HVAC Applications

Review of HVAC Systems

• Abbreviations and references
• Survey of ASHRAE standards
• Use of a psychrometric chart
• Weather data and climate
• Vapor compression refrigeration
• Chilled water system components

Indoor Swimming Pools

• Wall construction / fenestration
• Duct designs
• Chemistry
• Exhaust
• Load calculations
• Equipment

Ice Skating Rinks

• Facility construction
• Conditions for various surfaces
• Load calculations and equipment

Laboratories

• 2023 HVAC Applications – Chapter 17
• Equipment requirements
• Laboratory ventilation
• Chemical fume hood testing
• Exhaust fans and air dispersion
• Energy conservation measures

Healthcare

• Healthcare codes and standards
  • 2023 HVAC Applications – Chapter 9
  • FGI – Facility / Guidelines Institute
  • ASHRAE 170 – Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
  • NFPA 99 – Health Care Facilities Code
• Examples of requirements
  • Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)
  • Water treatment and circulation
  • Indoor Air Quality and air filtration
  • Air pressurization requirements
  • Humidity requirements
    • Steam humidification
    • Adiabatic humidification
  • Emergency power / Standby
• Authorities Having Jurisdiction
  • Governing agencies
• Facility types
  • Hospitals
  • Outpatient facilities
  • Nursing homes and residencies
• Healthcare specific design considerations by space type

Museums and Libraries

• 2023 HVAC Applications – Chapter 24
• Temperature and relative humidity
• Material preservation considerations
• Collection storage and display

Data Centers

• 2023 HVAC Applications – Chapter 20
• ASHRAE thermal guidelines
• ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 90.4
• Airflow configurations
• CRAC and CRAH units
• Liquid cooled equipment
• Air and water-side economizers

Indoor Plant Growth

• Purpose of growing indoors
• Plant physiology and Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)
• Facility construction
• Loads
  • Lighting
  • Evapotranspiration
• Outdoor air use
• CO₂ supplementation
• Controls and psychrometrics of indoor plant growth
• Duct designs and air distribution
• Equipment
  • Types
  • Redundancy
  • Remote monitoring and security
  • Humidification
  • Commissioning and PM

Net-Zero Energy Buildings

• Definition (ASHRAE Standard 228)
  • Site boundary
  • Different fuel types and source energy
  • Net-Zero carbon buildings – what is the difference?
• Process
  • Defining and setting goals
  • Conservation and generation
  • Operation
• Solar basics
  • Photovoltaic (PV)
  • Solar thermal
• Case study (Wisconsin school)

Registration Date/Time:
10/28/2025 8:0am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 10/28/2025  8:30am - 4:30pm Central Time
• 10/29/2025  8:30am - 4:30pm Central Time
• 10/30/2025  8:30am - 4:00pm Central Time

• Program Director

  Mark Malkin

• Deanne Walz

  Project Manager

  Deanne is a Project Manager at Affiliated Engineers, a MEP engineering consultant with 16 offices. Originally a member of the firm’s Washington DC office, Deanne provided mechanical engineering design services for several projects at the National Institutes of Health campus. After relocating to Madison, Deanne’s recent project work has been focused on the healthcare industry. She is currently leading the new, 332,000 sf hospital at Bay Area Medical Center (Marinette WI) and recently completed MEP/utility infrastructure planning on the Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee WI) campus and led the mechanical design of the 452,000 sf expansion of the Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington DE). Deanne is a registered engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional.

• Mark Malkin

  Program Director and Teaching Faculty

  Mark P. Malkin, PE, is a program director in the Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. He is a registered Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience in university facilities project management and HVAC systems design. His course offerings include HVAC, plumbing and fire protection fundamentals, building code reviews, and design and operation of science labs, data centers, museums and libraries. Mark received his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison.

• Craig Burg

  President

  Craig Burg is the Vice President of Engineering for Desert Aire LLC.  He has worked for Desert Aire for over 20 years designing and leading product development as well as application efforts.  He currently oversees research and development, custom system engineering, product testing, manufacturing engineering, and quality.

  Craig attended Milwaukee School of Engineering for Mechanical Engineering.  He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), a voting member and former committee chair and current Standard Subcommittee chair for ASHRAE TC 8.10 – Mechanical Dehumidifiers and Heat Pipes, and currently is chairing ASHRAE SPC 198 Method of Testing for Vapor Compression Cycle Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems.  He is a member of AHRI Dehumidification Section Engineering Committee and is also active on the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) X653 standard writing committee.  

  Craig has designed a wide variety of air conditioning and dehumidification systems from small residential to very large commercial units.  He currently holds two patents and additional patents are pending related to efficient vapor compression cycles and air reheating.

• Svein Morner

  Principal, Leader

  Svein Morner is a founding principal of Sustainable Engineering Group, LLC which has now merged with HGA. He has over 20 years’ experience in commissioning, retro-commissioning, energy efficiency engineering and research. Dr. Morner has served as a Commissioning Authority for commercial, school, institutional, and governmental buildings. He has also developed quality procedures, policies and strategies for new construction to achieve energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings. Dr. Morner has conducted extensive solar and energy storage research and lead the team that created the ASHRAE Design Guide for DOAS. He was also on the team that created the ASHRAE Laboratory Design Guide.

  Dr. Morner received his Mechanical Engineering degrees from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and completed a two-year post doctorate at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Morner is an active member of TC2.8 Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability, TC6.7 Solar and Other Renewable Energies, and TC7.9 Commissioning

• Samuel Butzer

  Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

  Samuel Butzer, PE, a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer at HGA, in Milwaukee, WI, leads the design of mechanical systems for healthcare facilities.  Recent projects include the UW Health East Madison Hospital Expansion and the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. He has 20 years of experience, is a licensed Professional Engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design + Construction specialty.

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We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.