Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely President’s Message The groundhog definitely saw his shadow this year. We might be due for warm weather by Memorial Day if we are lucky. I’ve been in Houston (small 4.5 year stint in College Station) for 31 years and I can only remember maybe one other year with this weather. Last month’s February Ethics presentation was one of our most well attended learning events of the year. It was also our most interesting speaker for ethics that I can remember. Kudos to Elliot for putting that together. Thank you so much to Enceptia for the being our February Table Top Sponsor. Please visit them at http://enceptia.com Our next meeting will be at our favorite watering hole, St. Arnold’s Brewery on March 19th, 2014. Please don’t miss out. YEA members get in the door for $5 for beer, great BBQ, and exciting fellowship. Best deal in town! Our April meeting will be on April 16th in the morning (7:30-9:00 a.m.). We are going to be using our highly popular panel speaker format so register early as the last two have been standing room only. The topic will be on Commissioning.
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Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely
President’s Message
The groundhog definitely saw his shadow this year. We might be due for warm weather by Memorial Day if we are lucky. I’ve been in Houston (small 4.5 year stint in College Station) for 31 years and I can only remember maybe one other year with this weather. Last month’s February Ethics presentation was one of our most well attended learning events of the year. It was also our most interesting speaker for ethics that I can remember. Kudos to Elliot for putting that together.
Thank you so much to Enceptia for the being our February Table Top Sponsor. Please visit them at http://enceptia.com Our next meeting will be at our favorite watering hole, St. Arnold’s Brewery on March 19th, 2014. Please don’t miss out. YEA members get in the door for $5 for beer, great BBQ, and exciting fellowship. Best deal in town! Our April meeting will be on April 16th in the morning (7:30-9:00 a.m.). We are going to be using our highly popular panel speaker format so register early as the last two have been standing room only. The topic will be on Commissioning.
We have 12 Houston people signed up for the CRC in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Arkansas chapter is really rolling out the red carpet for the participants. We’d love to have you join us. They have some great learning events and social events. Probably the best I’ve seen in 10 years for CRC (besides our Houston one of course!). Don’t forget about our upcoming ASHRAE spring golf tournament on May 5th. It is sure to be a grand event. Lastly, thank you to all the officers and committee heads for making our Houston ASHRAE chapter EXCEPTIONAL! Onward and Upward! Mike Donovan / 2013-2014 ASHRAE Houston President
This Month’s Meeting
ASHRAE March Meeting Wednesday, March 19th, 2013 St. Arnold's Brewery Tour 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM St. Arnolds Brewery 2000 Lyons Avenue Houston, TX 77020 http://www.saintarnold.com/ Student Night & YEA Promotion Come join us at St. Arnold's Brewery for an evening with great beverages, refrigeration tours, BBQ dinner and mingling with fellow ASHRAE Student Members from nearby Universities. Costs: Members: $25 Non-members: $35 Consulting Engineers Express Members: Free Regular Express Members: Free YEA Members: $5 Format: 5:00-6:20 p.m. – Networking, Cold Beverages and Tours 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Program Program: We are privileged to have four Houston Chapter Past President’s sharing presentation time this evening. The goal is for the students to leave with a well-rounded view of our industry from the perspective of a Manufacturer’s Rep, a Consulting Engineer, an Owner’s Rep, and a Contractor. Each one will give a 10 minute presentation on what they do and the role ASHRAE plays in their profession. Manufacturer’s Representative: Glenn Booker (President 2006-2007), Delta T Equipment. Consulting Engineer: Steve Redding (President 2007-2008) Redding Linden Burr, Inc. Owner’s Representative: Bruce Flaniken (President 1986-1987), Houston Methodist Hospital. Mechanical Contractor: Paul Alexander (President 2011-2012), Straus Systems, Inc.
Announcement
The 2014 ASHRAE Golf Classic is right around the corner. It will be on May 5th at our favorite place, the Longwood Golf Club in Cypress, Texas. Since the tournament will be on May 5th we will be having a Cinco de Mayo theme. Our tailgate sponsors will be competing in Margarita contest, and all of you are invited to participate. You will be the judges at the end of the day as to who makes the best Margaritas. This year we are doing a lot of new and exciting things so you won’t want to miss out. We will be having a big raffle with some great prizes, like a flat screen TV, a Yeti cooler and an iPad. You have to be present to win, so be sure to mark your calendar to join us for dinner and awards after the tournament. Be sure to get there early so you can participate in the putting contest too. We have lots of sponsorship opportunities this year so be sure to take a look at all of them and pick the one that works for you. We are anticipating a great turn out this year so be sure to sign up early to reserve your team spot, and your sponsorship. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I will look forward to seeing all of you there.
REGION VIII HOUSTON CHAPTER MEETING MINUTES ASHRAE Mission: To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve
humanity and promote a sustainable world. ASHRAE Vision: ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
refrigerating.
In Attendance (Meeting Held at HESS Club , Houston Texas 03/19/14) Mike Donovan / President / HTS Texas Elliot Millican P.E. / President Elect / E&C Engineers & Consultants Inc Michael Langton P.E / Vice President / HTS Texas Kimberly Thompson P.E./ Treasurer / HTS Texas Bill Chalmers P.E. / Secretary / Johnson Controls Don Nye P.E. / Chaplain / E&C Engineers & Consultants Inc. Steve Roche P.E./ Refrigeration / RCE, Inc. Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities / Distribaire, Inc. Brian Dunne P.E. / Sustainability / TD Engineers Bruce Flaniken P.E. / Historian Emeritus / The Methodist Hospital Kurt McCulloch / Membership / The Hunton Group John Walik / HAR Editor - Webmaster / H.D. Grant Company, Inc. Time Called to Order 10:05 am / Time Called to End 11:40 am Mike Donovan / President:
o Meetings are well attended and PAOE points are being earned. o Committee chairs are encouraged to email their regional chairmen every month. o The incoming chapter secretary must be elected at the next board meeting. Elliot is emailing
out two recommended names. Elliot is also asking the chapter chairmen if they intend to serve for another year.
o YEA members can attend student night for $5.00. The YEA members list is needed at student night to verify eligible people.
o CRC is April 24 and 27. Mike, Elliot, Bruce and Bill are attending. Kenneth is considering attending. Everyone is encouraged to participate. Elliot Millican P.E. / President-Elect:
o Three of the four speakers needed for student’s night are committed. o Needs a good topic and speaker for the May meeting. People suggested ASHRAE 170. o June meeting was discussed. It was decided the meeting would not be held. o The energy code update seminar is still being investigated.
Mike Langton P.E. / Vice President:
o May 5 is the golf tournament. Door prizes will be plentiful. o Invitations need to be set up on the web site. John and Mike are working together. o A fajitas cook-off is being considered. Elliott reminded Mike that a day permit is required for
serving food. o It was suggested that dinner could be cancelled if everyone is eating at the tailgates.
Kimberly Thompson P.E. / Treasurer:
o The finances are healthy and more money is forthcoming. o The directory is paid for, but is not ready for publication. o Mike is working with Nick to complete the directory.
Steve Roche P.E. / Refrigeration:
o Article about freeze dry protection of the ship La Belle is being prepared. o Steve recommended the Founders Hall at St. Arnold’s brewery for student night. Kenneth was
tasked with requesting the room. Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities:
o Student night is organized. Goode Company is catering the meal. o Scholarship forms were distributed last month. Responses are forthcoming and be evaluated
in time o Lamar, Rice, UH, Lonestar, TAMU received scholarship forms. o Lamar students are participating in the national design competition.
Brian Dunne P.E. / James Principe P.E. / Sustainability:
o Articles are ready for the rest of the chapter year. Bruce Flaniken P.E. / Chase Williamson / Historian:
o Rodney Lewis’ biography is almost ready. PAOE points are being maximized. Bruce is receiving the Lou Flagg national historian award. Kurt McCulloch / Membership:
o Four new members o People tend to select the YEA membership. o Students do not need to be YEA members to attend meetings
John Walik / BOG / Editor / Webmaster:
o Hot Air Recorder information is due COB March 5, 2014. o Regional chair does not comment about the newsletter, but often comment about the quality of
chapter web sites. They are pleased with Houston’s efforts.
Last Month’s Meeting
Dr. Ray James (center) presented on Engineer Ethics for our February meeting. He is shown standing with Mike Donovan / ASHRAE Houston President 2013-2014 and Elliot Millican / President-Elect.
Last Month’s Meeting
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New ASHRAE Houston Members for the March HAR Issue:
Submitted by Kurt McCulloch – Membership Chairman
Name Company Or School Affiliate: Member, YEA or Student
Kenneth Hightower Petra Seismic Design YEA
Joshua Ramey MD Anderson YEA
Anthony Sacchieri T.E.A.M. Solutions Inc. YEA
Satish Ravindran Houston Advanced Research Center YEA
March 19th, 2014 is student night at St. Arnold's Brewery where we will award our local chapter scholarships to students. There will also be tours of the unique refrigeration system designed by our chapter’s own Steve Roche. Speakers will include representatives from all phases of the benefits of ASHRAE for owners, contractors, consulting engineers, and technical sales career paths.
We will be serving some delicious food from Goode Company BBQ and I heard a rumor there may be some tasty beverages as well. Hope to see you there!!
The primary goal of ASHRAE student activities this year is to further promote ASHRAE and STEM to K-12, if you have any interest in participating or know of contacts to set up presentations, please let me know.
As in years past my ongoing efforts will be to grow student interest in ASHRAE within the local colleges (University of Houston, Rice, LoneStar college, ect..) and increase chapter participation of K-12 activities and involvement in Engineers Week. If anyone has contact information for potential interest or involvement, please email me at [email protected].
Sustainability Corner ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011: Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings – Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Submitted By Keagan Cothern and Brian Dunne
The eighth section of ANSI/ ASHRAE/ USGBC/ IES Standard 189.1-2011 “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings” (commonly known as 189.1) is entitled “Indoor Environmental Quality, or IEQ. Section 8 requires that buildings provide a quality environment for their occupants. Tobacco smoke control, proper outside air ventilation, thermal comfort, particulate infiltration through entry ways, excessive noise, & proper lighting are all factors for a comfortable work environment. The majority of requirements section 8 are mandatory while requirements relating to sunlight shading and materials emissions can be addressed with either prescriptive tasks or meeting certain performance thresholds. Indoor Environmental Quality includes a wide range of issues so this summary is a bit longer than some of our earlier articles.
Mandatory Provisions are those that apply to any project looking to comply with 189.1.
The largest category of mandatory requirements in section 8 is Indoor Air Quality, or IAQ. IAQ uses ASHRAE Standard 62.1 (62.1) as a baseline to build upon while the thermal environment conditions of the building must comply with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55 sections 6.1 and 6.2. Buildings looking to comply with 189.1 must install an airflow measurement system capable of measuring the minimum outdoor air flow rate within ±15% and alarming the building operator when the flow is not within a compliant region. Having the proper amount of outside air ventilation is essential to IAQ. For particulate matter filters used upstream of wetted surfaces or used for reducing particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, filters must be at least a MERV 8. For filtering particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, filters must be at least MERV 13. If the building project is located in a National Ambient Air Quality Standards designated “non-attainment” area for ozone (Harris County for example - http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbk/anay_tx.html ), air cleaning devices with efficiencies per 62.1 specifications must be used to clean outdoor air before it is supplied to the interior. The final requirement relating to filtration and air cleaning is that all filter frames, air cleaner cracks, access doors, and air cleaner cartridges must be sealed. This not only creates a healthier indoor environment, but can help reduce energy costs.
Smoking shall not be allowed within the building, no smoking signs must be posted within 10 feet of each building entrance. Exterior designated smoking areas are allowed a minimum of 25 feet away from entrances, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.,
189.1 implements a 3 part entry mat system requirement to remove contaminants from the tenants’ shoes before it gets into the building. Each section must be at least as long as the entry way, in the primary direction of travel, accept when a barrier exists that prevents this length. A scraper surface
comes first with a minimum length of three feet. The second mat is meant to absorb and continue to scrape particulates off of shoes with a minimum length of three feet. The final surface is meant to finish the procedure by capturing and holding on to the remaining particles and moisture that had been loosened by the previous two mats and has a minimum length of four feet.
Acoustic requirements are also addressed by 189.1 and are based on outdoor-indoor transmission class (OITC) and/or sound transmission class (STC). The wall and roof-ceiling assemblies as well as the fenestration of the project must meet specific OITC or STC rating levels with special provisions for buildings within a given distance from expressways, airports of a certain size, or where average day-night sound levels exceed 65 decibels for any reason. Interior wall and floor-ceiling assemblies have varying requirements depending on the application
Buildings that are three stories or less above grade and contain an enclosed space greater than 20,000 square feet directly under a roof with finished ceiling heights greater than 15 feet high and have a lighting power allowance for general lighting greater than 0.5 W.ft2 must have daylight top lighting. Exceptions include climate zones 7 and 8 as well as auditoria, museums, places of worship, and refrigerated warehouses. At a minimum, 50% of that area shall be in the daylight area. 189.1 gives a table outlining the top-lighting to daylight area ratio needed depending on lighting power allowance. The skylights should have some method of preventing direct sunlight, for example a haze value of 90% or more or a baffles. Airline terminals, convention centers, and shopping malls are exempted from this requirement.
If the building project is built on a brownfield site, or in a USEPA “Zone 1” county that has a high probability of heightened radon concentrations are required to have a soil gas retarding system between the building and the soil.
Prescriptive and Performance Options are either/or options that the project team can choose between. One or the other path must be selected, but the project teams can chose which based on individual project goals.
The “Prescriptive Option” outlined in section 8.4 adds requirements relating to daylighting and materials used. Office spaces and classrooms are specifically required to have a large amount of side lighting through the windows of north, south, and east facing walls. To add extra comfort for tenants, the west, south, and east facing exterior walls must have a projection factor (PF) for shading of at least 0.5. The materials used to construct the building can also play a role in tenant comfort and well-being. As such, 189.1 requires that adhesives, sealants, paints, and coatings all meet certain emissions and volatile organic compound (VOC) requirements. Additionally, all floor covering materials, composite wood, wood structural panels, agrifiber products, office furniture, ceiling, and wall systems must meet requirements based on the volatility of the materials used in their formation. For example, composite wood and agrifiber products used must not have any added urea-formaldehyde resins. All emissions testing for materials are done using methods defined by a governing body such as the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
For the “Performance Option” in section 8.5, the project building can comply to similar daylighting and materials requirements for tenant health and comfort, but in a different way. Instead of completing
specific tasks in order to prepare the building for optimal occupant comfort, a certain threshold of performance must be met within each category. The building must be designed so that the illuminance on a plane 2.5 feet above the floor within 75% of the area of the daylight area is at least 30 foot-candles. The performance option leaves the designer with more flexibility, but still holds them to designing a building with a quality indoor environment for the tenants. Direct sunlight shall not hit anywhere on the work surface for more than 20% of the occupied hours. To meet materials emission and VOC requirements, a project building will be modeled and the sum of the VOC concentrations from the applicable materials must be below a threshold set by the CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V1.1. The performance option essentially accomplishes the same task of increasing the IEQ of the building as the prescriptive option, but instead of giving designers the exact pathway to accomplish the goal, they are given the freedom to complete the task however they think will work the best for the customer and the tenants.
Please note that there are exceptions and details associated with each category and option that we don’t have room to talk about here. But we hope to give a general outline of the requirements within 189.1 so that our readers will have a feel for the requirements if their clients ask about it. If interest is strong we may address specific topics in more detail or attempt a side by side comparison between 189.1 and LEED. Next month we plan on talking about Section 9: The Building’s Impact on the atmosphere, materials, and resources.
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