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Hello again everyone!

It’s time for yet another update from the world of ASHRAE.

We’ve talked about how ASHRAE can help you, and

we’ve talked about several different ways you can give

back to ASHRAE. This month, it’s a bit of both. We’re going

to look at the ASHRAE Chapter Regional Conference. Spe-

cifically - What is it for, and why should I go?

First the easy part – what is a Chapter Regional Conference?

ASHRAE is split up into regions all around the world - fifteen regions, to

be exact – and each of these regions are comprised of a bunch of

individual chapters in its area. Ours is Region VIII – which encom-

passes most of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Northern Louisiana, and

all of Mexico. Each year, every chapter in our region sends repre-

sentatives to a gathering called a chapter regional conference, or

CRC. This CRC is where volunteers are trained for their chapter lead-

ership roles, and it’s also an opportunity for the Chapters to send a

delegate to conduct regional business. Regional business includes

nominating experienced volunteers to a regional position to support

and train the chapter volunteers. Regional business also includes put-

ting forward motions to be voted and sent on to Society for...

Cont. on next page...

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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...consideration – this member input is how ASHRAE evolves and adapts

as a society.

So, now the more important question - why should I go to the CRC?

For this question, I have three answers:

First, if you are a chapter volunteer – an officer or a chair position, it’s

crucial for you to attend to learn about your role. The CRC is where

you’ll meet your compatriots from other chapters, and regional guide

and mentor who can help you with the challenges you may face dur-

ing your year at the helm of a committee.

Second, there are a number of activities and technical sessions to at-

tend – from indoor air quality to a tour of a LEED Platinum Facility.

The third reason is less tangible, but perhaps the most important. Since

so many experts are together in one place, the ASHRAE CRC is also an

opportunity to socialize. ASHRAE is a great way to find friends that

share your interests and experiences, and get to know experts in our

field. Getting involved with ASHRAE and attending events like these are

a great excuse to see your friends, and to catch up with people who

you can call if you ever needed advice about some weird specialty

question.

Finally, I’d like to include a special bonus reason to attend the ASHRAE

CRC: It’s a lot of fun!

Cont. on next page...


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Last year, our CRC was in Cancun. We had a blast sitting by the pool

with friends we only see once a year. This year there are golf outings,

skeet shooting, YEA happy hours, and the whole city of Houston to ex-

plore.

In summary - the ASHRAE CRC is a worthwhile experience. Especially

this year, since the conference is so nearby in Houston. April 23rd –

April 25th, The Woodlands, Texas.

If you are interested in attending the ASHRAE CRC – let me know! If

enough people are interested, we will arrange group transportation for

us. Also, find more details about the CRC in Houston at this link:

https://ashraehouston.starchapter.com/Region_VIII_CRC

See you at the March meeting!

Thanks,

Allen Grammer, P.E., President

ASHRAE Fort Worth

[email protected]


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// ASHRAE Learn ing I ns t i tu te T ra in ing

HVAC Design: Level I - Essentials

Date: March 23-25, 2020

HVAC Design: Level II - Applications

Date: March 26-27, 2020

Training venue:

Norris Conference Centers 2525 W. Anderson Lane, Suite 365 Austin, TX 78757

Click the web link below to learn more about pricing, learning objec-

tives, instructor bios and to register for the training sessions:

REGISTER HERE

// ASHRAE For t Wor th Spr ing Gol f Tournament

Venue: Tierra Verde Golf Club

Address: 7005 Golf Club Dr

Arlington, TX 76001

Date: March 23, 2020

Time: 1:30 pm shotgun start

REGISTER HERE

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// ASHRAE Region VI I I 2020 Chapter Regional Conference

Conference venue:

Houston City Place Marriott Hotel

Springwood Village

1200 Lake Plaza Dr

The Woodlands, Texas 77630

Register now:

April 23-25, 2020

Click the web link for additional event info:

WEBLINK

// ASHRAE Annual Meeting:

Aus t in , Texas

Conference venue:

J.W. Marriott Austin Hotel

110 E. 2nd St.

and Austin Convention Center

500 E. Cesar Chavez St.

Austin, Texas 78701

Save the Date: June 27 - July 1, 2020

WEBLINK

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Designing a New Building that has a Carbon Neutral Footprint is the Focus of ASHRAE’s 2020 Modeling Competition

Weblink

ASHRAE Releases Schedule of Popular HVAC Design Training

Weblink

RECENT ASHRAE SOCIETY NEWS

RECENTLY PUBLISHED ASHRAE RESOURCES

ASHRAE reaffirms Standard 26-2010 (RA2020), Mechanical Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Installations Aboard Ship

Weblink

ASHRAE reaffirms Standard 28-1996 (RA2020), Method of Testing Flow Capacity of Refrigerant Capillary Tubes

Weblink

ASHRAE publishes Guideline 27-2019, Measurement Procedures for Gaseous Contaminants in Commercial Buildings

Weblink

RECENTLY REVISED TPS

Revisions to Title, Purpose and Scope have been recently approved for the fol-lowing ASHRAE Resources:

• Guideline 0, The Commissioning Process

• Standard 15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems

• Standard 15.2, Safety Standard for Air-conditioning and Heat Pump Systems in Residential Applications

• Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems

• Standard 514, Control Measures for Building Water Systems to Reduce Illness and Injury

Weblink

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STATE OF THE CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT:

OFFICER AND CHAIR REPORTS

// THE 2019 - 2020 ASHRAE CHAPTER YEAR

A full slate of events and technical topics are planned for this year so

there will be plenty of opportunities to connect with other ASHRAE mem-

bers, earn PDHs and learn something new. It’s hard to believe that we’re

almost halfway through the ASHRAE year!

Below you’ll find the monthly reports from chapter officers and chairs.

// RESEARCH PROMOTION - Saul Martinez

Looking forward to our upcoming Spring golf tournament; all proceeds go

towards ASHRAE RP.

// REFRIGERATION - Dan Torres

We will be hosting the annual spring Sporting Clay Shoot on May 8th,

2020. Registration will begin at 8 AM and the event will start at 9. Prices

are $500 per team, $125 for an individual. Lunch, awards, and raffle to

immediately follow. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, so

please reach out to Refrigeration Chair, Dan Torres, at

[email protected] for registration and a chance to help contribute

to support ASHRAE Research Promotion.

// CTTC CHAIR - Sonalie Johnson

Last month we had a fantastic joint meeting with the Fort Worth IEEE

Chapter. We enjoyed networking with our electrical counterparts and

learning from their experiences. Carson Linstead and Kyle Grice presented

on Mechanical and Electrical Coordination for Dummies. It was an enter-

taining, informative, and engaging presentation that represented both

trades and how we can work together more effectively.

This month we’ve worked to line up another great presentation. We have

Justin Johnson with Antec Controls presenting on Laboratory Airflow Con-

trol. Look forward to seeing everyone there!

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OFFICER AND CHAIR REPORTS // GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES - Van Cashen

The GAC committee has put together a Government Officials Contact List

for tracking who our main points of contact are with local, state and fed-

eral jurisdictions in our area. The committee has also assembled a list of

energy code adoption for local jurisdictions.

// SPECIAL EVENTS - Sean Rath

Here is list of the upcoming events:

• March 23, 2020 – Spring Golf Tournament

• April 23, 2020 – ASHRAE Poker Tournament

• June 2020 – Past President’s Night

// CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR - Connie Staudt

Go and “LIKE” the Fort Worth ASHRAE on Facebook & join our group on

LinkedIn. Participating in our chapter social media helps our chapter earn

points given by Society toward chapter awards. Be sure to check out the

chapter website too!

// CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION - Patty Parrish

We are celebrating the following new members:

• Dipak J. Parikh - Ameresco

• Dan Nguyen - JMS Integrated Bldg. Solutions

• Seth Priester - M & M Mfg

• Michael A. Hermes - Don Penn Consulting

• Jonathan Kyle Grice - Burns & McDonnell

We had a few lapsed members at end of February but reaching out to

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OFFICER AND CHAIR REPORTS

// HONORS AND AWARDS - Tony Finch

I’m currently working with regional officers on an award application for an

outstanding chapter officer or chair.

// YEA CO-CHAIRS - Jacob Cantu & Whitney Lampe

We are looking for sponsors for our upcoming YEA events. Please

contact Whitney Lampe or Jacob Cantu if you are interested in

sponsoring an upcoming happy hour!

// STUDENT ACTIVITIES (K-12 AND HIGHER ED) - Ian Bost

Higher Ed

Scott West has been advising the ASHRAE student competition team at UT

-Arlington. The team has finalized load calculations and is now looking at

equipment selections for completing life cycle cost analysis.

We paid for 5 new TCU student chapter memberships this month ($150).

Last week we had a joint meeting at TCU for their student chapter and

ASME chapter meeting. We are needing Volunteers for k-12 career day

presentations. If you’re interested please let an officer know and we can

provide you with more details.

// SUSTAINABILITY - Ryan Edwards

ASHRAE Fort Worth is pitching in again for the Cowtown Cleanup! It’s

coming up on April 4th from 8 - 11 am so come out if you’re able and help

us keep Fort Worth beautiful.

https://fortworthtexas.gov/cowtowncleanup/

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING MINUTES

CHAPTER SECRETARY

//JEREMY SNYDER

//Attendance:

• Jeremy Snyder

• Van Cashen

• Allen Grammer

• Saul Martinez

• Tony Finch

• Sonalie Johnson

• Patty Parrish

• Ashley Fiddelke

• David Muzzy

• Connie Staudt

Call to order: 10:31 am

President

• Discussion regarding self-introductions and allotted time for announce-

ments and IEEE announcements to ensure sufficient time for presenta-

tion. Announcements include YEA event, spring golf tournament, nomi-

nating committee applicants, and CRC. Decided to do self-

introductions at each table prior to start of meeting.

• PAOE points – need to get with each chair to properly submit them.

• BOG next month is a week early to meet with ASHRAE President at Joe

T's. Discussion on payment. Decided to go ‘dutch’, and the chapter to

cover Symko and Boyce. To investigate chapter funds for this.

• BOG to vote on the nominating committee for next year’s officer ap-

pointment.

Allen makes motion to approve nominating committee: Van Cash-

en (Chair), Patty Parrish, David Muzzy, Ian Bost, Tony Finch, and Al-

len Grammer.

Saul seconds, 5 ayes, 2 not present.


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President Elect

• Not present.

Secretary

• Nothing to report.

Treasurer

• Need to coordinate golf sponsorship with Saul, as well as ensure it is accurately reflect-ed in the books for audit.

RP Chair

• Golf tournament proceeds were corrected, as they didn’t include proceeds from annu-al sponsorships. To coordinate with treasurer and send additional proceeds to RP.

BOG

• Past president, WO Kelly passed way. To be communicated to chapter, as well as any details regarding services. Will investigate setting up an endowment.

CTTC

• Next month meeting’s original speaker is no longer available. We have a lead on an option for critical room controls. All present agreed it is an option worth pursuing, so Son-alie and Dan will look to firm up the commitment.

• April meeting – need to touch base and finalize with AIA. Allen has a contact for a speaker, Dan is working on a backup speaker.

• May meeting is now to be a joint meeting with NTAEE. We already have a DL lined up, so no changes from our end; NTAEE will just now join us at the Petroleum Club. Sonalie to send speaker and presentation info to Connie.

YEA

• Not present.

Student Activities

• Not present.

GAC


Membership Promotion


Sustainability

• Not present.

Refrigeration

• Not present.


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CCT / Webmaster

• Communication regarding events and information aren’t properly being communicat-ed to Connie. Need more proactive communication to her to ensure it communicated to the chapter.

Events / Activities

• Will announce golf tournament during meeting.

Awards


Historian

• Not present.

//ADJOURNMENT: 11:12 am


OFFICERS/COMMITTEES NAME EMAIL

CHAPTER PRESIDENT Allen Grammer [email protected]

CHAPTER PRESIDENT ELECT Scott West [email protected]

CHAPTER SECRETARY Jeremy Snyder [email protected]

CHAPTER TREASURER Ashley Fiddelke [email protected]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Connie Staudt [email protected]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Daniel Markel [email protected]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Saul Martinez [email protected]

CHAPTER RESEARCH PROMOTION CHAIR Saul Martinez [email protected]

CHAPTER REFRIGERATION CHAIR Dan Torres [email protected]

CHAPTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Sonalie Johnson [email protected]

CHAPTER SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Ryan Edwards [email protected]

CHAPTER GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT CHAIR Van Cashen [email protected]

CHAPTER SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR Sean Rath [email protected]

CHAPTER SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE (GOLF) David Muzzy [email protected]

CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Connie Staudt [email protected]

CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION CHAIR Patty Parrish [email protected]

CHAPTER HISTORIAN Griffin Lydahl [email protected]

CHAPTER YEA CO-CHAIR Jacob Cantu [email protected]

CHAPTER YEA CO-CHAIR Whitney Lampe [email protected]

CHAPTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR Ian Bost [email protected]

K-12 STEM CHAIR Ian Bost [email protected]

CHAPTER HONORS & AWARDS Tony Finch [email protected]

CHAPTER WEBMASTER Connie Staudt [email protected]

CHAPTER AUDITING COMMITTEE Richard Watters [email protected]

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Below you’ll find the chapter accounting trans-

actions for the month of February 2020.

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Treasurer's Report (by Ashley Fiddelke)

Starting Balance (2/1/20): $28,197.98

Debits

2/18 Starchapter Payment $100.00

2/20 Petroleum Club Lunch Payment $3,070.00

2/21 Saul Martinez RP check for Golf Tournament $3,874.00

Subtotal: $7,044.00

Credits

2/14 Teller Deposit $750.00

$330 Jacobs May Lunch Payment

$420 ASHRAE society dues check

2/19 Paypal lunches $723.68

2/20 Paypal lunches $61.06

2/20 Square $289.84

2/24 Paypal Golf Sponsor $145.35

2/24 Teller Deposit $1,120.00

$70 cash Feb luncheon, 2 non pre-register rate

$30 check pre-register lunch

$925 IEEE lunch payment

$95 Pre-register Maloney check

Subtotal: $3,089.93

New Balance as 2/29/20 $24,243.91


MON TH LY M EE T I NG CA LE NDA R

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August 21, 2019 Storm Shelter Design

September 18, 2019 Optimizing Chilled Water Systems

October 16, 2019 HVAC in Other Industries

Presenter - Mike Tiedeman

November 20, 2019 Critical Facilities New Construction Commissioning and

Existing Building Commissioning

Intelligent Buildings - Technology is Changing What is

Possible in the Built Environment

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer - James Vallort

December 11, 2019 The (un)Ethical Engineer

Presenter - Devin Abellon

Joint meeting with ASHRAE Dallas Chapter

at DFW Airport

SPRING

January 15, 2020 ASHRAE Standard 62.1: Recent Updates

February 19, 2020 Coordination with Electrical - Building Designs with

Generators, Capacitor Banks, Harmonics, etc.

March 18, 2020 Laboratory Airflow Control

April 15, 2020 Acoustics (Heard of it?)

Planned joint meeting with AIA

May 20, 2020 High Performance Building Design - What the Future

Holds

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer - Dr. Thomas Lawrence


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March 23, 2020 Spring Golf Tournament

April 4, 2020 Cowtown Cleanup (Sustainability Event, exact date

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April 23, 2020 2nd Annual ASHRAE Poker Tournament, Hosted by Texas

Air Systems

May 8, 2020 Shotgun Clay Shoot

June, 2020 Past President’s Night


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