Trane has gathered our subject matter experts across the organization to bring you answers.
In March, the Government of Canada published Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan detailing what is needed to reach an ambitious climate target of 40-45% emissions reduction by 2030. Now is the time to get ahead of the curve and learn about how to accomplish carbon targets that will become more aggressive in years to come.
The journey to decarbonize your building is uniquely yours and Trane can meet you at any point. Whether policy, regulations or your own ESG goals are motivating your building to change, Trane has the answers.
- Event Name: Decarbonization: Declassified
- Date: October 26, 2022
- Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Appetizers to follow presentations
- Location: Trane Commercial Office | 101-525 Cochrane Drive, Markham, ON L3R 8E3
Join us for Decarbonization: Declassified. A night of discussion and forward-thinking with some of Trane’s top subject matter experts and networking opportunities with our Toronto team.
Our discussion will cover:
Building designs continue to evolve using more innovative and sustainable solutions that harness renewable and reuse energy. Jackie will be demonstrating how Trane is pushing the boundaries to satisfy cooling needs, heating needs all the while reducing carbon emissions and energy.
Kandice Cohen
Portfolio Director, Electrification of Heat for Trane Technologies
Kandice Cohen has spent her career focused on sustainability and decarbonization in the HVAC and lighting spaces within commercial and industrial buildings. She is focused on building our strategy around the megatrends of sustainability, decarbonization, and the electrification of heat. Kandice specializes in market transformation towards technologies that lead to a healthier planet, healthier buildings, and a healthier population. As Kandice executes the transition to electric heating across the Americas, she will work to change our heating infrastructure to one that is significantly more efficient and will drive major decarbonization.
Building designs continue to evolve using more innovative and sustainable solutions that harness renewable and reuse energy. Jackie will be demonstrating how Trane is pushing the boundaries to satisfy cooling needs, heating needs all the while reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.
Jackie Sopko
Chiller Commercialization Leader for Trane Commercial
Jackie has worked for Trane supporting chillers since 1997 and is currently based out of Pueblo, Colorado. During her time at Trane she has had a number of different positions; Technical Support Engineer, Water-cooled, Air-cooled and Arctic Chiller Product Manager. This gives her a great foundation to support customers. Jackie has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University – Pueblo and outside of work enjoys spending her free time traveling, camping and 4-wheeling.
Electrified heating using heat pumps is new to the industry. Lower hot water supply temperatures are a natural outcome of many heat pump solutions. Brian will be talking about the airside systems and coil selection implications of lower hot water supply temperatures.
Brian Fiegen
Systems Development Leader for Trane Commercial
Brian is the Systems Development Leader for Trane in North America responsible for the development and commercialization of Trane system offerings. Brian’s early career was focused on airside products, systems, and their issues. In his broader systems role, he has grown his background in chilled water, electrified hot water and VRF systems. Brian is a 39-year industry veteran, all with Trane. He is a member of ASHRAE and earned his BSME from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD.
This presentation will offer you insights into the science behind why and how HVAC refrigerants are evolving. Ryan will summarize the drivers behind the new regulations and legislation along with discuss the actions being taken globally comparing current and next-generation refrigerant options, their environmental impact, efficiency and safety.
Ryan Geister
Regional Sales Leader
Ryan Geister joined Trane over 26 years ago and currently serves as a Regional Sales Leader Commercial HVAC with strategic roles as the company champion for the Consulting Engineering Channel and serving on the Global Trane Technologies Refrigerant Strategy Committee. Ryan’s career has included supporting customers with HVAC systems modeling software tools, served as a Regional Sales Manager for chiller products; led the product management and product support teams as the chiller portfolio globally; and lead the Applications Engineering team. These roles offered opportunities to collaborate with the broader Trane organization to advance product and systems offerings, often serving customers around the world with an opportunity to educate and promote Trane value. Ryan has served the industry through his various involvements AHRI for over 15 years, including his role as past chairman of the Chiller Section Committee. Ryan earned his engineering degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and his MBA from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.