Upcoming Webinar · September 24, 2026

Decarbonizing buildings starts with HVAC.

A practical guide for engineers. Where building energy waste actually hides, and the decisions that recover it. Hosted by OSPE as part of Thought Leadership Thursdays.

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Date
Thu, Sept 24, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Format
Virtual
Live, one hour
CPD
1 hour eligible
Toward PEO PEAK
Cost
Free for members
$59 for non-members
Registration is through OSPE Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, Thought Leadership Thursdays
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About this session

Buildings account for about 40% of energy consumption in most developed countries, and HVAC systems are where the biggest and fastest wins live. But diagnosing why a system underperforms takes more than equipment knowledge. It takes a solid grasp of the underlying physics and the ability to connect theory to what is actually happening in the field.

Drawing on over 40 years bridging theory and hands-on diagnostic practice, Dr. Mohamed Hamed shares practical strategies for cutting building energy waste: equipment selection, load calculations, commissioning, and retrofit decisions. These are building examples, but the principles extend directly to many industrial systems.

What you will take away

  • Why the instinct to escalate, meaning more capacity, more heat, more sophisticated equipment, so often fails to fix the actual problem.
  • How equipment selection decisions lock in operating cost for the life of a building, and what to check before they are made.
  • Where load calculations quietly go wrong, and how that error propagates into oversized, inefficient systems.
  • What commissioning catches that design review cannot, and why skipping it is the most expensive saving in a project.
  • How to judge whether a retrofit is a real fix or an expensive purchase that leaves the waste in place.

Your speaker

Dr. Mohamed Hamed, CANETCO founder and lead instructor

Dr. Mohamed Hamed, PhD, P.Eng., FEC

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University · Founder, CANETCO

Over 40 years across industry practice and university teaching. Has designed and diagnosed HVAC, refrigeration, and thermal systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities across Canada. Founded CANETCO, the Canadian Engineering Training Company, in 1997 to close the gap between engineering theory and field practice. More about CANETCO.

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This session is an introduction. The material below is covered in full, with the calculations and design decisions worked through end to end. All CANETCO courses are PEO PEAK compliant.

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