American Soc iety of Heat ing , Ref rigerat ing, and Air-Condit ioning Engineers

Our next dinner meeting

is scheduled for Janu-

ary 12, 2010 at The

Wachovia Center. The

event registration has

been closed The event

schedule is as follows:

Tour: 5:00pm-5:45pm

(Please arrive by 4:45)

Lexus Club opens:

5:30pm

Game: 7:00pm

The fee for the event

includes a game ticket

(section 204-205) and

a wristband for admis-

sion into the Lexus club

for complementary buf-

fet, beer and sodas.

The Lexus club stays

open through the sec-

ond intermission of the

game, so you can

choose to socialize

Volume 45 , Issue 5

W A C H OV I A C E N T E R T O U R A N D F L Y E R S G A M E

January 2010

Wachovia Center 3601 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, Pa 19148

800-298-4200

For Directions

Click Here

For Parking Information:

Click Here

Dinner Fees:

Philadelphia Chapter

Members with online

reservation and pre-

payment: $30

ASHRAE Members -

Non-Chapter Mem-

bers : $40

Non- ASHRAE Mem-

ber : $40

Young Engineers (35

and under) with online

reservation and pre-

payment: $25

Students with online

reservation: $10.00

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

CTTC Article 2

YEA Announcement 3

Student Activities 3

December Meeting Pic-tures

4

Seminar Notice 4

CTTC Announcements 5

ASHRAE Certifications Announcement

6

Local 19 Training Day 7

Membership Notice 7

QUAKER C ITY CLIMATE

On behalf of the board

of governors I would

like to wish everyone a

happy new year and

hope everyone enjoyed

the holidays.

The ASHRAE winter

meeting is in Orlando

Florida this year and I

hope that anyone who

is able to attend can

do so and if you do

attend please let me

know by the end of

February.

Please review the

CTTC article for our

future seminars and I

hope anyone able to

attend will so do so.

Also please review our

YEA schedule for up-

coming events.

The January meeting

P R E S I D E N T S M E S S A G E :

will be at the Flyers

game. Please see the

invitation on C-Vent and

within the newsletter. I

hope to see you there.

As indicated in previous

newsletters, if you are

unemployed and have

your resume posted on

our website you will re-

ceive a $10.00 dis-

count so please take

advantage of this.

We understand the diffi-

culties of these eco-

nomic times but I en-

courage everyone to

make sure your mem-

bership is up to date

and if possible contrib-

ute to ASHRAE research

as both of these activi-

ties help to keep us up

to date on current is-

sues and standards

and will help us in the

future to create new

ones.

Also we still need vol-

unteers for our com-

mittees and future

board of governor posi-

tion so please contact

any board member if

you are interested.

See you at the game

and go Eagles and Fly-

ers.

Bill Hart

chick300@aol.com

609-238-2585

there or in the seats.

For those arriving as a

group wishing to sit to-

gether, best efforts will

be made to give adjoin-

ing seats, but this can-

not be guaranteed.

The Wachovia Center is

accessible from the Pat-

tison Avenue Station on

the SEPTA Broad Street

Line.

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For the remainder of the article please visit the ASHRAE Philadelphia Website by clicking HERE

Why is R-22 being replaced?

Classic Refrigerants Deplete Ozone

In the 1980s, the depletion of stratospheric ozone, a compound which absorbs harmful UV-B radiation was discovered; the root cause of the problem was determined to be atmospheric halogen gases. Atmospheric ozone (O3) is created when oxygen mole-

cules (O2) collide with free oxygen atoms (O); however, upon exposure to solar radiation, halogen gases create compounds that are highly reactive with ozone molecules, breaking them apart, and leaving oxygen (O2). One of the halogen atoms principally responsible for depleting ozone in this manner is chlorine (Cl), commonly used in so called chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydro-

chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants.

Regulations

In response to the stratospheric ozone losses, a treaty known as The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was developed. The treaty calls for the discontinuation of the substances with the greatest potential for ozone depletion

such as CFC-12 (R-12) which was phased out in 1996, and gradual phasing out of HCFCs such as HCFC-22 (R-22). As a result, the United States developed ozone protection legislation in the form of the EPA’s US Clean Air Act which will not allow the use of HCFC’s in newly manufactured air conditioning equipment after Jan. 1, 2010. Subsequent production of HCFC’s will be for the servicing of existing equipment. Production levels for HCFC-22 (R-22) refrigerant were capped in 1989, and the phase out time

line calls for R-22 production levels to be reduced to: 35% of the 1989 cap in 2010, 10% of the 1989 cap in 2015, 0.5% of the 1989 cap in 2020, and complete phase out in 2030.

Refrigerant Alternatives

The necessity for non-chlorinated refrigerants pursuant to the new regulations resulted in the investigation of HCFC-22 replace-

ments in the 1990s. Several refrigerant alternatives emerged from these studies, with none being a perfect replacement in the sense that it mimics the performance of HCFC-22 in all applications. Those refrigerants that have shown the greatest potential as HCFC-22 replacements are known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), compounds

that contain no chlorine atoms, and so have very little or no ozone depletion potential. Of these alternatives, the most commonly considered to be candidates to replace HCFC-22 are HFC refrigerants R-410A, R-134a, and R-407C. R-410A and R-407C are blends, while R-134a is composed of a single constituent. R-410A is composed of a 50/50 mixture of R-32 and R-125, while R-

407C is composed of 23% R-32, 25% R-125, and 52% R-134a by weight. When

considering alternative refrigerants, the advantages and disadvantages of each (including R-22) must be carefully considered.

Young Engineers Week Come join other young engineers from around the region to celebrate

Engineers Week 2010 at the Young Engineers Social. Hosted by the

Engineers Club of Philadelphia, the event will be Monday, February

15 from 5:30 to 9pm at Yards Brewery in Philadelphia. The event

will recognize ASHRAE's Mike Witkowski, McHugh Engineering Asso-

ciates as the 2010 Young Engineer of the Year, and provide a venue

for young engineers of the Philadelphia area to network and social-

ize. Guests will enjoy a tour of the brewery, followed by hors d’oeu-

vres and samples of the brew master’s specialty ales.

For more information go to

http://www.dvewc.org/events/youngEngineersSocial.php or contact

Ashley Kenyon at akenyon@klingstubbins.com

YO UN G EN G IN E E R S IN ASHRAE

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YEA Philadelphia has setup a

Facebook group for you to join

to keep you updated on all the

latest information including

YEA specific meetings and a

forum for young engineers to

discuss amongst one another.

The group is located Here

STUD E N T AC T IV IT I E S

This has been a busy year so far. In the Fall we secured funding to make a donation to a local grade

school. The donation included a computer and science kits. We have also planned the student trip to

the winter meeting in Orlando. This year we will be taking 6 students to the meeting - 2 from Temple

University, 2 from Drexel University and 2 from Widener University. In addition Drexel University will be

sending a third student via their own funding. This year Temple University is putting together a student

design competition team. We wish them well in their efforts. Widener University has submitted a senior

design research grant. Hopefully Widener will be selected. In the next several months the student ac-

tivities committee will be going out to the local Universities to present ASHRAE. We need additional

members to reach out to local grade schools and high schools. This can be achieved thru your sons or

daughters career days. This past Fall we attended LaSalle College High School for career day. The com-

mittee is always looking for new members. Please contact myself if you have any interest.

-Mike Witkowski

Student Activities chair

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Mike Witkowski on being awarded the 2010 Young Engineer of the

Year award. More information about the award and Mike can be found here

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DEC EM B ER BR EA K FA S T ME ET IN G : BIM IN A/E DE S I G N B Y ER IC KU S ZEW S K I

A collection of past event presentations can be found here

The Philadelphia ASHRAE Chapter will be hosting a daylong seminar on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 on “Applying

ASHRAE Energy and Indoor Air Quality Standards”; two presenters from the ASHRAE Learning Institute will

speak on the content and applications of Standard 90.1-2007 (Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise

Residential Buildings) and Standard 62.1-2007 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality).

These standards are referenced in prerequisites for the LEED-2009 rating system, underscoring the impor-

tance of these standards in designing sustainable buildings.

Details to follow, but save the date.

Mark M. Maguire, PE

Chair, Chapter Technology Transfer Committee

mmaguire@klingstubbins.com

P H I L A D E L P H I A A S H RA E T O H O S T A 9 0 . 1 A N D 6 2 . 1 S E M I N A R

The Philadelphia ASHAE

Chapter will be presenting

a workshop on “Data Cen-

ter Energy Efficiency” on

Monday, March 15

(8:30am – 5pm). Don

Beaty and Dr. Roger

Schmidt will present on:

Thermal Guidelines for

Data Centers

Datacom Facility En-

ergy Best Practices

High-Density Data Cen-

ters – Case Studies

and Best Practices

Next Steps – Tracking

Results

The $200 fee includes the

daylong seminar, speaker

notes, one ASHRAE Techni-

cal Committee TC-9.9 pub-

lication and an opportunity

to purchase any of the

other seven committee

publications at a 50% dis-

count. Registration infor-

mation will be available

shortly.

Roger Schmidt is an inter-

nationally recognized ex-

pert in the fields of elec-

tronic cooling and data

center thermal manage-

ment, with more than 100

patents (granted or pend-

ing) in those areas. He has

made sustained contribu-

tions in cooling IBM's su-

percomputers, high per-

formance servers, client/

servers, parallel proces-

sors and test equipment

through the innovative use

of air, water and refriger-

ants. Under his guidance, a

consortium of leaders in

data center thermal man-

agement was formed. He

was inducted into the pres-

tigious National Academy of

Engineering (NAE) in 2005.

In recognition of his accom-

plishments and leadership,

IBM is appointing Roger as

IBM's Chief Engineer for

Data Center Energy Effi-

ciency.

Don Beaty started DLB As-

sociates Consulting Engi-

neers in 1980. Don was

Chair of ASHRAE Technical

Committee TC 9.9 (mission

critical facilities, technology

spaces, & electronic equip-

ment) from its inception

through June 2006. His in-

terest in educating the in-

dustry about ASHRAE being

the unbiased source of data

center cooling material has

resulted in Don publishing

over 50 technical papers

and articles. He also is a

frequent presenter on the

subject, having presented in

13 countries on the topic of

data center cooling. Don is

currently International Chair

TC 9.9 Committee-Liaisons,

Alliances and International

Activities. Previously, Don

served on ASHRAE TC 90.1

(energy standards commit-

tee) from 1993 to 2007

serving in various roles and

as Vice-Chair.

Mark M. Maguire, PE

Chair, Chapter Technology

Transfer Committee

CH A P TE R TE C H N O LO G Y TRA N SF E R CO MM ITTE E

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Data Center Energy Efficiency Workshop Chapter Technology Award Competition

2010

The Technology Award

Program recognizes

members for innovative

designs, communicate

that technology to other

members, and highlight

achievements to other

professionals.

The Chapter Technol-

ogy Transfer Commit-

tee will be accepting ap-

plications for the 2010

Chapter Level competi-

tion in March 2010 in

the following categories:

Commercial Buildings,

New and Existing

Institutional Buildings,

New and Existing

Health Care Facilities,

New and Existing

Industrial Facilities or

Processes, New and

Existing

Public Assembly Facili-

ties, New and Existing

Residential Buildings,

New and Exist-

ing (Single Family and

Multi-Family)

Alternative or Renew-

able Energy Use

Entries will be judged on

energy efficiency, indoor

air quality and thermal

comfort, innovation, op-

eration and mainte-

nance, cost effective-

ness, environmental im-

pact and quality of pres-

entation.

The process for the ASH-

RAE Technology Awards

starts right here at the

Chapter level. Chapter

Competition winners will be

judged in the Regional

Technology Award Compe-

tition. Regional winners

will then submit a long

form application for the

Society Technology Award

Competition. Winners of

the Society Competition

will also be featured in the

ASHRAE Journal.

For more information on

the Technology Award Pro-

gram, including application

forms please visit the CTTC

section of the chapter

Website http://

www.ashrae-phila.org/

storage/cttc.htm

Mark M. Maguire, PE

Chapter Chair – Technol-

ogy Transfer

mmaguire@klingstubbins.c

om

a specific aspect of HVAC&R de-sign. A firm that employs ASHRAE certification earners demonstrates a corporate commitment to the pro-fessional development of its em-ployees and a dedication to provid-ing the best possible resources for

building design projects.

Each category has eligibility stan-dards, which are a combination of educational and experience criteria. After filing an eligibility request and being approved by ASHRAE, a can-didate takes an electronically-administered exam at an Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP) testing center. After passing the 2 to 2½ hour test (depending on the

ASHRAE offers certification pro-

grams in five areas:

Healthcare Facility Design

High-Performance Building De-

sign

Operations and Performance

Management

Commissioning Process Man-

agement

Building Energy Modeling

(coming in March 2010).

An ASHRAE certification lets em-ployers and clients know that the certification earner has mastered a significant body of knowledge in

category), the candidate can then claim to be ASHRAE-certified in that

area.

ASHRAE offers a recertification process, including an ethics state-ment and a continuing education requirement. Additional information, including a candidate guidebook, is

at ashrae.org/certification.

Mark M. Maguire, PE

Chapter Chair –

Technology Transfer

mmaguire@klingstubbins.com

P H I L A D E L P H I A C H A P T E R P R O G R A M S C A L E N DA R 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0

ASHRAE C E R T I F I C AT I O N S

Date Location Topic Theme Joint Meeting

12/10/2009 Union League BIM in A/E design Sustainability

1/12/2010 Wachovia Center Wachovia Center Tour and Flyers game Refrigeration

2/11/2010 Dave & Busters Energy Mgmt. in existing buildings Student Night & Mem-bership Promotion

SMCA

2/20/2010 Local 19 Annual Training session with Local 19

3/11/2010 TBD LEED Measurement & Verification Tradeshow

3/15/2010 TBD Data Center Energy Efficiency Workshop

4/14/2010 Union League Std. 189.1 High Performance Buildings

4/20/2010 TBD 62.1 and 90.1 Seminar

5/13/2010 TBD Green Building Tour Past Presidents

6/14/2010 Northampton Valley

CC Golf Outing

Mid June

2010 Temple University 2010-2011 Planning Meeting

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994 Old Eagle School Road,

Suite 1019

Wayne, PA 19087-1866

The Philadelphia

Chapter of the

American Society of

Heating, Refrigerating

and Air Conditioning

Engineers, Inc.

ME M B E R S H I P P RO M O T I O N

phone 610.971.2169

fax 610.971.4859

ASHRAE Philadelphia Website

Republication of material con-

tained herein is expressly forbid-

den without official Chapter au-

thorization. The Chapter does not

speak or act for the Society. Any

member with material to submit for

inclusion in the Climate can send

the information to:

Matthew Trinsey

Clive Samuels & Associates, Inc.

1 Independence Way

Princeton, NJ 08540

(P) 609-627-7983

(F) 609-520-0974

Matthew.Trinsey@Emerson.com

Material can include letters to the

editor, member news, upcoming

events, comments on chapter

programs or issues, etc.

New Members For December

Mr Bret Jay Lindemuth – Associ-

ate

Mr Daniel H Schaible – Associate

Mr Bob Tudi – Member

New Student Members

Mr Gerard Carr – Student

Mr Jared Thomas Langevin

ASHRAE is no longer accepting appli-

cations for grade advancement. To ad-

vance from associate to member, a

member must update their ASHRAE

bio online, and notify member-

ship@ashrae.org they have an updated

bio and wish to be considered for grade

advancement. Tips for updating bios:

i. Go to www.ashrae.org

ii. Login

iii. In Member Central, Click “Update

Your Bio”

iv. Go through each of the small blue

tabs to enter demographics, contact in-

formation, education, professional reg-

istration, etc. It’s very easy!

Bob Finkboner

Membership Promotion Chair

T R A I N I N G D A Y W I T H L O C A L 1 9

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Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 has

agreed to host a “behind-the-scenes”

training day for ASHRAE Philadelphia

members on Saturday, February 20.

The event will be held at the Local 19

training center at 1301 South Colum-

bus Blvd. and will incorporate tours

and explanations of:

Training center;

Biosafety cabinet testing lab;

DDC controls station;

Water balancing station;

Duct leak test station.

The attendance fee is $20. In addi-

tion to developing a relationship with

the Sheet Metal Workers, there are

other learning objectives:

Understand the testing and bal-

ancing process in more detail to allow

faster resolution of field issues.

Understand the value-added of test-

ing and balancing process in the context

of tight construction schedules.

Understand the role of testing and

balancing agencies in how buildings are

commissioned and retro-commissioned.

Understand how testing and balancing

agencies contribute to sustainable-

design goals.

Local 19 has offered this training for the

last two years, and attendees from those

sessions have given good reviews.

Further information: Mark Maguire

(mmaguire@klingstubbins.com).