Videos

They say video is the next best thing to being there. If you missed Jim Newman's latest presentation in a city near you, check out one - or more - of the presentations below. We've picked some highlights that we think will be especially useful for you to save money, save energy, improve indoor air quality or finance energy options.

Transforming Existing Buildings into High-Performing Facilities: HVAC & COVID-19

Jim Newman expands on one of his most popular ASRHAE Distinguished Lecture titles, "Transforming an Existing Building into a High-Performing Facility," and adds a timely spin with "What we’ve learned about the capability of HVAC to minimize risks of COVID-19." More specifically, he addresses various air cleaning technologies that can help prevent the spread of airborne disease, such as COVID-19, when used properly. Hosted by the ASHRAE Ottawa chapter, November 17th, 2020.
Watch it here, passcode 7JLz.s6V 

PACE for HVAC to Minimize Infectious Disease - Webinar

Hosted by Lean & Green Michigan, October 9th, 2020, Jim Newman provided technical knowledge on the role that ventilation rates, airflow regimes, filtration, and other systems can play in minimizing infectious disease, as well as how PACE can help finance many of these HVAC and indoor air quality (IAQ) building improvements. This webinar will be especially applicable to: building owners and managers, architects, engineers, employers, and real estate professionals. Watch it here. 

Resilience for Buildings in a Changing Climate

PechaKucha Night is a periodic event in many cities throughout the world where architects, designers and other creative professionals network and showcase their talents in a fast-paced, engaging format. The format - PechaKucha 20x20 - is a simple presentation where the speaker shows and discusses 20 images, each for 20 seconds. In July 2019, Jim was a featured presenter at the Detroit AIA, COTE PechaKucha Night event. You can see his presentation here. 

Green & Sustainable Practices: How to Design a Healthier, More Profitable Building with Better Coordination Among Architects, Engineers and Owners

In March, 2018, Jim Newman was a guest lecturer for a graduate class at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering.

Click here for video clips of this presentation:  

• • Build a Better Building – And Keep it That Way
  • What Does Green Actually Mean to HVAC?
  • High Performing HVAC Systems Are The Key

Transforming Older Buildings into High Performance Facilities

In Sept., 2014, Jim Newman gave this presentation as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer at the ASHRAE RAL CRC in Madrid, Spain, to an international audience of industry professionals.

In May, 2014, he presented this topic at the DTE/ESD Energy Conference. (Engineering Society of Detroit)

Click here for these video clips from the ASHRAE Conference in Madrid: 

• • The Benefits of Retro-Commissioning
  • What Does "Green" Mean to HVAC?
  • Predictive vs Preventive vs Reactive Maintenance
  • What Happens When HVAC Goes from Green to Gray?
  • Audience Questions: Are the designers getting system design wrong? How can we improve operations and maintenance training? How can architects work with building engineers to design more efficient systems?
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Click here for these video clips from the DTE/ESD Conference: