Join ASHRAE Manitoba on March 12th for an insightful session with Dr. Davide Ziviani, exploring cutting‑edge techno‑economic and climate-based evaluations of advanced heat pumping and water heating technologies. Don’t miss this forward‑looking look at the future of HVAC innovation.
Summary
Low-GWP refrigerants and advanced heat pumps are gaining attention to replace or integrate existing heat pumping and water heating technologies while meeting electrification and decarbonization targets. Assessing new equipment requires realistic building loads, climate conditions, utility rates and operating costs among other aspects. This lecture will present a systematic methodology to compare conventional heat pumping technologies and advanced systems while accounting for realistic building behaviors, user schedules, climate conditions and utilities. The analyses yield quantitative investigations of performance trade-offs of climate-based equipment solutions, and investigation of a broad range of emerging technologies with realistic benchmark cases (building type, climates, load profiles, performance rating).
Speaker
Dr. Davide Ziviani is an Assistant Professor in Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director of the Center for High Performance Buildings. After completing his Ph.D. in Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Ghent, he joined Purdue in 2017 and became faculty in 2019. He teaches thermodynamics and thermal systems analysis and is a core instructor for the International Refrigeration and Compressor Course.
Dr. Ziviani leads a robust research program focused on emerging HVAC&R technologies, high‑performance
buildings, thermal management, military applications, and space habitats, supported by more than $6M in industry and federal funding from agencies including DOE, DOD, and NASA. He has authored over 150 publications, contributed to multiple book chapters, and holds several patents.
Actively engaged in ASHRAE and the International Institute of Refrigeration, he serves in numerous leadership roles across technical committees and conference planning. His work has been recognized through multiple awards, including Purdue’s Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship and the 2023 ASHRAE New Investigator Award.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 11:45am to 1:00 pm (Meeting starts at 12:00pm)
Location: Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba
Address: 870 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, MB R3M 2M7
Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 10th.
Select one of the options below to register or make payment online:
| Members | $50 |
| Non-Members | $65 |
| Register Only | Pay at the door |
| Students | $25 |