ASHRAE Insights - April 2009 - (Page 5) ASHRAE Insights April 2009 Current service: chair, ASHRAE Solar Decathlon Committee. What do you see as the greatest opportunity facing ASHRAE: ASHRAE and its members are committed to reducing the energy and environmental impacts of buildings. While every building offers low-hanging fruit, our aggressive goals for energy reduction—30%, 50% and beyond—will not be met without an integrated approach with professionals from outside our HVAC&R community over the building life cycle. Just as our members must team with other building professionals to achieve their energy performance goals, so must ASHRAE work with our partners in the building industry toward our common vision. As a Society, one of ASHRAE’s greatest opportunities is to lead this coordinated effort within the diverse building design and operations communities. Director-at-Large: Thomas “Tom” Werkema is vice president of government activities, Arkema, Philadelphia, Pa. Current service: consultant, Chapter Technology Transfer Committee; member, Advocacy Committee and Climate Change Position Document Committee and Ozone Depletion Position Document Committee; corresponding member of TC 2.5, Climate Change. What do you see as the greatest opportunity facing ASHRAE: Local chapter enthusiasm for ASHRAE is easily observed. And the international local chapters are the paramount example today. Global markets need our peer-reviewed standards and the ASHRAE model of local involvement and engagement. However, the link between the local chapters and Society needs further strengthening. Internationally, the focus on real energy efficient building performance possesses both a challenge and an opportunity. As climate change continues to be addressed globally, the ASHRAE member business opportunity also increases. Climate change can best be addressed by our peerreviewed standards and codes emphasis. ASHRAE’s +30% and +50% standards are creating even more opportunities. Director-at-Large: Samir Traboulsi, P.E., is general manager, Thermotrade SAL, Beirut, Lebanon. Current service: consultant, Electronic Communications Committee; assistant regional chair, Region-at-Large; member, Planning Committee and Board of Governors for the Lebanese Chapter. What do you see as the greatest opportunity facing ASHRAE: When ASHRAE decided to undertake the efforts of providing the guidelines of advanced energy-efficient designs, net-zero-energy buildings, building labeling and certification, as well as focusing in particular on sustainability and life-cycle costs decisions, opportunities facing ASHRAE became tremendous. The g reatest oppor tunity facing ASHRAE, amid the current global economic situation, is to continue providing, at all stages starting from the design of the buildings and through their lifetime performance, the tools including technical guidance on building energy related technology and to ensure the delivery of sustainable buildings. Such technical guidelines may be translated to serve our worldwide members. Climate Change Statement Issued With AIRAH Use of renewable energy, education of the building industry and responsible refrigerant use are encouraged in a new joint statement on climate change issue by ASHRAE and the Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH). “The use of HVAC&R technologies is an essential element of contemporary life,” said Bill Harrison, ASHRAE president. “Yet, HVAC&R systems contribute to greenhouse gas releases through energy-related effects and through the effects of refrigerant losses. ASHRAE and AIRAH are emphasizing a variety of measures to decrease emissions associated with energy use and its effect on global climate.” “I see this joint statement as an acknowledgement of the role we affiliated organizations must play to address the complex challenges we collectively face,” said John Bosci, AIRAH president. “AIRAH is committed to creating awareness and acceptance through further education and to the promotion of sustainable building practices and the responsible development of alternative technologies within the Australian market.” By signing the statement, ASHRAE and AIRAH resolve to: • Support research and development activities designed to reduce buildings’ energy use and greenhouse gas emissions; • Educate building owners, operators, users, designers, and constructors on the importance of building energy efficiency, corresponding climate change impact, and proper operations and maintenance measures; • Encourage the supply of renewable energy into buildings and building engineering systems when economically feasible; • Develop and implement sustainable building designs, materials, components, systems, and processes that minimize environmental impacts, including climate change, while maintaining indoor environmental quality; • Provide advice, information and assistance to governments and other influential bodies on energy efficiency and climate change emissions in both new and existing buildings; • Encourage responsible refrigerant use, including emissions reduction strategies and technologies and encourage development of energy-efficient refrigerants with low or zero global warming potential • Support the development and implementation of standards, building codes, incentive programs, and voluntary initiatives aimed at reducing building environmental impacts; and • Implement holistic and coordinated approaches to identifying and resolving environmental issues at all stages of a building’s life cycle—from conception, design and construction through operation, maintenance, refurbishment and deconstruction. Previous updates are archived at www.ashrae.org/gaupdate. Follow Government Activities Of Interest Via Free E-Mail Federal, state and local governments are taking actions on areas of interest to ASHRAE members. As a free member service, the ASHRAE Washington Office provides a biweekly Government Affairs Update that highlights some of the activities going on across the country and internationally. Keep up to date by subscribing to this valuable information tool. Issue areas covered include climate change, building codes, energy policy, refrigerants and the building industry. To sign up and to see past editions visit www.ashrae.org/gaupdate. Society Recognizes Golden Circle Contributors CHICAGO—ASHRAE recognized 23 Golden Circle Investors, who contributed $10,000 or more to the Society, at the 2009 Winter Conference. These Golden Circle investors provided more than 10% of the monies contributed for research. First row, seated L – R), John Wimer, TABB/NCEMBT; Julie Ferguson, Applied Dehumidification; Michael Dolim and John Stevenson, NEBB; Warren Beetch and Craig Raney, Emerson; and John Hamilton, TABB. (Second row, L – R) Karim Amrane, AHRI/ARTI; Richard Aynsley, Big Ass Fans; David Knebel, AAON; Art Hallstrom and Brian Reynolds, Trane; Daniel Owens, MCA of Eastern Oklahoma; John Adams, Alerton; Mark Fly, AAON; and Boggarm Setty, Setty & Associates. (Third row, L –R) Hugh Crowther, McQuay; Terry Whitehead, Enbridge; Eli Howard, SMACNA; Bruce Anderson, CES Group; Norman Asbjornson and Scott Asbjornson, AAON; John Lindemulder, SMACNA; Larry Haakenstad, Alerton; Maury Wawryk, Venmar CES; Chuck Holt, TABB/NEMI; and Bill Walter, Carrier. Grants, From Page 3 Commissioning, From Page 1 “ASHRAE’s certification program recognizes that people who manage the commissioning process need to have people- and project-management skills in addition to a level of understanding of building design, construction, operations and maintenance,” said Bill Harrison, ASHRAE president. Developed with input from APPA, BCA, IESNA, NEBB, SMACNA, TABB and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the program is the fourth in ASHRAE’s suite of certification offerings. The other certification programs focus on healthcare design, high-performance building design, and operation and maintenance. Individuals must meet certain eligibility qualifications to take the exam. For more information, an exam content outline and available resources for exam preparation, please visit www.ashrae.org/certification. The fee for the exam is $147 for ASHRAE members before June 5. students how energy use can influence decisions about building design and how their use of appliances can impact power use for the entire campus.” Other ASHRAE undergraduate grant recipients are: University of Colorado at Boulder, Developing a Low-Cost Modular Building Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector for Electricity, Hot Water and Pre-heated Ventilation Air. Purdue University (team 1), Heat Recovery Demonstrators. University of Central Florida, Design Optimization of a Solar Thermal System with Integrated storage. Lawrence Technological University, Monitor and Simulate Two Existing, High Performance Buildings to Achieve and Maintain Sustainable Operation. Boise State University, Solar Collector Panel Test Stand. The University of Kansas, Working Model of a Tall Building’s HVAC&R Systems. Florida International University, GSHP-Solar. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Variable Speed Pumping System. Cairo University, Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell Water Heater Educational Stand— Design and Fabrication. University of Washington—Seattle, Assessing the Natural Ventilation in Classrooms and Laboratories—Implementing Class Projects. San Francisco State University (SFSU), Air Conditioning Laboratory Unit for Undergraduate Engineering Education. University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Design and Construction of a Solar PV Demonstration System for Laboratory Use and Public Education. http://www.ashrae.org/gaupdate http://www.ashrae.org/gaupdate http://www.ashrae.org/certification
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