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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineers design and develop heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration systems for usage in residences, manufacturing sites, offices, commercial buildings, etc.

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Description

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineers design and develop heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration systems for usage in residences, manufacturing sites, offices, commercial buildings, etc. They strive for solutions that serve the needs of clients and respond to architectural restrictions of sites.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
technical drawingsdistrict heating and coolingheating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration partstypes of heat pumpselectric heating systemsengineering principlesmechanical engineeringmechanicsengineering processesintegrated designdomestic cooling systemshydraulics
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
fluid mechanicsbiogas energygeothermal energy systemselectrical engineeringrefrigerantscomponents of air conditioning systemsdesign principlesindustrial heating systemscombined heat and power generationdistribution of heating cooling and hot waterenergy conservationdomestic heating systemsthermodynamicsventilation systemsproduct data management
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heatinguse technical drawing softwareidentify fitted source for heat pumpsdesign district heating and cooling energy systemsdesign an electric heating systemassess energy consumption of ventilation systemsdesign heat pump installationsdesign heating and cooling emission systemsperform a feasibility study on heat pumpsdetermine appropriate heating and cooling systemexecute feasibility studyadvise on fitted ventilation systemsapprove engineering designperform a feasibility study on district heating and coolingassess heating and cooling systemsperform scientific researchperform a feasibility study on electric heatingadjust engineering designsassess financial viability
OPTIONALOptional competences
perform test runinstall heating boilerdesign a solar absorption cooling systemdesign geothermal energy systemsuse CAD softwareintegrate biogas energy in buildingsperform feasibility study on solar heatingconduct performance testsdesign a solar heating systemcreate technical plansdesign passive energy measuresoperate climate controldesign hot water systemsadvise architectsdesign ventilation networkdetermine internal air quality parametersperform a feasibility study on solar absorption coolingdraft design specificationsadvise on machinery malfunctionsinstall heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ductsrecord test datalead a teamdesign prototypesdesign a combined heat and power systemanalyse test datainstall heating furnace

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

72 total
31 essential · 41 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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