ASHRAE Show Daily 2014 - Day 1 - (Page 6)

AHRI, ASHRAE, CRAA to Host Technology Forum Wednesday NEW YORK-AHRI and ASHRAE, in conjunction with the China Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA), will host a free one-day technology forum at the Javits Center tomorrow, Jan. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 1B03. Technical experts and members from all three organizations will present technical papers on a variety of topics. Presentations include "Building HVAC&R and Energy Trends;" "Revision Progress of Energy Efficiency Standards for Unitary AirConditioner and Water Chilling Units in China;" "Refrigeration Outlook: Refrigerants, Systems, and Regulatory Perspective;" "Development and Application of a Twin-Screw Expander for Heat Recovery System;" "International Standards for the Indoor Environment-Where Are We and Do They Apply Worldwide?" "Prototype Evaluation and Test Standardization for Magnetic Regenerators Operating at Near Room Temperature;" "VRF Systems for Comfort and Energy Efficiency;" "R-32 Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps;" "Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller Technology;" and "AHRI Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program-Summary of Phase One." Speakers include Mick Schwedler, Xiuping Zhang, Lei Jia, Rafael Castillo, Ziwen Xing, Bjarne Olesen, Jianghong Wo, Galen Yin, Mark Stanga, Greg Tutwiler, and Xudong Wang. It presents a great opportunity for American and Chinese HVAC&R professionals to meet and exchange ideas relevant to the industry and to foster closer relationships. Onsite registration is 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., at Room 1B03. You may attend all or some of the presentations. Energy, From Page 1 level. No badge or ticked required. Attendees will earn 1 NY PDH, 1 AIA Learning Unit and 1 LEED AP credit. Energy disclosure requirements, now required in seven U.S. cities and numerous European Union countries, require periodic reporting of energy consumption for certain buildings. "The speakers will tackle the issue of building energy use on the large scale and what major cities are doing about it," said Mike Eardley, P.E., seminar chair. "A cost-effective solution is not major construction and new efficient equipment, but tuning up existing HVAC&R systems and verifying they are operating correctly. Occupant behavior also has a major impact. Attendees will learn the energy penalties associated with these issues. We also will discuss how city-level energy disclosure requirements take a necessary first step in communicating energy use information in buildings so that corrective action can be taken." The seminar presents a new energy benchmarking model to support comparative energy performance evaluation across commercial buildings. The study analyzes patterns of energy consumption across New York City buildings and models the determinants of building energy efficiency to establish a robust model for normalization across multiple characteristics. Energy efficiency has traditionally been achieved through physical retrofits. An alternative approach is presented that harnesses data from smart meters in an eco-informatic system and provides feedback to building occupants on their energy consumption. Eardley said use of eco-informatic/ eco-feedback systems offer a mechanism to close the feedback loop between occupants and energy consumption. Reductions of 5% to 15% have been noted with such systems. "Most importantly, the use of such systems has been shown to be extremely cost effective in comparison with other energy efficiency initiatives," he said. Welcome, From Page 1 at the Javits as part of the ASHRAE Winter Conference. * Two new Product and Technology Theatres, running almost continuously for all three days. * Product Locators in the lobby area to help visitors. In addition, a smart phone/tablet app at www.ahrexpo.com provides access to product locators, exhibitor list, booth numbers, and an interactive floor plan. * The Building Automation and Control Showcase and Software Center feature more than 130 exhibitors with building automation and software products. "This year's AHR Expo is the largest HVAC&R event ever held in the Northeast and that means even more opportunities for visitors to accomplish their goals. With over 1,900 exhibitors from around the world here in New York, the Show is the ultimate hands-on search engine to see the latest products, meet directly with manufacturers, discuss projects with product engineers and get an up-close look at the innovations and trends that will drive our industry," said Stevens. 2014, From Page 1 In keeping with the positive outlook for next year, 90% of the HVAC&R manufacturers said they believe sales will increase, with 32% expecting sales increases of more than 10%. Thirty-one percent forecast sales increases between 5% and 10%, and 27% expect increases of less than 5%. Ten percent believe sales will remain the same, while no respondents predict sales will decrease. This year's survey registered a 4% increase over last year when 86% of the respondents forecasted sales would increase and 3% expected sales to decrease. When asked which market segments would be the most promising in the new year, "Hospitals/Health Care" ranked first, followed by "Light Commercial." "Heavy Commercial." "Data/Telecom Centers" and "Office Buildings" were also ranked highly. Regarding the industry categories where HVAC&R manufacturers see the best prospects for business, it was fairly evenly divided between "Maintenance/Replacement" (35%), "New Construction" (33%), and "Retrofit/Renovation" (32%). "Energy efficiency" and "Sustainability" topics were also the most frequent responses to the question "What do you see as the most important trend or issue in the HVAC&R industry." To meet this need for economic growth and more energy-efficient solutions, two-thirds of the respondents (66%) said they plan to introduce new products at the 2014 AHR Expo. Of these respondents, 54% plan to introduce products that improve energy efficiency. For more from the survey, see Page 24. 6 ASHRAE Journal's Show Daily January 21, 2014 http://www.ahrexpo.com http://www.acrefine.com http://www.acrefine.com

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