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                    Seminars and tutorials

                    These resources for retrofitting commercial buildings are from a series of seminars presented by industry experts. Topics covered include building management systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, financing and incentives.

                    ​​​​​Building management systems seminar series, May 2015

                    HVAC Seminar Series, May 2014

                    Blowing hot and cold - HVAC seminar 2014

                    How HVAC works - ownership requirements and issues

                    This video discusses heating, ventilation and air conditioning in buildings including regulations and ownership, management and operation, maintenance, lifecycle opportunities to improve performance and delivery of upgrade projects.

                    The videos are presented by Bryon Price, AG Coombs Group.

                    Full seminar

                    Blowing Hot and Cold - HVAC: why it is important (Video 49 MIN)

                    Chapters

                    HVAC: why it is important (Video 3.21 MIN)

                    HVAC: what it does (Video 3.03 MIN)

                    HVAC: how it works (Video 6.01 MIN)

                    HVAC: how it uses energy and water (Video 5.46 MIN)

                    HVAC: regulatory issues and refrigerant phase out (Video 7.10 MIN)

                    HVAC: performance, compliance, costs and lifecycle (Video 3.47 MIN)

                    HVAC: maintenance, upgrades (Video 4.42 MIN)

                    HVAC: cost of electricity and works (Video 11.07 MIN)

                    HVAC: lifecycle management, car analogy (Video 4.47 MIN)

                    HVAC: management and improvement opportunities

                    Find out how you can improve building performance over the lifecycle of HVAC plants and equipment including: installation and commissioning, management, operation and maintenance, tuning, and replacement and retrofit.

                    Full seminar

                    Blowing Hot and Cold - HVAC: management and improvement opportunities (Video 47 MIN)

                    Chapters

                    HVAC: wins through installation and commissioning (Video 6:52 min)

                    HVAC: wins through management and efficient operation (Video 3:11 min)

                    HVAC: energy savings and metering/monitoring (Video 8:34 min)

                    HVAC: wins through effective maintenance (Video 5:00 min)

                    HVAC: improvement through tuning (Video 9:18 min)

                    HVAC: replacement and retrofit (Video 14:59 min)

                    Slides

                    How does HVAC work, ownership requirements and issues (PDF 2 MB)

                    HVAC management and improvement opportunities (PDF 1.8 MB)

                    Fact sheet

                    Managing HVAC for better building performance (PDF 352 KB)

                    Other seminars

                    Retrofit your lighting - seminar series 2013

                    Energy Saver Incentive seminar series

                    This tutorial series covers the basics of lighting retrofitting, from benchmarking your current lighting performance to choosing the right technologies and understanding the components of lighting efficiency. If you are looking to upgrade your lights or to get more from your existing set up, this series will provide a concise overview of the commercial lighting sector.

                    The videos are presented by Steven Beletich.

                    Full seminar

                    Lighting sectoral energy (Video 29 min)

                    Chapters

                    Lighting sectoral energy (Video 1.13 min)

                    Lighting terminology (Video 1.06 min)

                    Lamp types (Video 1.35 min)

                    Anatomy of a fluorescent light (Video 1.12 min)

                    Impact of lighting on HVAC loads (Video 2.32 min)

                    Demonstration of what contributes to lighting efficiency (Video 2.36 min)

                    Efficiency and lamp type (Video 2.22 min)

                    Ballast technology (Video 1.56 min)

                    Transformer technology (Video .50 min)

                    Luminaire photometric performance (Video .50 min)

                    Lighting control systems (Video 1.20 min)

                    Lighting layout (Video 2.23 min)

                    Demonstration of lighting power (Video 4.30 min)

                    Quantifying lighting performance (Video 1.49 min)

                    Quantifying lighting power density (Video .59 min)

                    How to work out your lighting power density (Video 1.51 min)

                    Commerical Building Disclosure grid method (Video 1.26 min)

                    Delivering positive lighting outcomes – seminar

                    Good lighting design has many benefits including better productivity and ascetics. This tutorial series takes you through meeting Australian Lighting Standards, lighting design and software and uses a case study to make a compelling business case for a lighting upgrade. Communicate the benefits of a lighting upgrade using language designed to communicate a project’s return on investment.

                    Full seminar

                    What is lighting design (Video 40 min)

                    Chapters

                    What is lighting design (Video 1.51 min)

                    Lighting Design Standards (Video 1.58 min)

                    Lux (Video 4.02 min)

                    Cut off angle for luminaires (Video 2 min)

                    Lamp colour temperature (Video 2.44 min)

                    Lighting design software (Video 1.58 min)

                    Case study (Video 4.19 min)

                    Building a successful business case (Video 10.21 min)

                    LEDs (Video 11.40 min)

                    Slides

                    Planning a lighting retrofit – seminar presentation 9 May 2013 (PDF 1.3 MB)

                    Delivering positive lighting outcomes – seminar presentation 22 May 2013 (PDF 3 MB)

                    Introduction to retrofitting your building - seminar 2012

                    This series covers the basics of retrofitting, choosing consultants, benchmarking building performance, technologies and more.

                    Getting started

                    The videos are presented by Dr Paul Bannister.

                    Full seminar

                    Retrofitting - choosing retrofit technologies (Video 39 min)

                    Chapters

                    Why retrofit? (Video 3.54 min)

                    When to retrofit? (Video 2.30 min)

                    Benchmarking building performance (Video 6.07 min)

                    Energy audits and building assessments (Video 7.57 min)

                    The cost of retrofitting office and hotel buildings (Video .51 min)

                    Opportunities for performance improvement (Video 3.17 min)

                    The implementation process (Video 2.21 min)

                    Common failures (Video 2.24 MIN)

                    Monitoring and verification (Video .37 min)

                    Project management (Video .36 min)

                    Optimising performance and choosing technologies

                    Full seminar

                    Retrofitting - Choosing retrofit technologies (Video 46 min)

                    Chapters

                    Energy use in buildings / overview – HVAC technologies (Video 3.54 min)

                    Chiller hardware (Video 5.27 min)

                    Chiller operation (Video 3.53 min)

                    Cooling towers (Video 1.51 min)

                    Boilers (Video 4.36 min)

                    Co/trigeneration (Video 3.22 min)

                    Fans and pumps (Video 3.17 min)

                    Water and air cooled package units (Video 4.30 min)

                    HVAC controls, outside air and filters (Video 3.47 min)

                    Lighting technologies (Video 3.05 min)

                    Lighting controls (Video 2.14 min)

                    Office equipment (Video 3.51 min)

                    Lifts (Video .59 min)

                    Conclusions (Video 1.21 min)

                    Slides

                    Getting started

                    Presented by Michele Leembruggen:
                    Introduction to retrofitting: financing (PDF 1.8 MB)

                    Presented by Michael Griffiths:
                    How to engage with consultants (PDF 2.4 MB)

                    Presented by Dr Dave Collins:
                    Green buildings that work (PDF 1.6 MB)

                    Presented by Dr Paul Bannister:
                    How to retrofit your building: from benchmarking to commissioning (PDF 2.4 MB)

                    Optimising performance and choosing technology

                    Presented by Dr Paul Bannister:
                    Optimising building performance (PDF 3 MB)

                    Presented by Ron Lazarovits:
                    Building retrofitting – 440 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (PDF 274 KB)

                    Presented by Michele Leembruggen:
                    Financing (PDF 1.4 MB)

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