British Columbia HVAC 19 PDH Discount Package 2
Courses in this Package
Alternatives to Active HVAC Systems (M06-016)
Boiler Basics, Operation and Maintenance (M08-009)
Overview of Chiller Compressors (M04-027)
General Principals of Engineering Ethics for British Columbia Professional Engineers (BC1-001)
This online engineering PDH course presents passive cooling systems which provide guidelines on choosing the proper technologies suitable to different situations.
Buildings are major consumers of energy insofar as their construction, operation and maintenance are concerned. It is estimated that almost 50% of the global energy demand is due to buildings with active HVAC equipment being the highest contributor. Thus, the energy conscious architecture has evolved to address these issues. It involves the use of eco-friendly and less energy intensive building materials, incorporation of passive cooling techniques in building design and integration of renewable energy technologies.
Passive cooling methods maximize the efficiency of the building envelope by minimizing heat gain from the external environment and facilitate cooling by air movement, ventilation, night cooling, evaporation, desiccant dehumidification and earth coupling to name a few. All these techniques require little or no input of electrical energy. Even when these alternatives cannot avoid the use of compressive cooling systems completely, their role can optimize the energy consumption and the peak electric load.
This 6 PDH online course is aimed at students, mechanical engineers, architects, facility managers, environmentalists, energy auditors and anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of cooling systems.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the factors having greatest impact on summer cooling loads
- Understanding the mechanisms of heat gain control by intervening solar radiation, vegetation, ventilation and internal heat gains
- Learning the principles of natural ventilation design in night cooling
- Understanding the design factors for stack and wind driven ventilation
- Learning the basic principles of direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems
- Understanding the factors affecting evaporation rate and cooling
- Learning the principles of desiccant cooling and dehumidification
- Knowing the performance of an absorption chiller system v/s vapor compression cycle
- Understanding the various radiant cooling strategies
- Understanding the fundamentals of direct ground cooling systems and geothermal heat pumps
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, "Alternatives to Active HVAC Systems".
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering PDH course provides information on steam generation, types of boilers pertinent to engineering operations, and the various fittings and components commonly found on boilers.
The boiler is an enclosed vessel in which water is heated and circulated, either as hot water or steam, to produce a source for either heat or power. A central heating plant may have one or more boilers that use gas, oil, or coal as fuel. The steam generated is used to heat buildings, provide hot water, and provide steam for cleaning, sterilizing, cooking, and laundering operations. Small package boilers also provide steam and hot water for small buildings.
A boiler must also meet certain requirements before it is considered satisfactory for operation. The boiler must be safe and economical to operate, and it must be able to generate steam at the desired rate and pressure.
This 8 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical engineers and professionals who are interested in learning more about the operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers used in various engineering applications.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Familiarizing with the steam generation theory
- Understanding boiler design requirements
- Learning about the different types of boilers, their fittings and accessories
- Identifying the automatic controls associated with boilers
- Learning about the different types of instruments and meters
- Knowing the procedures associated with boiler water treatment and cleaning
- Gaining an overview of the procedures associated with boiler maintenance
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering PDH course provides comprehensive information on the chiller compressors. It addresses the key issues pertaining to the chiller compressor selection and their applications. The practical considerations and assessment criterion are also discussed in brief.
In HVAC industry, the refrigeration machine that produces chilled water is referred to as a "chiller". The majority of installations operating worldwide are based on the vapor compression chillers that use mechanical energy in the form of electric motor to drive the cooling cycle. The vapor compression chiller packages are generally classified by 4 types of compressors namely centrifugal, reciprocating, screw and scroll.
This 4 PDH online course is applicable to HVAC engineers, facility engineers, architects, environmentalists, operations and maintenance personnel, as well as consultants and contractors who construct, build and manage facilities.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Operating principle of reciprocating, screw, centrifugal and scroll compressors
- Key advantages, disadvantages, limitations and drawbacks of various refrigeration compressors
- Efficiency ratings of various chiller options on peak load and part load
- Factors affecting the efficiency of chiller compressors
- Types of refrigerants used/recommended
- Heat rejection options - air cooled vs. water cooled chillers
- Reliability, maintenance, field serviceability of various chiller options
- ARI standard 550/590 performance standard for defining part load performance ratings - IPLV vs. NPLV
- Importance of peak load and part load analysis in determining the overall capacity and number of chillers
- Series and parallel arrangement of chillers
- Operational regimes, infrastructural availability and physical attributes affecting the selection of chillers
- Procurement strategies, performance specifications, life cycle cost considerations
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document titled, "Overview of Compressor Chillers".
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.
This online engineering PDH ethics course is (1) the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering and (2) the study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals and relationships of peoples and organizations involved in technological development (Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering).
This course will address the principles of engineering ethics that every engineer is expected to live by when practicing their profession. It will also present unique ethical case studies randomly selected to demonstrate ethical challenges for professional engineers and alternatives to address these challenges.
This 1 PDH online course is applicable to Professional Engineers licensed in the Province of British Columbia and who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in engineering ethics as a condition of their license renewal. For each renewal period, every licensee must complete at least one (1) professional development hour relative to the principals of professional responsibility, conduct and ethics.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the definition of engineering ethics
- Learning how to hold the utmost safety, health, and welfare of the public when practicing your profession
- Familiarizing with the conditions to issue public statements
- Gaining a general overview on how to represent each employer or client as a faithful trustee
- Learning how to build your professional reputation on the merit of your services
- Understanding professional ethical practices through presenting realistic case studies
- Learning how to handle proprietary information and intellectual property rights
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.