Program Overview

Mechanical Technologist – HVAC Theory Diploma Program

Program Overview

The Mechanical Technologist – HVAC Theory Diploma is a comprehensive professional training program in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. The curriculum provides students with in-depth technical understanding of principles and applications for design, operation, inspection, maintenance, and retrofit of HVAC systems to ensure acceptable indoor air quality standards while meeting energy conservation, green building, and other requirements.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program are well-suited for positions such as:

• Project engineer/manager
• Mechanical or HVAC engineer or designer
• Applications engineer
• Systems designer engineer
• HVAC controls technician
• Energy professional
• Plant engineer
• Technical sales representative
• Customer service representative

Courses in this Program

• HVAC – I: Fundamental Concepts and Systems
• HVAC – II: Equipment, Control, and Operation Maintenance Management
• Ontario Building Code
• Engineering Project Management
• Canadian Industrial Practices and Workplace Culture

Program Outcomes

Knowledge

• Gain proficiency in the area of HVAC engineering, retrofit, inspection, and maintenance.
• Become familiar with practices in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration.
• Understand principles of cooling and ventilation, sources of heat, energy supplies, heat loss and gain, air movement, conventional installation methods, space heaters, introduction to electric heating, safety issues, etc.

Skills

• Perform analysis, design, operation, inspection, and maintenance of HVAC systems.
• Oversee installation, operation, troubleshooting, and servicing of HVAC systems.
• Calculate HVAC system cooling and heating loads, develop psychrometric tables and charts.
• Select components and design layout of HVAC systems while giving considerations to energy conservation and green building design principles.
• Select temperature controls for HVAC systems including pneumatic, electric, electronic, and computer-based software.
• Investigate and resolve indoor air quality issues in the built environment, examine the typical types of health complaints and the role of ventilation systems.
• Perform energy audits, estimate energy use for existing equipment, and assess conservation options.
• Select measurement devices and calculate potential energy savings.
• Oversee operation and maintenance of HVAC systems and components including chillers, cooling towers, DX units, boilers, fans, pumps, and controls.
• Oversee troubleshooting of system malfunctions, set-up and implement maintenance programs that enhance performance and reliability of HVAC systems.
• Exercise good work habits and communication practices in relation with HVAC industry workplace.
• Perform research and access industry technical information for the HVAC technology.

Course Outlines

1. HVAC I— Fundamental Concepts and Systems

• Lesson 1.1: Basic HVAC System Calculations
• Lesson 1.2: Design Conditions
• Lesson 1.3: Cooling and Heating Load Calculations
• Lesson 1.4: Energy Estimating Methods
• Lesson 1.5: Duct and pipe Sizing
• Lesson 1.6: Life-cycle General Concept
• Lesson 1.7: Air-Conditioning System Concepts
• Lesson 1.8: System Configurations
• Lesson 1.9: Hydronic Heating and Cooling System Design
• Lesson 1.10: Heat pump, Cogeneration, and Heat Recovery Systems
• Lesson 1.11: Course Overview and Final Exam

2. HVAC II— Equipment, Control and Operation

• Lesson 2.1: Air-processing Equipment
• Lesson 2.2: Refrigeration Equipment
• Lesson 2.3: Heating Equipment
• Lesson 2.4: Pluming Equipment and Systems
• Lesson 2.5: Fire Protection Equipment and Systems
• Lesson 2.6: Sustainability and Codes
• Lesson 2.7: Motor drives, starting Methods and Control
• Lesson 2.8: Controls and Building Management Systems
• Lesson 2.9: Commissioning and Handover
• Lesson 2.10: Safety in Design and Operation
• Lesson 2.11: Cost-Effective operation and Maintenance

3. HVAC II—Equipment, Control and operation

• Lesson 3.1: Energy Management and Conservation
• Lesson 3.2: Trouble Shooting and Fine Tuning HVAC Equipment
• Lesson 3.3: Air-Conditioning Buildings in Operation
• Lesson 3.4: Course overview, Exam Preparation

4. Maintenance Management

• Lesson 4.1: Effective Maintenance Practices
• Lesson 4.2: Maintenance Staffing and Processes
• Lesson 4.3: Maintenance planning and Scheduling
• Lesson 4.4: Maintenance Administration
• Lesson 4.5: Course Overview and exam preparation

5. Ontario Building Code

• Lesson 5.1: Introduction to Building code
• Lesson 5.2: Design requirements
• Lesson 5.3: Compliance
• Lesson 5.4: Course Overview, exam Preparation and Final examination

6. Engineering Project Management

• Lesson 6.1: Introduction, Project Life cycle and Management processes
• Lesson 6.2: Initiating a Project
• Lesson 6.3: Project Scope planning
• Lesson 6.4: Project Scheduling and Budgeting
• Lesson 6.5: Planning Project integration
• Lesson 6.6: Executing a Project
• Lesson 6.7: Monitoring and Controlling a Project
• Lesson 6.8: Closing a project
• Lesson 6.9: Life Cycle Cost
• Lesson 6.10: Tendering Process
• Lesson 6.11: Contracting process
• Lesson 6.12: Course Overview, Exam Preparation and Final Exam

7. Canadian industrial Practices and Workplace Culture

• Lesson 7.1: Good industrial practices
• Lesson 7.2: Workplace Safety
• Lesson 7.3: Canadian Workplace Culture and cultural intelligence
• Lesson 7.3: Getting Job Ready and Keeping the Job
• Lesson 7.4: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Skills
• Lesson 7.5: Course Overview, exam Preparation and Final exam