Chris is a Professional Engineer with 15 years of experience in the HVAC industry in all aspects from Product Development and Testing to Sales & Service. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As Business Development Manager – Heating & Cooling, Chris is a subject matter expert on Hydronic Heat Pump solutions. Chris has a passion for efficient and environmentally responsible HVAC solutions which will be imperative in the preparation for the future of the built environment, as the industry strategizes to meet local and global targets to mitigate the effects of climate change. He has been an active ASHRAE member since 2012 providing numerous presentations at the chapter level across Canada and the US, as well as presenting through other industry associations such as ASHRAE, HRAI, CIPH and the CHC on Airto-
Water Technologies as a solution for electrification and decarbonization of hydronic systems. He has also provided presentations at ASHRAE conferences in both Canada and the United States.
Hydronics as a solution to achieve Electrification and Decarbonization
Refrigerant transition towards low GWP and A2L class refrigerants is a key topic in the North American HVAC industry and will be a catalyst for electrified heating/cooling systems to move back towards hydronics to move energy throughout the building for space heating/cooling and to meet the ventilation needs of the building. Highly efficient, electrified systems can be achieved with hydronics without sacrificing indoor thermal comfort or the ventilation needs of the buildings we occupy when hydronic systems are used as the delivery method by using hydronic heat pumps to generate low-carbon heating and cooling. This presentation will explore a system-wide approach for application of centralized heating/cooling plants, centralized ventilation and terminal units leveraging low-temperature heating and high-temperature cooling to achieve a comfortable low-carbon HVAC system. The presentation will provide an overview on chilled beams and how they can be leveraged to optimize the efficiency of the overall hydronic system and improving thermal comfort and IAQ, and how integrated design with respect to the ventilation system and central heating/cooling plant must be considered. The presentation will conclude with an overview of a case study project where low-temperature heating and hightemperature cooling were leveraged to provide a low-carbon design without sacrificing indoor air quality, thermal comfort or energy efficiency.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the energy savings and comfort benefits of low temperature heating and high temperature cooling systems.
2. Explore and understand the latest technologies contributing to the "A2L" all electric building, including Chilled beams, central heat pump plants, and ventilation equipment as well as the importance of integrated control strategies such as demand control ventilation.
3. Understand how the safety concerns and carbon emissions associated with refrigerants can be mitigated by utilizing hydronics and central heat pumps as designs shift to all-electric.
4. Review the benefits of an all-electric building when a complete system approach to equipment selection is taken, as demonstrated through case studies from Europe
Check the link below to secure your spot today.
Dinner: Thursday, February 26th
Where : Hotel Blackfoot
Registration 5:00 PM
Dinner - 6 - 7 PM
Speaker - 7 - 8 PM
Wrap up: 8:30 PM
Address : 5940 Blackfoot Trl SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2B5