MONDAY

25 April 2016

6:30pm - 7:30pm

 

District Architecture Center; 421 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

Credits: 1.0 HSW/LU

 

Occupant Comfort and Psychrometrics

Presented by Jesse Fisher (WB Engineers+Consultants)

 

A comfortable environment is critical to the productivity, well-being, and happiness of the space occupants of any indoor built environment.  This presentation will discuss the many factors affecting thermal comfort ranging from the routinely discussed space temperature and humidity to the less frequent questions about space air velocity and occupant clothing levels. Additional topics include common performance gaps between expected and actual comfort levels, the likely causes of these gaps, as well as potential improvements.

 

At the end of the discussion participants will be able to:

• define thermal comfort goals for individual project spaces based on space type and occupancy.

• diagnose occupant comfort problems and  identify and the most likely culprits.

• plot space conditions on a psychrometric chart and determine related properties of the space.

• analyze the contributory effects of part load HVAC system operation on occupant comfort.

• recommend modifications to occupant behavior in order to improve occupant comfort.

 

Jesse Fisher P.E.

With over 10 years of experience, Jesse Fisher has served the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area as a Consulting Engineer with a primarily focus in the institutional, laboratory, multifamily and commercial sectors. With a degree in Architectural Engineering from Penn State University, Jesse has a vast background that includes his time spent as an adjunct professor at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Jesse is now working as a Senior Engineer with WB Engineers+Consultants in their DC office located in Rockville, Maryland.

 

Please click here to register and receive your CEU's.

 

Organized by: BEC-DC