Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely

President’s Message

Welcome to the beginning of the 2017-18 Chapter year. We are off to a great start. Including healthy finances and an exceptional board, we have many reasons to celebrate. Let me share some shout outs:

• Rodney Lewis was recognized by Society with a 50-year Distinguished Member award

• Alan Neely received a Society Distinguished Service Award

• Jeff Hunter attended Membership Promotion training at the Society Annual Meeting in June

• John Gross attended Student Affairs training at the Society Annual Meeting in June

• Keith Reihl is the Region VIII Treasurer • Alan Neely is the Region VIII Regional Vice President (RVP) Membership

Promotion (MP) • Mike Donovan continues as Region VIII Regional Vice President (RVP)

Research Promotion (RP) • Bruce Flaniken is Society Chair of the Historical Committee • Steve Redding and the team are continuing with preparations for

hosting the 2018 Annual Meeting in Houston • Bruce Flaniken, Alan Neely, Mike Donovan and Kevin Murphy are

starting preparations for hosting CRC in Houston in 2020

Of particular note is the chapter raising over $130,000 for Research Promotion, finally surpassing Rocky Mountain House chapter. Ken Shifflett will receive the top RP chair award in Chicago for his efforts. YEA co-chairs Rachel Haines Downey and Chase Bielamowicz have outdone themselves by organizing a Daiken plant tour on August 10. All YEA members should plan to attend. The chapter is honored to host the incoming Region Director and Regional Chair (DRC), Jon Symko, for his first chapter visit. This is significant because Jon is a Houston Past President and a major player in the Houston HVAC market. Please plan to attend the August 16 chapter lunch meeting and hear Jon’s plans for ASHRAE Society and Region. All The Best, Bill Chalmers P.E. ASHRAE Houston Chapter 2017-18 President

This Month’s Meeting

ASHRAE August Meeting Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM HESS Building 5430 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056 http://www.hessclub.com/

Topic: Houston's own Jon Symko was recently elected as director of ASHRAE Region VIII. He will give an overview of inner workings of ASHRAE between the local chapter, regional, and national levels.

Costs: Members: $25 Non-members: $35 Consulting Engineers Express Members: Free Regular Express Members: Free YEA Express Members Free Life Members Free

Format: 11:00-11:20 a.m. – Networking and Sign In and Start Lunch Line 11:20-11:30 a.m. – Start Lunch 11:30 a.m. – Start Meeting 11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Roll Call, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Message from President, Officers Reports, General Announcements* 12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. – Program/Presentation 12:50- 1:00 p.m. – Q&A 1:00 p.m. – conclude

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ASHRAE HOUSTON - Research Promotion Fundraising Events Sporting Clay Tournament September 15, 2017 - American Shooting Center

Bowling Tournament November 17, 2017 - Bowlmor

Poker Tournament February 16, 2018 - Convergentz Office

Golf Tournament March 26, 2018 - Longwood Golf Club

ASHRAE PARTNER - Platinum $10,000

• Signage at each meeting as a platinum sponsor and ASHRAE Partner

• Recognition on the ASHRAE Houston website as a platinum sponsor/ASHRAE Partner which can link to your website

• ASHRAE Partner banner at each event, plus four (4) fully paid participants at the Sporting Clay Tournament and Golf Tournament + six (6) fully paid participants at Bowlmor

• Inclusion in the ASHRAE Houston directory (no extra charge) • Admission for eight (8) to the Past President night (Table) • Tailgate sponsor at the Golf Tournament • Tabletop display space at the Sporting Clay Tournament • Two (2) buy-ins at the Poker Tournament

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• Recognition on ASHRAE Houston website as a gold sponsor

• Sponsor sign at each event, plus two (2) fully paid participants at the Sporting Clay Tournament

• One team (4) at the Golf Tournament + two (2) paid participants at Bowlmor

• Inclusion in the ASHRAE Houston directory (no extra charge)

• Admission for two (2) to the Past President night

• Hole flag sponsor a the Golf Tournament

• One (1) buy-in at the Poker Tournament

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Silver $5,000

• Signage at each meeting as a silver sponsor

• Recognition on the ASHRAE Houston website as a silver sponsor

• Two (2) participants at The Sporting Clay Tournament and Bowlmor

• Sponsor Sign - hole sponsor at The Golf Tournament + stand sponsor at the Sporting Clay Tournament

• Admission for two (2) to the Past President night

• Dinner sponsor at one of the 3 events • One (1) buy-in at the Poker Tournament

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Bronze $2,000

• Signage at each meeting as a bronze sponsor

• Recognition on the ASHRAE Houston website as a bronze sponsor

• Sponsor Sign - hole sponsor at the Golf Tournament + stand sponsor at the Sporting Clay Tournament

• Admission for two (2) to the Past President night

• One (1) buy-in at the Poker Tournament

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Deadline is September 1, 2017 ASHRAE Houston Research Promotion fundraising events and the product directory are excellent sponsorship opportunities. Your company reaches many key decision makers and sends a strong message

of supporting the research that the public relies upon for comfort and sustainability. The ASHRAE Houston board is making corporate sponsorship easy by offering levels that include promotion of your company at chapter events, chapter meetings, the ASHRAE Houston website, and in the local ASHRAE Houston directory. Please indicate your desired sponsorship level by emailing me at kmcculloch@convergentz.com or by calling (713) 328-3775. You will be invoiced immediately. Please do not delay your sponsorship, and we greatly appreciate all past sponsors and new sponsors going forward. Our cutoff date this year for corporate sponsorship is September 1, 2017. Sincerely, Kurt McCulloch VP, Research Promotion ASHRAE Houston

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or if you have any questions. Log into www.ashraehouston.org to register for the event

or turn in the registration form. All proceeds benefit ASHRAE Research Promotion.

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Friday, September 15, 2017

50 Targets + 2 Man Flurry

Registration: 2:00 pm

Safety Meeting: 2:45 pm

Starts: 3:00 pm

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INDIVIDUAL & TEAM REGISTRATION Fourth Annual Sporting Clay Tournament All proceeds benefit ASHRAE Research Promotion

Includes: 50 targets + 2 man flurry, ammunition, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages before

and during event. Dinner and cocktails will be provided after the event.

Registration is $175 per person or $700 for a team of 4. Mulligans available for

purchase at $5 each. Limited shotguns are available for loaners. Golf carts are available

for rent; please contact me for the form.

Contact Kurt McCulloch at kmcculloch@convergentz.com or (713) 328-3775 to sponsor

or if you have any questions. Log into www.ashraehouston.org to register for the event

or turn in the registration form. All proceeds benefit ASHRAE Research Promotion.

When:

Friday, September 15, 2017

50 Targets + 2 Man Flurry

Registration: 2:00 pm

Safety Meeting: 2:45 pm

Starts: 3:00 pm

Where:

American Shooting Centers

16500 Westheimer Pkwy

Houston, TX 77082

**Sponsorship opportunities:

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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP Fourth Annual Sporting Clay Tournament All proceeds benefit ASHRAE Research Promotion

Board Planning Session July 25, 2017 Attendees: Chase Bielamowicz, Bill Chalmers, Rachel Haines Downey, Bruce Flaniken, Jeff Hunter, Mike Langton, Kurt McCulloch, Alan Neely, Ken Shifflett, , Kapil Upadhyaya, Josh Vanlandingham, John Walik, Jon Symko Region Report Region VIII DRC, Jon Symko, share his MBOs: #1 – Increase “active” members by creating a region development committee. #2 – increase individual member’s RP contribution #3 – Increase chapter’s student, YEA, women memberships. Jon requested student activities organize an induction ceremony for Lamar student branch. Society does not have an official induction ceremony. Jon is creating the ceremony forma which will be used for the first time at Lamar. Jon explained that he is working on setting up the Region VIII website and Basecamp. Please be patient. Chapter participation in CRC basecamp should only be the chapter newsletter editor and the chapter president. President elect will have access after attending president elect training. Ken noted that the CRC delegate and alternate should also have access. Jon concurred and is asking Pam Duffy to send the invitation. Bill pointed out the extensive representation at Region by Houston chapter members: DRC – Jon Symko RP – Mike Donovan Treasurer – Keith Riehl Membership – Alan Neely Historian - Bruce Flaniken Golden Gavel Committee – Hugh McMillan Introductions Bill introduced the board members with emphasis on ASHRAE participation. We discovered many interesting facts about one another and realized the board has seven former past presidents and many people with experience in other chapters. Logistics Bill reviewed how the chapter conducts business Basecamp • Primarily a repository of documents. Bill reviewed folders and their content. • Bill invited people to use the communication features but noted that he is not

using them as a primary means of communication. • Confirmed everyone has access except Jeff Hunter. Bill provided access after

the meeting. Review PAOE points • Bruce Flaniken explained the history and purpose of PAOE points

Officers 2017-18 President Bill Chalmers Johnson Controls, Inc. President-Elect / Chapter Technology Transfer Chair Kenneth Shifflett Distribaire, Inc. Vice-President/ Resource Promotion Chair Kurt McCulloch Hunton Trane Treasurer Greg Tinkler KCI Technologies Inc. Secretary Josh Vanlandingham AEI|Affiliated Engineers Inc. Board of Governors Bruce Flaniken Houston Methodist Hospital Alan Neely Pittsburgh Corning Corporation John Walik HD Grant Company, Inc. Past President Kimberly Thompson HTS Texas www.ashraehouston.org

• The 2016/17 results were reviewed. It was noted that Region VIII generates

many more points than other regions. • Bill reviewed the PAOE summary with his comments. He pointed out that

clarifications are often needed because the descriptions can be vague. • One is not expected to do every PAOE point item, but the activities indicates

what is expected from a well run chapter. Board agenda

• Bill reviewed the new minute format that is a repository of the many activites assigned by Region and Society.

• Tell people to look for assigned action items and dates MBOs

• Point out MBO assignments to the various committee chairs. • Jon’s MBO template was reviewed along with Bruce/Victoria’s format • Chairs are welcome to use their preferred format.

Chapter MBOs.

• Bill said that he observed that consulting engineers did not participate in last year’s program. The group concurred and gave the following reasons consultants and owners are not participating:

o CEs will not allow young engineers time off work. o Need to get principals to allow engineers to attend or take their young engineers to the

meeting. o Young engineers are reluctant to ask managers if they can attend. o Some principal engineers are afraid of their young engineers being solicited for employment by

other firms if they attend ASHRAE events. o Chase and Rachel are disappointed at the low attendance at YEA events. Rachel has a mailing

list of 400 people but only about 20 people attend a typical YEA event. She says YEA events are often another gathering of vendors.

o Many CE firms will pay for membership, but employees are not aware of the program. o REACH program is available to promote membership. Jeff recommended using member list to

encourage participation. o Hospital people participate in TAHFM, HEAT, etc. to stay current with Joint Commission updates.

ASHRAE is too industry specific. Travelling from the medical center is also a problem. o Commercial building operators get their information from BOMA o Kapil thinks architects are interested in certain topics providing they are registered for AIA CEUs.

• Bill shared his observations as Chapter Technology Transfer chair that very few consultants attended chapter meetings with speakers they needed to meet. However, consultants did attend the ASHRAE 90.1 presentation.

• The board must focus on making the ASHRAE chapter relevant and increasing their participation. Bill explained his chapter vision: Everyone in the Houston HVAC and refrigeration community is knowledgeable of ASHRAE's technical and education information. Bill explained that many people in the HVAC industry know that ASHRAE publishes books, magazines, handbooks and standards. Many people also wish they had time to read these publications. They know that the information would make them better at their jobs and ensure their projects are designed properly. The Houston chapter needs to make it easy for people to learn ASHRAE's technical information. The benefits of pursuing this vision are: • Increased membership • Increased participation • More money raised for research promotion

• Professional development hours for participants Chapter objectives for 2017/18 will help achieve the vision: Objective #1 - Broadcast Chapter Meetings as a Webinar Objective #2 - Conduct as many of the ASHRAE Group Learning classes as possible during the chapter year. Priority is given to: • ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality • ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Code • HVAC Controls • Psychrometrics • Air System Design • Water System Design • Acoustics Objective #3 - Increase active membership by 20% Objective #4 - Double the chapter individual member's Research Promotion contributions. • Discussion ensued about ASHRAE Group Learning Classes. Manufacturer’s rep firms already offer

training at a much lower cost than Bill recommended. Information shared was: o TAS, HTS, Trane and Carrier offer courses o HTS is charging $50 per class o Carrier is charging $600 for 11 courses.

It was questioned if people would pay a premium for ASHRAE material. Bill thanked everyone for their time and ideas. The meeting ended at 3 pm.

Houston Chapter MBO PAOE 2017-18 Points Related to Chapter Historical Activities:

H1

150 points; (150 points maximum)

150

For digitizing complete chapter historical archives posting on the chapter website and/or electronic storage and

updating annually; (include a minimum of meeting minutes, monthly newsletters, listing of chapter executive

inventory of historic items and memorabilia not scan-able and CRC reports) Will continue to update, archive and

maintain list of documents on HAR Website under History

H2 100 points; (no limit) 200 For each leadership recall interview, copy must be submitted to RVC before the next CRC. Propose Hugh D. McMillan, III

And Gaylon Richardson H3 100 points; (100 points maximum)

1001,250 +

For each history of a system, standard, person, event or a company significant to the Chapter’s history (Society Gold

Ribbon Award) Report on Life and Times of Dr. Frederick E. Giesecke Founder of Texas and South Texas Chapters of

ASHVE for ASHRAE Gold Ribbon Award H4 50 points; (50 points maximum) 50 For chapter historical display at CRC (updated annually or new display) Updated Display for CRC

H5 50 points; (50 points maximum) 50 For creating a chapter timeline with annual updates adding previous year events and posting on the chapter website

and/or electronic storage Will continue the electronic update of Chapter Timeline and Post on HAR Website

H6 50 points; (50 points maximum)50 For program on history as all or part of a monthly chapter meeting Will create a program for History for Past President’s

Night H7 50 points 50 For identifying and documenting any heating, refrigeration or air-conditioning plant, systems or buildings of historic

interest within the boundaries of the Chapter ASHRAE members (see criteria in note above) Working to identify and

write by CRC

H8 50 points 150 For each interview with Fellow ASHRAE member Dr. Haberl and Dr. Dennis O’Neal & Bruce Flaniken

H9 50 points; (50 points per individual;

300 points maximum)300

For inviting Life members to one of the monthly chapter meetings Invite a minimum of 6 life members to Past presidents

Night in January

H10 25 points; (200 points maximum)200 For publishing articles on chapter, company or member history in chapter newsletter, Society publication or chapter

website (8 newsletters Continue publishing History in each HAR) YEA/WiA Activities:

H11 25 points; (50 points maximum)50 For a local Chapter Historical activity performed by an actively engaged YEA member Will recruit Yea member to write at

least two articles each in HAR

H12 25 points; (50 points maximum)50 For a local Chapter Historical activity performed by an actively engaged “Women in ASHRAE (WiA) member (Note: If a

YEA member is female choose either YEA or WiA but not both.) Will recruit WIA members to 2write at least two articles

each in HAR

Regional Historian Assigns/Enters the following points:

H13

100 points; (100 points maximum)100

For the incoming Chapter Historian: attendance at the CRC workshop; or completing a “Review of Historical Committee Training PowerPoint” between the start of the CRC and the start of the new ASHRAE Society year on BLF attended workshop and wrote t raining manual. Victoria Herman has rev iewed the t raining power point and work on the Current MBO, July 2017

H14 100 points; (100 points maximum)100 For a chapter historian holding the position another consecutive year Both Victoria and I are returning Chapter Historians

H15 100 points; (100 points maximum)100 For chapter historian participating in new historical based activities unique to the Region or Society; chapter needs to

have Regional Historian’s prior approval for this activity to qualify. I am writing an article about the evolution of early

society scholars, Inventors, Craftsamen, Manufacurer’s & Design Consultants for the `125 Anniversary Edition for

publication

H16 50 – 100 points; (100 points

maximum) 100

For planning/goal setting session with Regional Historian, including the preparation and submission of the respective

Chapter’s Historical MBOs (points assigned by Regional Historian by October 1 or 2 weeks after the CRC, whichever is later)

Meeting with RVC Region VIII Dusty Stoabs in Houston, Tx August 16, 2017 to present info!

H17 10 – 100 points; (100 points

maximum) 100

For achieving goals established in goal-setting session with Regional Historian (points assigned by Regional Historian by

June 30) Final report fror CRC in April

H1 toH10 = 1,300 PAOE; H11 & H12 = 200 PAOE; & H13 to H17 = 500 PAOE= Total PAOE =2,000.

An Interview with ASHRAE Fellow Member David E. Claridge, Ph.D., P.E.

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“ASHRAE’s Honors and Awards program recognizes the dedicated ASHRAE Members who give freely oftheir time and expertise to fulfill the Society’s mission of advancing the arts and sciences of HVAC&R to

serve humanity and provide a sustainable world.”

While reading this description on the ASHRAE website, I immediately thought of the phone call I had tomake to interview Dr. David Claridge. Through our conversation, I learned about a shining example ofjust how one gives their time freely and makes notable contributions in advancing our industry whilemaking a positive impact on humanity and the world.

Dr. Claridge is the Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory and the Leland Jordan Professor ofMechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University where he has spent over 30 years of his career. Tostart the interview, I asked him about his career path.

I noticed that all of your degrees are in physics. Can you tell me about your career path andwhat attracted you to engineering and the HVAC industry?

His response was a joke to the effect of ‘Is it not common for a Physics major to work in buildingenergy efficiency?’ He explained that after college, he had planned to become a physicsprofessor. However, life doesn’t always turn out the way we planned. Dr. Claridge explained

that when he was nearing graduationthe market for a Physics Professorswas suppressed and the UnitedStates was in the middle of the oilcrisis. Waking up at 6 AM to fill upwith a tank of gas, he wondered whatthe rest of his life would be like, andbegan taking an interest in energy.

After acting on his interest heeventually was put in contact withsomeone working on an energyefficiency study. He volunteered anddid investigation work that led to himbeing one of only two graduate

students invited to attend a study at Princeton with other pioneers in the building energyefficiency industry, like Art Rosenfeld, Berkeley physicist (the godfather of energy efficiency).This study and the work he facilitated eventually led to the founding of the Energy EfficientBuildings Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

This work confirmed his interest in the field and he continued working and doing research in thebuilding energy efficiency industry. Within ten years, his path led him back to universities

Didyouknow?Dr.Claridge’sabbreviatedResumebythenumbers:

41yearsintheindustry31yearswithTexasA&MUniversity

18patents400+publishedjournalpapers,books,bookchaptersand

conferencepapers(100+relatedtocommissioningofexistingbuildings)

$50million+directionorco-directionincommissioningprojects73timesachairmanofM.S.Committeeforcompleteddegrees

18timesachairmanofPh.D.Committeeforcompleteddegrees

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sharing his knowledge with students.

Dr. Claridge said his move to Texas A&M turned out to be a good move which led to a lot ofopportunities he probably wouldn’t have experienced elsewhere. With a history of continuedinvolvement in the advancement of the building energy industry and as a Professor for more than 30years, I wondered what are some of his current concerns regarding the industry?

What are some of the challenges that both you and your colleagues face?

In his opinion, while there is significantly more interest in energy efficiency now, one of thechallenges in advancement of the field is that energy prices are currently low, driving downdemand for efficiency. Regardless, he still feels strongly that the work that they are doing isimportant when you look at our environment and the current state of affairs.

Another challenge that Dr. Claridge encountered was a good one. He explained that currentlythey are working to start an Architectural Engineering program at Texas A&M. This programwould allow engineering students that have already decided to study building engineering andenergy consumption to enter the career in a more direct pathway. It would allow studentsmore opportunities in these studies while still meeting ABET requirements, which sometimesplays a role in what a traditional mechanical engineering student must study with the broaderdegree. Dr. Claridge mentioned that they often hear from companies, that it takes graduateswith a mechanical engineering degree a few years post college to be brought up to speed whenthey work in the building engineering industry. The Architectural Engineering program that he isworking to create should speed this process up.

Dr. Claridge did note that although it this may be a more direct /better path, we can benefitfrom every experience we’ve had. Using his own life as an example, he said if he had finishedhis degrees 5 years earlier, he probably would be a Physics Professor, and never would havediscovered the work that he’s most passionate about.

As we talked about the path our careers take, I remembered that he has been extremely active inASHRAE for years. He has served on numerous committees and was a major contributor to the methodsused to measure energy savings in the International Performance Measurement and VerificationProtocol and ASHRAE Guideline 14.

How and when did you get started in ASHRAE?

Dr. Claridge said that his first involvement with ASHRAE started when he attending a nationalmeeting in Cincinnati in the early 1980s. He said his first impression was favorable because heonly observed sessions during the day, missing the amount of work that was going on with thecommittees. Thereafter, he began working on technical committees for energy calculations

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which led to various roles throughout the years. He has been involved with special publicationsworking on many committees as well as the College of Fellows. He realized early on, that if hewanted his work to be connected with the rest of the trade, ASHRAE was where he needed tobe.

Without having to ask the next question, Dr. Claridge addressed it as he elaborated on ASHRAE.

Has your involvement lead to any significant impacts to your career personally?

Dr. Claridge believes that some of his most impactful work today steered from work that wasstarted when he was in Colorado. He told me a story about the student recreational centerbeing responsible for paying theirenergy costs and how this led to astudy that he worked on with JeffHaberl (now a Professor at Texas A&Mas well) regarding energy use for thefacility. He explained that afterlearning about the systems already inuse they found that simple changes inoperations led to a 25% decrease inenergy cost after a retrofit wasperformed.

This pioneering work in retro-commissioning has led to a whole fieldof very important work for the entirebuilding industry. This signification asDr. Claridge explained is that theyhelped bridge engineering intosomething that building operatorscould implement and do it in a costeffective way.

This work in commissioning is one of the items that Dr. Claridge says stands out in his career to him asan area that he’s had a significant impact. That led to my next question,

Are there any other accomplishments that you are most proud of?

He believes his single most important accomplishment in terms of impact, will be the new ACunit he co-invented. The Molecular Membrane Air Conditioner (MMAC) will be a very important

Didyouknow?Dr.Claridge’sKeyHonors,Awards

Ø 1976:CongressionalScienceFellowoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience

Ø 1997:DistinguishedServiceAward,ASHRAE,JuneØ 1997:GraduateTeachingAward,TexasA&M

MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentØ 1998:E.K.CampbellAwardofMeritfromASHRAEfor

outstandingserviceinteaching,JanuaryØ 2001:ASMEFellowØ 2003:FacultyDistinguishedAchievementinResearch

Award,TexasA&MUniversityØ 2008:ASHRAEFellowØ 2011:HonoraryInternationalMember,Soc.of

Heating,Air-ConditioningandSanitaryEngineersofJapan

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step forward because of how the process separates the dehumidification and sensible cooling,without refrigerant. “It has the potential to be a true game changer.”

With regards to education, he is excited about starting the Architectural Engineering Program,an achievement that could not be made possible without the support from the University witha goal to grow the engineering department to 25,000 students by the year 2025.

As our time drew to an end, I felt as if I learned a lot from him already, but I wanted to more advice topass on to those in the industry or those considering the industry.

What advice would you give to a young engineer entering the HVAC field?

His advice? “Follow your passion!” We spend a large majority of our time working, whichmakes it all the more important to feel good about what you are doing. Dr. Claridge recalled atrip he had a while ago to Thailand where he noticed young engineers changing jobs very often,just following a slightly higher salary. His impression was, “work that’s important to youpersonally will give you much more satisfaction than just a higher salary.”

Before ending our call, Dr. Claridge told me that he feels blessed to be able to work on things that hethinks are important. It was a pleasure getting to know him a little more and witnessing how someonewho gives their time freely can advance the arts and sciences, serve humanity and provide all of us witha more sustainable world.

Dr. Claridge

DAVID E. CLARIDGE, PH.D., P.E.

Email: dclaridge@tamu.edu Phone: (979) 862-8471 (O)

Dr. Claridge is the Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory and the Leland Jordan Professor ofMechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He is internationally known for his work on energyefficiency, particularly for pioneering development of existing building commissioning and was a majorcontributor to the methods used to measure energy savings in the International Performance Measurementand Verification Protocol and ASHRAE Guideline 14. He is also co-inventor of a disruptive refrigerant-free air conditioner technology that promises to substantially increase air conditioning efficiency.

He holds 18 patents, is author of over 400 journal and conference papers, is a Fellow ASME and ofASHRAE, and in 2011 was named an Honorary International Member of the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan in recognition of his contributions to energy efficiency inbuildings.

EDUCATION

B.S. (cum laude), 1964, Engineering Physics, Walla Walla CollegeM.S., 1966, Physics, Stanford UniversityPh.D., 1976, Physics, Stanford University

EXPERIENCE

9/07 – Present Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station1/05 – Present Leland Jordan Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University9/99 – Present Senior Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Texas9/95 – Present Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College9/86 - 8/95 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University,1/82 - 8/86 Assoc. Prof. of Civil & Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder.1/80 - 1/82 Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado.1/76 - 1/80 Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), U. S. Congress.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Congressional Science Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1976.Distinguished Service Award, ASHRAE, June, 1997Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering Department, October. 1997E.K. Campbell Award of Merit from ASHRAE for outstanding service in teaching, January, 1998ASME Fellow, 2001Faculty Distinguished Achievement in Research Award, Texas A&M University, 2003ASHRAE Fellow, 2008Honorary International Member, Soc. of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan, 2011

PUBLICATIONS

Over 400 journal papers, books, book chapters and conference papers, including over 100 related tocommissioning of existing buildings.

PROJECTS

He has been personally involved with projects commissioning dozens of existing buildings and has directedor co-directed over $50 million in commissioning projects, energy audits and research projects..

STUDENT RESEARCH ADVISING

A. Chairman of M.S. Committee for 73 completed degreesB. Chairman of Ph.D. Committee 18 completed degrees

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Express Membership

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For our 2017-2018 ASHRAE Houston Chapter Year.

There are two plans available: FOR THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP: Total Cost: $225 Includes the cost of 8 regular luncheons / meals Includes Past Presidents Night and Student Night Must have current ASHRAE Membership (local and national dues paid) FOR THE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT MEMBERSHIP: Total Cost: $100 Includes the cost of 8 regular luncheons / meals Excludes Past Presidents Night and Student Night Must have current ASHRAE Membership (local and national dues paid)

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An Old Timer is anyone 50 years and older and involved in the air-conditioning industry

IT’S THE 9th BI-ANNUAL OLD TIMERS PARTY

LOCATION: Armadillo Palace 5015 Kirby Dr HOUSTON, TX 77098

DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCT 11, 2017

TIME: 5 PM TILL 8 PM

Save The Date! More Details To Come.

Committee Members: Orin Anderson, Richard Burr, Tony McCorvey, Danny Grant, Glenn Booker

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

ASHRAE ANNUAL MEETING IN HOUSTON JUNE, 2018

The ASHRAE Annual Meeting will be held in Houston at the Hilton Americas in June, 2018. The technical program will be presented starting on Sunday, June 24 and end on Wednesday, June 27. It is the Host Committee’s responsibility to provide 2 monitors for each session. The monitors’ responsibilities are to scan the badges of the attendees for purposes of providing documentation of professional development hours for those attendees that require it and to help resolve any issues that may arise with the audio/visual presentation. Approximately 32 monitors will be required for the Sunday sessions and 18 will be required for each of the Monday through Wednesday session. In order to cover this requirement, we would like to recruit at least 100 individuals to provide this service. In exchange for your volunteer efforts, your registration for the meeting will be complementary and if you need the continuing education credits to maintain your professional license, you can scan your own badge for each session you monitor and get 3.5 to 4 pdh credits. The registration fee for the Annual Meeting will be more than $500, so this is quite valuable to the volunteer.

We will start actively promoting the need for volunteers next month and will be putting a roster together starting in January. If you are interested in helping the Houston Chapter by volunteering to serve as a monitor, please contact me via email at hmcm3@att.net. Later this year we will start promoting this opportunity at other chapters in Region VIII and across Society, but we want to make this available to our Houston Chapter Members first! Hugh McMillan Sessions Chair hmcm3@att.net

The Hunton Group

10555 Westpark Drive, Houston, TX 77042 OFFICE: 713.266.3900

www.huntongroup.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release

Contacts:

Hunton Group

Mitzi Coil, Marketing Director

713.328.3727, mcoil@huntongroup.com

Hunton Group expands in Houston with purchase of five acres for a new SE

Houston Distribution Center

Hunton Distribution announces the development of a new 75,000 sq. ft. Distribution Center located between Highway 3 and I-45 south on Dixie Farm Road, breaking ground in October. This will be the third residential center in the Houston area for Hunton Distribution and the fifth location for the Hunton Group.

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About Hunton Group

The Hunton Group, founded in 1981, is a conglomerate of synergized companies delivering energy

efficient HVAC products and systems; factory certified service; turn key financial solutions and

advanced building integration and control systems. Hunton Distribution is one of Trane’s largest

global residential distributors.

Please visit our website at Hunton Group to learn more.

The Hunton Group

10555 Westpark Drive, Houston, TX 77042 OFFICE: 713.266.3900

www.huntongroup.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release

Contacts:

Hunton Group

Mitzi Coil, Marketing Director

713.328.3727, mcoil@huntongroup.com

New Branch Manager in Oklahoma for Hunton Distribution

Charlie Hunton, President and General Manager of Hunton Distribution, is pleased to announce that Rick Redieck has joined the Hunton Group as Branch Manager for the Oklahoma City territory. Rick brings with him over 10 years experience with HVAC distribution and the Trane product. The last 5 years Rick was in a management role that produced substantial share growth. “We are looking forward to Rick’s leadership and expect him to hit the ground running

with much success,” stated Charlie Hunton.

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About Hunton Group

The Hunton Group, founded in 1981, is a conglomerate of synergized companies delivering energy

efficient HVAC products and systems; factory certified service; turn key financial solutions and advanced

building integration and control systems. Hunton Distribution is one of Trane’s largest global residential

distributors.

For the period July 1, 2016−June 30, 2017

*Actual numbers and audited financial statements will be published prior to 11/30/2017

MEMBER SERVICES

ASHRAE CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD

272 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER VISITS

8,842 WEBCASTREGISTRANTS

SOCIETY2

SPECIALITY5

TOTAL SOCIETY MEMBERS56,500 0.7%

TOTAL CHAPTERS183

2017 ASHRAE Winter ConferenceLas Vegas, NV

2017 ASHRAE Annual ConferenceLong Beach, CA

ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016Salt Lake City, UT

IAQ 2016 Defining Indoor Air QualityAlexandria, VA

2nd International Conferenceon Efficient Building Design Beirut, Lebanon

2nd International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environments for Hot ClimatesDoha, Qatar

Sustainable Management of Refrigeration Technologies in Mobile Marine and Fisheries SectorsBangkok, Thailand

ACTIVE STUDENT BRANCHES296

18 NEW PUBLICATIONS

PUBLISHING AND EDUCATION

TOP 5 BESTSELLERS

217 TOTAL EDUCATIONCOURSES PRESENTED 183COURSE

INVENTORY:

HOURS OF TRAINING IN ELEARNING PORTAL237

7,320 COURSE ATTENDEES

90.1-2016 62.1-2016 90.1-2013 135-2016 90.4-2016

TECHNOLOGY

27STANDARDS &

GUIDELINES PUBLISHED

22RESEARCH PROJECTS

AWARDED

3,650TOTAL TECHNICAL

INQUIRIES

MARKETING

VISITS TO ASHRAE.ORG1,222,304

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

8TRADE SHOWS

EXHIBITED

54,14122%

14,70015%

27,97431%

1,90576%

FINANCIAL

Meetings & Seminars 8% Advertising Income

15%

Publication Sales12%

Membership Dues26%

Other Income5%

8%Contributions

20%Exposition Income

6%Education

ASHRAE Source of FundsFiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016

ASHRAE Application of FundsFiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016

Other Expenses5%

Outside Services8%

9%

12%

17%Publication, Communication & Promotion 12%

Personnel37%

Occupancy & Office Expenses

Research

Meetings & Transportation

REVENUE$29.434M EXPENSE$29.367M

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

186CHAPTER

OUTREACH EFFORTS

4,000+ASHRAE-RELATED BILLS

TRACKED OR PASSED

DEVELOPMENT

TOTAL RAISED$3.1M

44SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDED THROUGH$184,500

RAISED IN NEW SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS

$357,000

RAISED FOR RESEARCH ONLY

$1.9M WITHIN THE

RP CAMPAIGN

RP CAMPAIGN GOAL

$2.36M(Research, YEA, ALI, Scholarships, General)

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Position Name TelePhone

President Bill Chalmers (713) 898-2874

President Elect Kenneth Shifflett (713) 266-1761

Vice President Kurt McCulloch (713) 266-3900

Treasurer Greg Tinkler (713) 871-8484

Secretary Josh Vanlandingham (713) 548-8900

Past President 2016-2017 Kimberly Thompson (832) 328-1010

Reception Adam Castillo (713) 266-3900

Attendance Trey Green (713) 782-2701

Board of Governors Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

Board of Governors Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Board of Governors Kimberly Thompson (832) 328-1010

Board of Governors John Walik (713) 462-8888

C.I.C Delegate Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

C.I.C Delegate Keith Reihl (713) 459-1044

C.R.C Delegate Kenneth Shifflett (713) 266-1761

C.R.C. Alternate Kurt McCulloch (713) 266-3900

Chaplain Neal Dominick 713 340-5389

Energy Code Kapil Upadhyaya (713) 426-7508

Grass Roots Advocacy Michael Langton (713) 462-8888

Historian Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

Historian Emeritus Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

Historian Victoria Herman (281) 646-2400

ASHRAE Houston Chapter Roster 2017-2018

Position Name TelePhone

ASHRAE Houston Chapter Roster 2017-2018

Honors & Awards Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Membership Promotion Jeffrey Hunter (832) 418-3833

PAOE Administrator David Schurk (832) 328-1010

Photographer Skip Williams (713) 782-2701

Photographer Valerie Roberts (281) 500-8136

Professional Certifications Alex Roessler (713) 782-2701

CTTC Chair Kenneth Shifflett (713) 580-8817

Refrigeration Tony Summers (713) 939-6095

Resource Promotion Kurt McCulloch (713) 266-3900

Roster & Product Directory Erin Schroeder (832) 328-1010

Social Media Mitchell Campbell (713) 782-2701

Social Media Lauren Ramos (713) 783-7707

STEM Champion Terry Conner (713) 936-1132

Student Activities John Gross (713) 871-8484

Student Activities Kristin Schaefer 979 595 6150

Sustainability Kapil Upadhyaya (713) 426-7508

Women in ASHRAE Rachel Haines Downey (832) 328-1010

Women in ASHRAE Lauren Ramos (713) 783-7707

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Chase Bielamowicz (832) 684-5934

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Rachel Haines Downey (832) 328-1010

Editor, Hot Air Recorder John Walik (713) 830-4523

Webmaster John Walik (713) 830-4523