2013 November ASHRAE Newsletter
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The Texas Northerner Monthly Newsletter of the Dallas Chapter, Region VIII Volume 63 Issue No. 3 November 2013 Chapter Meeting Message From the President November 13, 2013 Last week was the chapter’s first Top Golf Social Event where approximately 100 industry professionals took a little time out Time: of their day to swing a club with some peers. I have never tried 9:45a.m. Tech Session Registra- Top Golf before and didn’t know what to expect, but I am hooked tion now. It is very similar to golf except you weren’t isolated among 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Tech Session one foursome with another foursome in front of you slowing you 11:00 a.m. Lunch Meeting Regis- down. You didn’t have to wait half an hour for the beer cart or tration Begins three more holes for a bathroom. In fact it was just like taking the 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Meeting whole bar golfing with you, and not once did you feel guilty for shoveling sod with a golf club (I admit to producing more than my fair share of divots). I am certain we will have this event next year Location: and it is my hope that more of the chapter can join us. The event was a success thanks to our Maggiano’s North Park title sponsor Carrier/ Team Air and our Research Promotion Chair Shelley Zhao who also 8687 N. Central Expressway helped raise funds to go toward ASHRAE Resource Promotion. Dallas, TX 75225 Thanksgiving is the perfect time every year to take notice of all the blessings in our lives. Take a moment to give thanks for our family, friends, job, house, co-workers and for the food Lunch Session Topic: on our tables. Most important is to share your appreciation with others and make giving Off Design Chiller Energy thanks epidemic. I am thankful for our profession and all the talented people that pull to- gether to help build a more efficient, comfortable and economic society. I am also thankful Presenter: to have such an ambitious and intelligent Board of Governors that make our chapter events a Roy Hubbard success. I am truly thankful for all those volunteers that used their personal time to get our chapter to where it is today. Tech Session Topic: Happy Thanksgiving, Dallas! Optimizing Pump Selection and Operation Through Pump Curves Charles Crawford Presenter: Charles Crawford Roy Hubbard ASHRAE Dallas Chapter President 2013-2014 Reservations: www.dallas-ashrae.org Letters to the Editor should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] The Texas Northerner Page 2 November 2013 Click on One of the Page Numbers Below to Go ASHRAE Dallas Chapter - Program Organizer Directly to That Page Year 2013-2014 Message From the Program / Technical Session Date Session President Speaker Company Topic Page 1 Natatorium Design and Main Program Ralph Kittler, DL Seresco Dehumidification 9/11 Program Organizer Page 2 Main Program Kevin Schreiber Hunt Air Effective OR Air Distribution Membership Update 10/9 Page 3 Educating Architects on 90.1 Tech Session April Woods & Paulina Diaz CCRD Envelope Requirements Student Activities Main Program Roy Hubbard Johnson Controls Off Design Chiller Energy Update 11/13 Page 4 Tech Session Roy Hubbard Johnson Controls Proper Pump Selection Tech Times VRF From a Mechanical Contractor's Main Program John Reynal Encore Mechanical Page 5-6 Perspective 12/11 VRF Applications - ASHRAE 15, 34 & Tech Session Larry Sutton Carrier History of a Local Engi- TC 8.7 neering Firm Main Program David Howell Texas PE Board Ethics Page 7 1/8 Refrigeration History Laboratory Valve and Control Page 8 Main Program Nolan Hosking Price Strategies 2/12 Building Energy Quotient, ASHRAE's Noteworthy Tech Session Ken Fulk Reed, Wells, Benson Page 9-16 Bldg. Energy Labeling Program Main Program Brandon Wallace BRD Noise Control Sound Decisions Annual Budget 3/12 Page 17 Tech Session Tom Schlachter EAB Working with Steam BOG Contact Main Program Mark MacCracken, DL CALMAC Energy Storage: A Vital Element of the Smart Grid and Renewables Information 4/9 Page 18 Tech Session TBD Trane Wireless Controls MC2 Mathis Consulting Meeting & Event Flyers Main Program Chris Mathis, DL ASHRAE 90.1-2013 Company Page 19-24 5/14 Tech Session TBD TBD TBD The Texas Northerner Page 3 November 2013 Click on One of the Page Numbers Below to Go Membership Update Directly to That Page With October being Membership Promotion Message From the month, many of you are in the process of upgrad- President Page 1 ing your membership from Associate to Member. If you are wondering the differences or think you’re Program Organizer eligible but want to know a little more, feel free to Page 2 contact me. Thanks for all who are participating Membership Update and taking the little bit of effort that is required to Page 3 advance! Student Activities In the first quarter of this year, our chapter has lost a couple members. Update Page 4 Our goal in net member growth for the 2013-2014 year is 11 members, to put us at a total of 718 full members (which does not include delinquent Tech Times members). As of the beginning of the year (July 1, 2013) we had 707 mem- Page 5-6 bers and by the end of the first quarter (September 30, 2013) we were at History of a Local Engi- 703 members. Please make sure you are renewing your membership it if is neering Firm expired! There are many ways to do this which now include on the internet Page 7 and over the phone. Refrigeration History Page 8 Our current membership numbers are as follow: Total Members: 729 Noteworthy Total Delinquent Members (included in count above): 68 Page 9-16 Annual Budget As you see quite a few people are delinquent and are in risk of losing their Page 17 membership. Talk to me if you need help or have questions about this! BOG Contact Information Page 18 Shelby Felix Meeting & Event Flyers ASHRAE Dallas Membership Promotions Chair 2013-2014 Page 19-24 The Texas Northerner Page 4 November 2013 Click on One of the Page Numbers Below to Go Directly to That Page Student Activities Update Message From the President We are continuing our yearly search for schol- Page 1 arship candidates and are accepting scholarship applications for the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE Program Organizer Page 2 and the Peanut Vinther scholarships. The dead- line for applying to these scholarships is March 1, Membership Update 2014. If you know of any local engineering stu- Page 3 dents that may be interested, please direct them Student Activities to our Dallas Chapter website, Update http://dallas-ashrae.org/resources/ashrae-schol- Page 4 arships/, where the most up to date information Tech Times and applications are available. Page 5-6 With a big thanks to Charles Crawford with Victaulic, the monthly YEA Hap- py hour will be held on November 13, 2013 at the Standard Pour (2900 McK- History of a Local Engi- inney Avenue Dallas, TX 75204) from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. So please, come neering Firm Page 7 out and enjoy a couple drinks and good times in support of all the young engineers in ASHRAE. Contact me if you would like to sponsor a future YEA Refrigeration History Happy Hour or if you have any ideas as to where we should host a future YEA Page 8 Happy Hour event. We are open to suggestions. Noteworthy Page 9-16 Until Next Time… Annual Budget Brandon Scharn Page 17 ASHRAE Dallas Student Activities Chair 2013-2014 BOG Contact Information Page 18 Meeting & Event Flyers Page 19-24 The Texas Northerner Page 5 November 2013 Click on One of the Page Numbers Below to Go Tech Times Directly to That Page Dallas Green Building Code Phase II Message From the By April Woods, P.E., LEED AP BD+C President Page 1 As I’m sure you are all aware, the city of Dallas Program Organizer adopted the Dallas Green Building Code Phase Page 2 II on October 1, 2013 and you may be wonder- Membership Update ing, “how do these changes affect me and my Page 3 every day design?”. Implementing these new re- quirements is key for the City of Dallas to meet Student Activities Update its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. These new Page 4 changes do have an impact on the design of new buildings in the city of Dallas and will affect the Tech Times design, permitting, and construction process. Page 5-6 On the design side, teams are forced to comply outside of normal building History of a Local Engi- energy code requirements. To show compliance for all new commercial neering Firm construction, the team is required to follow one of the three path options: Page 7 Refrigeration History 1. Design the building to meet a minimum of 40 points under the LEED Page 8 2009 rating system. The rating system that most closely aligns with your building type (LEED NC, LEED C&S, LEED CI, LEED for Noteworthy Page 9-16 Healthcare) should be used. The only prerequisite required is water efficiency exceeding 20% over the baseline. All other prerequisites Annual Budget count as a point to reach the minimum of 40 points; Page 17 2. Meet the minimum requirements for certification under ASHRAE BOG Contact 189.1; or Information 3. Follow the new Chapter 61 Dallas Green Construction Code. The Page 18 Dallas Green Construction Code has adopted specific chapters of the Meeting & Event Flyers 2012 IgCC with amendments.