Student skills:
This 14 week course
is for today’s new
design practitioner
who should be a
recent graduate from
an architectural
engineering or
mechanical
engineering/technology
program or from the
distribution and
contracting
professions holding
senior level design
certifications from
institutes and
associations within
the mechanical and
building sciences.
Experienced
professionals
including
instructors,
trainers and
seasoned
professionals
wanting to refresh
or expand their
knowledge base on
indoor environmental
quality, controls,
radiant cooling with
DOAS, and fluid
hydraulics will also
benefit from the
program. This course
requires an
analytical mind with
capacity to follow
engineering concepts
and design
sequences.
Learning
objectives:
The common
denominators in best
practice buildings
is a good enclosure,
natural low VOC
interior finishes,
dedicated
ventilation systems
and low temperature
heating and high
temperature cooling
systems. So
following the
completion of the
Capstone students
will understand the
relationships
between the building
and health sciences
and be able to;
1. Develop concepts
around high
performance
enclosures and
healthy
environments.
2. Develop concepts
around source
control of
contaminants and air
filtration.
3. Develop concepts
around environments
which enable thermal
comfort.
4. Develop concepts
around low
temperature heating
and high temperature
cooling systems.
5. Understand the
concepts and
difference between
energy efficiency
and exergy
efficiency.
6. Convert heating,
cooling and
ventilation loads
into flow rates.
7. Design hydronic
piping and control
strategies based on
the practical
applications of
fluid and thermal
dynamics.
8. Understand the
role of control
valves and balancing
in hydronic heating
and cooling systems.
9. Understand the
fundamentals and
design application
for a radiant
cooling and heating
system using a
dedicated outdoor
system for
ventilation and
dehumidification.
10. Use with
understanding the
CBE online Thermal
Comfort Tool.
Additionally, the
student will receive
over 2100
illustrated slides;
over a 100
hyperlinks to
industry libraries,
resources, design
tools, manuals and
Excel spreadsheets.
For those ready to
take the next step,
the full curriculum
is described
here.
Course Modules (also suitable for
individual webinar topics)
-
Introduction
-
Thermal Comfort Quality
-
Indoor Air Quality (sample
slides)
-
Heat Transfer Theory (sample
slides)
-
Energy, Efficiency, Exergy, Entropy,
Efficacy (sample
slides)
-
Building Science for Cold Climates (sample
slides)
-
Heat Terminal Units (sample
slides)
-
Components Modules Systems (sample
slides)
-
Pressure Theory (sample
slides)
-
Flow Theory
-
Velocity Head Loss Theory
-
Control Valve Theory(sample
slides)
-
Application System Head Loss
-
Fluid-Expansion Expansion Tanks
-
Air-Separation Theory
-
Circulator Theory Selection(sample
slides )
-
Low Loss Headers
-
Control Logic Theory (sample
slides )
-
Radiant-Cooling-&-Heating Part 1 (sample
slides)
-
Radiant-Cooling-&-Heating
Part 2
For a more detailed background on what this course covers see these free slide presentations:
Relationship Between Building Performance, Thermal Comfort, and Indoor Air Quality
Relationship between HVAC System Types and Energy and Exergy Efficiency, Entropy, Thermal Efficacy, IAQ and Thermal Comfort
"It is rare when such a course is
as open ended as yours. It was better than most university level
courses that I have taken. Our class discussions regarding
radiant walls, floors, simplicity and systems were excellent."
C.D. Cucco, B.Env.St., B. Arch., M.Eng., P.Eng.
"I consider Robert Bean to be one of the most knowledgeable professionals in this field. Not just in North America, but globally. Robert presents the “big picture” of how indoor environmental quality affects human comfort, productivity, and health. He is adept at explaining that it’s not just room air temperature, but rather a complex interaction of room air temperature, humidity, mean radiant temperature, ventilation rate, lighting, sound, and even odors that determine the true quality of an interior environment. Robert explains complex topics in ways that are understandable, applicable, and entertaining. He doesn’t just share his opinions, but builds his points and recommendations upon solid research, extensive references, and scientific reason. An opportunity to learn the details of integrated system design from Robert is indeed one to be savored.”
John Siegenthaler, P.E., author of "Modern Hydronic Heating"
Past students said...
Fantastic course, really enjoying the blend of breadth and depth!
Thanks a lot for this one-of-a-kind
course! It was worth the effort...
Thank you for a very educational
class, I've learned a lot especially on how to calculate
the Cv for control valves and Radiant cooling, thank you
again for the class..."
My knowledge in heat transfer and building science principles is good. However, this week I learned the intricacies of integrating IEQ into the equation.
Fantastic course. Dense with info!
I am becoming more and more interested in this topic of exergy efficiency, mostly inspired by your graph and the readings in the course. Thanks!
Content is fantastic.
Overall, this is fantastic and timely material, I'm learning a lot and am thrilled I signed up.
I'm happy to be taking a class from you.
Thank you very much for accumulating all of this knowledge over the years and sharing it with us.
Thank you very much for assembling
this strong mix of material in both lectures and links
to outside resources. I started with an interest in
improving the indoor environment for others and this
course certainly reinforced that interest. It also
equipped me with more tools than I had originally
expected to gain.
Online registration is now open.
If you have any questions about the course you can talk with us directly at our Linked-In discussion group or though the HeatSpring Learning Institute.
