BIM requirements become the norm what does this mean for the industry? How can a software choice, the use of smart content, increased fabrication and field acceptance increase profitability for Engineers, Contractors, Owners, and General Contractors? How can your choice of software and content bring all of these parties together to create a more profitable environment? Often BIM is primarily thought about as a drafting department task. BIM has to be accepted and implemented in each department; Estimation, Drawing, Purchasing, Fabrication, and Field Install.

Presenter:

Mr. David T. Molnar

VDC/Special Projects Manager – Construction Piping Services

Victaulic

David Molnar is VDC/Special Projects Manager for Victaulic and manages a team of BIM project coordinators in the development and coordination of Fire Protection and Mechanical piping systems in accordance with design documents for prefabrication and construction shop drawing submissions. He is also an experience trainer on Revit and BIM best practices for Fire Protection and Mechanical contractors and engineers. With over 20 years’ experience in the construction design and drafting industry, Dave has held project management and senior BIM project coordinator positions with consulting engineering firms and mechanical contractors before joining Victaulic.

Dave is a member of the NFPA and is a certified designer under NFPA13- Installation of Sprinkler Systems.

ASHRAE SESSION 2, 1 pm - 2 pm: Take Control of your Hydronic Systems with Differential Pressure Control

Outline:

The presentation will address the challenges faced in hydronic systems and allow the participants to develop an understanding of how pressure changes in a dynamic system can affect building control, balancing and energy efficiency.

The challenges of building owners, designers and contractors are not only to provide the basic creature comforts but also to do so in a cost effective and energy efficient way. In a variable flow system, differential pressure control is critical to achieve successful balancing under all operating conditions and at all heat transfer devices. In a conventional system, a designer might employ multiple devices in an attempt to achieve the required flow at various levels of operation. When considering critical facilities like hospitals and data centers, the optimal indoor climate is the key whilst optimizing the energy consumption of such systems. We will examine those elements and look closely at how differential pressure control can help us accomplish those goals.

Some of the elements we will discuss include:

• Controllability in Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) valves, noise, cavitation, valve authority, how to improve valve authority and optimize the pump head with the use of differential pressure control valves

• How to have a peace of mind when planning building expansions using differential pressure control valves.

• How to extend the life of your existing ATC valves and actuators using differential pressure control technology.

• We will also look into how the choice of variable speed pump control, adequate control valve sizing and the use of differential pressure control solutions can offer enhanced investment and energy savings.

• Determining the right application to create pressure independent systems versus pressure independent modules

Presenter:

Mike Byars

IMI TA Application Sales Manager

IMI Hydronic Engineering Inc.

608-207-8487

[email protected]

Mike Byars is a TA Applications Sales Manager for IMI Hydronic Engineering Inc.  He has worked in the HVAC industry some thirty years in various sales, marketing and product management positions with Trane, Lennox and Multistack.  His responsibilities have encompassed numerous training and regional sales roles supporting engineers, contractors, building owners and mechanical sales representatives.

Mike is a Longhorn from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He has served the industry in various chapter and regional roles as a long-time member of ASHRAE.

ASHRAE SESSION 3, 2 pm - 3 pm: Hydronics and the Effects of Variable Speed Screw Chillers

Outline: Elements to be discussed include:

• Chiller plant piping design that has the lowest installed and operating cost

• Chiller turndown and its impact on chiller operation

• Chiller lift and performance relationship

• Chiller part load operation

• Chiller stages effect on part load efficiency and why it is important in determining annual energy use.

• Series counterflow arrangement for increased part load efficiency for both pumps and chillers.

   

  Presenter:

Dan Desantis, Carrier Corp.

Dan earned his BA from SUNY Oswego 1983. He has worked for Carrier in various positions including, Contractor and engineer applied chiller system sales engineer 84-88, Controls sales manager 89-91, Contractor and engineer commercial applied HVAC system senior sales engineer 92-present. Dan is an accredited LEED AP.

ASHRAE SESSION 4, 3 pm - 4 pm : Packaged Plant Solutions

• Differentiate between old PID technology and new, demand-based control strategies, and discuss their impact on energy conservation

  • Traditional versus modern pump selection to meet ASHRAE 90.1 minimum norms

• Describe new, integrated control technology—an operating system that optimizes the plant as a system—and state how this technology contributes to enormous energy and cost savings

  • Installed cost and energy savings delivered by optimised pump installations

• Discuss the benefits of chiller plant/boiler plant optimization, and specify ultra-efficient controls in future projects

• Mitigate operational risks with on board plant health diagnostics

• list the various ways that integrated controls can contribute towards LEED^® points earned for a building project.

  • Methods to deliver LEED® points using optimised pumping

• Sensorless pump control and its benefits

   

Presenter:

Peter Wolff

Business Development Manager

Armstrong Fluid TEchnology

Peter Wolff is Business Development Manager for Armstrong Fluid Technology in the mid-Atlantic region.  Having grown up in Baltimore MD, Peter’s family moved to the UK where he gained a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Applied Science from Sussex University.  He has since worked in the pump industry for 40 years, in sales, service, engineering, product development and aftermarket roles working in the UK, Middle East and now his third year back in the USA.  Peter lives in Gaithersburg MD, is a member of the ASHRAE National Capital Chapter and is on the DOE list of Pump System Assessment Tool (PSAT) Qualified Assessors. 

ASPE Topics: 

SESSION ONE:                    12pm-1pm

TOPIC:                                  INTRODUCTION TO PLUMBING VALVES

Entry level seminar reviewing basic control valves, pressure regulators, thermostatic mixing valves and cross connection control.

SPEAKER:                            David Steel, Vernon Bitzer Associates, Inc.

SESSION TWO:                   1pm-2pm

TOPIC:                                  CONTROLLING pH LEVEL OF ACIDIC CONDENSATE

History of Condensing Heating Equipment. IPC, UPC, and EPA Regulations and Codes. Determining Flow Rates. Passive vs. Active Neutralization systems.

SPEAKER:                            George Carney, JJM Boiler Works, Inc

SESSION THREE:               2pm-3pm

TOPIC:                                  LEGIONALLA RISK MANAGEMENT

                                                Discussion on the Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems.

SPEAKER:                           Tim Keane, Legionella Risk Management, Inc.

SESSION FOUR:                 3pm-4pm

TOPIC:                                  SPECIFYING MEDICAL GAS PROJECTS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

Review if NFPA-99 Medical Gas Categories and their differences. Equipment overview and location requirements. Review of certification requirements.

SPEAKER:                           Jeff McBride, Red Lion Medgas Consultants, Inc.