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| Its been a busy start to 2012 for the Madison ASHRAE Chapter. Quite a few of our members made their way to Chicago for the winter conference. As usual it was a great learning environment with lots of informative technical sessions and committee meetings. ASHRAE is involved in many areas and do an enormous amount of work in putting together technical standards and guidelines as well as promoting education and outreach. I attended a committee meeting on Advocacy and Government Affairs and learned quite a bit about how ASHRAE is meeting with lawmakers throughout the country to help explain what ASHRAE does and how they can be of help.
Our next Chapter meeting on February 13th will be held at the new UW Union South building. The theme for the evening is Refrigeration. Please check out the Events page on the website and hopefully we'll see you there.
Manus McDevitt
ASHRAE Madison Chapter President |
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 Sign Up: February 13, 5:00-8:00 pm
Union South Varsity Room
**NOTE: DUE TO UNION SOUTH POLICIES - WE WILL NOT COLLECT PAYMENT AT THE DOOR. ALL PAYMENTS NEED TO BE HANDLED EITHER THROUGH PAYPAL OR CHECK MAILED TO:
ASHRAE
617 HERCULES TRAIL
MADISON, WI 53718
Technical Session - 5 pm (optional) - ASHRAE's new Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) Certification Overview. By David Eldridge.
Dinner - 6:15 pm
Main Presentation - 7:00 pm - The Future of Refrigerants: Manmade or Natural? by Daniel Dettmers.
Technical Session Highlights:
David Eldridge will cover ASHRAE’s Building Energy Modeling Professional certification http://ashrae.org/certification/page/2491. Its goal is to certify individuals’ ability to evaluate, choose, use, calibrate, and interpret the results of energy modeling software when applied to building and systems energy performance and economics. Both modelers and those interested in procuring modeling services will be interested in attending.
Main Presentation Highlights:
The University of Wisconsin - Madison HVAC&R Center has worked with manufacturers and multi-national corporations to select the best refrigerants to meet their HVAC, refrigeration and sustainability goal needs. Daniel Dettmers will present a light hearted but informative presentation on the history of refrigerant selection, current alternatives being developed, old standards (a.k.a the “natural” refrigerants) being reexamined and the recent EPA SNAP approvals that indicate the direction of our industry. From Global Climate Change to LEED points to economic factors, all the international forces at work will be examined. He will also try to predict the refrigerants of the future…even though his last prediction was that the Packers would win this year’s Super Bowl.
Presenter
Daniel Dettmers
Associate Researcher, Industrial Refrigeration Consortium at U.W. Madison
Dan has been active in the selection and evaluation of refrigerants since he started at the U.W. in 1995. Since that time he has worked with manufacturers and multi-national corporations to select the best refrigerants to meet their HVAC, refrigeration and sustainability goal needs. As an active member at the ASHRAE Society level, Dan is part of the team developing ASHRAE Position Document, “Refrigerants and their Responsible Use”. He has also chaired multiple technical committees, Program Committee, Refrigeration Committee and is currently serving as the chair of the 2014 Refrigeration Handbook. |
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January
2012
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Members
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243
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Students
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31
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Delinquency
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20
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We would like to congratulate Tara Munn, Dustin Schneider, Kevin Coleman, and Nicholas Schulz as our new ASHRAE members. We would also like to congratulate Steven Genin as our new ASHRAE student member. Please help us make them feel welcome to our organization. If you know someone who is interested in joining ASHRAE or wants to learn more about our local Madison chapter please invite them to the next ASHRAE meeting.
The following chapter member advanced their membership from Associate to Member: Troy Schwenn. The Madison chapter has several Associate members which could be eligible for grade advancement.
Are You An Associate Who Wants to Advance to Member?
Requirements:
Member shall have the equivalent of 12 society approved years (points) of experience which can be any combination of:
- Completed education beyond high school. ABET accredited schools earn 6 points (each year of a 4 year program is 1.5 points).
- Work experience. Each year of professional experience earns 1 point. Work experience must be related to ASHRAE fields.
- Professional Engineering License. PE License is worth 3 points.
To advance from Associate to Member, you must update your ASHRAE bio online, and notify membership@ashrae.org you have an updated bio and wish to be considered for grade advancement.
If you know of anyone not receiving the Monthly Newsletter please contact Mark Miller (newsletter@ashraemadison.org) to be placed on the email distribution list.
Dan Bergmann
2011-2012 Membership Promotion Chair
membership@ashraemadison.org
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When
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
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Tickets
$125.00 Member Registration
($25.00 Late fee)
$150.00 Non-Member Registration
($25.00 Late fee)
Register before Friday, Feb 10, 2012 to avoid late fees. |
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Directions
University Center of Chicago
525 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
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The Young Engineers Committee of the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE along with the Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago are pleased to sponsor the 2012 Energy Modeling Conference. The conference has been designed to demonstrate the power that energy modeling can have on the development, design and operations of buildings. Speakers range from developers, designers, and operators.
![]() Henry Green, President and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
will give a keynote address following lunch. Henry was a founding member of the International Code Council Board of Directors. He has been named an Honorary Architect by the American Institute of Architects. In 2009, he was appointed President and CEO of NIBS, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that successfully brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identification and resolution of problems and potential problems that hamper the construct ion of safe, affordable structures for housing, commerce and industry throughout the United States.
The conference will close with a panel discussion followed by a networking reception and trade show.
Bring your Valentine!
Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
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Session |
| 8:00 |
Registration / Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Welcome Address
Benjamin Skelton, Building Momentum Group & President of the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE |
| 9:30 |
Building Simulation for Facilities Management
David Callan, Environmental Systems Design |
| 10:30 |
Measurement & Verification
Jeremy Poling, Transwestern |
| 11:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:30 |
Keynote Address
Henry Green, President & CEO of NIBS |
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Sessions
The afternoon will have two parallel tracks.
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Business Track |
Technical Track |
| 1:30 |
What Owners Should Look for in Energy Modeling
Keith Swartz, Energy Center of Wisconsin |
Energy Modeling as a Design Tool
Nathan Kegel, Integrated Environmental Solutions |
| 2:30 |
Building Energy Quotient (bEQ): Building Labeling Program |
Advanced Energy Design Guides
Nick Long, National Renewable Energy Labs |
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The closing session is a combined track.
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Panel Discussion
Select Speakers |
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Reception |
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Region VI Members are offered a discount of $25 by using ASHRAE6 in the coupon field. Support our neighboring Chapter! |
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| Energy Center University educational opportunities
From on location to online, the Energy Center University offers a plethora of educational trainings for HVAC and mechanical engineers. View a list of upcoming trainings below:
On location trainings in Wisconsin:
Online HVAC courses:
On location trainings in neighboring states:
Presented by ASHRAE Madison Chapter member Keith Swartz of the Energy Center
Feb 21-22, 2012 in Naperville, IL
Presented by ASHRAE Madison Chapter members Lee DeBaillie and Keith Swartz of the Energy Center
Mar 7, 2012 in Naperville, IL
Mar 12, 2012 in West Des Moines, IA
Mar 13, 2012 in Davenport, IA
Want to make sure you stay informed about upcoming Energy Center trainings? Join our mailing list |
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| ASHRAE announcement which have been released this past month are outlined below. To find out more about them, search them out at ashrae.org/pressroom/:
- ASHRAE Recognizes Outstanding HVAC&R Industry Achievements
- ASHRAE, IAPMO Sign MOU to Advance Built Environment Codes and Standards
- Standard Features Energy Savings
2011 version of the Green Standard Now Available from ASHRAE, USGBC, IES
- Best Practices to Improve Building Performance Focus of ASHRAE High Performing Building Conference
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