ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - 4

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COMMENTARY
Where ASHRAE Is Going
Driving the buildings industry to new levels of sustainability has been a core value at ASHRAE for many years. You can see this in the standards, publications, conferences and almost everything ASHRAE does. Maintaining the sustainability of ASHRAE as a viable force in the industry also is important, said new ASHRAE President Ron Jarnagin in his presidential address in Montreal. His presidential theme is Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership. This will take a new generation of leaders, he said. And it also will mean that ASHRAE needs to engage in activities that position it as a global leader, and use its leadership to strengthen the industry. “I think it’s important for us to try to set goals and engage in those Fred Turner activities that will make this organization strong in the future,” he said. Jarnagin is a staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He has chaired a number of technical groups, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1, and has held every Executive Committee office. A text of his speech starts on Page 18 and is important reading for ASHRAE members and the industry as a whole. THE AVERAGE age of U.S. commercial buildings is 41.7 years and 15% are more than 75 years old. This is why you should read “Retrocommissioning Older Buildings” by Dave McFarlane, Member ASHRAE. The article covers the types of systems in vogue in the 1960s through the 1980s, and likely problems and solutions. He also provides calculations for energy savings, which can be substantial. “This article,” he writes, “deals with buildings built when energy was cheap and fuel supplies seemed never-ending.” This edition also includes the final installment of an excellent 12-part series on the construction and monitoring of the Equinox House, a net zero energy house near Chicago. The authors are Ty Newell, Member ASHRAE, and his son, Ben, Associate Member ASHRAE. This installment reviews the life-cycle costs for major elements such as windows, insulation, solar photovoltaic systems and infiltration. The entire series is available at www.ashrae.org/solarNZEBproject. IN OTHER articles and columns: Stan Mumma, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, writes about common misconceptions with dedicated outdoor air systems. An article on industrial refrigeration covers the use of centrifugal pumps to pump refrigerants. The authors are Todd Jekel, Ph.D., P.E., Member ASHRAE, and Doug Reindl, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE. We also have two excellent Technology Award case studies and a complete lineup of departments and standing columns. Joe Lstiburek is taking a break and will return in September. Let us know what you think. Your feedback is important to us.

Publisher W. Stephen Comstock EDITORIAL
Editor Fred Turner fturner@ashrae.org Managing Editor Sarah Foster sfoster@ashrae.org Associate Editor Rebecca Matyasovski rmatyasovski@ashrae.org Associate Editor Christopher Weems cweems@ashrae.org Associate Editor Charlotte Tubbs ctubbs@ashrae.org Copy Editor Jeri Eader jeader@ashrae.org

PUBLISHING SERVICES
Production Jayne Jackson Tracy Becker

Publishing Services Manager David Soltis

ADVERTISING

Advertising Sales Manager Greg Martin gmartin@ashrae.org Advertising Production Coordinator Vanessa Johnson vjohnson@ashrae.org

CIRCULATION

Circulation Specialist David Soltis dsoltis@ashrae.org

ASHRAE OFFICERS
President Ronald E. Jarnagin President-Elect Thomas E. Watson, P .E. Treasurer William P Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P . .E. Vice Presidents Constantinos A. Balaras, Ph.D., P .E. Ross D. Montgomery, P .E. T. David Underwood, P .Eng. Timothy G. Wentz, P .E. Secretary & Executive Vice President Jeff H. Littleton

POLICY GROUP

2011 – 12 Chair Publications Committee William S. Fleming Washington Office washdc@ashrae.org
Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation



ASHRAE Journal - August 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ASHRAE Journal - August 2011

ASHRAE Journal - August 2011
Contents
Commentary
Industry News
Letters
Meetings and Shows
Feature Articles
2011–12 Presidential Address: Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership
Retrocommissioning Older Buildings
Liquid Refrigerant Pumping in Industrial Refrigeration Systems
Technology Award Case Studies:
Hospital Upgrade: Heat Recovery, Geothermal Save Energy
Cool Weather Savings: Using Hybrid Refrigeration Systems for Chiller Retrofit
Special Section
InfoCenter
Standing Columns
Solar NZEB Project
Emerging Technologies
Special Products
IAQ Applications
Washington Report
People
Products
Classified Advertising
Advertisers Index
ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Intro
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Contents
ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Commentary
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Industry News
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - 9
ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Letters
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Meetings and Shows
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - 2011–12 Presidential Address: Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Retrocommissioning Older Buildings
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Liquid Refrigerant Pumping in Industrial Refrigeration Systems
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Hospital Upgrade: Heat Recovery, Geothermal Save Energy
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Cool Weather Savings: Using Hybrid Refrigeration Systems for Chiller Retrofit
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - InfoCenter
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Emerging Technologies
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Special Products
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Washington Report
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - People
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Products
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ASHRAE Journal - August 2011 - Classified Advertising
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