SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Overview:

The purpose of a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is to establish an indoor environment where building inhabitants can live, work, and play. The indoor environment impacts the quality of life, productivity, and well being of building inhabitants. As people spend an increasing amount of time inside buildings, HVAC systems and their associated control systems are becoming more important and complex. As a result, it is imperative that the HVAC contracting firm's office and field personnel understand not just the part of the HVAC system that they normally work on but the entire system, how the various subsystems and components work, and the interrelationship between the different subsystems and components. The objective of this webinar series is to provide an overview of HVAC systems, the equipment and components that comprise them, and how they work.

Summary:

• HVAC system control is covered in this webinar.
  
• This session will start with a discussion of the purpose of the HVAC control system, define key control system terminology and concepts, and then provide a description of HVAC control system operation.
  
• Various types of sensors as well as control system types used in HVAC systems will also be covered.
  
• This program will provide a basic understanding of HVAC control systems, the components that comprise HVAC control systems, and the principles of HVAC control system operation.
  
• Covers Chapter X/HVAC System Control.

Who Should Attend: 

• HVAC contractor's office and field personnel who need a better understanding of the overall HVAC system and its operation. This includes project managers, estimators, foremen, craft workers, service personnel, and others.

The text for these webinars is HVAC Systems: Understanding the Basics published by the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association. (SMACNA). This text is available from SMACNA in DVD format at SMACNA Web site.