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March 2025 
Meet the Team
CT ASHRAE 2024-2025
Officers and Board of Governors
Past President: Kevin Wixom
President: Eli Writes
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President-Elect: Brittany Lydon
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Treasurer: Hank Cullinane
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Vice President: Brian Messerschmidt
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Secretary - Ryan Martin
Board of Governor: Kevin Wixom
Board of Governor: Matt Andel
Board of Governor: Erik Schubert
Board of Governor: Joe Valle
Board of Governor: Chris Gallagher
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Meeting Announcement
March 2025 Dinner Meeting
March 13, 2025
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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The Courtyard by Marriott
4 Sebethe Drive
Cromwell, CT 06416
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March 2025 DINNER MEETING
Acoustic Considerations for HVAC Design
Meeting Sponsors:
Appetizer Display Tray Sponsor: 1 Available
Vendor Tables: 3 Available
Open Bar Sponsor: Melia Associates
Wine/Beer Raffle Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric
Order of Events:
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Tech Session
5:45 PM to 6:45 PM - Registration, Networking & Cocktail Hour
6:45 PM to 7:15 PM - Dinner
7:15 PM to 8:30 PM - Dinner Session
Tech Session:
Acoustic Considerations for HVAC Design
Tech Session Duration: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tech Session Location: Waterford Room
Tech Session Speaker: Jack Taylor, Robert Connick
Speaker Bio:
Jack Taylor is a member of Acentech’s Architectural Acoustics group. He is involved in a wide range of projects including commercial, residential, performing arts, and educational facilities. He consults in the areas of architectural acoustics, noise and vibration control, and environmental acoustics. His experience previous to joining Acentech included an internship in the Multisensory Perception and Communication Group at the Air Force Research Lab, and work at a commercial real estate firm.
Bob Connick is a Principal acoustician working on various projects involving institutional, commercial and residential facilities. His areas of concentration include architectural acoustics, mechanical systems noise and vibration control, and environmental acoustics. Bob has teamed on many high-profile projects, including Children’s National Health at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, and the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, FL. Bob serves as the Healthcare Market Co-Leader at Acentech, and a member of the New England Healthcare Engineers' Society (NEHES).
Tech Session Description:
Part 1: Intro
This segment covers a brief refresher on a few basic terms that show up in standards and on cut sheets that will be key to the overall presentation. We expect that the audience has at least a passing familiarity of these concepts. This is intended to be a quick overview to ensure everyone is on the same page and to highlight some important distinctions key to our work.
1. Sound power vs Sound Pressure
2. Octave bands vs dBA, dBC and similar single number metrics
3. NC Contours
Part 2: Codes and Standards
This segment discusses key items from ASHRAE Applications Ch 49: Noise and Vibration Control and other relevant standards
1. Table 1: Design Guidelines for HVAC related Background Sound in Rooms
2. LEED, CHPS, State Requirements
a. Covers both indoor and outdoor noise codes
Part 3: Acoustic Considerations for HVAC Design
We expect that the audience is mostly familiar with common types of sound attenuation methods: duct lining, sound attenuators, etc. This segment will aim to dig a little deeper into some of these concepts and touch on how aspects of mechanical design (duct size, layout, pressure, etc.) can impact acoustic performance.
1. Identifying the right sound data.
a. Different ways data are presented. What does it tell us? What’s good data vs “junk” data?
b. Relating published data to field performance: distance, environment, etc.
i. Case Study: Cassette Style VRFs measured in an anechoic room.
ii. Case Study: Classes Rooftop Equipment Sound Data.
2. High, Medium, and Low pressure duct sizing:
a. Common criteria for low to high pressure duct – FPM, Friction Rate, ASHRAE criteria
b. Airflow velocity and friction rate: Sometimes default friction rates are not sufficient to achieve noise goals in low pressure duct. What do we recommend instead? (References ASHRAE and Acentech best practice)
3. Terminal box pressure drop:
a. How does the difference in static pressure between the medium pressure side and the low pressure side imparted by the terminal box control affect acoustic performance and what noise control measures are required?
4. Duct silencers:
a. How does location impact acoustic performance? Systems effects, Self Noise, etc. What are acousticians looking for in submittals besides just insertion loss.
5. Diffuser Locations:
a. How diffuser types and locations affect sound levels (reference ASHRAE)
Dinner Presentation:
Acoustics Mitigation
Dinner Session Duration: 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM
Dinner Session Location: Nutmeg Ballroom
Dinner Presentation Description:
- New Acoustics Lab
- Importance of System effects
- Where do common noise problems occur
- RTU Noise Control
- Generator Noise Control
- Air Cooled Chiller Noise Control
Dinner Sessions Speaker: Dan LaForgia
Speaker Bio:
Dan LaForgia’s engineering career is currently employed with Swegon North America, Inc. as a Key Accounts Sales Manager, Commercial and Tunnel/Metro Markets for the Vibro-Acoustics Brand. Dan is actively working with our sales representative network to call on consulting engineers and acoustic consultants to help educate the mechanical consultants on the importance of noise control and how to correctly apply noise control solutions.
Dan has his Bachelor of Engineering in Acoustics from the University of Hartford (2005) and has a 20 years of industry experience. Dan spent his first few years as an acoustical consultant at a NYC firm and then switched to the manufacturing side. Dan is an experienced presenter and conducted lunch and learns, technical sessions as well as the ability to help look at an entire project to address the many different noise and vibration considerations for engineers in their designs.
Dan is a full member of Acoustical Society of America (ASA), INCE and ASHRAE. He is also active in ASHRAE T.C. 2.6 Acoustics and Vibration Technical committee.
Dinner Menu:
Starters: Soup and Spring Mix Salad, artisan rolls and butter
Entrees: Gluten Free Gnocchi Primavera and Sliced Sirloin with Roasted Garlic Au Jus, Mashed Potatoes, fresh seasonal vegetables
Desserts, Coffee and Teas
To avoid a $10 late fee, please register by March 12
Calendar of Events
Mark your calendar for the 2025 year!
| DATE | TOPIC(S) |
| March 14, 2025 | Dinner Meeting |
| April 10, 2025 | Dinner Meeting |
| May 8, 2025 | Dinner Meeting |
Research Promotion
Research Promotion
CT ASHRAE Vendor Directory Campaign with RepGuide
We are excited to announce that our 2024-2025 Product Directory is now available to our CT ASHRAE Chapter Members!
Available on a web-based portal and as a PDF Download, this Directory features many of our local equipment representatives' and suppliers' line cards as well as a helpful product cross-referencing index. Thank you to all who contributed to our 1st collaboration with RepGuide in creating this directory. Our hope is that we will continue to grow this directory to encompass more and more of our local equipment representatives and products each year in support of our Chapter's Research Promotion Campaign.
You can access the Online and PDF versions of the 2024-2025 Product Directory by logging in to the Member Area of our chapter website: https://ctashrae.org/members.php and selecting NEW! 2024 Product Directory from the menu on the left-hand side of the webpage.
Kevin Wixom
2024-25 CT ASHRAE Research Promotion Chair
The RP Campaign is an annual fundraising campaign benefitting the funding of numerous ASHRAE programs:
- ASHRAE Research
- Scholarships for Undergraduate Students
- ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) Development of Course & Materials
- Graduate Research Projects
- Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) Leadership Training
Please vist https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/research/ashrae-rp for more information on Research Promotion.
Donation Levels
- Recognition at all Chapter meetings
- Organization name on www.ctashrae.org home page
- Organization name on www.ctashrae.org Research Promotion page
- Recognition in monthly newsletter
- Recognition at all Chapter meetings
- Organization name on www.ctashrae.org home page
- Organization name on www.ctashrae.org Research Promotion page
- Recognition in monthly newsletter
- Organization name on www.ctashrae.org Research Promotion page
- Recognition in monthly newsletter
Donate to
ASHRAE Research
ASHRAE Research Promotion contributions made through the ASHRAE HQ website are fast, secure, and easy. CLICK below to donate
CT ASHRAE thanks the following 2024-2025 Research Promotion Contributors:
Platinum Level Donors: Min. $2,000
EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Gold Level Donors: Min. $1,000
ABS Building Systems, Inc.
Harry Grodsky & Company Incorporated
EDOS Manufacturers Reps
Belimo
Emerson Swan
Silver Level Donors: Min. $500
Flow Tech, Inc.
Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Trane
Melia Associates
CTC Building Solutions
Tighe & Bond
Swan Associates Incorporated
Macri Associates
van Zelm Engineers
Organization Donors
| F+F Mechanical Enterprise, Inc. |
| Environmental Systems Corp. |
| Controlled Air Inc. |
| W W Rothmann Co. Inc. |
Individual Donors
| Mr. Joseph L Furman |
| Mr. Kevin Wixom |
| Miss Ashley Keller |
| Mr. Daniel A Cowan, II |
| Mr. Ryan Martin |
| Mr. Ben Colter |
| Mr. Brian Messerschmidt |
| Mr. Eric Fontaine |
| Mr. Hank Cullinane |
| Mr. Robert Andel |
| Miss Brittany Lydon |
| Mr. Erik Schubert |
| Mr. Craig Marshall |
| Mr. Thomas Buckley |
| Mr. Allan Brown |
| Mr. Ronald Beliveau |
| Mr. Matthew Mullen |
| Mr. Jeremy Rapoza |
| Mr. Craig Parker |
| Mr. Peter Anderson |
| Mr. Daniel Caporizzo |
THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO OUR RP GOAL!
You can access the Online and PDF versions of the 2024 Product Directory by logging in to the Member Area of our chapter website: https://ctashrae.org/members.php and selecting NEW! 2024 Product Directory from the menu on the left-hand side of the webpage.
Membership News
Membership News
We would like to give a big shout out to all of our new members that have recently joined CT AHSREA!
| Donna | Perri |
| James | DePaola |
| Christopher | Miller |
| Carl | Pappalardo |
| Xavier | Depestre |
| Douglas | Geoffrey |
| Austin | Malik |
| Oluwaseyi | Ogunojmeite |
| Joel | Mascia |
| Komi Julien | ATITSOH |
| Nicholas | Chiasson |
| Todd | Holland |
| Brian | Doty |
Membership Special Events!
Membership Referral Program
The membership referral program is still around! If you refer a member and they pay the CT chapter dues, both you and the new member will be given a $20 Visa gift card.
Click Here to learn more about the benefits of ASHRAE Membership!
Young Engineers in ASHRAE
YEA
Please see the comment below from our own Josh Salem about his experice with the Chapter Leadership Adademy
On the weekend of January 10, 2025, I had the honor of being nominated to travel down to ASHRAE HQ for the 2025 Chapter Leadership Academy (CLA).
At the CLA, ASHRAE leadership guided the attendees (from chapters all over the world) through a crash course on the organization of ASHRAE, answers to FAQ, familiarize newer involved members with the steps and effort required to participate in roles above the chapter level, and many more topics. Along with that, the CLA allowed all attendees to create meaningful relationships with members from all over the world.
My attendance at this training session gave me the education necessary to be able to understand the opportunities I can provide to our chapter’s YEA members, as well as who to talk to within the entire ASHRAE organization with questions regarding my current position as YEA chair.
Overall, my attendance at the Chapter Leadership Academy was incredibly beneficial and I would highly recommend it to any chapter members who are interested in becoming more involved in our local chapter, learning more about how to operate within their current chair position, participating in regional committees, or participating in higher levels of ASHRAE all the way up to society.
Event Schedule
Please keep an eye out for email communications and postings in our CT ASHRAE newsletters for more information regarding CT ASHRAE YEA EVENTS in the near future! If you have any ideas for an engaging YEA event, never hesitate to send recommendations to Josh Salem and Chris Gallagher at [email protected]
Sponsorship OportunitIES
CT ASHRAE is capable of sponsoring YEA members' associated fees for attending ASHRAE National Conferences. Please reach out to Josh Salem and Chris Gallagher at [email protected] with any questions regarding this.
The future of our industry relies on young engineers to drive innovation and improve efficiency. WE are the engineers that are going to usher the industry into a new era of sustainability.
education OportunitIES
CT ASHRAE is capable of supplying members with books necessary to prepare for their FE exams. Please reach out to Josh Salem and Chris Gallagher at [email protected] with any questions regarding this.
CONNECTION NEWSLETTER
The YEA Connection newsletter is a member benefit received by all YEA members. If you are not receiving the newsletter, please make sure [email protected] is added to your safe list.
Sign Up for the YEA Newsletter: https://ashrae.realmagnet.land/yea-newsletter-signup
Interested in being on the YEA committee? Contact Josh Salem and Chris Gallagher at [email protected]
Student Activities
Student Activities
Welcome Student Members!
The student activities committee aims to provide opportunities for students through scholarships, leadership programs, design competitions, and networking events. Be sure to follow our LinkedIn page below to stay updated on upcoming events and announcements. All members are welcome to join the ASHRAE CT Chapter meeting on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
You can also join ASHRAE's Instagram and Facebook page below to connect with students from other branches!
Student Activities Chair
Hey students! My name is Marwa Mohamed and I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Central Connecticut State University as of Spring 2024. I became a student member of ASHRAE in 2023 and now work as an HVAC Design Engineer. Becoming a member gave me access to professional opportunities and scholarships that made a difference in my career path. Feel free to reach out to me for any ideas, concerns, or questions and I hope to see you at our events!
Marwa Mohamed
CT CHAPTER Scholarship
ASHRAE CT is awarding 4 students $1,000 scholarships this May. The deadline to apply is Sunday April 27, 2025. Download the scholarship application here: 2025 Scholarship Application
Congratulations to last year's CT ASHRAE Scholarship Winners!
Jared White
Meredith Jones
Juan Silva
Mason Fontaine
David Carillo
Janessa Green
Robert Hudak
Sergio Garcia-Perez
Chole Stewart
ASHRAE Scholarships
The ASHRAE Scholarship Program is designed to encourage and assist in the education of men and women pursuing a career in the field of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) through its granting of scholarships. The program also serves the public interest by aiding in the education of men and women to become qualified to practice within the HVAC&R field. College Students and High School Seniors enrolled in a college, university, or technical institute pursuing a degree relating to the HVAC&R profession in Fall 2025 are eligible to apply next spring.
Deadlines: Dec 1 & May 1
Conferences
Winter Conference 2025: Orlando FL, February 8th – 25th
Annual Conference 2025: Phoenix, AZ, June 21st – 25th
CT ASHRAE provides a student member the opportunity to attend the Winter Conference each year. The student program is a great place to network with other students across the country, get involved in ASHRAE, and further HVAC knowledge. Student travel grants to cover the cost of attending can be found on ASHRAE's Scholarships and Grants Page.
ASHRAE INTERNSHIP WEBPAGE
Visit the Job Board to post your resume and search for internships and job postings. For example, I tried searching for All (Job Type) Internship (Job Function) in Massachusetts and found postings for a Mechanical Engineer at a Boston Area Consulting Firm, an Electrical Engineering Intern at an Automation Solutions Provider, and so on.
The monthly chapter meetings are also a great opportunity to land an undergraduate internship or career upon graduation. The dinner meetings give you a chance to attend a technical session that introduces you to the many facets of HVAC&R professions, as well as network with local professionals. Remember - It's all about who you know and who knows you.
If you post your resume to the Internship Webpage, or are placed in an internship program by a member of our CT Chapter please let us know at [email protected].
Competitions
Competitions are a great way for students to get involved and start applying problem solving skills learned in school to real life applications. Several competitions offer cash prizes as well as sponsorship to attend the ASHRAE Winter Conference. CT ASHRAE is here to support and mentor any student interested in competing. Full list of competitions.
Entry Deadline: May 4, 2025
2025 Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge
Entry Deadline: May 4, 2025
The Smart Start Program
Simply put, it's the best way for ASHRAE student members to receive the many benefits of Associate grade membership after finishing college. SmartStart is a 3-year program that allows Student members to transfer to Associate grade membership at a rate that is recent-graduate friendly. The cost of an Associate Level Membership is $285 annually. With the SmartStart program you pay less than the cost of a yearly membership for 3 years of membership.
First Year: $30
Second Year: $105
Third Year: $145
3-Year Membership Total: $280
*Please note that the SmartStart program is only for current ASHRAE Student members who have been a Student member for at least one year and does not account for Annual Local Chapter Dues.
Sign up for the SmartStart Program
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Marwa Mohamed, CT Chapter Acting Student Activities Chair
Society News
Society News
CT ASHRAE would like to share the following news from Society
NEW! 25% Application Discount for ASHRAE Certifications
Apply Feb. 1 – March 31
Exciting news! Beginning Feb. 1 through March 31, applicants may use the discount code NEWYEAR2025 to receive a 25% discount on application for any of ASHRAE’s seven (7) building design or building performance certifications.
- Apply anytime Feb. 1 – March 31 using the Discount Code: NEWYEAR2025
- Take your certification exam at any of ASHRAE’s new 1,000+ test center locations worldwide
Society Scholarships Available!
The ASHRAE Society Scholarship deadline is coming up on May 1st! High School Senior and College Freshman have a chance to receive up to $5,000 in scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year. Please invite any full-time student in an engineering program to apply for this prestigious scholarship!
Visit Scholarship Program for a full list of eligibility criteria and application requirements. Reach out to Savanna Smith ([email protected]) with any questions.
No Membership Dues Increase for the 2025-26 Society Year
The ASHRAE Board voted to keep the dues rate flat for the upcoming Society Year to balance increased costs in other areas of our members’ lives. Please spread the word to your members and remind them to select an annual benefit while renewing their membership.
2025–2028 Strategic Plan Preview
A preview of the 2025–2028 Strategic Plan is available for committees, councils and chapters to reference while planning for the upcoming 2025–2026 Society year. The formal implementation of the 2025–2028 Strategic Plan will occur in July 2025. See the plan.
Application Guide for Large Thermal Energy Storage
Thermal energy storage (TES) allows the use of intermittently generated energy (energy available only during certain periods, such as that from wind or solar), or energy waste streams from industrial processes, and can be designed to charge, store, and discharge energy daily, weekly, or seasonally.
Application Guide for Large Thermal Energy Storage examines the analysis of large thermal energy storage conducted by an international team led by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), and sponsored by the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability.
The analysis of 10 cold/moderate climate zones and 8 hot climate zones was conducted to determine under which circumstances large-scale TES improves energy supply systems’ resilience, reduces CO2 emissions, and is cost-effective in different climates, energy prices, and economic incentives.
Refrigeration
Refrigeration News
Sean McKenna, Refrigeration Chair
We are looking to increase the exposure that refrigeration gets at the CT level, and are looking for help. If you know of any contacts that could help us find possible presenters for refrigeration themed monthly meetings or tours, or if you have any other suggestions for the refrigeration committee, let us know by e-mail: [email protected]
Technology Transfer
ASHRAE certification programs were founded to meet industry need and today provide value to 1,000s of built-environment professionals, employers and building owners.
For the past 100+ years ASHRAE has worked hard to earn and maintain a worldwide reputation for being the leader in HVAC&R design. ASHRAE certification programs serve to reinforce that reputation.
Interested in an ASHRAE Certification? Click here for more information
ASHRAE’s mission is to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and their allied fields. ASHRAE’s vision is a healthy and sustainable built environment for all.
If you are seeking a job in the engineering field or searching for the most qualified engineers, the ASHRAE job board offers the most qualified opportunities and candidates. Engineers can set up a personal account for job searches, manage resumes and create alerts for new job postings. Employers can set up a corporate account to post new jobs, review resumes and manage recruiting.
Government Affairs
Government Affairs
Federal Government Layoffs
President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are moving quickly to layoff thousands of federal workers across government agencies. The Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to fire employees still in their probationary period, who are typically the easiest to fire as they don’t have the same rights as career federal employees. The layoffs affect several agencies:
- Roughly 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy (DOE), which is roughly 11% of its workforce. These include employees at the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the Manufacturing and Grid Deployment Offices, the nuclear security administration and the loans office.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fired 388 probationary employees, and another 171 staffers are now on administrative leave from the EPA teams responsible for diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental justice.
- The General Services Administration (GSA) has laid off roughly 100 tech workers who are on probationary status, and more may be laid off as GSA consolidates its regional offices.
- The Department of Health and Human Services has laid off lost thousands of employees, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This includes about 700 workers who were fired from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a lab housed under the Commerce Department, is preparing to fire as many as roughly 500 probationary staffers.
These layoffs go beyond the already 77,000 employees who accepted the offers through the voluntary resignation program, which only cut 3 percent of the federal workforce, short of the administration’s 10 percent goal.
Legislation Introduced to Strengthen the Workforce
Congressman Rob Wittman introduced legislation, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (H.R. 1151), which would allow 529 account funds to pay for post-secondary training programs certifications. These include ASHRAE’s certifications and other training. This will help more Americans obtain and retain well-paying jobs that don’t require a traditional four-year degree. More information can be found here and here.
House Committee Hearing on DOE’s National Laboratories
On February 12, the Energy Subcommittee of the House of Representatives’ Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing on Technological Breakthroughs at DOE’s National Laboratories.
In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chair Randy Weber (R-TX) noted that the passage of the Computing Advancements for Materials Science (CAMS) and the CHIPS Act allowed for upgrades at experimental facilities such as the Electron Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory and directed DOE to implement new research security provisions. Key stakeholders testifying included directors from several National Laboratories, including Idaho, Los Alamos, Argonne, and Lawrence Livermore.
More information, including a link to the recording of the hearing, can be found here.
DOE Postpones HVAC Efficiency Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will delay the implementation of seven of the Biden-Harris administration’s mandates on home appliances. These actions postpone the efficiency standards for the following home appliance rules: central air conditioners, walk-in coolers and freezers, gas instantaneous water heaters, commercial refrigeration equipment, air compressors, and more. The DOE is creating a new energy efficiency category for natural gas tankless water heaters. Read more
ASHRAE Announces Nominees for 2025-26 Slate of Officers and Directors
The nominees for the 2025-26 slate of ASHRAE officers and directors has been announced. Nominations for officers and directors were made by the ASHRAE Nominating Committee from a list recommended by individual members and from Chapters Regional Conferences. ASHRAE members will vote on the nominees via electronic ballot in May. Bill McQuade, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP, will serve as ASHRAE President for the 2025-26 Society Year. For more information on the 2025-26 slate of officers and directors, visit ashrae.org/2025-2026slate
45. Empowering Our Workforce With Dennis Knight
Dennis Knight, P.E., Fellow Life ASHRAE Member, 2024-25 ASHRAE President
Join hosts Matt Walters, Associate Member ASHRAE, and Allison Hambrick, ASHRAE Journal Assistant Editor, for a discussion with 2024–25 ASHRAE President Dennis Knight about this term’s ASHRAE Society theme “Empowering Our Workforce: Building a Sustainable Future” and what’s next for the HVAC&R industry.
Listen
Grassroots
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DOE Issues Model Energy Code Determinations for Residential and Commercial Buildings
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its final determination that the updated model building energy codes, the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019, will increase energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings. DOE analysis estimates the following national average savings for buildings meeting the updated code (as compared to the previous respective editions).
Each State has until July 28, 2023 to certify their state building codes meet the updated editions of the IECC and Standard 90.1. Supporting technical analysis, as well as links to the Federal docket and public comments received, are available here.
Connecticut is in the process of adopting the 2021 IECC. Expectations are that it will be approved by October with an implementation date of Jan 1, 2022
DOE Intends to Issue a Funding Opportunity that Accelerates the Renovation of Buildings with Energy-Efficient Innovations
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) have announced they intend to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) called "Advanced Building Construction (ABC) – 2021." ABC – 2021 will fund research intended to accelerate the renovation and construction of affordable, appealing, and energy-efficient buildings, contributing to a carbon-neutral building economy in America by 2050. Read more about this Notice of Intent here.
DOE Releases Spawn of EnergyPlus Building Energy and Controls Modeling Software
DOE Updates State and Local Fact Sheets on ASHRAE 90.1 and IECC
The U.S. Department of Energy has assessed recent editions of ASHRAE 90.1 and the IECC to quantify the associated energy & cost savings. These analyses take into account varying state-level conditions, such as incremental costs, utility rates, climatic conditions and construction trends. The fact sheets for each U.S. state, as well as certain major metropolitan areas, show the specific energy and cost savings associated with adopting the 2021 IECC and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019. The fact sheets provide an overview of the expected savings to homeowners and building owners. Links to these fact sheets can be found on the DOE website here.
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GAC Committee
History Report
History News
My name is Eric Fontaine and I am going into my third year as CT ASHRAE historian. There are a lot of items I would like to accomplish this year as historian, and the first and foremost is gathering information on our chapter’s history. If anyone has relevant items from our CT ASHRAE history, please reach out to me so I can look to gather them. I am looking to compile them and digitize as best as possible our chapter’s history. I know that our chapter has a lot of historical information, so if anyone, whether you are a current member or a past president or BOG member, please reach out to me.
Become a Sponsor
2024-2025 Sponsorship OPPORTUNITies
Thank you for visiting the CT ASHRAE Sponsorship page.
By becoming a 2024-2025 sponsor, your firm will be exposed to decision-makers from major engineering, design, construction and contracting firms at programs and social events throughout the year. Our membership includes 450+ members made up of owners, principals, senior associates, business developers and more!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor CLICK THE LINK BELOW to access our sponsorship catalog(s).
Sponsorship Catalog
Contact Brian Messerschmidt with the sponsorship committee with any questions, concerns or to discuss a customized opportunity.
Classifieds
Are you interested in posting a classified ad on the CT ASHRAE website and through our monthly newsletter? Please click HERE to fill out the submission form. We will contact you upon receipt of the form to implement the ad. The cost is $100 per month.
Please email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
CLASSIFIEDS
Job Posting:
- Eversource; Supervisor, Energy Efficiency Implementation (Hybrid)
Please reach out to Siobhan Hickey ([email protected])
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