OCTOBER 2013 DINNER MEETING THURSDAY, OCtoBER 10 TECHNICAL SESSION: “DR. DUct TAPE” (5:00 PM to 9:00 PM) SPEAKER: MAX SHERMAN SCott’S SEAFOOD AT JACK Max Sherman is a Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley LONDON SQUARE, OAKLAND National Laboratory with over 30 years of experience in building physics. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Berkeley and AGENDA: is an international expert in air leakage, HVAC, indoor air 5:00 pm quality, infiltration, moisture, energy efficiency, and related Technical Session topics. He is a well-regarded member of ASHRAE having 6:00 pm served on the Board of Directors and many technical posi- Social Hour tions and is currently a Distinguished Lecturer; he is a recipi- 6:30 pm ent of ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service Award and ASHRAE’s Dinner with highest technical award as a Holladay Distinguished Fellow. announcements He has also been elected a Fellow of the International Soci- and introductions ety of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He represents the United States on Interna- 7:15 pm Break tional Energy Agency tasks such as the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center. He serves on national and international committees and editorial boards and does outside consulting. 7:30 pm Main Program 8:45 pm Adjourn PRESENTATION SUMMARY “Dr. Duct Tape” - The serious side of duct tape is that duct leakage, especially in homes, Register at www.ggashrae.org can waste 20-40% of the energy that goes through the ducts. The study of duct leakage COST: led to the finding that duct tape does not work on ducts. This talk will examine that GG ASHRAE Members, research, but also entertain the lighter side with the story of one researcher’s “15 minutes Before 5pm, Oct. 4 $40 of fame” that results when a serious piece of work catches the fancy of the popular press. After 5pm, Oct 4 $50 Non-Members, INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Before 5pm, Oct 4 $50 After 5pm, Oct 4 $55 Event Calendar................................ 2 Membership Promotion ................ 7 President’s message ...................... 3 Research Promotion ....................... 8 Students/Voucher Holder Free, but please register Historian Article.............................. 4 Student Activities ........................... 9 YEA .................................................... 5 Announcements ..................... 10-13 Chapter Technology Transfer Board and Chair Members .......... 14 GOLDEN Gate ASHRAE Committee (CTTC) .......................... 6 Ad Page and Ad Rates .................. 15 FOG DISPENSER VOLUME LI - NUMBER 1 OctobeR 2013 CoveR OCTOBER DINNER MEETING 2013/2014 EVENT CALENDAR DINNER PROGRAM: ´THURSDAY, OctobeR 1O 5:00 - 9:00 PM IT’S MORE THAN JUST HANDBOOKS LOCATION: Scott’s Seafood, Jack London Square, Oakland AND DINNER meetings! - 10 THINGS TOPIC: “Dr. Duct Tape” + Ten Things Might Not Know About YOU MIGHT Not Know ABOUT ASHRAE ASHRAE SPEAKERS: Max Sherman, LBNL; Mike Burgess (Regional Director); Devin Abellon (Regional Membership Promotion SPEAKERS: Chair); and more! Regional and local members with a ´SatURday, OctobeR 12 9:00 am – 2:00 PM wide variety of ASHRAE experience. LOCATION: Coyote Sporting Clays, Morgan Hill Special thanks to panel members Max October 2013 Clayshoot, Joint San Jose and Golden Gate Sherman, Mike Burgess (Regional Di- Fundraiser rector), Devin Abellon (Regional Mem- ´Wednesday, OctobeR 16 9:00 am – 4:00 PM bership Promotion Chair). Location: PG&E Pacific Energy Center TOPIC: Seminar – Radiant Systems: HVAC Design, Energy As- PRESENTATION SUMMARY sessment and Architectural Implications SPEAKERS: Daniel Nall, Thornton Tomasetti; Scott Shell, Join us as we kick off the 2013-2014 ASHRAE EHDD; Edward Arens, UC Berkeley; Jingjuan Feng, UC Berke- season with a panel discussion that will explore ley “10 Things You Might Not Know about ASHRAE”. We’ll have regional leadership and local ´THURsday, NovembeR 14 11:30 am – 1:30 PM members discuss their experiences, including Location: TBD student programs, research, technical and TOPIC: Controls standards committees, regional and society lead- SPEAKER: Peter Rumsey, Integral Group ership, and more. It’s membership promotion ´Wednesday, DECEMBER 11 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM night, so bring along prospective members, Location: TBD, joint meeting with San Jose Chapter and if they sign up for GGASHRAE membership TOPIC: Commissioning within 48 hours, we’ll buy your next dinner!can SPEAKER: Jim Newman waste 20-40% of the energy that goes through ´THURsday, JanUARY 9 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM the ducts. The study of duct leakage led to the Location: Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square, Oakland finding that duct tape does not work on ducts. TOPIC AND SPEAKER TBD This talk will examine that research, but also entertain the lighter side with the story of one ´THURsday, FebRUARY 13 11:30 am – 1:30 PM researcher’s “15 minutes of fame” that results Location: PG&E Pacific Energy Center when a serious piece of work catches the fancy TOPIC: Noise Control of the popular press. SPEAKER: Brandon Wallace ´THURsday, MARch 13 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location: TBD, joint meeting with Redwood Empire TOPIC AND SPEAKER TBD ´THURsday, APRil 10 11:30 am – 1:30 PM Location, TOPIC AND SPEAKER TBD ´THURsday, May 8 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location, PG&E Pacific Energy Center TOPIC: Awards and Product Show ´THURsday, JUne 12 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square, Oakland TOPIC: Golden Gate ASHRAE – Past, Present, and Future SPEAKERS: Tom Gilbertson and YEA Chair 2 GOLDEN Gate ASHRAE FOG DISPENSER octobeR 2013 GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, OCTOBER 2013 Hello Golden Gate ASHRAE Members! This is my very first President’s message, and you cannot see it but I am a bit nervous writing this! Welcome to our first Fog Dispenser for 2013-2014. Your Board members have been busy over the summer even if no chapter meetings have taken place. The Chapter Regional Conference took place in August in Las Vegas and motions, nomi- nations and training were voted and carried out. If you want to know more about what happened, please ask one of us who attended: Annie Foster, Tyler Bradshaw, Tim Goeppner, Nikola Kravik, Christopher Daniel and myself. Your chapter also won lots of awards: • 1st place for best website – thanks again to Annie for spear-heading and making this so successful • 2nd place for best newsletter • Best membership chair for Erica Stewart – she leaves a strong legacy and will be a great support to Nikola who is stepping into this role • Best YEA section (hooray to Michelle Dionello who is also our new Board member this year) • And several first place CTTC awards – these projects are now going to compete for Society Technology awards. A new program was also created called “LeaDRS”, where a member of YEA will shadow the Director of Region X at the next Society meeting. We are looking forward for applications from our YEA members –they are due soon so don’t delay! Finally, Annie has crafted a very interesting program for the coming year. Our first Chapter meeting will be at Scott’s Seafood on Thursday October 10. There will be a Tech session by Max Sherman entitled “Dr. Duct Tape” and the main program about “Ten things you might not know about ASHRAE – it’s more than just handbooks and dinner meetings!” We will have a great panel of people involved at different levels and in different positions in the ASHRAE organization, so you can find more ways to benefit from your membership. We will also host a joint event with the San Jose Chapter on Saturday October 12 – a Clayshoot! So come and join us and have some fun! More info in this newsletter. And to wrap up a very busy October, on Wednesday 16 October your Chapter is supporting a free seminar on “Radiant Systems: HVAC Design, Energy Assessment and Architectural Implications” taking place at the PEC in San Francisco (more details in the Fog or on our website). I am looking forward to seeing you all during this great new year! Isabelle Lavedrine 3 GOLDEN Gate ASHRAE FOG DISPENSER octobeR 2013 HISTORIAN “ASHRAE Golden Gate’s Chapter Meetings Start Again!”…..... Tom Gilbertson, Chapter Historian …as they have every year since beginning in 1937….when Baldwin Woods, a Professor at UC-Berkeley was the president of our predecessor society’s chapter….The American Society of Heating and Ventilat- ing Engineers…..we were ASHVE then…not ASHRAE)….and how things have changed… since 1937! Ah….a simpler time…perhaps……and just look at the name……”Heating and Ven- tilating Engineers”…no…..“Refrigeration”… and consequently….no “Air-conditioning”…. and we might even add… “no money”…. yes…1937 was a pretty simple time! Our chapter members though could have been rooting for that San Francisco-kid who was the star of the New York Yankees…who by the way defeated the New York Giants in the 1937 World Series…. “Jolting Joe DiMaggio”….sounds just a little bit familiar doesn’t it? Our 1937 - “ASHVE”-industry was a pretty sleepy business….consider what was being built at that time….basically very little….a few churches, a very few schools, a very few hospitals…and virtually no office buildings….The depression was in full swing….the economy…..having pretty much “bottomed” in 1933…only to see a “slight rise in activity”….and then to see the economy start to falter again in 1939….In my home town…where the economy slowed to a “stop” around 1924….NO building was even started between 1924 and 1937…until the school I attended was built in 1937…. In our Golden Gate Chapter’s first year there was no Federal minimum-wage….that did not come until 1938 when it was established as a 44-hour work-week and $0.25 per hour…for a weekly wage of $11.00….No wonder there was little concern about….