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Calculate the heating and cooling loads
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Select indoor and outdoor design conditions
Determine areas where heat loss/gain will occur
Determine heat transfer coefficients
Calculate heat loss/gain
Calculate room loads
Calculate building load
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Determine ventilation requirements
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Determine code requirements for building occupancy
Calculate code ventilation quantities
Your calculation is accurate
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Analyze psychrometrics charts
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Identify Properties of air
Demonstrate use of psychrometrics chart
Analyze Psychrometrics Charts
Derive Enthalpyand conditions
Determine coil conditions and condensation
Measure system psychrometric conditions
Evaluate HVAC systems using psychrometric analysis
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Analyze the heat transfer process as it relates to building envelopes
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Identify heat transfer modes
Determine building material insulation values
Identify affects of radiant heat on structures
Determine how heat is radiated due to material and building mass
Derive heat loss and gain due to convection
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Use mathematical calculations and methods to properly size HVAC Systems
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Demonstrate HBM and RTSM method
Use CLTD / SCL / CLF method
Estimate annual energy use
Demonstrate use of the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey
Explain the Static regain method
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Plan the air distribution system
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Plan meets level of accuracy as specified by the instructor
Evaluate the building plans to determine the best location for the equipment
Evaluate the building plans to determine the best location for the ductwork
Sketch the equipment and ductwork layout
Use fan laws to size system components
Demonstrate use of ductulator and other sizing tools
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Select air outlets
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Locate outlets in zone to provide adequate coverage
Select air outlet from lookup tables
Use room air distribution terms
Identify appropriate sound levels
Calculate required air volume
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Select a centrifugal fan
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Determine fan static pressure requirement
Apply proper fan selection criterion
Determine fan operating point on fan curve
Describe fan selection criterion
Use industry accepted terms
Differentiate between fan types
Determine fan static pressure requirement
Interpret fan curves
Explain the fan-system interaction
Match system characteristics with type of fan curve
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Plan the hydronic system
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Evaluate the building plans to determine the best location for the equipment
Evaluate the building plans to determine the best location for the piping
Sketch the equipment and piping layout
Plan meets level of accuracy as specified by the instructor
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Determine the type and sizes of piping system
Assessment Strategies
Written Projects
Criteria
Determine total and room flow rates
Select the terminal units
Lay out the piping system
Determine pipe sizes
Determine system pressure loss
Select pump and accessories
Sizing meets level of accuracy as specified by the instructor