Upcoming classes (click on the title to learn more and/or register):

» Residential EPIC Training (Arlington, VA) (4/20/10)
» Residential EPIC Training (Arlington, VA) (8/3/10)

Educators and trainers who wish to fully understand and teach the ACCA system design process should take ACCA's Educational Program in Instructor Certification (EPIC). These intensive classes, taught by Hank Rutkowski (author and editor of ACCA's technical manuals) are offered a few times a year.

Residential Version
Residential EPIC classes certify HVACR professionals to teach residential heating and cooling system design principles using ACCA industry standard manuals and materials from ACCA’s Environmental Systems Library.

Who should attend: contractors, vocational teachers, design and utility personnel, wholesalers, energy commission, licensing, government officials and others who are committed to advancing their careers by becoming certified in HVAC systems design.

The course covers:

• Manual D (Duct Design)
• Manual J (Load Calculation)
• Manual H (Heat Pump Systems)
• Manual P (Psychrometrics)
• Manual S (Equipment Selection)
• Manual T (Air Distribution Basics)
• Manual 4 (Perimeter Heating & Cooling)
• Manual TT-102 (Understanding the Friction Chart)

Each student receives copy of each manual covered as well as worksheets and forms for Manuals J and D, and psychrometric charts.

Commercial Version
If your company needs simplified, practical procedures for calculating both heat loss and heat gain in small to medium commercial structures using unitary air conditioning equipment, this Manual N training is for you.

With a focus on both manual and computer methods, this advanced training helps contractors develop an understanding of how to calculate the various components of a commercial facility’s heating and cooling load.

While emphasis is placed on identifying and calculating peak load conditions, discussion is also directed at understanding the structure’s needs under part-load conditions. Much of the information covered is based on the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. Days 1 and 2 are spent learning Manual N commercial load calculation fundamentals. Day three is devoted to learning Wrightsoft’s Right-N computerized commercial load calculation program.

Areas covered include:
• Outside Design Conditions
• Inside Design Conditions
• Solar Radiation Heat Gain Through Glass
• Heat Transmission Through Structural Components
• Heat Gain From Internal Sources
• Ventilation Loads
• Infiltration Loads
• Dehumidification Loads
• Identifying time-of-day peak cooling
• Duct Heat Gain & Loss
• Completing the Manual N Form

In the final exam, students prepare a manual load calculation on a light commercial facility. While not a requirement, it is suggested that students complete Manual J, residential load calculation training or the equivalent before attending this class.

Questions? Contact Kelly Ercole at kelly.ercole@acca.org or 703-824-8840