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8:00 AM-3:00 PM
ALI Courses
Cogeneration for the Basics through Construction & Operation
Roman I (Caesars Palace Las Vegas)
This combined heat and power (CHP) survey seminar provides a broad overview of cogeneration systems from concepts, to improving operational performance and efficiencies. The seminar includes a detailed discussion of different prime movers, appropriate applications, and the use of thermal equipment. Conducting a CHP feasibility study, the engineering design process (including basic CHP system design), required permitting efforts, and construction efforts are also covered.
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
ALI Courses
Commissioning Process in New & Existing Buildings
Roman III (Caesars Palace Las Vegas)
This introductory course focuses on how the building commissioning process can be applied cost-effectively to new construction and to existing facilities, with a strong emphasis on existing facilities applications. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of the commissioning process through each step of a new construction project from predesign to occupancy and operations. You will also learn how the application of the commissioning process in existing facilities differs from new construction. Learn about the benefits of commissioning and gain an appreciation for how the process can improve the built environment, reduce environmental impacts through responsible resource utilization, improve the quality of design and construction, and raise the professional reputation of the entire commissioning team. We will discuss commissioning documentation, including an overview of commissioning specifications for new construction. You will take away compelling information and case studies that demonstrate the value of investing in the commissioning process.
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
ALI Courses
Energy Modeling Best Practices (co-sponsored by IBPSA-USA)
Roman II (Caesars Palace Las Vegas)
The course covers the fundamentals of building energy modeling and explains how to use modeling to guide design decisions, with an emphasis on HVAC. Course participants will learn how to integrate modeling into the design process from the programming stage through post-occupancy and measurement and verification. The course explains modeling principles and provides modeling tips related to the building envelope, plug loads, lighting systems, and HVAC systems. The course discusses valuable quality control steps and compelling methods for presenting results. Also described is the appropriate use of modeling throughout the project life cycle and life-cycle cost analysis. The course concludes with guidance on model calibration and the use of energy models for measurement and verification. Case studies and links to valuable modeling resources are included.
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
ALI Courses
Laboratory Design: The Basics and Beyond
N258 (LVCC North Building)
A comprehensive overview of HVAC design for laboratories is examined in the course. The course focuses on the essential elements of the design process that are unique to laboratory HVAC systems. Topics include: planning steps; risk assessment; determining exhaust/supply requirements; load calculation; pressure mapping; evaluating system options; layout of ducts and rooms; sizing primary air systems; designing exhaust stacks; sustainability in laboratories and control strategies. Example problems and case studies will be presented.
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
ALI Courses
New ASHRAE-Classified Refrigerants to Meet Society's Changing Needs
N260 (LVCC North Building)
ASHRAE Standard 34 maintains a list of refrigerants with a standardized system of assigned refrigerant numbers and well defined safety classifications, including toxicity and flammability ratings. This ever growing list of refrigerants currently includes 161 chemicals and chemical blends that have been proposed for use as refrigerants. There has long been use of flammable and toxic materials as refrigerants, such as propane and ammonia, but their use has been restricted to appropriately design industrial systems, as proscribed in ASHRAE Standard 15 and other safe use guidelines. Presently, concern about global climate change is driving the cooling industry to consider new classes of chemicals to be used as refrigerants. With the new chemicals are new safety classifications for flammability, including Class 2L. This short course explains how the changing needs of society are creating requirements for new refrigerants to be developed and used. The course also explains the new safety classifications that are being proposed and some of the ramifications of these new classifications.
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
ALI Courses
Understanding & Designing Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS)
N262 (LVCC North Building)
This course presents the defining characteristics of the building commissioning process as expressed in ASHRAE Guideline 0. Guideline 0 has been well received by the North American design community and has spurred the development of numerous supporting guidelines and standards for the commissioning process. The course explores the implications of employing the ASHRAE commissioning process for high-performance buildings. Particular emphasis is placed on the value of developing a strong Owner’s Project Requirements document that can successfully guide verifications in the design, construction and operation phases for buildings with high expectations for performance.
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
ALI Courses
Variable Refrigerant Flow System: Design & Applications
N264 (LVCC North Building)
Instructors:
Paul Doppel, Mitsubishi Electric
and
Jocelyn Leger, Mitsubishi Electric Canada
Variable Refrigerant Flow systems are now being applied in a range of building types across North America. This course will provide generic non-manufacturer specific concepts of how to apply VRF systems to buildings. The proposed course will supplement the fundamental technology introduction presented in the 2012 ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Equipment handbook offering the consulting engineers who already have a basic knowledge of VRF technology a comprehensive system design and application guidance using building specific scenarios.
8:30 AM-11:30 AM
ALI Courses
Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Applications: Best Practices
N258 (LVCC North Building)
Air-to-air energy recovery is a very cost-effective and efficient way to recycle waste energy and create superior indoor environments. This course will review real-world examples of where and how air-to-air energy recovery technologies are integrated into some of the most commonly used commercially available systems. Particular configurations that are most commonly used in high-performance buildings and how they can best be used to meet stretch goals for IEQ and energy efficiency and thermal comfort will be examined with respect to established performance metrics, peak performance results and annual energy savings. A variety of different dedicated outdoor air systems, neutral air systems and enhanced dehumidification strategies (with single and multiple heat exchangers) will be examined in detail, along with the advantages and important considerations for using air-to-air energy recovery in many different applications. Best practices for mechanical design, exchanger selection and control strategies will be discussed throughout. Participants should attend this course who are interested in learning how to evaluate different DOAS systems incorporating air-to-air energy recovery and how to avoid common errors in equipment design while simultaneously being able to evaluate these systems beyond just peak performance.
8:30 AM-11:30 AM
ALI Courses
Designing Toward Net-Zero Energy Commercial Buildings
N260 (LVCC North Building)
Net-zero energy buildings are those which, on an annual basis, use no more energy from the utility grid than is provided by on-site renewable energy sources. These buildings use 50% to 70% less energy than comparable traditional buildings. The remaining energy use comes from renewable sources, like solar panels or wind turbines incorporated into the facility itself. The course provides application knowledge of the design and operating principles for energy efficient buildings and available technologies and systems to achieve net-zero energy building design. Building design strategies, review of current policy and regulation, energy, environmental and economic assessment of building’s performance, energy efficiency in HVAC, lighting and appliances, and on-site renewable energy sources are reviewed.
8:30 AM-11:30 AM
ALI Courses
Energy Management Best Practices
N262 (LVCC North Building)
Buildings use 40% of US energy, of which one-third can be easily saved. To achieve this goal, building professionals can utilize energy management. This is an orderly process in which managers use resources at their disposal to accomplish clear, energy-saving objectives. Sustained energy management is the quickest, cheapest, cleanest way to expand our world’s energy supplies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This course weaves together energy management principles of the ASHRAE Handbook-HVAC Applications, Energy Star Guidelines, and practical experience of successful energy managers. Numerous case studies are discussed, including a hospital, high-rise building, bank and convention center. Together, these successful examples demonstrate how to take advantage of the Energy Star Portfolio Manager for documented performance tracking and national recognition as an Energy Star.
8:30 AM-11:30 AM
ALI Courses
High-Performance Building Design: Applications & Future Trends
N264 (LVCC North Building)
This course will present applications of new technologies and design concepts to achieve the goal of high-performance buildings, including net-zero or nearly net-zero energy buildings. The course discusses exactly what a high-performance building is from the perspective of various stakeholders. High performance is more than just energy efficiency, and this course addresses issues and methods for providing high performance in areas beyond energy efficiency, such as indoor environmental quality. The course also describes future trends toward high-performance buildings across the globe, and quickly summarizes how ASHRAE Standards (existing and those in development) address these topics.
2:45 PM-5:45 PM
ALI Courses
Complying with Standard 90.1-2016 Appendix G
N258 (LVCC North Building)
Standard 90.1-2010 and 90.1-2013 together produce almost 40% energy savings from the 2004 version, with the envelope and lighting requirements contributing substantially to these reductions. This course focuses on the importance of the recent changes in the lighting and envelope requirements and how they reduce loads on the HVAC systems and on overall energy use. Topics include the significant new mandatory requirements for air barriers and daylighting. The U.S. Department of Energy issued a ruling that establishes Standard 90.1-2013 Energy Standard for Buildings as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes. The 2013 update of Standard 90.1 contains 8.5% source energy savings, 7.6% site energy savings, and more than 100 changes from the 2010 version.
2:45 PM-5:45 PM
ALI Courses
Design of Affordable and Efficient Ground Source Heat Pump Systems
N260 (LVCC North Building)
This course describes the best design practices of ground source heat pump systems to achieve maximum customer benefit. The course examines the economic analysis of ground source vs. more traditional systems and what is necessary to design an effective and efficient ground source system. The course covers energy analysis, equipment selection, drilling technologies, testing requirements, hydronic system design and system controls. Participants will learn all that is necessary for the design and installation of a successful ground source heat pump system.
2:45 PM-5:45 PM
ALI Courses
Fundamentals and Application of Standard 55
N262 (LVCC North Building)
Based on ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, this course covers the theory and principles of the standard. It is intended to bridge the gap between the design practitioner’s knowledge of the built environment and its thermal relationship to the occupant’s physiology and psychology. Using examples, the course illustrates how to achieve compliance with the standard for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of various building performance programs such as LEED®.
2:45 PM-5:45 PM
ALI Courses
Successfully Managing the Risk of Legionellosis Using Standard 188-2015
N264 (LVCC North Building)
Legionellosis is a health and safety concern for facility owners and operators, and for those who design, manage, and oversee building water cooling systems. Legionellosis refers to two distinct clinical illnesses: Legionnaires’ Disease, which causes pneumonia; and Pontiac fever, which is more influenza-like. ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 establishes the minimum legionellosis risk management requirements for the design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and service of centralized building water systems and components. This course describes the environmental conditions that promote the growth of Legionella in water systems, and the locations where Legionella control measures can be applied in new and existing buildings. A comparison between general compliance and compliance for certain health care facilities will be provided. The course focuses on the compliance with Standard 188-2015 to provide a safer and healthier building environment.
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
ALI Courses
ASHRAE Guideline 0: The Commissioning Process
N260 (LVCC North Building)
This course is for building owners, facility managers, design engineers, building designers, architects, equipment manufacturers, and others interested in the commissioning process as defined by ASHRAE Guideline 0. The course focuses on commissioning objectives, activities, and deliverables. This is an entry-level course that will provide an understanding of the ASHRAE commissioning process for new construction—which may be complimented by attending a more advanced course (such as ASHRAE’s full-day HVAC and/or enclosure commissioning course).
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
ALI Courses
IT Equipment Design Evolution & Data Center Operation Optimization
N258 (LVCC North Building)
IT manufacturers are continually responding to customer demands. Depending on the market sector, the demands call for IT equipment that is lower cost, more energy efficient, provides more storage, and provides more computing capabilities. This result is continued, significant changes in hardware, including the hardware operating conditions. As IT equipment design evolves in response to customer needs, operational feedback is also received which, in turn, continues the evolution and optimization. In recent years, the amount of operational data received combined with its analysis by the IT manufacturers has led to some surprising and important discoveries. In some cases, even unintended consequences have resulted. These changes in the IT hardware operation will require operational changes to data centers to achieve the maximum efficiency within the ASHRAE environmental envelopes of relative humidity, temperature and IT equipment power. This course describes the changing IT equipment and its impact on data center operating conditions. The course also shares important insight resulting from the hard work in these areas by ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces, and Electronic Equipment.
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
ALI Courses
Complying with Standard 90.1-2016
N262 (LVCC North Building)
The 2016 update of Standard 90.1 Energy Standard for Buildings is a major revision, containing more than 125 changes from the 2013 version. Together, Standards 90.1-2007, 90.1-2010, 90.1-2013 and 90.1-2016 produce almost 40% energy savings from the 2004 version. The 2016 edition offers a simplified lighting approach and changes to building systems and controls. It is very important for users to understand the details of these new requirements. This is designed to give the participants a good understanding of how to comply with the requirements of 90.1-2016. This seminar is highly interactive and includes example buildings plus several in-class exercises (for building envelope, lighting, and HVAC) with problems that participants can solve individually or in teams. Files for the example buildings and in-class exercises will be available for download from ASHRAE. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops to the seminar for use with ComCheck and other exercises. This seminar is targeted at design professionals, code officials and building owners. It is not intended for participants seeking in-depth modeling tips.
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
ALI Courses
Complying with the Requirements of Standard 62.1-2016
N264 (LVCC North Building)
This seminar focuses on the basic requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. The newest version of the standard includes a major change to the scope of the standard by which residential occupancies are moved from Standard 62.1 to Standard 62.2. This seminar provides an overview of the requirements of the new standard with emphasis on changes from the previous version and practical application of the standard to modern VAV systems. New requirements to the Indoor Air Quality Procedure for determining minimum ventilation rates are discussed. In the 2016 version, changes were made in determining air class for laboratory exhaust systems, and the use of sensors for, demand control ventilation. The course presents sample calculations for code review and for physical operation using the latest ASHRAE spreadsheet.
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
ALI Courses
Designing High-Performance Healthcare HVAC Systems
N258 (LVCC North Building)
This advanced course discusses the nuances of HVAC system design for healthcare facilities. The course details the relationship of infection control and HVAC design including application of ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2013, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The course details the key elements of high performance in healthcare applications, including infection control, comfort, reliability, safety, maintenance, energy and sustainability. Numerous energy conservation strategies are discussed in the context of achieving the goals of a high-performing hospital. For example, such goals include determining the hardware and controls for setback of temperature and air flow; and the relationship to temperature, relative humidity, air exchange, filtration and pressurization requirements.