Session Information
ASHE 2013 Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction
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Future Trends in Thermal Comfort Systems
Track : Innovation in Design
Program Code: 308150
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Time: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM  EST
Location: Rm 2009-11
PRIMARY SPEAKER :   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 James Moler, ASHE, LEED AP BD&C, NFPA, ASHRAE, Senior Healthcare Manager, WishArt Corporation
CO-SPEAKER (S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Arash Guity, PE, LEED AP, Associate, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
 Ron Holdaway, PE, CEM, LEEDAP, Senior Design Principal, SSR
 Michael Hatten, Principal Engineer, SOLARC Engineering and Energy+Architectural Consulting
 Jim Crabb, President, PerryCrabb
 Michael Sheerin, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Director of Healthcare Engineering, TLC Engineeringfor Architecture
Description
This session highlights innovative thermal comfort strategies for hospitals that meet guidelines and standards with dramatically improved energy performance. Industry thought leaders will speak about their experience and impressions of these new and recycled system concepts applied to current work. Audience members will have ample opportunity to ask questions as we consider alternatives to the “dinosaur” central plant. This session will enable attendees to:

Recognize the underlying dynamics leading to the changing landscape of potential thermal comfort systems for health care.
Understand the climate and program conditions that favor certain approaches.
Expand the range of possibilities that can be considered for high performance thermal comfort systems for hospitals.
Equip the participants to challenge project teams to provide low-energy, highly responsive thermal comfort systems in new and retrofit hospitals.

LEARNER OUTCOMES:
  • Equip the participants to challenge project teams to provide low energy highly responsive thermal comfort systems in new and retrofit hospitals
  • Expand the range of possibilities that can be considered for high performance thermal comfort systems for hospitals
  • Recognize the underlying dynamics leading to the changing landscape of potential thermal comfort systems for healthcare
  • Understand the climate and program conditions that favor certain approaches.