Sessions

General Sessions
	Clearing the Air on the Clean Air Act Julius Banks, the Team leader and program manager United States Environmental Protection Agency National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program will clarify many of the issues pertaining to the Clean Air Act.
	Green & Sustainable Technologies in the Classroom Chris Haslinger, a Training Specialist with the United Association (UA) works with nearly 350 apprenticeship training centers throughout North America on Green Energy Curriculum development.  He will address the need to change baseline knowledge of the persons entering our industry to understand concepts and terminology related to green mechanical systems, sustainable HVACR, electrical, energy efficiency concepts, energy management and alternative energy systems.
	Refrigerant Update Nick Strickland, the Market Development Manager for DuPont ISCEON Refrigerants will provide an important market update on the status of refrigerants including a regulatory update on the phase-out of HCFC-22, additional climate change legislation and the probable impact on HFC's, and the next generation of refrigerants.
	The Impact of a Green ACR Industry David Boyd, Vice President of Appion Inc will discuss the impact of the ACR Industry as it applies to electrical generation, power reliability, and the creation of global gases.
	Kick Off Event Mike Flynn, Vice President of Hampden Engineering will welcome all attendees during a kick off event with an open bar.
	Exhibits Visit nearly fifty exhibits and see how you can improve your training programs.
Breakout Sessions
	Accreditation, Assessment, Credentialing Thomas Tebbe, National Programs Director for HVAC Excellence, (CMHE) will provide an in depth explanation of; Programmatic Accreditation, Student Outcome Assessments, Educator Credentialing and how these programs satisfy the accountability measures of the Carl D. Perkins Act and NCLB.
	Alternate Water Sources Roger Fuller, from IAPMO will discuss the use, installation, and code requirements for non potable water reuse systems. These types of systems covered will include gray water, reclaimed/recycled water, rain water harvesting, and onsite water reuse. Green Mechanical Council Session
	Being Effective & Having Fun in the Classroom Steve Coscia, of Coscia Communications will discuss how to get students interacting in the learning process, while making it fun. You will get instructional design methods directly from the guy who wrote the HVAC industry’s leading soft skills book.
	Building Performance and Testing for Energy Efficiencies Arnold McIntyre, Energy Coordinator for Ferris State University.   For the past 30 years, the weatherization/home improvement industry has stagnated under budgetary constraints, low energy prices, lack of interest, and an active new construction market. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs are being created in the improvement of building shell performance for homes, and assisting homeowners in conservation measures.  To support these activities, Ferris State University has designed a national training and certification program that the Home Builders Institute (“HBI”) and the National Association of Home Builders (“NAHB”), the largest building and remodeling association in the country, are endorsing.   The program is designed to instill a sustainable educational career path, which can be delivered to work forces and contractors through the work force development, community college, and union networks.  This presentation outlines the curriculum and the experiences gained from the delivery of program and its practicum’s through two pilot runs.
	Carbon Monoxide & Building Pressures Bob Dwyer, Director of Education for the Carbon Monoxide Safety Association (CSME) will discuss how to prepare technicians for carbon monoxide and basic combustion analysis measurements. The topics covered will heighten the CO awareness of participants and increase their knowledge of the health effects of CO and the importance of incorporating CO training into your program.
	Changing to POE oil with the New HFCs and its Effects on System Efficiency  David Boyd, Vice President of Appion Inc will give detailed instructions regarding the instruments and process used to assure that a quality system evacuation is achieved. Systems that contain POE oils are dramatically affected by the integrity of system evacuation. The affects of a poor evacuation on system performance, system longevity and system efficiency will be emphasized in detail.
	Combustion Analysis & Fuel Efficiency Erik Rasmussen, of the ESCO Institute will show how to maximize efficiency through Combustion Analysis. Proper combustion means longer equipment life and reduced warranty claims.  Erik is author of Combustion Analysis and Fuel Efficiency and co author of Carbon Monoxide a Clear and Present Danger.
	Commercial Hoods Kitchen Ventilation Roger Fuller – IAPMO will be cover the provisions of the 2009 UMC Part II Kitchen hoods that will lead students to understand options available for design of hoods, grease ducts, clearances and terminations. Green Mechanical Council Session
	DDC Controls and Software for the HVACR Lab Greg Jourdan of Wenatchee Valley College will introduce modular DDC controls and Tridium based software that integrates with most HVAC equipment manufacturers. He will describe the types of lab projects that can be used within your training for hands on exercises to automate HVAC equipment while demonstrating energy management and conservation.
	Educator Credentialing Jason Taylor of HVAC Excellence will administer educator credentialing exams free of charge. Educator credentialing exams validate mastery in the subject matter needed to teach the competencies required by students for success as technicians in an ever changing industry.
	Electronically Commutated Motors Chris Mohalley of Genteq will discuss how to properly set an ECM motor, diagnose their malfunctions, and be properly trained in service and installation of ECM motors.
	Energy Auditor Program Jerry Weiss, (CMHE) Executive Director of the ESCO Institute, will discuss a new energy auditing curriculum developed for the Federal Government. This 800 hour program is available in modules to be partially integrated into your training or offered as a standalone curriculum in energy auditing.
	Fire Stopping in Fire-Resistive-Rated Assemblies Roger Fuller – IAPMO will discuss the continuity of fire resistive construction when duct penetrations are required. Also discussed will be when and where fire and smoke dampers are required and when they may be exempted. Green Mechanical Council Session
	Genteq Evergreen Motors Chris Mohalley of Genteq will teach ECM technology relative to motor theory, installation, set-up, service, and maintenance. This class will cover how the motors are programmed, basic ECM technology, and the often misunderstood ease in which they can set-up, adjusted and diagnosed.
	Going Green in the Classroom & Federal Grants for Equipment Mike Flynn, Vice President of Hampden Engineering will discuss new green trainers to go with your new green curriculum. In addition, learn about various grants available to purchase equipment and supplies.
	Green Awareness   Richard Benkowski is a sales engineer for Carrier and a trainer for the United Association.  He will cover a green awareness training that is designed to give attention to the specification, purchase and application of energy efficient products. The purpose of this course is to heighten the awareness of green concepts, systems, terminology and products.
	Green Round Table JoAnn Keirns, Executive Director of the Green Mechanical Council will conduct a round table discussion about the greening of the HVACR industry. This town hall format will provide an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues that include incorporating green concepts and training into your training.
	Green Sustainable Technologies Trailer Tour Terry Urbanek, Assistant Director of Training for the United Association will conduct a tour of the Green and Sustainable Technologies Mobile Classroom.  Come and see innovative mechanical systems designed to enhance a building’s energy efficiency while decreasing reliance on nonrenewable resources.
	HVAC Indoor Air Quality Measurements Greg Jourdan of Wenatchee Valley will review the basics of Building Environments and Air Quality issues that exist as a function of the HVAC Systems. Participants will gain understanding of human comfort requirements including CO2, O2, ventilation, dust particles, RH, air speed, and temperature.
	Introducing: HVAC Automation Technician Djibril Diabate - Director of Education Global Tech Training Institute will provide a focused approach to HVAC and why your training may need to be redesigned to  address the ever changing field of HVAC through Automation & Controls - PLC’s (programmable logic control) and DDC’s (direct digital controls).
	Latest Advances in Zoning Design & Practices Joe Ramunni, Vice President of Arzel Zoning will detail the past decade’s great strides in residential zoning, including designing for system performance, equipment interfacing, delivered capacity and static pressure control.
	Master of Ceremonies Howard Weiss of HVAC Excellence
	Mechanical Topics in the International Green Construction Code Shawn Martin, Director of Industry Relations, International Code Council, will focus on topics of interest to the mechanical, plumbing, and fuel-gas disciplines. Green Mechanical Council Session
	MRO Roundtable  Paul Rhodes, Lead Customer Trainer for HD Supply will conduct a town hall style meeting to discuss the unique issues in training for the apartment industry.
	Practical Plumbing Layouts Gary Klein, Managing Partner of Affiliated International Management, LLC will help participants evaluate the water, energy and time efficiency of a hot water distribution system. When is it appropriate to install water heaters in multiple locations or use drain water heat recovery? How can you deliver hot water to every fixture, wasting less than 1 cup of water while waiting for the hot water to arrive, and wasting less energy than would have been wasted running the water down the drain? This highly interactive session will explore the answers to these questions with a full-scale floor plan and tape of different widths representing pipes of different diameters. Another teaching technique employed is a pipe volume demonstration which involves about 10 people, each of whom is holding a piece of tubing with different lengths and diameters, all containing the same volume. Green Mechanical Council Session
	Psychrometrics Without Tears Eugene Silberstein, (CMHE) Co Author of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology will discuss some easy-to implement tips that will enable you to introduce psychrometrics to your students in a logical manner. Quite often, our students are taken aback by the appearance of the psychrometric chart itself, so easing into the chart and all that it has to offer will prove invaluable to the learning (and teaching) processes.
	Quality Installation Codes Tav Commins, a Mechanical Engineer with the California Energy Commission will discuss the quality installation and design codes for Residential and Commercial HVAC systems as defined under Title 24. Title 24 is the model developed by California that all states are using to create their energy efficiency standards for residential and non residential buildings.
	Teaching R-410A Dana Shanower, Lead Instructor for the United Association R-410A Train the Trainer Program will cover how changes to the Montreal protocol have accelerated the phase out of R-22 and prepare educators and trainers to teach R-410A refrigerant safety, handling and proper application as well as retrofitting.
	Teaching Heat Pumps Randy Petit, (CMHE) Director of Program Development for HVAC Excellence will discuss the teaching, setup and key installation factors that affect the operating performance and efficiency for air to air heat pumps. Factors and components such as balance point, airflow, outdoor thermostats, and controls will be discussed.
	The NEW Field of Energy Auditing Bill Spohn, Owner and General Manager of TruTech Tools will discuss how energy auditing has evolved tremendously from the clipboard audits that were done during the first energy crisis into today’s model in terms of education, business models, measurement methods, programs, politicking and standards. Green Mechanical Council Session
	The Structure is an Integrated System Berry Smith of Training for the Trades will discuss: the airtight building shell, installation, control moisture infiltration air-conditioning performance, ventilation, and balance air pressure.  Half of these issues of the responsibility for the HVAC contractor, the other half are the responsibility of the builder. If there are design problems in any part of these six issues, even those that are the responsibility of the HVAC contractor, the mechanical system won't work properly.  This session will cover  how each part of the building is important to the occupants comfort, health and how to ensure that you have designed and installed the efficient system.
	Testing the First Steps in AC Maintenance Russ Harju, Products Manager forFieldpiece Instruments will discuss how proper testing and appropriate adjustments improve the bottom line of the systems life cycle cost. Whether your future technicians will be commissioning new equipment, servicing legacy equipment or developing preventative maintenance programs, information gathered through proper testing is the first step in the verification process to validate system performance and energy efficiency.
	The Synergy Of Green Technology With Whole House Applications Vincent Kee, Founder of the Green Energy Training Center will provide a practical approach toward teaching students and entry level technicians a green technology course. Attendees will acquire invaluable information regarding learning fundamentals of whole-house installations from a Green Perspective. Green Mechanical Council Session
	Technology Trends and Needs Jim Devoe of Delmar Cengage Learning will conduct a roundtable session that focuses on the decision about the hands-around products that you currently use as well as what you would like to incorporate into the classroom for you and your students.
	Thermal Imaging Bernie Lyon of the Flir Infrared Training Center will discuss training HVACR personnel on the effective use of modern thermal imaging systems. Topics will include camera operation, recognition and compensation for emissivity variations, Benefits of infrared thermography, interpretation of thermal images, and more.
	Training Techniques That Work Bill Johnson, Co – Author of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology will explore a few of the training techniques that work for educators and trainers who need to drive occupation information into long term memory and create active participation in the process of learning HVAC.
	Using Computer-based Simulators to Teach Heat Pumps Eugene Silberstein, (CMHE) Co Author of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology will discuss real-life situations to train students to effectively troubleshoot and evaluate heat pumps. In this session we will discuss the value of using computer-based simulators to supplement theory of-operation and troubleshooting lessons.
	Using Practical Labs to Demonstrate Abstract Concepts Carter Stanfield of Athens Technical College and Co Author of Fundamentals of HVACR will demonstrate a few simple labs that instructors can run to help their students understand the physics that makes the air conditioning system work.