ASHRAE 2009 Winter Conference to Focus on Sustainable Urban Design with Extended Technical Program
29 October 2008
The technical program of the 2009 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) winter conference, slated to begin Jan. 25 in Chicago, will feature an extended series of educational sessions surrounding heating, ve
On Jan. 28, the event will offer 18 hands-on, applications-type programs, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., centering on the technical program theme of Sustainable Urban Design.
Sessions will cover load calculations and liquid chiller operations, building information modeling (BIM), ASHRAE standard 62.1 demand controlled ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) procedure, commissioning for sustainability programs and building automation systems.
There will also be sessions titled Liability and Litigation Issues in Green Design, Part 1 and 2 and Case Studies in Sustainable Retrofit to Reduce Energy of Existing Buildings.
Overall, the technical program offers more than 100 sessions, with more than 140 professional development hour (PDH) credits available.
ASHRAE also will sponsor a free public session focusing on Sustainability in the Urban Development, discussing how the industry is building on its efforts to increase energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality of buildings by furthering the sustainability of entire communities.
The ASHRAE winter conference runs Jan. 24-28, 2009.
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