Indoor Air Quality & the Built Environment (60 min.):
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is the sum of five
key elements of which air quality is one. Learn how each
step in the construction process, from land selection to
construction systems to HVAC maintenance influences the
occupant’s respiratory systems. (Focus is on residential
construction)
Indoor Comfort Quality & the Built Environment (60
min.):
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is the sum of five
key elements of which thermal comfort quality is one.
Learn how the built environment influences the
occupant’s thermal sensory systems.
Indoor Environmental Quality (60 min.):
Learn “why” IEQ is important – an introductory
course on human physiology and the built environment -
for students or recent grads of engineering,
architectural and interior design programs or for
contractors and other field staff looking at upgrading
their knowledge.
Building Science for the HVAC student (60 min):
An overview of thermal, pressure and moisture forces
which affect the building envelope, occupant comfort and
indoor air quality.
Human Factors in HVAC (60 – 90 min.):
A look at demographics and socioeconomic factors in
relationship to conditioning aging occupants with
radiant and dedicated outdoor air systems.
(An ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Series Program)
Keeping it Simple (60 min.):
Applying the principles of industrial design and
ergonomics to HVAC systems for reducing carbon emissions
whilst making systems simpler and more affordable.
For anyone involved in public relations, marketing,
manufacturing and distribution.
Radiant Cooling and Heating Systems (60 min.):
Overview of radiant systems including a look at thermal
comfort, ventilation and dehumidification with dedicated
outdoor air systems, and electrical and thermal
efficiencies. Case studies include the radiant cooled
Bangkok Airport and Manitoba Hydro Building projects.
(An ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Series Program)
Flooring as a Heat Exchanger (60-90 min.):
A look at the properties and characteristics of floor
coverings which influence floor heating and cooling
designs. Discussion will be around emissivity,
reflectivity, absorptivity, transmissivity,
conductivity, coefficient of expansion and out-gassing.
Snow Melting Systems (60 min.):
A look at good design principles based on the 4C’s
(client, control, construction, and calculation), a
study of how storm characteristics influence design,
performance and operating costs.
(An ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Series Program)
History of Radiant based HVAC Systems (60 min.):
A 12,000 year pictorial overview of mankind’s use of
radiant based heating and cooling systems. From Korea,
China, Rome, Iraq, Alaska, and the Civil War this is an
illustrated presentation from around the world.
Fundamentals of Hydronic Series (45 - 90 min. each):
• Air Separation and Fluid Expansion
• Control Signals
• Control Valve Theory
• Differential Pressure Control
• Fluid, Flow and Velocity
• Zone Valves vs. Zone Circulators
• Inspecting Hydronic Heating System
Introductory Hydronics (3 hours):
Overview of the basics in fluid, flow and velocity, heat
transfer, air separation and fluid expansion, control
valve theory, and differential pressure control. This
course is well suited to anyone from the air side of the
business that may be considering fluid based systems
such as those used in solar, heat pumps, fan/coils or
radiant based cooling and heating systems.
Achieving LEED’s IEQ through Integrated Design (3
hours):
This program pulls together the fields of building and
health sciences to create indoor environmental quality
with high performance buildings. The course covers
indoor comfort, air quality, materials choices, building
and mechanical systems.
Industry Leadership Workshop (8 hours):
This full day non technical program is for industry
leaders holding positions in public relations, marketing
and sales, for those involved in product design,
managers of design departments or educators in the field
of health and building science. It explores the macro
and micro challenges industry faces in growing the value
of radiant based HVAC systems through improvement
demands in indoor environmental quality.
Required Skill Sets For Leaders, Managers and
Technicians Working In the Radiant Based HVAC Business.
(60 min.):
Wearing blinders and being the fastest to run around the
track may have worked for the last 20 years but this is
a new era in business and you’ll need more than
endurance and a whip to get you through. Robert will
point out the 11 skill sets leaders, manager and
technician must develop to stay in the race.
Sustainability (60 min.):
Sustainability is a branch of philosophy that corrals
engineering principles which can be used to measure ones
earth stewardship. Learn how radiant based HVAC systems
are positioned to become recognized as an important
design element within sustainable developments.
E5 = Energy, Efficiency, Entropy, Exergy and
Efficacy (60 min):
This one hour program is an introduction to the
definitions and practical applications of five of the
most important words in sustainable architecture. It
explains why we can’t save energy, why when we use
energy at a load we need to use all of it with no waste,
why we need to match up source temperatures to load
temperatures and why energy use is based on a system and
not a component.
Exergy and its Role in Sustainability (60 min.):
Exergy is the ultimate measurement of energy use by
asking such questions as, “why generate 1500°C (2800°F)
temperatures through combustion when we only need to
maintain 22°C (72 °F) space temperatures?” Exergy
describes the usefulness of energy and how effective
society is at maximizing this usefulness. Learn how
exergy analysis validates furnace and boiler
efficiencies of 98% but reveals only 5% exergy
efficiency.
Inspecting Hydronic Systems (60 min.):
A perfect course for those inspecting hydronic heating
systems or those new to the business and want an
introduction to the correct process of designing and
specifying systems…we teach what is right so one may
know what is wrong.
Basic Drafting and Graphics Creation for Technical
Presentations (Three days):
Introductory course on using Autodesk’s AutoCAD Lt™
and Microsoft’s Visio™ to generate graphics and
Adobe Pro to capture text, graphics and tables for
importation into Microsoft’s PowerPoint™. Includes
instruction on how to set up master slide formats,
use shading and animations to illustrate thermal and
fluid flow as well as how to animate equipment such
as circulators and valves. Also covered is
inserting video and external links to spreadsheets
or design programs.
Healthy
Heating Integrated Design Course
(Three days):
How to establish low energy allowances for delivering
thermal comfort and indoor air quality in modern buildings.
This three day program covers the relationships between
the building and health sciences with a
focus on thermal comfort and
indoor air quality; and energy and exergy
efficiency in building and HVAC systems. Course has
a heavy emphasis on radiant based HVAC systems
including heat transfer principles between occupants and
building enclosures; fluid flow and fluid
hydraulics in low temperature radiant heating systems
and high temperature radiant cooling systems; control valve, balancing and circulator
theory for hybrid systems; expansion tank sizing and air separation theory;
plus a look at the use of the psychrometric chart for
moisture analysis and ASHRAE’s design nomograph
for designing radiant cooling and heating and snow
melt systems for medium to large buildings.
This is course is
specifically for recent graduates of university or
institute of technology programs in mechanical/HVAC
engineering, architectural and interior design;
design/build contractors, those in distribution and
inspection who already have design certifications from
TECA, HRAI or NAIT/CHC etc. It is also for educators and
practicing professional engineers/technologists who want
to increase their knowledge base in specialized but
integrated topics related to the fields of conditioning
people and buildings with hybrid mechanical systems.
Included with the
fee is three days of instruction, a 500 plus page 11 x
17 color formatted course document with over 1900 slides
plus industry software and other design documents and
tools. All students will have access to the electronic
version library for future updates and additional
content.
Association Courses and Programs:
In addition to the above programs, Robert also teaches
the HRAI of Canada’s four day Residential Radiant
Hydronics Certification Course, the three day
Residential Indoor Air Quality Awareness Course and
ASHRAE’s Fundamentals of Panel Heating and Cooling
Professional Development short course. Contact HRAI or
ASHRAE for details.
ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Series:
Local ASHRAE Chapters, associations and corporations can
work with ASHRAE in arranging or sourcing distinguished
lecturers. Robert Bean offers several lecturers which
may be useful for your event. Contact ASHRAE for
details.
All courses can be formatted for continuing education
LUs or PDH's – contact us for details.
