Volume 66 Issue No. 5 January 2016 Chapter Meeting Message From the President January 13, 2016 W Location - Dallas ASHRAE · Message From the President W ith 2016 in full swing, many

Message From the PresidentWith 2016 in full swing, many things are happening on the ASHRAE front. This year is a big year for ASHRAE in standard development. Many of the most common standards (90.1, 62.1, etc) are due to have a 2016 version published. The public review comment period for most of the revisions being adopted is already passed but there are still some public review drafts available for comment. Head to the following link and login with your ASHRAE login to comment on current proposed addendum. https://osr.ashrae.org/default.aspx.

Also, in a few weeks ASHRAE will be hosting the winter meeting in Or-lando, FL from January 23rd-27th. The AHR Expo will also be happening

from January 25th-27th. There will be many technical programs, social events, tours, and even a way to get ASHRAE certified with one of their 6 certifications. Head to the following link to learn more and register. I hope to see many of you in Orlando and please say hi if we cross paths. https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/2016-ashrae-winter-conference

Finally, this is just another reminder to go to our website (www.dallas-ashrae.org) for pertinent infor-mation related to the chapter and events. This is also the location where you can sign up to receive the newsletters and choose which distribution lists of which you want to be included. The main welcome screen also has a link to a technology award. I feel it can really showcase your firm’s design capability and set you apart from your competition by highlighting how unique and innovative your designs can be. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions or how to apply.

Cheers to a promising new year!

Sincerely,

Brandon DamasASHRAE Dallas Chapter [email protected]

Volume 66 Issue No. 5

Chapter MeetingJanuary 13, 2016

January 2016

Letters to the Editor should be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

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Lunch Session Topic:Construction Law Update-What has Changed in 2015

Presenter:William B. Westcott

Tech Session Topic:Air Device Selection and Duct

Sizing 101

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Message From the President Page 1

Program OrganizerPage 2

Student ActivitiesPage 3

ObituariesPage 5-6

Refrigeration OpinionationPage 7

Noteworthy Page 8-11

Annual BudgetPage 12

BOG Contact InformationPage 13

AdvertisementsPage 14-16

Speaker Company Topic

Main Program Doug Crooks CosaTron IAQ and Air Purifiaction Systems

Tech Session Doug Crooks CosaTronDetails and Differences of the VRP and IAQP Methods

Main Program Brian Poitte XylemPressure Independent Control Valve Applications

Tech Session None None None

Main Program Paul Easum Delta T HVAC Testing and Balancing

Tech Session Paul Easum/Jeff Keene Delta T Air Device & Duct Sizing 101

Main Program Chris Collins -Fume Exhaust Fans/Fabric Duct Applications

Tech Session Chuck Phillips - Psychometrics 101

Main Program TBD TBD Ethics

Tech Session TBD TBD ASHRAE Code of Ethics

Main Program Gerald Kettler FPA IECC Changes

Tech Session Gerald Kettler FPA Dallas Green Building Code

Main Program Dennis StankeASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

ASHRAE 189.1 IgCC

Tech Session Dennis StankeASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Standard 189.1 Overview for HVAC Designers

Main Program Pam Duffy Lennox VRF Update

Tech Session Pam Duffy Lennox VRF Design 101

Main Program TBD Trane Low GWP/ODP refrigerants

Tech Session Chuck Phillips Industry Professional Pschrometrics

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Student Activities UpdateWe are beginning our yearly search for scholarship candidates and are now accepting scholarship applications for the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE. The deadline for applying to scholarships is March 1, 2016. If you know of any local engineering students that may be interested, please direct them to our Dallas Chapter website, http://dallas-ashrae.org/resources/ashrae-scholarships/, where the most up to date information and applications are available.

This semester was a big one for UNT ASHRAE. They had 3 technical presentations on such topics as water cooled vs air cooled chilled water systems, hydronic’s 101,

and the commissioning process. Additionally, much framework was set in place for the sustainable prolifer-ation of this student chapter. President Robyn Boling and vise president Pooya Sharifani have been working diligently to ensure UNT ASHRAE remains in good standing with UNT and that the organization is reaching its future potential members effectively. This has been accomplished through rigorous planning meetings and by attending university sponsored events intended to help promote university organizations. A big thanks to Ford Binning with McMillian & James, as the monthly YEA Happy hour that was held on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 went splendid and we had a very good turnout. The next upcoming YEA event in Januarary will be sponsored by Karen Keeler with Trane. Come on out, and enjoy a couple drinks and some tantalizing conversation in support of all the young engineers in ASHRAE.

Your Help is needed:

-Sponsors!!!! If there is anyone would like to sponsor a YEA event, or has any ideas as to where they would like to see the YEA Happy Hour hosted in the future, please let me know as we are open to suggestions and always looking for sponsors.

-Mentors!!!! Please email me if you are interested in being matched with a current engineering student to help him or her investigate a career in the HVAC industry. Mentors are needed to provide insight to young students regarding our industry as well as provide a bridge for those students interested to find a way into the HVAC field.

-Presenters!!!! If you have a particular field of expertise and enjoy public speaking I would love to have a conversation with you about opportunities to speak at a local university. Presenters are needed to provide both general overviews of AHRAE and what its function is, as well as more technically focused presentation over specific information within your field of knowledge

Until Next Time…

Micheal SchackelfordASHRAE Dallas Student Activities Chair



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Student Activities/YEA Event CalendarStudent Activities/YEA Event Calendar

September 9/9 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: BBC (2800 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201)

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: Ermias & Mark (Accurex)

October 10/14 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: Gordon Beirsch (8060 Park Lane, Suite 125 Dallas, TX 75231)

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: Scotty McLaughlin (Timberlake & Dickson)

November 11/11 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

December 12/10 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: NO HAPPY HOUR

Time: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

January 1/13 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

February 2/10 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Sponsor: TBD

March 3/9 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

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April 4/13 - YEA Happy Hour

Location: TBD

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

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May 5/11 - YEA Happy Hour

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ASHRAE Obituaries

Joseph A. Pietsch, beloved husband, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of January 1, 2016. A loving husband of 58 years to his wife Johanna, Joe was a man of integrity and dignity with a gentle strength of character; he was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. He was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1926 to his parents Joseph and Anna. At the age of three, Joseph and Anna moved Joe and his siblings to Minnesota to be closer their parents and his grandparents. Growing up as a child of the Great Depression and World War Two, Joe was a member of “The Greatest Generation” he had a strength of character and patrio-tism that is not so commonplace in today’s world. He enlisted early in the United States Navy at the age of 17 to serve his country in a time of war, and it was here that Joe began his long asso-ciation with technology and engineering. He was responsible for SONAR, RADAR and radio operations on board his vessel as he was deployed as part of the US occupation force in the Far

East, serving on ship patrolling the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in China. Upon completion of his service to his country, Joe attended the University of Minnesota on the GI Bill and received a double major with a Bachelor of Business Administra-tion degree and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree with a focus on industrial electronics. Upon graduation, he was offered and accepted a position with General Electric Corporation which would have he and his wife live in Louisville Kentucky and then Tyler Texas. What he could not have foreseen was that as he finished his matriculation at The Universi-ty of Minnesota, all that he had learned in the US Navy and in college in the field electronics and vacuum tube technology was about to be completely and quickly changed and replaced with the invention of the transistor; Joe, to say the least, adapted well. He found it ironic that after growing up in Minnesota where ice boxes were kept cool all summer by the frozen harvest of the long winter, and his only exposure to artificial cooling as a child was at a summer Saturday matinee, his career would focus on refrigeration and air conditioning. With 21 patents spanning almost 50 years, Joe has almost certainly kept your home a little cooler in the summer, kept you food fresher a little longer in your frig and kept your hands and feet warmer in the winter. He was widely published in his field and extremely well respected within it. With over 32 years at GE in various lead design and management positions, a Vice President at Northrup, Inc. for several years and numerous significant private consulting endeavors, Joe’s expertise was often also called upon as an expert witness in numerous trials for both plaintiff and defendant. In his private life, Joe had a love of golf and took pleasure in playing it with his friends and his lovely wife Johanna. It was something he always enjoyed, even after Johanna began to best him on the links. Golf remained a central part of his and their social life together for decades. Joe was preceded in death by his parents Joseph F. A. Pietsch and Anna Pietsch. He is survived by his wife and love of his life Johanna, his brother Roger, his sisters Charlotte St. Martin, Sister Mary Joyce of the order of Notre Dame and Joann Blocky. Joe is also survived by nu-merous nieces, nephews and in-laws. Joe will be deeply missed by all who loved him and knew him. A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on January 23rd with a local remembrance at the Edgemere Resi-dence on a date yet to be determined. Online condolences may be made at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com http://sparkman-hillcrest.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Joseph-Alois-Pietsch-103149770

A Note from the EditorOn behalf of the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the families of Joseph Pietsch and Jim Buckner. I have included copies of their obituaries below to honor them in this edition of our newsletter. I am also including a link to the website with their obituaries below:

I encourage all members who knew either of these valued members of our society to post a note to the family or a favorite memory about them. These may be some of the things that their family cherishes the most in mourning their loss.

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ASHRAE ObituariesJames (Jim) Allen Buckner, Jr. of Dallas, Texas, died in a car accident on Christmas Day, 2015, near the second home he shared with his wife, Jene, in Los Cabos, Mexico. He was 67. Jim was born on October 18, 1948, in Meridian, Mississippi, to James Allen and Carolyn Henley Buckner. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1966, where he was a stand-out athlete in both football and track. He developed a number of deep friendships growing up and had been looking forward to returning to Shreveport to reconnect with friends for his 50th Class Reunion this spring. In the fall of 1966, he left family and friends in Louisiana to attend Texas A&M. As a co-op student at Lone Star Steel near Daingerfield, Texas, he met his future wife and partner for life, Jene Freeman. They married on August 23, 1969. He loved his four years in Aggieland where he graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career in

commercial heating and air conditioning with Johnson Service Company as a sales engineer first in San Antonio, and then Oklahoma City, before moving to Dallas in 1974 to join a manufacturers’ rep company. In 1980, Jim and his close friend, Ken Slack, founded Slack-Buckner Systems, which grew to become one of the most respected independent HVAC man-ufacturers’ reps in the country. As the company grew and prospered, Jim and Ken always ensured that they mixed plenty of fun in with their hard work- on the golf course; on ski trips; elaborate pranks they planned on friends, associates, and occasionally each other; their legendary Pecos dove hunts; and their annual Fiesta, which became the “can’t-miss” event for the industry. Many of Jim’s clients, manufacturer partners, and employees at SBS became life-long friends and he of-ten said that working with friends didn’t feel like work. Jim and Ken sold the company to Carrier Corporation in 2000. As Jim planned for the next phase of his life post-retirement, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor in October of 2002. After undergoing two brain surgeries performed by long-time friend and neurosurgeon, Dr. Bennie Scott, com-pleting a chemotherapy and radiation treatment program designed by the incredible team at The Brain Tumor Center at Duke, and following the invaluable guidance of long-time family friend, oncologist Dr. Bob Mennel, Jim defied the odds and the cancer never returned. His story became a source of inspiration and hope for others faced with similarly bleak prognoses. Jim was blessed with a special family and wonderful friends who loved him, a fact never more evident than this past week, as his family received an incredible outpouring of love and support. Jim loved to travel and the memories he most enjoyed recounting were the family’s annual trips sailing around the British Virgin Islands and staying at the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda. He was an avid golfer, once sinking a hole-in-one on his home course at Royal Oaks Country Club, who for many years had three separate standing golf games a week with his buddies. It was a golf trip with friends in 1994 that first led Jim to Los Cabos, Mexico, where he and Jene ultimately purchased a second home in 2001. Jimmy, as he was known in Mexico and to those he met post-retirement, and Jene loved Los Cabos where they became a part of the community, generously supporting a number of local charities, and developing friendships, both Gringo and Mexican, who are now like family. He beamed with pride when talking about his children- his son, Jake, and his daughter, Carrie. And he was continually amazed by his granddaughters, Sylvia and Arden Buckner, and his grandson, Jake Spark-man, who knew PopPop as an always-willing playmate for whatever they devised. Jim is survived by his wife, Jene; son, Jake, and his wife, Britten; daughter, Carrie Sparkman, and her husband, Gregory Sparkman; granddaughters, Sylvia and Arden Buckner; grandson, Jake Sparkman; sister, Kathy Grisebaum of Phoenix, Arizona; nephew Kyle Thomas, his wife, Susan, and their sons, Zach and Reid; and his sister-in-law, close friend and right-hand at SBS, Judi Freeman. He is pre-ceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at St. Mark’s School of Texas Chapel at 10600 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas, 75230, followed by a Celebration of his life at Royal Oaks Country Club at 7915 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75231. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jim’s name to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, DUMC, Box 3624, Durham, North Carolina 27710,(www.cancer.duke.edu/btc) so that others have the opportunity to receive the gift of life that he did.

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Hello all and Happy New Year.

I wanted to pass along a couple of interesting articles on where we stand with regard to refrigerants. It appears that HFCs are now covered under the Montreal Protocol and that there will likely be a real phase down schedule established this year. See the attached article below:

http://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/world-could-agree-hfc-phase-down-in-2016/

So what does this mean for us? The EPA, as always being proactive, is consider-ing declaring R134a unsuitable for chillers. This would create great challenges and great opportunities for our business. Please see the article below for additional information:

http://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/us-epa-considers-future-ban-on-r134a-chillers/

Please let me know your thoughts concerning what is stated in the two attached articles.

Regards,Stuart DeVaney

ASHRAE Dallas Refrigeration Chair

Refrigeration Opinionation - The Future of RefrigerantsBy Stuart DeVaney

A Note from the EditorWhat are your opinions on this matter? Submit all thoughts, concerns, or objections and we will publish some of the responses in upcoming newsletters. Simply write to [email protected] for a chance to have your voice heard.

-Chris Sims, ASHRAE Dallas Chapter Newsletter Editor



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NoteworthyBalancing Energy, Comfort in Homes: Residential Systems Addressed at ASHRAE Winter Conference

ATLANTA – Over the last 15 years single family homes have been built tighter, making them much more energy efficient and comfortable compared to drafty houses of the past. But there’s a tradeoff.

“While the energy benefits are great, air tight homes demand thoughtful HVAC&R design for ventilation and building pressure management,” Lew Harriman said. “The big issues involve adequate outdoor air for kitchen and bathroom exhausts and combustion appliances, plus the continuous ventilation now required by ASHRAE’s residential indoor air quality standard, 62.2.”

Air tightness is indirectly connected to indoor air quality (IAQ) because IAQ is connected to total ventilation, and leaky buildings can contribute to total ventilation. But it is much more energy efficient to provide ventilation mechanically vs. through air leakage, Harriman notes.

Harriman is chairing a session that addresses residential building applications at the ASHRAE 2016 Winter Conference, which takes place Jan. 23-27, Orlando, Fla. The ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo is being held Jan. 25-27, next door at the Orange County Convention Center. To register for the ASHRAE Conference, which includes free access to the Expo, visit www.ashrae.org/orlando.

The Technical Program features eight tracks, some 100 sessions and more than 300 speakers. It runs Sunday, Jan. 24, through Wednesday, Jan. 27, and offers over 200 Professional Development Hours, as well as Continuing Education Units, which can be applied toward a Professional Engineering license in many states, including the state of Florida.

The seminar, High Performance Residential Building Applications and Issues, takes place Monday, Jan. 25. Experts from the natural gas industry, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe results of their decades of real-world experience measuring and understanding the behavior of tight houses. They will provide practical tips and traps to help both HVAC professionals and home owners ensure safe, high quality indoor air in the tight, net-zero energy houses of the 21st Century, according to Harriman.

The seminar program is part of the Technical Program track on modern residential systems.

“Engineering for residential HVAC and plumbing systems and equipment used to be referred to as catalog engineering: for a two bedroom house choose one from Column A; for a three bedroom house choose one from Column B,” Jennifer Leach, chair of the track and of the Conference Technical Program, said. “Recent years have seen a boom in energy efficient solutions for the savvy, fiscally-conscience home owner. From glazing to water heating to lighting, speakers in this track are going to provide updates on the latest advances for the residential market.”

Other sessions that incorporate residential are:

Residential Smart Appliances: Enabling Electric Grid Resilience and Demand Response Heat Pump Applications for Domestic Hot Water Considering Occupancy Behavior in Design and Operation for Residential Buildings Challenges and Opportunities in Residential Construction How Can ASHRAE Help Provide Affordable High Performance Residential Buildings in Countries with Developing Economies? Net Zero Energy Home Strategies from Coast to Coast An Assessment of Unconventional Heat Pump Sizing with Variable Capacity Technology Residential Energy Savings from Fuel Switching, Hot-Gas Bypass and Conditional Demand Analysis Updates and Perspectives on the New Version of ICC 700, The Residential Green Building Standard Acoustics in Multi-Family Residential Environments Metrics Matter: How Should We Judge Energy Performance? High Performance Residential Building Applications and Issues Introduction to Biomass Heating and Hydronics for Young Engineers



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NoteworthyInnovative Buildings Recognized by ASHRAE with Technology Awards

ATLANTA – Wind turbines, subcooled glycol/water, geothermal wells, reuse of coil condensation water and a central heat pump water heating system are among the innovative measures used in the five buildings receiving ASHRAE Technology Awards.

The awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design. Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality. Winning projects are selected from entries earning regional awards.

First place awards will be presented at the ASHRAE 2016 Winter Conference, Jan. 23-27, Orlando, Fla.

Following are summaries of the winning projects:

Walgreens Net Zero Store

Benjamin A. Skelton, P.E., BEMP, president, Cyclone Energy Group, Chicago, Ill., receives first place in the new commercial buildings category for the Walgreens Net Zero Store, Evanston, Ill. The building is owned by Walgreen Co.

The global retail pharmacy brand set out with a vision to create a scalable retail building design that would serve as a showcase for innovative, sustainable and high performance design to sustainability, architecture, engineering and retail communities. The store is designed to achieve net zero energy use by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s most stringent definition of “renewable energy generated within the building footprint.”

Among its innovative features are:

840 roof-mounted solar panels, generating enough energy to power 30 Illinois homes for a year two 35-foot-tall wind turbines, using winds from Lake Michigan to generate enough power to offset annual greenhouse gas

emissions from 2.2 passenger vehicles geo-exchange energy obtained by drilling 550 feet into the ground below the store LED lighting and daylight harvesting carbon dioxide refrigerant for heating, cooling and refrigeration equipment energy efficient building materials

The owner set out with a vision to create a store that would be an innovation laboratory to test products, materials, systems and equipment that could be incorporated into prototype designs and retrofit throughout existing stores. Walgreens also wanted to share the results from the design, construction and ongoing operation of the store with the public, design community and even their competition. The store is designed to facilitate tours, including hosting executives and designers from their retail competition.

DPR Construction’s San Francisco Net Positive Energy Office

Dylan T. Connelly, associate, Integral Group, Oakland, Calif., receives first place in the existing commercial buildings category for DPR Construction’s San Francisco Net Positive Energy Office. DPR Construction occupies the building and has a 10 year lease with an option for 10 more years.

A national construction company, DPR sought to lead by example and transform the building industry with its retrofitted net positive 22,000 square foot San Francisco office. The office demonstrates the potential of the capabilities of integrated, innovated and replicable design, reducing energy use and improving indoor environmental conditions while being cost effective with today’s technologies. The design includes a 118 kw rooftop photovoltaic system, all electric systems, operable skylights, building management system controlled ceiling fans, enhanced daylighting and living walls.

A net positive energy office building was achieved by reducing energy loads through use of efficient HVAC and electrical systems, and by installing photovoltaic and solar thermal systems on the roof to produce more energy than the building consumes. The target energy use index (EUI) was 23.6 kBTU/square foot/year and achieved a first year EU of 20.4, significantly lower than the code baseline of 49 EUI and 20 percent net positive energy. By retrofitting an existing building vs. building new, the project reduced its initial carbon footprint by over 70 percent.

Occupant comfort and health is also a top priority. A dedicated outdoor air system delivers 30 percent more ventilation than required ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. Heat recovery ventilators use MERV 8 pre-filters and MERV 13 final filters to filter out contaminants, increasing the efficiency of filtration and continuing to improve indoor air quality. Another interesting feature is the use of dynamic elements, such as sunlight and plants, to activate the space, engage users and provide a connection of surroundings. Three living walls in the main lobby improve indoor air quality by absorbing volatile organic compounds while also increasing the overall wellbeing for occupants.



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Noteworthy

Anne-Marie Edward Science Building – John Abbott College

Nicolas Lemire, Ing., HFDP, president/principal, Pageau Morel and Associates, Montreal, Quebec, receives first place in the new educational facilities category for the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building at John Abbott College, Sainte- Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue, Quebec. The building is owned by the college.

The contemporary six-story facility is named after a victim of a 1989 shooting at Ecole Polytechnique who was a science graduate of John Abbott. Anne-Marie Edward had been pursuing an engineering degree, and the community felt that through engineering, the pavilion demonstrated how humans are essential to environmental sustainability using applied knowledge and technology.

Energy diversification is accomplished with the use of geothermal wells, electrical heating and cooling, natural gas hot water heating and solar preheating. Potable water consumption is reduced with the use of low flow plumbing fixtures and resources are maximized through reuse and recuperation:

reuse of return air as compensation air in laboratories reuse of coil condensation water to humidify exhaust air recuperation on both general and laboratory exhausts recuperation through heat pump extraction and storage in stratified tanks recuperation of rainwater and fan-coil condensation water.

Laboratory ventilation requirements and large glazing surfaces can have devastating effects on energy efficiency. Nonetheless, the building’s actual energy use is 45 percent lower than the baseline case and 10 percent lower than the proposed simulation.

Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport Pre-Conditioned Air

Ken Warren, P.E., capital project manager, Port of Seattle (Wash.), receives first place in the new industrial facilities or processes category for the Sea-Tac Airport Pre-Conditioned Air project. The building is owned by the Port of Seattle.

The Port’s Century Agenda sets a vision of reducing carbon emissions and air pollutants, increasing energy conservation, being socially and fiscally responsible and exceeding customer expectations. Its Pre-conditioned Air project is an important step in meeting an agenda objective of being the greenest, most energy efficient port in North America.

The system includes a pre-conditioned air plant (PCAP), piping and air handlers to provide cooling and heating for airplanes during boarding and deplaning to reduce costs for airlines, improved air quality, reduced noise and increased energy efficiency. The PCAP delivers sub-cooled glycol/water through 15 miles of piping to each of the 73 airplane gates in the existing facility, to serve the complete airplane HVAC&R needs. The system allows airplanes to shut off their jet-fueled on-board auxiliary power units (APUs), resulting in jet fuel savings and reductions in carbon dioxide and other gas emissions.

The reductions realized through the project include annual savings of:

An estimated five million gallons in fuel; a $15 million savings in airline fuel costs 40,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases, the equivalent of removing 8,000 cars from the road 73 tons of nitrogen oxides Noise pollution from aircraft parked at the gates operating their APUs

Stack House Apartments

Jonathan M. Heller, P.E., principal engineer, Ecotope Inc., Seattle, Wash., receives first place in the residential category for the Stack House Apartments. The building is owned by Stack House Acquisition LLC.

The project includes two new multifamily buildings and one adaptive reuse of a historic building, which helped to retain some of the historical character of the neighborhood. The project covers an entire city block in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle.

Innovative mechanical systems include a central heat pump water heating system in the largest of the two multifamily buildings, ductless heat pumps for 40 percent of the apartment units and common spaces, and rainwater catchment and reuse for urban agriculture on the roof. The historic building was included in the City of Seattle’s pilot of an outcome-based energy code; the first program in the nation to predicate energy code compliance on post-occupancy proof of highly efficient operations. The project also participated in a stormwater treatment pilot project with Seattle Public Utilities with two biofiltration swales providing primary treatment to stormwater run-off from the Capitol Hill neighborhood before discharging to Lake Union. The apartments are among the most energy efficient in the Pacific Northwest with measured EUIs of 19.8 kBtu/square foot/year for the West Building and 27.1 kBtu/square foot/year for the Southeast Building.



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Noteworthy

Guidance on Low GWP Refrigerants Presented at ASHRAE Winter Conference

ATLANTA –As climate change talks in Paris conclude with signing of a historic agreement, countries with high ambient temperature characteristics are looking ahead to next-generation low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants, which take into account environmental impact, performance, safety and costs.

Such countries with high dependency on refrigeration and air-conditioning applications are mainly located in the Middle East and particularly in the Gulf region. Those countries have traditionally been recipients of globally proven refrigeration technologies.

“This trend is witnessing a change lately with movement of regional industry to enhance its research and selection capacities but it remains framed with what is commercially available worldwide in terms of the raw materials,” Walid Chakroun said.

The challenges of hot countries in finding refrigerant alternatives for the widely used HCFC-22 in residential air-conditioning will be discussed in a seminar chaired by Chakroun at the ASHRAE 2016 Winter Conference, which takes place Jan. 23-27, Orlando, Fla. The ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo is being held Jan. 25-27, next door at the Orange County Convention Center. To register for the ASHRAE Conference, which includes free access to the Expo, visit www.ashrae.org/orlando.

The Technical Program features eight tracks, some 100 sessions and more than 300 speakers. It runs Sunday, Jan. 24, through Wednesday, Jan. 27, and offers over 200 Professional Development Hours, as well as Continuing Education Units, which can be applied toward a Professional Engineering license in many states, including the state of Florida.

The seminar, “Evaluating Low-GWP Refrigerants for Air-Conditioning Industry in High Ambient Temperature Countries,” is sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Chakroun, who serves as ASHRAE’s representative to UNEP, noted that most of governments in the region have started to apply new energy efficiency requirements for air-conditioning equipment. Known as Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), these standards will certainly have impact on the choice of refrigerant as well as design and operating characteristics of air-conditioning units. Meeting those conditions for high-ambient climates is another challenge for countries with air conditioning consuming 50 to 60 percent of their domestic power supply, according to Chakroun.

As a response to the above issues, UNEP and UNIDO designed and launched a regional project, known as PRAHA, for assessing the feasibility of low-GWP alternatives. The project aims to practically assess next-generation low-GWP refrigerants taking into account energy efficiency, environmental impact, performance, safety and cost.

The project involves partnerships of 13 international/regional technology providers and equipment manufacturers, seeking to independently assess and evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of low-GWP refrigerants in comparison with existing commercially available refrigerants, such as HCFCs and HFCs for different domestic and medium size commercial air-conditioning applications.

Speakers will discuss the outcome of these tests and a comparison of the results, which by no means endorse any of the tested refrigerants, but shed light on possible workable refrigerant alternatives for high ambient operation, Chakroun said. Other aspects of the project deal with economics, technology transfer and the challenges to deploy low-GWP alternatives, including recommendations of further required investigation.

Additional sessions at the ASHRAE Winter Conference that address low GWP include:

Refrigerant Advances Evaluating Low-GWP Refrigerants for Air-Conditioning Industry in High Ambient Temperature Countries Making the Commercialization of Low-GWP Refrigerants a Reality Highlights from the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration Improving the Efficiency of Low-GWP Commercial Refrigeration Systems Compression Challenges for Low-GWP Refrigerants Trending Research and Advances in Simulation



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Starting Balance 19,355.34$ 19,355.34$ 100%

(1) - Chapter dues 28,000.00$ -$ 0%(2) - Regular Share Interest 1.00$ -$ 0%(3) - Meeting - meals, bar 25,000.00$ -$ 0%(4) - Roster sponsors 1,500.00$ -$ 0%(5a) - Top Golf event 17,500.00$ -$ 0%(5b) - Golf tournament 25,000.00$ -$ 0%(5c) - Sporting Clay Shoot event 12,500.00$ -$ 0%(6) - RP Events 1,500.00$ -$ 0%(7) - PN Vinther Scholarship 5,000.00$ -$ 0%(8) - Miscellaneous 100.00$ -$ 0%Total Income 116,101.00$ 0%

(9a) - Meetings - meals,bar,room 20,000.00$ -$ 0%(9b) - Meetings - audio/visual 1,800.00$ -$ 0%(9c) - Non-Allocated D.L. (Travel Expenses) 1,000.00$ -$ 0%(10a) - Research Promotion - Matching Funds 5,000.00$ -$ 0%(10b) - Research Promotion 40,000.00$ -$ 0%(11) - RP 300.00$ -$ 0%(12a) - Seminar - Fall 400.00$ -$ 0%(12b) - Seminar - Spring A28 400.00$ -$ 0%(13) - Newsletter 399.00$ -$ 0%(14) - Website 110.00$ -$ 0%(15) - Miscellaneous 1,000.00$ -$ 0%(16a) - TopGolf 8,500.00$ 3,655.00$ 43%(16b) - Refrigeration Tour 750.00$ -$ 0%(16c) - Golf Tournament 14,700.00$ -$ 0%(16d) - Clay Shoot 9,000.00$ -$ 0%(17) - Winter Meeting Fund 1,500.00$ -$ 0%(18) - Roster 650.00$ -$ 0%(19) - Regional Dues/Award 2,800.00$ -$ 0%(20a) - CPA Fees 625.00$ -$ 0%(21a) - USPS P.O. Box 450.00$ -$ 0%(22) - Membership promotion 50.00$ -$ 0%(23) - Student membership 300.00$ -$ 0%(24) - CRC representation 500.00$ -$ 0%(25) - Student Activities 1,000.00$ -$ 0%(26) - Bank service charges/check printing 50.00$ -$ 0%(27) - Awards 400.00$ -$ 0%(28a) - PN Vinther Scholarship 5,000.00$ -$ 0%(28b) - Scholarships 2,000.00$ -$ 0%Total Expense 118,684.00$ 3,655.00$ 3%

2014-2015 Annual Budget Budget Actual Percent ofBudget

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Dallas ASHRAE 2015-2016Board of Governors

President President Elect / Programs Chair (CTTC) SecretaryBrandon Damas, PE, HFDP, BEMP, BEAP, LEED AP BD+C Matt Short, PE, LEED AP, HFDP Matt Lowe

HTS Acts 29 Consulting McMillan James Equipment Co.1625 Wallace Dr., Suite 120 500 N. Central Expressway, Suite 310 1010 Mustang Drive, Suite 100Carrollton, Texas 75006 Plano, Texas 75067 Grapevine, Texas 76051Phone: 469.263.1000 Phone: 469.222.8489 Phone: 817.912.0800Mobile: 214.810.0273 Mobile: 469. 222.8489 Mobile: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Treasurer Membership Promotion Historian Brandon Scharn Trey Newcomb Dan WineSchmidt & Stacy Purdy-McGuire HTS400 Cityplace, 2711 N Haskell Ave 17300 Dallas Parkway, Suite 3000 1625 Wallace Dr., Suite 120Dallas, TX 75204 Dallas, TX 75248 Carrollton, Texas 75006Phone: 214.874.0200 Phone: 972.239.5357 Phone: 469.263.1000Mobile: 402.595.8033 Mobile: Mobile: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Research Promotion Honors & Awards Student Activities Gene Lowery Hooman Daneshmand Michael ShackelfordTexas Air Systems R&D Manufacturing Blum Consulting6029 W. Campus Circle Dr., Suite 100 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 200 Irving, Texas 75063 Dallas, TX 75231Phone: 972.570.4700 Phone: 214.810.4303 Phone: 214.373.8222Mobile: 972.834.0017 Mobile: Mobile: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Refrigeration Co-Grassroots Gov't. Activities WebmasterStuart DeVaney Maggie Luttrell Kevin ChowBartos Industries Johnson Controls CCRD Partners10350 Olympic Dr. 3021 West Bend Dr. 3625 North Hall Street, Suite 1300Dallas, TX 75220 Irving, TX 75063 Dallas, TX 75219Phone: 214.350.6871 Phone: 972.868.3678 Phone: 214.521.1661Mobile: 214.952.7757 Mobile: 214.796.3563 Mobile: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Publicity Newsletter Editor Leo Stambaugh Chris Sims, PE, LEED APRetired Sims Engineering, LLC

11700 Preston Rd., Suite 660Dallas, TX 75230

Phone: 214.369.3500 Phone: 214.295.9571Mobile: 214.335.5500 Mobile: [email protected] [email protected]

ASHRAE DALLAS CHAPTER2015-2016 Board of Governors



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ASHRAE Learning Institute

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HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials - Registration is $1,264 ($1,009 ASHRAE Member) Gain practical skills and knowledge in designing and maintaining HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use. The training provides real-world examples of HVAC systems, including calculations of heating and cooling loads, ventilation and diffuser selection using the newly renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building as a living lab.

HVAC Design: Level II – Applications - Registration is $854 ($699 ASHRAE Member) HVAC Design: Level II — Applications provides instruction on HVAC system design for experienced HVAC designers and those who complete the HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials training. The training provides information that allows practicing engineers and designers an opportunity to expand their exposure to HVAC systems design procedures for a better understanding of system options to save energy.

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

Commercial Building Energy Audits Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications Saturday, January 23, 2016 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Commissioning Process in New & Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance of High-Performance Buildings Saturday, January 23, 2016 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Designing HVAC Systems to Control Noise & Vibrations Saturday, January 23, 2016 – 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

Laboratory Design: The Basics and Beyond Advoiding IAQ Problems Sunday, January 24, 2016 – 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2016 – 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Troubleshooting Humidity Control Problems Commissioning Process & ASHRAE Standard 202 Sunday, January 24, 2016 – 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2016 – 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Understanding & Designing Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems Complying with Standard 90.1-2013: HVAC/Mechanical Sunday, January 24, 2016 – 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2016 – 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Variable Refrigerant Flow System Design & Applications NEW! Evaluation and Control of Legionella in Building Water Systems NEW! Sunday, January 24, 2016 – 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2016 – 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Applications: Best Practices Exceeding Standard 90.1-2013 to Meet LEED Requirements Monday, January 25, 2016 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2016 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Applications of Standard 62.1-2013 IT Equipment Design Evolution & Data Center Operation Optimization Monday, January 25, 2016 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2016 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Building Demand Response & the Coming Smart Grid Designing High-Performance Healthcare HVAC Monday, January 25, 2016 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2016 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Energy Management Best Practices Monday, January 25, 2016 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.



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