FRIGAIR 2018 will once again fly in three world-class ASHRAE speakers to present topical short courses during the show. Register now and earn CPD points.

The South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) and the exhibition organisers are proud to announce that industry can once again look forward to ASHRAE short courses at the upcoming FRIGAIR Expo 2018.

The three three-hour-long short courses will be taking place at the FRIGAIR exhibition venue at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on the Wednesday and the Thursday of the show. FRIGAIR will run from 6–8 June 2018.

The three courses will be as follows:

DESIGNING AND OPERATING HIGH-PERFORMING HEALTHCARE HVAC SYSTEMS
(Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 09:00–12:00)

This advanced course discusses the design and operation of HVAC systems for health care facilities. The course details the relationship of infection control and HVAC design, including application of ASHRAE’s HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, Second Edition, and ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2017 Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The course details the key elements of high-performing health care HVAC systems, including infection control, comfort, reliability, safety, maintenance, energy, and flexibility. In the instructor’s experience, engineers are regularly asked to troubleshoot systems they have designed, thus operation and maintenance issues are covered.

The methods by which the HVAC system can mitigate or exacerbate airborne infections is covered, as this is the purpose of ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170. Numerous energy conservation strategies are discussed in the context of achieving the goals of a high-performing hospital. Included is valuable information on sequences, psychrometrics, and lessons learned on setback of temperature and airflow, as well as how these factors relate to temperature, relative humidity, air exchange, filtration, and pressurisation requirements.

Design of operating suites, isolation rooms, labs, pharmacies, sterile processing, and imaging suites is covered briefly in the final hour.

Instructor bio: Daniel Koenigshofer is the vice-president for Health Care at Dewberry Engineers Inc. He has over 35 years of engineering and project management experience, specialising in master planning, troubleshooting, and solving engineering problems in health care facilities. Koenigshofer has presented numerous training sessions on health care design, both nationally and internationally, at seminars sponsored by the NC Department of Energy, NC Hospital Energy Association, Corps of Engineers, ASHE, and ASHRAE.

In addition, he has taught classes for the ASHRAE Learning Institute in over 25 major cities worldwide, using entertaining stories of “mistakes he has made” in engineering. Koenigshofer has written dozens of articles for national magazines and is a member of numerous national hospital engineering committees, and one of his most notable accomplishments was his dual role as the editor-in-chief and principal author of the 2013 ASHRAE book, HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics.

BASICS OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING DESIGN
(Thursday, 7 June 2018, 13:00–16:00)

This course focuses on the basic application of relevant ASHRAE resources, such as Standards 90.1, 55, 62.1, and 189.1, and the ASHRAE Green Guide, to achieve high-performance building design. The course explains the differences in purpose and requirements between these various standards, and provides recommendations on the selection of which requirements to adopt into a building project, assuming it is not under the jurisdiction of Standard 189.1 but the design team still wanted to achieve a reasonable degree of ‘high-performance building design’. Course content should be suitable for architects and engineers.

Instructor bio: Dr Tom Lawrence is a senior public service associate and coordinator for the mechanical engineering degree programme at the University of Georgia, and he has 30+ years of professional engineering experience. Before going back for his PhD in mechanical engineering, he spent approximately 20 of those years in industry and consulting. Dr Lawrence is a member of the ASHRAE board of directors, past chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 2.8 Building Environmental Impact and Sustainability, and a member of the committee that wrote ASHRAE Standard 189.1 on high-performance green buildings.

As an ASHRAE distinguished lecturer, he gives presentations and workshops on green building design around the world. He is the chair of the editorial committee that will produce the 5th edition of the ASHRAE Green Guide. Dr Lawrence has a B.S. with highest distinction honours in environmental science from Purdue University, M.S. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University, and a second M.S. degree in engineering management from Washington University. He received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, with a research topic focused on demand control ventilation.

VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW (VRF) SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND APPLICATION
(Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 13:00—16:00)

VRF systems are now becoming increasingly utilised across the world. This course provides non-manufacturer-specific concepts of the unique operational characteristics of VRF systems and how to apply VRF systems to a wide range of building types. The course supplements the fundamental VRF technology information in the 2016 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment by offering comprehensive VRF system design and application guidance, using building-specific scenarios. This course is geared to mechanical engineers, design-build contractors, consulting engineers, HVAC system designers, and facility engineers.

Instructor bio: Dr Hesham Safwat has many years of experience in the industry and in applied engineering science. His expertise includes sustainability practices and green buildings, especially with geothermal ground-source heat pumps and energy as well as atmosphere concerns for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) for Middle Eastern commercial projects.

Prior to joining the British University in Egypt in 2014 as lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr Hesham served as both instructor and technical manager for Miraco Carrier, where he was responsible for chillers, air handing units, fan coil selection, and pricing. Dr Hesham has extensive knowledge in HVAC design and energy modeling, HAP LEED courses, high-performance building, ASHRAE Standard 62.1, and ASHRAE Standard 90.1.

Space is limited, so book your spot now
Bookings are essential as space is limited. Costs are (per course): R1 200 (including VAT) for SAIRAC/ASHRAE members and R1 750 (including VAT) for non-members. To confirm your seat for any of these short courses, contact Ilana Koegelenberg at ilana@interactmedia.co.za

For further information on the FRIGAIR 2018 exhibition, contact Keraysha Pillay at kerayshap@specialised.com or visit the website www.frigairexpo.co.za