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James Moler, ASHE, LEED AP BD&C, NFPA, ASHRAE, Senior Healthcare Manager, WishArt Corporation
Mr. Moler is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University professional degree program in Architectural Engineering with a specialty in building systems. His 40+ years of industry experience began with a national mechanical contractor where he developed innovative solutions for mechanical construction of large, nationally-significant projects. After receiving his professional engineering license he served in responsible charge of multi-disciplinary design and pre-construction services with sector leaders in healthcare, hospitality and research.
As Turner Healthcares National Manager of Engineering Services, Mr. Moler leads a team of building professionals that establish early program scope, cost and schedule parameters, negotiating architecturally-integrated, best-value solutions for work that spans the US and international markets.
Mr. Moler is a LEED Accredited Professional with BD+C Specialty and a member of the Green Guide for Healthcare Steering Committee. He has previously presented at numerous conferences including ASHRAEs Indoor Air Quality Symposium, Gulf Coast Green Symposium, CleanMed 2006, Healthcare Design07, UAB Healthcare Symposium, ASHE PDC 2011 on topics relating to sustainability, energy conservation and healthcare trends.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mr. Moler resides in St. Louis, Missouri works out of Turners Brentwood, Tennessee office and devotes what little spare time remains to annoying his grandchildren and restoring neighborhoods.
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Arash Guity is a Mechanical Engineer with Mazzetti & Associates, designing and managing the integration of MEP systems to support healthcare organizations for a wide range of owners. He holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Management, and a MBA degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Arash is also the project manager for the Healthcare Ventilation Research Collaborative (HVRC), a multi-disciplinary group studying alternative ventilation strategies for healthcare facilities.
Ron Holdaway, PE, CEM, LEEDAP, Senior Design Principal, SSR
Ron Holdaway, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Senior Design Principal at Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. with over 38 years experience. Responsible for firm-wide conceptual design for high-performance design and operations of mechanical systems. Areas of specialized knowledge include design of high performance HVAC systems for healthcare and other facility types, design of direct digital control and energy management systems, central plant design, energy modeling, district chilled water and heating distribution systems, ice rink/refrigeration, atrium design and fluid dynamics, airflow analysis, smoke control systems and acoustical design for HVAC systems. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee and 22 other States. Ron is a Certified Energy Manager and LEED Accredited Professional.
Michael Hatten, Principal Engineer, SOLARC Engineering and Energy+Architectural Consulting
Michael Hatten, principal mechanical engineer at SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, has been actively involved in analysis, design, and construction of energy efficient buildings since 1981. He has a profound understanding of the real-world of building system equipment and operations, with a focus on energy-using systems. His experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting building systems carries over into his work with new projects both as engineering design discipline leader and specialty energy efficiency consultant. In addition to his technical consulting activities, Michael works closely with the Northwest Energy Education Institute as an educator and trainer to provide ongoing training in energy efficiency issues to the professional consulting community. Recent work with healthcare projects includes integrated energy design and retro-commissioning consulting with St. Lukes Regional Medical Center in Boise, retro-commissioning consulting with PeaceHealth (throughout the Pacific Northwest), and lighting design and energy efficiency analysis at Slocum Heathcare Center (Eugene).
Jim is President of PerryCrabb and has been deep into hospital and healthcare facility design for more than 25 years, leading the company's initiatives in high performance building design. He is committed to creating buildings that better serve the people that own them, occupy them, and share community with them.
Michael Sheerin, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Director of Healthcare Engineering, TLC Engineeringfor Architecture
Chair ASHRAE Std 189.3 Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable Health Care Facilities;
Vice Chair ASHRAE Std 170 Ventilation for Healthcare;
Member NFPA Healthcare Section - Mechanical Sub-Committee; Member ASHE - 2008 PDC Planning Committee
Description
This session highlights innovative thermal comfort strategies for hospitals that meet guidelines and standards with dramatically improved energy performance. Industry thought leaders will speak about their experience and impressions of these new and recycled system concepts applied to current work. Audience members will have ample opportunity to ask questions as we consider alternatives to the “dinosaur” central plant. This session will enable attendees to:
Recognize the underlying dynamics leading to the changing landscape of potential thermal comfort systems for health care. Understand the climate and program conditions that favor certain approaches. Expand the range of possibilities that can be considered for high performance thermal comfort systems for hospitals. Equip the participants to challenge project teams to provide low-energy, highly responsive thermal comfort systems in new and retrofit hospitals.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Equip the participants to challenge project teams to provide low energy highly responsive thermal comfort systems in new and retrofit hospitals
Expand the range of possibilities that can be considered for high performance thermal comfort systems for hospitals
Recognize the underlying dynamics leading to the changing landscape of potential thermal comfort systems for healthcare
Understand the climate and program conditions that favor certain approaches.