Title: Complying with the ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Large (Texas) Hospitals, Achieving 50% Energy Savings.

Presenter: David Schurk, DES., CEM., LEED AP., CDSM., CWEP., SFP. Director of Healthcare Accounts, Heat Transfer Solutions of Texas. 

Subject: Complying with the ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Large (Texas) Hospitals, Achieving 50% Energy Savings is the "Cliff-Notes" version of the (245 page) ASHRAE publication with this title. It is targeted towards those individuals who have not yet had time to read this important guide in its entirety. It will help attendees get quickly "up to speed" with the intent of the guide as it relates to the HVAC systems and technologies which ASHRAE feels are most capable of delivering the greatest energy savings for today's complex hospital infrastructure. 

Learning Objective: (1) Attendee will learn the summary points from ASHRAE's publication on where energy is consumed in a Texas Healthcare facility. (2) Attendee will learn different design and operational strategies to reduce energy consumption at their healthcare facility. Specific life-cycle operational cost savings for a Texas based hospital will be demonstrated. (3) The audience will take home ideas and operational strategies they can use for both expansion projects and renovations at their hospital which will help the energy bottom line. 

Bio- David Schurk DES., CEM., LEED-AP., CDSM., CWEP., SFP. is Director of  Health Care Accounts for Heat Transfer Solutions, a multifaceted manufactures representative of HVAC products and solutions located in Houston, Texas. He is a Licensed Designer of Engineering Systems and has over 30-years of experience in the design and analysis of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems for a variety of market sectors, with a special focus on health care facilities. He is a LEED-AP and has been involved in the conception, design and selection of systems for over 10-projects achieving LEED certified status. He is a Certified Energy Manager, a Certified Demand Side Manager, a Certified Water Efficiency Professional and a Certified Sustainable Facilities Professional. He is active in the Houston ASHRAE chapter, the Houston Area Association for Hospital Engineering, the Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management, the Association of Energy Engineers as well as several other industry associations. David has authored various technical articles for a number of industry trade magazines and is a featured presenter at regional and national industry events. He can be reached at [email protected]