Conference Agenda

Gerry A. Lanham, PE

Former President of KBD/Technic, Inc. (Consulting Division of CECO Environmental, Inc.) with over 58 years’ experience in the design and installation of dust control and industrial ventilation systems and energy management and analysis projects in the United States and internationally.

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track C: Modelling 

Track D: COVID-19 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track D: COVID-19 

Lidia Morawska is Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and the Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at QUT, which is a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization. Lidia also holds positions of Adjunct Professor, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research (ECI), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, of Vice-Chancellor Fellow, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, UK, and is a co-director of the Australia-China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management She conducts fundamental and applied research in the interdisciplinary field of air quality and its impact on human health and the environment, with a specific focus on science of airborne particulate matter. She is a physicist and received her doctorate at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for research on radon and its progeny.  An author of almost one thousand journal papers, book chapters and refereed conference papers, Lidia has been involved at the executive level with a number of relevant national and international professional bodies, is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and a recipient of numerous scientific awards.

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Track D: COVID-19 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Presenter 1 will give the audience an overview of a case study and lessons learned from the design, commissioning and operation of local hazardous exhaust ventilation systems for an offshore oil & gas production facility. Presenter 2 will review Enclosed vs. Enclosure-Less Dust Collectors. When can Enclosure-Less collectors be used in the workspace and what are the benefits? Who makes that determination? Presenter 3 will review challenges of using natural ventilation in hazardous environments in large buildings.   Freeze up Issues in winter months (ice and snow at intake louvers) and overheating issues (60°C) during the summer months while trying to maintain 3 air change per hour of continuous ventilation.

Mick Schwedler, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP

Mick Schwedler, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP is ASHRAE’s Society President for the 2021-22 term. Schwedler previously served on the ASHRAE Board of Directors as president-elect, treasurer, vice president and director-at-large.

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Track C: Modelling 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track D: COVID-19 

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

William P. Bahnfleth is a professor of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. He is a Fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Dr. Bahnfleth holds a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a registered professional engineer. His primary research interest is energy efficient control of indoor air quality with a focus on control of bioaerosols using germicidal ultraviolet light. Dr. Bahnfleth is the author or co-author of more than 180 journal articles and 15 book chapters and books. He has served ASHRAE in many capacities, including as 2013-14 Society President and chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force. His ASHRAE awards include the Exceptional Service Award, the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit for teaching, and the F. Paul Anderson Award, ASHRAE’s highest individual honor. His work as chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has been recognized with a letter of appreciation from the US EPA and the ASHRAE Presidential Certificate of Honor.

Ventilation for Airborne Infection Risk Mitigation – What We’ve Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Guidance for engineering controls to reduce exposure of building occupants to infectious aerosols has focused heavily on increasing outdoor air flow rates, upgrading filter efficiencies, and addition of standalone filtration and disinfection technologies. Less attention has been devoted to air distribution, however, there is a growing awareness of its significance. This presentation will consider a number of important ways in which well-conceived air distribution can enhance the effectiveness of a risk mitigation strategy and how future HVAC system designs may change as a result.

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Track C: Modelling 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Cameron Schuler

Cameron Schuler is the Chief Commercialization Officer & Vice President, Industry Innovation at the Vector Institute. He is the former Executive Director of Amii ,where, for 8 years, he led one of the top-ranked Machine Learning and AI groups in the world. Cameron’s multifaceted career has covered finance, business & product development, consumer products, IT and general management from start-ups to mature companies. His industry experience includes Alternative Energy, Banking, Consumer Products, Information Technology (Consumer and Enterprise), Investment Sales and Trading, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Oil & Gas, and Oil & Gas Services. Roles have included COO, CFO, President and CEO and he was COO & CFO of a food manufacturer whose products lead to sales of over 250 million units.

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Track D: COVID-19 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices 

Track C: Modelling 

Track A: Industrial Ventilation for Process Applications (occupational health, environmental emissions, innovations, best practices, etc) 

Track B: Industrial HVAC-Innovations and Best Practices