H&C 6 - Combo Appliances: New & Old

Thursday, May 19, 2005  ·  3:30 PM - 5:10 PM

HEATING & COOLING

H&C 6 AIA, ASHI

Combo Appliances: New & Old

Examine combined space and water heating systems, beginning with conventional systems that use a conventional tank water heater coupled to a fan coil, and moving to more advanced versions that offer efficiency benefits. Learn about segregated systems that have the space heating water in a closed loop with the service water heated indirectly through an efficient heat exchanger. Explore further system integrations where heat recovery ventilation becomes an integral part of the system. Find out what is known from lab and field performance. Discover next generation technologies, where self-generation of electricity is also a component in fuel cells, stirling engines, and thermophotovoltaics. Systems discussed may be appropriate to either low energy or conventional housing stock. The session will be appropriate for participants with both technical and nontechnical backgrounds. Join in a discussion of the problems, successes, or concerns that you may have with these new technologies.

By attending this session, participants will

1. Learn about the range of combined and integrated heating technologies that perform multiple functions from one energy source and their peripherals (controls, motors) for different energy sources

2. Appreciate advantages and disadvantages of various systems

3. Find out about ultra-new integrated technologies that perform even further functions, including electricity generation, which are about to enter the marketplace

4. Be better able to choose appropriate high efficiency integrated systems for new and existing housing

Keywords: combustion systems, cold climate, efficiency, gas, oil, HVAC, heating systems, depressurization, product development, residential, state-of-the-art, spillage, integrated, IAQ, water heating, ventilation

A.C. Skip Hayden, Advanced Combustion Technologies, Ottawa, ON

Type: 100 Minute Session
Track: Heating & Cooling
CEU: American Institute of Architects (AIA)   American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)  

Course Presenter(s):

• A.C. Skip Hayden