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Building Services News l January/February 2020
ASHRAE NEWS
HVAC Design Level 1 course The ASHRAE Ireland Chapter held its first training event – HVAC Design Level I: Essentials – at the Beacon Hotel, Sandyford just before Christmas. The main presenters were two ASHRAE instructors, Charlie Henck (Maryland, USA) and Alkis Triantafyllopoulos (Athens, Greece), and they were supported with material from training sponsors, Mitsubishi Electric Ireland and wForest Rock Systems. The course, presented over three days, covered a review of the fundamentals of design and operation, as well as practical examples of their application in real-world cases. The content provided attendees with an in-depth understanding of ASHRAE technical guidance documents, blended with European best-practice. The course was sold-out with 26 attendees participating. There were a number of requests for places ASHRAE was unable to accommodate on this occasion, so it has created a waiting list for the next training event, and hopes to offer this later in the year.
Overall, the feedback from attendees has been extremely positive: Q “A good overview of load calculations, providing not only standard procedures but also interesting insights/rules-of-thumb and how these vary across the world.” (Building Engineer, Dublin); Q “Excellent material and delivery, with an appropriate level of detail. The quantity covered in three days is significant but acceptable. However, participants need a good level of pre-knowledge to get the most out of this quite intensive course.” (Chartered Engineer, Cork;
Presenter Alkis Triantafyllopoulos addressing the gathering at the Beacon Hotel,
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Q “Coming from a control and automation background, this training has given me a very good basis for understanding HVAC systems and their applications.” (Control & Automation Engineer, Scotland); Q “My background is electrical, with recent experience in mechanical systems including HVAC. This course answered a lot of my questions and will no doubt help my future career.” (Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Dublin); Q “I found this course very good. I’m from a HVAC trade background and am now a contract manager – I’m looking forward to doing the Level II training. I learned stuff in this course that I will use every day in my job.” (HVAC Engineer, Galway); Q “Found the course very enjoyable – covered the basics extremely well. Content is very well put together and presented. All instructors very knowledgeable.” (Senior Project Engineer, Cork). The course format also allowed for feedback and participant suggestions have already been relayed to ASHRAE, and the instructors, for consideration going forward. If you are interested in signing up for the waiting list for ASHRAE Level I or Level II, please contact secretary@ ashrae-ireland.org. You will also find further information at www.ashraeireland.org/training/ Q
Daniel Coakley, Secretary, ASHRAE Ireland Chapter.
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