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Dennis Knight, P.E., FASHRAE has 47 years experience in the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of buildings and their HVAC systems.  Dennis is the founder and a principal of Whole Building Systems, LLC (WBS), a high performance building consultancy, located in Charleston, SC.  He holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and has registrations in both Mechanical and Fire Protection Engineering.  WBS works primarily with k-12 school districts and higher education institutions designing HVAC upgrades and retrofits, performing systems conditions assessments, monitoring system performance, testing indoor air quality, and commissioning new HVAC systems.  He also works as a consultant to the SC Department of Education's Office of School Facility Construction providing plan reviews for code compliance on school facility renovation projects.

As a volunteer member of ASHRAE, he is currently the Vice Chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force, a former Society Vice President, an ASHRAE Fellow and an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer.  He has held numerous chapter, regional and society level positions within ASHRAE and has authored and co-authored several articles and publications on Building Information Modeling and Integrated Building Design during the past 40 plus years.