ASHRAE CNY NEWSLETTER December 2016

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1 ASHRAE CNY NEWSLETTER December 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Season s Greeting 2 President s Message 3 Chapter Meeting Schedule 4 Program Schedule 5 Chapter Officers 5 Program Chair Report 6 Treasurer Update 6 YEA Update 7 Steamboat Challenge 8-11 Student Activities Report 12 CTTC Report 13 Research Promotion 14 Research Flyer 15 Webinar Notice16 Job Opening Notice 17

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3 The President's Message November s meeting at the Dinosaur BBQ was a great success and Jody Samuell's presentation on "Air Elimination and Dirt Removal in Hydronic Systems" was very well received. Our new downtown meeting venue, 1-hour Open Bar Social and 50/50 raffle have proven to be positive moves for the Chapter as we watch attendance and membership grow. A special thanks to Chris Devins of Trane for donating tickets to the Syracuse University men's basketball game against Holy Cross as this allowed the Chapter to retain the 50/50 raffle funds for Research & Promotion. As Society President Tim Wentz recently put it,.. "You need to be in the room because it's where you connect with the brightest minds in the industry, where you learn from our latest research and where your membership makes a difference". We invite you to join us for an upcoming meeting, YEA / Student Activities event or facility tour. Bring a friend or colleague, enjoy a cold beer on us and be a part of this exciting movement. Thank You and wishing everyone a safe and happy Holiday season. Mark Yonnick, CNY ASHRAE Chapter President

4 Technical Sessions MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE 2ND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH The first visit for any YEA member (those under 35) is FREE! Student members are invited to SEPTEMBER 14th 2016 Carrier Dome Tour* OCTOBER 12th 2016 Chilled Water Energy Savings Belimo (1 PDH) NOVEMBER 9th 2016 Solving Air, Dirt, and Hydraulic Separation Problems Caleffi DECEMBER 14th 2016 OCM BOCES Refrigeration Tour* JANUARY 11th 2017 Energy Sustainability H&V Group Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 246 W Willow St. Syracuse, NY :30 PM 8:30 PM Register Online Dinner is included with registration. Free off-street parking is available. Join our list! Receive notifications on upcoming events FEBRUARY 8th 2017 NUPI/NIRON PPR Heat Fused Piping Systems FW Webb (1 PDH) MARCH 8th 2017 Refrigeration Program UTC CCS / Carrier (1 PDH) This meeting is free for all attendees thanks to a sponsorship from Carrier/ UTC. APRIL 12th 2017 Legionella and ASHRAE Standard 188 Bill Pearson II, CTW of Special Pathogens Laboratory (1 PDH) MAY 10th 2017 *We will not be meeting at Dinosaur BBQ for tours. Please visit our website for more information. Membership Promotion Don Howell dshowell3@outlook.com Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) Chair Matt Clark matthew.m.clark@carrier.utc.com

5 ASHRAE CNY Chapter Program Schedule December 8, ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Webinar: Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Registration: December 14, ASHRAE CNY Chapter Monthly Meeting: Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY, Presenter: Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES Vocational School Program: Tour new HVAC/R Technician Classroom & Witness operation of Refrigeration Test Board Reservations: RSVP via our website ashraecny.org January 11, ASHRAE CNY Chapter Monthly Meeting: Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Dinosaur BBQ, 246 W Willow Street, Syracuse, NY Presenter: H&V Group Program: Energy Sustainability PDH: TDB Reservations: RSVP via our website ashraecny.org Chapter Officers President - Mark Yonnick Tel: (315) mark.yonnick@fwwebb.com President Elect - Steve Sill Tel: (315) Stevesill1966@hotmail.com VP & Program Chair -Steve Sill Tel: (315) Stevesill1966@hotmail.com Secretary - Jim Hart Tel: (315) jhart@cscos.com Treasurer - Geoff Sincavage Tel: (315) geoff.sincavage@jci.com CTTC - Charles Bertuch Tel: (315) cbertuch@bergmannpc.com Membership Promotion - Don Howell dshowell3@outlook.com Research Promotion - Chris Devins Tel: (315) chris.devins@trane.com Student Activities - Enrica Galasso Tel: (315) Enrica.galasso@carrier.utc.com Historian - Assis Flores Tel: (315) bigz52@outlook.com Hospitality - Chonghui Liu Tel: (315) Chonghui.liu@obg.com YEA - Matt Clark Tel: (315) Matthew.M.Clark@carrier.utc.com Webmaster - Richard Kimball Tel: (315) rkimball@usgbc.org Govn t Affairs & Honors & Awards - Steve Sill Tel: (315) Stevesill1966@hotmail.com Past President - Richard Kimball Tel: (315) rkimball@usgbc.org Chapter Refrigeration Chair - Charles Bertuch Tel: (315) cbertuch@bergmannpc.com

6 Upcoming ASHRAE CNY Chapter Meeting: The December 14 meeting is a tour of the HVAC/R Lab at the new Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES Liverpool campus. Located at 110 Elwood Davis Road off Buckley Road in Liverpool, NY, this new lab features the Hampden A/C & Refrigeration Trainer donated by the CNY ASHRAE Chapter last spring. The trainer provides students a thorough understanding of the refrigeration cycle including measurement of pressure, vacuum, flow rate and temperature and allows students to service and troubleshoot simulated conditions. In addition we're planning a brief tour of the buildings new Ice Storage system designed by Trane. Please plan to arrive at 5:30pm and enter through the main doors located at the back of the facility along the NYS Thruway. Dinner by Utica Pizza Company will follow the meeting & tours. Steve Sill, VP CNY Chapter A NOTE FROM THE TREASURER I d like to thank our members for the continued support and involvement in our chapter. After two meetings at our new location, I m happy to report that they are becoming profitable and the chapter seems to be growing. As far as our accounts, all are still in good standing. In relation to our investment accounts, we are still planning to meet with our Morgan Stanley advisors in January to get continued support and optimize our investments. Since our last meeting, we ve also added a Research Promotion tracker. In this, we are adding a separate line item to our monthly treasurer reports to track our income from 50-50s and raffles that will benefit our Research Promotion activities. Geoff Sincavage, Chapter Treasurer

7 November YEA Event - Bowling: YOUNG ENGINEERS IN ASHRAE UPDATE The chapter held its second YEA event of the year on November 30 th. The event took place at Revolutions Bowling at Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY. With 12 people in attendance, the group bowled two games. Attendees were able to meet new people and learn about their roles in the HVAC industry. We hope to see attendees at future meetings and YEA events. January YEA Event: The chapter is excited to announce that the next YEA will be held at the SU vs BC game on January 14 th at the Carrier Dome. The event will take place in the Carrier Box. Registration will be limited to YEA members. If there are still spots available, registration will be extended to those interested. More details to be announced soon. Check the ASHRAE CNY website for updates. Matt Clark, YEA Chair If you have any questions about YEA or suggestions for future YEA events, please contact Matt Clark matthew.m.clark@carrier.utc.com

8 DECEMBER 2016 CNY STEAMBOAT CHALLENGE SYRACUSE, NY (Oct. 15, 2016) - Brookfield Central School, from Madison County, dominated in the junior division of the second annual CNY Steamboat Challenge, which was held today at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. A total of 54 students comprising 35 teams participated in the design, build, and compete STEM event. Students built a boat out of recycled materials, including a metal engine that produces stem to propel the boat when heated by a tea light candle. Teams of between one and four students in grades four through 12 raced their boats on 3 inches of water inside 10-foot-long inflatable tracks. (Continued on page 9)

9 (Steamboat Challenge Continued) The CNY Steamboat Challenge race was divided into two levels: junior for students in grades four through eight and senior for students in grades nine through 12. Here are the winners in each level: JUNIOR Division: 1. First Place: Lacie Head, an eighth-grader from Brookfield Central Schools, with her boat, LH8; race time of 42 seconds; 2. Second Place: Joshua Koshy, an eighth-grader from Faith Heritage School, with his boat, Speedy1; race time of 44 seconds; 3. Third Place: Austin Owen, an eighth-grader from Brookfield Central Schools, with his boat AO8; race time of 54 seconds. SENIOR Division: 1. First Place: Youanis Garcia, a junior, and Lalita Dahal, a sophomore, both attending the Syracuse Academy of Science, with their boat Lil' Richard; race time of 31 seconds; 2. Second Place: Phuong Nguyen, a senior at Institute of Technology at Central in the Syracuse City School District, with his boat The Murphy; race time of 38 seconds; 3. Third Place: Trang Nguyen, a junior at Corcoran High School, with his boat TN11; race time of 48 seconds. Winners received a medal and the winners' schools received a plaque. After the final heats, the top teams in each level raced against each other to see who would take home the Admiral's Trophy. The winner was the senior team of Youanis Garcia and Lalita Dahal, from the Syracuse Academy of Science. (Continued on page 10)

10 (Steamboat Challenge Continued) CNY Steamboat Challenge is organized by the Central New York Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and sponsored by the MOST and OBG. Support is provided by Lockheed Martin, NASA, Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY), and Carrier. (Continued on page 11)

11 (Steamboat Challenge Continued) DECEMBER 2016 Source from Small Madison County school dominates in CNY Steamboat Challenge published in Syracuse.com. ASHRAE CNY Steamboat Challenge website: More event pictures can be found on ASHRAE CNY Facebook page: photos/?tab=album&album_id= Chonghui Liu (CL), CNY Steamboat Challenge Committee Chair

12 STUDENT ACTIVITIES Central New York ASHRAE Chapter is awarded the Region 1 Chapter Opportunity Fund for the first Smart-Start Weekend for Students! The Smart-Start Weekend will be a training program for college students and recent graduates through a weekend workshop. The mission of the program is to recruit the next generation of HVAC&R engineers. The program will promote ASHRAE and provide a background of the HVAC&R industry to current college students as well as recent graduates. The program will educate future engineers about the careers available in the HVAC&R industry. College students and recent graduates are the future engineers that will lead our industry and communities. Introducing students and early career engineers to the HVAC&R industry provides the opportunity to build future leaders and grow ASHRAE. The event will take place in Syracuse, NY this spring. We are looking for volunteers to join us on the day of the event to come talk to the students! Please contact us if you are interested. - Enrica Galasso, Student Activities Chair (enrica.galasso@carrier.utc.com) - Matthew Clark, YEA Chair (matthew.m.clark@carrier.utc.com) Enrica Galazzo, Student Activities Chair

13 CHAPTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CHAIR REPORT The Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC) actively support the advancement of technical knowledge throughout the industry through papers, presentations and professional certification of Chapter members. The most recognizable activities are the technical presentations at our monthly meetings, which generally are eligible for professional development hours (PDHs) for licensed engineers. Chapter members also contribute through contributions to ASHRAE publications (Handbook chapters, design guides, Journal articles, etc.), and participation in Society committees. ASHRAE offers many technical certifications, including: BCxP Building Commissioning Professional Certification BEAP - Building Energy Assessment Professional Certification BEMP - Building Energy Modeling Professional Certification CPMP - Commissioning Process Management Professional Certification HFDP - Healthcare Facility Design Professional Certification HBDP - High-Performance Building Design Professional Certification OPMP - Operations and Performance Management Professional Certification We are interested in hearing about Chapter members contributions to the Society and industry. Please contact Charlie Bertuch (cbertuch@bergmannpc.com), CTTC chair, to let us know about committees you serve on, papers or publications, or any new certifications earned. Charles Bertuch, CTTC Chair

14 DECEMBER 2016 Research Promotion Update Our chapter is working on implementing an additional Research Promotion event this year. The goal is to have an event where we re able to socialize with other members in a fun setting, all while raising money for the RP campaign. In addition to that, we have started a monthly raffle (50/50 or a prize raffle) at our chapter meetings. Last month Trane donated (4) tickets to an SU Basketball game, all proceeds went to the RP campaign. November was donor recognition night, where we were able to honor companies and members who went above and beyond in helping our chapter reach our yearly goals. The following companies and individuals made Bronze level donations ($500 and over): Modular Comfort Systems Don Rich Carrier Corporation The following individuals made contributions to last year s RP campaign as well: Steve Sill Mark Yonnick Chris Devins Jim Hart Chonghui Liu Bill Walter Dr. Arthur Hurlbut Charlie Bertuch Richard Kimball Stephen Miller Edward Wilson, Jr Our chapter also offered to sponsor an attendee from those companies that donate their resources to help make our annual clambake a success. The companies invited were: Day Automation, EM Cahill, Trane, Modular Comfort Systems, Peterson Guadagnolo Consulting Engineers, Siemens, RF Peck, and C&S Companies. Many of you have already contributed to the 2017 RP campaign, and we thank you for your generosity! For those who haven t donated yet, please consider helping our chapter reach our goals for this year s campaign. No donation is too small, and we thank you in advance for your donations! Chris Devins, Research Promotion Chair Donations can be made towards the campaign at the link below: And click the Online Contribution Form link near the top of the webpage. (Research Flyer on page 15)

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16 What You Need to Know about the New Energy Standard for Commercial Buildings: Standard ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, the Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, has been a benchmark and national model code for commercial buildings for over 35 years and is indispensable for engineers and other professionals involved in the design of buildings and building their systems. Now, with many new addenda incorporated since the 2013 edition, Standard will significantly change the way buildings are built as these new modifications find their way into the world's energy codes. This webinar highlights some of the major changes that you can expect to see in building envelope, mechanical system and lighting requirements. In addition, the session will highlight Appendix G, a new compliance path that enables a single, simple performance-based option for both minimum code requirements and above-code programs. This session is for anyone who wants advanced insight into the new Standard s expected impacts on the industry. Speakers: ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Webinar Drake Erbe, Airxchange Inc (SSPC 90.1 Chair) Richard Lord, United Technologies Carrier Corp (SSPC 90.1 Vice Chair) Eric Richman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Chair, 90.1 Lighting Subcommittee) Michael Rosenberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Member, 90.1 ECB Subcommittee) Registration: Estimated Length: 120 minutes Original Webcast Date: Thursday, December 8, :00pm Time Zone: Eastern Time CEUs Offered: AIA/CEC credits will be offered for the live event on December 8, 2016 Course Type: Webinar Building Type: Commercial Focus: Compliance Code Version: ASHRAE Standard 90.1 From

17 JOB OPENINGS Blake Equipment has an exciting opportunity in aftermarket sales covering their Syracuse territory focused on sales of industrial and commercial steam and hot water thermal energy systems. Experience in selling (thermal or HVAC or heating) products/ service is desired. The right candidate will have a technical background a degree in engineering is preferable, but not mandatory. Reporting to the Division Manager, this position requires: focus on providing superior customer service with a passion for driving sales; experience in producing budgets, plans of action, summaries, and other reporting; computer proficiency (Microsoft Office); and a commitment to excellence. Resumes should be ed to: Karla Hammond Karlahammond@sbcglobal.net If you would like to place any open job positions please contact Steven Sill (Chapter Program Chair) Stevesill1966@hotmail.com