Course Description
A comprehensive overview of HVAC design for laboratories is examined in this course. The course focuses on the essential elements of the design process that are unique to laboratory HVAC systems. Topics include planning steps, determining exhaust/supply requirements, load calculation, pressure mapping, evaluating system options, layout of ducts and rooms, sizing primary air systems, designing exhaust stacks, sustainability in laboratories, and control strategies. Example problems and case studies will also be presented.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe types of laboratory hazards and their mitigation for the safety of building occupants.
- Identify the fundamentals of Laboratory Basics: Types of Labs, Codes and Standards, and Laboratory Hazards
- Understand the basics of Primary and Secondary Containment, Lab Planning Principles, and System Drivers.
- Develop design skills by evaluating unique design challenges in laboratories in order to create safer, more sustainable, labs for building occupants.
Topics Covered:
3 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
3:00 – 6:00 PM Gulf Standard Time
- Sustainability
- Codes/standards
- Risk assessment
- IAQ requirements
- System sizing basis
- System selection criteria
- Acoustical requirements
- Stack design
- Control strategies
Course Instructor:
Samir Traboulsi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE
Fees:
Includes course admittance, course materials & Certificate of Attendance
$190 ($146 ASHRAE Member)
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Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be refunded in full if cancellation is received by ASHRAE Global Training at least 15 working days prior to the training date at globaltraining@ashrae.org . Cancellations received between 15 and 10 working days before the course date are subject to a $50 cancellation fee. Registrants who do not attend a course or cancel less than 10 working days before the course date are liable for the entire course registration fee.
A substitute registrant may be enrolled at any time by contacting globaltraining@ashrae.org. Member/Non-Member rates will apply to the substitute registrant.