Friday, December 28, 2007

January Meetings of the 1970s

1970 – Boeing 747 Assembly Facilities
Bayne Lamb, Director of Facilities – Boeing 747 Division, provided an overview of Facilities Department operations at Everett over dinner at the plant cafeteria. Following the presentation, a factory tour was conducted during normal second shift operation. This was one of the highest attended chapter meetings in Puget Sound Chapter history, with more than 190 guests pre-registering for the event.


The meeting is touted as one of the chapter’s best in history, with attendance exceeding 190, in the February 1970 Punch List (left).















Chapter members dine at the Boeing Everett plant cafeteria (left) prior to Mr. Lamb's presentation and a plant tour during normal second shift operations.






1971 – Cancelled Due to Snow
Don Owens and Bill Erdelyi were scheduled to discuss performance and operations of the Seattle First National Bank Building on January 12, but inclement weather resulted in cancellation of the meeting. This was to be a preview of their upcoming presentation at the Advanced Air Conditioning Course underway at the University of Washington.


Punch List promotion of the January 1971 chapter meeting that didn't occur.











1972 – Community Colleges vs. Four-Year Degrees
In conjunction with Student Night, Rix Mallonee of Shoreline Community College spoke on “Technical Education for Our Industry”. Mallonee discussed the importance of “hands on” engineering, pointing out that community colleges teach their students what a bolt looks like, while the University of Washington no longer required drafting for an engineering degree, resulting in good engineers who do not know hardware. Mallonee stressed the importance of ASHRAE sponsorship for student chapters at community colleges.


This cartoon appeared in the January 1972 Punch List in anticipation of the lively conversation expected at the upcoming meeting.













1973 – Naval Surface Effect Ships
Joe Sublett of Aerojet-General Corporation spoke on surface effect ships and Aerojet’s two major contracts to develop a 100-ton rigid sidewall ship and a 150-ton amphibious air cushion vehicle.



Social hour at the 1973 chapter meeting










1974 – Draw-Thru vs. Blow-Thru Systems
James Tilbury of Mammoth Division, Lear Siegler Inc, presented an energy consumption analysis of Draw-Thru versus Blow-Thru multi-zone systems. According to the February 1974 Punch List, Mr. Tilbury, “armed with slides, graphs, and appropriate responses from John Proctor of Proctor Sales”, delivered a graphic presentation showing that while blow-thru units reduce first costs, draw-thru systems provide significant operational savings at part-load operation.



Excerpt from the February 1974 Punch List touting Tilbury’s dynamic presentation.














1975 – Threshold Limits of Exposure
Pete Preysse and Dick Hibbard from the University of Washington spoke on National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health exposure limits for 35,000 known toxic chemicals used in industrial processes. The presentation covered design standards for controls and monitoring devices, as well as Mr. Hibbard’s rationalization as to why he still smoked.


Pete Preysse discussed exposure limits for known toxic chemicals.



Dick Hibbard discussed design standards and rationalized his smoking habit.










1976 – Design Considerations for Alaska
J. Donal Krocker spoke on unique design considerations in the 49th state. For example, low solar angle and continuous solar heat gains during long summer days results in greater air conditioning needs in Anchorage and Juneau than Eureka, California. Mr. Krocker also discussed strategies for dealing with permafrost.




J. Donal Krocker emphasizes that Alaska is still the untamed land it was when Robert Service penned “The Cremation of Sam McGee”, and that although we’ve become more sophisticated, some projects are still shut down when winter sets in.











1977 – Economic Outlook for the Year
Edward McMillan, Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist of Rainier National Bank, discussed the economic outlook for 1977 with an emphasis on new construction. In summary, McMillan claimed “on balance, considering all factors, it’s pretty hard to interpret what we’re looking at as anything but a quite favorable outlook”.



Edward McMillian
Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist
Rainier National Bank








1978 – Variable Air Volume System Fan Control
Dick Querns of Cambridge Filter Corporation discussed flow measuring stations, extraction of control signals, and use of these signals to control fans in VAV systems. Querns also spoke on area pressurization control and constant volume control systems.



Dick Querns
Western District Sales Manager
Cambridge Filter Corporation









1979 – Reversible Reactions for Heat Storage
Dr. Eckart Schmidt of Rocket Research Co. discussed thermal energy storage and transmission systems for solar energy utilization, explosive stimulation of geothermal steam wells, and inflatable safety system “air” bags.


Members attend the January 1979 chapter meeting.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Building Science and Integrated Design

The cover story in November's HPAC magazine made a critical point about integrated design: In order to optimize building performance, HVAC designers need to take a more proactive role in the design of the building their systems are serving.

The author describes the traditional 'reactive' role of the HVAC designer, and advocates for a more active role in the design of what was traditionally left to the Architect. He provides a compelling example in the illustration of the effect of architectural detail on overall building component thermal performance.

A recent study focused on architects' building-envelope details and their impact on HVAC designers' heating- and cooling-load calculations. Four identically insulated and glazed building models were set up with R-19 wall insulation, but with variations in window frames, wall detailing, and wall construction. The models had the same window areas and center-of-glass thermal performance. The overall wall thermal resistance varied from a low of R-4.8 to R-12.6. (This included adding the R values of the glazing and frames to the wall thermal resistance to get an "overall" R value).

Thermal bridging caused by accepting cheaper/faster construction products and details can degrade wall and roof thermal transmission by more than 25 percent below insulation values. For example, R-20 wall insulation, coupled with poor thermal-bridging details, may provide an actual R-13 to R-14 thermal-transmission barrier.


But to be effective, the HVAC designer must, of course, understand the building science behind the way these components perform. The author suggest the use of free software modeling the effect of glazing details at windows.lbl.gov/software/therm/therm.html
or more basic education at www.arch.hku.hk/teaching/learn.htm and www.bestofbuildingscience.com.

ASHRAE members also should not overlook the excellent series "Building
Sciences" by Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P. Eng. found in the ASHRAE Journal (membership required for access). Dr. Lstiburek brings humor and insight to a subject over which mastery is demanded by today's energy performance goals.

Friday, December 21, 2007

Consulting Engineers Directory

ABACUS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC
401 Second Ave S, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-583-0200
Fax: 206-583-8826

AER ENGINEERS, INC.
11155 120th Ave NE, Suite 200
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: 425-739-6051
Fax: 425-739-7362

AFFILIATED ENGINEERS, INC
1601 5th Ave., Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-256-0800
Fax: 206-256-0423

ANVIL CORPORATION
1675 West Bakerview Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: 360-671-1450
Fax: 360-671-1126

ARUP
403 Columbia St, Suite 220
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-749-9674
Fax: 206-749-0665

BCE ENGINEERS, INC
6021 12th St East, Suite 200
Fife, WA 98424
Phone: 253-922-0446
Fax: 253-922-0896

BERONA ENGINEERS, INC.
4630 200 St SW, Suite C
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone:” 425-744-6033
Fax: 425-744-6322

BRC ACOUSTICS
1932 1st Ave #303
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-270-8910
Fax: 206-270-8690

BROWN & CALDWELL
701 Pike Street, Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-624-0100
Fax: 206-749-2200

CASAULT ENGINEERING
2705 22nd Ave South
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: 206-324-8221
Fax: 206-323-2765

CDi ENGINEERS
4200 194th St SW, Suite 200
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-672-1071
Fax: 425-778-8769

CERTIFIED FACILITIES CORP
208 Columbia Street
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-622-2508
Fax: 206-622-2807

CH2M/HILL
1601 5th Ave # 1100
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-470-2200

COFFMAN ENGINEERS INC.
1601 5th Ave, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-623-0717
Fax: 206-624-3775

COLES CONSULTANTS, LLC
10503 23rd Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 206-282-6184
Fax: 206-282-6771

CUNNINGHAM ENGINEERING
13256 NE 20th St. Suite 5
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 485-0318 - office
(425) 740-3931 - fax

DB ENGINEERING
12308 181ST Court NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-785-6099
Fax: 425-708-3441

DLR GROUP
900 Fourth Avenue, Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98164
Phone: 206-461-6000
Fax: 206-461-6049

ECOTOPE INC
4056 9th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206-322-3753
Fax: 206-325-7270

ENGINEERING ECONOMICS INC
1201 Western Avenue, Suite 325
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-622-1001
Fax: 206-622-5747

ERVIN ENGINEERS
812 South Shoreline road
Chelan, WA 98816
Phone: 509-682-5460

EVERGREEN ENGINEERS NW
4052 NE 95th St
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206-525-1071
Fax: 206-527-2719

FRANKLIN ENGINEERING
625 4th Ave, Suite 202
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: 425-827-3324
Fax: 425-827-6252

FSI CONSULTING ENGINEERS
811 1st Ave # 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-622-3321
Fax: 206-622-5804

GARRISON ENGINEERING
1997 Park Lane
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone: 360-707-5656
Fax: 360-707-5858

GLUMAC
1325 4th Ave, Suite 1550
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-262-1010
Fax: 206-262-9865

GRAY & OSBORNE INC
701 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-284-0860
Fax: 206-283-3206

HAMASAKI CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC
10307 7th Place SE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
Phone: 425-397-4990
Fax: 425-397-4991

HARGIS ENGINEERS
600 Stewart Street, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-448-3376
Fax: 206-448-4450

HARRIS GROUP INC
1000 Denny Way
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-494-9400
Fax: 206-494-9500

HDR ENGINEERING
500 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 425-453-1523
Fax: 425-453-7107

HEALTHY BUILDINGS INC
5424 Ballard Ave NW, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-297-3808
Fax: 206-297-3812

HEERY INTERNATIONAL INC
1011 Western Ave  Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-587-0473

HNTB CORPORATION
801 2nd Ave # 302
Seattle, WA 198101
Phone: 206-802-1800


600 108th Ave NE, Suite 900
Bellevue WA 98004
Phone: 425-455-3555
Fax: 425-453-9179

CROSS ENGINEERS, INC

6509 6th Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98406

Phone: (253) 759-0118

HUNT ENGINEERING SERVICES
9560 Moran Road NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Phone: 206-842-6947
Fax: 206-842-6948

HV ENGINEERING INC.
7100 Linden Ave North, Suite 1
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-706-9669
Fax: 206-706-1830

ICF CONSULTING

710 2nd Ave #550
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-801-2800


INTERFACE ENGINEERING INC

1417 4th Ave # 600
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-382-0200


JGL ACOUSTICS INC
5266 NW Village Park Dr
Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone: 425-649-9344

JK WINDLEY & ASSOCIATES
10824 SE 170th St, Suite B306
Renton, WA 98055
Phone: 206-919-8173

KEITHLY BARBER ASSOCIATES, INC
14237 Ambaum Blvd SW
Burien, WA 98166
Phone: 206-835-8254
Fax: 206-246-1691

KEY ENGINEERING
14419 Greenwood Ave North
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: 206-366-9604
Fax: 206-366-9627

KIRKBRIDE ASSOCIATES
3020 Issaquah Pine Lake Road
Sammamish, WA 98075
Phone: 425-557-4602
Fax: 425-391-6991

LB ENGINEERING INC
15045 Wallingford Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: 206-362-0392
Fax: 206-362-0461

LNS ENGINEERS
PO Box 2598
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Phone: 253-851-5175
Fax: 253-851-7366

LOSCHEIDER ENGINEERING COMPANY
PO Box 2440
Renton, WA 98056
Phone: 425-255-0126
Fax: 425-228-9798

MADISON ENGINEERING PS
810 3rd Ave., Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-834-0002
Fax: 206-834-0004

MCGOWAN BROZ ENGINEERS
1600 108th Avenue NE , Suite 600
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 425-564-8400
Fax: 425-564-8517

NEIR & ASSOCIATES, INC
920 197th Ave SE
Sammamish, WA 98075
Phone: 425-868-6140
Fax: 425-868-6164

NOTKIN MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, INC
2301 5th Ave #401
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206-448-1911
Fax: 206-448-9485

PATH ENGINERS
17921 Bothell Everett Highway SE, Suite 105
Bothell, WA 98012
Phone: 425-481-7735
Fax: 425-481-7692

PREZANT RGA
1730 Minor Ave, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-281-8858
Fax: 206-281-8922

PROCESS ENGINEERING, INC
15 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: 425-235-5190
Fax: 425-235-5191

RA COLE AND ASSOCIATES INC
1411 10th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: 206-706-0375
Fax: 206-784-5664

RW BECK INC
1001 4th Ave, Suite 2500
Seattle, WA 98154
Phone: 206-695-4548
Fax: 206-695-4772

RAINBOW CONSULTING
336 NW 50th St
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-297-5900
Fax: 206-297-2888

Rice Group Inc
20201 Cedar Valley Rd
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-774-3829
Fax: 425-672-2084

RICHMOND ENGINEERING
8365 Hogum Bay Lane NE
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: 360-956-0384
Fax: 360-352-1275

ROBISON ENGINEERING INC
20300 19th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-364-3343
Fax: 206-364-3363

RS CONSULTING
1210 NW Norcross Way
Seattle, WA 98177
Phone: 206-365-1784
Fax: 206-365-0178

RUSHING COMPANY
1725 Westlake Ave N, Suite 105
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-285-7100
Fax: 206-285-7111

SAZAN GROUP INC
600 Stewart St #1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-267-1700
Fax: 206-267-1701

SBW CONSULTING INC
2820 Northup, Suite 230
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 425-827-0330
Fax: 425-822-8119

SIDER & BYERS ASSOCIATES INC
192 Nickerson, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-285-2966
Fax: 206-285-1045

SOUND MECHANICAL CONSULTING
7093 East Bayhill Road
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Phone: 206-780-5157
Fax: 206-780-5142

SSA ACOUSTINCS LLP
222 Etrura Street, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-839-0819
Fax: 206-839-0824

STANTEC ENGINEERING
1932 1st Ave, Suite 307
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-770-7779
Fax: 206-770-5941

STEVENS & ASSOCIATES
PO Box 398
Keyport, WA 98345
Phone: 360-697-5414
Fax: 360-397-1208

TBS ENGINEERING
7302 Pearl Ct
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Phone: 206-842-0143
Fax: 206-855-1063

TE INC
830 North Riverside Drive #200
Renton, Washington 98057
Phone: 425-970-3753
Fax: 425-970-3756



TETRA TECH
1420 5th Ave. #600
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-883-9300


THE AUSTIN COMPANY
18000 International Blvd
Renton, WA 98188
Phone: 206-674-8300
Fax: 206-674-8349

THE GREENBUSCH GROUP
1960 W Nickerson St, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: 206-378-0569
Fax: 206-378-0641

THOMAS ENGINEERING CONSULTING
7926 8th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Phone: 206-763-9077
Fax: 206-763-4699

TKG CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC
1001 4th Ave, Suite 3700
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-381-9911
Fax: 206-381-9922

TRES WEST ENGINEERS, INC
2702 S 42nd St, Suite 301
Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: 253-472-3300
Fax: 253-472-3463

URS CORPORATION
1501 4th Ave, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-438-2333
Fax: 1-8666-495-5288

VEACH CONSULTING ENGINEERS
711 St. Helens Ave. Suite 202
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-274-5701
Fax: 253-274-5688

VECO ENGINEERING INC
1313 Bay St
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-676-1501
Fax: 360-734-7012

WIELAND LINDGREN ENGINEERS
800 SW 16th St, Suite 100
Renton, WA 98055
Phone: 425-254-0211
Fax: 425-254-0322

WILSON JONES CONSULTING
1530 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-784-9798
Fax: 206-784-3367

WOOD/HARBINGER, INC
3009 112th Ave NE #100
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: 425-822-9499
Fax: 425-822-4338


WSP FLACK + KURTZ INC
One Union Square
600 University Street, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-342-9900

Puget Sound ASHRAE and IEEE Announce Engineering Vision 2030 Conference

Puget Sound ASHRAE and IEEE Seattle would like to announce an exciting new conference focused on high-performance, resource-smart building engineering: Engineering Vision 2030.


(click for bigger image)

The flyer above gives a quick overview of the topics that will be covered.

Date: March 26th and 27th, 2008
Where: Pigott Hall, Seattle University

Brochure and Program
Registration

ASHRAE offers FREE registration to First Time Meeting Attendees

ASHRAE has made a very generous offer to any of their members interested in attending the 2008 Winter Meeting for the FIRST time. They are offering a free pass to be used at registration that will waive the registration for a single day pass or the full conference. This is a great opportunity for anyone curious about the Winter meeting, but who has never attended yet.





If you would like to take advantage of this deal, you will need:

  1. A Puget Sound ASHRAE local membership, and
  2. A signed pass from the Chapter President (myself).

If you want this pass, please send me an e-mail and I will get a pass sent out to you ASAP.

Also: Society has distributed free passes to the AHR Expo for use by local members. If you are interested in receiving one of these, please e-mail Gary Williamson and he will get the pass to you.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Factory Representative Contact Information

Please let me know if there has been a change to any of the information.

Thanks!

Aaron

ACE BOILER
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

ACME ENGINEERING & MFG. CORP
Coast Products Co Inc.
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

ACME ENGINEERING PRODUCTS INC
Coast Products Co Inc.
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

ADVANCED THERMAL SYSTEMS
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

AERCO WATER HEATING & BOILERS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

AEROVENT
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

AIR COMMODITIES INC
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

AIR CONTROL INC
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

AIR TEC CO
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-9911
Fax: 206-763-1950

AIRGUARD
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

AIRTEX RADIANT PANELS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-774-2590

AJAX BOILER
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7410
Fax: 206-762-7236

ALERTON CONTROLS
ATS Automation
Phone: 425-251-9680
Fax: 425-251-0949

ALGAS PROPANE VAPORIZERS
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

AMBER/BOOTH
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

AMERICAN ALDES
Dorse and Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

AMERICAN COOLAIR FANS
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-911
Fax: 206-763-1950

AMPCO
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

APPLIED SYSTEMS
Applied Systems
Phone: 360-883-3962
Fax: 360-885-3188

ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-71-2590

AMSTRONG PUMPS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

ASSOCIATED AIR PRODUCTS
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

ATS
ATS Automation Inc
Phone: 425-251-9680
Fax: 425-251-0949

ATS AUTOMATION
ATS Automation Inc
Phone: 425-251-9680
Fax: 425-251-0949

AUTOFLAME
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

BABCOCK & WILCOX BOILER
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

BARNES PUMPS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

BARRY BLOWER
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

BAYLEY FAN GROUP
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-9911
Fax: 206-763-1950

BENZ AIR ENGINEERING
Ben Air Engineering
Phone: 425-427-1199
Fax: 425-391-6948

BRASCH MANUFACTURING
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

BRYAN STEAM
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

BURNHAM BOILERS
Mechanical Sales
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

CALEFFI
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

CAMBRIDGE ENGINEERS
Air Commodities
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

CAMFIL FARR
Air Commodities
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

CANARIIS
Proctor Sales
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

CAREL USA
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

CARIBE
Energy Saving Products Inc
Phone: 1-800-275-0778
Fax: 425-222-6566

CARMON
Air Commodities
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

CASCADE PRODUCTS, INC
Cascade Products Inc
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

CEMLINE CORPORATION
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

CRITICAL ENVIRONMENT TECH (CET)
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

CFI INDUSTRIES
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

CLEAVER-BROOKS BOILERS
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

CLEVAFLEX
Dorse & Company
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

CLIMATE MASTER
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-9911
Fax: 206-763-1950

CM HOSKINS COMPANY
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

COAST PRODUCTS CO INC
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

COLE INDUSTRIAL INC
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

COLUMBIA BOILERS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

COMMERCIAL ACOUSTICS
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

COMPOSIT FAN TECHNOLOGY
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

CONTINENTAL FAN (HEAVY DUTY)
Coast Products Co Inc.
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

CO-RAY-VAC
Energy Saving Products, Inc.
Phone: 1-800-275-0778
Fax: 425-222-6566

DAIKIN
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

DANFOSS GRAHAM
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

DATA AIRE
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

DECTRON
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982


DELTA CONTROLS
Esc Automation
Phone: 425-487-8613
Fax: 425-487-8769

DELHI INDUSTRIES
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

DORSE & CO. Inc.
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

DSP MONOXIVENT
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

DUCT SOX
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

DWYER INSTRUMENTS
Air Control Inc.
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

E.S. CONSTANT COMPANY
E.S. Constant Co.
Phone: 253-862-0788
Fax: 253-862-0799

EBTRON
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

ENERGY SAVING PRODUCTS, INC
Energy Saving Products, Inc
Phone: 1-800-284-0778
Fax: 425-222-6566

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425828-3982

EXCEL
Benz Air Engineering
Phone: 425-427-1199
Fax: 425-391-6948

EXHAUSTO
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

F/M HVAC SALES CO
F/M HVAC Sales Co
Phone: 206-374-0222
Fax: 206-374-0444

FABRICAIR
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 26-284-4523

FANTECH
Cascade Products Inc
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

FIRST COMPANY
Cascade Products Inc
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

FLAKT/WOODS
Benz Air Engineering
Phone: 425-427-1199
Fax: 425-391-6948

FLATPLATE
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

FLEXHOSE
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

FLEXMASTER
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

FLOW CONTROL
Flow Control Industries Inc
Phone: 425-483-1297
Fax: 425-486-5672

FLOW THERM SYSTEMS
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

FOF, INC, - FABRIC DUCT, DIFFUSERS
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

FUJITSU
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

GAYLORD INDUSTRIES
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

GERAND ENGINEERING COMPANY
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

GORDON-PIATT
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

GORDON-RAY
Energy Saving Products, Inc
Phone: 1-800-275-0778
Fax: 425-222-6566

GRAHAM MANUFACTURING
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

GREENHECK FAN COMPANY
Dorse & Co. Inc
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

GRISWOLD CONTROLS
KJ Barnett Company
Phone: 425-881-1128
Fax: 425-883-6522

HAYS FLUID CONTORLS
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

HEAT TRANSFER PRODUCTS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

HEATCRAFT COMMERCIAL COILS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

HEATCRAFT COMMERCIAL COILS
E.S. Constant Co
Phone: 253-862-0788
Fax: 253-862-0799

HEAT-FAB VENTING
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

HERRMIDIFIER
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

HURST BOILERS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

HYSPAN ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
E.S. Constant Co
Phone: 253-862-0788
Fax: 253-862-0799

ILG FANS
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-9911
Fax: 206-763-1950

IN CONTROL
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

INDUSTRIAL STEAM
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

INTELLIDYNE
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

ITT BELL & GOSSETT
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

ITT HOFFMAN & DOMESTIC
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

JORDAN VALVE
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

K J BARNETT COMPANY
KJ Barnett Company
Phone: 425-881-1128
Fax: 425-883-6522

KEES
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

KOLDWAVE
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

KRUEGER
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

LAARS HEATING SYSTEMS
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

LOCHINVAR
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

LOREN COOK
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

M & I HEAT TRANSFER
KJ Barnett Company
Phone: 425-881-1128
Fax: 425-883-6522

MAGIC AIRE
KJ Barnett Company
Phone: 425-881-1128
Fax: 425-883-6522

MARKEL
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

MASON INDUSTRIES
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

MCQUAY INTERNATIONAL
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

MECHANICAL SALES INC
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS
Mechanical Solutions
Phone: 206-575-9001
Fax: 206-575-8520

MERCER RUBBER CO
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

METROPOLITAN AIR TECH
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

MID-WEST GUAGES
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

MILCOR
Benz Air engineering
Phone: 425-427-1199
Fax: 425-91-6948

MSA
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

NATIONAL SYSTEMS GARAGE VENTILATION
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 26-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

NCA
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

NEBRASKA BOILERS
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

NEDERMAN
Benz Air Engineering
Phone: 425-427-1199
Fax: 425-391-6948

NEPTRONIC
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

NICHOLSON STEAM TRAP
E.S. Constant Co
Phone: 253-862-0788
Fax: 253-862-0799

NORBY COMPANY
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

ONICON
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

PATTERSON KELLY BOILERS & WTR HEATERS
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

PAUL MUELLER HEAT EXCHANGERS
Cole Industrial Inc
Phone: 425-774-6602
Fax: 206-775-2272

PETERSON EQUIPMENT INC
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

PHOENIX CONTROLS
ATS Automation
Phone: 425-251-9680
Fax: 425-251-0949

POTTORFF CO
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

POWERED AIRE
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

POWERFLAME
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

PRECISION BOILERS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

PRICE IND. (E.H. PRICE)
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

PROCTOR SALES INC
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

RAYCHEM
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

RBI BOILERS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

RINNAI WATER HEATERS
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

ROY E. HANSON JR. MFG-ASME TANKS
Columbia Hydronics
Phone: 425-271-5870
Fax: 425-271-5594

RUNTAL
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

RUSKIN
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

SCHEBLER
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

SCOTT SPRINGFIELD MANUF.
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

SELKIRK METALBESTOS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

SELLERS ENGINEERING
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

SHIPCO
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

SKIDMORE
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

SPENCE ENGINEERING
E.S. Constant Co
Phone: 253-862-0788
Fax: 253-862-0799

SPIRAL FITTINGS
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

STERLING - COMMERCIAL HYDRONICS
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

STERLING GAS FIRED PRODUCTS
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

STERLING INC. (STEAM CONTROL)
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

STREIL-AIRE
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

SUPER RADIATOR
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

SUPREME FAN
Air Tec Co
Phone: 206-763-9911
Fax: 206-763-1950

SYSTECON
KJ Barnett Company
Phone: 425-881-1128
Fax: 425-883-6522

TACO PUMPS
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

Tamco
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

TECHNICAL SYSTEMS/RAE
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

TEKMAR
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

THERMAL SOLUTIONS
Mechanical Sales Inc
Phone: 206-767-7140
Fax: 206-762-7236

THUNDERLINE/LINK SEAL
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

TITAN AIR
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

TITUS
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

TJERNLUND
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

TJERNLUND PRODUCTS INC
Cascade Products
Phone: 425-823-0685
Fax: 425-823-9631

TODD COMBUSTION
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

TOWER ENGINEERING
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

TOXALERT
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

TRANTER – INDUSTRIAL
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

TRI-METAL FABRICATORS
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

TROX
Air Commodities Inc
Phone: 206-767-2600
Fax: 206-767-4815

TSI
In Control Inc
Phone: 206-628-0044
Fax: 206-628-0045

TUTCO
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

UNISOURCE
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

UNITED COOLAIR
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

USA COIL & AIR
Dorse & Co
Phone: 206-284-2610
Fax: 206-284-4523

VANTAGE
Energy Saving Products Inc
Phone: 1-800-275-0778
Fax: 425-222-6566

VENT PRODUCTS
Air Control Inc
Phone: 206-789-6990
Fax: 206-789-5693

VENT-AXIA LTD
Coast Products Co Inc
Phone: 206-285-5120
Fax: 206-285-5123

VIBRO ACOUSTICS
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

VICTAULIC
Victaulic Co of America
Phone: 1-800-742-5842
Fax: 1-800-448-3530

VULCAN
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

WEIL-MCLAIN
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

WEISHAUPT BURNER
Proctor Sales Inc
Phone: 425-774-1441
Fax: 425-771-2590

WEISS INSTRUMENTS
CM Hoskins Company
Phone: 206-366-1100
Fax: 206-366-3076

XETEX
Norby Company
Phone: 425-828-6636
Fax: 425-828-3982

Monday, December 17, 2007

Local Contractor Contacts

ACCO ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
835 N. Central Ave.
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253-854-8444
Fax: 253-854-8220

ADVANCED MECHANICAL SERVICES
6446 Goldfern Ct
Silverdale, WA 9883
Phone: 306-692-7466
Fax: 360-692-7978

AIRTEST COMPANY, INC.
60 Newport Way
Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone: 425-313-0172
Fax: 425-313-5735

ALERTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC
6670 185th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-869-8400
Fax: 425-869-8445

ANDERSON-MAGRUDER CO.
10202 Evanston Ave N
Seattle, WA, 98133
Phone: 206-784-4600
Fax: 206-784-0489

ANTHONY CONSTRUCTION
8110 7th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-762-3780
Fax: 206-767-9276

ATS AUTOMATION, INC
450 Shattuck Ave S
Renton, WA 98055
Phone: 425-251-9680
Fax: 425-251-0949

AUBURN MECHANICAL, INC.
PO Box 249
Auburn, WA 98071
Phone: 253-838-9780
Fax: 253-833-1384

AUTOMATED CONTROLS
11447 120th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: 425-823-6300
Fax: 425-820-2087

BALANCING SERVICE CO
PO Box 80952
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-763-1260
Fax: 206-763-6276

BELLEVUE MECHANICAL INC
1489130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA
Phone: 425-453-2140
Fax: 425-453-2142

BENOIT SHEET METAL EQUIPMENT INC
17905 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Suite 104
Bothell, WA 98012
Phone: 425-481-4797
Fax: 425-483-8085

BLYTHE PLUMBING AND HEATING
2201 Humbolt St
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-733-7810
Fax: 360-671-3787

BOWMAN METAL WORKS, INC.
2831 Birch Bay Lynden Road
Custer, WA 98240
Phone: 360-366-4466
Fax: 360-366-4565

BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS
21218 66th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-774-1680
Fax: 425-776-4911

CHAMBERLAIN MECHANICAL CORP
4926 119th Pl. NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: 425-889-2375
Fax: 425-827-2926

CONTROL CONTRACTORS, INC
1128 Poplar Place S
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: 206-328-1730
Fax: 206-328-0829

DESIGN AIR, LTD
8657 S 190th St
Kent, WA 98013
Phone: 253-854-2770
Fax: 253-854-6131

EASTON REFRIGERATION LLC
PO Box 58606
Renton, WA 98058
Phone: 206-621-0194
Fax: 206-621-0196

EMERALD AIRE, INC
5108 D Street NW
Auburn, WA 98001
Phone: 253-872-5665
Fax: 253-872-5797

ESC AUTOMATION
22121 17th Ave SE, Suite 116
Bothell, WA 98021
Phone: 425-487-8613
Fax: 425-487-8769

EVERGREEN REFRIGERATION, INC
727 S Kenyon
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-763-1744

FELLER HEATING & A/C
501 Virginia St
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 206-763-1744
Fax: 206-763-2389

FIVE STAR MECHANIAL
3902 W Valley Hwy N, Suite 200
Auburn, WA 98001
Phone: 253-833-8284
Fax: 253-833-8620

GB SYSTEMS
7202 NE 175th St
Kenmore, WA 98028
Phone: 425-482-0584
Fax: 425-482-0586

GLOBAL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LLC
1314 Central Ave. S
Suite 200
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253-850-6115
Fax: 253-850-9007

HARDIN & SONS INC
263 Roy Road SW
Pacific, WA 98047
Phone: 253-862-6645
Fax: 253-862-6029

HERMANSON CORPORATION
1221 2nd Ave N
Kent, WA 98032
Phone; 206-575-9700
Fax: 206-575-9800

HOLADAY PARKS INC.
4600 S 134th Place
Seattle, WA 98188
Phone: 206-248-9700
Fax: 206-248-8700

HONEYWELL INC.
9555 SE 36th St
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Phone: 206-236-4041
Fax: 206-236-4069

JOHANSEN MECHANICAL INC
PO Box 1768
Woodinville, WA 98072
Phone: 425-481-8285
Fax: 425-486-6933

JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
22745 29th Dr SE
Bothell, WA 98021
Phone: 425-398-6900
Fax: 425-398-6955

J.W. BROWER HEATING & A/C
3424 S Tacoma Way
Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: 253-474-3731
Fax: 253-474-2344

KEY MECHANICAL CO OF WASHINGTON
197430 68th Ave S
Suite B
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253-872-7392
Fax: 253-872-7398

LAWMAN CONSTRUCTION
PO Box 48156
Seattle, WA 98148
Phone: 206-910-9987

LEASE CRUTHER LEWIS
107 Spring St
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-689-0473
Fax: 206-622-6541

MACDONALD MILLER FACILITY SOLTUIONS
7717 Detroit SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Phone: 206-768-3800
Fax: 206-767-6773

MCKINSTRY COMPANY
5005 3rd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98124
Phone: 206-762-3311
Fax: 206-762-2624

MERIT MECHANICAL INC
9630 153rd Ave NE
Space B1
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone; 425-883-9224
Fax: 425-885-9062

NW AIR INC.
22125 17th Ave SE
Suite 101
Bothell, WA 98021
Phone: 425-640-2118
Fax: 425-640-2807

NATIONAL INDOOR AIR CARE CORP
1314 S Central Ave
Suite 200
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253-850-9003
Fax: 253-850-9007

NEUDORFER ENGINEERS INC.
1170 Republican St
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-621-1810
Fax: 206-343-9820

NORTHWEST MECHANICAL INC
3204 NE 145th St
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-267-4328
Fax: 206-267-4334
ONDEO NALCO CO
6314 143rd Place SE
Snohomish, WA 98155
Phone: 425-418-1607
Fax: 425-338-9334

PSF MECHANICAL INC
9322 14th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-764-9663
Fax: 206-762-8381

PACIFIC AIR CONTROL
11812 Northcreek Parkway N 104
Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 206-682-6393
Fax: 206-340-2270

PEASE AND SONS
PO box 44100
Tacoma, WA 98444
Phone: 253-531-7700
Fax: 253-537-8113

PENN AIR CONTROL
311 4th St NE
Auburn, WA 98002
Phone: 253-939-4293
Fax: 253-735-2970

PERFORMANCE HEATING & A/C
7649 S 180th St
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 425-251-0356
Fax: 425-251-0280

PRO-STAFF MECHANICAL
PO Box 33370
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: 206-361-0071
Fax: 206-361-0424

PUGET SOUND REFRIGERATION
3132 NE 133rd
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 206-367-2500
Fax: 206-368-6856

SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
13020 NE 20th St
Building B-3
Phone: 425-455-3700
Fax: 425-455-3042

SIMPLEXGRINNEL
9520 10th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-291-1471

SNO-KING SHEET METALS
13513 NE 126th PL
Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: 425-823-5737
Fax: 425-823-5193

SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES
13400 Interurban Ave S
Seattle, WA 98168
Phone: 206-283-1732
Fax: 206-283-1770

SUNSET AIR INC
5210 Lacey Blvd
Lacey, WA 98503
Phone: 360-456-4956
Fax: 360-456-4990

TRANE COMPANY
2021 152nd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-643-4310
Fax: 425-643-4314

TURNER CONSTRUCTION
830 4th Ave S
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98134
Phone: 206-505-6600
Fax: 206-505-6601

US SHEET METAL CO INC
PO Box 110758
Tacoma, WA 98411
Phone: 253-565-7138
Fax: 253-565-2062

UNITED REFRIGERATION
624 S Lander St
Suite 50
Seattle, WA 98134
Phone: 206-626-6356
Fax: 206-626-6374

UNITED SYSTEMS INC
7404 Evergreen Way
Suite 104
Seattle, WA 98203
Phone: 206-93-6036
Fax: 206-937-3084

UNIVERSITY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
11611 49th Place W
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Phone: 206-364-9900
Fax: 206-361-2126

WA BOTTING COMPANY
20300 Woodinville-Snohomish Rd NE
Woodinville, WA 98072
Phone: 425-483-7500
Fax: 425-483-7610

Sunday, December 9, 2007

WSU Selects Shoreline CC as Site for Solar Decathlon House



In 2005, WSU students built an ultra-low energy house for competition in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. They were the only team from the Northwest competing in that year's event.

The structure was built to be portable, and was constructed from a discarded shipping container. It utilizes ultra-efficient insulation, recycled construction materials, and heats domestic water with the rejected heat from the refrigerator.

Recently, WSU donated the structure to Shoreline Community College where it will serve as the focus for the college's programs exploring renewable industries, architecture, construction management and engineering.

It's a great example of forward thinking engineering in our backyard. The Zero Energy House is located on the northwest corner of the campus, at 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits. Community organizations can schedule private tours by calling Brian Mast at 206-280-8167.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

TEGA October 2007 Committee Meeting Recap

Submitted by Lisa Rosenow

The presenters for the October TEGA meeting were energy modeling expert Kevin Madison, and Mark Frankel, technical director for the New Buildings Institute.

Mark provided an overview of the Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide, which “outlines a step-by-step simplified approach to achieve predictable energy savings in small- to medium-sized buildings without the need for modeling.” Energy simulation and related analysis is a significant cost to achieving LEED EAC1 credits. For small buildings, having to spend thousands of dollars for energy simulations and reporting will lead some designers to forgo LEED EAC1 credits in lieu of other credits that cost less to document and support. USGBC recently approved prescriptive LEED EAC1 credits for buildings that follow the "Core Performance Guide" published by the New Buildings Institute. Under this approach, small to medium size buildings can achieve up to 5 LEED EAC1 credits by incorporating straight forward prescriptive measures.

Information in this guide is based on ideas and products that are readily available. During the development of this guide it was found that in general measures that are the best are the best everywhere. The guide also has an Enhanced Performance section that covers products and ideas where there are only one or two manufacturers available, or where there are gaps in available sizes.

There are three basic subsections in the guide:
1. Design Process Documentation – Identifying and communicating the design intent.
2. Building Optimization – Includes building configuration, optimized mechanical and lighting systems design, etc.
3. Operational Performance – Construction certification (acceptance testing), operator training and documentation, and performance data review.

Kevin Madison explained how strategies recommended in the Core Performance Guide were evaluated using the batch processing capability of eQUEST Version 3.62. Resources from the California Enduse Study (CEUS) and the Database for Energy Efficient Resources (DEER) from the California Energy Commission, and the Advanced Buildings Measure Analysis by The New Buildings Institute were used to calibrate energy utilization index (EUI) data. Kevin shared various batch processing examples and explained the various types that can be done in eQUEST. He utilized the Ranked Efficiency Measure feature to identify the best strategies for the Core Performance Guide. The analysis included identifying strategies that were more stringent that ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004, size threshold lower that 90.1-2004, and items that have value for quality construction and operation.

He also summarized various upgrades and enhancements in eEQUEST Version 3.62. Items include hourly results access through D2Sim Viewer located under Detailed Reports; EEM Run Wizard feature; friendlier UI parametric runs and INP imports; layer-by-layer constructions in the Wizards; a more robust Results module with project run pruning; and a QC Reporting Summary that reports run cautions. In addition algorithms have been added or enhanced to better handle direct expansion PIU systems, variable flow zonal exhaust, skylight and daylight modeling, and curves for small frictionless chillers.

A copy of Kevin Madison’s presentation is available on the meeting presentations page of the ASHRAE Puget Sound Chapter website.

Additional information about the Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide can be found at the Advanced Buildings website - http://www.advancedbuildings.net/index.htm.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Puget Sound Chapter - 40 Years Ago

December 1967
A Single Fuel for the Built Environment
Forty years ago, the December chapter meeting topic was “Total Energy Systems” and focused on the use of a single fuel for the built environment. The guest speaker was Frank Gething of Cleaver-Brooks Company’s Heat Recovery Division. Frank, who learned power systems as a British Royal Navy Engineering Officer during World War II, discussed combining engine-driven generators with exhaust heat recovery and ebullient engine jacket cooling to provide on-site electric power, heating, and cooling.
Frank Gething
Cleaver Brooks Co.
Heat Recovery Division
1967







Puget Sound Chapter History Published by Founding Members in 1967
The written history of Puget Sound Chapter had its beginning in 1962 with Chapter President Rod Kirkwood’s appointment of former presidents from the merged Pacific Northwest Chapters of ASHVE and ASRE to record their first-hand experiences of the formation of each predeceasing chapter, and their merger into Puget Sound Chapter ASHRAE. The committee consisted of Carl Anderson, Charles Hall, Clarence Pangborn, and Ernie Weber. This history was published in a series of Punch List articles in 1967-68.

Chapter history has since been amended, but is not fully up to date. Puget Sound Chapter history is viewable on the chapter website at http://www.pugetsoundashrae.org/history.htm. If you have an interest in continuing the tradition of maintaining our chapter’s history, preserving artifacts in the chapter library, or researching historical installations of HVAC&R systems in the Puget Sound region, your assistance is greatly needed. Please contact David Landers, Chapter Historian, at 425-456-2381 or david.landers@pse.com.
Ernie Weber
1929 President
Pacific Northwest Chapter
ASHVE










Charles Hall
1950 President
Pacific Northwest Chapter
ASRE











Clarence A. Pangborn
1950 President
Pacific Northwest Chapter
ASHVE












Not Pictured: Carl Anderson, 1946 President, Pacific Northwest Chapter ASRE


Photos from Fall 1967 Chapter Meetings































Monday, November 26, 2007

ASHRAE Green Guide

I spent some time over the holidays catching up on my reading--I had at least three old ASHRAE Journals to review and I have a copy of the ASHRAE Green Guide just taking up room on my shelf. While I was familiar with the Green Tips portion of the guide (Available for free at the Engineering for Sustainability website), I really hadn't spent much time reviewing the book itself. After a quick review, one of the portions of the book I found interesting was in Chapter 7: Conceptual Engineering Design-Load Determiniation. The guide had some sample pie charts showing average energy use of particular building types in specific climactic areas of the US. The guide provided a web-link to where software to create this type of graph for a given project could be found. The idea being that it would help to know what the state of the industry is when setting performance goals for your high-performance project. The software tool identified, however, is a commercial product and requires the user to purchase a site license to gain the capabilities highlighted in the Guide.

After a little snooping around on the web, I found that much of this information is available for free online: One place this sort of data is available is The Energy Information Agency website. This site publishes a lot of data about energy use in commercial and residential structures in the US, including basic data of energy use broken out by region. This data is compiled from extensive surveys of many, many facilities throughout the US.

More limited in scope, but more detailed in the description of the projects profiled is the DOE High-Performance Building Database. Nearly 100 different high-performance buildings are identified with their energy budgets (in kBTU/sq. ft, based on actual metered performance) provided. Each sustainability strategy for the building is described in detail in the project report that is on public file.

Another resource is the DOE Building Energy Data Book which breaks down energy use by fuel type, occupancy and size for residential and commercial buildings.

These other resources may not be as convenient as the highlighted software, but you can't beat the price!. And other resources are very likely available online.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

ASHRAE Puget Sound Chapter TEGA Committee – Feature Workshop!

Topic: Ground Source Heat Pump System Design

Presenter: Dr. Charles Remund, South Dakota State University
Date: Friday, November 30th, 2007
Location: Seattle Central Library - Washington Mutual Foundation Room, 4th Floor
Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $75 for ASHRAE members, $100 for non-ASHRAE members

Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
Refer to link for course description and outline
Register via PayPal or by check. Contact Lisa Rosenow for address to send check.
Many thanks to A-One Geothermal, Air Associates, Johnson Barrow and Better Bricks for their generous sponsorship!
PLEASE RSVP TO LISA ROSENOW, (425) 712-2173.

Detailed syllabus of GSHP course here.

To sign up for the workshop send an RSVP to Lisa (above) and then use one of the links below to pay.

ASHRAE Workshop Fee for Members - $75.00











ASHRAE Workshop Fee for Non-Members - $100.00








Thursday, November 1, 2007

Membership RVC, Russell Lavitt, to visit Puget Sound

November's meeting will bring Russel Lavitt, the ASHRAE Region XI Membership RVC, to visit the Puget Sound Chapter. He joins us from the Manitoba Chapter in Winnipeg. He will be meeting with the board of governors and will address the chapter on issues regarding Membership Promotion.

In addition, he will be presenting Rod Kirkwood with a plaque commemorating his induction into the ASHRAE Region XI Hall of Fame. This is the first plaque to be presented since the award was started and is unique in its contents. Rod was inducted at the Victoria CRC under the then DRC, Bill Dean.

Congratulations to Rod and a warm welcome to Russell!

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Puget Sound Chapter’s Focus on Energy Efficiency & Sustainability – 30 Years Ago

Puget Sound Chapter’s November 2007 meeting will feature ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Ron Jarnagin speaking on net zero energy buildings. ASHRAE’s leadership and Puget Sound Chapter's participation in promoting energy efficient and sustainable design is not new.

Members of Puget Sound Chapter have shown leadership in energy efficiency at the local and national level for more than 30 years. The following is a brief glance at chapter activities regarding energy efficiency and alternative energy, as told by Punch List newsletters of the 1970s.

Going into the Energy Crisis

Sept 12, 1973 - “Energy conversation (and that word is not misspelled) is all there is today” said Erlinger Hallanger of Honeywell’s Building Automation Division. As speaker at the September meeting, Hallanger said “we need to get building energy use out of the talk stage and into some definite action”. He commented that “the control industry is primarily a bunch of hardware peddlers bidding on specs which result in only minimum performance”. While our past solution has been to find more energy, Hallanger claimed that it is now time to get better energy use by improving the design of HVAC and lighting systems and integrating their control. Hallanger pointed out that future sources of energy, except the breeder reactor, are very vague. Geothermal energy is available only in some very small areas, and solar energy has the very real problem of storage.

Addressing Impending Legislation

May 15, 1974 - At the May chapter meeting a panel representing members from both ASHRAE and IEEE discussed impending energy legislation. The forum was titled “Design and Evaluation Criteria for Energy Conservation in New Buildings, or The Octopus and You”. Panelists agreed that legislation was imminent at all levels, from local building codes to national policy, and the regulatory octopus could entangle us all. The panel concluded by calling for support to the technical committees providing guidance for legislation.

Panelists representing ASHRAE and IEEE admit "the regulatory octopus could entangle us all" in their discussion of impending energy conservation legislation at the May 1974 Puget Sound Chapter meeting.



Nov 15, 1978 - Bob Johnson, Chairman of Puget Sound Chapter’s Energy Committee, and other members of the committee presented a review of the City of Seattle’s proposed energy code at the monthly workshop to a standing room crowd.



Bob Johnson, Chairman of Puget Sound Chapter Energy Committee, addresses a standing room only crowd at the November 1978 workshop regarding the City of Seattle's proposed energy code.














Puget Sound Chapter members receive news about the proposed City of Seattle energy code at the November 1978 workshop.






Evaluating Alternative Resources

Sept 10, 1975 - “Wind Energy Machines and Application” was the meeting topic presented by Robert Wilson, professor of mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. Professor Wilson spoke of the $12 million in federal funding allocated to wind power research in 1975. He indicated expensive gearing units and short rotor life were major drawbacks to wind energy being an attractive form of alternative energy. According to Dr. Wilson, the maximum useful life of a rotor set was 1,500 to 5,000 hours. At the end of his presentation, price lists for several wind turbine units were distributed, along with calculated cost per installed kilowatt and according to the October 1975 Punch List, “bargains were missing”.


100 kW Experimental Wind Turbine Generator Display
Board from 1975.

Source: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)










Nov 12, 1975 - The monthly chapter meeting topic was “Design Criteria for a Residential Solar Heating System” presented by Harry Kier of Solarthermics Corporation. Kier indicated “the solar heating industry is in a similar condition today as that of the auto industry prior to the arrival of Henry Ford”. His presentation focused on a “solar furnace” that would store collected energy in a compartment containing 25,000 pounds of washed rocks. In Seattle, the solar furnace would provide an average daily output of 135,000 Btu.




Harry Kier, of Solarthermics Corporation, discusses the advantages of using a “solar furnace” for supplemental heating of Seattle residences.










The SUNPOWER solar heating unit presented by Harry Kier, could provide heating for 3-5 days, even when the sun wasn’t shining, by storing energy in 25,000 pounds of rock.

Source: Puget Sound Chapter ASHRAE Punch List, Dec 1975.





Conservation Becomes a Resource

Sept 15, 1976 - Gordon Vickery, Superintendent of Seattle City Light discussed Energy 1990, a study conducted at the direction of Seattle City Council to identify Seattle’s energy needs through the year 1990. Consisting of eleven volumes and weighing 27 pounds, Vickery said “it created more controversy, I guess, than questions it was supposed to answer”. Vickery discussed Seattle City Light’s involvement with three nuclear plants and two alternative hydro projects, High Ross and Copper Creek. Regardless of the new sources of energy, Vickery said “the big thing that we are going to bank on and it’s gotta be one of the great gambles of all time, ah, as I said somewhere once, the City Council with the audacity of a river boat gambler has decided we are going to take a different course, and I hope it works because I think it’s right, and I’m talking about conservation”.