ASHRAE Meeting Planner - November 2017 - 20

Earth, Wind & Fire

Fundamentals
and Applications

Heat Exchange
Equipment
Modeling
Throughout the
Building Life Cycle
Standards,
Guidelines
and Codes

8:00 am - 9:30 am Seminar, Resiliency: Building a Safer Future
8:00 am - 9:30 am Technical Paper Session, Unique Methods of Improving Building Operation
9:45 am - 10:45 am Conference Paper Session, Low GWP Refrigerants
9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, Dehumidification Designs for Surgical Suites
9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, Energy Optimization and Loads for Indoor Plant and Animal Growth
9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, Thermodynamic Limits for Buildings
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Seminar, It's Not Just the Water Heater Anymore
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Seminar, High Performance Envelopes: From Cold to Net Zero
8:00 am - 9:30 am Conference Paper Session, Contemporary Heat Pump Methods
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Seminar, Challenges in Heat and Mass Exchange for Absorption Systems
8:00 am - 9:30 am Seminar, Using Optimization for Airflow Management in Data Centers and Operating Rooms

9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, ASHRAE Standard 100-2015, Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings: Applications,
Updates and Plans
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Seminar, Why ASHRAE Standard 160 Is Critical to Designing High Performance Buildings

Systems and
Equipment

8:00 am - 9:30 am Seminar, Biomass Hydronic Heating: Achieving High Performance Systems in Residential and
Commercial Applications
8:00 am - 9:30 am Seminar, Ventilation Equipment and Systems for Underground Railway Facilities
8:00 am - 9:30 am Seminar, Unique Refrigeration Applications
9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, Cutting-Edge Japanese Technologies SHASE Annual Award for Systems and Equipment
in 2017: Retrofit Project
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Conference Paper Session, Radiant Panels and Phase Change Materials
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Seminar, Combo Filters for IAQ and Energy Savings

Tall Buildings

9:45 am - 10:45 am Seminar, Air Barriers and HVAC Systems: A Better Marriage

Energy Management
Numerous Lessons Learned from Biomass Heating System
Commercial Installations in New York State

Seminar 54 (Intermediate)
Ventilation Equipment and Systems for Underground Railway
Facilities
Track: Systems and Equipment
1.
2.
3.
4.

Chicago Union Station: Ventilation System Design
Innovations
Emergency Tunnel Ventilation Fans: A Guide to Selections
and the Ramifications of the Choices
Tunnel Ventilation Dampers: A Guide to Selections for
Underground Passenger Rail Facilities
Subway Fires

Seminar 55 (Intermediate)
Unique Refrigeration Applications
Track: Systems and Equipment
1.
2.
3.

Refrigeration aboard the ISS
Design of Micro-Breweries
Use of Trans critical Co2 in a Pumped Direct Floor Ice Rink

Seminar 56 (Intermediate)
Using Optimization for Airflow Management in Data Centers
and Operating Rooms
Track: Modeling Throughout the Building Life Cycle
1.
2.
3.
4.

Optimization Study of Stanchion Layout and Flow
Partitioning to Achieve Uniform Airflow through Perforated
Tiles in Data Centers
Optimizing Supply Airflow Location in Data Centers Using
CFD
Improving Data Center Efficiency with Active Airflow Control
Optimizing Air Change Rates in an Operating Room Using
CFD

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Conference Paper Session 16 (Intermediate)
Low GWP Refrigerants
Track: Fundamentals and Applications
1.
2.
3.

Comparing Atmospheric Stability versus HVACR Equipment
Chemical Stability of New Low GWP Olefin Based
Refrigerants
Investigation of Low GWP Flammable Refrigerant Leak from
Rooftop Units
Performance of Low GWP Refrigerant R-516A in an AirCooled Chiller

Seminar 57 (Advanced)
Air Barriers and HVAC Systems: A Better Marriage
Track: Tall Buildings
1.
2.

Air Barrier in the Building Envelope: Basics
Airflow Breakdown: Mapping Ventilation Airflow in a 13
Story Residential Tower

Seminar 58 (Intermediate)
ASHRAE Standard 100-2015, Energy Efficiency in Existing
Buildings: Applications, Updates and Plans
Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
1.
2.
3.

Targets and Climates for International Application of
Standard 100
New Compliance Options for Individual Users of Standard
100
Alternative Expressions of Performance for Standard 100: Is
EUI Enough or Does It Need Help?

Wednesday, January 24

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