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Programs
April Meeting
Topic: Advancing ASHRAE Technology and Our Future Date: Thursday April 6th, 2006 Time: 4:30 Board Meeting 6:00 to 6:45 Social Period 6:45 Dinner Begins 7:00 Presentation Location: DubsdreadThe Central Florida Chapter of ASHRAE is very honored and fortunate to announce the speaker for our April dinner meeting: Lee Burgett, President of ASHRAE 2005 – 2006. Mr Burgett will present “Advancing ASHRAE Technology and our Future.” Key themes of his presentation will include:
Mr.Burgett is a registered Professional Engineer and an ASHRAE fellow. He is an ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award recipient. He is active in a number of related industry organizations, including the U.S. Green Building Council, the Canadian Standards Association, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Burgett completed his secondary education at East Grand Rapids (Michigan) in 1957, received his bachelor of science in 1961 and his master of science in mechanical engineering in 1962 from Michigan State University and his master’s in business administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1972. He currently serves as consultant to Trane, a business of American Standard Companies, and others, following his retirement from Trane as vice president-new ventures. He resides in La Crosse, Wisconsin. We hope to have another great turnout for our April 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, April 4th, 2006. Don’t miss out on this great event!
By: Tim Citek President Elect & Programs Chair President's MessageIf you don’t read anything else please read this: SIGN UP FOR OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT RIGHT NOW! The April 28th date of the tournament is coming up fast and we will sell out. Register at the “Spring 2006 Golf Outing” link on our website right now while your thinking about it. Speaking of fun events we hosted our 4th Annual Key West Shrimp Boil in March. The event was a blast as always with plenty of shrimp and beverages to go around. Special thanks to Dan Cross and his committee for once again making this event so much fun! The Central Florida Chapter submitted two entries in the e-week awards contest held in February. Mike Hess was nominated by ASHRAE as Young Engineer of the Year and GRG’s “Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Bio-Safety Level 3 Laboratory” was nominated by ASHRAE as Project of the Year. Unfortunately the competition was tough and neither of our nominees won. Next year we hope to have several more nominees and ASHRAE will be much more involved in the selection process. Mike Hess was not only our nominee but also our February meeting speaker. His presentation was well attended and well received and Mike did a great job sharing with us information about LEED. Here are our survey results from February’s meeting: Topic of Presentation 17/20 Presentation of Material 30/40 Provided Useful Information 31/40 Deduction for Commercialism 4/25Here are some comments that we received:
I also received feedback that the meeting being held next door was too loud and interfered with our meeting. We are currently looking at our options for locations for next years meetings. If you have any suggestions we’d really like to hear from you. It is with sadness that I note the passing of Maynard Reese, our chapter’s president from 1968 – 1969. Fittingly, the theme for our April dinner meeting is “Past Presidents” night. We will recognize all past president’s from our chapter as part of that night’s program. Please read about more our April meeting elsewhere in “The Dewpoint”. Now to end on a happier note. I am pleased to announce that our Student Activities Chairperson, Jason Alphonso, has been appointed to the “Young Engineers in ASHRAE Subcommittee”. He will work with other committee members to help determine how ASHRAE can better attract and retain young professional members through programs and services. Please congratulate Jason when you see him. I look
forward to seeing you at our April meeting!
By: Todd Moore, P.E. President Golf
Sustainability and the Building Environment WebcastOur chapter is showing the presentation at Trane's office located at:
ASHRAE Focuses on Future Growth with New Strategic PlanATLANTA - A new strategic plan adopted by ASHRAE will help move the Society toward fulfilling its vision of a better future. "The new plan charts an exciting course for ASHRAE," Lee Burgett, ASHRAE president, said. "It calls for an ASHRAE that addresses new global initiatives, provides better tools to its members and that is more well-known to the groups and individuals who depend on us for technical guidance." Changing technologies, rising energy prices and increased focus on sustainability have challenged ASHRAE to stay at the cutting edge of the field, according to Burgett. At the same time, competition has increased and ASHRAE must focus its efforts to ensure that its products and services are timely, relevant and appropriately positioned to serve the changing marketplace. The strategic plan will help the Society achieve this, he noted. "The Board of Directors has planned a course for ASHRAE's future," Kent Peterson, chair of the Planning Committee, which lead development of the process. "Our goal is to make the strategic directions and strategies included in the plan business-as-usual for our volunteers and staff. We are excited about the opportunities to continue to improve ASHRAE's value to our membership and the HVAC&R industry." The plan can be found at www.ashrae.org/strategicplan. It contains four strategic directions where ASHRAE will focus its efforts over the next several years. They are: * ASHRAE will lead the advancement of sustainable building design and operations. * ASHRAE will be a world-class provider of education and certification programs. * ASHRAE will position itself as premier provider of HVAC&R expertise. * ASHRAE will be a global leader in the HVAC&R community. To accomplish these strategic directions, several strategies are identified, including: * Leading the drive toward the design, construction and operation of net-zero-energy buildings through research, publications and education. * Developing the performance metrics and rating systems to certify operational performance of buildings for energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. * Collaborating with other organizations to integrate HVAC&R systems with other building systems to enhance the effectiveness of total building design and integrated practice. * Providing accessible on-demand education and distance learning to members and other customers. * Developing and promoting certification programs for the HVAC&R industry.In addition, the plan contains an updated mission statement and vision for the Society. "I am particularly pleased with the Society's mission statement 'to advance the arts and sciences of HVAC&R to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world,'" Burgett said. "When we get embroiled in details about our technology, this statement is a useful reminder that ASHRAE's cumulative work product improves the quality of life for people around the world." ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. ASHRAE now accepts multi-year dues payments!You can now pay for up to three years of membership or associate membership in one transaction and receive a 10% discount on the second or third year of payment. If you pay for two years of membership, you will get a $15 discount off the total payment! If you pay for three years of membership, you will get a $30 discount off the total payment! Please note that multiyear payments must be made by phone or mail. Chapter dues payments will be accepted at headquarters with society dues payments only if chapter payments are made in the same multiyear increments. For example, when a member pays two or three years of society dues, he will need to pay chapter dues at the same time to headquarters in the same two or three year increments. If the member prefers to pay chapter dues one year at a time when he pays multi-year society dues payments, he will need to pay the chapter directly. If you have questions, contact Liz Baker, ASHRAE Membership Development Manager, at lbaker@ashrae.org. Southwest Florida Fishing Tournament
Gulfstream Chapter Golf TournamentGreetings all,
Below is the link for the flyer and registration
form for the ASHRAE Gulfstream Chapter 16th Annual Golf Tournament.
Teddy Silva
ASHRAE Gulfstream Chapter Secretary 2005-2006
(561) 394-9155
(561) 394-9149 - fax ASHRAE Studies Impact of Ventilation on HealthATLANTA - The impact of ventilation rates on occupant health is being studied through ASHRAE research. "ASHRAE's guidance is widely referenced in the HVAC&R industry because it stays on top of new developments," said lead researcher, Jan Sundell, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark. "The study will lead to an improved understanding of what science can tell us about the relationship between ventilation and health, which in turn will lead to more reliable information on the benefits of building ventilation. It also will give information about where there is a lack of knowledge, providing the basis for new research." He noted that ASHRAE's ventilation standards primarily focus on occupant perception of indoor air quality, not health. A panel of leading authorities on indoor air pollution and health within medicine and engineering will review existing research and literature on the effect of ventilation on health in schools, offices, residences, etc. While the focus will be on ventilation rates, they also will look at pollutant sources, source strength and pollutant concentrations. Results may be used to update ASHRAE Standard 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, and Standard 62.2-2004, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The project, Scientific Review of Existing Information Related to the Impact of Ventilation Related to Health, 1443-RP, was approved at ASHRAE's 2006 Winter Meeting. It is expected to take 18 months to complete at a cost of $50,000 with funding coming from ASHRAE and the National Center for Energy Management and Building Technologies. The project is sponsored by the Environmental Health Committee. Researchers are Sundell and Hal Levin, Indoor Air Institute, Santa Cruz, Calif. ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. 26 Projects FundedEnergy Recovery Methods Studied with ASHRAE Undergraduate Grants ATLANTA - While most residential air conditioners work on 100 percent return air to reduce energy costs, this creates a problem in lack of sufficient fresh air. This is particularly true in hot humid climates like Miami or in northern regions with long winters. Through a grant from ASHRAE, students at Florida International University in Miami are designing a new type of residential ventilator with enthalpy wheel heat recovery, which will minimize additional energy use while improving indoor air quality. Twenty-six grants, totaling some $120,000, have been awarded by ASHRAE to colleges and universities worldwide to promote the study and teaching of HVAC&R, encouraging undergraduate students to pursue related careers. The grants are used to design and construct projects. The residential ventilator project will provide an opportunity for students to develop their problem solving skills but also to practice energy conservation design. Other ASHRAE grant recipients are: * All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society's College of Engineering, Pune, India, build an experimental setup to understand the enhancement of condensation heat transfer using micro-fin tubes; * Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., design an apparatus to test fans and diffusers; * Cairo University, Cairo, heat exchanger performance educational test stand and heat exchanger design software; * Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, automated camera positioner for particle image velocimetry used in HVAC air distribution studies; * Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., design and build a multi-purpose heat exchanger apparatus; * Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, pressurization and depressurization impact on stack effect - experimental study; * London South Bank University, London, low energy pumpless refrigeration absorption cycle; * Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, basic refrigeration and air-conditioning system used for laboratory experiments and simple sensitivity analysis; * National Chin-Yi Institute of Technology, Taiping, Taichung, Taiwan, design and construction of an HFC-407C machine cooler demonstrator in refrigeration lab; * Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., heat transfer measurements in mini-channel cold plate evaporators; * Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind., thermoelectric refrigeration using nanofluid circulation heat exchangers; * Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., duct and fan design project; * Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, development of a system for testing the performance of nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a heat exchanger; * Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, construction of an integrated hybrid vapor-compression desiccant dehumidification system; * Texas A&M University, College Station, design and construction of bench-scale ground source heat pump testing laboratory unit; * University of Georgia, Athens, energy audit of a university classroom/laboratory building and evaluation of energy conservation measures; * University of Hong Kong, multi-function testing unit for thermal comfort assessment; * Tri-State University, Angola, Ind., design and construction of a fan-duct system for use in the mechanical engineering laboratory; * University of Calgary, design of a "biofouling-free" heat exchanger; * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, development of an HVAC system simulator for laboratory use; * University of Kraguejevac, Serbia and Montenegro, demonstrator of floor, radiator and domestic water heating from solar heated water by using heat pump; * University of Portland, design and construction of a heat pump trainer for thermodynamics lab; * University of Windsor, HVAC metered elbows: reducing losses and noise through the use of turning vanes; * Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., centrifugal pump test bed; * Widener University, Chester, Pa., modification and improvement of a thermodynamic system for cooling and revised cycle air conditioning.ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve the evolving needs of the public. |
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