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Gold Sponsors BR+A Consulting Engineers
Buckley Associates, Inc.
Emerson-Swan
GMP Laboratory Products
RDK Engineers
Vanderweil Engineers
Trane
WSP Flack + Kurtz
Specialty Sponsors Urell, Inc
Daikin - McQuay/Daikin AC SMACNA Boston, Inc.
McCusker-Gill, Inc. Strobic Air Corporation
Ingenia Technologies, Inc. CP Blouin
Platinum Sponsors Air Industries, Inc
APA, LLC DAC Sales
Stebbins-Duffy, Inc. Trumbull Campbell Assoc.
Silver Sponsors BER, Inc.
Cannon Design Frank I. Rounds Company
Johnson Controls, Inc. J.S. Fleming Assoc, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric National Grid
Regan Marjollet, Inc. RST Thermal
Victaulic Weil Mclain
Bill Garvey Treasurer
Stephen Nicholas President
Teri Shannon President-Elect
Dan Diorio Vice-President
Statements made in this publication are not expressions of the Society or of the Chapter and may not be reproduced without special permission of the Chapter.
Stacie Suh Secretary
XXXXVI No.113 NOVEMBER 2012 Editor: Stephanie Lafontaine 857-221-5942
2012 - 2013 Officers
Table of Contents
Monthly Meeting President’s Message YEA Editor’s Note Meeting Information Meeting Recap Member Notice Historian Column Membership Promotion Student Activities Roster & Product Guide Research Promotion BOG Meeting Minutes PAOE CTTC-TEGA Employment Ads Upcoming Events Webmaster’s Note Society News Meeting Schedule Officer & Committee List Region I Committee List CRC/Gala Sponsors ASHRAE Research Contributor Listing
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RSVP Deadline and RSVP Cancellation for this meeting is 12:00pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
Please RSVP to Mike Gilroy at [email protected]. Upon receiving
RSVP, a confirmation email will be sent back to confirm your reservation. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please RSVP
again.
You can also RSVP and pay in advance using PayPal on the ASHRAE
Boston Chapter Website,
http://www.ashraeboston.org/meeting-registration.html
Thank You
Tuesday November 13, 2012
Joint Meeting with SMACNA Boston
Please note that this month’s meeting will be starting 30 minutes
earlier. Please see page 3 for
additional information.
ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
NorthEastAire
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By: Stephen Nicholas
I would like to thank Bob Persechini, this month’s meeting manager, for all the work necessary to make this joint meeting happen on Tuesday November 13th. We will be conducting a facility
Tour of the Boston SMACNA Chapter’s Apprenticeship Training Center located on 1181 Adams
St. Dorchester, MA. The Tour will include a live demonstration of the Welding Lab, Testing
Adjusting & Balancing (TAB), CAD and much more.
The Boston Chapter has an outstanding program lined up for the 2012-2013 year. Please check
out the Chapter website and look for the full program on a separate email which will be sent out in the next few days. Please consider printing the program scheduled for the upcoming year
and keep it posted on your bulletin board for future reference.
I look forward to this excellent meeting hosted by the Boston SMACNA Chapter and hope to see
you all there!
Best regards,
Steve Nicholas
EDITOR’S NOTE
Materials for the December newsletter are due by November 16, 2012. Please submit employment/want ads in .pdf, .doc or .jpg
format. A company logo may also be included. Please send me any
ideas you would like to share or include in next month’s issue.
Please see the website for additional information www.ashraeboston.org.
For more information, please call or e-mail me at: (857) 221-5942, [email protected] By: Stephanie Lafontaine
YEA
By: Siobhan Carr
Hello YEA!
The Boston Chapter is already moving ahead to its third monthly
meeting! November’s meeting will be a tour of the SMANCA Training Center in Dorchester, MA on Tuesday November 13, 2012. Please be sure to RSVP with Mike
Gilroy at [email protected], Mike is our new Attendance Chair.
Our October outing was unfortunately rained out. For those of you interested, we will try to
reschedule the hike through Blue Hills within the next few weeks. Although we might have
missed the beautiful foliage for this year, it will still be nice to get some fresh air and catch up
with some friends!
YEA events are held throughout the year and we would really appreciate your input. Please feel
free to send ideas and comments to [email protected].
Be sure to join Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ashraeYEA#!/ashraeYEA
Do you get the ASHRAE YEA Connection Newsletter? Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter for up to date information on YEA events. To subscribe, please contact
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Meet the November Meeting Speaker
** New this year! Registrations and payments can be made via PayPal! ** ** Visit our website at **
** http://wwwashraeboston.org/meeting-registration.html. **
Meeting Information:
This month’s meeting will be a joint meeting with SMACNA Boston. The main program will showcase
the training curriculum including demonstrations
on the Welding Laboratory, Testing and Balancing Laboratory, CAD operations and ongoing videos/
DVDs demonstrating the advanced standardized
training techniques. The program will also review SMACNAs affiliation with Wentworth Institute of
Technology and industry resources through
SMACNA, SMWIA, ITI and other affiliates.
Speaker: John Hamilton
John Hamilton, Chief Operating Officer of the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) of
the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI).
Mr. Hamilton serves on the SMACNA/SMWIA TABB
Taskforce, HVAC Technician Certification Committee, Commissioning Taskforce, several
National ASHRAE Technical Committee’s as well as
being a sitting member of the ANSI/PCAC Committee
Meeting Manager:
Bob Persechini [email protected]
Location:
Joseph W. Joyce Apprenticeship Training
Center
1181 Adams St. Dorchester, MA
Time:
5:00 Reception Dinner and Main Program
Meal:
Buffet
Cost:
ASHRAE Boston Members: $20 Non-Members/Walk-ins: $20
ASHRAE Student Members: Free
The money from this month’s meeting will
go towards YEA and the SMACNA
scholarship program
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Meeting recap
By: Stephen Nicholas
We had a great presentation last month with two speaker’s providing insight on refrigeration
including an ASHRAE award winning “case study” for a Price Chopper’s Supermarket. There
were (2.0) PDH’s provided for this Chapter diner/meeting for their combined topic.
October Meeting
Notice to Members (and Non-Members)
In an effort to clean up our meeting mailing list, we are asking that all ASHRAE members log in and ensure their information is
current and up-to-date, especially the e-mail address. We would like to minimize the amount of returned mail notices that are
received plus ensure that our members are receiving the meeting notices in a timely manner. We will soon be switching to
sending emails only to members at the email addresses that are listed with ASHRAE. If you are not sure that you have recently
updated you information (especially email address!) please take a minute login to http://www.ashrae.org/ with your member-
ship card and update your information. For those that are no longer members, please consider re-upping or follow the new
mailing list procedure below.
For all non-members, if you wish to continue receiving notices of the meetings you must opt in by sending a specific request to
remain on the mailing list. Please send your request to Enrique de los Reyes at [email protected]. Again
this will help to keep our mailing list up-to-date. As of October 30, all non-members who have not requested to be
on the mailing list in this manner will be removed from the list.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Regards,
Dan Denisi Enrique de los Reyes Mike Gilroy
Membership Promotion Chair Membership Promotion Committee Attendance Chair
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HISTORIAN COLUMN
By: Jim Liston
THE ICE MAN GOETH
(Apologies to Eugene O'Neill)
Ever wonder where the terms “Ice Box” or “Ice Man” came from? Do you even care? Well, believe it or not, prior to the advent of the home refrigerator, there was an Ice Man who made
deliveries to homes and businesses, delivering blocks of ice that had been harvested in the depths of winter out of frozen local ponds and lakes and stored in local ice houses. This practice started in the early 1800’s and continued up until the 1930’s when household mechanical refrigerators became commonplace.
In this series of articles (I’m not sure how many...), we will take a look at the history of the ice
harvesting industry in Massachusetts and how it grew to be a worldwide trade.
In the early 1800’s, only the rich had the means to afford ice for household use. The ice was
“harvested” locally during the winter months and stored through summers in a deep covered well. The “harvesting” of ice was a very labor intensive operation, as it was performed entirely with hand axes and saws, and cost hundreds of dollars a ton. By 1830, ice was being used on a regular basis to preserve food.
By the mid-1800’s, the “icebox” had been invented and it enabled persons with moderate
incomes to store ice in their home. A typical icebox was made from wood, and had hollow walls that were lined with tin or zinc and packed with various insulating materials such as cork, sawdust, straw or seaweed. A large single block of ice was held in a tray or compartment near the top of the box. Cold air circulated down and around storage compartments in the lower
section. When the ice melted, the owner of the icebox had to replenish it by obtaining new ice from an iceman. Dozens of companies manufactured these devices. In 1865, two homes out of three in Boston had ice delivered every day.
By the 1860s and ’70s, the nation’s dependency on ice was documented in major newspaper stories that reported on the state of the winter ice harvest. The mid-winter articles detailed the success of the New England ice harvest, and informed readers about the summer supplies.
Summer reports indicated how well the store of ice was holding out. Statistics of the trade in 1879-80 indicate that Boston harvested 600,000 tons of ice and that 381,000 tons were sold and consumed. In the United States, the total consumption of ice in that same timeframe was
estimated at between 5,000,000 to 5,250,000 tons (by 1900, over 10,000,000 tons of ice was used annually).
During the heyday of ice harvesting, there were several main sources of ice in the metro Boston area: Fresh Pond in Cambridge; Smith's Pond and Spy Pond in Arlington; Sandy Pond in Ayer; Horn Pond in Woburn; Lake Quannapowitt, Spot Pond and Doleful Pond in Stoneham and Wakefield; Haggett's Pond in Andover; Suntaug Lake in Lynnfield; Wenham Lake in Wenham;
Fernwood Lake in West Gloucester; and Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain. The icehouse at Fernwood Lake in West Gloucester was at the time the largest building in Massachusetts, measuring 105' by 205', and capable of holding 10,000 tons of ice. At Jamaica Pond, there were 22 icehouses storing 30,000 tons of ice. When the winter weather in Southern New England
didn’t cooperate, ice would be harvested from as far away as the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers in Maine. Wenham Lake ice in particular became world-famous for its clarity, and graced the tables of the aristocracy of plush London society.
Next month we’ll find out how ice from New England was transported as far away as Havana and Calcutta and how one local man became world famous and was known as the “Ice King”.
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By: Dan Denisi
MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION
Greetings ASHRAE Boston, our November 14th meeting is fast approaching and I hope to see all of you there. This month’s meeting is at the SMACNA Training Center in Dorchester, MA. Please remember to invite anyone you think would be interested in becoming a member of the Boston Chapter. Most
current ASHRAE members are members because a coworker invited them one night.
Once again I would like to again encourage all members to verify that your ASHRAE bio and dues are up-to-date. To update your bio and verify dues, go to http://www.ashrae.org/ and log in with your
chapter screen name.
As a side note, the Membership Promotion Committee is still in much need of volunteers. If you are
looking to become more involved with the Boston Chapter and are looking for a great way to network, consider serving on the MP Committee. Volunteers are both appreciated and very much needed.
If you would like to volunteer on the Membership Promotion Committee or have any questions concerning your membership, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].
By: Dan Diorio
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Thanks goes out to John Fitzgerald, the faculty advisor for the student chapter at Massasoit Community College. John brought a couple of his students to the October monthly meeting. I know
I can count on him to continue promoting and attending the meetings – with students in tow! Let’s see if we can get representation from the other local student chapters.
This month’s meeting is unique in that it’s being held at the SMACNA training center in Dorchester. Information about this meeting is throughout this newsletter. However, I am bringing it up here because this is a rare opportunity for students to get a behind the scenes look at the sheet metal industry. Understanding how sheet metal ductwork is made will be important as students begin
their career in the HVAC industry designing air systems and air handling components.
Take a look at Student Zone on the ASHRAE website. I’d like to see each of my student members apply to be recognized as a New Face of Engineering. The deadline to apply is coming up quickly (November 16) and it’s another shot at scholarship money. $1000 goes to the winner. It’s
important to know that you must also ‘like’ the New Faces of Engineering: College Edition on Facebook in order to apply. Good luck!
See you all at SMACNA!
Drop me a line at [email protected] if you’re interested in becoming part of the Student
Activities Committee or if you have ideas or suggestions for events.
2012 Product Guide
The updated edition of the Product Guide directory has been posted on the ASHRAE Boston website at www.ashraeboston.org.
The Product Guide includes a cross referenced list of local engineers, representatives, wholesalers, con-tractors and affiliated organizations engaged in the HVAC field.
Please look out for the email from our committee next year for more information on electronic 2013
Roster & Product. Any questions, please contact Stacie Suh at [email protected] and Teri Shannon at [email protected].
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Did you know that 100% of the money donated to Research Promotion actually goes towards Research? In fact our Region receives over $4 toward research projects
and grants for every $1 donated to ASHRAE Research Promotion.
ASHRAE has a general fund that pays for the remaining expenses, such as salaries, travel, reimbursements, etc. So when you donate to ASHRAE Research, every dollar actually goes into
the funding of research development that gives us the information we use on a daily basis
from the ASHRAE Handbooks and various other standards and information material that
ASHRAE supplies!
This year our Chapter Goal is $21,055, slightly up from the previous two years. Please help out
the Chapter by donating to ASHRAE Research Promotion today, no amount is too small.
Mission: To improve the quality of life and to answer tomorrow's questions through
research TODAY.
Over $2 million is raised annually to help fund $16 million in research projects and student grant-in-aides. There are over 80 research project and student grant-in-aides going on.
Research is used to update the Society's standards and guidelines.
Contributions come from more than 6,700 members, non-members, and companies. 100% of all funds raised go directly to research projects that support the HVAC&R industry.
Active research projects are conducted all around the world at various universities and
organizations.
ASHRAE is qualified 501(c)3 and all contributions are tax deductible.
Please fill out the form in this newsletter and mail it to me with whatever contribution you can make or you can go to the ASHRAE Boston website at www.ashraeboston.org.
Mailing Address: BR+A Consulting Engineers
c/o Patrick Duffy 311 Arsenal St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Click on the Donation Form under Research & Promotion, or go there directly with this link: http://www.ashraeboston.org/researchpromo/donation-form.html
Credit card payments can also be made when via Society's ASHRAE website via this link:
https://xp20.ashrae.org/secure/researchpromotion/rp.html
I would like give a big THANK YOU the following members and Companies for making
donations to RP!
SY 2012 – 2013 November Donors
Allan Ames Roselin Osser
Kimberly DeYoung Paul Padua
Sarah Maston Steven Rosen Stephen Nicholas Jeffrey Zajac
Leslie Norford
RESEARCH PROMOTION
By: Pat Duffy
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BOSTON CHAPTER - BEHIND THE SCENES
By: Stacie Suh
Presidential Award of Excellence
Boston Chapter - 2012-2013
Chapter
Members
Membership Promotion
Points
Student Activities
Points
Research Promotion
Points
History
Points
Chapter Organization
Points
Chapter Technology
Transfer Points
Chapter PAOE
Point Totals
0 0 350 0 0 0 0 350
Every month, prior to the Main Program, the Boston Chapter of ASHRAE’s Board of Governors meet to discuss Chapter business. This article, based on the Secretary Meeting Minutes, shall
serve as an informative summary for members as to what is happening behind the scenes of
the Boston Chapter. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for additional
information.
Meeting Date: October 9, 2012 at 4:00 PM
The following items were discussed at the Board of Governors meeting that took place at
Embassy Suites in Waltham.
Monthly Meeting Payment method - Paypal
Paypal link will be removed from the ASHRAE Boston Chapter website after the deadline and the
link will be put back on the website before the next meeting. The meeting fee will be returned to the person if the member cancels within the deadline.
November Meeting
The meeting will be held on November 13, 2012. This will be a joint meeting with SMACNA Boston at the Joseph W. Joyce Apprenticeship Training Center in Dorchester.
Student Nights
The months of March and April are dedicated for student night.
“Save the Dates” Post Card for 2012-2013
More research has to be done before making decisions on the postcards which get mailed out to all members.
Current BOG and Committees
Per Region 1, all committee should seek two other members to have total of three members involved in each committee.
All BOG, committee and officer information has been updated.
3-2-1 Implementation
Steve Nicholas has implemented 3-2-1 where:
Three weeks before the meeting, send out “save the date” information for the upcoming meeting. All articles/information for the newsletter to be sent to newsletter editor.
Two weeks before the meeting, send the newsletter out to all members.
One week before the meeting, send out the meeting notice.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1
Encouragement to vote “yes” to standard which is to change the MERV 6 to MERV 8 requirement.
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Employment AdS
ASHRAE Boston Chapter –Employment Ads
The NorthEastAire is published monthly, September through June. It is posted on the Chapter website at www.ashraeboston.org. A link is sent each month to all members of the Chapter, currently over 900.
Newsletter Rate: $200 for 1/4 page $400 for 1/2 page $800 for full page
Website Rate: $300 per calendar month
Format: Word format, company logos in .jpg or .gif
Deadline for December Newsletter: November 16, 2012
Any questions, please contact Stephanie Lafontaine, Newsletter Editor at 857-221-5941 or [email protected]
CTTC - TEGA COLUMN
By: Paul Hanbury
Life-Cycle Cost and Commissioning Requirements for Federal Buildings Gain Support in the U.S. House
Efforts to promote life-cycle cost considerations and building commissioning gained an important victory when a subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
approved two amendments to the Public Buildings Reform Act (H.R.6430).
Offered by U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO), the two amendments were drawn from the Congressman’s High-Performance Federal Buildings Act (H.R.3371). One of the amendments would require GSA to consider life-cycle costs during the design of buildings for structures whose estimated construction costs top $1 million, and where the federal government is paying more
than half of the construction expenses. Under the bill, life-cycle costs would include the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement expenses over the greater of either 50 years or the projected use period of the building. The amendment would also require GSA to report on life-cycle cost savings for buildings that GSA acquires or leases.
Mr. Carnahan’s other amendment would require GSA to issue regulations that establish federal building commissioning standards that are modeled on existing private sector standards and
guidelines, which could include ASHRAE Guideline 0 – The Commissioning Process. Buildings that GSA constructs or alters would be required to meet the commissioning standards GSA issues.
While these victories should be celebrated, the future of the Public Buildings Reform Act, which now includes Mr. Carnahan’s amendments, remains uncertain, as the bill still faces approval from the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee before being considered on the House floor
for passage, and would then need to overcome similar hurdles in the Senate. Given the congested post-election Congressional agenda, hope for this bill may indeed be slim, though still present, as these issues have bipartisan support.
Government Affairs Update, 10-05-2012
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Employment AdS
Job Posting - Energy Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC (BR+A) provides professional
MEP/FP/Low-Voltage and Commissioning services for public and private sector
clients, with a particular expertise in healthcare, research, and academic facilities.
We are an employee-owned firm with over 200 team-members in five office
locations. BR+A maintains an excellent national reputation by developing high-
quality innovative solutions on complex projects. Our portfolio includes over 20
million square feet of LEED-Certified projects and we are currently working with
clients seeking LEED Platinum and Zero-Carbon. Please visit us on the web at
www.brplusa.com.
BR+A seeks an entry-level Engineer to join the Energy and Sustainability Group
in our Watertown, MA (Boston) office. In this position you will work as part of
our in-house team, developing simulations for unique and challenging projects.
Guidance will be provided by our expert staff to accelerate you toward
proficiency. The ideal candidate should have some familiarity with ASHRAE
90.1 Appendix G and/or load calculations, using Trace or eQuest. Candidates
should have a strong understanding of mechanical systems and the ability to pick
up new concepts quickly.
Requirements: BS Degree in Mechanical/Architectural Engineering; Experience related to
building energy-systems design or energy-audits/evaluations
Preferred: PE/EIT, CEM, LEED AP; Degree from an ABET accredited program; Computer
Skills: Trane Trace 700, eQUEST, Revit, AutoCAD; Experience with calculations
and application for financial incentives; Experience with existing building energy-
evaluations
Contact: Jacob Knowles, Director of Sustainable Design [email protected]
BR+A offers a first- class environment, excellent compensation and complete
benefits package including 401K. BR+A is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Posting - Building Energy Analyst: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC (BR+A) provides professional
MEP/FP/Low-Voltage and Commissioning services for public and private sector
clients, with a particular expertise in healthcare, research, and academic facilities.
We are an employee-owned firm with nearly 200 team-members in five office
locations. BR+A maintains an excellent national reputation by developing high-
quality innovative solutions on complex projects. Our portfolio includes over 20
million square feet of LEED-Certified projects and we are currently working with
clients seeking LEED Platinum and Zero-Carbon. Please visit us on the web at
www.brplusa.com.
BR+A seeks a Building Energy Analyst in our Watertown, MA (Boston) office
for projects pursuing LEED Certification, ASHRAE 90.1 compliance, 2030
Challenge, and Utility Incentives. The ideal candidate would have 2+ years
experience in the industry, with 2+ years of experience specifically with HVAC
Simulation. In this position you will work as part of our expert Energy and
Sustainability Group, developing energy-models and evaluating high-performance
strategies for unique and challenging projects. Your work will be utilized directly
by the architectural and MEP design team members to help guide building and
system optimization.
Preferred: PE, RA, CEM and/or LEED AP; 2+ yrs experience related to building energy-
systems design or energy-audits/evaluations; 2+ yrs energy-modeling experience;
Computer Skills: Trace 700, eQUEST, EnergyPlus, Revit, AutoCAD, Excel-
based energy calcs.; Experience with application for utility incentives; Experience
with existing building energy-evaluations; Experience with alternative energy
feasibility assessment; Understanding of building system operation and controls;
Experience with CFD modeling is a plus
Contact: Jacob Knowles, Director of Sustainable Design [email protected]
BR+A offers a first-class environment, excellent compensation and complete
benefits package including 401K. BR+A is an equal opportunity employer.
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ASHRAE BOSTON
UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit www.ashraeboston.org/index.html for more in-
formation.
November Meeting
When: November 13, 2012
Where: SMACNA Boston
December Meeting
When: December 11, 2012
Where: Lantanna’s Randolph
January Meeting
When: January 8, 2013
Where: Embassy Suites, Waltham
Sustainable Performance Institute
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit http://sustainable-performance.org/events for more
information. All event location is at 38 Chauncy St, 7th FL.
Boston, MA 02111.
AFE Chapter 74-Worcester Area-Central MA
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit http://afe.org/chaptersnew/index.cfm?chapterIndex=20 for
more information.
USGBC MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit www.usgbcma.org for more information.
WEBMASTER’S NOTES
By: Steve Rosen
The ASHRAE Boston website www.ASHRAEBoston.org will be
redesigned as we start our second
century!
After our 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration (photos on the website!) this
past August, our website designer Donna
Harrington of Avant-garde Graphics, Inc. will be revamping our website!
We will be keeping the site current with information. Check back often!
On the Employment page (under the
Chapter Updates section), not only will
you see job opportunities, but we are now accepting resumes to post for free from
any ASHRAE member in good standing looking for work!
Let employers find you on the ASHRAE Boston website! We will
continue this year to post past meeting presentations for our members to
review, and our Chapter is continuing our
efforts to reduce waste by eliminating printed handouts at our meetings. As
always you will also be able to link to following:
Chapter officers and committee chairs contact information (who's who)
Chapter monthly meeting info (when,
what, where) Region I website and view the Chapter
history Sign up for the e-mailed newsletter
ASHRAE membership information
Current chapter newsletter, past news-letters
Upcoming events and future meetings Other functional Chapter committee
pages
Membership, RP, SA, Programs, CTT Most recent and past BOG/Meeting
minutes Online monthly meeting payment
system
IFMA BOSTON CHAPTER
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit http://www.ifmaboston.org/events.html for more
information.
AEE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit http://aeenewengland.org/future_events.html for more
information.
IBPSA BOSTON CHAPTER
UPCOMING EVENTS Visit http://ibpsa-boston.com/index.html for more information.
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Society news
Groundbreaking Information for Data Center Energy
Efficiency Guidance ASHRAE Releases Third Edition of Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments
ATLANTA – Four new data center classes that can enable fulltime economizers for a number of applications in many climates are contained in the latest edition of the principal book in the ASHRAE
Datacom Series of publications.
Since its first edition in 2004, ASHRAE’s “Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments,”
published by ASHRAE’s Technical Committee (TC) 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment, has become the de-facto reference material for unbiased and vendor-neutral
information on the design and operational parameters for the entire datacom (data centers and telecommunications) industry.
Based on the latest information from major IT equipment manufacturers, which are an integral part of
the committee, it has never been easier to obtain the most meaningful data to guide data center
designers and operations staff to design and run their facilities in the most energy efficient manner possible, including how to operate in a completely “chilllerless” environment. Further, the guidance
enables a more energy efficient operation without compromising the reliability or “mission” of the data center.
“This third edition creates more opportunities to reduce energy and water consumption but it is important
to provide this information in a manner that empowers the ultimate decision makers with regards to their overall strategy and approach,” Don Beaty, chair of the Publications Subcommittee of TC 9.9, said. “The
idea is to provide objective data, methodology and guidance, but at the same time, respect the right of the data center designers, owners and operators to optimize the operating environment of their data
center based on the criteria most important to their business needs.”
Highlights in this third edition include new air and liquid equipment classes and expanded thermal
envelopes for facilities that are willing to explore the tradeoffs associated with the additional energy saving of the cooling system through increased economizer usage and what that means in terms of the
impact to IT equipment attributes such as reliability, internal energy, cost, performance, contamination, etc.
“The most valuable update to this edition is the inclusion of IT equipment failure rate estimates based on
inlet air temperature,” Beaty said. “These server failure rates are the result of the major IT original equipment manufacturers (OEM) evaluating field data, such as warranty returns, as well as component
reliability data. This data will allow data center operators to weigh the potential reliability consequences of operating in various environmental conditions vs. the cost and energy consequences.”
The book is part of the ASHRAE Datacom Series, developed to provide a more comprehensive treatment of datacom cooling and related subjects. Other books in the series are “Green Tips for Data Cen-
ters,” “Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments,” “High Density Data Centers – Case Studies and Best Practices,” “Design Considerations for Datacom Equipment Centers,” “Best
Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency,” “Datacom Power Trends and Cooling Applications,” “Real-Time Energy Consumption Measurements in Data Centers,” “Liquid Cooling Guidelines for Datacom
Equipment Centers” and “Structural and Vibration Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers.”
The cost of “Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments, Third Edition,” is $54 ($46, ASHRAE
members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a building technology society with more than 50,000 members worldwide.
The Society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigera-tion and sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards writing, publishing and
continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today.
For Release: October 2, 2012 Contact: Jodi Scott / Public Relations /678-539-1140 or [email protected]
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Society news
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Date Main Program Speaker PDH
Credits
Meeting Manager Location
September LEED Platinum Building
Tour TBD N/A Stephen Nicholas
Weston Corporate
Center
Tuesday,
September 18, 2012 [email protected]
October
Steve Friedman &
Mark Cambria 2.0 Stacie Suh
Embassy Suites,
Waltham Refrigeration - The Now and
Future and Engineering
Challenges & Sustainable
Solutions in Supermarkets Tuesday
October 9, 2012 [email protected]
November SMACNA Facility Tour John Hamilton N/A Bob Persechini SMACNA Boston,
Dorchester
Tuesday,
November 13, 2012 History/Research Promotion [email protected]
December Soldering & Brazing of
Copper Piping Systems TBD TBD Dan Diorio Lantanna’s, Randolph
Tuesday
December 11, 2012 Joint Meeting with ASPE [email protected]
January High Efficiency Run Around
Energy Recovery Systems Rudolf Zengerle 1.5 Teri Shannon
Embassy Suites,
Waltham
Tuesday
January 8, 2013 Membership/YEA [email protected]
February
Energy Efficient Design with
Electronically Controlled
Pumps
Bill Reid TBD Stephen Nicholas Embassy Suites,
Waltham
Tuesday
February 12, 2013 Past President’s/YEA [email protected]
March
Organic Rankine Cycle TBD N/A Jim Armstrong Embassy Suites,
Waltham
Wednesday
March 6, 2013
Joint Meeting with AEE
Student Night/Research
Promotion
April
Upcoming Challenges to
LEED Energy Credits Chris Shaftner TBD Bob Persechini
Embassy Suites,
Waltham
Tuesday
April, 9, 2013
Student Night/Membership
Promotion
May Installation of Officers TBD N/A Teri Shannon TBD
Tuesday
May 14, 2013 [email protected]
June Golf Outing N/A N/A Bill Garvey Halifax Country Club,
Halifax, MA
Monday
June 3, 2013 Research Promotion [email protected]
Boston ASHRAE 2012 - 2013 Meeting Schedule
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OFFICERS
President Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries
978-682-9993 [email protected]
President-Elect
Teri Shannon, DAC Sales 207-985-0873
Vice President Daniel Diorio, Boston College
617-552-8772 [email protected]
Secretary
Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy, Inc. 781-258-1002
Treasurer William Garvey 781-910-9576
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
2012 - 2015
Pat Duffy BR+A
[email protected] 617-925-8253
Jeffrey H. Schultz AHA Engineers 781-372-3053
Jim Liston Suffolk Construction
[email protected] 978-223-9143
Darcy Carbone
Stebbins Duffy, Inc. 617-957-2567
2012 - 2013
BOSTON CHAPTER OFFICERS, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & CHAIRPERSONS
COMMITTEES
Attendance Mike Gilroy, BR+A
617-925-9255 [email protected]
Chapter Program
Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries 978-682-9993
Chapter Technology Transfer Paul Hanbury, DPS Biometics
508-532-6760 x 29 [email protected]
CRC Alternate
Teri Shannon, DAC Sales 207-985-0873
CRC Delegate Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries
978-682-9993 [email protected]
Golf Outing William Garvey 781-910-9576
Historian Jim Liston, Suffolk Construction
978-774-1057 [email protected]
Honors & Awards
Darcy Carbone, Stebbins Duffy, Inc. 617-957-2567
Membership Promotion Dan Denisi, BVH Integrated Services
617-658-9008 [email protected]
Nominating
Bob Persechini, RDK Engineers 617-345-9885
NorthEastAire Stephanie Lafontaine, RDK Engineers
857-221-5942 [email protected]
The New Product Show & Energy
Show 2014 Jeffrey Schultz, AHA Engineers
781-372-3053 [email protected]
Professional Development
Steve Bosland, EYP 617-305-9831
Publicity Brian Marman, BR+A
617-925-8329 [email protected]
Refrigeration
Steven Tafone, Suffolk Construction 978-774-1057
Research Promotion Pat Duffy, BR+A 617-925-8253
Student Activities Daniel Diorio, Boston College
617-552-8772 [email protected]
Sustainability
Jim Armstrong, Siemens Industry, Inc. 781-774-8360
Website Steven Rosen, TMP Consulting Engineers
617-357-6060 x314 [email protected]
YEA
Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy, Inc. 781-258-1002
Siobhan Carr, Andelman and Lelek 781-769-8773
2010- 2013
Dan Denisi BVH Integrated Services
617-658-9008 [email protected]
Stacie Suh
Stebbins Duffy, Inc. 781-258-1002
Bryan Hermanny BR+A
617-925-8295 [email protected]
2011 - 2014
Jim Armstrong Siemens Industry, Inc.
781-774-8360 [email protected]
William Tang
BR+A (617) 254-0016
William Garvey 781-910-9576
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2012 - 2013
REGION I EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DRC – Director & Regional Chair
Joseph L Furman Automated Logic
16 Country Way Wallingford, CT 06492
W: (203) 678-2208
ARC – Assistant Regional Chair & Treasurer
Spencer Morasch Jersey Central Power & Light
331 Newman Springs Rd Bldg. 3 Suite 325
Red Bank, NJ 07701 W: (732) 212-4133
Nominating Committee
Member Emery Otruba, P.E.
Evergreen Engineering 262 Johnson Hill Rd
Hoosick Falls, NY 12090 W: (518) 225-2771
Nominating Committee
Alternate Russell J Stuber
U & S Services Inc. 233 Fillmore Ave Ste 11
Tonawanda, NY 14150 W: (716) 693-4490
Nominating Committee 2nd Alternate
Darcy A Carbone Stebbins-Duffy, Inc.
6 Damon Rd
Medford, MA 02155 W: (617) 957-2567
RVC Membership Promotion
Richard E Vehlow, PE NYS OGS BU1
33Rd Fl Corning Tower Albany, NY 12242
W: (518) 474-2471
RVC Research Promotion Chris Phelan
Thermco 228 Scoles Ave
Clifton, NJ 07012 W: (617) 957-2567
RVC Chapter Technology
Transfer Alexander Weiss, PE
8 Bergen Beach Pl Brooklyn, NY 11234
W: (718) 251-1154 [email protected]
RVC Student Activities
Om Taneja, PhD, Dr. USDSA
79 Summit Dr
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 W: (212) 264-4465
Regional Chapter Programs Chair
Peter Oppelt R.F. Peck Co.
191 Moorland Rd Rochester, NY 14612
W: (585) 227-1720 [email protected]
Regional Refrigeration Chair Mark Cambria, PE
M/E Engineering, PC. 433 State Street, Suite 410
Schenectady, NY 12305 W: (518) 533-2171
Regional Historian Alexander Weiss, PE
8 Bergen Beach Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11234 W: (718) 251-1154
Regional Electronics Communication Committee
Chair & Newsletter Judge Heather L. Platt, P.E.
SCMC, LLC. PO Box 1031
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
W: (716) 255-1462 [email protected]
Regional Electronics
Communication Committee Alternate
Kevin Gallen, P.E. Gallen Engineering, PC
Regional Representative
Garry N. Myers
WSP Flack + Kurtz 73 Bonnie Way
Allendale, NJ 07401 W: (212) 951-2815
Regional Young Engineers in ASHRAE
Cara S Martin Novus Engineering
25 Delaware Ave.
Delmar, New York 12054 W: (518) 439-8235
Director of Member Services Carolyn Kettering
ASHRAE 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329 W: (404) 636-8400
Director of Communications
and Publications Jodi Scott
ASHRAE 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329 W: (404) 636-8400
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ASHRAE Boston Chapter Contributors
Mail Check (Payable to “ASHRAE Research) to:
ASHRAE RESEARCH
BR+A Consulting Engineers
c/o Patrick Duffy
311 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02474
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RDK Engineers
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Suite 800
Boston, MA 02210
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