January 2013 ASHRAE Luncheon Meeting

Topic: Net Zero Energy Ready Installation - Strategies, Tactics and Tools

Place: Spaghetti Warehouse, 397 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio

Date: Monday, January 21, 2013

Time: Registration 11:30am, Program 11:45am

Cost: $20 Local ASHRAE Members, $25 Non-Local ASHRAE Members

Presenter: Dr Richard J Liesen 

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Notes

Current Federal/DOD Energy Laws, Polices and Directives from the Energy Policy Act 2005 to The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and several Executive Orders have formed the current Army Net Zero Energy Policy.  Current Army goals are to have 7 Net Zero installations by 2020, 25 by 2031 and all by 2058.  The problem is that path and process is difficult and needs to be customized for a very diverse set of locations and buildings, and still maintain the Army’s primary mission.  To address this task a research project was initiated in 2010 titled “Modeling Net Zero Installations” to develop a process and tool to optimally meet these requirements.  This presentation will present the requirements, the process that has been developed, and show some example case studies.  

Presenter Bio

Dr. Richard J. Liesen Ph.D. joined the US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in June 2009.  He is currently a Co-PI for the “Modeling Net Zero Installations”,  “Modeling and Mitigation of Energy Losses in Building Envelopes”, and “High Performance Building Operations” research projects, as well as working on other various building energy efficiency projects for permanent Army Installations, mainly in the U.S.

Before CERL Dr. Liesen worked at Owens Corning at the Science & Technology Center in Granville, OH and when he left he was the R&D Leader of the Building Science group.  

Before Owens Corning Dr. Liesen was the Research Professor and Associate Director in the Building Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois.  At the Building Systems Lab he was on the original development team for the merger between BLAST and DOE-2 energy analysis programs to produce the National Energy Analysis Program called “EnergyPlus™,” supported by the Department of Energy (DOE). 

November 2012 ASHRAE Luncheon Meeting

TOPIC: Green Buildings Waste Energy Efficiently

PLACE: Spaghetti Warehouse, 397 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio

DATE: Monday, November 19, 2012

TIME: Registration 11:30am, Program 11:45am

COST: $20 Local ASHRAE members, $25 Non-Local ASHRAE Members

PRESENTER: Larry Spielvogel, PE

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NOTES:

Actual experience with metered energy data from green and sustainable buildings shows that most do not perform any better than other new buildings.  One of the main reasons is the complexity that is designed and installed to hopefully achieve more points and meet higher standards, but does not perform as advertised or modeled.  In addition, most building operators are not able to understand how these complex systems are supposed to function.  Even many contractors have little or no experience or training with installing and maintaining these systems.  This presentation will provide examples of widely publicized green and sustainable buildings with metered data that proves they waste energy efficiently.

Speaker Biography

Larry Spielvogel is a Consulting Engineer with less than 50 years of experience, located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in less than 50 States and in less than 40 other countries. 

 

He is a Fellow and Life Member of ASHRAE and a bunch of other societies. He has never submitted or won any design awards and never got any of these new certifications. The only initials after his name are those granted by governments, because more initials may imply that he is better than anyone else is.  Thus, he is not being extorted to pay for continuing education costs by the sponsoring organizations. He fears that any more initials after his name might paint a target on his back for the lawyers to shoot at. He does not always comply with ASHRAE standards because they are not required by codes or by law, and believes they no longer represent the standard ofcare in the HVAC field. Not all the members of the ASHRAE committees can even understand them. 

 

He has never been sued, except for divorce. He is not worried about offending any sponsors or 

advertisers. Most organizationsand publications are catering to sponsors and advertisers today. He is just an old-fashioned engineer.

His motto is “show me your metered data.” 

October 2012 ASHRAE MCA Joint Meeting

What: Joint MCA / ASHRAE Meeting

Where: Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Hall - 1250 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio

Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

When: 4:30 Code Update Class

5:30 Tabletop Expo

6:45 Dinner

Cost: $25.00

Registration:  Click Here register

NOTES

You must prepay for this event. Registration closes September 25.

To enroll in the code update class contact billmcnally@mcaco.org

September 2012 ASHRAE Luncheon

TOPIC: Energy Modeling for the LEED 2009 Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1

PLACE: Spaghetti Warehouse, 397 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio

DATE: September 24, 2012

TIME: Registration 11:30am, Program 11:45am

COST: $20 Local ASHRAE members, $25 Non-Local ASHRAE Members

PRESENTER: Bob Feduik, PE, LEED AP

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NOTES:

Energy Modeling for the LEED 2009 Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1

In the last 10 years the use of energy modeling in building design has grown significantly.  This growth has been fueled by rising energy prices, a renewed interest in building energy efficiency and the increased application of the LEED^® rating system.  In the LEED^® rating system, Energy and Atmosphere (EA) Credit-1 "Optimize Energy Performance" is the focal point for building energy efficiency issues.  Of the three approaches to this credit, the one requiring energy modeling offers the greatest potential for rating points.  Success in achieving those rating points depends in large part on a sound understanding of the Performance Rating Method outlined in ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Appendix G.  The goal of this seminar is to enrich each attendee’s understanding of the Performance Rating Method so it can be more successfully applied to building energy models for LEED^®  projects.

Speaker Biography

Bob Feduik, PE, LEED AP

Bob is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering.  He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York as well as a LEED^® Accredited Professional.  Over his 30 year career with Carrier Corporation, Bob has been an application engineer for unitary equipment, centrifugal and absorption chillers and vertical self-contained units.  His field sales experience includes account manager positions at Carrier Northeast Distribution, Carlton Stuart Corporation and Carrier Direct Sales in Upstate New York.  Bob currently serves as the East Regional Manager for Carrier Software Systems.

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