The course provides training on advanced control systems for buildings. Over two days, participants will learn about HVAC systems, mechanical equipment, lighting and security controls, and building automation systems. They will gain practical skills in areas like duct sizing, fan sizing, control programming, and interpreting engineering drawings. The goal is to help facility managers, engineers, and others enhance energy efficiency and performance of control systems in high-performance buildings.

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Advanced Control Systems for Buildings
In this course, the participants will obtain practical guidelines on equipment design
criteria: duct sizing and distribution, fan sizing and calculations.
Course Outline
After participating in this course, you will be able to:
Apply the principles of HVAC in Building Automation projects
Develop techniques for enhancing Building Automation Control Systems at your
facilities
Become proactive in dealing with plant HVAC systems and P and ID analysis
Understand industry trends in HVAC and other Building Control Systems
Save energy cost by understanding advanced techniques of control systems applied to
HVAC, Lighting, Security and Access control systems
Expand your knowledge in the field of GUI / HMI / SCADA systems
Reduce the environmental footprint of your building
Improve the efficiency of your facility control systems
Augment the performance of HVAC control systems and apply principles of Energy
conservation
Increase awareness of air quality and recirculation dynamics of air handling systems
Familiarize yourself with the principles of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineering)
Learn the science and interpretation of process control engineering drawings
Description
The course offers facility managers and engineers the opportunity to enhance their
knowledge and get practical training on the principles of advanced Control Systems for
Buildings: design, specification, detailed shop drawing, testing, acceptance,
commissioning, implementation, performance analysis, and day-to-day operation. The
participants will obtain practical guidelines on equipment design criteria: duct sizing and
distribution, fan sizing and calculations. Starting with the design of industrial exhausts,
ventilation, industrial and commercial lighting equipment, the course further gives
insights on how to comply with international fire code criteria. The course equips
learners with a variety of practical techniques on control systems implementation in
building automation using PLC, DCS and SCADA applications. Principles of integrating
the various systems within a building are also explained.
Objective
To provide advanced techniques and concepts for effective control systems of high
performance buildings.
Who Should Attend
Facility managers, project managers, design engineers, contractors, and
commissioning agents who want to increase their knowledge of building control
systems
This course currently does not have
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877-313-8881 to enquire about future
dates.
Cancellation Policy
To withdraw from a course, you must send a request,
in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen
or more business days in advance: full refund less
$50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business
days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value
for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits
are transferable within your organization. In case of an
unexpected event occurring after this time, you may
send someone else to take your place without any
additional cost.
Additional Details
Pre-Requisites
Certificates offered
1.8 CEU / 18 PDH
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2. Program Outline
Day I
Registration and Coffee
Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the
Assessment Method
Review of Key HVAC Basic Summary Points for Advanced Course
Make Up, recirculation air handlers. CAVs and VAV boxes.
Overview, differences and specific utilization by system block diagram demonstration
ASHRAE principles of heat load calculations
Outdoor and space Design conditions Per ASHRAE
Water flow calculations per ASHRAE
Dry bulb / Wet bulb temperatures
Mixed air calculations
Mechanical Aspects of HVAC Systems
AHU Water Side:
Chillers and cooling towers types
Boilers, hot water, and steam types
Pump sizing flow, head, and bhp
Pipe sizing calculations, velocity and pressure drop
AHU cooling and heating coils
AHU Air Side:
International mechanical code criteria
Heat load calculations. air volume per ASHRAE
Duct sizing per ASHRAE
Duct distribution
Fan sizing and calculation for static pressure, BHP
International fire code criteria
Industrial Exhaust (equipment, hoods, tools, etc.):
Design Criteria Per Equipment Type
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
International mechanical code criteria
Duct sizing per ACGIH
Duct distribution
Fan sizing and calculation for static pressure, BHP per ACGIH
International fire code criteria
Ventilation (toilets, kitchen hoods, storage area,garages etc):
Principles of positive and negative pressure.
Design Criteria Per Space Type
ASHRAE criteria
International mechanical code criteria
Duct sizing per ASHRAE
Duct distribution
Fan sizing and calculation for static pressure, BHP per ASHRAE
International fire code criteria
Exercises and Quiz
DAY 2
Industrial and Commercial Lighting
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3. Load requirements and breaker design
Incandescent, CFL and LED lighting
In rush current, 60Hz hum, line filters etc
Safety and Access Control Systems
Cardkey access systems
RFID technology
CCTV / CATV / MATV Analog systems and increasing obsolescence
CCD cameras, IP and Ethernet based digital monitoring systems
Heat, smoke and fire detection sensors
Sprinkler systems
Non water based fire suppression (Halo - obsolete, CO2), applications
Non Forced Air Based Heating / cooling Systems
Radiator and baseboard heaters
Evaporation based sensible cooling systems
Humidifier and dehumidifier principles
Control Aspects of HVAC
Sensing Elements
Discrete v/s analog - solid state, relay, VA ratings
Discrete types - limit switches, proof, contacts, freeze stats
Analog types - temperature, pressure, level, flow, velocity, proximity, electrical
Bus technology and digital instrumentation
Instrumentation: analog and discrete
Control Elements
Control valves for steam, water
Control damper / actuators for air
Motor control centers
Variable frequency drives, soft starters
Instrumentation: analog and discrete
Control algorithm: PID control loops
Meaning of proportional, integral and derivative components represented graphically
Exercises and quiz
DAY 3
Control Systems
Standalone systems, relay logic and dedicated microcontroller
Building automation systems
PLC, DCS and SCADA Systems
Interfacing between systems
GUI / HMI software for HVAC systems
Historical trending and reporting
Industry Trends in HVAC and Building Automation
Motor efficiency improvements
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
Enthalpy control
Heat recovery techniques
Cooling at non peak hours
Ice reservoirs, heat pipes and other non conventional methods
Cool fog systems
Wireless deterministic networks for control systems
The Big Picture
Reading and interpreting a plant drawing and PFDs
P and ID legend - symbols and ISA standards
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4. Complete plant HVAC system P and ID analysis of a MAHU system
Complete PFD analysis of a chiller / boiler plant
Exercises and quiz questions based on P and ID, PFD
Troubleshooting questions for building automation
Open Forum Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on
Achievement of Learning Outcomes
Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment
Faculty
Sam Pherwani has 20 years work experience in Process Controls & Instrumentation
and Industrial Automation, Sam brings to EPIC his expertise in the HVAC field in
Automotive sector with Ford, GM, Honda & Toyota as well as in the Semiconductor
industry with Motorola, Samsung & Freescale. His achievements include PLC, DCS,
SCADA Control Systems projects for AHU, RAHU for Plant Building Management
Systems with Siemens Landis System. He is the award recipient of Texas
Environmental Excellence in 2004 for Industrial HVAC Energy Conservation. Sam also
served as Canadian Engineering Volunteer in Serbia with CESO.
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