Webinar
Rethinking Hydronic Systems to Enable Building Electrification
This webinar will explore solutions for electrification of thermal systems using site sourced, site recovered and compressor-based heating. Air-to-water and water-to-water heat pump system benefits, limitations, and best practices will be discussed as well as cold climate strategies.
Webinar Details
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
Quick Facts
- Topics
- Contractor • Engineer & Architect
- Services
- Energy Management & Controls
Learning Objectives
- Explain the electrification landscape
- Understand heat pump capabilities and limitations
- Identify key considerations for selection and sizing
- Compare electrified system types
- Discover cold climate variations
- Unlock energy storage for both heating and cooling
Speaker
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Susanna Hanson, CEM, DGCP
Susanna Hanson is an HVAC systems development engineer for Trane. Her specialties are chilled-water systems and energy codes. During her 25 years with Trane, Susanna has served in technical roles with diverse responsibilities, from TRACE development and support to chiller and system development. She is a Certified Energy Manager who helps the company achieve its science-based targets on sustainability and climate action and advises product development teams on future energy codes.
She speaks and writes primarily on HVAC systems, energy storage, energy codes, and systems applications. She is currently serving ASHRAE as chair of Standards committee and as Director and Chair of Region VI. She was a 12-year member of ASHRAE 90.1. She earned her engineering degree from the University of Florida, focusing on energy auditing, energy management and building energy and simulation techniques. Susanna holds six patents in the areas of HVAC system and control for chilled-water systems with thermal storage and geothermal elements.
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Dan Gentry
Dan Gentry is an Applications Engineer at Trane, where he specializes in chiller plants, heat recovery, and heat pump systems for complex building and industrial applications. After getting his start as an intern in Trane’s Technology Lab where he worked in the acoustic lab while still in school, Dan spent eight years with a Wisconsin chiller manufacturer before returning to Trane in 2018.
Dan geeks out about all things decarbonization, with a special passion these days for data center solutions where he finds there’s just so much to unpack and innovate. He’s always energized by conversations about chillers and heat pumps, which remain his long‑standing engineering obsessions. And despite being surrounded by modern digital tools, Dan has one decidedly analog quirk: when it’s time to review piping diagrams, he must print them out and trace every line with highlighters. Paper, markers, and a good mechanical pencil are his essentials.
Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in HVAC Engineering Technology from Ferris State University. Outside of work, you’ll find him floating on the Mississippi with his family or relaxing at their cabin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Lukas Glaspell
Lukas is an account executive with the Trane Toronto team, holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with specialization in Environmental Engineering from Queen’s University, and is an active member of ASHRAE. Lukas works closely with clients to achieve their sustainability and energy goals by leveraging their BAS and upgrading equipment or optimizing HVAC performance. Specializing in electrification of heating and building environment optimization with smart building automation solutions, Lukas supports clients to create and design HVAC solutions and follows them through manufacturing, installation, and optimal operation. Lukas actively empowers others to take a step back and consider the holistic picture in every project. Lukas supports clients in Canada to achieve their sustainability goals with lasting results.
In his free time, Lukas hits the backcountry; canoeing and hiking in the summer, and cross country skiing in the winter.
