February 25, 2004—The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is revising its self-directed Fundamentals series of learning courses to incorporate the latest building-related technologies and up-to-date research, although the “fundamentals” will reportedly remain the same. Revision of the nine-course series, created in 1995, will take place over the next two years.
The first revision will be to Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Psychrometrics. It will be divided into two courses, Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, to be completed by June 2004, and Fundamentals of Psychrometrics, to be completed by September 2004. In addition, a new course, Fundamentals of Steam System Design, is being created.
ASHRAE’s Fundamentals series currently includes courses on HVAC systems, thermodynamics and psychrometrics, heating and cooling loads, air system design, water system design, heating systems, electrical systems and building electrical energy use, HVAC control systems, and refrigeration. For more information on the series, visit.
