ASHRAE®- Columbus Chapter

Greetings!  Please join us for our April 15th Lunch and Technical Presentation.  ASHRAE Society President, Sheila Hayter, an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, will present on “Integrating Renewable Energy Systems into Buildings.”

Registration will close Wednesday, April 10^h at noon. Walk-ins are no longer able to attend luncheons.  If you are planning to attend you must pre-register.  

This presentation introduces technical opportunities, means, and methods for incorporating renewable energy (RE) technologies into building designs and operations.   Methods for applying these technologies in buildings and the role of building energy efficiency in successful RE projects will be addressed.   Finally, the speaker will summarize ASHRAE activities related to and/or in support of RE applications in buildings.

Sheila Hayter, P.E.      ASHRAE President

Sheila Hayter is the Project Assessment and Development Section Manager within the Integrated Applications Center (IAC) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.  

Sheila served on the ASHRAE Board of Directors as a vice president (2009 – 2011) and also as a Director at Large (2005 – 2008). She chaired the Publications and Education Council, has served on Technology Council, Finance Committee, Planning Committee Society Rules Committee, Research Activities Committee (chair 2004 – 2005), Continuing Education Committee (chair 1998 – 1999), and ASHRAE Program Committee. 

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Greetings! Please join us for our Feb. Lunch and Technical Presentation. Ken Rummage from KE Fibertec will present a program on Air Distribution for Indoor Agricultural Growth Facilities.

Registration will close Wednesday, Feb. 13th at noon. Walk-ins are no longer able to attend luncheons. If you are planning on attending you must pre-register.

This session will review practical applications of fabric duct in cannabis grow facilities. Issues to be discussed include; the types of growth set ups and the unique problems these facilities cause. The presentation will explain the features and benefits of fabric duct systems and how they have been applied to the unique problems of grow facility design and operation.

Ken Rummage

Ken Rummage is the National Sales Manager for KE Fibertec and is based in Tennessee. He has been working in the building products industry for over 16 years. Before he came to KE Fibertec he was VP of Business Development for SaniGlaze and at Johns Manville he headed up the OEM Sales Division for North America. Ken is a Graduate of the University of Tennessee and a certified CDT and CCPR with CSI

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Greetings!  Please join us for our Jan. 21st Lunch and Technical Presentation.  Bill Dietrich of Daikin, will present on the following topic….Refrigerants: Where are we headed in North America?
Registration will close Wednesday, Jan. 16th at noon. Walk-ins are no longer able to attend luncheons.  If you are planning to attend you must pre-register.  
The refrigerant issue is back!  Those of you who have been in the industry for some time may remember the transition away from CFCs and HCFCs.  With new climate considerations many of the refrigerants we are using today are being called into question for the future.  This presentation will cover the basics surrounding the refrigerant issue: Alternatives, safety, performance, regulatory issues and next steps.

Bill DietrichProduct General Manager for Chillers at Daikin Applied Americas. This includes all air cooled and water cooled Centrifugal and Positive Displacement machines.  With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, Bill has held numerous Engineering and Marketing Applications positions addressing commercial/industrial HVAC equipment (chillers, AHU, rooftops, cooling towers and evaporative condensers) and systems using these components.  Bill has a BSME from University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School Of Management. He is active in industry organizations, such as AHRI and ASHRAE. Past chair of TC 8.2, Centrifugal Machines, and the ASHRAE CEC, and a recipient of the ASHRAE distinguished service award.  

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