Erich Binder is an independent engineering consultant with an extensive experience in in the sustainable design of Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, & Cold Climate, Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC), Plumbing, Fire Suppression & Specialty Mechanical Systems engineering. Erich has also a Certified Risk Manager with over 20 years of Process Safety, Loss Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Health & Safety Engineering and Auditing experience. Including Corporate Emergency Response and Merger and Acquisition Activities Education and certification includes

 

    Registered Engineering Technologists RET, Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET)

    Sothern Alberta Polytechnic (SAIT), Air Conditioning Engineering Technology Diploma

    SAIT Polytechnic, Registered Instructor

    Certified Risk Manager CRM, Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS)

    Refrigeration Service Engineers Society Certificate, HVAC and Building Automation Controls

    Decision & Risk Analysis & Value Engineering Certification

 

Erich has extensive experience engineering mechanical system for a variety of cold climate applications. These include Oil & Gas projects include developing HVAC standards and engineering for numerous process facilities for Oil Sands, SAGD and Mining Projects, Gas Processing, Metering Compression and Pipeline facilities, Upstream, Mid Stream, Down Stream Facilities. Erich Binder has engineered HVAC systems for various support facilities for various Industrial projects including Control Buildings, E-House, VFD and Data Storage Facilities, Maintenance, Storage and Emergency Response Facilities. He has extensive experience in Power Generation facilities, including Coal, Natural Gas, Waste Heat, Waste Wood, Run of the River and Combined Heat Power systems. Erich specializes in Hazardous spaces and environments, Laboratory, Sampling Stations, Hazardous Environment, Dust, Mist and Fume collection systems, Industrial Hygiene facilities. Erich Binder has worked as a Risk Analyst & Loss Prevention Consultant providing input into corporate insurance placement, managed Boiler Machinery, Construction Project Losses, Claims and Loss Prevention issues. He has provided support to Insurance Brokers and Insurance companies representatives to review and investigate the cause of failures relating to Power, Natural gas Mid-Stream, Compression, Metering and Pipeline machinery and fire explosion related failures. Erich Coordinated Risk and Loss Prevention audits and inspections for all corporate facilities. A key member of corporate Emergency Response Team and key leaders in Responsible Care, ISO9000, merger and acquisition programs. Erich Binder is:

 

    Society Director at Large - ASHRAE

    Past Society Director and Regional Chair - ASHRAE Region XI

    Chairman - ASHRAE Cold Climate Design Conference

    Co-Author - ASHRAE Cold Climate Building Design Guide

    Co-Author - ASHRAE Hazardous Spaces Design Guide.(Publication Pending)

    Author Industrial HVAC Design Guide – Basics of industrial HVAC - 101

    Past Coordinator - ASHRAE

    Distinguished Lecturer Program

    Past Chairman - HVAC Advisory Committee (SAIT)

    Co-developer - 2 month HVAC Certificate Program (SAIT)

    Instructor - Part Time HVAC related topics (SAIT)

    Board EXO - Young Engineers in ASHRAE Committee

    Board EXO - ASHRAE Student Activities Committee

    Board EXO - ASHRAE Members Council Vice Chairman ASHRAE Development Committee

    Chairman ASHRAE Audit Committee Member: ASHRAE TC 5.8 Industrial

    Ventilation (Combined with TC 9.2) Member : ASHRAE TC 9.2 Industrial Air Conditioning

    Chairman: ASHRAE TRG9 – CCBDG – Cold Climate Building Design Guide.

    Member: ASHRAE MTG-ACR – Air Change Rate

    Chairman - Chelonian Loss Prevention Engineering Semina