ASHRAE Meeting Planner - November 2017 - 12

Seminar 18 (Intermediate)
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems: Enabling Net-Zero
Energy Performance and Beyond
Track: Fundamentals and Applications
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How to Accelerate Architectural Solar in the US Market:
From Building-Integrated Photovoltaic to Building
Component
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Windows and Envelope
Solutions for New and Retrofit Buildings
Challenges and Opportunities in the Design of BuildingIntegrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems
Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems: Value, Aesthetics
and Standards

Seminar 19 (Intermediate)
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Regulations, Codes
and "Best Practices" Around Legionella and Building Water
Safety
Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
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Where Legionella Lurks in Building Water Systems: How
Codes and Regulations Seek to Control Amplification
Water Safety Plans: Who Does What? Role of Water
Treatment, Engineering and Facility Management
Legionella: The Drive for More Effective Codes

Seminar 20 (Intermediate)
Performance-Based Procurement: A Focus on Real
Performance from Beginning to End
Track: Modeling Throughout the Building Life Cycle
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Introduction to Performance-Based Procurement
Using Performance Targets to Procure a Bed Tower
Expansion at Mayo Clinic
Best Practices for Performance-Based Procurement
Modeling and Designing Buildings to a Target EUI

Seminar 21 (Intermediate)
Air, Water and Wind: Controlling the Indoor Environment with
Excellent Design Strategies
Track: Systems and Equipment
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Fan Laws Are Broken at Your Peril: Strategies for Comfort
with Careful Fan Selection
Designing for System Efficiency: Are You Making the
Grade?
Keeping out the Bad Stuff, Keeping in the Good Stuff:
Envelope Systems That Work with Mechanical Systems

Seminar 22 (Intermediate)
How to Thrive During Your Next Natural Disaster: Three
Operational Combined Heat and Power Case Studies
Track: Earth, Wind & Fire
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Hurricane Katrina and Jackson Memorial Hospital's 3.5
MW CHP System
Superstorm Sandy and Princeton University's 15 MW CHP
System
Winter Storm Nemo and Frito- Lay's 4.2 MW CHP System

Seminar 23 (Intermediate)
New Code Requirements for Protecting HVAC&R Components
from Extreme Events
Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
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9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Technical Paper Session 2 (Intermediate)
Airflow Modeling and the Effect on Energy Conservation
Track: Systems and Equipment
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Modeling Variable Airflow Series Fan-Powered Terminal
Units in a Mass and Energy Balance Approach
Modeling Variable Airflow Parallel Fan-Powered Terminal
Units in a Mass and Energy Balance Approach
Modeling and Testing of Single-Speed DX Air Conditioning
System

Conference Paper Session 6 (Basic)
Fire Safety Effects on IAQ
Track: Earth, Wind & Fire
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3.

Numerical Investigation of Smoke Control in Switchgear
Room
Use CFD Modeling Tool to Study Impact of Energy-Saving
HVLS Fans on Fire Safety in Large Space
Atrium Smoke Management in Commercial Buildings

Conference Paper Session 7 (Basic)
Increasing System Performance
Track: Fundamentals and Applications
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Pump Systems Optimization for Commercial Buildings
Zone Specific Airflow Rate Optimization by Incorporating PI
Controller in a General Purpose Commercial CFD Code
Case Study: Prestigious Event Center Achieves
Sustainability Goals Using the Indoor Air Quality Procedure
of ASHRAE Standard 62.1

Seminar 24 (Intermediate)
Building Automation Solutions to Code Compliance
Challenges in Hospitals
Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
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Harvesting Data in Smart Hospitals for Code Compliance
Reporting
Retrocommissioning Strategies to Save Energy in Existing
Hospitals

Seminar 25 (Intermediate)
Modeling and Metrics for Data Center Performance
Track: Modeling Throughout the Building Life Cycle
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Overview (FEMA) of Best Practices and Industry
Recommendations
Updates of Seismic Load Design Requirements for HVACR
Components
Significant Changes to the Wind Load Design Requirements
for HVACR Components

The Performance Indicator: A Data Center Cooling
Performance View
Using Modeling and Metrics to Improve the Citigroup
Flextech Upgrade
Quantifying Data Center Cooling Performance

Monday, January 22

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