ASHRAE Atlanta Chapter

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1 September Newsletter 2015 ASHRAE Atlanta Chapter President s Message 2 Chapter Calendar Fall Golf Tournament 4 October Chapter Meeting 5 YEA Events 7 Membership Promotion (MP) Red & Green Scene 10 Scholarship Program 11 ASHRAE Publications 12 How to Join ASHRAE 13 Websites Reference List Chapter Officers 15 Industry Opportunities 16 Social Media Networking 17 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES October Chapter Meeting... October 13, 2015 YEA Football Tailgate....October 17, 2015 Fall Golf Tournament....October 21, 2015 YEA Habitat for Humanity Build....October 24, 2015

2 President s Message Page 2 September 2015 I want to thank everyone who came out to our first chapter meeting last month. We had a great turn out with around 100 people attending. It s always nice to see familiar faces and catch up with everyone after a long hot summer. It was a great presentation from David Quirk on Building Controls and what it looks like in the future. If you are interested in being a lunch or dinner sponsor, feel free to me at president@ashraeatlanta.org. We have some of our meetings still available. The chapter works hard to provide as many quality activities for our members as we can. October is full of ways to get out and have fun with your fellow ASHRAE members. In addition to our regularly scheduled chapter meeting, we have our first YEA sponsored Georgia Tech Tailgate, Fall Golf Tournament, and at Habitat for Humanity event. Go the ASHRAE Atlanta website for more details and to register. I am still looking for more volunteers to fill co-chair positions in our chapter. Please visit our website at to learn more about the different committees in the chapter. If you are interested in any of the committees or have any questions, feel free to send me an . I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, October 13 th at Maggiano s - Cumberland Mall for our first Dinner meeting of the year! The emphasis will be Research & Promotions as well as Student Activities. Go to ashraeatlanta.org to register now before it s too late! John Pruitt Atlanta Chapter President president@ashraeatlanta.org

3 Chapter Calendar Page October Oct 13, Chapter Meeting Oct 17, YEA Football Tailgate Oct 21, Fall Golf Tournament Oct 24, YEA Habitat Build November Nov 6-8, YEA Technical Weekend Nov 10, Chapter Meeting January Jan 12, Chapter Meeting Jan 23-27, Winter Conference, Orlando, FL February Feb 9, 2016 Chapter Meeting March Mar 8, 2016 Chapter Meeting December Dec 3, Red & Green Scene Holiday Event April Apr 12, 2016 Chapter Meeting

4 Fall Golf Tournament Page 4 ASHRAE 2015 Fall Golf Tournament Thursday, October 21, 2015, 8:30 AM to 1 PM Location: City Club of Marietta City Club of Marietta 510 Powder Springs Street SE Marietta, GA To register online or for sponsorship information: 7:30 am - Registration Begins; Range Balls Available 8:30 am - Shotgun Start Format: (4) Person Lauderdale Tournament Entry Fee: $630 /foursome Includes: Green fees, cart, driving range, post tournament lunch, (2) raffle tickets/player & prizes following tournament Sponsorship Opportunities Available! Contact: Glenn Northrup gnorthrup@georgiaairassociates.com

5 Chapter Meeting Announcement Page 5 October Chapter Meeting Notice Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 PM Cocktail hour from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Live Long, Healthy and Low Energy October Dinner Meeting Luke Leung Luke is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Fellow; He is also a Centennial Fellow from The Pennsylvania State University Architectural Engineering Department; Board of Directors for USGBC (United State Green Building Council), Illinois; Chairman of the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) Technical Committee on Tall Buildings ; ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer; Chairman of the Building Pressure Committee, Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings; Sustainable Committee with Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH); Expert Peer Review Panel, CTBUH; Part Time Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Advisory Board of Architecture PhD Program, IIT; Member of the Chicago Sister Cities Program with China; MBA from University of Chicago, MS and BAE from Architectural Engineering at Penn State University. Luke Leung is a Director of the Sustainability Engineering Studio for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP. His work includes Burj Khalifa, the world s current tallest man-made structure; Multiple times Excellence in Engineering award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); 2 awards from National Institute of Building Sciences, among others. Selected projects also include Pertamina Tower (Net Zero Supertall), General Motors Global Headquarters, Roche Diagnostic in Indianapolis, Beijing Finance Street, Embassy of Ottawa in Canada, Embassy in Beijing, Lakeside 55 million sqft low energy development, a LEED Platinum building with the first large scale horizontal wind turbine in the city of Chicago; etc., and has served as a member of the editorial team for the CTBUH guide Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Office Buildings, ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall, Megatall Building Systems, among other publications

6 Chapter Meeting Announcement cont. Page 6 October Dinner Meeting Details Cocktail Hour: 5:30 PM 6:30 PM Dinner Meeting: 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Speakers: Mr. Luke Leung, LEED Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP Location: Cumberland Mall Maggiano s 1601 Cumberland Mall SE, Atlanta, GA Cost: RSVP: Chapter Member: $25 until October 9 th Society Member: $35 until October 9 th Student: $25 Late Registration: $45 after October 9 th You MUST RSVP if you plan to attend this meeting. Please secretary@ashraeatlanta.org. Also, you can prepay and RSVP at This helps the chapter accurately order food. Description: Live Long, Healthy and Low Energy Are people live in urban environment longer living and lower energy? Since 75% of the world s population will live in cities by 2050, we should ensure urban environment is where humans will thrive. From regression analysis done by the SOM team, urban dwellers tend to live longer than the rural residents. In fact, dense environment often coincide with longer life expectancy. Compare to rural communities, urban dwellers also consumes less energy. However, are urban dweller healthier and how can we further lower our energy consumption? Using Amish communities as a study case, this lecture will compare how our urban environment also brings about more allergy, autism, asthma, etc. cases, and how we can use nature and technology thriving together to make us healthier. Also using district scale system examples around the world, this lecture will study how cities and towns in US can lower entropy through beyond buildings integration. (This lecture is currently submitted for 1 hour of AIA/USGBC credit approval)

7 YEA Events Page 7 YEA Football Tailgate October 17, 2015 Prior to Game Location: TBD YEA Football Tailgate: On Saturday, October 17th, come out and join other ASHRAE members, YEA members, Georgia Tech alums, and football fans for an old fashion college football tailgate. Georgia Tech is playing the Pittsburgh Panthers at Bobby Dodd stadium, and join us for the pre-game festivities! The final tailgating location is TBD. We will have food, drinks, snacks, and sides to eat. We will also have plenty of tailgate games so everyone can hang out and have a good time on a October football Saturday. YEA Habitat for Humanity Build October 24, :30 am to 3:30 pm Build location: TBD Help Build Houses of Hope At Habitat for Humanity, we build. We build because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. More than building homes, we build communities, we build hope and we build the opportunity for families to help themselves.

8 YEA Events cont. Page 8 Technical Weekend November 6-8, 2015 Atlanta, GA The YEA Technical Weekend event will be held in Atlanta, GA from November 6-8, It will go over Basics of High-Performance Building Design/Understanding Standard for High Performance Green Buildings and Advanced High- Performance Building Design. Also, there will be a High Performance Building tour at GTechs s LEED Platinum G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. Earn 6 PDHs over the course of the weekend. Go to to learn more LeaDRS Program January 23-27, 2016 Orlando, FL LeaDRS Program: LeaDRS is a Regional program to allow the development of future leaders through their shadowing of the current DRC at the Society Meetings. This program will allow the incoming or new regional leader to gain a better understanding of both regional and Society operations. The region will cover the transportation costs, room, meeting registration, Welcome Party, Presidential Luncheon, Member Nights out, and our Regional Dinner while attending the conference. The winter conference will be held in Orlando, Fl on January 23-27, All interested applicants are welcome and must be ASHRAE members. Please yea@ashraeatlanta.org if interested. All applications are due by Nov. 20 th, Parker Brunelle YEA Chair Atlanta Chapter

9 Membership Promotion (MP) Page 9 Member Promotion (MP) September 2015 Well the hot weather season is getting over and now we get the cool breeze of Autumn. Are you getting the most out of your membership? Here's great tools at your hand to make the most out of this chosen field? Looking for a job? Then go here: Need technical support from peers? Then go here: Need to know about our government affairs towards the HVAC industry? Then go here: There are many other benefits that can help you thrive such as networking. Get your bang on the buck and use them today. New Members! Let's give a warm welcome and say hello to the following members: Mr. Hunter Austin Cheek Mr. Nick Booker Mr. Sandeep Ahuja Mr. Poulomi Adhya Ms. Amanda Shiver Mr. Jeffery Keith Morgan Mr. Robert M Scheffer Mr. David Keener Mr. Rodger Arlan Rose Mr. Traneil Clark Mr. Craig Michael Forte Mr. Gregory Duelfer Mr. Joshua B Taylor Mr. Michael Agodoa Dr. Mason Gan Mr. Peter Hansen A brief note: A sincere warm salute to all members especially to the Retired and Life Members which paved the way for our success. I welcome your feedback, so send me an note about any help that you might need with your membership to keep you on the right track. Ok, back to work. See you in September! Pedro Pacheco MP Chair Atlanta Chapter membership@ashraeatlanta.org

10 2015 Red & Green Scene Page 10 Red & Green Scene Holiday Party December 3, 2015

11 ASHRAE Scholarship Program Page 11 Scholarships Available - Apply Today! Through its scholarships, ASHRAE seeks to motivate students and prospective students worldwide to pursue an engineering or technology career in the HVAC&R field. The Society s Scholarship Program also serves the public interest by aiding in the education of men and women to become qualified to practice as engineers in HVAC&R. ASHRAE has 28 scholarships available for the school year, for high school seniors entering college through senior undergraduate engineering students and engineering technology students. ASHRAE is seeking your assistance in making student members aware of this financial assistance. * 8 regional/chapter and university-specific scholarships $3,000 to $5,000 each. Now accepting applications! * 12 undergraduate engineering scholarships $3,000 to $10,000 each. Now accepting applications! * 4 high school senior scholarships $3,000 each * 4 engineering technology scholarships $5,000 each Qualified students are encouraged to apply online: Annual Application Deadlines: December 1 st for Undergraduate Engineering, Regional and University-specific Scholarships May 1 st for Engineering Technology and High School Senior Scholarships Scholarships are awarded for the academic year following the application deadline beginning with the fall semester. For a list of available scholarships, complete eligibility requirements, and an application, visit

12 ASHRAE Resources and Publications Page 12 Are you missing out? Don t miss out on the latest ASHRAE publications! For more information, visit the Resources and Publications page:

13 How to Join ASHRAE Page 13 How Do I Join ASHRAE? 1. Visit to start the process 2. Click Membership on the horizontal menu bar 3. On the pull down menu, click Join 4. Enter your address in the box Verify your status 5. A prospective member will then be directed to enter his or her information. As a new member, your address will not be recognized, and you will be invited to Register Now. 6. After you complete registration, you will be directed to the Individual Information page where you can finally select Join ASHRAE!

14 Websites Reference List Page 14 Convenient and Useful ASHRAE Links Again this year, our use of the Internet to further embrace our goal of Modeling a Sustainable World will be continued. Please use the web sites listed below: 1. RSVP and prepay for each event through the Atlanta ASHRAE For events where meals are served, you must at least RSVP to ensure that there will be a meal for you. We encourage you to prepay, as this will speed your way through the check-in process. 2. Pay your Chapter dues of $40 per year directly to the chapter: These dues are in addition to your Society dues and help fund the Chapter s programs and outreach. 3. Donate to ASHRAE Research Promotion. We have a fundraising goal of $44,000 this year, so please do what you can to help fund ASHRAE research. Donate here: 4. Join the ASHRAE Atlanta Chapter group on LinkedIn at 5. Access the Product Directory online at the Atlanta ASHRAE website. Please note that this feature is in the process of being updated.

15 Atlanta Chapter Officers Page Chapter Officers Nick Kassanis Treasurer Nick is currently a Commissioning Authority and Energy Modeling Consultant at Sustainable Investment Group (SIG). He is the project manager for Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning and ASHRAE Level I&II Energy Audit projects all over the country in addition to heading up the Energy Modeling department. Nick is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He has been volunteering with ASHRAE since graduation, making his way through the Student Activities and Research Promotion chair positions. Megan Tosh Secretary secretary@ashraeatlanta.org Photo Coming Soon Bio to follow

16 Industry Opportunities Page 16 Browse Job Postings on Our Site Did you know employers can post job opportunities on the Atlanta Chapter website for FREE? As the professional society that serves as the major connection through all parts of the HVAC industry, it is important to the Atlanta ASHRAE Chapter to keep all members employed. Likewise, we are happy to assist employers in posting their job Go to the following page on our site to browse the posted employment opportunities: A few of the most recent job postings: Product Manager, Commercial Mitsubishi Cooling & Heating Energy Modeler Project Specialist Commercial UGA FMD is Hiring Engineers

17 Social Media Networking Page 17 Irvin Sierra, our Communications Chair invites you to connect with the ASHRAE Atlanta Chapter on networking social media