HVAC Design Implications OF ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (Simplified Approach)

In HVAC DESIGN IMPLICATIONS OF ASHRAE STANDARD 90.1 (SIMPLIFIED APPROACH), you'll learn ...

• An overview of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1, 2019
• The nineteen (19) prerequisites for HVAC system design
• The technologies applicable to each option available in ASHRAE Standard 90.1
• Key mandatory and prescriptive requirements applicable to each system

Overview

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Credit: 5 PDH

Length: 91 pages

Energy conservation is important to everyone. It reduces the consumption of natural resources, reduces pollution in the environment, and saves building owners and homeowners money.

As a result, energy conservation standards and codes were developed to ensure energy conservation is a priority for new and existing buildings.

The most widely used of these standards is ASHRAE 90.1, which outlines the minimum requirements for energy-efficient designs for buildings.

For HVAC systems, ASHRAE 90.1 allows for multiple compliance paths.

Broadly, these paths include the "simplified approach" or "mandatory approach."

The simplified approach provides a list of required compliance items.

The mandatory approach compliance may be accomplished by selecting equipment meeting minimum efficiencies in the tables and other criteria, or the HVAC engineer may complete an "energy cost budget" calculation to prove compliance.

The course provides an overview of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1, 2019, and covers the nineteen (19) prerequisites for HVAC system design.

In addition, the course provides a brief explanation of the technologies applicable to each option and whole-building compliance options.

The course also covers key mandatory and prescriptive requirements applicable to each system and whole-building compliance options.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 for energy-efficient design.
• Identify the types of building projects that may use the simplified approach.
• Summarize the 19 simplified requirements for HVAC equipment and systems.
• Explain the concepts of thermal zoning, temperature control, and variable-flow equipment.
• Interpret HVAC rating metrics and minimum-efficiency requirements.
• Describe design strategies and recommendations for economizers and exhaust-air energy recovery.
• Explain design strategies used to prevent simultaneous heating and cooling.
• Describe design strategies for thermostatic controls and time-clock controls.
• Compare suggested piping and duct insulation products based on material properties and thermal performance.
• Identify suggested document submittals and the scope of balancing and commissioning.
• Explain the concept of demand-control ventilation.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.