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AHR EXPO PREVIEW “Concerns about climate change and the need to reduce energy consumption have created numerous challenges, or make that wonderful opportunities, for the built environment engineering community,” notes Kent Peterson, ASHRAE president. “Rising to the challenge will require equal parts of perseverance and innovation. Steve Rizzo illustrates how to embrace change as ASHRAE turns its technology engine against the daunting challenge of creating market viable net-zero energy buildings.”  For more information on the 2008 AHR Expo, contact International Exposition Co. by phone at 203/221-9232; by email at: info@ahrexpo.com; or visit the Website: www.ahrexpo.com. For more information on the ASHRAE Winter Meeting, call 800/527-4723 (U.S. and Canada only) or 404/636-8400 (International), or email: ashrae@ashrae.org, or visit www.ashrae.org/newyork. Innovation awards The show will also feature a special ceremony to honor the winners of the 2008 AHR Expo Innovation Awards competition. (See sidebar for list.) The honorees represent the best submissions from the thousands of products on display, ranging from the latest development in green building technology to the newest instrument. A panel of judges consisting of ASHRAE members who were selected for their knowledge of the industry and its products, reviewed and evaluated all submissions. Product entries were judged for innovation, application, value to user, and market impact. Winners will receive placards to display at their booths during the show, as well as an etched crystal award to be displayed at their company’s headquarters. ASHRAE meeting “Reaching New Heights,” a nod to the skyscraper skyline of New York City, is the theme of the ASHRAE 2008 Winter Meeting, which takes place Jan. 19-23 at the New York Hilton. The technical program covers a full range of presentations from basic to advanced, offering more than 130 sessions and 60 papers covering some 100 different technical areas. Programs are separated by tracks: applications, business management, commissioning, data center cooling, dehumidification, exergy, fundamentals, operational topics, refrigeration, sustainability, systems and equipment and underfloor air distribution. More than 30 sessions related to sustainability are included in the program, with its theme of “Reaching New Heights in Net-Zero Energy Design.” According to the official ASHRAE definition, a net-zero energy building is one which, www.applianceDESIGN.com on an annual basis, use no more energy than is provided by on-site renewable energy sources. A forum will explore other definitions and the impact of such buildings on the environment. A Transactions session will examine case studies of low-energy buildings, focusing on evaluation of individual technologies, design processes, lessons learned, and long-term measured performance. A seminar will look at lowcarbon and zero-carbon cities of the future, presenting plans by London, Barcelona and Manchester to lower their carbon emissions. Attendees can also learn how HVAC and related technologies are critical to the success of such plans. A forum will look at the role of energy storage in net-zero buildings, discussing grid impacts, system sizing and costs. Other sessions of special interest in the technical program include a roundtable featuring two of New York’s best-known owner/developer firms along with the engineering designers who bring their projects to reality. A look at New York City’s Sustainability Plan, plaNYC 2030, will also be presented. One goal of the plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30 percent by 2030. Attendees can learn about the city’s efforts and ASHRAE’s role in meeting these goals. ASHRAE’s free public session focuses on “HVAC System Design for Security and Sustainability.” Steve Rizzo, author of “Becoming a Humor Being,” is the keynote speaker at the plenary session. Rizzo specializes in showing people how to choose a healthy attitude both professionally and personally, learning how to succeed and enjoy their lives in the midst of challenging and changing times. AHR Innovation Award Winners Building Automation Tek-Air Systems: Accutrol AccuValve air control valve. Cooling NORDYNE: 23-SEER air conditioner with iQ Drive. Green Building Carrier Corp.: Evergreen 23XRV chiller with Foxfire technology. Heating Hallowell International: Acadia combined heating and cooling system. Indoor Air Quality Lennox International: Humiditrol enhanced dehumidification accessory. Refrigeration Emerson Climate Technologies: Copeland SystemPro condensing unit. Software Maxwell Systems: Maxwell Systems Estimation Takeoff. Tools & Instruments Omega Engineering: zSeries wireless sensor system. Ventilation ebm-papst: 5-blade EC axial fan with winglets. applianceDESIGN January 2008 61 http://www.ahrexpo.com http://www.ashrae.org/newyork http://www.appliancedesign.com

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Appliance Design - January 2008 Contents Editorial Shipments/Forecasts News Watch Makers of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Turn to Variable-Speed Motors to Improve Energy Efficiency. New Motor Design and Control Scheme Makes Brushless Motors More Economically Feasible for a Wider Range of Applications. External Gas Molding, a Relatively New Technique, Solves Many of the Challenges Associated with the Injection Molding of Large Plastic Parts. Plastic Housings Offer Many Benefits: EMI Protection Isn't One of Them. But, New Materials and Techniques are Solving that Problem. Choosing the Optimal Strategy for Effective EMI Shielding Depends on Both Mechanical and Electrical Requirements Ethernet-Enabled Microcontroller Makes Networking Schemes Easier and More Cost Effective to Implement The Ever-Changing Array of Microcontroller Memory Options Makes it Imperative to Keep Abreast of What's Available to Determine the Optimal Choice for an Application. A Vast Range of Components and Finished Products will be Exhibited at the Country's Preeminent HVAC/R Show, AHR Expo, which is Scheduled for Jan. 22-24 in New York. Advertiser's Index Association Report: PRBA

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