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What’s New in YEA?

mtosh — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:53:14 +0000

For 2011-2012, the chapter has scheduled a number of events including a refrigeration tour, tech topic sessions, and our 3rd Annual YEA Dodgeball Tournament!

In November, we will have an industry tour of a local facility, (exact date and time TBA). All of our members are welcome to attend the tour and social that follows. Past tours have proven to be great opportunities for members to see large scale refrigeration systems in operation.

Tech topic sessions give YEA members an additional look at the main speaker’s topic and an opportunity to meet students and young professionals from our chapter.

The 3^rd Annual YEA Dodgeball Tournament will be held in the spring of 2012. Last year’s tournament was highly competitive and this year’s event should be even more so. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the excitement as we continue to improve the Dodgeball tradition!

Similar to previous years, our mentorship program will continue. This program creates an opportunity for professional partnership between a YEA member (young engineer, recent graduate, or student) and a professional member from our chapter. The experienced professional provides assistance and resources for the young member’s transition from college to the work industry (such as interview preparation, career path guidance, and professional development). This year, we are looking to form five groups (each group consists of one mentor and one mentee). Every member of this chapter can participate in this program. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please send an email to palbers@peifla.com.

YEA – YEA Tech Speaker and DODGEBALL! (1/16)

jalphonso — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:45:39 +0000

Hello Central Florida members, we have great events and topics coming your way during 2011. For this spring term, Mr. Matthew McQuinn P.E., LEED AP from OCI Associates, Inc. and Mr. Brandon Vogt E.I., LEED AP from Limbach Engineering Design Services will be presenting during the YEA Tech Topic portion of our monthly meetings on the projects they have been involved with that have achieved or in the process of achieving LEED Certification in Central Florida. They will be addressing key features of these projects, along with the ups and downs of energy modeling, the importance of correct scheduling, and the different energy modeling software available. Furthermore, we will have special YEA Tech Topic presentations for the months of April and May, more details to come!

Ready, set, DODGEBALL! That is right folks, mark your calendars for Saturday, February 26th 2011, our 2nd Annual Central Florida ASHREA – YEA Dodgeball Tournament will be taking place. This is a great time to not only to put your frustrations to rest, but a great social event to get to know our YEA members who will be the future leaders of our HVAC Industry. I want to take this opportunity to recognize the following companies and teams for participating in our very first tournament and look forward to their participation on our upcoming tournament: Harper Limbach LLC, Thermal Tech Inc., X-Nth, Jacobs Engineering, Tom Barrow Company, Peninsula Engineering, and Mechanical Services of Central Florida Inc. Registration for this event will be given out during the January monthly meeting. If you any questions or would like to become a sponsor for this event, please email malia.powers@luvata.com or lrocha@thermal-techinc.com This event is open to every member of our chapter and each team must consist of 6 players minimum.

By, Leo Rocha – YEA Chair, 2010-2011

YEA – Amyway Tour Recap (12/8)

jalphonso — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:49:40 +0000

This month, the Central Florida Chapter hosted a tour of the new Amway Center and the OUC District Cooling Plant that supplies chilled water to this building. The new Amway Center has the latest technologies and innovations in HVAC systems and equipment; our group of 25 attendees explored the many mechanical rooms of this facility. The engineering staff of the Amway Center were readily available to answer questions from our group regarding the following equipment: custom air handlers, pump packages, boilers for re-heat and domestic water use, and refrigeration chillers. Furthermore, this facility has a rain water collection system that can save 800,000 gallons of water annually; this water is used for irrigation and for the high-efficiency flow fixtures located in the restrooms throughout the whole building. It has a total of 875,000 square feet, nearly three times bigger compared to the old arena. Having access to center court was one of the highlights for many in the group.

In addition, our group visited the OUC District Cooling Plant that provides chilled water to the events center. This state of the art facility has the capacity of providing more than 3,000 cooling tons and uses primary variable flow pumping. This District Cooling plant is one of three plants under the supervision of Erick Rocker, Director of Chilled Water Services for OUC. The three plants serve four different districts through the greater Orlando area, and have a combined power providing nearly 50,000 tons of cooling. The cooling towers for this plant perform way under sound criteria for plants located in a residential area. Combined with sound attenuation equipment and ultra quiet fans, these cooling towers have an 88dba sound performance. The architecture of this Central Energy Plant also contributes to the sound attenuation of the cooling towers.

By, Leo Rocha – YEA Chair, 2010-2011

Central Florida Young Engineers Attend YEA Leadership Weekend (11/8)

jalphonso — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:28:08 +0000

This year the YEA Leadership Weekend (YLW) has held at the ASHRAE Headquarters in Atlanta, GA, October 1-3. The purpose of YLW is to give young engineers the opportunity to network with fellow engineers in ASHRAE, improve their professional and personal skills, and enhance their abilities to serve as leaders in the HVAC Industry. Central Florida ASHRAE sponsors at least one member under the age of 35 to attend this program. This year, our chapter secretary, Joseph de Armas, and chapter treasurer, Anik Patel, attended. Among other activities, they took the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator and learned how to apply it in the work environment.

Joseph and Anik also enjoyed meeting and networking with engineers from across the country. It gave them the opportunity to gauge their progress in their individual careers. Joseph is a design engineer with Jacobs; he focuses on commercial refrigeration, refrigeration for food courts, and plumbing design. Joseph was a participant of the 2006 – 2007 ASHRAE Student Design Team. Anik is a project engineer with Harper Limbach; he is part of the Limbach Engineering Management Trainee Program and project engineer for the Trinity Medical Center. Anik was a participant of the 2007-2008 ASHRAE Student Design Team. Both Anik and Joseph are fellow graduates from the University of Central Florida where they received their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degrees.

By, Leo Rocha – YEA Chair, 2010-2011

YEA Year in Review

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:43:53 +0000

This has been an exciting year for Central Florida Young Engineers in ASHRAE. During this year, we had the opportunity to present Tech Topic sessions to all of our members. These discussions gave insight to the main speaker’s topic and also served as a networking opportunity. Our young members were able to hear from local industry professionals like Michael Sheerin, Wade Conlan, Firouz Keikavousi, Damon Lynn, Bob Hyttel, Paul Halyard, and Richard King. The topics covered addressed key subjects like Preventive Maintenance, Infection Control, and Sustainability.

The 1st Annual Dodge ball Tournament was held in February. Seven companies from the Central Florida HVAC community participated in this event: Thermal Tech, Inc., Tom Barrow Co., MSI, Harper Limbach, LLC, Peninsula Engineering, Jacobs Engineering, and X-nth. The semi-finalists, Thermal Tech, Inc. and X-nth disputed the title of champion in the final game. X-nth quickly came out on top by eliminating Thermal Tech, Inc in only 1 minute and 34 seconds, the fastest game of the entire day. Congratulations to X-nth (Matt Mikus, JC Le, Matt Hopf, Kim Hopf, Jason Jones, Tom Hoppert, and Tim Hedrick) for winning the 1^st Annual Central Florida ASHRAE – YEA Dodgeball Tournament!

Another great achievement for our chapter is the development of the local Mentorship Program. This program was developed with the objective of creating a professional partnership between a YEA member, whether it be a young engineer, recent graduate, or student and a professional member from our chapter. The experienced professional will provide assistance and resources for the transition from college to the work industry (such as interview preparation, career path guidance, professional development, and much more). Currently, we are in the mentor/mentee matching process and we will be announcing our first participants by the end of this month. Thank you for such a great year and we look forward to seeing you for 2010 – 2011.

Local Mentorship Program Kickoff

mtosh — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:46:00 +0000

I am thrilled to announce that we will begin the recruiting process for this program. The local mentorship program has been developed with the objective of creating a professional partnership between a Young Engineer/recent engineering graduate/engineering student and a professional member of this local chapter. This program will provide assistance and resources for the transition from college to the work industry, interview preparation, career path guidance, general HVAC fundamental courses, professional development, and ASHRAE leadership development. Furthermore, it will give our local young members the opportunity to learn more about this local chapter’s committees and possibly have future involvement within this chapter. This program was an idea that was forged during the YEA Leadership Weekend of May 2009 that I had the privilege of attending. Every member of our chapter can participate in this unique program. If you would like to receive further information on how to be become a mentor or mentee, please send me an email to vicepresident@ashrae-cfl.org stating whether you are an engineering student or a professional local member (seasoned member/young engineer/recent engineering graduate). You will receive a brief survey according to your status within the chapter. Once the survey has been completed, please return it promptly to the email above.

Dodgeball Results

mtosh — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:54 +0000

Our first Dodgeball Tournament was held this past weekend and it was a complete success. A total of 45 members from seven different companies of the Central Florida HVAC community participated in this event; the companies that participated in this event were:

Thermal Tech, Inc.
Tom Barrow Co.
MSI
Harper Limbach, LLC
Peninsula Engineering
Jacobs Engineering
X-nth, Inc.

Our tournament consisted of a Round Robin morning session, where the different teams would test their skills in this sport. The morning session was lead by the team from X-nth with a total of 6 wins, followed by Harper Limbach, LLC and Tom Barrow Co. with 5 wins each.

The most memorable games of the morning session were the MSI vs. Peninsula Engineering, X-nth vs. Peninsula Engineering and Tom Barrow Co. vs. Jacobs Engineering.

After a well-earned lunch break, a last minute team consisting of Central Florida ASHRAE All-Stars (Richard King, Jason Alphonso, John Miller, Mason Dillard, John Guerrero and David Hanington) entered the single elimination playoff bracket afternoon session. The afternoon playoff session was a fierce competition, where only the very best at the art of dodging would advance for a chance to claim the title of Dodgeball Champions. All of the games kept the audience at the edge of their seats. Accuracy, speed, and quick thinking were the only tools needed to win every game. Every team performed at their very best, but only two would advance to the final round. The final game that would determine our champion was disputed between Thermal Tech, Inc. and X-nth. At the very end, X-nth came on top by eliminating the opposing Thermal Tech, Inc team in only 1 minute and 34 seconds, the fastest game of the entire day. Congratulations to X-nth (Matt Mikus, JC Le, Matt Hopf, Kim Hopf, Jason Jones, Tom Hoppert, and Tim Hedrick) for winning the 1^st Annual Central Florida ASHRAE – YEA Dodgeball Tournament. To all of the teams who participated in this event – job well done! We are looking forward to your participation in the 2011 Central Florida ASHRAE-YEA Dodgeball Tournament.

Winter Meeting Success

mtosh — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:18:19 +0000

Another great showing for the Central Florida Chapter at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting here in our own back yard! Mr. Bill Dillard led a great team of host committee members and volunteers that helped to make the Winter Meeting a spectacular event. We thank you, Bill, for all your efforts and for helping to pave the way for the next generation of host committee members. I’d also like to thank all of the employers that understand how important it is to give back to ASHRAE. Without your support, this organization would not be where it is today. The Central Florida Chapter recruited over 150 volunteers, volunteers that took time out of their busy lives to help our Chapter and our Society. I’m very humbled and proud to be a part of such an awesome chapter.

Volunteering for the Winter Meeting wasn’t all hard work, though. We had some fun too! Our very own past president, Mike Dillard, organized and emceed a Wii tournament featuring Society’s executive committee. It may be the only time in history that vice presidents punched each other, knocked each other out and had an audience to cheer them on. We also hosted a hurricane party with over 600 attendees! The hurricane was so strong that it actually removed all of the decorations from the room.

Gordon Holness, PE with ASHRAE 2010 Winter Meeting Host Committee at Members Night Out

Now that the international conference is in the past, it is time to refocus on our chapter. We still have many, many events coming and somehow we even twisted Gordon Holness’s arm to come back to Central Florida and present his presidential message, “Sustaining our Future by Rebuilding Our Past”. We’re honored to have President Holness back in Orlando and look forward to this exciting meeting.

Have you gotten your dodgeball team together? There is nothing better than getting a bunch of engineers, contractors and manufacturers’ reps. together for some good YEA type fun. You can be guaranteed that one team will over analyze everything, another will tell you how they could’ve done it better and the last will tell you why theirs is better than all the others. So grab your balls and get your team together!

Not too long after the Dodgeball Tournament, we will be having our 8th Annual Shrimp Boil. We return to the Winter Park Farmers’ Market on Thursday, March 25th for more shrimp, drinks and good times! More information will be out soon.

See you on February 9th!

YEA Programs 2010

mtosh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:47:10 +0000

Hello Central Florida ASHRAE members, we have exciting programs for you this coming spring season. So let’s get ready for some fun times and learning opportunities. The local mentorship program has reached completion and we are excited to announce that we will be sending emails to all of our members who would like to participate in this program as a mentor or mentee. The objective of this local mentoring program is to provide assistance and resources for the transition from college to the work industry, interview preparation, career path guidance, general HVAC fundamental courses, professional development, ASHRAE Leadership Development, and much more! Furthermore, it will give our local members the opportunity to learn more about our Technical Committees and possibly have future involvement. Our first group of mentors/mentees will be announced after the 2010 winter meeting. If you would like to receive information on how to become part of our local mentorship program, please send me an email to vicepresident@ashrae-cfl.org. You will receive a survey according to your status: professional member or student member. Please, fill this survey and return it to the email above no later than January 30^th, 2010.

Ready, set, Dodgeball! That’s right members our Dodgeball Tournament is just around the corner. Please join the Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter for our 1^st Annual YEA Dodgeball Tournament taking place on Saturday, February 27^th, 2010 at the Frontline Outreach Gymnasium (3000 C.R. Smith Street Orlando, FL 32805). Please arrive promptly; Tournament will begin at 11:00 a.m. Each team will consist of 6 – 10 players; everyone is welcome to sign up for this event. We will have a double elimination tournament, so you will have the opportunity to redeem your team and possibly get to the final game of the day! The registration deadline for this event is January 22^nd, 2010. The cost for this event is $15.00 per player. Lunch and Tournament T-shirt will be given to all participants. If you have any questions or would like to sign up individually for this event, please send me an email to vicepresident@ashrae-cfl.org.

Dodgeball Tournament

mtosh — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:48:40 +0000

CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER OF ASHRAE

INVITES YOU TO OUR 1^ST ANNUAL

YEA DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT

DATE: Saturday, February 27^th2010

TIME: Tournament begins at 11:00a.m.

LAOCATION: Frontline Outreach Facilities

3000 C.R. Smith Street

Orlando, FL 32805

REGRISTRATION: Please contact Leo Rocha

Central Florida ASHRAE YEA Chair

leo.rocha@aquaairfl.com

FEE: $15.00 per player

Each team will consist of 6 – 10 players.

Registration deadline is January 22^nd, 2010

YEA – Young Engineers in ASHRAE

There is no age limit on attendees or players