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Programs

February Meeting                    

Topic:             Engineering Green

Presenter:     Michael J. Hess, PE, LEED AP

Date:              Thursday February 2nd, 2006

Engineering Green

 Arguably the hottest topic in the construction industry today is green (or sustainable) buildings.  This topic headlines nearly every magazine and has led ASHRAE to launch a new campaign emphasizing its role as “the engineering engine that drives sustainability.”  Even though this is a hot topic, many engineers have not yet had a chance to experience many green building projects.  This presentation will provide information about why some buildings are going green and discuss the more popular green building certification systems in Florida, including the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) standards and the Florida Green Building Coalition’s standards.  The presentation will also show how LEED is impacting both the national market and our local Central Florida and Space Coast construction industry.  Finally, the presentation will walk through the new LEED online documentation process and through LEED for New Construction Version 2.2 prerequisites and credits affected by mechanical engineers, with some tips for success.

 Michael J. Hess, PE, LEED AP

 Mike Hess is a managing member and co-founder of GreenTime LLC, a green building consulting firm.  GreenTime’s mission is to assist Owners, Architects, Engineers, and Contractors in designing, building, and operating energy-, water-, and resource-efficient facilities, and the company was selected as a Champion of Sustainability in 2005 by the Healthy Community Initiative of Greater Orlando.  Mike is a mechanical engineer and licensed PE in Florida who solely focuses on green and sustainable strategies.  He is currently providing energy modeling, water efficiency analysis, and/or systems commissioning for nearly two dozen LEED green building projects, most of which are in Florida.  As a result of his work, Mike typically reduces energy usage in buildings by 20% to 30% and water usage by 30% to 40% without creating big impacts on first costs.  He is also involved with overall administration and commissioning to ensure the environmentally friendly systems for these projects will work in real life.  Mike is highly involved in the green building movement and currently serves as President of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) Central Florida Chapter.  Additionally, he spent two years as the Technical, Energy, & Government Activities Chair for the Central Florida chapter of ASHRAE, is a corresponding member of ASHRAE’s Technical Committee on Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability, and has taught courses on Integrated Green Design through the American Institute of Architects. Mike can be contacted at Mike@GreenTimeLLC.com.

We hope to have another great turnout for our January meeting. Be sure to register online, or pre pay with Pay-Pal. Hope to see everyone at the meeting.

Please register by the end of the day on Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.  Don’t miss out on this great event!

By: Tim Citek

President Elect & Programs Chair

President's Message

The ASHRAE Central Florida Chapter got 2006 off to a good start with a well attended January meeting and an interesting speaker and topic.  At that meeting we raised over $300 for Joey Robinson’s family.  You might remember that the Robinson family was involved in a terrible accident on Christmas Day that took the life of Joey’s father-in-law and injured Joey’s children.  You’ll be happy to know that his children have been released from the hospital and are now recovering at home.

The Winter Meeting and AHR Expo took place in Chicago in January.  It was the largest AHR Expo ever held.  The Central Florida Chapter sponsored a trip to this event for several students from UCF that are involved in the ASHRAE design competition.  The students attended an awards ceremony for last year’s winners and were quite impressed with the efforts put forth by the winners.

The Central Florida Chapter submitted two entries in the e-week awards contest:  Young Engineer of the Year and Engineering Project of the Year.  I’ll let you know how we did in an upcoming communication.

Here are our survey results for last month’s meeting:

Topic of Presentation                       18/20

Presentation of Material                   31/40

Provided Useful Information             31/40

Deduction for Commercialism          4/20

 Here are some comments that were made:

• “I believe this is one of the best speakers we have had in years. I was also very impressed with his lack of commercialism which has been a real problem over the past year or so.”
• “Thought it was good that he went over some of the basics for the 'newbies' in attendance, as well as some of us 'oldies' who may not have really thought about process this way for a while.  Didn't seem like new information or process to most of us, though.”
• The speaker was extremely knowledgeable and an able speaker, however it was difficult to follow his charts from the back of the room. I would have liked some literature on the units he used and the contacts for those units.“
• “Very good.  Need order of magnitude of first cost.”

I appreciate all of the feedback.  We use this information to make our meetings better.  Keeping commercialism out of presentations has been a battle for us.  We meet with each speaker prior to their presentation to explain ASHRAE’s non-commercialization policy.  Sometimes violations are obvious.  Once I saw a presentation where the presenter use charts showing performance among brands.  Not surprisingly his product was the best performer – clearly not acceptable.  Other times a judgment call is required to determine if the policy has been violated.    Can a presenter disclose which manufacturers use a certain technology?  Can a presenter ever discuss price?  You be the judge and let us know via the survey how were doing.

I hope to see you at our February meeting.

By: Todd Moore, P.E.

President

Shrimp Boil

Golf

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ASHRAE Technology Awards
Sustainable Design Recognized in ASHRAE Technology Awards

ATLANTA - A circus big top, a school using 80 percent less energy than typical, and a Chicago sustainability education center are being recognized for innovative design by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
 Three projects received first-place ASHRAE Technology Awards during ASHRAE's 2006 Winter Meeting, Jan. 21-25, Chicago.

The awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in the areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy conservation.

Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and IAQ.
 Receiving first place in the alternatives and/or renewable energy use category is Laurier Nichols for Ecole Du Tournant, Saint-Constant, Quebec. Nichols is team leader, energy efficiency, Dessau-Soprin, Longueuil, Quebec.

The alternative school has no greenhouse gas emissions and is the most energy efficient school in Quebec. It is 80 percent more efficient than a similar school built according to the energy code used in Canada. ASHRAE's energy conservation standard, 90.1, was the model used to develop the code.

Innovative design methods used include a high quality building envelope, a highly efficient lighting system, and a low energy HVAC&R system with intelligent control system.
 Energy bills from the past two years show that the school saves $34,4000 in energy per year, resulting in a payback period of 3.9 years.

Also receiving first place is Lev Zvenyach, P.E., vice president of IBC Engineering Services, Waukesha, Wis., for a City of Chicago building designed to serve as a national model of environmentally sensitive design. He is receiving the award in the existing commercial buildings category.

The Chicago Center for Green Technology functions as an office building, educational facility, a high-tech factory, interpretive center and a "garden in the city." The building houses tenants with a sustainable mission, such as a solar panel manufacturer, and its campus is open to visitors to help educate the public on how green buildings function and how they benefit the public and the environment.

The center incorporates a number of demand (lighting, cooling and heating) and energy consumption reduction measures. As a result, the building has a significant reduction in energy consumption: some 75 percent over typical office buildings in Chicago, 45 percent over ASHRAE Standard 90.1 compliant buildings without photovoltaic credit and 60 percent over buildings with the credit.

Receiving first place in the public assembly category is Martin Roy for TOHU's Capiteau Des Arts, Montreal, which is the first concert hall dedicated to the circus arts in North America. Martin is president, Martin Roy and Associates, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.

The building features natural ventilation, passive solar heating, water conservation, use of wasted heat and energy efficiency.

Most the concepts and technologies used are new in local industries. District heating using waste heat, underground cuts, solar walls and natural/hybrid ventilation will help demonstrate the feasibility of such innovative designs.

Projects receiving ASHRAE Technology Awards honorable mentions are:

•  Dennis Sczmok and Thom Barry for Compuware World Headquarters,
   Detroit, in the new commercial buildings category. Sczmok is vice president, Peter Basso Associates, Troy, Mich. Barry is vice president, Mechanical Professional Services, Plymouth, Mich.

• Wing Hong Chan for Swire Properties Management, Hong Kong, in
   the existing commercial buildings category. Chan is head of technical services, Swire Properties Management.

• James Megerson, P.E., for Blue Valley North High School,
   Overland Park, Kans., in the existing institutional buildings category.
   Megerson is vice president Larson Binkley, Leawood, Kans.

• Peter Johnson for the Brunswick (Ohio) School Performing Arts
   Center in the new institutional buildings category. Peterson is service manager, Pier Associates, Akron, Ohio.

• Siang Hwa Lek for the National Institute of Education, Nanyang
   Technological University, Singapore. Lek is vice president, CPG Consultants, Singapore.

• Mehdi Jalayerian for the Exelon Elevator and Stair Pavilions
   North, Millennium Park, Chicago in the alternative and/or renewal energy use category. He is senior vice president, Environmental Systems Design, Chicago.
   

ASHRAE Recognizes Outstanding HVAC&R Industry Achievements

CHICAGO - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recognized 38 people for their contributions to ASHRAE and the HVAC&R industry at the Society's 2006 Winter Meeting held here Jan. 21-25.

The ASHRAE Hall of Fame honors deceased members of the Society who have made milestone contributions to the growth of HVAC&R technology.

The Society inducts Jasper Guy Woodroof, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, into the ASHRAE Hall of Fame.
Woodroof died in 1998 at the age of 98. His contributions included
development of freezing and canning processes for the preservation of fruits and vegetables as well as techniques for the long-term storage of military rations. Much of the technology of fruit, vegetable and nut handling and processing used today was developed by Woodroof.

The ASHRAE/ALCO Medal for Distinguished Public Service recognizes distinguished public service by an ASHRAE member. The recipient is Alfred Greenberg, ASHRAE Fellow, Life Member, who resides in Marlboro, N.J.

Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences of environmental technology. The honor is earned through achievement as a researcher, designer, educator or engineering executive.
 

• The Society elevated 18 members to the grade of Fellow ASHRAE:

• James E. Braun, Ph.D., P.E., professor, School of Mechanical
  Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
   

• Qingyan Chen, Ph.D., professor, Purdue University, West
  Lafayette, Ind.
   

• Piya Chongvatana, president, Patkol Public Co. Ltd., Bangkok,
  Thailand.
   

• S.K. Chou, Ph.D., professor and vice president, External and
  Industry Relations, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore.
   

• Kenneth W. Cooper, Ph.D., P.E., director of engineering, Poolpak
  International, York, Pa.
   

• Charles H. Culp, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor, Department of
  Architecture, and associate director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
   

• William Fisk, P.E., senior staff scientist and department head,
  Indoor Environment Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.
   

• Arthur P. Garbarino, president and CEO, Air Service Inc., West
  Palm Beach, Fla.
   

• David T. Grimsrud, Ph.D., principal, Grimsrud and Associates,
  Minneapolis, Minn., and professor emeritus, Department of Bio-Based Products, University of Minnesota.
   

• Carl C. Hiller, Ph.D., P.E., president, Applied Energy
  Technology Co., Davis, Calif.
   

• Vojislav Novakovic, Ph.D., a professor, Norwegian University of
  Science and Technology (NTNU), Department for Energy and Process Engineering, Trondheim, Norway.
   

• Deepak Pahwa, managing director, Bry-Air (Asia), Delhi, India.
   

• Srinivasan Sankaran, vice president, business development, Blue
  Star Ltd., Chennai, India.
   

• Avraham Shitzer, Ph.D., James H. Belfer professor of mechanical
  engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
   

• David R. Tree, professor, mechanical engineering, Purdue
  University, West Lafayette, Ind.
   

• George N. Walton, Building Physics Division, National Institute
  of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md.
   

• Chi-Chuan Wang, Ph.D., senior researcher, manager, Energy and
  Resources Lab, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
   

• Gary L. Wingfield, P.E., mechanical project principal, The
  Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
   

The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building designs, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality. Three projects received first-place ASHRAE Technology
Awards:

• Lev H. Zvenyach, P.E., for Chicago Center for Green Technology,
  Chicago, in the existing commercial buildings category. He is vice president of IBC Engineering Services, Waukesha, Wis.
   

• Martin Roy for TOHU's Capiteua Des Arts, Montreal, in the public
  assembly category. Roy is president, Martin Roy and Associates, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.
   

• Laurier Nichols for the Ecole Du Tournant, Saint-Constant,
  Quebec, in the alternative and/or renewable energy use category. Nichols is team leader, energy efficiency, Dessua-Soprin, Longueuil, Quebec.
  Projects receiving ASHRAE Technology Awards honorable mentions are:
   

• Dennis Sczmok and Thom Barry for Compuware World Headquarters,
  Detroit, in the new commercial buildings category. Sczmok is vice president, Peter Basso Associates, Troy, Mich. Barry is vice president, Mechanical Professional Services, Plymouth, Mich.
   

• Wing Hong Chan for Swire Properties Management, Hong Kong, in
  the existing commercial buildings category. Chan is head of technical services, Swire Properties Management.
   

• James Megerson, P.E., for Blue Valley North High School,
  Overland Park, Kans., in the existing institutional buildings category.
  Megerson is vice president Larson Binkley, Leawood, Kans.
   

• Peter Johnson for the Brunswick (Ohio) School Performing Arts
  Center in the new institutional buildings category. Johnson is service manager, Pier Associates, Akron, Ohio.
   

• Siang Hwa Lek for the National Institute of Education, Nanyang
  Technological University, Singapore. Lek is vice president, CPG Consultants, Singapore.
   

• Mehdi Jalayerian for the Exelon Elevator and Stair Pavilions
  North, Millennium Park, Chicago in the alternative and/or renewal energy use category. He is senior vice president, Environmental Systems Design, Chicago.
   

The ASHRAE Student Design Project Competition challenged teams of undergraduate students to focus on The Brewery Blocks, a mixed use retail, residential and office grouping of five buildings in Portland's Pearl District.

• First place in the HVAC system design category was awarded to Jesse Fisher and Amy Pastor* of The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

  • The second place team was from Kansas State University with Chris Kearney* and others.

   

• First place in the architectural design category was awarded to Scott Poloney and Dan Guith of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Mich.

• First place in the refrigeration system design category was awarded to Thammarat Wittayakerkkrai, Chaiwat Puttanuntadech and Kittipong Sookochai of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

The E.K. Campbell Award honors outstanding achievements by engineering educators. The recipient is Arthur Hurlbut, Ph.D., dean, School of Engineering Technology, State University of New York College of Technology, Canton, N.Y.

*  Amy Pastor and Chris Kearney are members of the Central Florida Chapter and work at GRG Inc.
 

  Visit the Society web page at www.ashrae.org

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