Inside this issue

Golf Tournament Results ...... 2 Past President’s Night Recap . 3 Websites of Interest ................. 3 Salute to Construction ............. 4

About our Speaker “Commercial Kitchen Ventilation”

Fall Shooting Tournament Registration

The October ASHRAE general meeting will be held Tuesday, October 20th

at 11:30am at the Springfield Brewing Company, 301 S Market Ave. Meal cost is $12, payable at the door and first-time attenders are free.

Our speaker for the meeting will be

Dave Bauer, co-owner of HBT Industries, Air Solutions and NationalTab. Mr. Bauer will be speaking on various topics related to commercial kitchen ventilation, including the evolution of hoods and hood design, what does and does not work and new advancements in grease capturing abilities. He will also cover new products that have the potential to help to achieve LEED credits and energy saving techniques.

Dave Bauer is a graduate of the

University of Missouri. He has eleven years of experience in the kitchen ventilation industry. Mr. Bauer owns HBT Industries, which is the local Captive-Aire representative for western Missouri and

Kansas as well as specializing in installation of commercial kitchen ventilation systems. Air Solutions is an NEBB certified division of the company that specializes in the HVAC balancing of restaurants. Mr. Bauer is also involved with NationalTab, which is a nationwide organization of NEBB certified offices offering complete balancing services for national restaurant chain accounts. He is also the area developer for the Sarpinos pizza chain in Missouri and Kansas.

The Latent News Ozark’s ASHRAE

Newsletter

The ASHRAE Fall Shooting Tournament is fast approaching. It will be held at 12:30 pm on Friday, November 6, at Ozarks Shooters, 11 miles north of Branson on Highway 65. The entry fee for this year’s tournament is $40 and includes lunch and soft drinks at the tournament. There will be a $100 prize for the top shooter. To register, call or e-mail Aaron Fields at (417) 881-9650 or afields@thermalcoreinc.com

(BETTER LATENT THAN NEVER) www.ozarksashrae.com

Ozarks ASHRAE 2009-2010 Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs President: Mark Schober, LaRose & Schober Engineering Treasurer: C.J. O’Malley, Meadow Hill Design Secretary: Ron Bogart, C&C Group Historian: Naomi Fisher, Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Research Promotion Chair: Earl Burk City Util it ies Chapter Technologies Transfer Chair: Mark Schober, LaRose & Schober Engineering Membership Chair: Jacob Nelson, Colvin Jones & Davis CRC Action Chair: Jacob Nelson, Colvin Jones & Davis

The Latent News is a monthly newsletter produced by the Ozark chapter of ASHRAE Chapter may not speak for society. If you have information you would like to include in the next ASHRAE Latent News, please have it to the editor no later than the first Tuesday of the month. Naomi Fisher Email: nfisher@mfec.com Phone: (417) 881-0020

October 13, 2009 Volume 12, Issue 2

Fall 2009 Golf Tournament Results by Naomi Fisher

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Special thanks to our Fall 2009 ASHRAE Golf Tournament Hole Sponsors: Air Moving Equipment

Associated Air Products

Blackmore & Glunt

Carrier

CFM Distributors

C&C Group

Colvin Jones Davis, LLC

ESC Consulting Engineers

Fawcett Mechanical Sales

Fields Mechanical Systems

John J. Morgan Co

Jorban Riscoe

Larose & Schober

Engineering

Long Refrigeration

Malone Finkle Eckhardt &

Collins, Inc

PVI

Smith Goth

Springfield Engineering Co

TABCO

Thermal Components

Trane

UV Resources

Despite windy and cool conditions, a total of 51 golfers gathered at Greene Hills Country Club in Willard, Missouri for the Fall Golf Tournament on October 2. Placing first in the A Flight with a score of were Jon Eckhardt, Jennifer Luce, Steve Womack and Tim Luce. Second place in the A Flight were Ron Bogart, Ryan Jones, Tim Marshment and Chad Fagg. Third place in the A flight went to Clayton Forgey, Travis Fort and Scott VanDoren. Winners of the B Flight were Stewart Rogers, Darrin Martin, Dwain Gold and Gary Stuckey. Placing second in the B

Flight were Aaron Fields, Chris Duncan, Eric Cochran and Tracy Baldwin. Third place in the B flight were Alan Mettemeyer, Brent Stevens, Todd Bolin and James Bryce. Hole prizes were awarded to Jennifer Luce for longest drive and to Tim Luce for both closest to the pin awards. Following the tournament, the players gathered for a dinner at the clubhouse and door prizes. Thanks to everyone who came out and played despite the weather conditions. Special thanks to Clayton Forgey for helping organize the event.

Above: Golfers prepare to head out for the Fall 2009 ASHRAE Golf Tournament

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Website links of interest to ASHRAE members Below are some website links you may find useful on the ASHRAE national website. Want to become a member of ASHRAE? You can join ASHRAE online by going to: http://www.ashrae.org/members/page/589 Members receive many benefits, including yearly AHSRAE handbooks, a monthly subscription to ASHRAE Journal, discounts on ASHRAE publications and training seminars and much more.

Want to find a job or advertise an open position? ASHRAE Jobs is a new website dedicated to connecting employers and potential employees who are members of ASHRAE. It provides job listings, resume posting, job alerts and resources for members http://www.ashraejobs.com

Our September general meeting was a special evening meeting held at University Plaza to recognize the past Ozark ASHRAE Presidents. Five past local chapter presidents were able to attend, and Bill Harrison, past national president of ASHRAE spoke about the importance of sustainability. We want to extend a special thanks toeveryone who has helped make our chapter what it is today and encourage everyone who has not experienced serving on the ASHRAE Board of Governers to consider it.

Past President’s Night Recap by Naomi Fisher

Outgoing 2008-09 president Earl Burk (L) welcomes Mark Schober (R), incoming 2009-10 Ozark ASHRAE president

Past Presidents L to R: Bill Harrison, Earl Burk, Mark Schober, Steve Colvin, Larry Simmon and Rich Branham

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ASHRAE Vision

ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and

the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating,

ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating.

ASHRAE Core Values

Advancement We are committed to the advancement of the arts and sciences or HVAC & R for the benefit of society

through research, technology development and transfer, and education and training.

Leadership We are committed to providing leadership within our industry and developing leadership qualities in our

members.

Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for these dates:

General meeting – October 20, 2009 Commercial Kitchen Ventilation by Captive Aire

Fall Skeet Shooting Tournament at Ozark Shooters – November 6, 2009 - 12:30 pm

General meeting –

November 17, 2009 Northstar Battery Tour

Young Engineers

in ASHRAE night December 8, 2009 – 5:30pm, watch upcoming newsletters for more info.

General meeting –

December 15, 2009 Engineering Ethics

Trivia Tidbit Back by popular demand, here’s a bit of trivia to keep your brain cells active: The Beaufort Scale is a device for measuring the strength of the wind at sea. Normal breathing registers force two on the Beaufort Scale (described as a light breeze).

Salute to Construction 2009: Celebrating 25 years The Springfield Contractor’s Association will celebrate its 25 year anniversary by hosting its annual Salute to Contstruction on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Social time will start at 5:00pm at the Clarion Hotel (3333 S. Glenstone) with dinner following at 6:30pm, also at the hotel. A cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available during the social time.

Tickets are required and can be purchased for $25 by November 3, 2009 by visiting the SCA office at 1313 N. Nias Ave, The Builders’s Association at 521 S Ingram Mill Rd or Home Builder’s Association at 636 W. Republic Rd #D-108 or by calling 862-1313 or emailing sherylsca@sbcglobal.net. After November 3, the price rises to $35.