ASHRAE NAC Oktoberfest: Operations Guidance for Cold Climate Buildings

Join us for a fantastic dinner and practical lessons for designing & operating HVAC building systems in cold climates. Topic Summary: ASHRAE's Cold Climate Buildings Design Guide is now in its second edition. This presentation covers its 15 chapters of updated and new content, focusing on operational lessons from more than 45 years of running buildings in cold climates. Attendees will learn practical takeaways they can apply right away, and why the guide is worth keeping in their library. Speaker Bio: Bill is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of experience in HVAC design and building operations. He started as a consulting engineer in Saskatoon, then ran his own firm before spending 28 years with the National Research Council. There he led energy improvements at the Plant Biotechnology Institute, helped design its award-winning Industry Partnership Facility, and later managed all NRC labs in Western Canada. Bill is a longtime ASHRAE leader and was elected Vice-President in 2019. He has also chaired two commissioning guidelines and co-authored chapters of the Cold Climate Buildings Design Guide.