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EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW Meeting topic will be rescheduled for May.  We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you are staying safe and warm through these winter storms. What are refrigerants’ true impact on the natural environment? A central component in current HVAC system design, refrigerants can be used as energy-saving tools. However, if…

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Distinguished Lecturer Tom Lawrence, PhD, PE A number of programs and standards that exist for buildings today specify the use of outdoor air monitoring Monitoring is to be done either based on CO2 levels in the occupied space or actual measurement of outdoor airflow, depending on the space design occupancy and ventilation type (mechanical or…

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What are refrigerants’ true impact on the natural environment? A central component in current HVAC system design, refrigerants can be used as energy-saving tools. However, if released into the environment, many refrigerants have thousands of times the impact as CO2 and contribute directly to global warming. In this presentation, we explore what refrigerants are, as…

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TOPIC: DOAS Lessons Learned Many of us know the basic features of a Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) and what its benefits are, but this presentation dives into the details and common pitfalls often overlooked when starting out to design a DOAS. In this presentation we’ll explore sizing strategies, more advanced control options, and considerations…

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Hospitals are large energy consumers, using two to five times the energy of commercial buildings. And, most of the energy consumption is in the HVAC systems; two-thirds to three quarters of hospital energy is heating, ventilation, and cooling. This presentation covers the details, and step-by-step processes, for the design of HVAC systems which are energy-conscious….

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  Speakers Sarah Widdler Sarah Widder is a director at Cadeo where she combines her in-depth technical understanding of technologies and experience identifying and analyzing market dynamics to develop solutions that address the key barriers to achieving impactful market transformation. Sarah leverages her extensive work experience with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and regional…