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2011 - 2012 Officers

Bill Garvey Treasurer

Pat Duffy President

Stephen Nicholas President-Elect

Teri Shannon Vice-President

Statements made in this publication are not expressions of the Society or of the Chapter and may not be reproduced without special permission of the Chapter.

Dan Diorio Secretary

XXXXVI No.104 Boston Chapter, Region 1 December 2011 Editor: Stacie Suh TEL: 781-258-1002

ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Table of Contents

Monthly Meeting President’s Message Editor’s Note Meeting Recap Meet the Speaker Discount Ski Vouchers Roster & Product Guide Info Historian’s Column Product Show 2012 Research Promotion Membership Promotion Student Activities CTTC - TEGA BOG Meeting Minutes PAOE Upcoming Meetings Webmaster’s Note Sustainability YEA Society News Member Notice CRC 2012/ Boston Gala ASHRAE Publications Winter Conference Info. Meeting Schedule Officer & Committee List Contributor Listing ASHRAE Research

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 ASPE Joint Meeting

RSVP Deadline for this meeting is 12:00pm on Friday, December 9, 2011 RSVP Cancellation Deadline for this meeting is 12:00pm on Friday, December 9, 2011.

Please see page 14 for no show policy information. Please only RSVP to William Tang at [email protected]. Upon receiving RSVP, a confirmation

email will be sent back to confirm your reservation. If you have not received a confirmation email, you will need to RSVP again. Thank you. William Tang

Rising fuel costs, stricter emission standards and government/utility incentives are some of the reasons for the recent push towards renewable energy sources like solar energy. This presentation will discuss the basics of solar thermal systems, including components, system design, financial feasibility and case studies.

See page 4 for meet the speakers column.

COST:

Members w/ RSVP $35.00 Non-Members $45.00 Student Members FREE w/RSVP No Walk-ins

Ross Tretheway

MEETING Dan Denisi MANAGER: [email protected]

LOCATION : Embassy Suites, Waltham TIME: 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.-Social Half Hour 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Dinner 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Main Program

November Meeting Menu: Page 2November Meeting Menu: Page 2November Meeting Menu: Page 2

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

By Pat Duffy

Our November meeting drew a great crowd and we received some very informative information from ASHRAE Distin-guished Lecturer Dr. Stanley Mumma. This was Stanley’s second trip to visit our chapter. Bill Garvey also conducted our annual sponsor appreciation night and handed out the ASHRAE commemorative coins, congratulations to everyone and thank you for your continued support. Our monthly meetings have consistently shown an increase in attendance since the Chapter decided to begin issuing PDH credits to attendees. This is a great way to keep up your requirements for your PE license. The Chapter incurs a cost for doing so, and we have gotten to a point where we need to recover some of these costs. As a result, we are charg-ing $15.00 per non-Chapter member looking for the PDH credit. A non-member attending a meeting spends $45.00 to attend the meeting plus $15.00 for the credit, totally $60 per meeting. As a member, you receive this credit for FREE, and only pay $35 to attend. That means the $40 Chapter membership pays for itself after only two meetings, which is well worth it! Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 and it will be a joint meeting with ASPE Boston Chapter. The meeting topic will be on Solar Hot Water Systems and the meeting is going to be held at The Embassy Suites in Waltham. Please make sure to get your RSVP into William Tang and sign up. On another note, we will soon be moving to online electronic payments for the monthly meetings. We hope to have this ready for the December meeting, but at the latest it will be available for the January meeting. This change will help to speed up the check-in process. Cash or check will still be accepted at the door for a period of time while everyone gets used to the new system of payment. See you at the next meeting,

Pat Duffy, President

Editor’s Note

Please submit employment / want ads for January by December

16, 2011 in Word format. A company logo (in .gif or .jpg for-

mat) can be included. Any ideas you would like to share, please

email me.

Please submit your project for the project of the month sec-

tion and also submit your project for the 100th year Gala

event.

For more information, please call or e-mail me at 781-258-

1002 or [email protected].

You can also visit the Boston Chapter website at http://

www.ashraeboston.org/committees/northeastaire.html.

By Stacie Suh

December Meeting Menu:

Starter: Iceberg Wedge Salad

Main: Medallions of Beef Ternderloin

Diane

Dessert: Bourbon Chocolate Bread Pudding

w/ Vanilla Bean Sauce

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MEETING RECAP

By: Pat Duffy

Our November 8th monthly meeting turned out well, we had over 90 people in attendance for the meeting. Those mem-bers that attended the meeting and signed the PIE sign-in sheet will receive a 1.5 PDH certificate.

The meeting was started with Bob Persechini giving a presentation and update on the Boston Chapter's 100th anniver-sary Gala celebration to be held this August. The event is expected to have 700 people in attendance with food and live music to be held at the Marriott Copley Place. The chapter has been contacting local companies with the opportunity for sponsorships and the response has been great. If you would like to sponsor the event please contact Bob, Darcy Car-bone, or myself.

Bill Garvey presented the ASHRAE Research Promotion donors with their ASHRAE Commemorative Coin. We thank all of our members and corporations for their continued support of ASHRAE Research Promotion.

The meeting was attended by Joe Furman the ASHRAE Region I Assistant Regional Chair and Treasurer to give an up-date on what is happening in ASHRAE at the Society and Regional levels. Joe was the past president at the Connecticut ASHRAE chapter and it was great to have him join us for the meeting. The presentation began after our Chapter business, and ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Stanley Mumma gave his presentation on the Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS): Design and Field Experiences. Stanley kept the meeting interesting and full of educational material, a lot more information than he could get through in the allotted time. It was great to have Stanley back to our Chapter to enlighten and educate our members. His complete presentation will be avail-able on the chapter website soon.

Photos by Bill Garvey

Bill Garvey and Pat Duffy presenting corporate coins for Research Promotion for last year to Rumen Raykov from Cambridgeport (Left

picture) and Kathleen Arthur from Nstar (Right Picture)

Stanley Mumma ( DL speaker) presenting on DOAS.

Pat Duffy, ASHRAE Boston President speaking at the

November meeting.

Joe Furman (ASHRAE Region 1 Assistant Re-gional Chair & Treasurer) speaking at the meeting.

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2011 Roster & Product Guide Now Available

The Boston ASHRAE Chapter is pleased to announce that the 2011 Roster and 2011 Product Guide are now available online! We are excited to present these documents in an electronic format for ease of use.

Both documents are posted on the Chapter website at www.ashraeboston.org. All ASHRAE mem-bers should have received email from Teri Shannon with link to website and password to view ros-ter. If you are a member and did not receive a password, please contact Teri Shannon via email [email protected]

Ross Thretheway

Ross Trethewey is currently a HVAC Solar Engineer at RST Thermal. Prior to working at RST, Ross worked as a Solar Engineer for a European heating and solar equipment manufacturer. It was here he took part in a six month internship at the company’s research and development facilities department in Germany, Austria and France.

Ross has both his bachelors and masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts Univer-sity. His master’s thesis was focused on the optimization of solar thermal systems. At Tufts, Ross was selected as the lead engineer on the university’s Solar Decathlon team, which is a biennial competition held by the Department of Energy to build a net zero-energy solar pow-ered home. Through Ross’ work and career he has shown sincere passion for sustainable en-ergy systems.

MEET THE SPEAKER

FREE SUNDAY RIVER & SUGARLOAF DISCOUNT SKI VOUCHERS

SAVE $14 PER ADULT TICKET

The Boston Chapter is participating in the Sunday River/Sugarloaf corporate voucher program again this year. Each voucher entitles you to purchase up to four discounted lift tickets [$66 Adults, $58 Teen, $47 Junior/Senior] at either ski resort by presenting an ASHRAE membership card, picture ID, and voucher. The regular adult price is $80. Con-tact Ed Waldman 508-405-1554, [email protected], if you would like any vouchers. There is no charge for the vouchers and there are no blackout dates. Complete rules below:

How To Use Vouchers 1. Bring your corporate voucher to any participating resorts ticket window. 2. Present your voucher, photo ID, and valid ASHRAE membership card to the ticket seller. In the absence of the individual member, immediate family members defined as spouse and children, must present some form of ASHRAE identification, plus a photo ID in order to receive the dis-count. 3. Each person expecting the corporate pricing must be present with the corporate voucher holder at the time of ticket purchase. The ticket seller will take the voucher in exchange for up to 4 lift tickets.

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Historian Column By John Morrill

As HVAC professionals, we are continually being challenged with solutions to the ever expansive issue of climate change, or it has been called and denied by those who would refute modern scientific findings, “global warming”.

The “green” revolution, LEEDS certification, emissions, IAQ, etc are just a few of the myriad of “buzzwords” that signify the almost daily evolution of our craft. We are called upon through our expertise as environmental engi-neers research and development professionals, HVAC sales professionals and product application specialists to solve the cause and effect of this environmental pandemic.

The following represent excerpts from “The Discovery of Global Warming” by Spencer Weart:

People have long suspected that human activity could change the local climate. Ancient Greeks and 19th century Americans debated how cutting down forests might bring more rainfall to a region, or perhaps less. The discovery of the ice ages in the distant past proved that climate could radically change over the entire globe, which seemed vastly beyond anything mere humans could evoke.

In 1896, a Swedish Scientist published a new idea. As humanity burned fossil fuels such as coal, adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, we would raise the planet’s temperature. Most thought that it was obvious that puny humanity could ever affect vast climate cycles. In the 1930’s people realized that the United States and the North Atlantic region had warmed significantly during the previous half century. Only one lone voice, the amateur G.S. Callendar insisted that greenhouse warming was on its way.

In the 1950’s Callendars’ claims provoked a few scientists to look into the question with improved techniques and calcs. Their findings proved the existence of large buildups of carbon dioxide. Into the 1960’s scientists continued to find no need for policy action. In the early 1970’s, the rise of environmentalism raided doubts about the benefits of human activity for the planet.

By 2000, some predicted an unprecedented global warming. Their worries first became apparent and also caught widespread attention resulting from the summer of 1988, which was the hottest on record (most since have been hotter).

In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) was more confi-dent than ever that humans were changing the climate.

Contact: Jeff Schultz at [email protected]

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Research Promotion

By Bill Garvey

I would like to thank all of the Organizations that have sponsored the 2012 CRC & 100th Gala event. There sponsorship is helping us reach our research promotion goal. There are table tents at every meeting showing the list of current sponsors, keep an eye out!!

Contribution envelopes will be available at every meeting to make it easier for you to help out. As always there is a link at the Chap-ter website (www.ashraeboston.org) and you can pay online.

Did you know that 100% of the money donated to Research Promotion actually goes towards Research? In fact our Region receives over $4 toward research projects and grants for every $1 donated to ASHRAE Research Promotion.

ASHRAE has a general fund that pays for the remaining expenses, such as salaries, travel, reimbursements, etc. So when you donate to ASHRAE Research, every dollar actually goes into the funding of research development that gives us the information we use on a daily basis from the ASHRAE Handbooks and various other standards and information material that ASHRAE supplies!

This year our Chapter Goal is $20,280, slightly up from the previous two years. Please help out the Chapter by donating to ASHRAE Research Promotion today, no amount is too small. Mission: To improve the quality of life and to answer tomorrow's questions through research TODAY.

Over $2 million is raised annually to help fund $16 million in research projects and student grant-in-aides. There are over 80 re-search project and student grant-in-aides going on.

Research is used to update the Society's standards and guidelines.

Contributions come from more than 6,700 members, non-members, and companies. 100% of all funds raised go directly to research projects that support the HVAC&R industry.

Active research projects are conducted all around the world at various universities and organizations.

ASHRAE is qualified 501(c)3 and all contributions are tax deductable.

Please fill out the form in this newsletter and mail it to me with whatever contribution you can make or you can go to the ASHRAE Boston website at www.ashraeboston.org.

Mailing Address: ASHRAE Boston Chapter c/o Bill Garvey 66 Morton St. Hanson, MA 02341

Click on the Donation Form under Research Promotion, or go there directly with this link: http://www.ashraeboston.org/researchpromo/donation-form.html

Credit card payments can also be made when via Society's ASHRAE website via this link: https://www.ashrae.org/aboutus/resource_promotion.asp

SY 2011– 2012 November Donors

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.

David Goodman David Kirschner

Majid Seghatoleslami Gregory Tocci

Ross Trethewey

Sebesta Blomberg & Associates, Inc.

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Membership Promotion

By Teri Shannon

New Members: Please join me in welcoming the following new members – be sure to say hi to these folks at future meetings: Members: Alain Haddad, Andrew Klein Associate Members: Jon Brenton, Bryan Donovan, Roger Dunn, Alexander Mednick, Jesse Stallions, Brad-ley Werntz Student Member: Eugene Rush, Stewart Wing Advancement to Member To all current Associate Members – If you have 12 or more Society-approved years of experience with ASH-RAE and/or the HVAC field, you should consider apply-ing for advancement to Member grade. To advance from Associate to Member, you must update your ASHRAE bio online and notify Society at [email protected] that you have an updated bio and wish to be considered for advancement. To update your bio, log in at www.ashrae.org and click on “update your bio”. Click on the link “Edu.Pro.Reg” located in blue font above your name to add all of your educational history, relevant professional licenses and work history. Reasons to advance: Prestige Chapter recognition through the newsletter Chapter recognition at meeting Society recognition in Insights To serve on a technical committee To server in a regional role To qualify for ASHRAE Fellow and other Society

awards Allows your Chapter to shine If you wish have any questions con-cerning your membership, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

Happy Holidays! Cheers, Teri

By Dan Diorio

Winter is coming. This is the time of year where we start getting serious with ASHRAE in the Boston Chapter, and especially with the Student Activities Committee. Events are being planned as we speak…or, as I write. Stay tuned!

Information is now available regarding the 2012 ASH-RAE Student Design Competition. Please go to Student Zone on the ASHRAE.org website to learn more about the competition and to register your team. If you plan on entering a team, please let me know as soon as possible so I can arrange for members of the Boston Chapter to be valuable resources. Good luck!

The Boston Chapter will present the New Product & En-ergy Show in April of 2012. Though it may seem like a long way away, it’s important that I mention it now. The show will include a section for student booths. I’d like each of the (5) student chapters to have a booth with an HVAC-related project on display. The plan is to organize a competition between the student booths and have prizes for the winners. There will be more information to fol-low but please be thinking of ideas over the next couple of months.

A large package arrived at my office this week from ASHRAE Society. The packaged contained learning ma-terials to assist as the Student Activities Committee as we reach out to local elementary, middle, and high school students. The Society goal is to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) to help students bet-ter understand the principals behind the engineering in-dustry. I’d like to coordinate two visits to local schools, K-12, during this ASHRAE season. If anyone would like to help, or has a connection to a local school, please con-tact me.

Please drop me a line at [email protected] if you’re inter-ested in helping out with the Student Activities Committee or to suggest ideas for student activities. See you in December.

Student Activities

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CTTC - TEGA Article

by Paul Hanbury

DOAS Revisited The November meeting was well attended for Stanley Mumma’s presentation on Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems. Due to the vast amount of information on the subject and the time constraints of our meeting, I thought a recap of Dr. Mumma six points of support for DOAS would be beneficial to the chapter. The six points are located on Dr. Mumma’s website dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS), along with many articles and research papers.

1. It is almost impossible to verify that the ASHRAE ventilation standard 62.1-2007 has been met with an all-air system.

2. Therefore a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) is required for verifiable ventilation air distribution.

3. Once the use of DOAS is in place, it is one small step to decouple the space sensible and latent loads by sup-plying dry Outdoor Air (OA) at a low (45-50 F) Dew Point Temperature (DPT). This results in a significant improvement in the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), with a potential savings to US businesses of $208 billion/year (in 1996 dollars when the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was $8,000 Billion) through reduced medical expenses and lost productivity. (source: LBL) Note: The US GDP had grown to over $14,454 Billion/yr by the end of the fourth quarter 2009.

4. That leaves sensible only cooling for the parallel system since all of the moisture is removed with the ventila-tion air, eliminating high humidity conditions.

5. There are many design choices for the parallel space sensible cooling system. At this site, ceiling radiant cool-ing panels (CRCP)/chilled ceiling or chilled beams are favored. With the DOAS-Radiant system, contami-nants generated or released in one space are not distributed throughout the building by the HVAC system.

6. THE BENEFITS OF THIS APPROACH: This mechanical system design concept, when compared to the con-ventional all air VAV system, results in lower first and operating costs, provides superior IAQ and thermal & acoustical comfort, reduces the hazard of a biological or chemical attack in the building, reduces the required plenum depth, and is easier tobalance and maintain. The challenge of conforming to ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 in an energy efficient manner has led some HVAC practitioners to the conclusion that using dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) in conjunction with sensible cooling at terminal units offers the best solution.

For those who missed the presentation or just want more information, I’ve attached Dr. Mumma’s website dedicated to

DOAS; http://doas.psu.edu/

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Boston Chapter – Behind the Scenes By Dan Diorio

Every month, prior to the Main Program, the Boston Chapter of ASHRAE’s Board of Governors meet to discuss Chapter business. This article, based on the Secretary Meeting Minutes, shall serve as an informative summary for members as to what is happening behind the scenes of the Boston Chapter. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for ad-ditional information

Presidential Award of Excellence

Boston Chapter - 2011 ~2012

Chapter Members

Membership Promotion

Points

Student Activities

Points

Research Promotion

Points

History Points

Chapter Organization

Points

Chapter Technology

Transfer Points Chapter PAOE

Point Totals

969 125 605 0 150 995 200 2075

Meeting Date: November 18, 2011 Review of October Meeting Minutes Each Board of Governors meeting begins with a review and eventual vote to approve the previous month’s meeting minutes. Any items that required follow-up are updated and closed or are determined to be carried-forward once again. Revisited items included:

The speaker for the January meeting was confirmed to be Michael Tillou of Cannon Design. Michael’s topic will be a review of the updated energy standard, ASHRAE 90.1-2010.

The softball game/tournament to benefit the Cheryl Rossini Scholarship Fund is going to be planned for Sep-tember 2012.

The tour of Walsh Mechanical’s sheet metal shop is being tentatively scheduled for March 2012. Research Promotion Research Promotion Committee Chair, Bill Garvey, reminded the group that he would be presenting commemorative coins to the corporations donating over $150. The coins were presented during the November Main Program. Bill Garvey provided an update on his R & P ‘call campaign’. The first milestone deadline where a certain percentage of donations must be achieved is December 15. 2012 Region 1 CRC & Anniversary Gala – Boston Darcy Carbone provided an update on the advertising campaign. She mentioned companies that have purchased ticket bundles to the Gala, New Product & Energy Show, the Golf Outing, etc. 2012 New Product & Energy Show Jeffery Schultz updated the Board of Governors on his booth sales to date for the New Product & Energy Show. His big sales push will begin in January. Jeff and Dan Diorio (Student Activities Chair) will work together to enhance the student booth competition for this year’s show.

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ASHRAE BOSTON UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit www.ashraeboston.org/index.html for more in-formation.

ASHRAE 90.1-2010 When: January 10, 2012 Where: Embassy Suites, Waltham FMI: www.ashraeboston.org/index.html 2012 ASHRAE Winter Conference When: January 21~25, 2012 Where: Palmer House Hilton, Chicago FMI: www.ashrae.org/events/page/hicago2012#register ASHRAE Region I CRC & Gala Event When: August 23~25, 2012 Where: Boston Marriott, Boston FMI: www.ashraeboston.org/index.html

Sustainable Performance Institute UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit http://sustainable-performance.org/events for more informa-tion. All event location is at 38 Chauncy St, 7th FL. Boston, MA 02111

AFE Chapter 74-Worcester Area-Central MA UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit http://afe.org/chaptersnew/index.cfm?chapterIndex=20 for more information.

USGBC MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit www.usgbcma.org for more information.

Webmaster’s Notes By Steve Rosen

The ASHRAE Boston website

www.ASHRAEBoston.org was awarded the high-

est honor at the CRC 2011 held this year in New

York City, the Webstation of Excellence, for the

2nd year in a row. Many thanks to our website de-

signer Donna Harrington of Avant-garde Graphics,

Inc. We will be keeping the site current with infor-

mation; Check back often!

On the Employment page (under the Chapter Up-

dates section) not only will you see job opportuni-

ties, but we are now accepting resumes to post for

free from any ASHRAE member in good standing

looking for work!

Let employers find you on the ASHRAE Boston

website! We will continue this year to post past

meeting presentations for our members to review,

and our Chapter is continuing our efforts to reduce

waste by eliminating printed handouts at our meet-

ings. As always you will also be able to link to fol-

lowing:

Chapter officers and committee chairs contact

information (who's who)

Chapter monthly meeting info (when, what,

where)

Region I website, and view the Chapter history

Sign up for the e-mailed newsletter

ASHRAE membership information

Current chapter newsletter, past newsletters,

Upcoming events and future meetings

Other functional Chapter committee pages;

Membership, RP, SA, Programs, CTT.

Most recent and past BOG/Meeting minutes

Look soon for a pre-registration payment

online system!

IFMA BOSTON CHAPTER UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit http://www.ifmaboston.org/events.html for more informa-tion.

AEE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit http://aeenewengland.org/future_events.html for more infor-mation.

IBPSA BOSTON CHAPTER UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit http://ibpsa-boston.com/index.html for more information.

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Sustainability Column By Jim Armstrong

Sustainability has been traditionally driven by the architects with the engineers following behind. Engineers are conser-

vative by nature and therefore change is not easy. Massachusetts has unseated California as the #1 state in the country

for energy efficiency by the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy). This is the first time Massa-

chusetts has been ranked above California. This means the legislature gets it, the business owners now get it, and many

of our members also get it. So using energy efficiency as a portion of what you deliver can increase your bottom line. In

Massachusetts the MassSave (www.MassSave.com) program is struggling to spend all the incentive $ that they have

been given so I challenge you to go after them. Although Energy Efficiency only covers one portion of the sustainable

portfolio it is the one that has economic consequences for your customers and you as a designer. So don’t be afraid to

change embrace change as it will help you grow your business.

The sustainability committee will start our conference calls in shortly and we will be looking for members to assist us in

developing our objective. Our objective is to educate our membership in sustainability. Thinking with the end in mind

and balancing the systems to meet the loads of the buildings.

YEA

By Stacie Suh

Happy Holidays! We will be hosting YEA events throughout the year and we would really appreciate your in-puts. Please send me your ideas! YEA events are great way to network with other engineers in this industry and also have a lot of fun.

Please check out SmartStart program by going to www.ashrae.org/students/page/703. SmartStart program is the best way for ASHRAE student members to continue receiving the many member benefits of ASHRAE af-ter finishing college. Check out the website for information on essential ASHRAE member benefits. Do not wait until your student membership expires to apply for the SmartStart program. Only current, active student members are eligible for this program. If you have any questions about this policy or want to know if your membership is current, please contact Rhiannon Loomis at [email protected]. How does it work?

1. The first year out of college annual membership is still only $20.

2. Then it is only $50 for the second year and $50for the third year.

3. You save up to $420 and get three years of membership for $120. ($20-$50-$50)

If you are on face book, check out www.facebook.com/ashraeYEA#!/ashraeYEA. Be sure to join Young En-gineers in ASHRAE (YEA) on Facebook.

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] / (781) 258-1002.

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SOCIETY NEWS ASHRAE Provides Guidance on the “How-To’s” of Energy Audits

ATLANTA—Seeking to promote best practices and offer a “how-to” approach, ASHRAE has released updated guidance on building energy audits. While energy audits are a commonly used component of the industry, there is great diversity in the services delivered to customers, and little industry standardization. The second edition of “Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Au-dits” promotes best practices, provides “how-to’s” and fills a void in available information for engineers, building own-ers, managers and government entities. The new publication includes time-saving tips for energy auditors, how to hire an auditor, what to ask for in a comprehensive audit report and how to build a successful energy efficiency retrofit team. “As we work to reduce energy consumption in our commercial buildings, we want to ensure that recommendations are cost effective, technically feasible, maintain safety and comfort and result in significant energy savings” Jim Kelsey, a member of Technical Committee 7.6, Building Energy Performance, and who oversaw the writing of the updated publi-cation, said. “This volume focuses on how to improve energy audit best practices. Providing the best audits that we can will help move the industry forward to net zero buildings.” Additionally, the publication addresses how to build a successful team, analytical methods, successful approaches to site visits, incorporating on-site measurements, economic evaluation of measures and how to organize an energy audit report that promotes action on the part of building owners and managers. It includes many tips for conducting energy audits and reviewing results prepared by others. For example, the top things to check for in when reviewing an audit report include verifying that:

•proposed measures are feasible and appropriate for the building;

•proposed measures meet applicable building codes;

•data are internally consistent;

•savings estimate methods follow established principles and methods;

•estimates of potential energy savings are reasonable compared to quick estimates and historical energy use;

•proposed cost estimates are reasonable relative to field experience;

•interactions between EEMs are identified and addressed;

•recommendations and report meet the project scope, goals and client’s needs;

•any financial discussion includes current and viable mechanisms available per the tax structure, location, and motivations of the client.

Another benefit of the new publication is a greatly expanded section of forms and template analyses, including “live” Excel spreadsheets, checklists and equipment-specific forms suitable for field collection of detailed commercial building data, to name just a few.

“Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits, Second Edition” is available in the ASHRAE bookstore, www.ashrae.org/bookstore, for $99 ($84, ASHRAE members). Or, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, to order.

For Release: November 14, 2011 Contact: Amanda Dean / Public Relations /678-539-1216/ [email protected]

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Notice to Members (and Non-Members)

In an effort to clean up our meeting mailing list, we are asking that all ASHRAE members log in and ensure their information is current and up-to-date, especially the e-mail address. We would like to minimize the amount of returned mail notices that are received plus ensure that our members are receiving the meeting notices in a timely manner. We will soon be switching to sending emails only to members at the email addresses that are listed with ASHRAE. If you are not sure that you have recently updated you information (especially email address!) please take a minute login to http://www.ashrae.org/ with your member-ship card and update your information. For those that are no longer members, please consider re-upping or follow the new mailing list procedure below.

For all non-members, if you wish to continue receiving notices of the meetings you must opt in by sending a specific request to remain on the mailing list. Please send your request to Enrique de los Reyes at [email protected]. Again this will help to keep our mailing list up-to-date. As of October 30, all non-members who have not requested to be on the mailing list in this manner will be removed from the list.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. Regards,

Teri Shannon Enrique de los Reyes William Tang Membership Promotion Chair Membership Promotion Committee Attendance Chair

ASHRAE Boston 100th Year Gala Event

We are looking for companies, people, places and things that have formed our engineering community for the past 100 years. ASHRAE Boston Chapter would like to showcase them in our monthly newsletters and web-site. We look forward to your submission of projects and pictures to be displayed in Call for Information sec-tion of the newsletter. Please email the project information to [email protected].

By Bob Persechini Darcy Carbone

Attention to all ASHRAE Boston Chapter Members:

No– Show Policy

Each member is responsible to RSVP cancellation on or be-fore the deadline. If member RSVP after deadline, he or she will be charged for the meeting fee. If you have any ques-

tions, please contact William Tang at [email protected].

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Advertise Sponsors FMC Technologies

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Assoc. Green Technology Assoc.

HTS Engineering Bill O’Leary

Regan Marjolette Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc

W.J. Goode Corp

On August 23rd -25th, 2012, the Boston Chapter will be hosting the ASHRAE Region I Chapter Regional Con-ference (CRC). This meeting coincides with the Boston Chapter’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Gala which will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012 directly after the Region I Conference. Both exciting events will be held at the Marriott Copley Place in downtown Boston.

Region I consists of 15 Chapters which includes New England, New York and New Jersey. At the Confer-ence, there will be over 150 active ASHRAE members along with their families to enjoy all that the City of Boston has to offer. At the must attend Gala event, we are expecting over 700 people. Attendees will consist of local engineering firms, contractors, manufacturers, facilities and building owners, as well as other profes-sional societies. As always, your donations are tax deductable, the ASHRAE Boston Chapter is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Please join us at the Gala for plenty of food, beverage and live entertainment from Las Vegas!

Request for sponsorships and advertizing have been sent out. If you did not receive or have misplaced the so-licitation please reach out to Darcy, Bill or Bob.

To date the following companies have taken out sponsorship and we appreciate the support.

Entertainment Sponsors

Urell, Inc

Platinum Sponsors Air Industries, Inc

Alfieri-Proctor Assoc. Inc DAC Sales

Siemens Industry, Inc Stebbins Duffy, Inc

Gold Sponsors BR+A Consulting Engineers

Buckley Associates GMP Lab Products

RDK Engineers WSP Flack + Kurtz

Silver Sponsors Building Engineering Resources, Inc

Cannon J.S. Fleming Assoc. Inc

Mitsubishi Victaulic

Weil Mclain

If you are interested in helping us sponsor our events, please contact

Darcy, Bill, or Bob and they can help finalize the corporate information and

final ad setup. We look forward to hearing from you and sincerely hope you’ll consider a

sponsorship for this event.

Darcy Carbone – CRC 2012 General Chair Contact #: (617) 957-2567 E-mail: [email protected]

Bill Garvey – CRC 2012 General Co-Chair Contact #: (781) 910-9576 E-mail: [email protected]

Bob Persechini – 100th Anniversary Gala General Chair Contact#: (617) 345-9885 E-mail: [email protected]

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ASHRAE Learning Institute Seminars & Courses at ASHRAE’s Winter Conference in Chicago, IL

2 WAYS TO REGISTER Internet: www.ashrae.org/lasvegascourses Phone: Call 1-800-527-4723 (US and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide)

Full Day Professional Development Seminar $485/$395 ASHRAE Member -- Earn 6 PDHs/AIA LUs or .6 CEUs

The Commissioning Process in New & Existing Buildings Using Standard 90.1 to Meet LEED Requirements Saturday, Jan 21 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Data Center Energy Efficiency Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications: Saturday, Jan 21 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. HVAC/Thermal Tuesday, Jan 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Integrated Building Design Saturday, Jan 21 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Half Day Short Courses

$159/$119 ASHRAE Member -- Earn 3 PDHs/AIA LUs or .3 CEUs

Understanding Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Technologies & Applications Comply with Standard 90.1-2010: HVAC/Mechanical Sunday, Jan 22 – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Understanding & Designing Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) Evaluating the Performance of LEED-Certified Buildings Sunday, Jan 22 – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Application of Standard 62.1-2010: Multiple Spaces Equations Combined Heat & Power & Spreadsheet Calculation Tuesday, Jan 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan 22 – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Healthcare Facilities: Best Practice Design Basics of High-Performance Building Design Tuesday, Jan 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Project Management for Improved IAQ Complying with Standard 90.1-2010: Envelope/Lighting Tuesday, Jan 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Healthcare Facilities: Best Practice Applications Energy Management in New & Existing Buildings Tuesday, Jan 24 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Design Toward Net Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Advanced High Performance Building Design Tuesday, Jan 24 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 23 – 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Commissioning Process & Guideline 0 Monday, Jan 23 – 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ASHRAE HVAC Design Essential Workshop January 11-13, 2012 ● ASHRAE Foundation Learning Center ● Atlanta, GA

Obtain the skills needed to:

Improve overall building performance Design high-performance HVAC systems Effectively collaborate on an integrated design team

ASHRAE has created the HVAC Design Essentials to provide intensive, practical education for designers and others involved in delivery of HVAC services. Developed by industry-leading professionals, this workshop provides participants with training design to accelerate their evolution into effective member on a design, construction or facilities maintenance team.

In addition to gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding, attendees will receive real-world examples of HVAC systems based on the newly renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building. The workshop teaches a systematic approach to guide a design team to a solution that optimally meets the client’s expectations.

Visit www.ashrae.org/hvacdesign to register

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HousingHousing

The Palmer House Hilton serves as the ASHRAE Headquarters Hotel. Housing information is currently being e-mailed to all ASHRAE commit-tee members. Those who serve on an ASHRAE committee and do not re-

ceive housing information, notify ASHRAE at [email protected].

Those who do not serve on an ASHRAE committee and want to stay at the Palmer House must check the housing box on the registration form

and the ASHRAE housing link will be e-mailed.

ASHRAE is pleased to be returning to Chicago for the 2012 Winter Conference. Mem-ASHRAE is pleased to be returning to Chicago for the 2012 Winter Conference. Mem-bers have the chance to discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry, bers have the chance to discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry,

such as high performing buildings and integrated design, as well as participate in techni-such as high performing buildings and integrated design, as well as participate in techni-cal tours; attend ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; earn professional credits; and ob-cal tours; attend ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; earn professional credits; and ob-

tain ASHRAE certifications. tain ASHRAE certifications.

Chicago will also serve as the site of the Chicago will also serve as the site of the AHR ExpoAHR Expo, co, co--sponsored and held in conjunc-sponsored and held in conjunc-tion with the Winter Conference. The two events combine to create the ideal atmosphere tion with the Winter Conference. The two events combine to create the ideal atmosphere for those interested in advancing the building industry to network, inspect the latest tech-for those interested in advancing the building industry to network, inspect the latest tech-

nology and learn about the newest practices for the built environment. Don’t miss the nology and learn about the newest practices for the built environment. Don’t miss the chance to participate in ASHRAE’s historically bestchance to participate in ASHRAE’s historically best--attended Conference.attended Conference.

Registration CostsRegistration Costs Early bird rates (by Oct. 31) for members, $485

$670 for non-members (includes one year of membership) Once online registration is completed, registrants receive an email confirmation

from [email protected].

Visit the conference website at www.ashrae.org/chicago for more information and to register.

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Date Main Program Speaker PDH Cred-

its

Meeting Manager Location

October It is time for Third Party

TAB

Howie McKew

1.0 Darcy Carbone

Embassy Suites, Waltham

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Student Night/

Membership Night

[email protected]

November

Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems - Design and Field

Experiences

Stanley Mumma, PHD 1.5 John Morrill


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

History Night / Research Promotion Night

[email protected]

December Solar Heating Ross Trethewey

1.5 Dan Denisi Embassy Suites,

Waltham

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 ASPE Joint Meeting

[email protected]

January ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Michael Tilou TBD Dan Diorio Embassy Suites,

Waltham

Tuesday January 10, 2012 Membership Night/YEA

[email protected]

February

Lessons Learned

Steve Tafone

TBD Steve Tafone Embassy Suites,

Waltham

Tuesday February 7, 2012

Past President’s Night/YEA Night

[email protected]

March

Energy Modeling Case Studies

TBD TBD Jim Armstrong


Tuesday March 13, 2012

Joint meeting with AEE and IBPSA

Student Night/ RP Night [email protected]

April

2012 – 2012 New Product & Energy Show

N/A NA Jeff Schultz

Lantana

Randolph

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Seminar Mgrs: Enrique de los Reyes & Bill Garvey

[email protected]

May Installation Of Officers

N/A NA Steve Nicholas

TBD

June Golf Outing N/A NA Bill Garvey Halifax Country Clubs

Monday June 4, 2012

[email protected]

August Region 1 CRC

100th Anniversary Gala

Darcy Carbone [email protected]

Boston Marriott Boston

August 23~25, 2012

Bob Persechini [email protected]

Tuesday May 8, 2012

[email protected]

Boston ASHRAE 2011 - 2012 Meeting Schedule

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OFFICERS

President Patrick Duffy, VAV International, INC

781-935-7228 [email protected]

President-Elect Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries


Vice President Teri Shannon, DAC


Secretary Daniel Diorio, Boston College


Treasurer William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz


BOARD OF GOVERNORS

2010- 2013

Dan Denisi BR+A

617-254-0016 (395) [email protected]

Stacie Suh

Stebbins Duffy 781-258-1002

[email protected]

Bryan Hermanny BR+A


2009 - 2012

Daniel Diorio Boston College 617-552-8772

[email protected]

Jeffrey H. Schultz 508-335-3571

[email protected]

Teri Shannon DAC Sales


Steven Rosen

EYP 617-305-9865

[email protected]

2011 - 2014

Jim Armstrong Siemens Industry, INC


William Tang, BR+A

(617) 254-0016 [email protected]

William Garvey

WSP Flack+Kurtz 781-910-9576

[email protected]

2011 - 2012 BOSTON CHAPTER OFFICERS, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & CHAIRPERSONS

COMMITTEES

Attendance William Tang, BR+A

(617) 254-0016 [email protected]

Chapter Program

Patrick Duffy, VAV International, INC 781-935-7228

[email protected]

Chapter Technology Transfer Paul Hanbury, UMass Medical School


CRC Alternate

Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries 978-682-9993

[email protected]

CRC Delegate Patrick Duffy, VAV International, INC


CRC 2012 Chair

Darcy Carbone, Stebbins Duffy 617-957-2567

[email protected]

CRC 2012 CO-Chair William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz


100th Year Gala Chair

Bob Persechini (617) 438-6319

[email protected]

Golf Outing William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz


Greeting

Steven Tafone, William Berry 978-774-1057

[email protected]

Historian John Morrill


Honors & Awards

Darcy Carbone, Stebbins Duffy 617-957-2567

[email protected]

Membership Promotion Teri Shannon, DAC


Nominating

Bob Persechini, RDK Boston 617-345-9885

[email protected]

NorthEastAire Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy


Product Show - April 2012

Jeffrey Schultz 508-335-3571

[email protected]

Professional Development Steve Bosland, EYP


Publicity

Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy 781-258-1002

[email protected]

Refrigeration Steven Tafone, William Berry


Research Promotion

William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz 781-910-9576

[email protected]

Student Activities Daniel Diorio, Boston College


Sustainability Jim Armstrong

Siemens Industry, INC 781-774-8360

[email protected]

Website Steven Rosen, EYP


YEA

Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy 781-258-1002

[email protected]

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ASHRAE Chapter Contributors

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Your contribution puts us closer to achieving our goal. Please send what you can today! Individual contributions of $100 or more and Corporate contributions of $150 or more receive this year’s Commemorative Coin and Honor Roll Contribution status.

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Air Distribution Corp. Alfieri Proctor Associate Boston Air Products, LLC BR+A Consulting Engineers DAC Sales Dan Diorio Dura Systems Barriers, Inc Darcy Carbone David A DeMoura, PE Pat Duffy Gary M Elovitz J.S. Fleming Associates Bill Garvey David Goodman Fitzemeyer& Tocci Associates, Inc John A Iacopucci David Kirschner Kirschner Associates Max Levi Steve Nicholas

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