ASHRAE - 2012 Membership Awards

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Jan. 21, 2012                                                   

Contact: Amanda Dean
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adean@ashrae.org

ASHRAE Recognizes Outstanding HVAC&R Industry Achievements

CHICAGO– Thirty-six people are being recognized by ASHRAE for their contributions to the Society and the building industry at the Society’s 2012 Winter Conference held here Jan. 21-25.


The Hall of Fame, honors deceased members of the Society who have made milestone contributions to the growth of HVAC&R technology.


The recipient is Presidential Member Roderick Kirkwood, Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member.

Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences of environmental technology and is earned through achievement as a researcher, designer, educator or engineering executive. The Society elevated 13 members to the grade of Fellow ASHRAE:
•Constantinos Balaras is research director, Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece.
•Van Baxter is senior research and development engineer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
•Vin Gupta is senior principal engineer, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.
•Mark Modera is professor, civil environmental engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and director, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, University of California at Davis.
•Darin Nutter is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
•Tom Phoenix is principal and vice president, Moser Mayer Phoenix Associates, Greensboro, N.C.
•Arshad Sheikh is owner/principal consultant, SES Consulting Engineers, Lahore, Pakistan.
•Edward Vineyard is group leader, building equipment research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
•Iain Walker is scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.
•Brian Warwicker is consultant, Brian Warwicker Partnership, Ltd., London, U.K.
•Bill Worek is professor and director, Energy Technology Laboratory, University of Illinois-Chicago
•Xudong Yang is Chang-Jiang professor and deputy director, Institute of Built Environment, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
•Jianshun Zhang is professor and director, building energy and environmental systems lab, department of mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building designs, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality. Six projects received first-place ASHRAE Technology Awards:
•Roland Charneux, P.Eng., ASHRAE Fellow, ASHRAE Certified Healthcare Facility Design Professional, Pageau Morel & Associates, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the new commercial buildings category for Mountain Equipment Co-op, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The building is owned by the co-op
•Ken Sonmor, Ecovision Consulting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the existing commercial buildings category for the IKEA Brossard Distribution Center, Quebec, Canada. The building is owned by IKEA Distribution Services.
•René Dansereau, Dessau, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada the new educational facilities category for the Université de Sherbrooke—Campus de Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The building is owned by the university.
•Paul Marmion, Stantec Consulting, Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in the new health care facilities category for Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, British Columbia, Canada. The building is sponsored by Laing Investments Management Services and owned by the hospital.
•Blake Ellis, P.E., Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, Mo. in the new industrial facilities or professes category for thermal energy storage at Texas Meidcal Center, Houston, Texas. The owner is Thermal Energy Corp.
•Luc Simard, Compressor Systems Control (CSC), Inc., Les Coteaux, Quebec, Canada in the existing industrial facilities or presses category for the Arena Marcel Dutil, St-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. The building is owned by the Municipalite St-Gédéon-de-Beauce.

The ASHRAE Student Design Project Competition challenged teams of students to create an integrated sustainable building design as well as select and design HVAC&R systems for the Drake Well Museum located in Titusville, Pa., the site where Edwin L. Drake drilled the world's first oil well in 1859 and launched the modern petroleum industry. First place in HVAC System Design is awarded to Holly Brink, Michael Crabb, James Dougherty, Andrew Gilliam and Gina Halbom of University of Nebraksa-Omaha. First place in HVAC System Selection is awarded to Lynn Gualtieri, Evan Oda, Kristin Porter, Navid Saiidnia, Jeffrey Wong and Cameron Young of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. First place in the Integrated Sustainable Building Design is awarded to Qi Te, Zhang Qiqi and Chen Yuanyi of Tianjin University, China.

The John F. James International Award is given to an ASHRAE member who has done the most to enhance the Society’s international presence. The recipient is Edward Ka Cheung Tsui, managing director, Intelligent Technologies, Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

The E.K. Campbell Award honors outstanding achievements by engineering educators and is presented by the ASHRAE Life Members Club. The recipient is Wayne Helmer, Ph.D., P.E., professor of mechanical engineering, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Ark.

Seattle AIA - Medical Forum

Medical Design Forum and Project Tour

Presented in collaboration with the Architecture in Health Panel (AHP)

Healthcare providers’ budgets are shrinking and are expected to shrink in the foreseeable future. Our clients demand that we prove that every dollar spent is justified. Research provides architects with the justification necessary to prove that what we design actually adds value to the bottom line. This conference will deal with incorporation of research into design practice: finding resources, application and initiation of research within the practice.

Program features a project tour of Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup on the second day (transportation provided).

Date
Day 1: February 9, 8a-5p

Reception 5-7p

Day 2: February 10, 8a-noon
Tour: noon-5p

LocationDay 1: 
Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
355 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue
East Building

PRESENTERS INCLUDE (to date, subject to change)

Keynote Speaker:

Mardelle McCuskey Shepley FAIA, BA, MA, MArch, Darch, ACHA, Associate Professor Texas A&M University School of Architecture

• Tom Clark AIA, Principal, Clark/Kjos Architects, Chairman at AIA Academy of Architecture for Health Research Initiatives Committee
• Phil Duff AIA, Principal, NBBJ and Jacob Simon, Design Lead, NBBJ
• Ihab Elzeyadi, Professor and Director, High Performance Environments Lab (HiPE) at University of Oregon
• Daniel Friedman FAIA, Dean of the College of Built Environments (formerly the College of Architecture and Urban Planning) at the University of Washington
• Duane Jonlin AIA, Energy Code and Conservation Advisor for Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development
• John Nowak, Performance Improvement Officer, Jefferson Healthcare

COMMITTEE CHAIR

R. David Frum AIA, C L A R K // K J O S ARCHITECTS, LLC

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION GO TO: 

http://www.aiaseattle.org/medical2012

THANKS TO OUR MEDICAL FORUM SPONSORS

 

 

 

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Government Affairs

Attention Puget Sound ASHRAE Members:

Mark Wills, ASHRAE Manager – State and Local Government Activities, forwarded the following email regarding opportunities for STEM engagement coming up for discussion next week in Olympia.  Please click on the links for HB 2209 and SB 6041 below to read the bills in their entirety.  These 2 bills directly impact the upcoming workforce in our industry and you are encouraged to respond to your legislators.

Thank you,

Leslie Jonsson

Puget Sound ASHRAE Advocacy Chair
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Washington State chapter leaders-

I have been reviewing legislation introduced in the first few days of your state’s legislative session and two bills speaking to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education are coming up for committee discussion next week:

·         If enacted, HB 2209 (being heard in the House Education Committee at 1:30  p.m. on the 20^th) would add STEM-related curricula as mandatory for credits in alternative learning environments.

·         If enacted, SB 6041 (being heard in the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee at 8 a.m. on the 18^th) would allow elementary schools to serve as “lighthouse” schools as exemplars of best practices in the teaching of STEM subjects. In addition, the bill would establish a dedicated state account for these schools at all levels (it appears to me that, currently, the “lighthouse” program has no specified funding mechanism).

I don’t know if you have an interest in being engaged on this issue, which is a high-level advocacy priority for ASHRAE, but if you’d like to to learn more about ASHRAE’s position on STEM-related issues or wish to become involved in more direct advocacy on either (or both) of these bills, please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Thanks in advance for your attention.

Regards,

Mark Wills, Manager - State and Local Government Affairs

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
1828 L Street N.W Suite #810 Washington, DC 20036
Direct Line: 202-833-1830 ext 2003     

Fax: 202-833-0118    

eMail: MWills@ashrae.org     

Web: www.ASHRAE.org

TAG Meeting Cancellations The Mechanical Code Technical Advisory Group and Plumbing Code Technical Advisory Group meetings scheduled for Wednesday, January 18 have been canceled. The meetings will be rescheduled for some time in February. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If additional information is needed, please contact staff at (360) 407-9280.

Job Posting - TROX USA

TROX USA, Inc. - Regional Sales Manager for the West Coast

Position:              Responsible for driving the revenue of TROX products through independent distribution channels, oversee distribution business strategy and execution, working with principals and sales engineers, Interact directly with customer base in territory (consulting engineers, owners, architects, contractors), provide marketplace presentations and support of new technologies, leverage corporate resources as needed, provide product, application, pricing and sales support for assigned region and other US territories as needed.

Requirements: Minimum 5 years HVAC industry experience, possess professional selling skills and ability to influence, proven track record of growing sales, financial acumen and engineering degree preferred.

Compensation: competitive compensation and benefits package, plus a bonus structure based on regional and corporate goals and a car.

For consideration, send resumes to resumes@troxusa.com.

ASHRAE - Government Affairs Update

Happy Friday the 13^th and welcome to ASHRAE's Government Affairs Update! Along with the Government Affairs Webpage, these periodic Email updates feature information on government affairs-related activities of interest to ASHRAE members and others interested in the built environment. Archives of previous updates are available from the Government Affairs Webpage (http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy).
Please pass this information on to interested colleagues who also may subscribe from the ASHRAE Government Affairs Webpage. Should you wish to unsubscribe, information appears at the end of this Email.
If you have any recommendations regarding content, or have questions about or would like to participate in Washington Office activities, please contact ASHRAE Government Affairs staff at (202) 833-1830 or washdc@ashrae.org.
ASHRAEGovernment Affairs Update, 1/13/2012

·         State Legislatures Convene, Address Top-Line ASHRAE Policy Concerns

·         U.S. House and Senate Members Return Later this Month; Congressional Staff Peer Into Legislative Crystal Ball for 2012

State Legislatures Convene, Address Top-Line ASHRAE Policy Concerns

There is a buzz in state capitols right now as legislatures from coast to coast are beginning their 2012 sessions. To date (January 13), 33 of the 47 legislatures (including the District of Columbia’s Council) meeting in regular session this year – the legislatures in Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas are not slated to meet in 2012 – have convened and are already discussing measures of import to ASHRAE at both a Society and chapter level.

As has been reported in past Updates, at ASHRAE’s Annual Meeting last summer in Montreal, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to develop grassroots advocacy programs at the state, provincial, and local levels within the Society’s membership. We are working to mobilize ASHRAE chapters and members in encouraging adoption of ASHRAE standards in their states, provinces, cities, and counties, as well as other public policies in line with ASHRAE advocacy priorities, including (but not limited to):

·         Building energy codes;

·         Building energy disclosure;

·         Engineering licensure (e.g., “Master’s or Equivalent” [as outlined in the November 18 Update], continuing education requirements, etc.)

·         Measures related to a higher-performance built environment; and

·         Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives.

By utilizing a new legislative monitoring service, ASHRAE Government Affairs staff has already identified nearly 400 state-level measures that address the above issues, with a view toward acting as a centralized resource and clearinghouse of legislative information to ASHRAE regions, chapters, and members so that all can help to shape positive public policy.

If you would like to be kept up-to-speed on the policy issues that matter the most to the HVAC&R professional in your state or region, please contact ASHRAE’s Government Affairs Office at washdc@ashrae.org or call (202) 833-1830 and ask for Mark Wills (Manager, State and Local Government Affairs).

U.S. House and Senate Members Return Later this Month; Congressional Staff Peer Into Legislative Crystal Ball for 2012

U.S. House and Senate members are back in their states and districts, meeting with constituents and campaigning, while their congressional staffers back here in Washington, DC are trying to see through the political fog and find a path to a legislative win for their bosses. Clouding their view are the upcoming U.S. Presidential and House and Senate elections, and President Barack Obama’s upcoming State of the Union address and his budget request to Congress, both of which will outline the President’s 2012 legislative priorities.

Given the high degree of partisanship within Congress and between the President, there will likely be few chances for large-scale legislation to pass, and yet there will be opportunities. For instance, some Senate leaders would like to block out time to debate energy efficiency legislation on the Senate floor, and are meeting to discuss this in greater detail in the coming weeks. The exact legislation is yet to be determined, but there is a fair likelihood that it could resemble the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S.1000), which ASHRAE and a large number of technical societies and organizations have been working on since April, 2011.

2012 is shaping up to be an interesting year, and even legislation that doesn’t pass will help set the stage for 2013.

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ASHRAE Washington Office
1828 L Street, NW * Suite 906 * Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-1830 * fax: (202) 833-0118 * washdc@ashrae.org
http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy

City of Seattle - Green Building EVOLUTION

Seattle’s Green Building EVOLUTION

The City Green Building team takes an exciting new step in 2012. Beginning in January, part of the “green team” will join forces with the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE). Staff focused on policy development will become part of OSE, and those focused on green codes and permitting will stay with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), as part of the Operations Division. As this next step unfolds, both DPD and OSE will continue to develop and implement innovative approaches to building sustainable neighborhoods. 

City Green Building’s mission -- making green building standard practice -- has held fast over ten plus years. The City of Seattle’s legacy as a national leader has fostered local adoption of green building practices, moving beyond the early adopters to the mainstream market. “Seattle’s green building growth has been exponential.  Given the current level of green building expertise and innovation in the private market and in regional organizations we need to continue to evolve our vision and approach,” said Sandra Mallory, Program Manager for City Green Building. “If we are to achieve a climate neutral Seattle, then our green building policies and initiatives need to fit within a broader context.” 

 The evolution of the green building program naturally led to greater coordination with the Office of Sustainability and Environment, the City’s primary office for urban sustainability policy development. “Over the past years, the green team and OSE have worked closely together on numerous initiatives, including co-leading the Green Building Task Force which in turn led to programs like Community Power Works, Energy Benchmarking and Priority Green permitting. Consolidating our efforts will better align work in overlapping areas and allow the City to expand our work on environmental priorities,” said Jill Simmons, Director of OSE.

Within DPD the green team has worked to support both typical and advanced green building projects through education, incentives and program development. “DPD has been a long-standing advocate for green building from within City government. We have invested in our staff – teaching green building strategies so that our reviewers are ready to help applicants when they come in,” said Diane Sugimura, the Director of the Department of Planning and Development. “We remain committed to removing barriers to green building and encouraging innovative sustainability practices.”

In 2012 DPD will remain focused on growing green permitting, on supporting the Living Building Challenge pilot and on evaluating the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) for potential adoption in Seattle. Planning staff will work closely with OSE to implement land use policies that advance green building.  Green building staff in OSE will be working on implementing the Sustainable Building and Sites policy, development of a city Resource Conservation Plan, and providing ongoing management and support of the energy benchmarking program and the 2030 District.

For more information about these efforts, please visit the following websites.  

Office of Sustainability and Environment:  www.seattle.gov/environment

Seattle Green Building:  www.seattle.gov/greenbuilding

Priority Green:  www.seattle.gov/dpd/prioritygreen

For more information:

Rebecca Baker

Rebecca.baker@seattle.gov

206-615-1171