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HVAC Design and Analysis

Upcoming Dates
  • May 20-22, 2025 (D458)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,495
This intermediate-level course is intended for designers looking to expand their HVAC knowledge by performing engineering calculations and system layouts, and others responsible for selecting and specifying HVAC equipment. Topics include duct and pipe sizing, fans laws and pump curves, heating and cooling loads, CFD modeling, and BIM tools and processes.
Discipline: Mechanical
RA01589

Engineering Calculations for PSM and RMP

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  • Mar. 24-28, 2025 (D278)
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    $1,495
  • Mar. 25-27, 2026 (D296)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,495
Engineering calculations are an integral part of OSHA's process safety management (PSM) standard and the EPA's risk management plan (RMP) rule. Calculations are needed to establish whether a given process is subject to these two regulations and factor into the regulatory framework in supporting the design, operation, and risk assessment of ammonia refrigeration systems. This course is your opportunity to learn the engineering calculations that are necessary for properly documenting industrial refrigeration systems, to help ensure their regulatory compliance.
Discipline: Industrial
RA01642

HVAC Applications

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 28-30, 2025 (D570)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,295
Practitioners of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) will benefit from the applications-based approach of this new course that will cover the many functions of HVAC systems to efficiently achieve comfortable, safe, and healthy indoor environments. Facility types discussed to include: Athletics and Recreation, Indoor Plant Growth, Health Care Clinics and Hospitals, Performing Arts Centers, Museums and Libraries, and more.
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Discipline: Mechanical
RA01649

Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

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    $300
An asynchronous, self-paced online course on plastics recycling. We will discuss how plastics are recycled in practice, and which materials are typically recycled and why. An introduction to the main types of recycling (mechanical recycling and chemical recycling including pyrolysis) will be covered. Examples of downcycling and upcycling will be given, including efforts to reclaim ocean plastics and post-consumer textiles. Sustainable and biodegradable polymer chemistry will also be covered.
RA01664

PE Ethics Workshop

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    $195
  • Dec. 6, 2024 (D329)
    Live Online
    $195
Explore current topics in professional ethics for engineers and associated professionals in this popular webinar series.
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RA01666

Low Temperature Combustion

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    $300
Taught by a passionate expert, this self-paced, online course brings light to the interesting concept of low temperature combustion in Gas Direct Injection (GDI), Direct Injection Spark Ignited (DISI), Spark Ignited Direct Injection (SIDI) and Stratified Charged (SC) engines.  Join the instructor as he answers the important question, ‘Why lean burn?’
RA01723

Turbocharging Internal Combustion Engines

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    $300
An independent, self-paced, online course on turbocharging in internal combustion engines. This course yields a sophisticated approach to understanding turbocharger components and design considerations. Delivered by an industry expert possessing the skill of presenting on a spectrum from basic to highly complex while flawlessly transitioning between, this course provides a perfect mix of real-life experience and textbook knowledge.
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