Dear ASHRAE members & guests,

Our first meeting turned out great! Terry Andrews fromCalmac presented on thermal energy storage technologyand enlightened us all how thermal energy storage canhelp with LEED certification, improving on Title 24 andmaking renewable forms of energy more viable. We alsohonored past presidents of ASHRAE. We had a greatturn out of past presidents. San Diego is a very luckychapter. We have fantastic support from our pastpresidents!

Speaking of support, I'd like to take a moment to remindeveryone that ASHRAE is dedicated to supporting theHVAC profession. Our chapter is dedicated to supportingyou! San Diego is represented by 10 chapter officersand (13) committee chairs. All of us want to hear fromyou. You can go to www.ashraesd.org and click on

Seismic CertificationMember get a Member

Tuesday, October 11th

11:30-12:00: Sign In12:00-12:20: General Introductions andAnnouncements12:20- 1:20: Lunch & Speaker1:20- 1:30: Raffle & Adjourn

Where:The Butcher Shop5255 Kearny Villa Rd.San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 565-2272

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 October Meeting Info, Presidents Message2 Member Get a Member3 Calendar of Events and Seminars4 ASHRAE Fishing Trip Recap and Pictures5 2012 ASHRAE Winter Conference6 Past Presidents Night, Past President Roster7 October Meeting Details8 San Diego Roster9 San Diego Foundation Nom., Update Membership10 Letter from the Editor, YEA!11 Officers/Committee Members, 2012 AHR Expo12 Save for Retirement

13 2011 ASHRAE Family Picnic & Volleyball14 2011 ASHRAE Holiday Party15 Performance Building Conference16 ASHRAE Bookstore17, 18 CTTC Update

19 ASHRAE Learning Institute Information

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rs to get contact information. Please tell ust from this chapter. We will do everythinglp.

listening to our members, we are going toroup for the PE exam. Mike Carlomagnoineers is heading up the study group andg out information with study dates andWe heard that young engineers need moreing. We are listening! Our YEAevin Blankemeier, is going to work withechnology Transfer Chair (CTTC), Jerryplement technical training sessions.

rward to seeing everyone at our nexter 11th. We have a fantastic speaker,lski. He will be speaking on seismicIt will be a great meeting. Don't miss it!

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Diego Chapter

Are you looking to educate ASHRAE

members on your products or

services?

Table Tops can be purchased at our

meetings for $200, contact a Board

Member for more information!

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Interested in becoming moreinvolved with ASHRAE

through Chairing a Committeeor becoming an Officer?Please contact one of the

existing Chairs or Officers tofind out how!

Help Us Recruit New Members –Have Lunch on Us!Eric Glatzl, P.E., LEED APRandall Lamb AssociatesMembership Promotion Chair, 2010-11

ASHRAE is always looking for new and better ways tospread the importance of being a member especially if youwork in the HVAC & R industry. For those of you readingthis article, I do not need to tell you why it is important (andnecessary) for you to be members of ASHRAE.

But you can help us recruit new members and spread theword of ASHRAE!

Since our member-get-a-member was such a success at ourNovember meeting, the Board of Governors has decided tomake it a standing membership drive program. In otherwords, any member bringing a non-member to a regularmonthly meeting OR tour and this non-member joinsASHRAE Society and the SD Chapter at the meeting, he orshe and you will have the meal on us…FREE. It’s our way ofsaying thank you for helping the San Diego Chapter grow.

In order to get your free meal(s), come find me, Eric Glatzl –Membership Chair, at the sign in desk (I’ll be “damn glad tomeet you”) and I’ll take care of you!

Remember, in order to get your free meal(s), you must signup for ASHRAE and give me your check at the meeting. Thecheck shall be made out to “ASHRAE” and shall be in theamount of $215.00. Filling out the application and sending inyour check at a later date will not get you a free meal I’mafraid.

Please note, no cash or credit cards will be accepted whennew members sign up. Checks only.

To help you recruit new members, below is a short list of whyit is awesome being a member of ASHRAE:

1. Discount on ASHRAE products (books, standards,conferences, etc.)

2. Leadership training and development ofprofessional skills

3. Career services and employment possibilities4. Continuing education, keeping up with current

technology, and access to current HVAC Industryinformation

5. Networking opportunities and monthly and annualevents for technology, employment, and projects

6. A chance to become a chairperson or an officer- togain an experience that will have value onprofessional resumes

7. Industry respect through ASHRAE affiliation, and/orvolunteer-ship

8. Access to $2.9 million dollars (this year alone) worthof research information in the industry

9. To help make a difference in the engineering world10. Be a part of a society that makes the world a better

place to live in by enhancing the air we breathe,improving workplace environment, and by creatinga better quality of life by providing sustainablesolutions

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11. For FUN and a sense of true accomplishment

O C T O B E R D A T E S T O R E M E M B E R

THRU 10/31: ANNUAL JULIAN FALL APPLE HARVEST DAYS, JULIAN

THRU 10/31: HAUNTED HOTEL, GASLAMP

THRU 10/31: HAUNTED TRAIL OF BALBOA PARK, BALBOA PARK-MARSTON POINT

THRU 10/31: THE SCREAM ZONE, DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

THRU 10/31: FALL ON THE FARM, BATES NUT FARM

THRU 10/31: PUMPKIN STATION, DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS, RANCHO BERNARDO, EL

CAJON, CHULA VISTA, NATIONAL CITY, WWW.PUMPKINSTATION.COM

THRU 10/02: GEM FAIRE, DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS BING CROSBY HALL

10/01 & 10/02: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR AIR SHOW, MCASMIRAMAR

10/01: SAN DIEGO BURRITO RUN, EAST MISSION BAY-DE ANZA COVE

10/01: SEA WORLD SHAMU & YOU FAMILY WALK, MISSION BAY SOUTH SHORES

PARK

10/01: PACIFIC BEACHFEST, PACIFIC BEACH

10/01 & 10/02: CROSSROADS OF THE WEST GUN SHOW, DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

10/08: WALK LIKE MADD 5K & HEALTH & SAFETY EXPO, POINT LOMA NTC PARK

10/09: LITTLE ITALY FESTA, LITTLE ITALY

10/09: SAN MARCOS GRAND FESTIVAL, VIA VERA CRUZ, SAN MARCOS

10/12: A TASTE OF CORONADO, ROTARY PARK

10/12: BUSINESS EXPO, VISTA BUSINESS PARK

10/12 THRU 10/23: OCEANSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL-OMFEST, OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF

ART

10/13 THRU 10/15: FALL ROD RUN, OLD TOWN TEMECULA

10/13 THRU 10/16: CALIFORNIA SURF FESTIVAL, CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM

10/14 THRU 10/16: RAMONA OKTOBERFEST, RAMONA OUTDOOR COMMUNITY

CENTER

10/15: DEL MAR MUD RUN, DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

10/15 & 10/22 & 10/29: SPOOKY SLEEPOVER, SAN DIEGO ZOO

10/21 THRU 10/24: BORREGO DAYS DESERT FESTIVAL, BORREGO SPRINGS

10/23: BIKE MS BAY TO BAY TOUR, BUCCANEER PARK, OCEANSIDE

10/29: SAN DIEGO POLICE AUCTION, BALBOA PARK

10/29: MURRIETA’S FALL FESTIVAL, CALIFORNIA OAKS SPORTS PARK

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10/30: ONCE UPON A HALLOWE’EN, OLD POWAY PARK

S E M I N A R S & C L A S S E S

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL SEE WWW.SDGE.COM

ALL CLASSES UNLESS NOTED LOCATED AT:

SDG&E ENERGY INNOVATION CENTER

4760 CLAIRMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92117

COOLING TOWER EFFICIENCY

DATE: THURSDAY, 10/6/11, 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM

SAVING ENERGY AT HOSPITALS & HEALTHCARE

FACILITIES

DATE: TUESDAY, 10/11/11, 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

K-12 SCHOOLS SYMPOSIUM

DATE: FRIDAY, 10/14/11; 8:30 AM- 1:30 PM

BENCHMARKING YOUR COMMERCIAL BUILDING

ENERGY USE

DATE: MONDAY, 10/17/11; 8:30 AM- 11:30 PM

YOU BENCHMARKED YOUR BUILDING-WHAT’S

NEXT?

DATE: MONDAY, 10/17/11; 12:30 PM- 3:30 PM

ENERGY SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE

BOILER HOUSE & STEAM SYSTEM

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 10/12/11; 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

2011 ASHRAE FISHING TRIPFourteen anglers, fought their way through the traffic and confusion of the Great Blackout of 2011

and left Fisherman’s Landing on the evening of Thursday, September 8th aboard the 65-footPacific Dawn with high hopes for a big tuna catch the following day.

Success was found about 60 miles south of San Diego with a catch of 24 bluefin tuna. For thesecond year in a row Brian Stichter of University Mechanical took the jackpot with the largest fish.

As usual the accommodations and food on the Pacific Dawn were excellent, Great fishing,awesome food and drink and over $1,000 raised for the Chapter!

Many thanks to Pat Cavanaugh, the skipper of our vessel, and his crew for keeping us comfortableand well fed on our journey. Thanks also to the companies that furnished raffle prizes, including

the HVAC Exchange, and Trident Technologies. Special thanks to Climatec, UniversityMechanical, Mason Industries, and Tri-County Insulation for sponsoring the tee shirts.

I would be very interested in hearing feedback on how to make the trip better and would welcomethe assistance of anyone who would like to serve on the fishing trip planning committee.

Rick SpringeFishing Trip Chair

Walter Houle – Fisherman Extraordinaire

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Hugh Egan in bragging mode

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September - Past Presidents Night!

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an Diego Chapter Past President Roster

Henry Smith................................................1958-1959Stewart Bayne...................... .....................1959-1960Ken Flocke................. ................................1960-1961Milton Jackson.......... .................................1961-1962Stanley Jarosin................ ..........................1962-1963R.J. Reinwald, P.E........... ..........................1963-1964Milton Kodmur............... ............................1964-1965Scott Christian.............. .............................1965-1966Robert Graham.......... ................................1966-1967Merle Strum, P.E....... ................................1967-1968Carl Deilgat.................... ............................1968-1969David R. Snow, P.E....... ............................1969-1970C. James McKinley, P.E.... ........................1970-1971Sam Crivello, P.E.............. ........................1971-1972Robert Miner, P.E............. .........................1972-1973Robert Miner, P.E..... .................................1973-1974Harold E. Pinney........ ................................1974-1975Verle Williams, P.E. Fellow.........................1975-1976Duey Harker.................... ...........................1976-1977Bernard G. Eldridge, P.E... ........................1977-1978Tom Petre........................ ..........................1978-1979Vernon E. Bushnell........... .........................1979-1980Gerald H. Seifert.......... ..............................1980-1981Harold J. Stueven, P.E.... ...........................1981-1982Bruce A. Johnson, P.E.... ...........................1982-1983Deane Worlein........... ................................1983-1984

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ittrell, P.E...... ...................................1984-1985

Gordon Enyeart, P.E........ .............................1985-1986Hugo Miller, P.E............... .............................1986-1987Thomas R. Alspaugh, P.E.... .........................1987-1988Lyle Willis, P.E.............. .................................1988-1989Victor Neuman, P.E..... ..................................1989-1990Gary M. Schultz............ ..................................1990-1991Charles Pehl................ ..................................1991-1992David Merrick, P.E........... ..............................1992-1993Frank Shadpour, P.E...... ................................1993-1994Fred Cimins.............. .....................................1994-1995Bill Regan..................... .................................1995-1996Nancy Hessiltine.......... ..................................1996-1997Michael Akhavan, P.E.. ..................................1997-1998Lyle Sarver......... ............................................1998-1999Phil Trinh, P.E.. ..............................................1999-2000Bill Kane.................. .......................................2000-2001Scott Michaelis...... .........................................2001-2002Michael Burgess, P.E..... ................................2002-2003Rick Des Lauriers............... ............................2003-2004Roy Campbell, P.E..... ....................................2004-2005Terry Erickson........... .....................................2005-2006Richard Springe........... ..................................2006-2007Steve Thompson, P.E.. ..................................2007-2008Mark Bender, P.E.......... .................................2008-2009Walter Houle................ ..................................2009-2010

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ASHRAE San Diego Chapter MeetingOctober 11, 2011

"Seismic Certification"Presented by

Matthew Tobolski, Ph.D, P.E.

Matt is the President and CEO of Tobolski Watkins Engineering, Inc. withexperience in the analysis, design and review of healthcare,commercial/residential, nuclear, industrial and bridge/transportation projects.

Tobolski Watkins is a structural and earthquake engineering firm passionateabout developing efficient solutions to the complex problems of today and thevisions of tomorrow. Our goal is to utilize our technical expertise to provide novelsolutions to our clients and the public. We have offices in San Diego, SanFrancisco, Portland and Seattle.

Matt's specialties relate to earthquake engineering, accelerated constructiontechnologies, design-build contracting, seismic certification of nonstructuralcomponents, complex structures, code development and engineering research.

As a recognized expert in the seismic certification of nonstructural components,Matt has overseen the analysis and testing of hundreds of systems resulting inthe certification of thousands of individual components for healthcare,commercial, industrial and nuclear applications. This includes detailed finiteelement modeling, execution of testing, project specific applications and overallconstruction project review of seismic compliance.

Matt received his PhD and MS in Structural Engineering from University ofCalifornia, San Diego and BS from University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He isa member of ACI, ASCE, CSHE, EERI, SEAOSD, ASCE 4, ASCE 43, ACI 341and ACI 349.

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San Diego Roster WILL BE Published October 31st!

Several years ago the ASHRAE Roster was an invaluable reference for those of us in SanDiego’s HVAC community. This year we are planning bringing the roster back for our members!We will be providing an electronic version, making it so we are able to add search and hot linksto the PDF file. Imagine going to the product directory, looking up a product and being taken tothe line card for the sales representative. This format makes reaching your customers andallowing your customers to reach you more efficient.

A Products and Services section is included in the 2011-2012 Roster to provide additionallistings for your business by category, like air handlers, boilers, filters, building automationsystems, and any other category suitable to your business. Advertisers selling a particularproduct or service will be listedunder corresponding headings. Your advertisement can alsoinclude a hot link to your Web site and links to the manufacturers you represent.

Full Page Line Card Advertisement: Includes a full page advertisement and unlimited listings inthe Products and Services section. Price $200

Half Page Advertisement: Includes a half page advertisement and four listings in the Productsand Services section. Price $150

Business Card Advertisement: Includes a business card size advertisement and one listing inthe Products and Services section. Price $100

If you would like to advertise in the 2011-2012 ASHRAE Roster, please contact me immediatelyto reserve your space and to receive the artwork specifications for your advertisement.

Heather Schopplein(619) 704-1900 x104

hschopplein@benderdean.com

Is your Information Correct?

The following information will be included in the Roster (information is based on society'srecords):

Name Company Name (if applicable) Company Address or Listed Address Phone Number Email Address

To update and or verify your contact information please go to www.ashrae.org and login. Thenselect "Update your Bio" from the Member Central box on the left side of the page.

The ASHRAE San Diego Fthe term beginning in Januballoting will occur in Dece

ASDF board members arewell as develop annual chaDiego Chapter. Board meas occasionally represent tASRHAE San Diego memb

The ASDF is a separate 50goals of the chapter. Curreoverseas an additional $20State University Endowmescholarships and awards a

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ASHRAE San Diego FoundationSeeking Nominations

oundation (ASDF) is seeking nominations to the board of directors forary 2012. All nominations are due by Friday, October 21, 2011. Finalmber, 2011.

primarily responsible for maintaining the long term financial assets asritable giving strategies for recommendation to the ASHRAE Sanmbers are expected to attend quarterly and special meetings as wellhe ASDF at external functions. All nominees are required to beers in good standing.

1(c)3 corporation whose mission is to manage the long term financialntly the ASDF manages approximately $120,000 in investments and,000 in ASHRAE San Diego funds that are part of the San Diegont. Together this principle generates over $6,000 annually ins determined by the chapter.

volunteer to ensure the long term success of ASHRAE within the Sane commitment is minimal. Nominations for members of all ages andcouraged.

ns to Bill Reagan @ E: Bill@QAppliedSystems.com or F:

858) 435-2237 by Friday, October 21.

Update your Bios and Upgrade your Membership on ASHRAE.org

Have you been a member of ASHRAE for ten, fifteen, even twenty years, and your Membershipcertificate and card stills says, “Associate Member?” Wouldn’t you like that to say “MEMBER” instead?

You can, easy…for free…and all it takes is about ten minutes of your time. AND…you can do it anytime,anywhere with internet access. Here’s how:

1. Update your member bio / profile at www.ashrae.org2. Send an email to membership@ashrae.org and say the following: “I have an updated bio and

wish to be considered for member grade advancement. Please review my biographicalinformation at your earliest convenience.”

3. Wait about a month and receive your NEW certificate in the mail declaring your grade as“MEMBER.”

4. Frame new certificate and be the envy of all your co-workers.

Seriously, that’s all you need to do. It costs you nothing. You have to print and mail nothing. You haveto call nobody. Do it all online and via email when you have a few minutes and you’re good to go.

What happens once you become an actual member? Well, you can now become a Chapter officer if youso choose, or even, become active at a Regional or National level of ASHRAE. Exciting stuff.

If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns about ASHRAE Membership, please do not

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-823-5071 or email me at EGlatzl@RandallLamb.com.

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Letter from the EditorJennifer FelsburgTrane

Would you like to promote your company thru the newsletter?

Get a free month post when you contribute to the newsletter. Youcan write an article on HVAC related news, share photos fromASHRAE events, or write a recap of a meeting...If you would like tocontribute, please email your submission by the 24th of the month.Email any questions/comments to jjdriscoll@trane.com.

Or you can advertise as follows:Business Card 6 Issues; $80Business Card 12 Issues; $140Half Page (4.9" tall x7.25" wide) Ad 1 Issue; $50Half Page (4.9" tall x7.25" wide) Ad 3 Issues; $125Full Page (9.8" tall x7.25" wide) Ad 1 Issue; $100Full Page (9.8" tall x 7.25" wide) Ad 3 Issues; $250

Submissions: Due by 24th of the month for inclusion in thenewsletter issued on the 1

st. Email submissions to:

jjdriscoll@trane.com please include "ASHRAE SD Newsletter Ad"in the subject line.

YEA!Kevin BlankemeirECS Controls

The September happy hour was on the 20th at Giovanni’ssession was held on Thursday the 22nd. If interested in atYEASanDiego@gmail.com. The next review session willhappy hour will be on Wednesday October 12th. Check yoany questions about what YEA is all about or if you’re notwould like to, send an email to YEASanDiego@gmail.com

Thanks,

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and was a great time. The first PE/EIT studytending these review sessions send an email totake place on Thursday October 6th. The nextur inbox for the invite coming soon. If you havereceiving the YEA Happy Hour emails and.

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It's a Good Week to Think about Retirement Savings

You may not see it posted on your calendar, but Oct. 16 – 22 is National Save for Retirement Week. This annualevent, endorsed by Congress, is designed to raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement — soyou may want to take some time this week to review your own strategy for achieving the retirement lifestyle you’veenvisioned.

If you’re not convinced of the need for an event such as National Save for Retirement Week, just consider thesestatistics, taken from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey:

The percentage of workers not at all confident about having enough money for a comfortable retirementgrew from 22 percent in 2010 to 27 percent — the highest level measured in the 21 years of theRetirement Confidence Survey.

56 percent of respondents say that the total value of their household’s savings and investments, excludingthe value of their primary home and any defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pension plans) is less than$25,000.

Less than half of the respondents say they and/or their spouse have tried to calculate how much moneythey will need for a comfortable retirement.

These numbers are obviously troubling — and they indicate that most of us probably need to put more thought andeffort into our retirement savings. What can you do? Here are a few suggestions:

Determine how much you’ll need in retirement. Try to define the lifestyle you want during retirement. Willyou travel the world or stay close to home? Will you work part time or spend your hours volunteering orpursuing hobbies? Once you know what your retirement might look like, try to estimate how much it mightcost.

Identify your sources of retirement income. Take into account your IRA, 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, Social Security and other savings and investments. How much income will theyprovide? How much can you withdraw from these vehicles each year without depleting them?

Calculate any retirement shortfall. Try to determine if your savings and investments will be enough toprovide you with an income stream that’s adequate to meet your retirement needs. If it isn’t, develop anestimate of the size of the shortfall.

Take steps to close savings “gap.” If it doesn’t look like you’ll have enough to meet your retirement needs,you may consider adjusting your savings and investment strategy. This may mean contributing more toyour IRA, 401(k) and other retirement accounts. Or, perhaps your investment mix may need to bereviewed to find a better balance growth potential with risk. Or you may need to take both of these steps.

Monitor your progress. Once you’ve put your investment strategy into place, you’ll need to monitor yourprogress to make sure you’re on track toward achieving your retirement savings goals. Along the way, youmay have to make adjustments, if there are changes in your objectives or your specific situation.

Taking these types of action can be challenging, so you may want to work with a professional financial advisor whohas the experiences and resources necessary to help you identify and work toward achieving your retirementgoals. In any case, though, National Save for Retirement Week is a great time to consider your course of action.

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CTTC UpdateGerald D. Hartford, Jr., P.E., LEED APSyska & Hennessy Group, Inc

On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 (our normal meeting day is Tuesday), we conducted an official CTTC meeting, in theoffice of Syska Hennessy, representing the San Diego chapter of ASHRAE. Lunch was served.

This meeting was held 4-days after the CTTC workshop in Scottsdale, AZ (on Saturday, August 27) which was part ofthe 2011 CRC meeting.

Those in attendance included:

Jerry Hartford - CTTC ChairDennis Christie - Chapter President-ElectAllen Hampton - Chapter MemberBrian Alexy - Chapter MemberKevin Blankemeier - YEA Chairperson

Others invited who are unable to attend included:

Rebecca Haehn - Chapter President-Elect - on vacationEric Glatzl - Membership Chairperson - busy

Our agenda included the following:

1. CRC discussion - general2. CTTC (CRC) workshop discussion - general3. Manual of Procedures (MOP) discussion - where to find things4. Resource Manual (RM) discussion - where to find things5. PAOE point discussion - how to maximize PAOE points6. Future chapter meeting speakers - who and when?7. Other ???

There was a good discussion about how well we were represented at the CRC. We had a number of ASHRAEmembers attend, which was good.

Dennis presented what had generally occurred during the CRC.

Jerry presented what was generally discussed/presented at the CTTC workshop, including the PowerPointpresentation made by Scott Wayland, our current Regional CTTC Chairperson, whose 3-year term expires June2012. There were apparently nominations presented at the CRC meeting for the next Regional CTTC chairperson (a3-year term). Not sure who was all nominated.

Jerry further presented some additional ideas for future meetings and technical tours/visits. One idea was to pursue atechnical visit at the CBE (Center for Built Environment) at the University of California, Berkeley, CA (across the bayfrom San Francisco, just north of Oakland). We will spend some time researching and understanding how or whatthat means. The CBE meets twice a year, it's made-up of members who pay between $25-30K a year to belong(Syska is a member). We're just not sure how ASHRAE is or could be connected if at all. That's where the researchbegins. Could we maybe be invited as a guest of a current CBE member? Could we participate in some form orfashion as an industry peer?

Another idea presented by Jerry was to begin to conduct visits to other chapters (as a CTTC collaboration gesture).This would be a CTTC effort and would not involve the regular membership. We would find out when all the otherchapters have their meetings and attempt to coordinate a visit to their meeting(s) by one of our CTTC members(above - but most likely Jerry). This could happen once per month or less often, depending on timing and opportunity.Of the sixteen (16) chapters in Region X, with the exception of Hawaii, the two (2) chapters in Arizona (Phoenix andTucson) and the two (2) chapters in Nevada (Las Vegas and Reno), all other chapters are in California (11 chapters -San Francisco, Napa, Anaheim, Sacramento, Fresno, San Jose, Stockton, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Redlands &San Diego).

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Another idea presented by Jerry was to arrange as one of our regular chapter meetings, or even as a special meeting,a panel discussion including an Owner, a general contractor, a sub-contractor, an architect and an engineer, todiscuss/present the concept of why the current approach to design-build in San Diego is OK (or not) --- that teams incompetition spend thousands of dollars (hundreds of thousands of dollars) in pursuit of a design-build project andthere can only be one winner. And even if a stipend is offered, it's typically covers only a fraction of the timeinvested/lost by all teams involved, including the winning team. Typically there is no way to recover from thiscompetition effort (financially). In my professional opinion (Jerry), supported by many others, is that the entire conceptof design-build as originally conceived, is and has been for quite some time, being abused and mis-applied. Thedemands by the Owners are only becoming more significant, almost to the point of complete design, before an awardis made. The CTTC thought this would be a great "special meeting", for which we would gain additional PAOE points.

We also further discussed/presented both the MOP and the RM, the need to become much more familiar with each,and how to better utilize them (both) in ensuring that we are seeking and achieving the appropriate (maximum) PAOEpoints possible, and that we are doing what they intend us to do as a CTTC.

We discussed/presented that Syska now has a team member on the DL (Distinguished Lecturer) list - KishorKhankari). He is a specialist and PhD in CFD modeling. We should make sure to include him in one of our futurechapter meetings or even another special meeting – possibly a 3 hour session on CFD modeling.

We discussed the plan to make sure to find and push for firms in town (San Diego) to submit their building(s) for anASHRAE technology award. The immediate one that came to mind is the DPR office building which has incorporatednatural ventilation, day lighting, solar, etc.

Jerry presented for discussion the idea that apparently the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) is pushing forState Boards of Registration to require that all who seek professional registration (a PE), must have a master’s degreein their particular profession. Of course Jerry does not believe this is an appropriate requirement. However, it seemsto be getting some legs under it because apparently NSPE and ASME are also discussing it.

Jerry presented that those who are currently LEED accredited (under the original LEED testing) should pursue theLEED upgrade to BD&C. Before the expiration date (sometime in October), it's nothing more than a request for theupgrade, and a commitment to pursuing and achieving CEUs. But if we miss the expiration date, to get it will requireanother LEED exam.

Jerry suggested that prior to each of our chapter meetings, we be sure to send to the intended speaker, our evaluationform so he/she understands what it is that we are seeking to experience as an outcome from each of our technicalspeakers (during our regular chapter meetings). If the speakers know what we are looking for, they can better tailortheir presentation(s).

The idea of sharing DLs (distinguished lecturers) with other chapters whose meetings are the day before or day afterours was discussed. That will require coordination between chapter meeting dates.

Jerry encouraged all to look into having their respective team members and other ASHRAE members consideradditional ASHRAE certifications, i.e. HBDP and BEMP for example (and/or others).

Oh, by the way, lunch was great! We had healthy sandwiches, chips, cookies and soda/water.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (typically the 4th Tuesday of each month),however, exceptions have and do occur based on schedule(s).

Thank you.

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