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We are all full from eating too much over Thanksgiving and busy

preparing for end of the year fun. It is a busy time of year. The leaves

are falling and the weather is colder. Even with Black Friday and

Cyber Monday, chances are we all still have more shopping to do

than we have time for. How about Giving Tuesday? Everyone is

getting or giving something. Are you looking where to send your end

of year donations? ASHRAE is a phenomenal non-profit 501(c)(3) that

impacts you and everyone around you. I am a proud donor and

blessed to be a part of an organization that gives back to my

community. Will you help support ASHRAE with me?

December is going to be awesome because coming up is our December

luncheon! That’s right; we’re hosting Paul D Workman, State Representative from District 47.

He will help educate us on what to know and watch out for within current and future

construction policies and law. He also has special knowledge in what is happening in national

energy policy. Energy is near and dear to my heart and a huge part of the Texas economy.

Many of us leave school expecting to find a world where cost never matters and sustainability

is the only factor in design, yet reality does not work that way. I look forward to meeting Paul

and hearing his powerful and insightful words on Thursday December 14th at 11am.

Keeping with the government and policy theme the 86th regular legislative session begins on

January 8, 2019 and will end on May 27, 2019. This is the bi-annual time when Texas house and

senate elected officials meet to review and vote on important topics. Be on the lookout for our

“Day on the Hill” where we set aside time to represent our industry with face to face time talking

to law makers.

Thank you to all of our TopGolf teams who played in the 4th annual tournament on November

28th. All proceeds went to benefit ASHRAE Research Promotions. We had tons of fun before,

during, and after the formal event. This is what events are made for, food, fellowship, and

fundraising. A special shout out to Cayce McNeill of Siemens who organized all the details and

made the event possible.

I hope everyone has a glorious holiday season filled with relaxation and true joy!

Sincerely,

Vanessa J Freidberg

Austin ASHRAE Chapter President

FROM THE PRESIDENT ’S DESK

December 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

Chapter Meeting

Dec 13| Dave & Buster’s

9333 Research Blvd,

Austin, TX 78759

11:00AM—1:00PM

YEA Build-a-Bike

Dec 20 | ABGB, Co.

1305 W. Oltorf St,

Austin, TX 78704

Inside this issue:

Programs 3

Membership Promo 6

Officer Roster 8

YEA 10

Student Activities 11

Treasurer’s Report 12

BOG Meeting Minutes 13

GAC 14

Refrigeration 15

Research Promotion 15

Web Master 16

History / H&A 17

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Ryan Burke VP—Programs

*****NOTICE: THIS MONTHS MEETING IS ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY*****

For all of those than made it to the presentation, I hope your first few weeks of “Zero Inbox” are

going well! I can’t thank Pam Duffy enough for making the visit to our chapter. Not only is she a

distinguished lecturer, but she also came down her on her own dime (no cost to the chapter). How

awesome is that!

First off, I’d like to wish everyone in the chapter a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season! As

shown above, the meeting will take place a week earlier than usual, so make sure you plan accord-

ingly. With it being a holiday season, we will be having a special lunch planned, as we typically

have in the past.

As for the presentation this month, I couldn’t be more excited to have a State Representative from

District 47, Paul D. Workman. Mr. Workman serves on the Energy Council, which helps facilitate

the development of national energy policy matters among the Southwestern States. The policies he

works on directly impact the work we do on a daily basis. I look forward to learning what the fu-

ture of Government Affairs has in store for us.

Main Presentation: Laws and Policies in Construction by Paul D. Workman, State Repre-

sentative District 47

Mr. Workman will be discussing the ongoing legislative polices that relate to the construction

industry as well as the state of the current political climate.

Date: Location:

December 13, 2018 Dave and Busters

Time: 9333 Research Blvd A600, Austin, TX 78759

11:00 am — 1:00 pm

Link to Register: Click Here

Price is $30 advanced registration; $40 at the door

DECEMBER MEETING: GO VERNMENT AFFAIRS MONTH

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Expand your knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals and technical aspects to design, maintain and operate new and existing HVAC systems.

ASHRAE currently offers 6 training dates throughout the world:

HVAC Design Training

November 12-16, 2018 – Atlanta, GA

February 18-22, 2019 – Las Vegas, NV

March 11-15, 2019 – Hartford, CT

April 15-19, 2019 – Atlanta, GA

May 20-24, 2019 – Toronto, Canada

June 10-14, 2019 – Vancouver, BC

For more information and to Register visit ashrae.org/hvactraining.

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December 2018

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MEMBERSHIP PROMOTON

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Dear Austin ASHRAE Members:

Reference: Unpaid Society Dues & Lapsed Memberships

This is another reminder for those of you who haven’t paid your dues yet, both locally and for Society.

Please do so as soon as possible.

As an example to make this clearer, if you haven’t paid your dues this year (and you MUST have re-

ceived notices from Society throughout the year because of it) you are considered DELINQUENT!

Six (6) months after the anniversary date, all UNPAID DELINQUENT members will be dropped from

the system and no longer tracked. If this happens your will need to be re-instated.

We are continuously trying to reduce our Chapter’s delinquency counts throughout the year by re-

minding members to pay their dues once their paid Society year is complete. If you need further infor-

mation, call Society or me for details on how Society monitors your membership and its various notifi-

cations.

Please also remember that Society membership is a prerequisite to local membership. Local member-

ship in Austin’s Chapter helps support our local efforts. You can pay you local dues of $40 at the same

time you pay your Society dues, or simply bring your dues payment to a monthly meeting. This will

allow us to keep you informed on all local activities.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 512-217-4781 during the day, or via email at

Ryan.McLagan. If you find that you have not paid your dues, you can go to the ASHRAE website and

pay your dues online at www.ashrae.org. Should you have any questions regarding this effort, do not

hesitate to contact ASHRAE headquarters at 1-800-5ASHRAE.

Remember that PAID UP members have the greatest impact on both Society’s and the local Chapter’s

financial bottom line. Thank you for all members that have renewed!!

Respectfully Submitted,

Ryan McLagan, Membership Promotion Chair

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AUSTIN ASHRAE 2018—2019 BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Steve Hansen BOG / RP

Larry Bloomquist

BOG

David Driggers

Auditing / Nominating

Lorenzo Gonzalez

BOG

Mark Merriman

BOG

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Phillip Wood YEA Co-Chair

Brennan Mittal YEA Co-Chair

Katie Klassen YEA Co-Chair

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YEA

November - RECAP:

This November YEA encouraged members to participate in the second Austin

ASHRAE Topgolf fundraiser. This fundraiser acted as a great opportunity to introduce

several new YEA members to different individuals in ASHRAE. It was exciting to

watch YEA members engage groups of contractors, engineers and controls groups.

Several YEA members, Drew Higgins, Spencer Rothery and Phillip Wood, even spon-

sored their own bays! For everyone that invited young engineers to their bay, I would

like to encourage you to pass along their information to any of the YEA co-chairs.

This will help us to invite them to future YEA events to keep potential new members

engaged.

In December YEA will host Build-a-Bike at ABGB, Co. on December 20th! Come out

and join us.

Follow YEA at:

For Future Events Contact:

Philip Wood - phillip.wood@trane.com

Brennan Mittal - bmittal@enviromaticsystems.com

Katie Klassen - katherine.klassen@hts.com

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Student Activities

UT STUDENT CHAPTER

November meeting:

Special thank you to Rachel Schutte, Shah Smith, for organizing a sustainability panel for the

UT student chapter, Mark Merriman, Texas Air Systems, for providing food, and the following

individuals for volunteering to speak on the panel:

Wes Stidham, Shah Smith, RicardoTroncoso, ACR, and Jim Walker, UT

December meeting:

Study Break and Intern Resume Posting

Tues, 12/11, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, ECJ 3.110

Students will take a break from studying finals to socialize, eat cookies, drink

coffee, and post resumes for internships.

Search for resumes after the event and post openings here:

https://jobs.ashrae.org/jobs/job_type/Internship/

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TREASURER ’S REPORT

Austin ASHRAE 2018—2019 Approved Budget as of

11/9/2018

Danny Richardson Treasurer

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BOG MEETING MINUTES

November 2018 ASHRAE BOG Meeting at Stanley Consultants

11/12/18, 4:00 PM

Call to order: 4:05 pm

Attendees: Vanessa Freidberg, Gayle Davis, Stuart Bloomquist, Nick Prisco, Wyatt Haun, Steve Han-

son, Ryan McLagan, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Trevor Crampton, Cassandra Weisse, Brennan Mittal, Ryan

Burke, Mark Merriman

Chapter Equipment: Square Reader—Wyatt (1), Trevor (1) and Evan (1). Trevor has table

banner.

Website: Vanessa requesting feedback on updated sections of website; Vanessa/Mark M to contact Andy about helping GAC

get updated

Newsletter/Calendar: Online version of newsletter; Skeet Shoot was rescheduled (tentatively Feb 8); Top Golf (have a week

before to finalize head count); Steve needs to get with treasurer to make final payment

Shirts—Vanessa interested in creating shirts for positions

Membership—how is it going? McLagan says going well with renewals; Currently 372. McLagan going to bring a list of ex-

pired members next month for everyone to reach out to

Student-Girl Scouts want to come to meeting to get sponsorship for patch

YEA—looking at doing brewery tour in November possibly; Bike event in December

Upcoming Meetings-Pam Duffy speaker this week on Women in Engineering and Time Management; BOG to be there by

11am. Only 18 signed up so far. December is Government Affairs with Paul Workman.

PAOE Update-need to update this on a monthly basis; notes do help to remember what you did

Twitter-get points for each one we sent

General Notes:

Get out your RVC updates

Meeting Adjourned at 4:58 pm

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Government Affairs Committee Updates:

We have tentatively set FEB 27, 2019 as the date for our Day on the Hill event at the capitol. More

details will follow but please mark your calendars and plan to attend if you can. We will need volun-

teers to contact representatives and let them know that we are coming!

The ASHRAE Senior Officers visited Washington, DC November 27-29, and met with several govern-

ment agencies, elected officials, and allied organizations. They attended a total of 13 meetings, dis-

cussing ASHRAE’s most recent standards development, its education and training offerings, the im-

portance of buildings professionals in smart grid-buildings integration, and optimizing building sys-

tems operations.

SAVE THE DATE!

Feb 27, 2019: Day on the Hill

Details to follow

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Refrigeration

As the weather continues to chill, I thought I would share some frosty information about snowflakes... :)

ASHRAE Austin Research Promotion

Our annual TopGolf event was held on Wednesday, November 28. A special thank you to Mr. Cayce McNeill for heading up the TopGolf event this year.

Finally, our December chapter meeting will be our RP Recognition meeting. We will be reaching out to all RP donors who will receive a special recognition to attend the meeting.

Lorenzo Gonzalez

Refrigeration Chair

Steve Hansen

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ASHRAE Austin Website

ASHRAE Austin Website

Did you know that we have an Instagram page?? Join our other 55 followers to get

the updates on upcoming events and to see photos from previous meetings and

outings!

Time Management w/ Pam Duffy: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrEU5FgBlYJ/?

utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=mrmzo5dpx56x

Sustainability in Practice Panel discussion: https://www.instagram.com/p/

BqNkysoh3LG/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=10z49tfzzqkda

Have Feedback? Contact John Knauss @ john.knauss@jci.com or 512.289.8146

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Air conditioning still cool after 100 years

By 1956, local and national newspapers were raving about the mainstream adoption of air conditioning. It

seemed an idea whose time had finally come . It would become a great year for the home air condition-

ing market as sales increased up to 140 per cent over the previous year 1955. Many company managers

understood this to be a new way to keep workers happily working. Shopkeepers saw a way to attract new

customers. A new industry was quickly spreading especially to Canadian homes due to the hot summers

in Canada.

As many know, Willis Carrier of Buffalo New York created the

world's first air-conditioning system. It was on July 17, 1902,

when the young Carrier found a way to control the climate in a

Brooklyn, N.Y., printing plant, thus reducing the waste created

when humidity changed the size of paper rolls and made the

colors in the final printing inconsistent. Even though some

dispute Carrier's claim of the "invention" (Dr. John Gorrie's

19th century attempts to fight malaria in Florida with ice-

cooled air was earlier), there is no doubt that Mr. Carrier defi-

nitely kick-started the scientific thinking and marketing of a product that has changed human comfort.

Before air conditioning became available in industrial

plants, cotton threads snapped, cigarette machines

jammed, film attracted dust and chocolate went grey

with fluctuating heat and humidity conditions. Cool

and dry air from air conditioning, could also make facto-

ry workers more comfortable and productive; and, more

likely to come to work instead of calling in sick.

In North America, thousands of people first felt the chill

at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 where there was a

1,000-seat auditorium of the Missouri State Building

that was cooled with air conditioning. Most people,

however, had to wait until movie theatres installed air

conditioners in the years after the First World War.

Thus, the summer blockbuster, now a multimillion-

dollar staple in Hollywood, was only possible when air

conditioning let theater owners stay open year-round.

Previously, theaters closed up in the summer heat but

now could market their cool air and cool flicks as

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the perfect summer outing.

In a heat wave of 1936, the Westdale Theater in Hamilton Ontario is where locals found shelter from the heat. The theater Opened

in 1935, and was an air-conditioned refuge where people could go to cool off and catch the latest Bette Davis film for only 20 cents.

Other movie house soon had signs bragging that "it was 20 degrees F cooler inside," thereby turning cool air into the hottest ticket

in town.

After attracting the attention for unwashed masses in dark, unventilated spaces, theaters soon competed with amusement parks

and ball diamonds as spots for summer leisure. This same indoor conditioned bliss would eventually bring the shopping malls.

Starting with the New York Stock Exchange in 1901, mechanical cooling let architects break the rules of urban design. In the past,

office buildings were built according to L, T or H-shaped floor plans so as to maximize the number of windows available to help

catch any available cross-breeze for cooling. Air conditioning allowed for the use of more space within the actual building. Con-

struction began with buildings going up in height instead of out, thus filling city blocks with more building. Window awnings were

removed as there was less need for shade, and more offices were added with no need for windows. And, millionaire Charles Gates’

Minneapolis mansion became the first air-conditioned home in 1914.

By 1929, refrigerator maker Frigidaire created a small, expensive "room cooler" that could be installed in homes or small stores. This

led to the window box unit, air conditioners in cars and, later, the rise of new house designs. Widespread adoption of so-called

"comfort cooling," however, slowed until after the Great Depression and Second World War.

As North America's middle class grew in the '50s, the father of the modern suburb, William Levitt, signed a deal with Carrier to put

cooling units into his mass-produced, cookie-cutter homes. "It doesn't make sense to heat a home in the winter and not cool it in

the summer," Levitt said. But, there were also costs to this new thinking. Without awnings, buildings paid huge sums to cool their

exposed interiors and electrical demand soared. This not only changed our thoughts that winter was the season of heaviest energy

use, we found out that some of the refrigerants were environmental hazards. In addition, coal-fired generators feeding this new

demand for power also spewed pollutants into the air that turned to smog at ground level and boosted global warming.

In the '50s, magazines like House Beautiful and House & Home advertised the cool, new air conditioning convenience. Window AC

unit boxes sprouted on the outside of homes and offices. Homes, freed from the need to catch a breeze, could face any direction,

and air conditioning made the rules of geography more elastic. In the United States, it helped reverse a century-long pattern of

migration out of southern cities, and air conditioning was an important

reason why eight of the 10 fastest-growing states after 1940 were in the

south, among them dynamos like Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Miami.

After Carrier, life got cooler and quieter. People gathered inside on hot

days, to watch TV in a climate of their own design. They shut their doors

against the summer heat and traded the old sounds of the neighborhood

with dogs barking, babies crying, and babies, and passing traffic, for a

cool hum.

Historical tidbit (at right): In 1929, the U.S. House of Representatives

becomes the first major U.S. government building to be air conditioned.

Note: Most of this article is excerpted from information available from

an article by Rob Faulkner at the Hamilton Spectator.

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Vintage HVAC Advertisements, 1938

Advertisements from 1938, the 10th year of HPAC Engineering magazine, then called Heating Piping

and Air Conditioning. For advertising, photographs and crafted illustrations told stories in a more modern

style. Note: In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the March of Dimes to fight polio.

John J. NesbittInc. & Warren Webster Co.— ad from the January 1938 issue of Heating

Piping and Air Conditioning.

Note: information excerpted from: HPAC Engineering Magazine, Edited by Ashley M.

Doles, 08-19-2015.

Respectfully Submitted, Randy Schrecengost, Historian =>