January Chapter Meeting Review

More than 80 Puget Sound Chapter members and guests attended the January 13 lunch meeting at the Washington Athletic Club. Those in attendance included ASHRAE Region XI Director and Regional Chair (DRC) Erich Binder and eight Past-Presidents of Puget Sound Chapter. The meeting included a 90th birthday celebration for Rod Kirkwood, who served as Chapter President in 1962-63 and as ASHRAE Society President in 1973-74.

Seattle Steam Company Biomass Boiler Project Overview

Stan Gent, President and CEO of Seattle Steam Company, provided an overview of Seattle Steam’s wood waste boiler project. He began his presentation by discussing the factors behind selection of urban wood waste as a fuel for the new boiler, including availability – King County has more urban waste wood available than any other county in the United States – and stability in cost compared to fossil fuels. The presentation included three time-lapse videos of components being installed at the plant: the boiler, bag house, and fuel storage silo. The presentation concluded with an interactive discussion between Mr. Gent and the audience regarding the plant’s operation and overall environmental impact, as well as the outlook for future sustainable district heating plant projects in urban centers throughout the United States.

Past-Presidents Honored

Following the lunch presentation, Chapter President Leslie Jonsson recognized Past-Presidents of Puget Sound Chapter for their service and dedication.

Eight Past-Presidents were in attendance at the January meeting (Left to Right): Steve Nicholes (1989-90), David Fernandes (1996-97), Jill Connell (1997-98), Paul Bonaci (1998-99), Rod Kirkwood (1962-63), John Bergo (2000-01). Pat O’Donnell (2005-06), Scott Sherman (2008-09).

Happy Birthday Rod Kirkwood

ASHRAE Region XI DRC Erich Binder provided his greetings to the chapter and recognized Rod Kirkwood on his milestone of 90 years by presenting him a letter from ASHRAE Society President Gordon Holness. President Holness’ letter offered his personal congratulations and highlighted the continuing importance of the words spoken by Mr. Kirkwood in his address to the Society in 1973: “Optimum Energy Utilization Through Technology”. Leslie Jonsson presented Mr. Kirkwood with a birthday card signed by chapter members and an ASHRAE Cross pen. While cake was being served, Mr. Kirkwood's son, Rod V. Kirkwood, spoke about his father’s achievements and passion for ASHRAE and energy efficiency. Following the singing of Happy Birthday, Mr. Rod R. Kirkwood addressed the group and provided an inspirational history of overcoming challenges to develop the country’s first Energy Conservation Standard – 90-75.

Rod Kirkwood is presented with a congratulatory letter by Erich Binder, ASHRAE Region XI Director and Regional Chair. The letter is from 2009-10 ASHRAE Society President Gordon Holness.

Rod Kirwood and Chapter President Leslie Jonsson with the 90th birthday cake prepared in his honor.

January Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

LOCATION:
Washington Athletic Club
1325 Sixth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

TIME:
11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon: Registration & Social
12:00 Noon - 1:15 PM: Lunch Served & Program

Make your reservation by Friday, January 8 (See Below)

PROGRAM TOPIC:
Seattle Steam Company's Biomass Boiler Project
Stan Gent, President and CEO of Seattle Steam Company, will provide an overview of the biomass (wood waste) boiler project at the Western Avenue steam plant. This project reduces Seattle Steam's carbon footprint by 50%, or approximately 45,000 tons annually, and provides a renewable energy resource to nearly 200 downtown and First Hill buildings served by Seattle Steam.

Mr. Gent's presentation will dicuss the economic and environmental benefits of utilizing locally generated, clean, urban waste wood as an alternative to natural gas and oil as a heating fuel. He will also discuss the technical aspects of the plant design and provide an overview of project construction. Additionally, Mr. Gent will discuss the Seattle Steam 2020 Strategic Vision, a slate of projects Seattle Steam plans to implement through partnerships with local, state, and federal entities to maximize Seattle's use of renewable energy resources.

Stan Gent, President and CEO, Seattle Steam Company

A native of Ireland, Stan Gent graduated from Queens University in Belfast with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After immigrating to Canada in the 1970s, he started his career in the design and construction of power generation facilities for Ontario Hydro and Edmonton Power. Prior to working at Seattle Steam, Stan was President of Comfort Link, a district cooling company located in Baltimore, Maryland and the vice president of Engineering and Development for Chicago-based Unicom Thermal Technologies. Since joining Seattle Steam Company in 2004, Stan has been actively involved in Seattle's engineering, building, and development communities and is a strong supporter of the city's sustainability initiatives. Stan is a member of the Mayor's Green Building Task Force, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees, and the Seattle Rotary Environmental Committee. He also serves on the mechanical engineering advisory board for the University of Washington's College of Engineering.

MEETING THEME:

Past Presidents & Happy 90th Birthday Rod Kirkwood!

We will honor the Chapter's Past Presidents at our January meeting.

Also, Past-President Rod Kirkwood will celebrate his 90th birthday on January 11. Join Puget Sound Chapter ASHRAE in celebrating this milestone with him at our January meeting.

Rod Kirkwood served as Puget Sound Chapter President in 1962, ASHRAE Region X Chairman in 1963-1964, and was ASHRAE Society president in 1973-1974. One of his most notable accomplishments as Society President was development of ASHRAE Standard 90-75 "Energy Conservation in New Building Designs", predecessor to today's Standard 90.1.

Make your reservation by Friday, January 8

Cost: ASHRAE Chapter Members $35; Guests $40; Students $15

To make your reservation go to the Acteva event web site:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=195495

If you have questions regarding registration, contact Scott Vollmoeller at svollmoeller@glumac.com or 206-262-1010.

For directions to Washington Athletic Club:

http://www.wac.net/default.aspx?ID=location

CEM 5-Day Training Course - REGISTER @ aeepnwc.org

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Chapter Meeting Update - Panelists Added

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Red Lion Hotel - Lopez Room
1415 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon: Registration & Social
12:00 Noon - 1:15 PM: Lunch Served & Program

Register by Friday, December 11 (See Below)

Hospitals of the 21st Century
Exceptional Places to Heal and Work at Lower Costs

North American hospitals are responsible for 1% of total global energy consumption! The U.S. healthcare system consumes more than 15% of GDP. This program will outline metrics and strategies for improving the quality and cost of healthcare delivery at no additional capital cost to the ownership team while accruing tens of millions of dollars in operational and energy cost savings over the life of a healthcare facility.


A panel of design professionals, assembled by the University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab, will provide insight to design strategies that integrate daylighting, electric lighting, thermal energy and HVAC systems into efficient designs to yield significant reductions in the immense global footprint of heathcare facilities.

Presenters will share lessons learned from the Integrated Design Lab and International Sustainable Solutions tour of Scandinavian hospitals conducted in June 2009. The Scandinavian hospitals studied on this tour use 1/2 to 1/4 the energy of a typical U.S. hospital, and quality drivers such as daylight, view, and fresh air are prominent in their designs.

The presentation will also provide an update on the Integrated Design Lab’s most recent advancements in the design team process, present schematic design prototypes used in the optimization of architectural and mechanical systems, and provide a discussion of the operational implications of leading edge high-efficiency design.

Program Presenters & Panelists:

Joel Loveland, Director
Integrated Design Lab – Puget Sound
Joel Loveland is the Director of the University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab for Puget Sound and a Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. Professor Loveland graduated with a Bachelors of Architecture from Arizona State University and Masters of Architecture and Urban Planning from UCLA, he is currently a Professor in the Department of Architecture and Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington where he teaches design studio, lecture and seminar courses related to sustainability, the nature of light, landscape and architecture.


Heather Burpee
Research Associate and Health Design Specialist
Integrated Design Lab – Puget Sound
Heather Burpee is a Research Associate and Health Design Specialist at the Integrated Design Lab. She consults leading health design firms in the Puget Sound Region on best practices for high quality, energy efficient design for hospitals. As part of her consultation, she has established thorough research on energy efficiency of hospitals, working with leading mechanical engineers to establish goals to radically reduce energy consumption in this building typology. In the past two years, she has traveled extensively in Northern Europe studying innovative hospital design and its applicability to design practice in the U.S.

Mike Hatten, Principal
SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc.
Mike Hatten is an internationally known engineer, recognized for his expertise in building energy efficiency and is a principal of SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc. He combines a design, analysis and training background in his roles as project manager, educator and project engineer. He has conducted analysis efforts on more than 20 million square feet of residential, commercial and industrial space.


John Rowland, Partner
Notkin Mechanical Engineers
John Rowland has led the mechanical design of all of Notkin Mechanical Engineers’ work at Harborview Medical Center for the past 15 years and is active in the design of the firm’s healthcare and military projects. He recently participated on the Technical Advisory Committee for the latest Seattle Energy Code Revision and served as president for ACEC of Washington for the 2003-2004 term. He is a registered professional mechanical engineer and has 35 years of experience in renovations, tenant improvements, additions to existing buildings, and campus master planning. Mr. Rowland and has been a partner at Notkin since 1985.

Make your reservations by Friday, December 11, 2009

Lunch Menu: Rosemary roasted pork loin with a wine sauce and steamed baby red potatoes. Vegetarian entrees available.

Cost: ASHRAE Chapter Members $35; Guests $40; Students $15

To make your reservation go to the Acteva event web site:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=194485

If you have any questions regarding registration contact Scott Vollmoeller at svollmoeller@glumac.com or 206-262-1010.

Building Energy Modeling Professional Certification

ASHRAE’s Building Energy Modeling Professional certification program is being developed in collaboration with the U.S. affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA-USA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). The purpose of this certification is to certify individuals’ ability to evaluate, choose, use, calibrate, and interpret the results of energy modeling software when applied to building and systems energy performance and economics and to certify individuals’ competence to model new and existing buildings and systems with their full range of physics.
The program will launch January 27, 2010 with a pencil and paper examination in conjunction with ASHRAE’s Winter Conference and AHR Expo in Orlando, FL. Take the inaugural BEMP exam at the ASHRAE Winter Conference and pay half price ($147.50 for members, $207.50 for non members).
The certification examination will be available in testing centers located throughout the United States and worldwide beginning in March 2010.


For more information - http://www.ashrae.org/certification/page/2491

Chapter Meeting Presentations

ASHRAE Puget Sound Chapter - MEETING PRESENTATIONS

November 2009 Program Power Point Presentation

TEGA May 2009 Program Power Point Presentation

ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.2P - Dick Moeller, PE
ASHRAE 189.2 - Michael Lane

December 2008 Program Power Point Presentation

TEGA December 2008 Power Point Presentation

TEGA November 2008 Power Point Presentation

Dan Int-Hout - Nov. 12th 2008 Power Point Presentation

ASHRAE President Kent Peterson's Feb. 27th address

Standard 189 CSI Presentation

October 29 eQuest Update Batch Processing and New Features by Kevin Madison

October 17 Workshop Handout by Dennis Jamison. (Filter vs. Separator)

October 07 Dinner Presentation by Jeff Sloan, P.E. LEED AP. (File may take several minutes to download. Right click to save if link doesn't work.)

April Dinner Presentation by Julian de Bullet. (File may take several minutes to download. Right click to save if link doesn't work.)

Energy Efficiency in the PNW: Past, Present and Future presentation from ASHRAE March 14, 2007 Dinner by John B. Pyrch Energy Efficiency Implementation Manager Bonneville Power Administration

Design for Today--Operate for a lifetime: ASHRAE Dec 13, 2006 Dinner by Bob Cowan, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center

Catching The Next Wave presentation from ASHRAE Oct 06 Dinner - Speaker: David Allen of McKinstry

Heat Pump presentation from ASHRAE 4/12/06 workshop

Power Point Presentation from Seattle Justice Center Presentation ASHRAE 9/15/04 workshop - SPEAKER: MARI M. HAMASAKI, P.E., LEED™ A.P Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.

Power Point Presentation from IAQ Controls Presentation ASHRAE 9/15/04 dinner program - SPEAKER: ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer – Kent Peterson, P.E. Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.

Power Point Presentation from Infection Control and HVAC, ASHRAE 5/12/04 dinner meeting - SPEAKER: Mr. Robert L. Dooley, AIA, ASHE, APIC Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.
Click here for pdf version.

Power Point Presentation from Distributed Energy and the DOE - Mr. Chuch Collins presented at University of Washington Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.

April 05 Power Point Presentation from ACME Fan Presentation - Fan Talk by Dr. John Cermak, PE, ASHRAE 4/13/05 workshop. Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.

Power Point Presentation from Infection Control and HVAC, ASHRAE 5/12/04 dinner meeting - SPEAKER: Mr. Robert L. Dooley, AIA, ASHE, APIC Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.Click here for pdf version.

Power Point Presentation from Distributed Energy and the DOE - Mr. Chuch Collins presented at University of Washington Note: this is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.

ASHRAE Seeks Proposals on User’s Manual for Green Buildings

Contact: Jodi Dunlop
Public Relations
678-539-1140
jdunlop@ashrae.org


ASHRAE Seeks Proposals on User’s Manual for Green Buildings
ATLANTA—There are many ways to define a green building. Energy-saving measures, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials and building orientations all play a role, but it is the way that all of these come together that makes a building truly high performing.

Requirements to achieve green buildings will soon be available from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America in the form of a standard. Standard 189.1P, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will define the minimum requirements for high-performance green buildings.

And to make following those requirements easier, a user’s manual also is being developed. ASHRAE is currently accepting research proposals for development of a user’s manual for Standard 189.1P. Proposals are due Nov. 9. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/technology/page/548.

“The manual will provide users with a better understanding of how to apply the standard, as well as serve as a guide for self-education and training about the requirements and appropriate strategies to meet them,” Kent Peterson, chair of the Standard 189 committee, said. “It will include worksheets and examples that can be used to determine compliance.”

As part of its energy efficiency efforts, ASHRAE also is accepting proposals for a User’s Manual for Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The 2010 standard, which will be published next year, is being developed with the goal of achieving a 30 percent energy cost savings improvement compared to the 2004 standard.
More information on both projects can be found at www.ashrae.org/technology/page/548.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.