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Topic: Bipolar Ionization Technology
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Location: Brother John's
Reduction of Outside Air with Improved IAQ using ASHRAE 62.1 IAQ procedure with Bipolar Ionization Technology
The presentation provides a review of ASHRAE 62.1 methods of providing indoor air quality to building occupants. Discussion of how to reduce the amount of outdoor air introduced to the building while improving indoor air quality with utilizing bipolar ionization technology.
The discussion focuses on how the technology works, design considerations, best practice applications, a real world cost analysis of implementation of ionization, as well as a review of 3rd party testing and verification of the technology.
Reducing outdoor air has added benefits such as reduction of HVAC tonnage, improved humidity levels in occupied spaces, and reduced building operational costs.
Dave McGowan, PE, is a Senior Sales Engineer for Trane. Dave’s experience includes over 17 years working as a consulting engineer designing various HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire protection systems for a variety of building types and locations. Over his 17 years of consulting engineering, he has lived in Salt Lake City Utah, West Palm Beach, Orlando and now Phoenix, Arizona. Over the course of his career, Dave’s focus has leaned towards projects in higher education and government facilities, as well as central chilled water plants. The majority of projects that he designed were in the state of Florida with high demands for humidity control and indoor air quality. Dave recently made the switch to sales just over a year and half ago.
Dave is an active member of ASHRAE and participates regularly with the central Arizona Chapter. Dave holds a BSME degree from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. He also holds active Professional Engineering licenses in Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
Kyle Buono is currently a Sale Leader for Trane Southwest. Kyle’s 12 years of experience in HVAC has included working 6 years in the Southwest and working as a manufacturer’s representative for 6 years in New York City. In addition to Trane, Kyle has also represented manufactures including AAF-McQuay, Daikin and Johnson Controls. Throughout his career, his focus has been on custom airside systems for commercial as well as industrial designs for high performance buildings while reducing energy costs and construction costs. Kyle holds BSE from the University of Arizona.
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2019 ASHRAE Winter Conference & AHR Expo
Atlanta, GA | January 12–16, 2019
The 2019 ASHRAE Winter Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA! The Technical Program along with Committee meetings, Registration, the Bookstore and Speakers Lounge will be at the Omni CNN
Center and the Georgia World Congress Center.
The AHR Expo will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, Monday, Jan. 14 – Wednesday, Jan. 16.
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Your ASHRAE Conference badge provides free entry to the AHR Expo show floor, or you can register for free until January 9, 2019. After January 9, 2019 the fee will be $30 to attend the AHR Expo only.
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