Maintenance and Operations of HVAC and Mechanical Equipment

Course Overview

The mission of a school's HVAC system is to provide comfort and good indoor air quality. The goal of an HVAC maintenance program is to meet those needs while also ensuring reliability, energy efficiency, and minimum system life cycle cost. This chapter covers maintenance of ventilation, cooling, and heating systems. The benefits of careful maintenance of HVAC systems include lower energy costs, lower overall maintenance cost, better indoor air quality, longer equipment life, potentially better occupant comfort, and better information for facilities planning. These topics are covered in this course.

The course is worth 1 hour of continuing education credit continuing education credit in the area of Health, Saftety, Welfare.