3/25/2021
11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
*approximate length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Presenter: Wade H. Conlan, P.E., BCxP
This session is meant to discuss the process of evaluating your systems for the typical approach of saving energy balanced against the safety issues in this age of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This balancing act can help you identify energy savings for today or the future that could offset any added energy the HVAC system would use to reduce virus transmission. In addition to a quick discussion on transmission, the virus evaluation will be centered around the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force’s practical guidance from the Building Readiness Guide and the suggested improvement measures.
Learning Objective:
- Evaluating your systems for reduction of virus transmission
- Identify energy savings opportunities
- Transmission involvement of HVAC systems
- Discuss balance of safety versus energy
Wade Conlan, P.E., BCxP, CxA, LEED AP BD+C has over 25 years of commissioning and design engineering experience and serves as Hanson's Commissioning & Energy Discipline Manager. He has lead retro-commissioning on more than 60 million square feet of building around the world. A graduate from Penn State University he is a licensed Professional Engineer in several states. He is active in ASHRAE and is currently a Director-at-Large on the Board and is also a voting member of ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force. Wade currently leads the Building Readiness Team. He is also the Chair of ASHRAE GPC 1.6P, Commissioning Data Centers and voting member of TC7-9 Building Commissioning. Mr. Conlan has also received many ASHRAE awards including the Exceptional Service Award and a 2015 Technology Award.