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Texas NorthernerTheMonthly Newsletter of the Dallas Chapter, Region VIII

Message From the PresidentThe first meeting of the 2014-2015 year was a success, thanks to our speaker Charlie Waddell, who spoke on Bi-polar ion-ization. Charlie shared with us that with bi-polar ionization, system tonnage can be reduced by decreasing ventilation air from 15 CFM/person down to 5 CFM/person. For an office or a school type load line, Charlie said that would result in about $0.40/square foot in energy savings per year. Lining up Charlie to speak for us this past month was our Programs Chair Bran-don Damas. I would like to thank Brandon Damas for putting together a stellar group of speakers for 2014-2015. The quality of programs drives the success of our monthly meetings and we are lucky to have a motivated Programs Chair in Brandon. If

you were not able to attend the meeting, you can download the presentation slides from our website at http://dallas-ashrae.org/.

Quickly approaching is our second Top Golf Social Event to benefit ASHRAE Resource Promotion. Our Research Promotion Chair Charles Crawford has put together an excit-ing event at The Colony location on Highway 121. It will be held the afternoon of October 29th starting at 3:00 PM. Victaulic has stepped up to be the title sponsor for the event but we still have sponsorship opportunities available if your firm or company would like to contribute. Top Golf is what I would call a mixture between bowling and golf where even “hackers” can have fun. With upscale food and drinks, the event is also a great opportunity to socialize with your co-workers, owners, architects, engineers, contractors or maybe even that old industry acquaintance that you haven’t caught up with in sometime. We hope to see you there.

Our next meeting is Membership Promotion Month so please bring a guest to help promote ASHRAE in our industry and your guest(s) will eat free! Bring the most number of guests and you may even win a special prize. We always look forward to seeing new faces at our chapter meetings. If anyone needs assistance please contact Shelby Felix our Membership Promotion Chair.

Finally, Brandon Scharn, our local Young Engineer Association (YEA) Chair, and his com-mittee have put together a “Hydronics 101” training on Wednesday, November 5th. The technical session will focus on mechanical piping systems and flow characteristics and will be held at the Flow Design Inc. facility in Dallas. After the session, Flow Design will be sponsoring a YEA Happy Hour at the Meddlesome Moth where participants will be able to experience the flow characteristics of some different types of liquids.

Happy October,

Gene LoweryGene LoweryASHRAE Dallas Chapter President 2014-2015

Volume 65 Issue No. 2

Chapter MeetingOctober 10, 2014

Time:9:45 a.m Tech Session Registra-tion Begins10:00 - 11:00a.m. Tech Session11:00 a.m. Lunch Meeting Regis-tration Begins

11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Meeting

Location:Maggiano’s North Park8687 N. Central ExpresswayDallas, TX 75225

Lunch Session Topic:Applying Air-To-Air Ener-gy Recovery Ventilators

Presenter:John Chavez

Tech Session Topic:Energy Recovery Effec-tiveness

Presenter:John Chavez

Reservations:www.dallas-ashrae.org

October 2014

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The Texas Northerner October 2014

Click on One of the Page Numbers Below to Go Directly to That Page

Message From the President Page 1

Program OrganizerPage 2

Student Activities UpdatePage 3

Membership UpdatePage 4

Tech Times Page 4

History of a Local Engineering FirmPage 7

Noteworthy Page 8-14

Annual BudgetPage 15

BOG Contact InformationPage 16

Meeting & Event FlyersPage 17-20

Speaker Company Topic

Main Program Charlie Waddell Global Plasma Solutions Bi-Polar Ionization

Tech Session Charlie Waddell Global Plasma SolutionsReducing Outdoor Air with ASHRAE

IAQ Method

Main Program John Chavez Gunder AssociatesApplying Air-to-Air Energy Recovery

Ventilators

Tech Session John Chavez Gunder Associates ERV Exchanger Effectiveness

Main Program Bob Sorensen Fulton High Efficiency Boiler Systems

Tech Session Joel Southwell Fulton Controllability of Boilers

Main Program TBD TBD - DL

Tech Session TBD TBD

Main Program TBD TBD Ethics

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ASHRAE Dallas Chapter - Program OrganizerYear 2014-2015

Program / Technical SessionSessionDate

12/10

2/11

9/10

10/8

11/12

1/14

TBD TBD

Main Program Jeff WatckeDynamic Air Quality

SolutionsPolarized Media Filtration

Tech Session Jeff WatckeDynamic Air Quality

Solutions

Lessons Learned with ASHRAE

Headquarters

Main Program Dave Martine Daikin Oil Free Chiller Design

Tech Session TBD

Main Program Kelle Donahue Distech Controls Truly Open Controls

Tech Session Kelle Donahue Distech Controls Specification writing for Controls

Main Program TBD TBD - Panel Discussion TBD

Tech Session TBD TBD TBD

2/11

5/14

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Student Activities/YEA Event CalendarSeptember 9/10 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: BBC (2800 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201)

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: Maggie Luttrell (Johnson Controls)

October 10/8 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: Scott McGinnis (Direct Expansion Solutions)

November 11/12 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

December 12/10 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

January 1/14 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

February 2/11 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

March 3/11 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

April 4/8 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

May 5/13 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD







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Membership UpdateThank you to all who participated in Membership Promotion month by bringing a guest to our October meeting. I think we had a great turnout.

The beginning of October marked the first quarter end to our 2014-2015 ASHRAE year. Our membership status, as well as our goals for the year, are outlined below.

690 Start total: Total that your chapter started the year with. (Total includes paid and unpaid members, and does not include students.)14 Goal: Goal for number of new members, as set by your regional vice chair.704 Net growth goal: Total growth goal to reach by year’s end.683 First quarter totals: Your chapter’s membership total of paid and unpaid mem bers at the end of the first quarter (9/30/2014).

Remember to renew your membership and encourage potential new members to look into ASHRAE. Let me know if you have questions!

Shelby FelixASHRAE Dallas Membership Promotions Chair

Tech Times - Healthcare Energy-Savings: What Road Are You On?By David N. Schurk DES., CEM., LEED AP., CDSM., SFP

As a youth, I remember my father telling me, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” Later in life, when I entered the energy management field, I was told by my boss, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Great words to remember when looking to target energy saving for healthcare facilities.

There are many documented procedures that will reduce energy consumption and cut utility costs. This leads to the fun part, where we roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty installing, balancing, calibrating and programming all the high-tech “stuff ” we’ve purchased to make our energy-savings dream come true….but wait a minute. How did we get this far without first convincing the decision makers to “buy-in” to our efficiency program financially? Sometimes, maybe more often than not, there is no buy-in and as a result no program.

According to The Association of Energy Engineers’ Economic Analysis Handbook, when it comes to securing a financial commitment from the key decision makers, the first step is to provide a complete and detailed Economic Analysis. This involves formulating, estimating and evaluating the economic outcomes of the various procedures available to accomplish a specific end or goal. The decision to select one (or more) of these choices will be made based on data, analysis and com-parison of the costs and benefits of each choice. Those same decision makers need an Economic Analysis when deciding if a project is cost effective, and whether it will be implemented. One of the first steps in compiling the Economic Analysis is establishing a building’s Energy Usage.

According to The Association of Energy Engineers’ Economic Analysis Handbook, when it comes to securing a financial commitment from the key decision makers, the first step is to provide a complete and detailed Economic Analysis. This involves formulating, estimating and evaluating the economic outcomes of the various procedures available to accomplish a specific end or goal. The decision to select one (or more) of these choices will be made based on data, analysis and com-parison of the costs and benefits of each choice. Those same decision makers need an Economic Analysis when deciding if a project is cost effective, and whether it will be implemented. One of the first steps in compiling the Economic Analysis is establishing a building’s Energy Usage.







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Energy Usage Index (EUI) is defined as the total amount of energy used by a building (electricity and natural gas) per square foot of floor area (annually) and is used to establish the facility’s baseline energy use. Determining how much ener-gy used is a critical first step in determining the savings possible. Simply identify all the energy used in the facility and add up all the Btu’s of energy. Next, find the total square footage of conditioned space and divide the total Btu used per year by the square feet of space. A building’s EUI value can be used in a similar manner as miles per gallon (MPG) is used to de-scribe the efficiency of an automobile. It allows you to compare your facility’s total yearly energy use to industry standards or that of your peers. It can be a great help in recognizing if your facility is on -or off- the energy mark when compared to others.

For example, a facility with 10,000 square-feet of conditioned space uses 100-MMBtu of gas and 150,000-kWh of electri-cal energy in one year. What is the building EUI?Btu (gas) = 100 MMBtu =100 X 106 Btu/yr.Btu (elect) = 150 kWh X 3412 Btu = 511.8 X 106 Btu/yr. EUI = (100 + 511.8) x (106)/ (10,000 ft2) = 61,180 Btu/square-foot/year

The EUI establishes the facility’s overall energy use that you can use to formulate your energy savings strategies. Some typical healthcare facility EUI’s are shown in the chart above by region of the U.S.

After calculating the building’s EUI, next determine specifically where the energy is being consumed so you can target sav-ings in those areas that show the greatest use. Unless energy meters are already installed on each piece of equipment, this determination will be made using an industry average. Be sure to take local influences into account, as it will help your Energy Analysis by reflecting a more accurate estimate of the real savings potential.

The yearly consumption of gas & electricity may be found by totaling the values for each, listed on your monthly utility bills.

HEALTHCARE

U.S. Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) U.S. Energy Information Administration

Primary Energy by Census Region and Principal Building Activity Intensity (Thousand Btu per Square Foot per Year)

Typical Hospital Electrical Use: Houston, TX.

Electric Usage Lighting 14%

Misc Electric 15%

O/A Cooling 5%

Space Cooling 17%

Fan Heat/Losses 5%

Cooling Tower/Cond Pumps 9%

CW/HW Pumps 6%

Ventilation Fans 24%

Heating Auxiliaries 5%







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The pie charts above reflect the typical hospital usage profiles found in the ASHRAE HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics where Houston, Texas serves as the baseline for the South Central energy consumption data. This information provides insight into how much, and where energy is used throughout healthcare facilities located in this region. Use this information to help estimate a building’s actual electrical and gas consumption, and then determine a reasonable approx-imation of a building’s energy use per category shown. Without definitive energy meter readings, this method may prove to be the best choice in arriving at this information.

Assuming the facility in question is well represented by the regional values, it’s now easy to determine the major energy consumers. In the electricity category, ventilation fans, space cooling and miscellaneous electrical loads top the list. For natural gas, it’s reheat, space heating and outside air heating. In this case, fan energy and heating (specifically reheat-ing) are the hospital’s largest energy consumers and probably hold the biggest potential for energy savings. By applying resources accordingly, this will help afford the biggest return on any financial investments. Adding Variable Frequency Drives to constant speed fans, tuning boilers, calibrating temperature sensors, verifying scheduling (turning things off when they can be turned off) and making sure everything possible is being done to eliminate the requirement for reheat are all great places to start to reduce this building’s energy footprint.

Without first determining how much (and from where) energy is being used, there is no way to determine which efficiency measures should be studied, making it extremely difficult to define savings opportunities and partner with management for the project’s financial support.

Here is one word of advice to move forward: In order to work with financial decision makers, you should learn to speak their language. It’s critical to communicate in their terms - Net Present Value (NPV), Net Annual Value (NAV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Life Cycle Costing (LFC), Equivalent Uniform Annual Worth (EUAW) and Savings to Investment Ratio (SIR), just to name a few.

Take time to learn the methods and procedures necessary in order to present your energy-efficiency initiatives in a format that’s understood and appreciated by decision makers. Your project closing rate will go up and your healthcare facility will begin benefiting from the utility savings that you’ve been dreaming of.

References:The Association of Energy Engineers; Economic Analysis HandbookASHRAE; HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics

David Schurk is director of Healthcare Accounts for Heat Transfer Solutions in Houston, Texas. He has more than 30-years of energy-efficiency experience. He can be reached at 920-530-7677 or [email protected]

Typical Hospital Thermal Energy Use: Houston, TX.

Thermal Energy Use

Outside Air Htg 7%

Reheat 65%

Space Htg 15%

DHW Htg 3%

Dietary/Sterilizers 5%

Distribution Losses 5%







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In each newsletter we are highlighting and recognizing a different organization in our industry. This month’s news-letter features the history and impact of Bartos Industries. We would like to continue to showcase the contributions of local firms that make up our chapter, and we need your help. Please let us know if there are firms you would like to see highlighted in future newsletters. Contact me or any of your ASHRAE Board members for additional details.

-Jennifer Gerlach, ASHRAE Dallas Chapter Historian

History of a Local Company

www.Bartosindustries.com

Bartos Industries has a long history of serving Texas engineers, architects, owners, and contractors. In 1964 Jerry Bartos founded the company and began operations out of his garage in north Dallas. In those days the company’s main focus was providing filtration solutions to facility owners and school districts. As the company grew during those early years, Jerry hired more and more help. To round out his offering to the engineering and contracting community in north Texas, Jerry began to take on products such as fans and ventilation equipment, vibration isolation, humidity control equipment, and air handling equipment. In 1974, Jerry opened the Ft. Worth office of Bartos in a small house he purchased on Riverside Drive to better serve Tarrant County. While Jerry was a very aggressive and hard-working business man, his interests were varied as he was also a well-known politician in Dallas County. Jerry served on the DISD school board as well as the Dallas City Council for many years. He even contemplated and was encouraged by his peers to run for mayor of Dallas, but ultimately decided not to run.

In 1999 Jerry sold Bartos Industries to Bill and Mark Shaw. Bill, and at the time Mark, also owned Standard Supply and Distributing; one of the largest privately held HVAC wholesale distributors in the southwest. Bill and Jerry had done business between Bartos and Standard in the past and when the company sold, Jerry continued on for several years in a consultative role. Prior to purchasing Bartos, Bill and Mark had a long track record of aggressive growth in the wholesale industry and applied that same mentality in their new venture with Bartos. Since 1999, Bartos has grown over 400% and today employs a team of over 60 people in four offices, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and Austin. Today, Mark Shaw has retired and Bill serves as the company’s Chairman. Bill’s son Spencer Shaw is CEO and Christian Young is President.

As Bartos Industries has evolved over the years and has taken on more and more products, the internal operations have evolved with it. Bartos has a staff of 32 sales professionals servicing all segments its customer base. Many of the 32 are specialized in their efforts to serve strictly engineers, architects, or contractors, or even certain product lines. Bartos also offers training and seminars on a wide range of topics dealing with the products it represents. Bartos’ Dallas office is a 40,000 ft2 office/warehouse facility that also acts as the Southern Distribution Center for Greenheck. The new Ft. Worth building was completed in 2011 and is very similar in size and scope to the Dallas office. Both Dallas and Ft. Worth has complete stocking warehouses to help better serve the contractors with product ready to go. Austin and Houston both share their facility with the west side Houston office of Standard Supply and the Austin location for Standard. Today,

Bartos is recognized around the country as one of the leading plan and spec reps in the industry.

Over the years Bartos has been involved in many high profile projects. One highlighted project is the Dallas Convention Center Expansion project where Bartos and Kinetics provided the isolation of the building from the railroad tracks below. Each isolator is rated for 250,000lbs!

2014 marks Bartos Industries 50th Anniversary! We sincerely thank you for placing your trust in us time and time again over the years. We look forward to continuing to serve you for another 50 plus years!

Custom MUA unit with heat recovery/lab exhaust







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NoteworthyDOE Updates National Reference Standard for Commercial Buildings to 90.1-2013

ATLANTA - Following preliminary analysis that ASHRAE/IES's 2013 energy efficiency standard contains energy savings over the 2010 standard - 8.5 percent source energy savings and 7.6 site energy savings - the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a ruling that establishes the 2013 standard as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes.

In an announcement in the Sept. 26, 2014 edition of "The Federal Register," DOE attributes the greater energy savings to improvements in ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings,related to several areas, including better lighting, fans, commercial refrigeration, boilers and controls.

The determination means that states are required to update their codes to meet or exceed the 2013 standard within two years. Currently, states must meet or exceed the 2010 standard, which serves as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes under the federal Energy Conservation and Production Act.

"ASHRAE is pleased with this ruling from the DOE, recognizing the energy savings measures in the standard," ASHRAE President Tom Phoenix said. "Standard 90.1 was an original cornerstone in our efforts to improve building performance, and we continue to strive to increase its efficiency in the future."

Among the eight addenda that are identified as having a major positive impact on energy efficiency, IES notes that three are attributed to lighting changes according to Rita Harrold, IES director of technology. These address control requirements for lighting alterations, additional controls for more spaces with a shortened time to lighting reduction or shutoff, and a decrease in lighting power density in most building types to reflect changes in revisions to illuminance recommendations in the IES Lighting Handbook, 10th edition.

The DOE noted that the 2013 standard contains 52 positive impacts on energy efficiency that were incorporated into the analysis. These impacts included changes made through the public review process in which users of the standard comment and offer guidance on proposed requirements. Specifically the major positive impacts include:

Control requirements for lighting alternations New requirements for individual fans Reduction of energy usage for large boilers Reduction of fan energy usage New efficiency requirements for commercial refrigeration More controls in more spaces and reduction of time to reduction or shut off of those controls Reduction of lighting power density in most building types

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 50,000 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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Noteworthy

ASHRAE, AHR Expo Return to Chicago for 2015 Winter Conference, Expo

ATLANTA – Registration is open for ASHRAE’s 2015 Winter Conference in Chicago where attendees have the chance to discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry, network; participate in technical tours; attend ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; earn professional credits; and obtain ASHRAE certifications.

The ASHRAE Conference takes place Jan. 24-28, Palmer House Hilton, while the ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo is held Jan. 26-28, McCormick Place. Complete Conference information and registration can be found at www.ashrae.org/chicago, and Expo information at www.ahrexpo.com.

In keeping with ASHRAE’s goal of continuing education, the Conference offers over 200 Professional Development Hours, as well as Continuing Education Units, which can be applied toward a Professional Engineering license.

The Technical Program features more than 100 sessions and 300 speakers over eight tracks: Systems and Equipment; Fundamentals and Applications; Industrial Facilities (new); Large Buildings: Mission Critical Facilities and Applications (new); Energy Efficiency; Life Safety (new); Design of Energy and Water Efficient Systems (new); Hospital Design and Codes (new). Specifically, the program features sessions on cold climate design, tall buildings, hospital and clean room design and data centers.

The ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) offers 20 professional development seminars and short courses to stay current on HVAC&R trends. Among them is a new course on Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems, in addition to updates to Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. Training topics include commissioning, energy management, Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, energy efficient data centers, healthcare facilities, building energy audits, the coming smart grid and ground source heat pumps. Register at www.ashrae.org/chicagocourses.

Additionally, ASHRAE offers a special administration of all six certifications on Jan. 28: Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP); Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP); Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP); High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP); Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP); and Operations & Performance Management Professional (OPMP). Register at www.ashrae.org/certification.

The keynote speaker at the opening Plenary Session is Aron Ralston, adventurer and subject of the film 127 Hours. In April 2003, during a hike into a remote area of Utah’s canyon country in April 2003, Ralston accidentally dislodged a boulder that crushed and pinned his right hand. After six days of entrapment alone, he freed himself with a cheap multi-tool knife and hiked to a miraculous rescue. Since his amputation, Ralston has written an internationally bestselling book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, later turned into a movie nominated for six Oscars.

Also offered are technical tours, which include Walgreens net zero store, a brewery and McCormick Place.








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Noteworthy

ASHRAE Releases Legionellosis Standard for Fourth Public Review Draft

ATLANTA - A fourth version of ASHRAE's proposed legionellosis standard is open for public comment until November 10, 2014.

Standard 188P, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, currently under development, will establish minimum legionellosis risk management requirements for building water systems. The standard is intended for use by building owners and managers and those involved in the design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and service of centralized building water systems and components.

The draft of the document and instructions on submitting comments can be found at www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. The proposed standard will be available for access until Nov. 10, 2014.

Changes to the proposed standard since its last public review in January 2013 include:

Alignment of the document with the revised title, purpose and scope. Removal of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) terminology; some of the principles of the

HACCP process are consistent with the process utilized in the document. Inclusion of a normative appendix for health care facilities meeting specific requirements that provides an

alternate compliance path that is more stringent than for other facilities. More emphasis on requirements for design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and

service.

Tom Watson, chair of the Standard 188P committee, notes that the standard contains both normative sections and appendices that specify what is required to comply. It also contains informative appendices and references as guidance about how to do things that may be necessary for a given building water system.

“Building water systems vary substantially in their design and their capability for transmission of Legionella,” Watson said. “Scientific evidence is either lacking or inconclusive in certain aspects of Legionella control. The informative guidance is included to provide suggestions, recommendations and references.”

To learn more about actions regarding ASHRAE standards, visit www.ashrae.org/listserv. There, ASHRAE provides subscriptions to a variety of listserves, including one for Standard 188P, that enable interested parties to stay up to date with the latest news, publication offerings, and various other Society activities.








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NoteworthyASHRAE Selected as 2014 Best of Building Award Recipient by USGBC Members

ATLANTA – ASHRAE is pleased to announce today that it received the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Best of Building award for Best Professional Association.

“ASHRAE is proud to be recognized as the Best Professional Association in the Best of Building Awards,” Tom Phoenix, ASHRAE president, said. “ASHRAE strives to set an example for the industry in sustainability through efforts such as increasing the stringency of its standards, developing guidance that will lead to high performing buildings and offering resources to professionals in the building industry to keep them up to speed with the latest sustainable technology. We look forward to building on our foundation as future industry issues come to the forefront.”

The Best of Building Awards celebrates the year’s best products, projects, organizations and individuals making an impact in green building. Nominees and winners were selected exclusively by the members of USGBC, a vibrant and diverse community of nearly 13,000 of the world’s leading organizations invested in sustainability.

“USGBC’s membership represents a diverse community of leaders that have made significant contributions to the advancement of green building,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, chief operating officer, USGBC. “We congratulate ASHRAE as these peer-chosen awards reflect new and innovative achievements that are to be commended.”

There are 30, peer-selected awardees selected for 48 individual categories in the competition. Awardees were selected based on their region, size and area of specialization and are designed to showcase the most progressive, innovative organizations in the fields of green architecture, landscape, engineering, interior design and manufacturing. A full list of winners can be viewed at usgbc.org.

About ASHRAE


About the U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit that is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the Center for Green Schools, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org, explore the Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG) and connect on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.







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NoteworthyASHRAE Provides Assistance to Future Engineers Through Scholarships

ATLANTA – Twenty five students are receiving nearly $130,000 in financial assistance for the 2014-15 school year via ASHRAE’s scholarship program.

Over the course of 26 years ASHRAE has awarded more than $1.4 million to over 300 deserving undergraduate and graduate students. The recipients of ASHRAE’s scholarship assistance for 2014-15 are:

Reuben Trane Scholarships: $10,000 to be awarded over two years, Hannah Littman, Georgia Institute of Technology, mechanical engineering; Alex Gasper, North Carolina State University, mechanical engineering; and Hunter Bachman, University of Delaware, mechanical engineering. The scholarship was established by the Trane Co. in memory of its founder, an innovative engineer, inventor and business executive.

Willis H. Carrier Scholarships: $10,000 for one year, Emmett Konrad, Iowa State University, mechanical engineering; and Elena Stutzer, University of Alaska, mechanical engineering. The scholarship was established by the Carrier Corp. in memory of its founder, who installed the world’s first scientifically designed air-conditioning system.

Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Scholarship: $5,000 for one year, Katelyn Stenger, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, mechanical engineering. The scholarship recognizes a female undergraduate engineering student and is named in memory of the Society’s first female president.

Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Technology Scholarship: $5,000 for one year, Courtney Hart, Vermont Technical College, architectural engineering technology. The scholarship recognizes female engineering technology students and is named in memory of Presidential Member Bellenger.

Frank M. Coda Scholarship: $5,000 for one year, Garth Grunerud, Lakehead University, mechanical engineering. The scholarship was created in memory of ASHRAE’s former executive vice president, who served from 1981-2004.

David C.J. Peters Scholarship: $5,000 for one year, Harrison Gray, University of Nevada, mechanical engineering. The scholarship is awarded to qualifying students attending Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Tech, California State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Clemson University, North Carolina State University, University of Nebraska, Cal Poly State University or University of Nevada. The scholarship was created by Southland Industries to honor Peters, an advocate of recruiting quality.

General Scholarships: $5,000 for one year, Keshavan Kope, University of California, mechanical engineering; and Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Oklahoma State University, mechanical engineering.

Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 for one year, Nicole Barber, University of Regina, environmental systems engineering.

The following awards provide one-year $3,000 scholarships:

Region III Boggarm S. Setty Scholarship: Bayu Demerci, Pennsylvania State University, architectural engineering. This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate engineering student attending an institution within ASHRAE Region III, which covers Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. and is named after Setty, Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member.

Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship: Lauriana Cojocaru, Bob Jones University, general engineering. The scholarship was established collaboratively by Region IV and Bootle, a former Region IV director and regional chair on the ASHRAE Board of Directors.

Minnesota Chapter Scholarship: Matthew Hamilton, University of Wisconsin, mechanical engineering. Duane Hanson Scholarship: Michelle Shadpour, University of Southern California, mechanical engineering. The scholarship was

established by Gayner Engineers and is named for the company’s former president. Alwin B. Newton Scholarship: Andrew Nagus, University of Illinois, mechanical engineering. The scholarship is named for an industry

pioneer and ASHRAE Fellow who was granted 219 patents. Henry Adams Scholarship: Jonathan Hankenhof, University of Cincinnati, mechanical engineering. The scholarship was established by

Henry Adams, Inc. in memory of its founder, a charter member and sixth president of ASHRAE’S predecessor society, ASHVE, established in 1899.

Region VIII Scholarship: Rezaei Someyeh, University of Tulsa. The scholarship is awarded to students attending schools in ASHRAE Region VIII, which includes Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mexico and parts of Louisiana and Texas.

Donald E. Nichols Scholarship: Anthony Taylor, Tennessee Technological University, mechanical engineering. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate engineering student attending Tennessee Technological University. It is named for a former ASHRAE vice president and graduate of Tennessee Technological University.

J. Richard Mehalick Scholarship: Yash Palawat, University of Pittsburgh, mechanical engineering. The Scholarship is named in memory of an ASHRAE member who was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and oversaw development of air conditioning equipment used in commercial, military, aerospace and transportation applications.

Bachelor of Engineering Technology Scholarship: Nicholas Guetterman, Southern Illinois University, Industrial Technology. High School Senior Scholarships: Chelsea Galera, Virginia Tech, mechanical engineering; Vincent Recco, Pennsylvania State University,

mechanical engineering; Vasilis Schindle, University of Manitoba, mechanical engineering; and Lance Evans, Wenatchee Valley Community College, environmental systems and refrigeration technology. The scholarships are provided for high school seniors entering their freshman year of college in an engineering or engineering technology program.

For more information on ASHRAE scholarships, visit www.ashrae.org/scholarships. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-16 undergraduate, regional/chapter and university-specific scholarships. The deadline is Dec. 1, 2014.







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NoteworthyASHRAE in the House: Society Explores Path toward Involvement in Residential

ATLANTA – When it comes to energy, the residential sector consumes a fifth of all the primary energy used by the United States (21 percent) and more than half (54 percent) of all energy used by buildings.

Similar trends are also observed in other parts of the world. For example, in Europe, residential buildings account for 75 percent of the total building stock and are responsible for 26.2 percent of the total European Union final energy consumption in 2012. Those figures reflect big energy use. They also present big opportunities for sustainability. From economic, environmental and energy security perspectives, a sector responsible for this much energy consumption requires significant attention, notes Tom Phoenix, ASHRAE president.

Just as importantly, because we typically spend nearly 90 percent of our time indoors and most of that time is in the home, the indoor environments of residential buildings have a very significant impact on health, productivity and comfort. Household air pollution from indoor combustion for cooking and heating is estimated by the World Health Organization to result in over 4 million deaths annually worldwide – nearly 8 percent of the total, predominantly in developing economies.

As such, ASHRAE is exploring its role in residential, looking at how it can contribute most effectively to the improvement of the performance of residential buildings. The Society recently released a report, “ASHRAE and the Residential Construction Market,” which contains a series of recommendations to the Board of Directors. “Our members do work on buildings all day and then go home, failing to effectively bring the best of ASHRAE home with us to improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality,” Phoenix said. “

Max Sherman, who chairs the Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on the Residential Construction Market that developed the report, noted that one of the first questions the group explored was “what is residential.” He notes that in the United States, residential is often associated with low-rise, single-family houses. This association is evident in the division in scopes between the International Residential Code and the International Building Code and between the scopes of ASHRAE standards related to indoor air quality and energy. Additionally, mid-rise multifamily construction often seems to fall through the cracks and is not adequately addressed in either current residential or nonresidential standards, he said.

Sherman said the exploration into residential began under the guidance of 2013-14 ASHRAE President Bill Bahnfleth. The committee looked at the importance of the residential sector, what ASHRAE is already doing in the residential sector and how ASHRAE’s role is viewed in the residential market. As part of that, a workshop for key stakeholders was held earlier in the year. Sherman said that their research showed the residential sector is of growing importance.

Studies show there were over 115 million dwellings in the United States (217 million in the European Union) in 2010. The projection is that by 2030 this number will grow to about 141 million in the United States (241 million in the European Union). Given that number is increasing, efficiency needs to increase as well. ASHRAE can play a significant role in the efforts to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact of the global building stock.

“Over 74 percent of all existing homes in the United States were constructed before 1989—before widespread adoption of model energy codes governing their construction,” Sherman said. “More than 40 percent of the European residential buildings have been constructed before the 1960s when energy building regulations were very limited. By almost any measure, most of these homes are likely under-insulated, have poorly performing fenestration, have significant envelope air leakage, need upgrades to all HVAC&R components and delivery systems, and contain outdated and inefficient lighting systems when compared to today’s basic energy code minimums. In addition, we need to treat these homes as systems that provide good indoor environmental quality for people. These needs define significant opportunity for energy, carbon, peak power and water savings within the residential sector.”

Sherman said the group found that while ASHRAE has extensive and perhaps unmatched technical abilities in the residential area, it is far from the dominant player. He notes the Society’s involvement requires not only focusing the efforts of its own volunteers but collaborating with existing stakeholders.

The report contains several recommendations to the ASHRAE Board of Directors. Several recommendations have already been acted upon and the rest have been referred to appropriate bodies in the Society. The report and additional information can be found at www.ashrae.org/residential.

The recommendations are designed to raise the priority of residential activity within the Society by increasing visibility of existing work in that area and by providing additional Society resources for future work. ASHRAE will support residential through actions in the report, including the likely formation of a new standing committee. It also plans to involve more residential stakeholders and include more residential content in its research, programs, standards and publications.

Phoenix said that the move into residential also is part of the Society’s newly adopted Strategic Plan under an initiative that addresses ASHRAE’s role in the residential sector. The plan notes that ASHRAE will create partnerships and collaboration with key organizations in the residential sector. “Together we look forward to working with new partners to develop technology, perform research and educate owners, builders and designers to improve the residential built environment,” he said.

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NoteworthyASHRAE/IES Propose Adding Verification Requirements to Energy Standard

ATLANTA – Multiple compliance options to ensure verification of delivered building envelope performance are being proposed for the ASHRAE/IES energy standard.

“Uncontrolled air leakage has long been an unquantified variable in load calculations for buildings large and small,” Chris Mathis said. “It has also been identified as the ‘weak link’ in many otherwise well insulated building enclosures. These newly proposed envelope testing, inspection and verification procedures are intended to not only help deliver better performing building envelopes, but also should help reduce errors associated with envelope air leakage in equipment sizing calculations.”

Addendum l is one of 14 proposed addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, currently open for public comment. To comment or learn more, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.

“The addendum addresses several items of timely and critical importance to users,” Mathis, a member of the 90.1 committee who helped to develop the proposal, said. “First, it seeks to clarify several inspection and performance verification items that have long been requirements of the standard, with the goal of improving delivered performance and code compliance. Secondly, the proposed addendum includes new language addressing important building envelope inspection and verification requirements, especially as they relate to controlling air leakage. The proposal provides for multiple compliance methods including whole building air leakage testing and continuous air barrier inspection and performance verification procedures.”

Mathis notes that the proposed changes would likely have an impact on construction first costs.

“Data provided to the committee showed that the savings of these various approaches to envelope performance verification more than justify the potential increases in first cost,” he said. “Additionally, the costs of the verification procedures will go down over time as builders become more familiar with envelope performance testing, inspection and other verification techniques and their construction practices improve due to the important feedback they will provide.”

Building enclosure professionals are encouraged to carefully review the proposed changes and to offer their comments to assist ASHRAE in strengthening these important code compliance provisions, Mathis noted.

Other addenda open for public review from Sept. 5 until Oct. 5, 2014 are:

e relaxes the existing threshold for lighting control alterations while capturing a lot of energy efficiency by requiring more of the control requirements.

f clarifies an exception to the automatic daylight responsive controls requirements for daylight areas under skylights j removes an exception to the variable air volume system ventilation optimization when energy recovery ventilation is

installed. k requires envelope assemblies to comply with Appendix A when complying with the Energy Cost Budget Method in

Appendix G. m updates the text in Section 10.4.1 on electric motors to provide information about the required efficiency of small electric

motors shown in Tables 10.8-4 and 10.8-5. In addition, small electric motors were not included in the scope of the Energy Independence ad Security Act of 2007, but now have performance requirements and are being added to the standard.

n updates the IEER values for air-cooled variable refrigerant flow air conditioners and heat pumps above 65,000 Btu/h. Depending on the cooling capacity and product classes, the new IEERs are between 15 and 20% better than the values they are replacing. The new IEERs become effective on Jan. 1, 2017.

o clarifies wording regarding duct seal class to avoid misinterpretation that compliance with the text that is struck out could substitute for the seal class requirement.

p updates Cooling Technology Institute Standard 201 in Table 6.8.1-7. q limits systems that can take advantage of the fan power pressure allowance for fully ducted return and/or exhaust air

systems. r revises Section G3.1.1 Baseline HVAC System Type and Description to confirm the hierarchy for selecting baseline HVAC

systems, clarify what floors to count and specify what building type to use when no one use is predominant. s adds Exception 2 to 6.5.2.1 to address single duct variable air volume reheat systems with direct digital control. u adds new requirements for transfer air in exhaust systems.

Also open for public comment from Sept. 5 to Oct. 20, 2014 is addendum bm, which makes the requirements from 90.1-2004 the baseline for modeling when using Appendix G. In addition, it allows Appendix G to be used as a compliance path.







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Dallas ASHRAE 2014-201Board of Governors

ASHRAE DALLAS CHAPTER 2014-2015 Board of Governors

President President Elect / Programs Chair (CTTC) Secretary

Gene Lowery Brandon Damas, PE, LEED AP Matt Short, PE, LEED AP,CSI Texas Air Systems HTS Acts 29 Consulting 6029 W. Campus Circle Dr., Suite 100 1625 Wallace Dr., Suite 120 500 N. Central Expressway, Suite 310

Irving, Texas 75063 Carrollton, Texas 75006 Plano, Texas 75067 Phone: 972.570.4700 Phone: 469.263.1000 Phone: 469.222.8489 Mobile: 972.834.0017 Mobile: 214.810.0273 Mobile: 469. 222.8489 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Membership Promotion Historian Matt Lowe Shelby Felix Jennifer Gerlach, PE McMillan James Equipment Co. Trane Blum 1010 Mustang Drive, Ste. 100 1400 Valwood Parkway, Suite 100 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 200 Grapevine, TX 76051 Carrollton, Texas 75006 Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 817.912.0800 Phone: 972.919.2302 Phone: 214.373.8222 Mobile: 214.998.4837 Mobile: 469.222.4645 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Research Promotion Refrigeration Student Activities Charles Crawford Stuart DeVaney Brandon Scharn Victaulic Bartos Industries Schmidt & Stacy 7557 Longmont Ct. 10350 Olympic Drive 400 Cityplace, 2711 N. Haskell Ave. Frisco, TX 75035 Dallas, Texas 75220 Dallas, TX 75204 Phone: 214.676.4134 Phone: 214.379.6862 Phone: 214.874.0200 x119 Mobile: 214.676.4134 Mobile: 972.878.8830 Mobile: 402.595.8033 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Newsletter Editor Webmaster Honors & Awards Chris Sims, PE Kevin Chow Karen Keeler, PE Sims Engineering, LLC CCRD Partners Trane 11700 Preston Rd., Suite 660 3625 North Hall Street, Suite 1300 1400 Valwood Parkway, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75230 Dallas, TX 75219 Carrollton, TX 75006 Phone: 214.295.9571 Phone: 214.521.1661 Phone: 972.919.2326 Mobile: 214.542.7467 Mobile: 816.686.9028 Mobile: 214.616.2140 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Publicity Grassroots Gov’t. Activities Grassroots Gov't. Activities Leo Stambaugh Matt Palazzetti, PE Maggie Luttrell Retired HDR Johnson Controls 665 Aintree Circle 17111 Preston Road, Ste. 300 3021 West Bend Drive Dallas, TX 75214 Dallas, TX 75248 Irving, TX 75063 Phone: 214.369.3500 Phone: 972.960.4000 Phone: 214.796.3563 Mobile: 214.335.5500 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Time:

10:00-11:00 AM Technical Session 11:00 AM Registration Begins 11:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch Meeting

Location:

Maggiano’s North Park Dallas 8687 N. Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75225 Click the link below for directions http://goo.gl/maps/YOcBK

On-line Reservations: www.dallas-ashrae.org Making reservations helps the chapter keep expenses to a minimum and ensures everyone has a seat.

Upcoming Calendar of Events: 11/12/14 Technical Session & Lunch Program: Controllability of Boilers and High Efficiency Boiler Systems 12/10/14 Technical Session &Lunch Program: Specification writing for Controls and Truly Open Controls 01/14/14 Lunch Program: Ethics 02/11/14 Technical Session &Lunch Program: Lessons Learned with ASHRAE Headquarters and Polarized Media Filtration

Send suggestions for presentation topics to Brandon Damas [email protected] President-Elect / Programs Chair

Lunch Presentation Applying Air-To-Air Energy Recovery Ventilators Topic Description: The lunch presentation will cover Applying Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Ventilators. We will cover codes requirements, the different technologies out there, and how to apply them in design. Technical Session Presentation Energy Recovery Effectiveness Topic Description: In this technical session, we will discuss how energy recovery effectiveness is calculated and the best practices associated. Presenter: John Chavez is the Applied Product Sales Manager for Gunder & Associates in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. John is a twenty-eight year veteran of the HVAC&R community. His experience includes mechanical contracting, HVAC system design, VRF expertise, BMS & Controls, Testing and Commissioning of equipment and Consulting. In his roll as Sales Manager for Gunder Associates, John oversees a network of distributor reps covering five states which are AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX. He has been involved with many HVACR projects ranging from low and medium temperature refrigeration to comfort and process cooling and heating systems. Lunch Program with Online Reservations - $25 Lunch Program without Online Reservations - $35 Student Member Program - $0 Technical Session & Lunch Program - $35 Technical Session Only - $10

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HVAC Design: Level I - Essentials ASHRAE’s HVAC Design: Level I - Essentials provides intensive, practical training for HVAC designers and others involved in delivery of HVAC services. Gain practical skills and knowledge in designing, installing 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 II - Applications ASHRAE’s HVAC Design: Level II – Applications provides advanced instruction on HVAC system design for experienced HVAC designers and those who complete the HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials training. In two days, gain an in-depth look into Standards 55, 62.1, 90.1, and 189.1 and the Advanced Energy Design Guides. Training will focus on a range of topics including: HVAC equipment and systems; energy modeling; designing mechanical spaces; designing a chiller plant; and BAS controls.

Visit www.ashrae.org/hvacdesign to register

HVAC Design Training 2 Courses, 5 Days of Intense Instruction

November 2014 – Atlanta, GA

ASHRAE Learning Institute 2014 Fall Online Course Series

2 WAYS TO REGISTER Take 3 or more courses and save 15% off registration! Internet: www.ashrae.org/onlinecourses 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. Courses are in US Eastern Time.

High-Performance Building Design: Applications and Future Trends Mon, September 8, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Applications: Best Practices Wed, September 10, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Evaluation Methods for High-Performance Green Buildings Mon, September 22, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Fundamental Requirements of Standard 62.1-2013 Wed, September 24, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT NEW! Building Demand Response & the Coming Smart Grid Mon, September 29, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT District Cooling & Heating Systems: Central Plants Mon, October 6, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Maximizing Customer Benefits Using Key Electric Utility Products Mon, October 13, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Combined Heat & Power: Creating Efficiency through Design & Operations Mon, October 20, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Design of Commercial Ground Source Heat Pumps Wed, October 22, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Energy Efficiency in Data Centers Mon, November 3, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST Commissioning for High-Performance Buildings Wed, November 5, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST Exceeding Standard 90.1-2013 to Meet LEED® Requirements Wed, November 12, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST The following courses are comprised of two parts. Registrants must attend both parts in order to receive CEU/PDH credits.

Complying with Standard 90.1-2013 Part 1 - Mon, September 15, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Part 2 - Wed, September 17, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Healthcare Facilities: Best Practices for Design & Applications Part 1 - Wed, October 8, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT Part 2 - Wed, October 15, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

New Publications from ASHRAE

ASHRAE Certification Programs BEMP Practice Exam Now Available ASHRAE has launched a practice exam for the Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) certification. The practice exam is designed to be similar in content and difficulty to the actual certification exam. It is a low-cost, online tool for limited self-assessment with a score report overview of performance at the end of the exam. Practice exams are already in place for the BEAP, CPMP and HFDP certifications. Practice exams for the HBDP and OPMP certifications are under development and should be launched later this year.

Visit www.ashrae.org/BEMP to learn more about the BEMP practice exam.

Visit www.ashrae.org/certification to learn more about ASHRAE certifications.

ASHRAE, a leader in building information technology, develops publications that impact every facet of the environment, both indoors and out.

Data Center Design and Operation – ASHRAE Datacom Series CD 4th Ed. This CD-ROM presents the full text of all eleven ASHRAE Datacom Series publications and Standard 127-2012 in fully searchable and printable PDF format. Authored by ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9, the Datacom Series provides comprehensive treatment of data center cooling, energy efficiency, and related subjects.

$289 ($246 ASHRAE Member) / CD / 2014

ASHRAE Reference Offers Design Guidance on Healthcare HVAC Systems

The second edition of HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics provides in-depth design recommendations based on best practices from consulting and hospital engineers, with a focus on presenting what’s different about healthcare HVAC systems.

$129 ($109 ASHRAE Member) / 312 pages / 2013

Visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore to learn more about these

and other outstanding ASHRAE publications!

ASHRAE Dallas ChapterTop Golf Fundraiser

Brought to you by V ictaulicWednesday, October 29th

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM(Registration Starts at 2:30 PM)Top Golf Colony Location

Cost: $100.00/Player (6 per Bay)Includes: 3 Hours of Top Golf; Unlimited Soft Drinks, Tea andWater; Unlimited Bistro Menu for 2 Hours; Cash Bar; Help RaiseMoney for Research Promotion While Having Endless Fun!

Available Sponsorships:• Title Competition Sponsor (1 for each hour) - $ 800.00• Table Rental for Product Demo (8 available) - $500.00• Bay Sponsors (15 available) - $250.00

To buy your tickets go to www.dallas-ashrae.org.For questions, contact Charles Crawford (Chapter RP Chair) at [email protected].

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