Fundamentals of HVAC

Registration Date/Time:
9/29/2026 8:00am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 9/29/2026  8:30am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 9/30/2026  8:30am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 10/1/2026  8:30am - 4:00pm Central Time

• Instructors

  Brett Friedman

  Principal / Market Leader

  Brett is a registered professional mechanical engineer at Affiliated Engineers, Inc., a MEP engineering consultant with 16 offices where he focuses on complex HVAC systems analysis and design for industrial, manufacturing, and test system clients. Design experience includes facilities containing test stands for diverse engine types, chassis types (passenger, trucking, agriculture, etc.), and fuel types (diesel, natural gas, gasoline, dimethyl ether, methanol, etc.). He is adept at facility utility and infrastructure design (process water, chilled water, steam, natural gas, etc.) with attentiveness given to excellent test data collection. Clients include Caterpillar, Cummins, Deere & Company, and PACCAR.

  Deanne Walz

  Project Manager

  Deanne is a Project Manager at Affiliated Engineers, a national MEP engineering consulting firm with 16 offices. She began her career in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where she contributed mechanical design expertise to several projects at the National Institutes of Health. Now based in Madison, Deanne focuses on healthcare projects, currently leading the design of a new 332,000-square-foot hospital for Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette, Wisconsin. Her recent work also includes MEP and utility infrastructure planning for Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and the mechanical design of a 452,000-square-foot expansion at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware. Deanne is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional, bringing a strong commitment to sustainable and high-performance building design.

  Mark Malkin

  Program Director and Teaching Faculty

  Mark P. Malkin, PE, is a program director in the Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. He is a registered Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience in university facilities project management and HVAC systems design. His course offerings include HVAC, plumbing and fire protection fundamentals, building code reviews, and design and operation of science labs, data centers, museums and libraries. Mark received his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison.

  Joel Boado

  Principal

  Joel joined Affiliated Engineers, a MEP engineering consultant with 16 offices, in 2004 as a mechanical engineer. His early tenure primarily focused on the design of data centers for multiple client types; however, for the past several years, he has been focused on large-scale healthcare buildings as project manager and lead mechanical engineer. He managed the new, 496,000 sf UW Health at The American Center (Madison WI) and provided mechanical engineering services for the 1.2 million sf Center for Care & Discovery at The University of Chicago Medicine. He currently is managing the 1.5 million sf North Campus Expansion on the Houston Methodist Hospital campus. Joel is a registered engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional.

  Brian Clark

  Registered Mechanical Engineer

  Brian Clark, PE, is a registered mechanical engineer at the National Laboratory of the Rockies. His experience is extensive and includes HVAC design of health care, laboratories, clean rooms, manufacturing, office space, and indoor waterpark resorts to name a few. He now focuses on building energy security and resilience research. Brian received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering.

  Jacob Weber

  Project Engineer

  Jacob is a registered professional mechanical engineer at Affiliated Engineers, Inc where he focuses on HVAC and utility system analysis and design for industrial test, manufacturing, and university clients. His design experience includes hydraulic shaker test cells, aircraft hydraulic test systems, engine and chassis test cells, wind tunnels, and climatic chambers. In addition, he is well versed in utility and infrastructure designs such as steam, heating hot water, chilled water, process water, and tower water systems. Jacob’s current prominent clients include General Motors, Collins Aerospace, and University of Wisconsin – Madison.

  Doug Showers

  Senior Project Engineer

  Doug Showers, PE, is a Project Engineer at Affiliated Engineers, Inc. in Madison, WI, focusing on the instrumentation and controls design for complex industrial, energy and utilities, and research building projects.  Doug has experience managing control systems on a large University campus, including multiple heating and cooling plants, and is currently leading the control system design for several large research lab facilities.  Doug is a registered engineer and holds a Power Plant Operating Engineer license from ASOPE.

  Tim Fritsche

  Building Manager

  Dave Meinzer

  Project Manager

  David J. Meinzer, DES, is a Pre-Construction Project Manager in the Majors Division at J.F. Ahern Company, focusing on Laboratory and Healthcare project design/pre-construction. Dave is a registered Designer of Engineering Systems (in the state of Wisconsin) with over 24 years of experience in HVAC system design, including coordinating and collaborating with design concepts with clients, other disciplines, and contractors. Dave is fluent in Revit modeling, load calculations, and system designs.

• Program Director

  Mark Malkin