Introduction to Technical Committees

Have you ever wondered how the technical expertise of ASHRAE is developed? Who writes the ASHRAE Handbook chapters, evaluates the needs for standards, and advises the Society on all aspects of the technology it embraces? Look no further than Technical Committees (TCs)!

There are over 100 TCs addressing nearly all topics impacting the built environment. Joining is easy – simply go to www.ashrae.org/JoinATC, fill out the online form (including selecting the TCs you want to join), and submit the form!

Introduction to TAC

ASHRAE Columbus February Luncheon and Technical Presentation

Greetings! Please join us for our Monthly Webinar Technical Presentation. Welcome to the 2021 ASHRAE Columbus Webinar Series. Jim Schlachter of ProPak Solutions will be presenting on Increased Benefits of Packaged Systems in Today's Covid Environment.

 

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Jim has 34 years in the HVAC modular hydronic systems packaging industry. Jim has an extensive controls background, and laid the groundwork in the early 1990’s for variable evaporator flow systems for the entire HVAC chilled water industry.  Jim has managed Engineering and Production Departments, including mechanical, electrical and control engineering staffs, and has lead annual Sales to over $50 million at several companies.

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ASHRAE Columbus January Webinar and Technical Presentation

Greetings! Please join us for our Monthly Webinar Technical Presentation. Welcome to the 2021 ASHRAE Columbus Webinar Series. ASHRAE Region V Refrigeration Chair Mike Frantz will be discussing Energy Savings Ideas in Refrigeration. 

Registration will be via GoToWebinar. Click Register Now below to go to registration page. After you register you will then receive an email with information about joining the webinar.

Michael Frantz has thirty plus years of experience in the energy efficiency field including over seven with Lockheed Martin Missile Fire Control Energy division. He has his B.S. in Organizational Management from Huntington University, he completed his A.A. from UCMI, he has a technical degree in Industrial Electronics from CIT, he has been a Certified Energy Manager since 2012.

He is currently the Region V Refrigeration Chair.

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ASHRAE Columbus December Webinar and Technical Presentation

Greetings! Please join us for our Monthly Webinar Technical Presentation. Welcome to the 2020 ASHRAE Columbus Webinar Series. Einar K Frobom, Director of Sales and Marketing for Carson Solutions will be presenting on Applying Displacement Ventilation to Make Our Schools Safer.

 

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Einar K. Frobom, PE, MBA; is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Carson Solutions. His office is located in Minneapolis, MN. With over twenty-five years of HVAC related experience, Einar's involvement ranges from custom air handler design incorporating concepts such as air-to-air energy recovery, moisture transfer media, complex custom refrigeration systems, and enhanced IAQ solutions and DOAS systems. In his current role he is promoting the system benefits of quiet, efficient displacement ventilation combined with active chilled beam technology. Einar holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration, both from the University of Minnesota. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer within the state of Minnesota.

With much attention being given to HVAC systems and its impact on disease transmission, the importance of proper ventilation design and contaminant removal cannot be overstated.

From the EPA's website, part of their IAQ in Schools, Tools for Schools

Types of Air Distribution:

                                                         i.      Nearly all schools currently use the mixed-airflow method for distribution and dilution of the air within the occupied space. Designers should investigate a method called vertical displacement ventilation or thermal displacement ventilation. This approach successfully uses natural convection forces to reduce fan energy and carefully lift air contaminants up and away from the breathing zone.

This presentation will clarify design concepts between the predominant ventilation types and the expound upon the operational characteristics of displacement ventilation. By applying thermal displacement ventilation in occupied space such as classrooms, designers, architects and owners will recognize the following:

Improved IAQ through increased ventilation effectiveness (contaminant removal effectiveness) as defined in ASHRAE 62.1-2019

• Improved thermal comfort for students and staff
• Improved acoustics due to no additional air moving devices in the zone
• Decreased maintenance due to no moving parts in the zone 

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ASHRAE Columbus November Webinar and Technical Presentation

Greetings! Please join us for our Monthly Webinar Technical Presentation. Welcome to the 2020 ASHRAE Columbus Webinar Series. William Banhnfleth PhD, Professor of Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University will be presenting on Fundamentals of COVID-19 Risk Management.   Registration will be via GoToWebinar. Click Register Now below to go to registration page. After you register you will then receive an email with information about joining the webinar. William Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, PA, where he has been employed since 1994. Previously, he was a Senior Consultant for ZBA, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH and a Principal Investigator at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, IL. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he also earned a bachelor of music degree in instrumental performance. His is a registered professional engineer. At Penn State, Dr. Bahnfleth teaches undergraduate courses in HVAC fundamentals, HVAC system design, and controls and graduate courses in chilled water systems, hot water and steam systems, and indoor air quality. His research interests cover a wide variety of indoor environmental control topics including chilled water pumping systems, stratified thermal energy storage, protection of building occupants from indoor bioaerosol releases, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation systems, and others. He is the author or co-author of more than 170 technical papers and articles and 14 books and book chapters. He consults on the design of chilled water thermal energy storage systems and has been involved in more than 20 projects world-wide. Dr. Bahnfleth is a fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, and as Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. His honors include a 1st place ASHRAE Technology Award, Transactions Paper Award, Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards, The Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit and the F. Paul Anderson Award. He is also a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society's World-Class Engineering Faculty Award.

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