M&E - The Building Services Event 2010 - 2009 CPD THEATRE PROGRAMME

2009 CPD THEATRE PROGRAMME


Day 1

10:30 - 11:15   Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
- Comparisons between Central and Modular (Heat Pump based) Air  Conditioning/heat pump Systems
- History behind a market transformation
- Basic principles of the VRV/VRF modular system
- Energy Transfer Efficiency
- Cost and Efficiency Analysis

Speaker: Mike Nankivell, Associate Director, Space Air Technology 
11:30 - 12:15  Ground source heat pumps - using the earth to deliver low carbon buildings
- The drivers for GSHPs in the UK
- The major categories of GSHPs
- The reason for the focus on Closed Loop systems
- How they work - what they deliver
- Examples of different UK applications - small to large
- The design process
- The information required for a successful design
- When/why thermal testing may be required
- The installation process
- The contractual set-up

Speaker: Dr Robin Curtis, Associate Director, RES / Earth Energy 
12:30 - 13:15  Could CHP be the Answer to Delivering Ultra-Low Carbon Commercial Plant Rooms? *
- Commercial market drivers
- Commercial market trends
- Overview of commercial ground source heat pumps
- Overview of commercial air source heat pumps
- Overview of combined heat and power (CHP)
- Technology mixes & system efficiencies
- Future of commercial plant rooms

Speaker:
Yan Evans, Technical Director, Andrews Water Heaters and Potterton Commercial 
13:30 - 14:15  Part F Energy Efficient Solutions
- Part L Overview
- SAP 2005 and SAP Q
- Part F1 Ventilation Requirements:
- Unitary Ventilation
- MEV
- DMEV
- MVHR
- Energy Efficient MVHR Systems - the benefits
- Design Criteria
- Installation Best Practice
- Case Studies

Speaker: Catherine Lodge, Strategic Accounts Manager, Climate Systems, Vent-Axia Ltd 
14:30 - 15:15  Comfort through Underfloor Heating and Cooling
- Short Introduction of UFH&C
- Basic principles of UFH
- Heat transfer explained - UFH&C
- The basic theory of UFC
- Technology behind UFC
    - Boiler/Chiller 
    - Heat pumps- 
    - Ground Source 
    -  Air Source
- Underfloor Cooling Systems 
    - Tube using water or water and antifreeze 
    - Manifolds for Heating or Cooling LTS-N, RU-WW, RU-WK, RU-DW 
    - Manifolds for Simultaneous Heating or Cooling LT-VK
- Case Studies 
    - WTH building using LT-VK 
    - Peterborough Hospital using RU-WK
- Q&A session

Speaker: Mark Garvelink, Training Officer, Thermo-Floor Ltd 
15:30 - 16:15  Variable Flow Systems Incorporating DPCV's
- Differential pressure control valves (DPCVS) - how they work
- Positioning of DPCVs within systems
- Selection of DPCVs
- DPCVs incorporated into central manifolds
- Sizing 2 port control valves in relation to DPCVs
- Controlling pump speed to maximise energy savings

Speaker: Chris Parsloe, Consultant, Crane Building Services & Utilities 

Day 2

10:30 - 11:15   Air Filtration - An Energy Saving Technology
The impact of air conditioning plant on overall energy efficiency
- Impact of air-conditioning performance and air filters on site energy efficiency;
- Why we need air filters; Air Quality issues; What grade of Air Filters;
- The energy consumed by Air Filters; Optimising our Air Filter selection;
- Life Cycle Costing and Air System Factors;
- Payback time. Return on Investment. What is the benefit?

Speaker: Peter Dyment, Camfil Farr 
11:30 - 12:15  Could CHP be the Answer to Delivering Ultra-low Carbon Commercial Plant Rooms? *
- Commercial market drivers
- Commercial market trends
- Overview of commercial ground source heat pumps
- Overview of commercial air source heat pumps
- Overview of combined heat & power (CHP)
- Technology mixes & system efficiencies
- Future of commercial plant rooms

Speaker: Yan Evans, Technical Director, Andrews Water Heaters and Potterton Commercial 
12:30 - 13:15  Energy Efficient Commercial Ventilation - The Latest Developments
- The Key Energy Market Drivers
- Energy and Legislation
- Energy Efficient Technology Overview
- Demand Ventilation
- Motor Technology
- Control Strategies
- Sensor Control
- Applications

Speaker: Nygel Humphrey, Product Manager - Industrial, Vent-Axia Ltd 
13:30 - 14:15  Evaporative Cooling - For Data Centre and Server Rooms
- Environmental parameters - what does modern equipment really need?
- How evaporative cooling can create compliment conditions for IT cooling
- Installation techniques of free air cooling systems using evaporative cooling
- Mathematical models for design, cost saving and carbon reduction
- Case study of application of evaporative cooling

Speaker: Alan Beresford, Managing Director, EcoCooling 
14:30 - 15:15  UK Fire Regulation (regulatory reform)
- An overview of the "The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO)" including risk assessment as well as touching on DDA
- The presentation includes a brief summary of the history of fire legislation, how we got where we are today and why. In addition help is given as to where to find supporting information

Speaker: Martin Harvey, FIA Chairman, ADT