Monthly Meetings

October 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

The topic of the October 12th educational webinar

tekmar presenting Levels of building and system controls.

Eric is is the Technical Sales Manager for Tekmar Control Systems, we are doing webinars and have a talk on modules in (Watts Works). A Watts Brand, based out of Vernon, BC. Canada. Eric’s passion is HVAC building controls in the mid-level residential, high end residential, light commercial and commercial facilities that we call our homes, our businesses, our built environment. With 30 plus years working for HVAC Controls manufacturers, building distribution of these products through Agencies, P & H, Mechanical and Control contracting companies here in Canada, tekmar products are manufactured in our 60,000 square foot facility located in Vernon, BC, Canada, so you are buying Canadian made, when you purchase. Training has been a very big component of getting these companies equipped to meet the needs in their marketplaces. Many weeks / months of hands on training sessions completed, ensuring best possible results for our customers. Learning online available here https://training.watts.com: Log in to the site .

September 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

The topic of the September 14th educational webinar Further education for Building Operators.

PMIC formerly BOMI Canada will speak on continued education for Building Operators. They are developing 22 competencies to enhance the field. These competencies have a wide acceptance with the Property Owners and Managers across Canada. The webinar is on where they are to this date and where they are going in the near future. It is an interesting watch and if you would like to participate in the process there are links provided.

June 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

The topic of the June 8th educational webinar will be HVAC Control Valves - What You Need to Know

Luc Chamberland Sales Manager Canada - Control Valve Specialist

Spartan Peripheral Devices
Over the years, Luc's reputation as
control valve retrofit specialist has been spreading in Canada's major engineering firms. He has become a reference for mechanical departments coast to coast. Active ASHRAE Montreal chapter member, he has been representing Spartan Peripheral Devices since 2010 in HVAC exhibitions CMPX - CMX - CIPHEX WEST AB,BC MEET Trade Shows.

Luc is focussed on problem solving and helping understanding control valves and the applications they are involved with in our daily lives.

May 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

Water Cooled Chillers – What’s New? Presented By Ainsworth Inc.

The presentation will be a discussion of recent changes to Large Ton Water Cooled Chillers with the following points: Guest Speaker: The guest speaker for this presentation will be Rick Hack, Business Development Manager-Mechanical Services with Ainsworth Inc. in Calgary, Alberta and Sheldon Tetrault, Chiller Mechanic Ainsworth Inc. and Paxton Lang, Chiller Mechanic Ainsworth Inc.

The guest panellist will be Norm Denslow, Director Chiller Division Brief: The presentation will be a discussion of recent changes to Large Ton Water Cooled Chillers with the following points: Chiller Efficiencies Enhanced Tubes Magnetic Bearing Compressors Cooling Tower Temperatures Variable Evaporator Water Flow Capacity Control – VFD Free Cooling to Mechanical Cooling Changeover Falling Film Evaporators Recycle / Restart Maintenance Issues and Q&A

April 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

ENMAX Power – Preparing the Grid for the Future.

ENMAX Power is the regulated electrical utility that owns, operates and maintains the transmission and distribution system in and around Calgary. As new technologies are advanced, such as electric vehicles and distributed energy resources like solar generation, ENMAX Power is taking proactive steps to understand the grid of the future. Join us to learn more about the trends we are seeing and what we are doing to be prepared.

March 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

Kyle D’Agostino from Heartland Exchanger, in partnership with Alfa Laval will host a discussion about gasketed plate heat exchanger (GPHE) maintenance. Servicing your exchanger at the exact right time is important, in order to avoid fouling and unnecessary maintenance spending. Please join us in order to discuss correct service intervals and best practices/methods to service them

February 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

Green Waste Reduction using cutting edge clean technology for waste management of Cardboard, Wet Waste and Organics.
The presentation will be a collaboration between VP Glen Smith of Eco-Growth Environmental and with additional subject matter expertise provided by Kim Caron President with Executive Mat Group of Companies and Mike Thompson of Clean Power World Wide

January 2021 BOA Zoom Meeting

Damir Ivancic of Cleanslate Sanitary Supplies and Gregg Shoemaker of Kleer Northern with additional subject matter expertise provided by Adon with Rochester Midland Corp.

Building Cleaning Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond

December 2020 BOA Zoom Meeting

Curt LaMontagne of Calgary-based C5+ clears up some misinformation and shares valuable

information he has on keeping our buildings safe during this pandemic. This is a continued education for

Building Operators and Property Managers

November 2020 BOA Zoom Meeting

Joanne Ogilvie MET of Sanuvox. usage of Ultraviolet Lighting usage in Commercial buildings as a useful tool in the fight against the Coronavirus.

October 2020 BOA Zoom Meeting

Mike Gerald speaks to operating facilities using filtration in conjunction with other systems in the protection of people while living and working with Covid-19.

September 2020 BOA Zoom Meeting

Honeywell and WestExcel in speaking on basic commercial HVAC operations under the Covid Virus. Awareness of safety and cautions while doing the day to day work around commercial/ institutional facilities in the Calgary Alberta area.

** Please note the first 3 minutes of the meeting was not recorded.