VSPMA Major Mechanical Workshop
May 29, 2025
7AM – 4:45PM
13900 HULL STREET ROAD N
MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112
Join VSPMA for our first ever Major Mechanical Workshop! Learn the latest in mechanical technology, funding sources, and best practices. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to meet other facility managers.
Please direct any questions to the event planner at 757-536-1836 and/or email at bailey05@vt.edu.
Workshop Agenda
| Start | End | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7AM | 3PM | Lobby | Conference Check-In |
| 7:45AM | 7:55AM | Lobby | Welcome to our first ever Major Mechanical Workshop!!!!! |
| 8AM | 9AM | Main Ballroom | Breakfast and morning coffee |
| 9AM | 9:15AM | Main Ballroom | Opening Ceremony - Pledge of Allegiance: Dr. John Bailey, Conference Planner VSPMA - Welcome: VSPMA President: Debra Yap, VDOE Facilities and COO Josh Davis, Chesterfield County Schools - Schedule for the day: Dr. John A. Bailey, Conference Planner VSPMA |
| 9:15AM | 10AM | Main Ballroom | Group Discussion on all things Major Mechanical-Facilitator: Debra Yap-VA DOE-Facility Services |
| 10AM | 10:15AM | Break | Time to stand, stretch, restroom |
| 10:15AM | 12PM | Main Ballroom | Breakout 1: ODM-Outside Air and Indoor Envirnmental Control (10:15-10:45) Breakout 2: HAVTECH-Rethinking Air Handler Renewal: The Case for Fan Arrays for VA Public Schools (10:50-11:20) and Breakout 3: TRANE-Navigating New Refrigerants (11:25-11:55) |
| 12PM | 1PM | Main Ballroom | Lunch |
| 1PM | 1:55PM | Lobby | Visit vendor booths to see product lines and latest innovations |
| 2PM | 2:30PM | Main Ballroom | Breakout 4: ABM: Major Mechanical Funding Programs for Virginia Public Schools |
| 2:30PM | 3PM | Main Ballroom | Breakout 5: Hobbs & Associates: VRF System Lessons Learned |
| 3PM | 3:30PM | Main Ballroom | Breakoutt 6: Chesapeake Controls: Cost impact on Retro-Commissiioning |
| 3:30PM | 4PM | Main Ballroom | Breakout 7: Troy and Banks: Utilty Audits and Monitoring Your Electrical Costs |
| Workshop Closes! Thanks for Participating! |