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The President's Message

May 2016

Charles Aungst

I hope this letter finds you all experiencing a fantastic Spring and looking forward to enjoying the pending Summer. There is only one meeting left before we wrap up the CT Ashrae 2015-2016, so make sure you don’t miss out!

The May meeting is always an important one as it serves as our annual Past President’s night. It is always a great opportunity for all the chapter’s members to catch up with many of the people who have helped make our chapter so successful over the years. Very often, these are people who we no longer get to see as often as we would like and Past President’s Night serves as an annual opportunity to do so.

This year, Past President’s night is an even more special occasion as our guest and speaker will be Ashrae Society President David Underwood. It has been quite some time since the Connecticut Chapter has had the opportunity to host our Society’s president, so please make it a point to take advantage of this far too rare of an opportunity and join us in welcoming David at this month’s meeting.

Our annual Golf Outing will also be held this month on May 27^th at Tower Ridge Country Club. If you have not done so already, please make sure to register. You can use this link to access to the registration site: https://ctashrae.starchapter.com/meet-reg1.php?id=142

The April meeting was on Chilled Water System Design and Application and Chiller Performance. Our own Carey Mandeville of Trane provided the presentations for both. Carey has served as a dedicated volunteer to our chapter over the years and I’d like to thank him for his continued service, this time giving his time to provide us an eye opening education on chiller performance ratings and the hidden truths that almost none of us were previously aware of.

As I mentioned, we will be privileged to host Ashrae President David Underwood during our yearly May Past Presidents Night. I’d like to thank our CTTC Chair and President Elect Brandon Bradley for having done a great job putting together an excellent year of programs this season.

As I am writing this, my last President’s message, I would like to leave you by saying how happy I am that this year has been so successful. More importantly, I would like to express my gratitude to all the chapter’s volunteers who have dedicated themselves to ensuring that success. Our Chapter, and our Society, is driven by selfless people taking time out of their lives to make Ashrae the great organization it is. I am extremely proud to have served with them and I am incredibly confident in the future of this organization when I look at the young faces of many of the people who are doing such great things. It was once said, “Every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things.” I’m not sure how ordinary our volunteers are, but I have seen how extraordinary their dedication to serving our membership is. For that, I don’t think they can be thanked enough.

As always, if anyone is interested in joining a committee, chairing a committee, or want to advertise an upcoming event, please contact us. Also, keep checking the website for details on future meetings, events and announcements.

We still have few open chair positions available, including auditing, technical, and publicity. We’d love for members to step up in volunteer positions, so if you interested in any of the open chair positions, or helping out on any of the committees, please contact any bog member, or myself at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Charles Aungst

CT ASHRAE President, 2015-2016

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Calendar of Events

May 2016 Dinner Meeting

Location:

The Courtyard by the Marriott

4 Sebethe Drive

Cromwell, CT 06416

Directions

Member Appreciation and Past Presidents' Night!

Tech Session: Zero Energy Buildings

This session will serve as a follow-up discussion to April's ASHRAE Webcast on NetZero: Making NetZero Net Positive. There will be an overview presented on the major focal point of desiging for a Zero Energy building. The discussion will also entail the energy metrics which are used to classify Zero Energy. Lastly, attendee participation and a roundtable-like discussion will close the session which promises to energetic and dynamic.

Technical Session Presenter: Paul Torcellini

Paul Torcellini is a Principal Engineer for Commercial Buildings Research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a DOE national laboratory. He is also on the faculty at Eastern Connecticut State University teaching sustainable energy courses. Paul was an instrumental part in creating the process to achieve the Zero Energy Building status for NREL's Research Support Facility and working on definitions for Zero Energy Buildings. Paul has been at NREL for 21 years and is a registered Professional Engineer holding a PhD from Purdue University.

Paul has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers and articles related to energy efficiency and zero-energy commercial buildings. Among his many awards, Paul has received two ASHRAE Technology Awards for his energy-efficient buildings work and two Energy User News magazine's Efficient Building Awards. Paul has been key in the development of the Advanced Energy Design Guide series from ASHRAE and has chaired the project committees for two of the guides.

Dinner Session: STATE of ASHRAE

Connecticut is proud to welcome David Underwood, ASHRAE Society President. David will be giving his State of ASHRAE presentation. Please see below for an impressive list of David's accomplishments, accolades and commitments to ASHRAE.

Dinner Session Presenter: David Underwood, Society President

David Underwood, P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member, CPMP, resides in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. As ASHRAE’s president, Underwood chairs the Society’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. His presidential theme is “Making Connections.”

“Making Connections focuses on the first goal in ASHRAE’s Strategic Plan, which calls for connecting as a way to foster vibrant, informed and engaged ASHRAE and industry communities,” Underwood said. “The theme focuses not only on the connections of ASHRAE membership but extends to connecting with industry, communities, governments and globally.”

Underwood was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba. Immediately upon graduation, he entered the HVAC&R industry and was employed by a major products manufacturer for approximately 10 years. In 1975, Underwood founded Isotherm Engineering Ltd., an HVAC&R design-build enterprise, which continues to be operational.

He was a volunteer Board member of ORAC (the Ontario Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association) for many years and served in all executive positions. He also served on the CSA B52 committee on Mechanical Refrigeration, the advisory committee that assisted the Ontario government in developing refrigeration regulations for Ontario.

He coauthored a trade refrigeration safety manual and served on a trade advisory committee for the refrigeration trade in Ontario. As a member of a Canadian Federal committee he participated in writing the Building Science and Plumbing section of the 2015 edition of the Model National Building Code (MNBC).

He is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and a member of Technical Committee 7.2, HVAC&R Construction & Design Build Technologies, and of the Building Performance Alliance Ad Hoc Committee.Underwood previously served on the Board as president-elect, treasurer, served two terms as a vice president and also served as a director-at-large. He has received an Exceptional Service Award, a Distinguished Service Award and the William J. Collins Research Promotion Award.

Program Sponsors:

Vendor Tables - 3 spots available

Cheese Tray - 1 available

Wine Raffle - Automated Logic

Order of events:

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Board Meeting

4:45 PM too 5:45 PM: Tech Session

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Registration and Networking

6:45 PM: Dinner and Program

8:30 PM: Conclusion

Please register by May 11th to avoid a walk-in fee!

Cost:

ASHRAE members: $40

ASHRAE members after 04511/16: $50

Non-members: $50

Non-members after 05/11/16: $60

Students: $10

Students after 05/11/16: $15

You can reserve your place on the CT ASHRAE website and pay online by credit card or bring cash or check with you to the registration desk.

Save the Date for our Future Meetings!

Friday, May 27, 2016 - CT ASHRAE Annual Golf Outing

ASHRAE Golf Outing

Save the Date!

What:

2016 Annual CT ASHRAE Golf Outing!

When:

Friday, May 27, 2016

10:00 AM

Where:

Tower Ridge Country Club

140 Nod Road, Weatogue, CT 06089

Cost:

$560 - Foursome

$140 - Single Player

*All payments are due at registration*

Includes:

Pre-round Refreshements

Open Grill for Lunch

Drink Tickets During Play (served from beverage cart)

Appetizer & Buffet Style Dinner with Carving Station

Open Bar During Dinner

Raffle:

$80 - Foursome Bargain: 4 Arms Length + 1 Free

$20 - 1 Arms Length

(20 tickets per 'arms lenght')

Sponsorship Opportunities:

$200 - Tee Sponsors (30 still available, 2 per hole)

$300 - Longest Drive Sponsor (1 available)

$300 - Closest to the Pin Sponsor (1 available)

$500 - Golf Cart Sponsor (1 still available)

$1,000 - Raffle Prize Sponsor (1 available)

Custom Options Available

Thank you to our Current Sponsors:

Acorn Consulting Engineers - Tee Sponsor

Aercon - Drink Cart Sponsor

Aflac - Tee Sponsor

Flow Tech, Inc. - Course Prize & Tee Sponsor

Hubble Water Heaters - Golf Cart Sponsor

Mitsubishi Electric - Tee Sponsor

RST Thermal & RenewAire- Tee Sponsor

Siemens - Tee Sponsor

Contact:

Golf Outing Questions: Brandon Bradley, 860.488.0384

Sponsorship Questions: [email protected]

Special Events

Meet Us in St. Louis!

Classifieds

Maintenance Contract Manager

Encon Inc.

Classified
Apr. 6, 2016

MaintenanceContractManager CandidateCoreCompetencies

Customer Experience: Encon’s mission is to remain dedicated to excellence in the field of customer service.As such, it isan absolute must that this position(and all others at Encon) is filled by a professional that not only understands this mission but also has a proven track record of accomplishing this standard. The maintenance contract manager should be able tocreate piece of mind for our clients by being trustworthy and diligently following through on actionable items. He or she should also internalize ourcompany values. These include providing excellence in all work endeavors, ensuring superior quality,design, and engineering; Maximizing growth opportunities for employees, maintaining a balanced and appropriate work ethic, and increasing profi tcontribution per employee.Our employees should all be able to foster client relationships and have an exceptional understanding of customer service dynamics.

ServiceStandards: Encon’s non-negotiable standards places afety as our highest priority. Beyond this we expect our employees to maintain an elevated degree of professionalism, ensure wep rovide prompt responsiveness, and ensure we are accurate and productive in all we do.

Leadership: The candidate should have experience in leading technica minded individuals. He or she should demonstrate success in personnel management while under some level of geographic constraints and have a basic understanding of the psychological effects such conditions present. Further, they should be able to set clear, written goals that contribute to the development of the employees in their charge, the betterment of Encon,and their own personal goals.

Communication: Thecandidate must have an excellent understanding of appropriate communication with clients, peers, subordinates,and superiors. Such examplesinclude knowing when theappropriate time to correspond via telephone instead of email or understanding when a situation warrants a site visit. Additionally, the individual should be able to put themselves in their audience’s shoes(subordinateor client), andf ully appreciate how their communique is being received. Finally, the candidate must demonstrate advanced writing skills.

Technical: Although helpful,a technical or mechanical education is not required. However the individual should possess the ability to understand some advanced technical concepts, and a passionate desire to learn them.

Fiscal Management: As many factors can play into maintenance contract profitability the candidate does need to have an appropriate level of experience with fiscal management; of specific importance is the ability to understand the labor dynamic in maintenance job costing process. Eventually, the individual should be able to develop their own financial indicators for maintenance contracts at Encon, however some are provided below in the responsibilities. Experience with financial metrics commonly used in the service orientated industry is also a plus.

MaintenanceContracManager Responsibilities

Position Overview: We are looking for an individual that can make decisions aligned with the values,vision,mission,and, goalsof Encon. As a member of Encon’s servic eleadership team, the person should have the ability to build relationships withs ubordinates that clearly establishes a loyalty to them while setting and maintaining elevated and uncompromising standards. Finally, theindividual should be able to obtain formal and informal feedback from customers in order to monitor service effectiveness, identify work process improvements, and ensurethat customer needs are met. This person’s time will be shared between site and client visits in the field and time in the office.

Plan and prepare all maintenance contracts to ensure they accomplish the following:

Thecontract should be customized to the client to ensurean outstanding experience. Identify and plan for all unique constraints (particular times/days that work for theclient, special areasof concernat the site, etc) and additional potential wow moments and be sure they are continually addressed throughout the durationof the relationship.
Certify that the specific resources needed tocarry out this contract are accurately addressed via Encon’smaintenance visit completion procedures. This is a full cycle approach that includes everything from how and when the dispatchers make contact to schedule the maintenance visits to accurate parts sourcing set- up, to any followup contact after the maintenance visit iscompleted.
Makecertain that thecontract is priced in a manner that it adds profitability to the company.

Analyze and adjust (if necessary) the profitability of all Encon Maintenance contracts at least once a year
Manage contract retention by engage with any and all clients who have cancelled their contractsor might be thinking of doing so
Actively pursue additional maintenance contracts and additional clients
Initially, the position will have one direct report in the form of an administrator

Contact Information
Human Resources
[email protected]

DESIGN ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER / MANAGER

Encon

Job Posting
Apr. 28, 2016

Work for a company that strives each, and every day to create:

Happy Employees!
Happy Customers!
Business Results!

ENCON Heating, A/C & Energy Solutions, located in Stratford, Connecticut is looking for a HVAC Design Engineering Team Leader / Manager.

Established in 1969, ENCON is a privately held company that specializes in the engineering, installation, and service of Commercial and Residential HVAC, solar, and energy solutions systems. Today, we are Southern Connecticut and Westchester County’s premier mechanical contracting firm with more than 100 vehicles on the road and over 200 employees. See more at www.GoENCON.com.

Primary Purpose:

Lead a team of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians to complete design-build projects.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Meet with clients and architects to determine project requirements
Engineering calculation for heat loss & heat gain
Energy Cost Analysis
Installation Cost Estimates
Provide detailed HVAC designs and installation specifications
Project supervision & coordination with installation team
Final inspections and overseeing commissioning

Technologies you will be working with, include:

Geothermal Heat Pumps
Boiler & Hydronic Piping Designs
Chilled Water Designs
VRF System Designs (Variable Refrigerant Flow)
DDC Control Systems / Building Automation
Radiant Floor Heating Systems
Solar, and much more

Skills & Qualifications:

BS or MS Degree in Engineering
4+ years of experience in HVAC design
A passion for HVAC engineering and energy efficiency
Excellent oral, written and analytical skills
Familiarity with building codes
EIT Certificate or PE License
Experience with CAD, BIM programs, and Autodesk Revit preferred
Clean background, valid driver’s license and drug-free

Benefits:

Competitive wages with opportunities for performance-based bonus
Company pays 75% of Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance premiums
Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent care
401(K) Retirement Plan with company match
Paid time off and holidays
Generous mileage reimbursement for personal car use
Company cell phone program
Fitness program
Company-sponsored training plus 100% reimbursement for approved educational seminars and classes

Plus, many more.

Contact Information
Stillman Jordan, P.E.
[email protected]

Newsletter Sponsors

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ASHRAE Learning Institute

ASHRAE Learning Institute Training

Spring 2016 Online Courses

Learn at your computer with instructor-led online courses in real time from ASHRAE Learning Institute

CEU/PDH Credits Available

Register Early & Save

Two-part Courses: $464 ($359 ASHRAE member)

Take 3 or more courses and save 15%

Two Ways to Register

1. Internet: www.ashrae.org/onlinecourses

2. Phone: Call toll-free at 1.800.527.4723 (US and Canada) or 404.636.8400 (worldwide)

Note: You may register up to 24 hours prior to an online course.

Course times are in Eastern US Time Zone

HVAC Applications

Operations and Maintenance of High-Performance Buildings

Part 1 - Tues, May 17, 2016, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, EDT

Part 2 - Wed, May 18, 2016, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, EDT

(Registrants must attend both parts in order to receive credits)

Instructor: Laurie Gilmer, P.E., Member ASHRAE, LEED^® AP

NEW! Variable Refrigerant Flow System Design & Applications

Mon, May 16, 2016, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, EDT

Instructor: Dermot McMorrow, P.Eng., Member ASHRAE

Standards & Guidelines

Fundamental Requirements of Standard 62.1-2013 (IAQ Practices)

Mon, May 2, 2016, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, EDT

Instructor: Hoy Bohanon, P.E., Member ASHRAE, BEAP, LEED^® AP

ASHRAE HVAC Design Training

2 Courses, 5 Days of Intense Instruction

Atlanta - Cleveland - Halifax - Hong Kong - Kuala Lumpur

Miami - Minneaplois - San Francisco - Vancouver

HVAC Design: Level 1 - Essentials: Registration is $1,264 ($1,009 ASHRAE Member)

Gain practical skills and knowledge in designing and maintaining HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use. The training provides real-world examples of HVAC systems, including calculations of heating and cooling loads, ventilation and diffuser selection using the newly renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building as a living lab.

HVAC Design: Level 2 - Applications: Registration is $854 ($699 ASHRAE Member)

HVAC Design: Level II - Applications provides instruction on HVAC system design for experienced HVAC designers and those who complete the HVAC Design: Level 1 - Essentials training. The training provides information that allows practicing engineers and designers an opportunity to expand their exposure to HVAC systems design procedures for a better understanding of system options to save energy.

Register

Membership News

Membership News

Please join me in welcoming the following new members:

Eric Butt (Associate Memeber)

Douglas Heroux (Member)

Emily Ehlers (Associate Member) - Consulting Engineering Services

Member Apprciation Night

May 12th, 2016 Dinner Meeting

Presentation of awards for the Membership Battle!

Everyone in attendance will receive an ASHRAE pin!!!

Membership Battle Winners

Large Firms (40+) – vanZelm Engineers

Medium Firms (11-39) – Environmental Engineering Inc.

Small Firms (1-10) – Aercon Corporation

Honorable Mention (all employees are members)

Saren Engineering Inc.

Adajian Engineering, Inc.

Energy Reduction & Commissioning Engineers

I would like to personally thank all of the companies that support ASHRAE membership for their employees as well as the individuals who provide support through their own personal contributions. Thank you to everyone that participated in the Membership Battle. Without such amazing support, ASHRAE would not be the society that it is today

Refer a member today at www.ashrae.org and receive a $25 Visa gift card or a free meal at our monthly meeting!!! New members* will receive the same choice! Email Jason Urso with the name of your referral!

*Must pay CT membership dues to be eligible for the free card or free meal.

Thank you,

Jason Urso

Membership Promotion Chair

Sustainability News

Greetings:

As the chapter knows, we have been undertaking a project at the Columbus House over the past year and we are looking to have that work completed this upcoming year. We had some great members volunteer their time to provide a HVAC survey and recommendations for energy efficiency upgrades at the facility. Opportunities we found are as follows:

Look at boiler replacement with potentially new condensing boilers
New hot water pumps and drives
Look at a lighting retrofit to LED’s
Retro commissioning of the HVAC system
Motor replacements at existing HVAC units

The committee would has decided to undertake a small retro commissioning effort for the project and we will be working with Peter Anderson of DONAN to help facilitate this effort. We will be meeting out onsite to review the scope shortly and develop a schedule of work. We hope to be completed by the end of this ASHRAE year. If all goes well, we will look to do more of these projects and maybe look to address some of the additional items found in the survey.

If any members are interested in supporting this effort, please send an e-mail to [email protected] Also, the committee is looking for members to join so if you have an interest in being part of the sustainability committee, please drop us a line.

Thank you,

Eric Fontaine

Sustainability Committee Chair and BOG

Research Promotion

CT ASHRAE Research Promotion

The RP campaign is an annual fundraising campaign benefitting the funding of numerous ASHRAE programs:

ASHRAE Research
Scholoarships for undergraduates
YEA Leadership Training

2015-2016 Goals

Raise $14,000 for RP by June 30, 2016
Raise $500 for scholarships by October 30, 2016

Donate here...

RP Focus- Contributions to ASHRAE Research

The 2015-2016 RP campaign has one month left to go. To date we are at $7,800. Our list of contributors is up to 38. Thank you very much to all who have stepped up.

At this point you are all well aware of what ASHRAE RP is and where the funds go. So again, the big question is does ASHRAE help you professionally or personally?

So please give what you can, no amount is too small and it is not too late.

If you still need a reminder, this is the what the Fundamentals Handbook would look like if RP did not support the research the book is based on:

http://www.ashraerp.com/files/HandbookChapter182013.pdf

I hope this inspires all of you in the field, and all the firms in our chapter, to contribute what you can.

Click on this link:

https://xp20.ashrae.org/secure/researchpromotion/rp.html

News from ASHRAE

News

An Efficient Future for Buildings of the Past Proposed Under ASHRAE Guideline

ATLANTA – Historical buildings – from those on the local Main Street to world-renowned structures – could be brought from the past into an energy reduced future under a proposed guideline from ASHRAE.

ASHRAE Guideline 34P, Energy Guideline for Historical Buildings, provides advice for energy efficiency and energy conservation improvements involving historic structures. These improvements would seek to minimize disturbances to the historic character, characteristics and materials (significance, value and qualities).

The proposed standard is open for a second public comment until May 2, 2016. To comment or learn more, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.

“The worldwide preservation community recognizes the importance of reducing the consumption of fuels,” William Rose, a member of the Guideline 34P committee, said. “Many codes and standards exempt such buildings from energy conservation requirements, based on an assumption that imposition of energy-saving measures may compete with preservation requirements. Nevertheless, preservationists generally wish to balance the mandate to maintain the integrity and authenticity of their buildings with growing needs for energy conservation. And some codes, notably the recent International Energy Conservation Code, have moved from a blanket exemption to a narrower provision-by-provision basis.”

Guideline 34P, which offers assistance for the range of historic buildings, will help those engaged in preservation to design and provide energy conservation measures. Rose said it also will help those engaged in energy conservation to propose and adopt measures consistent with preservation practice. The guideline addresses planning and operation, mechanical systems, building envelopes and lighting.

The guideline was the idea of Presidential Member Tom Watson for whom historical buildings are a pet project.

“We just can’t give up on using historic buildings,” he said. “They are too valuable and leave too large an environmental footprint to be neglected or abandoned.”

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 55,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.

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Changes to Purpose and Scope of Standard 189.1 Open for Public Comment

ATLANTA – Changes to the purpose and scope that reflect advances in green buildings over the last 10 years are proposed for the high performance building standard from ASHRAE, the International Code Council (ICC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings, contains minimum requirements for the siting, design and construction of high performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts while maintaining acceptable indoor environments.

Nine proposed addenda to the standard opened for public review on April 8, 2016. To comment or learn more, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.

Among them is addenda o, which proposes revisions to the existing purpose and scope of the standard to clarify its intended purposes and application, and to better reflect the revisions to the standard that are being considered by the committee.

Committee chair Andrew Persily notes that the current title, purpose and scope were approved in 2006 and that much has taken place in the world of green buildings in the past 10 years.

Under addenda o, the purpose of the standard has been rewritten to focus on goals vs. strategies. For example, rather than energy efficiency, the goal of reduced building emissions is proposed for inclusion in the purpose.

A new section of the purpose speaks to the alignment of Standard 189.1 with the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), noting specifically that the standard is intended to serve as the technical basis of mandatory buildings codes and regulations for high performance buildings.

Standard 189.1 currently is a compliance option of the 2015 IgCC, published by the International Code Council, ASTM and the American Institute of Architects. The standard will serve as the technical content for the IgCC beginning in 2018.

Other addenda open for public review from April 8 until May 8, 2016 are:

Addendum i reorganizes the roof heat island mitigation section and adds new provisions for vegetated terrace and roofing systems relative to plant selection, growing medium, roof membrane protection and clearances. In addition, provisions for the operation and maintenance of vegetated roofs are proposed for addition to Section 10.
Addendum n clarifies footnote b to Table 7.5.2A. This footnote provides a method to adjust the percent reduction for buildings with unregulated energy cost exceeding 35 percent of the total energy cost. This addendum clarifies that the adjustment is to be made on the basis of energy cost, not energy use.
Addendum p proposes to add requirements for water bottle filling stations, which are intended to improve water efficiency and sanitation of public drinking water and to reduce the environmental effects of plastic bottles.
Addendum r lowers the ductwork pressure testing threshold to include 3” pressure class ducts, which are common upstream of variable air volume (VAV) boxes.
Addendum t adds new requirements for reverse osmosis and onsite reclaimed water systems in order to reduce the likelihood of excessive water use due to poor design of water treatment and filter system
Addendum u adds new requirements for water softeners to reduce water consumption given the impact of the design and efficiency of these systems on water discharge water rates.

Open for public review from April 8 until May 23, 2016 are:

Addendum q modifies Chapters 5, 7, 8 and 11 as well as Appendices A and E, to reflect the addition of Climate Zone 0 in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 169-2013, Climatic Data for Building Design Standards.
Addendum s removes the performance option for water use and moves the prescriptive option into the mandatory section.

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New Research from ASHRAE Outlines Measures to Reach Toward Net Zero Energy

ATLANTA – Application of 30 specific energy savings measures across all building types and climate zones resulted in cutting energy use by nearly half, according to results of newly approved research funded by ASHRAE.

The national weighted change is 47.8 percent more energy efficient than Standard 90.1-2013 based on site energy and 47.8 percent more energy efficient than 90.1-2013 based source on energy.

The question of “how energy efficient can commercial and multifamily buildings become in the near future if first cost is not considered” was explored in ASHRAE 1651-Research Project, “Development of Maximum Technically Achievable Energy Targets for Commercial Buildings: Ultra-Low Energy Use Building Set.”

“The value of establishing such ultra-low-energy targets for buildings is two-fold,” Jason Glazer, principal engineer for GARD Analytics who oversaw the project, said. “These targets will indicate to building design professionals what may be achieved if first cost is not considered and challenge the creativity of those professionals to achieve similar results in actual designs with the real-world constraints of first costs. They also will help advance design guides, standards and codes by providing an ultimate goal.”

For the project, researchers assembled a list of energy efficiency measures that can be included in the design of non-residential buildings. The list included both commonly used and cutting edge energy efficiency measures, according to Glazer.

From the resulting list of almost 400 measures, 30 were chosen for additional analysis. Sixteen prototype buildings that were consistent with Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential, across 17 climate zones were used as baseline models. The 30 measures then were individually modeled. Each of the 30 measures, often with many options, were applied to each building and climate combination. In general, the measures were applied in the following order:

Reduce internal loads
Reduce building envelope loads
Reduce HVAC distribution system losses
Decrease HVAC equipment energy consumption
Major HVAC reconfigurations.

“It is useful to understand how far energy efficiency measures can go to reduce the use of energy in the built environment,” Glazer said. “It is also important to understand that many of the measures used in the project are widely available today.”

After each measure was applied to each of the 272 building and climate combinations, if the energy consumption was reduced, it remained in the model. After all 30 measures were applied, the projected U.S. national weighted energy consumption for new buildings was nearly cut in half compared to Standard 90.1-2013.

The 30 energy efficiency measures modeled were:

LED Exterior Lighting
Highest Efficiency Office Equipment
High Performance Lighting (LED)
Shift from General to Task Illumination
Optimal Daylighting Control
Optimal Roof Insulation Level
Optimal Choice of Vertical Fenestration
External Light Shelves
Daylighting Control by Fixture
High Performance Fans
High Performance Ducts to Reduce Static Pressure
Demand Controlled Ventilation/CO2 Controls
Multiple-Zone VAV System Ventilation Optimization
Optimal Water/Air Cooling Coils
Occupant Sensors for Air Handling Equipment
Energy Recovery Ventilators
Indirect Evaporative Cooling
High Efficiency/Variable Speed Packaged DX Cooling
High Efficiency Heat Pumps
Ground Source Heat Pump
High Efficiency and Variable Speed Chillers
Heat Recovery from Chillers
High Efficiency Boilers
High Efficiency Building Transformers
Chilled/Cooled Beam
Dedicated Outside Air System with Heat Recovery
Underfloor Air Distribution
Hybrid/Mixed Mode Ventilation
Radiant Heating and Cooling and DOAS
Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning

The cost of ASHRAE 1651-RP, Development of Maximum Technically Achievable Energy Targets for Commercial Buildings: Ultra-Low Energy Use Building Set, is free for ASHRAE members ($30, non-members.) To order, visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore or contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide) or fax 678-539-2129.

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Proposed ASHARE Energy Simulation Standard Open for Public Review

ATLANTA – A draft standard that describes a methodology to apply building energy modeling to the design process is open for industry input.

ASHRAE Standard 209P, Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, defines minimum requirements for providing energy design assistance using building energy simulation and analysis.

The proposed standard is open for public comment until May 9, 2016. To comment or learn more, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.

“ASHRAE recognizes that building energy simulation is most useful when it can inform the design process to reduce energy use,” Jason Glazer, chair of the Standard 209P committee, said. “The standard was created to advance the use of timely building energy modeling to quantify how design decisions can affect building energy use when those design decisions are being made.”

While earlier draft versions of the proposed standard incorporated energy modeling into the typical design process divisions of schematic design, design development, etc., the committee realized that many tasks, data and goals of each modeling effort, or cycle, were similar enough to create a “generic modeling cycle.” The draft standard was rewritten to incorporate a generic modeling cycle that is augmented with additional directions to create several specific modeling cycles that are incorporated into the typical design process.

Standard 209P defines seven design phase modeling cycles with specific modeling goals that are defined and coordinated with the typical design process, and three modeling cycles are defined that apply during construction and operation of the buildings. Each modeling cycle is an extension of a general modeling cycle that can be applied any time during the design process that energy modeling is needed to inform design decisions. In addition, a post-occupancy comparison is included to help owners and modelers understand how modeled results compare actual energy performance and inform assumptions in future modeling projects.

“The minimum requirements of the standard can be met by utilizing building energy modeling to evaluate load reduction measures early in the design process, as well as one additional design phase modeling cycle,” Glazer said. “Other modeling cycles are included for organizations that wish to adopt more robust energy modeling requirements.”

While the standard can be applied with any design process, it is anticipated to be most effective when included in an integrative design process. It is expected the 209P will be adopted by organizations that certify high performance buildings as well as utilities and agencies that provide incentives for low energy buildings, and used by building owners and architects seeking a uniform way to specify a scope of work for building energy modeling.

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It is hard to believe that another CT ASHRAE year is coming to an end. This month marks the conclusion to our montly dinner meetings. We'll break for the summer and pick back up in September. This is a great time to transition onto a committee or become the chair of one. Make 2016-2017 the year you get involved and volunteer.

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For now sit back, relax and enjoy learning about this month's member spotlight, Mark Miller!

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~Nichole Petersen

Member Spotlight

Member Spotlight.

Mark Miller

What is your job title?

Managing Director

What company do you work for?

Currently I work for Colliers International which acquired our firm Strategic Building Solutions, LLC in 2015. Colliers International is global full service commercial real estate firm with 16,000 employees, 500 offices in 67 countries and 2 billion square feet of property under management.

What university/college/technical school did you attend, if any?

I attended Lehigh University and graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. Ultimately I became a professional engineer in the mechanical discipline because the mechanical aspects of the built environment and energy efficiency seemed more interesting and more relevant to what I was doing on a day to day basis.

What was your first job after school?

I worked as an Energy Management Consultant traveling around to different colleges, universities and schools to provide energy management support to the on-site facilities management staff.

What was your first job in the HVACR industry?

I started working in the HVACR industry very early in my career by working in the family mechanical contracting business all through high school and during college. It was a great way to earn money and there was never a dull moment on an active construction site.

How many years have you been in the HVACR industry?

I have been working in the industry professionally for nearly 27 years (35 years if you include my high school and college mechanical contracting work).

What do you do now and what are you planning for the future?

I lead the Energy & Sustainability practice for Colliers International in the US.

My involvement with ASHRAE includes being a member of Guideline Project Committee (GPC) 0.2P “The Commissioning Process for Existing Building Systems and Assemblies and 1.2P “HVAC&R Technical Requirements of the Commissioning Process for Existing Building Systems and Assemblies” and I am a member of the Building Performance Alliance which published the “Strategic Guide To Commissioning”. I am also the past President of the Building Commissioning Association (BCA) and still try to find time to volunteer for the BCA.

How do you unwind from a busy day at work?

I like to go to the gym to get some exercise or go for a nice long walk with my wife.

What are your hobbies or things you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Skiing, hiking and traveling

Did or do you have a mentor who has helped shape your career and who you are in business? If so, who?

When I first began my professional career Eugene Richter a retired Naval Officer took me under his wing and taught be how to save energy on college & university campuses and in large central heating and cooling plants. I learned things from him like GOYA (Get Off Your _ss), how to tear down a Power Plant Deareator, where to find steam leaks in steam tunnels and how to test a steam trap.

What is your favorite genre of music?

I have similar musical tastes to my kids which include indie/alternative rock and rap (much to my wife’s dismay).

If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be and why?

Pizza, it is the perfect food and you can change toppings to give lots of variety so you don’t get tired of it.

Rules to live by in business?

Honesty is the best policy.

What is your favorite book or movie (can name both)?

My favorite books is Freakonomics and I really liked the Molin Rouge movie and soundtrack!

If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go?

Elon Musk – pre-dinner cocktails at the Tesla Motors manufacturing plant, dinner at the construction site for the Gigafactory and desert at SpaceX.

History Report

The History of the Psychrometric Chart

Willis H. Carrier (1876-1950), known as the father of air conditioning, was the inventor and installer of the world’s very first air conditioning system in 1902 (however, air conditioning was a term that was not coined until 1906 by a textile executive named Stuart Cramer). Although this brilliant engineer benefited from many pioneers that brought the study of psychrometric properties into tabulated forms of use (Isaac Newton, James Glashier, and William Ferrel…not to be confused with marginally funny Will Ferrell…to name just a few), he was the first to devise a graphical chart, with which an engineer can quickly analyze the psychrometric processes.

Psychrometrics is defined as the physics which deals with processes and properties of moist air (mixture of dry air and water vapor). By 1903, Willis H. Carrier completed the world’s first scientifically based air conditioning system, which was designed to control humidity. This was accomplished by designing the system based on estimates of space moisture gain, heat gains, and estimated psychrometric properties of air. Rather than going through this painstaking calculation process for every air conditioning design, he used Professor Charles F. Marvin’s psychrometric tables for obtaining the vapor pressure, relative humidity, and dew point temperature, and created a graphical interpretation of this data. The results can be seen below in Carrier’s first published version of the psychrometric chart, which he entitled the ‘Hygrometric Chart” (1905). Carrier created the first version of the psychrometric chart in 1904, but the prototype version was not found after performing extensive research (If anyone knows the whereabouts of this prototype please contact the historian for the CT chapter).

This first published chart allowed a user to obtain the dry bulb temperature using the vertical lines across the x-axis. The grains of moisture could be obtained by using the horizontal lines across the y-axis (grains of moisture per cubic foot were the commonly used units at this time). On the right side of the graph, the percent saturation curves are defined (which is now defined as relative humidity). Lastly, the wet bulb temperatures are depicted, using angular lines progressing at 5° Fahrenheit increments.

The psychrometric chart was further analyzed, researched, and improved upon between 1908 – 1911, and the y-axis was changed to specific humidity, carrying the units or [which can be converted from the former using ]. Specific humidity was later changed to the currently used term, humidity ratio (shown below in the published and most current ASHRAE psychrometric chart).

After continuous research, Carrier concluded that the experimental data in Professor Marvin’s tables matched his calculations of wet bulb temperature, thus verifying and validating the use of his psychrometric charts for engineering. Engineering principles of mass energy balance proved that the latent heat gain of the air is equal to the sensible cooling of the air, which is the product of the latent heat of evaporation and the mass of water evaporated at the wet bulb temperature. Using the water vapor properties, knowing the barometric pressure, and the entering dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures, Carrier could then calculate the psychrometric properties. Using the Psychrometric Chart made this process an easier task for himself and all following HVAC Engineers since 1904.

Engineers use the chart to determine moisture air psychrometric properties as well as to visualize the changes of psychrometric properties in sequence, including (1) as OA and RA mix, which then (2) moves through the heating and cooling coils, (3) through the supply fans, (4) through the supply duct, and finally, (5) into the conditioned space. Even up until 1990, 75% of engineers were still using psychrometric charts, while only 25% were utilizing computer software for solving psychrometric equations. Nowadays, computer software has taken the place of the use of the psychrometric chart (which unfortunately is hindering some of our younger engineers and engineering students to truly understand the processes). However, this software has greatly increased calculation speeds and accuracy. Nevertheless, we should all appreciate Willis H. Carrier for all of his hard work, dedication, and contributions to the HVAC industry.

Young Engineers in ASHRAE

5/03 YEA vs TOY Softball Game Postponed Due to Weather

Please join us for our semi-annal ASHRAE softball game!!! We will announce the new date soon.

Team YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE - members 35 years old and younger) will be squaring off against Team TOY (Too Old for YEA- members 36 years old and up) for a friendly game of slow pitch softball. All skill levels are welcome.

Date: Stay tuned for new date

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Wickham Park, Manchester, CT Enter park at location 1 and keep bearing right. Fields are at location 17. Parking is to the right of the volleyball courts (location 16).

Dinner: Pizza and soda will be provided at 5:00 PM. Please feel free to bring your own refreshments too!

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