James Waltz
PE, CEM, DABFET, FAEE, FCABE
Energy Resource Associates | President
Speaker
Track H: Energy Basics
Session H1: Energy Basics 101
September 17, 2025 | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chillers 101
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY AT YOUR CUSTOMERS CENTRAL CHILLER PLANT? UNDERSTANDING WHAY CHILLERS DO IS THE PLACE TO START, THEN UNDERSTANDING HOW A PLANT CAN BE CONFIGURED AND OPERATED IS NEXT. YOU ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT AIR HANDLERS DO WITH CHILLED WATER. WE’LL COVER THE FUNDAMENTALS AND A COUPLE OF ADVANCED TOPICS.
Speaker Bio
JAMES WALTZ HAS CREDENTIALS GALORE, BUT WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT HE IS A TRUE HANDS-ON ENGINEER WHO HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS MULTI-DECADE CAREER UPGRADING EXISTING BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS USING A UNIQUE "TRANSFORMATIVE" APPROACH THAT MODIFIES EXISTING SYSTEMS TO WORK LIKE THE MOST MODERN BRAND NEW SYSTEMS. HE DOES FORENSIC INVESTIGATION, PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DESIGN, OUT-OF-THE-BOX CONSTRUCTION - AND COMMISSIONS ALL HIS PROJECTS.