Volume 53, Number 3 Page 1 VOLUME 53, NUMBER 3 NOVEMBER 2011 EDITOR:MEGAN VAN WIEREN NOVEMBER MEETING Table of Contents PRESIDENT’ S MESSAGE 2 BELLENGER REMEMBERED 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROSTER 4 ASHRAE RESEARCH 5 SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE 7 MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION 9 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 11 ASHRAE SOCIETY NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES 12 “Achieving Total Flow Control in Hydronic Systems” This presentation will address the challenges faced in developing an effective solution to balancing for variable flow. Building owners, designers and contractors are being challenged to not only provide the basic creature comforts but also to do so in a cost effective and energy efficient way. In a variable flow system balancing for variable flow means matching the flow to the load under all operating conditions and at all heat transfer devices. In a conventional system multiple devices are employed in order to attempt to accomplish the above. We will examine those elements and look closely at how differential pressure and pressure independent control might help us accomplish those goals. Presenter William J England is the Hydronics Training Manager for Flow Design, Inc.. He has over 25 years of experience in HVAC Sales and Engineering. In his current position, he conducts technical training sessions for in house as well as consulting engineers, owners and facilities personnel on varies topics including variable flow and pressure independent control. Sponsor a Student! ASHRAE Annual Student Night Students from the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the University of Colorado‐Denver, and other schools will be in attendance at the November meeting. If you would like to sponsor a student, please email the Student Activities Chair – Craig Wanklyn at craig.wanklyn@me‐engineers.com . Thanks for your help in making the ASHRAE student night a success. Denver Meeting Information DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 TIME: 5:30 PM Registration 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Program Begins LOCATION: Dave & Buster's 2000 S. Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80222 RSVP: Jessie Jones [email protected]COST: $25 Rocky Mtn Chapter Members *Reservation made by 12:00 PM 10/31 $35 Non‐members and late reservations $20 Students Fort Collins Meeting Information DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 TIME: 12:00 Registration Announcements Program (Ends at 1:30) LOCATION: Cache Bank & Trust 100 S. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 COST: $10 Rocky Mtn Chapter Members RSVP: Mike Fulton [email protected]
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Volume 53, Number 3 Page 1
VOLUME 53, NUMBER 3 NOVEMBER 2011 EDITOR: MEGAN VAN WIEREN
NOVEMBER MEETING
Table of Contents PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 2 BELLENGER REMEMBERED 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROSTER 4 ASHRAE RESEARCH 5 SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE 7 MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION 9 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 11 ASHRAE SOCIETY NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES 12
“Achieving Total Flow Control in Hydronic Systems”
This presentation will address the challenges faced in developing an effective solution to balancing for variable flow. Building owners, designers and contractors are being challenged to not only provide the basic creature comforts but also to do so in a cost effective and energy efficient way. In a variable flow system balancing for variable flow means matching the flow to the load under all operating conditions and at all heat transfer devices. In a conventional system multiple devices are employed in order to attempt to accomplish the above. We will examine those elements and look closely at how differential pressure and pressure independent control might help us accomplish those goals. Presenter William J England is the Hydronics Training Manager for Flow Design, Inc.. He has over 25 years of experience in HVAC Sales and Engineering. In his current position, he conducts technical training sessions for in house as well as consulting engineers, owners and facilities personnel on varies topics including variable flow and pressure independent control.
Sponsor a Student! ASHRAE Annual Student Night
Students from the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the University of Colorado‐Denver, and other schools will be in attendance at the November meeting. If you would like to sponsor a student, please email the Student Activities Chair – Craig Wanklyn at craig.wanklyn@me‐engineers.com. Thanks for your help in making the ASHRAE student night a success.
COST: $25 Rocky Mtn Chapter Members *Reservation made by 12:00 PM 10/31
$35 Non‐members and late reservations $20 Students
Fort Collins Meeting Information
DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
TIME: 12:00 Registration Announcements Program (Ends at 1:30)
LOCATION: Cache Bank & Trust 100 S. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524
COST: $10 Rocky Mtn Chapter Members RSVP: Mike Fulton [email protected]
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Rocky Mountain ASHRAE:
First off, I would like to thank Aleka Pappas with Group 14, Kendra Tupper with RMI, and Jennifer Elling with Xcel for presenting at our lunch meeting in October. The chapter will be planting a tree via the Mile Hi Million initiative in the name of each of the speakers this year. The turnout for the meeting was a nice step up from our September meeting and we hope to keep the numbers up high this month.
As many of you are already aware, it saddens me to write the ASHRAE Society President from 2010‐2011, Lynn Bellenger, recently passed away. A message regarding this tragic news can be found on ASHRAE’s website here.
At our November meetings, we’ll present on the “Achieving Total Flow Control in Hydronic Systems.” I hope you’ll join us for one of the meetings. This meeting will also be our annual Student Night. We’ll present scholarships and host students for dinner in the evening. We never want to see our students pay for the meetings out of their own pocket. If you are willing to host one of the students, please contact Craig Wanklyn to make payment arrangements.
This will be both a lunch meeting in Fort Collins as well as a dinner meeting here in Denver. For the Denver dinner meeting, please note that the venue is back at Dave and Busters.
It’s our intent to continue providing relevant topics for educational purposes to our members and guests. If there is a particular topic that you think would be beneficial, please let me know and we’ll do our best to include it in this year’s presentations. At the very least, we can plan ahead and have it scheduled for next year.
I hope those of you went on the 2011 ASHRAE Beer Tour are fully recovered and back to work. Thank you for participating in a great social event to raise money for ASHRAE Research. We look forward to seeing you next year as well. A special thank you goes out o the individuals who made the possible.
Be on the lookout for YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE) Social Hours. Whether you’re recognized as a YEA individual we encourage you to participate in this event.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks a lot and have a great day!
Best Regards,
Adam Bishop
Chapter President Rocky Mountain Chapter of ASHRAE
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ASHRAE PRESIDENTIAL MEMBER BELLENGER REMEMBERED
IMMEDIATE PAST ASHRAE PRESIDENT LYNN G. BELLENGER, WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST
WOMAN PRESIDENT IN THE SOCIETY'S 116 YEAR HISTORY, PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19. SHE WAS PRESIDENT FOR THE 2010‐11 SOCIETY YEAR, WITH HER TERM ENDING IN JUNE 2011. BELLENGER, P.E., FELLOW ASHRAE, WAS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON THE NEED FOR ENERGY MODELING TO HELP CREATE AND REFINE
MORE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS. SHE WAS A PARTNER, PATHFINDER ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS, ROCHESTER, N.Y. "WE AT ASHRAE ARE GREATLY SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENT AND
OUR FRIEND," RON JARNAGIN, ASHRAE PRESIDENT, SAID. "HER LIFELONG PASSION FOR ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE RESONATED WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP AND OUR INDUSTRY, INSPIRING US THROUGH HER BELIEF THAT ENGINEERS WILL LEAD AN ENERGY REVOLUTION WITH INNOVATION. THROUGH HER SERVICE, SHE SHOWED THAT THERE IS A PATH AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO WISH TO EXTEND THE INFLUENCE OF ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TO BETTER
SERVE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN." AS ASHRAE PRESIDENT, BELLENGER FOCUSED ON MODELING A SUSTAINABLE WORLD, SHARING HER THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF MODELING TOOLS AND HOW ALL INVOLVED IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY MUST COME TOGETHER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
"THE RICH OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTIMIZING BUILDING PERFORMANCE THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH FROM THE BEGINNING." IN AN INTERVIEW LAST YEAR, BELLENGER TALKED ABOUT HER INVOLVEMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HOW MUCH HAS BEEN PUT IN
RECENT YEARS ON THE NEED TO SAVE ENERGY. "ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT IS THAT IT HAS IGNITED A PASSION IN PEOPLE THAT IS CHANGING
THE WORLD. THAT PASSION HAS BROUGHT A SENSE OF ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO THE INDUSTRY AND ATTRACTED PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO DESIGNING AND OPERATING SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS. I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING IN THE FUTURE," SHE SAID. BELLENGER IS A RECIPIENT OF AN ASHRAE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD, A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, TWO FIRST‐PLACE ASHRAE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS AND THE LINCOLN BOUILLON MEMBERSHIP AWARD. SHE RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS FROM PRINCIPIA COLLEGE AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE FROM RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROSTER
Rocky Mountain ASHRAE 2011 ‐ 2012 Board of Governors
THANK YOU to all of our Research Promotion donors from 2010 ‐ 2011 we raised $62,616 for research last year, we will be having donor recognition night at the December meeting. Please consider giving to the 2011 ‐ 2012 campaign as we are hoping to get the Rocky Mountain chapter to be the highest fundraiser in all of society. We were less than $6,000 away last year, let's blow by everyone and hit the goal of $75,000 this year.
Don’t Wait, Please Donate for the 2011‐2012 ASHRAE Year
So far we have raised $4,395 for ASHRAE Research!!!
THANK YOU TO the Honor Roll Donors: Mark Labac, Ronald Thomas, Michael Haughey, Cator Ruma & Associates, Mary S Reilly, SBSA Inc., Kevin Ainsworth, Adam Bishop, Ken Urbanek, John Stumpf, Jon Rundquist, Kyle Manske, Megan Van Wieren, Celeste, Cizik, Jessie Jones, Mike Harrington, Aaron Zimmerman, Michelle Swanson, Michael Brandemuehl, Western Mechanical Solutions
Mail Check To: Your contribution puts us closer to achieving ASHRAE RESEARCH our goal. Please send what you can today! c/o The RMH Group * Individual contributions of $100 or more and 12600 W Colfax Ave, A‐400 Corporate contributions of $150 or more Lakewood, CO 80215 receive this year’s Commemorative Coin And Honor Roll Contribution status. Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Company: ________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________
Listed on special Display at President’s Luncheon*
Group photo published in spring issue of ASHRAE Insights
Receives personalized shadowbox plaque
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Listed on RP Display in Registration
Receives Gold ASHRAE Commemorative Coin and Plaque
Receives Silver ASHRAE Commemorative Coin and Plaque
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Receives Bronze ASHRAE Commemorative Coin and Plaque
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Receives Antique ASHRAE Commemorative Coin and Plaque
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Receives blue desktop coin holder
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Listed in annual Investor Honor Roll
Honor Roll Donor $150‐ $249
Major Donor – Antique $250‐ $499
Major Donor – Bronze $500‐ $999
Major Donor – Silver $1000‐ $4,999
ASHRAE Associate $2,500‐ $4,999
ASHRAEPartner $5,000‐ $9,999
Golden Circle Donor $10,000+
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SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
The Sustainable Engineering Committee is committed to advocate sustainable design, construction and operation to our members, the industry and our community through advocacy group meetings and educational seminars. We strive to promote sustainable practices at all ASHRAE events and sponsored activities. This committee meets once a month for planning and coordination. If you have questions about the committee, please contact Celeste Cizik at [email protected] .
PROJECT UPDATE ‐ 2013 SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
Denver Rescue Mission | Lawrence Street
Project Description: In preparation for the 2013 Annual ASHRAE Society Meeting, the Rocky Mountain chapter has selected the Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street facility as the Annual Meeting Sustainability Project in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the meeting. Each year, ASHRAE selects a Sustainability Project for members to volunteer their time and services. This project traditionally is done for a non‐profit organization that would significantly benefit from energy efficiency upgrades and improved systems. The Lawrence Street Shelter is the Mission's central outreach location. Tens of thousands of poor and needy people come to this facility each year for shelter, food, clothing, medical care, client services, and chapel services. The Lawrence Street Shelter serves three meals a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty‐five days a year. With 200 shelter beds and 100 emergency overflow cots, up to 300 men can find a warm bed and a safe place to sleep each night. Families and individuals come to their "closet" for everything from warm gloves to business attire for job interviews. Case managers help up to 2,000 individuals each month with needs such as food boxes, baby diapers, furniture, clothing, household goods, and referrals to other agencies. Program participants can receive free medical, dental, optical, and chiropractic treatment at the Mission’s clinic.
Project Contact: If you or your organization would like to assist in the 2013 Annual Meeting Sustainability Project, please contact Brian Lynch at 720.472.1037 or [email protected].
Project Update: The Sustainability Project is underway and the committee is making exciting progress each month. The following activities highlight the work that has been completed in September and October.
Preliminary Energy Audit – A site audit team including representatives from the Denver Rescue Mission, Energy Outreach Colorado, Long Energy Solutions and Rocky Mountain ASHRAE conducted a preliminary onsite energy audit. The team evaluated the existing building systems and equipment including lighting, plumbing, envelope and HVAC to determine potential energy saving measures and system upgrades. More detailed system evaluation and metering efforts will be conducted in the upcoming weeks.
Project Website – Coming soon! The project website complete with project information, photos, updates and donor acknowledgements is expected to be ready before the end of the year. Stay tuned for more information.
Fundraising – Fundraising is currently underway to secure donated services, equipment and funds.
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of ASHRAE will present a free raffle ticket to anyone taking public transportation to the monthly ASHRAE meeting. One raffle ticket will be given to each participant for each meeting. Visit www.rtd‐denver.com for system maps and times or contact [email protected] for further assistance. Acceptable modes of alternative transportation: Walking Bicycling Bus Light Rail Alternative Fuel Vehicle High Efficiency Vehicle (35+ mpg) Carpooling (2 or more persons)
The ASHRAE meeting (Denver) at Dave & Buster's is located at the Colorado Light Rail Station for lines E, F and H. Any bus lines that pass through the Evans and Colorado intersection will also get you to Dave & Buster's.
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MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION
Welcome to the “The Membership Promotion Page.” We would like to take time to welcome the following new ASHRAE members for the month of November:
Mr. Ben Nash
Ms. Laura Fickenwirth
Mr. Justin Green
Mr. Deacon Taylor
Mr. Paul Marlow We would also like to welcome the following new student members:
Mr. Jason Acosta
If you have questions or need membership assistance please send an email to [email protected] or call Chris Garofoli at 303‐396‐9006.
Also, please look around your company and through your contacts to let people know about the benefits of joining ASHRAE. We continue to bring in new young members of the industry to keep them involved with technology and standard advancements.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Name: _____________________________ _______________________________________ _____ (Last) (First) (MI) Status: Renewal ____ New Member ___ Address Change ___
Please circle preferred mailing address: HOME BUSINESS
Home Address and Phone Business Name, Address and Phone
Society Membership Number / Grade: _________________________________________________________
Name Tag ($10.00) Paid? Y N
Name to appear on name tag as: ____________________________________________________________
I would like to be contacted about serving on one of the following committees or functions (Please circle): A. Newsletter F. Chapter Historian K. Spouse’s Night / Social Committee B. Membership G. Technical Seminars L. Colorado Engineering Council (Committee Help) C. Meeting Attendance H. Research Fund Promotions M. General D. Education I. Monthly Meeting Programs N. Energy Committee E. Golf J. Publicity O. Sustainable Engineering Committee Please mail this invoice and your check for $50.00 (2010 / 2011 year) + $10.00 (Name Tag if requested) payable to Rocky Mountain Chapter ASHRAE to the address listed below. ASHRAE will invoice you for both society and local dues every year following the first year.
Chris Garofoli Rocky Mountain Chapter ASHRAE Membership Promotion Chair
The ASHRAE meeting on November 2, 2011, is the Annual Student Night meeting at ASHRAE. Students from the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the University of Colorado‐Denver, and other schools will be in attendance at the meeting. With the amount of students we have attending this year, we would like to ask for your support (either personally or your company) to sponsor 1, 2, or 28 students! Student dinners are $20 per person and the students will be spread around the room and at your table! We would appreciate your support and you or your company will be recognized accordingly at the ASHRAE meeting. Students in attendance will be bringing their resumes so if you are looking for a full time employee or a possible summer intern, you will have an opportunity to interact before/after the meeting. If you would like to sponsor a student, please send an email to the Student Activities Chair – Craig Wanklyn at craig.wanklyn@me‐engineers.com. Thanks for your help in making the ASHRAE student night a success.
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ASHRAE SOCIETY NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES
New Guidance Released to Help Schools Earn Top Marks in Energy Efficiency
For Release: October 13, 2011
ATLANTA—Inefficient lighting, uncontrolled plug loads and poorly insulated roofs are just few of the factors that can contribute to a failing grade in energy consumption for K‐12 school buildings.
Fortunately, guidance is available to help design teams constructing K‐12 school buildings cut annual energy use by 50 percent or more using off‐the‐shelf technology.
To help ensure schools receive an A+ in energy efficiency; owners, engineers, designers, architects and others on the building team are encouraged to download the free Advanced Energy Design Guide for K‐12 School Buildings: Achieving 50% Energy Savings Toward a Net Zero Energy Building. The guide is the second to be released in a series which provides recommendations to achieve 50 percent energy savings when compared with the minimum code requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1‐2004, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low‐Rise Residential Buildings.
Advanced Energy Design Guides, or AEDGs, allow owners, contractors, consulting engineers, architects and designers to easily achieve advanced levels of energy savings without detailed energy modeling or analyses. Written in partnership with ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the U.S. Green Building Council and the U.S. Department of Energy, the guides are available for free in electronic form at www.ashrae.org/freeaedg.
“Significant research demonstrates that the quality of the physical environment affects student performance,” Shanti Pless, chair of the steering committee, said. “An environment that includes appropriate lighting, sound, temperature, humidity, cleanliness, color and air quality can help students learn better. In many cases, improving these attributes can also reduce energy use."
The new guide features easy‐to‐follow recommendations for various climate zones and how to implement tips via a series of real‐life school construction case studies. Also included is information on integrated design, including best practices, as a necessary component in achieving 50% energy, and the inclusion of a performance path; specifically, offering guidance for early stage energy modeling and annual energy use targets to help with goal setting.
Additional design tips include:
High performance building envelope that is better than Standard 90.1‐2004. Different ways to daylight 100 percent of the floor area of classrooms, resource rooms, cafeterias, gymnasiums
and multipurpose rooms for two thirds of school hours. Methods to achieve space‐by‐space interior lighting power densities that are, on average, 40 percent better
than Standard 90.1‐2004. Ways to reduced exterior (façade, walkway, parking lot and drive) lighting energy consumption. Recommendations for computers, vending machines, kitchen cooking equipment, walk‐in refrigeration
equipment, kitchen exhaust hoods and service water heating. Three different HVAC system types that achieve significant energy savings over a typical system. Recommendations for commissioning and measurement and verification to ensure that energy savings
potentials are realized.
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ASHRAE SOCIETY NEWS – CONTINUED
The AEDG also addresses the notion that energy efficient buildings are more expensive. “Owners should not expect energy‐efficient schools to cost more; they can cost more, but they shouldn’t have to. The tips, guidelines and tables included in the newest AEDG for K‐12 schools can set building owners on their way to more energy efficient, productive schools in a cost efficient manner,” Pless said.
The 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide series follows an earlier six‐book series that provided guidance to achieve 30 percent savings. The ultimate goal is to provide guidance to achieve net zero energy buildings; that is, buildings that, on an annual basis, produce more energy than they consume.
ASHRAE, AIA, IES, DOE and USGBC are currently developing the third guide in the 50 percent series, which will focus on medium/big box retail. Publication is targeted for winter of 2012, followed by large hospitals in the spring of that year.
Advanced Energy Design Guide for K‐12 School Buildings: Achieving 50% Energy Savings Toward a Net Zero Energy Building is available as a free download at www.ashrae.org/freeaedg
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ODDS AND ENDS
ASHRAE Jobs Website Tool: We thought you and your fellow members would like to know about this valuable tool for ASHRAE Members and HVAC&R hiring authorities. We have prepared a page detailing the story of ASHRAEjobs.com and its success here. The Career Center offers several benefits for hiring authorities and job seekers:
ASHRAE Jobs is user friendly. Its products and services equal the offerings from traditional big box boards such as Monster.com, yet its information and postings are specific to the ASHRAE Community.
Due to its focus on HVAC&R engineering, Job seekers have a more effective search experience. Employers also have immediate access to a pre‐filtered pool of talent for skills and experience.
A unique feature is ASHRAE members are highlighted in search results. The online job application and resume forms require applicants to identify themselves by membership status. Employers can sort applications and resumes by membership status.
I would invite your Chapter to participate in this program by creating a link on your website to the ASHRAE Jobs Career Center. You will find attached a copy of the logo to use on your homepage. We would also appreciate your help to spread the news about ASHRAE Jobs’ success through an announcement through your eNewsletter, blogs, etc. If you have questions, I or John von Harz (Services Manager at [email protected]) will be pleased to answer them.
