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January 2020 The Squirrel Cage
Alamo ASHRAE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Message
Officer’s Directory
Calendar
Pictures
Meeting Attendance
BOG Meeting Minutes
HVAC Design Training
Alamo ASHRAE,
Welcome to 2020! I hope everyone had a great holiday and is ready to tackle this year head on. We have some great meetings
coming up that I am very excited about. We also have the annual expo coming up in Orlando, FL. I hope to see some of you
there. To start things off this year, our first meeting topic is Commissioning. This subject has a special place for me since I spend
a great deal of my career with this subject. More than just a paper pushing exercise, Commissioning can be a very valuable tool
for successfully completing a project and holding everyone accountable through the process. I have been on many projects
where Commissioning is done correctly and everything seems to “work”, however I have been on many more projects where
either Commissioning is not done or was performed with a lesser quality…you can tell. Its usually a mess.
Brian Keller, with Cleary-Zimmerman is our speaker this month. Brian Keller has 30
years of experience in building systems commissioning, MEP QA/QC, DDC controls
testing, and test and balance. He has commissioned numerous projects, many of
which are LEED® or CHPS certified, for various market sectors including government,
healthcare, educational, and commercial. Brian has been involved in MEP assess-
ments, programming, plan development, equipment replacements, expansions, and
commissioning in both new construction and renovations. He holds membership
and certifications in the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) and cur-
rently vice-chairs the NEBB Exam Development Committee at the National level.
I am very excited to have Mr. Keller present this topic. I have worked personally
with Brian and I have the upmost respect for him and his knowledge in this field. I
hope to see everyone at the January meeting on the 21st.
Again, Happy New Year!
Thanks,
Frank L Painter, P.E.
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Officers President Frank Painter [email protected] President-Elect John Ferencak [email protected] Secretary Mason Hall 210-459-9279 [email protected] Treasurer Madison Bryer 210-598-7801 [email protected] Board of Governors Michael Layman [email protected] Richard McHugh 210-789-9614 [email protected] Committee Chairs Student Activities Casey Bordelon 210-517-5514 [email protected] Research Promotion Richard McHugh 210-789-9614 [email protected] Webmaster Robyn Boling [email protected]
Membership Promotion Steven Lipe [email protected] Historian Michael Layman [email protected] Newsletter Editor Emily Smith 210-598-7823 [email protected] Government and Grassroots Advocacy Cameron Crandall [email protected] Attendance Chair Casey Bordelon 210-517-5514 [email protected] Chapter Technology Transfer Chelsea Moussouni 210-704-1382 [email protected] Refrigeration Chair Travis McLeod 210-826-6392 [email protected] Sustainability Thursten Simonsen 210-708-6094 [email protected] STEM Clint Ullman 210-651-9000 [email protected] YEA—Young Engineers Reid Ruggles [email protected]
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@ Alamo Drafthouse—North Park
Topic: Commissioning presented
by Brian Keller
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Aaron Engler Andrew Freund Andrew Ivone Bill Wurzbach Brandon Moreno Bruce Smith Chelsea Moussouni Cliff Tilbury Clint Ullman Cowboy McCool Edward Garcia Eric Hernandez Francisco Gomez Frank Painter Golda Obinzu J.D. Hunter James Drewry James Gilligan Jeff Neumann Jim Rodriguez John Delgado John Grothues John Weems John Wurzbach Jon Hermann Jon Ross Ruggles
November 19, 2019
Kenner Coon Matt Bynum Megan Kelso Michael Kyler Michelle Longsworth Mikaela Myrin Mike Layman Patty Wylie Ryan Pena Sam Bishop Shibly Abughazaleh Steve Huck Steven Richey Steven Stringfield Taylor Rose Tom Phillips Travis Reynolds Vishwaraj Hariharaputran Walter Gleye Wes Weissgarber Will Zermeno
Topic: Acoustics Basics for HVAC & R Designers
4/10/2019
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BOG Meeting Minutes November 6, 2019
12 PM
Location: Halff Associates, 100 NE Loop 410, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78216
Attendees: Frank Painter, Travis McLeod, Rick McHugh, Chelsea Moussouni, Madison Bryer, Chelsea
Moussouni, Clint Ullman, Mason Hall
Frank Painter (President / Chapter Delegate)
• Bringing bottle of Wild Turkey to raffle off at the next monthly meeting (11/19)
Madison Bryer (Treasurer)
Skeet Shoot:
• Call contacts to set up team. Feel free to call everyone
• Friday close of business teams need to be submitted
• You can pay at the event
• 4 mugs for first place, trophy for best individual shooter, trophy for worst shooter
• 2 Kegs and canned beer will be provided
• Raffling off gun or guns
• Everyone please bring a cooler full of ice or we will run out
Chelsea Moussouni (Technology Transfer Chair)
• All contracts and CC authorization forms for the remaining 2019-2020 meetings are sent to the
venue
• November Meeting
Speaker:
Mark W. Fly, PE, Fellow ASHRAE
Executive Director NAIC
[email protected] Office (918) 382-6234 Cell (918) 633-7900 AAON, Inc 2425 S. Yukon Tulsa, OK 74012
• Wes Weissgarber is the speaker escort
• Not a DL (will be next year), so no DL Evaluation forms
• Welcomes feedback from the group.
• We will have speaker evaluation forms at the meeting
• Confirming with spring speakers
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Needing confirmation: Military procurement and contracting (February), Frank to contact City Green Initiative – Mission Verde (May), John to contact Director of Mission Verde Schedule below:
• Do we want to have the past president’s party in December?
Last year we had the hatchet throwing, weak turnout
Decision: No past president’s party this year
• Just an aside: on the Skeet Shoot Flyer next year we need to use the “new” ASHRAE logo
• Chelsea is contacting Bud Griffin Associates and Daikin to see if they will get a team together for
the skeet shoot
Mason Hall (Secretary)
• I volunteer to cook food at skeet shot
• I will help Madison and other grocery shop day of skeet shoot
Casey Bordelon (Student Activities Chair / Attendance Chair)
• Student chaper will be at skeet shoot to volunteer in 1-hour blocks
John Ferencak (Vice President / President Elect) -
• Budget – to be completed next week
• Need to have the list of total members
• Steven Lipe sent these yesterday (11/5)
• John is contacting Aerohead to see if they’ll get a team together
Rick McHugh (Research Promotions Chair / Board of Governors)
Skeet Shoot:
• Calling to book entertainment
Full Circle donation for all Executive Council members to become recognized chapter
Meeting Adjourned – 1:00 PM