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Speaker Bio - Ken Shanahan

Ken is a Mechanical Engineer from Virginia Tech. He works for Fulton and has been there for 18 years. His current position with the company is Western Regional Sales Manager & Global Thermal Sales Engineer.

President’s Message

I want to start off by sharing with you what a success the ASHRAE Golf Tournament was last Friday, September 25, 2009. There were smiling faces everywhere while we raised a lot of money for ASHRAE research. A huge “thank you” goes out to all the sponsors. You made it happen (again).

Thanks also to all of the golf committee members and their fearless leader, Melissa Hobbs.
Our September meeting included a great presentation by Mr. Roger Weldon of Grundfos Pumps. His presentation on Domestic Water Pumping was done well, informative, and a great bit of variety compared to our usual HVAC presentation topics.

I look forward to seeing you at The Elbow Room for lunch on October 8th. This will be our only meeting that is NOT on the first Thursday of the month.

Sincerely,
Jim Orr

September 30, 2009

Proposed High-Performance Building Standard 189.1 Draws Nearer to Publication Date

The total building sustainability package, addressing everything from design and commissioning to plans for high-performance operation, is covered in a proposed green building standard currently open for public review.

Proposed Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is being developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in conjunction with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The standard is slated to be the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United States. It is expected to be published in early 2010.

This is one of the most highly-anticipated building standards ever released, AS HRAE President Gordon Holness, said. AS HRAE s commitment to excel lence and t ransparency in t rue consensus standards development is ref lected in the qual ity of and interest in S tandard 189.1.

The proposed standard is current ly open for a fourth publ ic review. It is an independent substant ive change review so only changes f rom the third publ ic review, which ended in June 2009, are open for comment. The public comment period started Sept. 18 and remains open until Nov. 2, 2009.

IES is pleased to co-sponsor this standard for high-performance green buildings and supports the goal shared with ASHRAE and USGBC of environmental responsibility toward current needs as well as those of future generat ions,

Rita M. Harrold, IES director of technology, said. The key to a prosperous future is cost -efficient and energy-saving green buildings and is imperat ive as we move forward, S cot Horst , senior vice president of LEED, USGBC, said. S tandard 189.1 will help increase adoption of green building practices, leading to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nat ion.

The standard, once publ ished, provides a total bui lding sustainabi l ity package for those who strive to design, bui ld and operate green bui ldings, Kent Peterson, chair of the committee writing the standard, said. From site locat ion to energy use to recycl ing, this standard wi l l set the foundation for green buildings through its adoption into local codes. The dedication of those tasked with writing the standard has been unwavering. There are no short cuts to creating a quality, comprehensive green building standard that reflects input from all corners of the building community.

Among the biggest proposed changes is in the exterior light pollution section, including elimination of the Total Site Lumen approach. The draft of the standard that went out for a third public review earlier this year required users to limit exterior lighting according to one of three methods for determining total initial lamp lumens, or light output, for all outdoor lighting. While site lumen limits are being explored in other model lighting pollution efforts, it complicates application and enforcement significantly, according to Nick Ferzacca, vice chair of the committee and IES representative. The current draft maintains the use of Backlight, Uplight and Glare ratings from the IES Luminaire Classification System for Outdoor Luminaires (IESNA TM-15-07). Also, exterior lighting power densities and lighting zone definitions were modified to align with recent ASHRAE 90.1 addenda.

Another proposed change is in the Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring section. Under the proposal, measurement of outdoor airflow rates at the system level would be required for all spaces ventilated by mechanical systems, except for constant volume systems. The exception allowing CO2 monitoring as an alternative for systems serving only densely occupied spaces has been removed. Also proposed would be removal of all requirements for outdoor airflow monitoring in naturally ventilated spaces.

The standard development committee will meet again to review comments received during this independent substant ive change publ ic review during the USGBC GreenBui ld conference in November.

To view a copy of the public review draft, go to www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. Copies of public review drafts are only available during public review periods.

Golf Tourney Recap!

We had another great turnout this year with 80 golfers total on a nice cool summer afternoon! We are well on our way to reaching our goal of $7,500 raised for ASHRAE research. A special thanks to all the volunteers who put t ime in to help with another great gol f tournament . I d l ike to especially thank Melissa Hobbs who ran the show and did a fantastic job. I d also l ike to congratulate our winners!

• First Place York/US Air
• Second Place Schauf/Lakos

Second, we certainly could not do it with our sponsors. Please make every effort to support those who support ASHRAE! Our sponsors were as follows: