ASHRAE-CFL

Bill Dillard Appreciation Night

jalphonso — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:38:10 +0000

Bill Dillard Appreciation Night

Though it was not originally planned such, August 21, 2010 proved to be a historical night for the ASHRAE Central Florida Chapter. The event was a “toast & roast” put on by the chapter, UCF Foundation, the community and few of Bill’s close friends from the industry.

Held at the Orlando Museum of Art, about 100 people joined in celebrating Bill’s contribution to the industry and our community. The ASHRAE dignitaries present were, Gordon Holness, Society Past President, Ross Montgomery, Society VP and Past DRC of Region XII and Bill Malphus, Current DRC of Region XII. Gordon Holness handed Bill ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service Award (ESA). Gordon went on to explain how notable and rare the ESA actually is, saying that in ASHRAE’s membership of 52,000 members worldwide only 65 members have this award.

Ten gentlemen took the stage each toasting the roasting Bill. Of the ten speakers, four were ASHRAE Central Florida Past Presidents – Bernie Horne (94-95), Dewayne Lorenze (82-83), Hugh Wilson (78-79) and Mike Dillard (07-08). Another past president, John Elsea (93-94) was the master of ceremonies. They all had great stories of our chapter’s glorious past.

The other ASHRAE Presidents in attendance were – Firouz Keikavousi (92-93), Michael Sheerin (00-01), Todd Moore (05-06) and Rich King (09-10). I hope you enjoy the pictures of this wonderful evening.

Past President Dewayne Lorenze

Past President Mike Dillard

Gordon Holness handing Bill the Exceptional Service Award

Toast and Roast

Chapter Presidential Theme 2010-2011

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:19:46 +0000

Professionalism through Volunteerism – The YEAR of the VOLUNTEER

I have dedicated my chapter presidential theme to the ASHRAE “VOLUNTEER” and you, our dear chapter members. It is YOU and several other selfless VOLUNTEERS who make ASHRAE a truly great organization. We will recruit new volunteers and strive hard to retain our present membership base.

Our goal – Equip, EMPOWER & Edify

Jason Alphonso, PE,

ASHRAE CFL President, 2010-2011

(Proud to be an ASHRAE VOLUNTEER)

The pictures below are from our planning meeting. It also showcases some of our dedicated volunteers . In the words of Firouz Keikavousi, Past President, ASHRAE Central Florida - “Being an ASHRAE Volunteer is not only an Honor – It’s a BLESSING !”

ASHRAE UCF Bags First Place in International Design Competition.

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:19:00 +0000

We are super proud of our UCF Student Branch. They bagged the FIRST PLACE in the ASHRAE Design Competition. The students, ASHRAE and UCF mentors, faculty advisors and chapter truly deserve a huge pat on the back! They beat some of the best teams in the country and throughout the world.

A special thanks goes out to our ASHRAE mentors.

Anik Patel – Harper Limbach
Kellie Watson – PBS&J
Andrew Twigg – TLC
John Fabian – X-nth, Inc.
John Miller – Peninsula Engineering
Mark Boggs – JCI
Matt Cale – Peninsula Engineering
Megan Tosh – Stan Weaver
Rachel Cook – PBS&J
Rich King – Peninsula Engineering
Vince Briones – PBS&J

Anik Patel served as Chair and Kellie Watson as Co-Chair of the Student Activities Committee 2010-2011.

View their winning design submission of the Florida Hospital Ginsburg Tower. The side bar has the complete download!

Pictured are the five team members – Nathaniel Boyd, Edward Gillett, Trong Nguyen, Michael Angell and Justin Wiese

2009-2010 Dewpoint Issues

mtosh — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:01:03 +0000

Previous Dewpoints

September Dewpoint

October Dewpoint

November Dewpoint

December Dewpoint

January Dewpoint

February Dewpoint

March Dewpoint

April Dewpoint

May Dewpoint

June Dewpoint

Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter 2009-2010 – Year in Retrospect

mtosh — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:30:16 +0000

This has been one awesome year!!! I really want to thank all of those that helped to make this year one to remember. To our members, thank you for your attendance at our monthly meetings!

My first message to the chapter this year announced a focus on our Young Engineers in ASHRAE, better known as YEA members. We aimed to bring YEA members into our chapter, familiarize them with ASHRAE and encourage them to take on a leadership role. With help from a few new events focused on YEA this year, we’ve made great strides toward that goal.

Jason Alphonso and Leo Rocha were instrumental in implementing the YEA Tech Topics prior to each dinner meeting. There was a good crowd of YEA members at each of these sessions. It is truly awesome to see so many young people at our meetings now. I can remember years ago (I’m not that young) how seasoned the individuals were that attended ASHRAE meetings.

In February, we had our very first dodgeball tournament, which was a complete success. I’d like to thank Leo for all his efforts as our YEA chair. If you missed the tournament, I hope you at least had a chance to view the photos. They’ll certainly encourage you to join us next year.

This year has been filled with great programs, with the most Distinguished Lecturers I’ve ever heard of in one year. Jason Alphonso did a wonderful job with the programs! Thank you Jason!! We even had Mayor Crotty as a speaker for one of our meetings – certainly a highlight for all those who attended.

There are so many people to thank for all their efforts this year. I’ve been fortunate to work with an amazing team. A wise man once told me the key to success is surrounding yourself with great people. The board members, elected officers and committee chairs have all made my job as president fulfilling and fun.

Please take time to read all of the individual names and responsibilities at the end of the Dewpoint; these are the people that have taken time away from work, friends and family to make this chapter successful. Many of these individuals put in an insane amount of work into the Central Florida Chapter and go above and beyond the call of duty. If you happen to see one of them out and about, please thank them for all of their efforts.

I’m looking forward to serving you next year as a governor. As Wade Conlan did for me last year, Jason I’d like to be the first to say, “How can I help you for next year?”

Thanks again and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Rich King, PE

Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter President 2009-2010

YEA Year in Review

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:43:53 +0000

This has been an exciting year for Central Florida Young Engineers in ASHRAE. During this year, we had the opportunity to present Tech Topic sessions to all of our members. These discussions gave insight to the main speaker’s topic and also served as a networking opportunity. Our young members were able to hear from local industry professionals like Michael Sheerin, Wade Conlan, Firouz Keikavousi, Damon Lynn, Bob Hyttel, Paul Halyard, and Richard King. The topics covered addressed key subjects like Preventive Maintenance, Infection Control, and Sustainability.

The 1st Annual Dodge ball Tournament was held in February. Seven companies from the Central Florida HVAC community participated in this event: Thermal Tech, Inc., Tom Barrow Co., MSI, Harper Limbach, LLC, Peninsula Engineering, Jacobs Engineering, and X-nth. The semi-finalists, Thermal Tech, Inc. and X-nth disputed the title of champion in the final game. X-nth quickly came out on top by eliminating Thermal Tech, Inc in only 1 minute and 34 seconds, the fastest game of the entire day. Congratulations to X-nth (Matt Mikus, JC Le, Matt Hopf, Kim Hopf, Jason Jones, Tom Hoppert, and Tim Hedrick) for winning the 1^st Annual Central Florida ASHRAE – YEA Dodgeball Tournament!

Another great achievement for our chapter is the development of the local Mentorship Program. This program was developed with the objective of creating a professional partnership between a YEA member, whether it be a young engineer, recent graduate, or student and a professional member from our chapter. The experienced professional will provide assistance and resources for the transition from college to the work industry (such as interview preparation, career path guidance, professional development, and much more). Currently, we are in the mentor/mentee matching process and we will be announcing our first participants by the end of this month. Thank you for such a great year and we look forward to seeing you for 2010 – 2011.

Student Activities Wrap Up

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:43:14 +0000

As we wrap up another successful year of student activities, we would like to congratulate all the recent UCF Graduates! Good luck in your future endeavors and we hope to see you around ASHRAE next year.

Thank you to the UCF Senior Design participants for all of their hard work on this year’s challenging design competition. All three teams did a great job with their projects and we hope you enjoyed the rigorous introduction to the world of HVAC.

Thank you to Anik Patel for your dedication to Student Activities this year. We appreciate all the hard work you put in. We wish you well in your Treasurer position next year.

As we say goodbye to Anik, we’d like to welcome the incoming SA Chair, Nate Boyd. Nate is a recent graduate from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was the ASHRAE UCF Student Chapter President last year and the team leader for the UCF design team entry in the ASHRAE International Design Competition. He has over 12 years experience in the building automation and controls industry and is the new Energy Project Manager for the City of Orlando. Nate is a registered E.I. with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, as well as a LEED Accredited Professional. We are glad to have you Nate!

Summer Membership Reminders

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:41:40 +0000

It’s the end of another ASHRAE year. I can’t believe how quickly the year went. While we are taking a break from ASHRAE Chapter activities, there is still plenty that you can do over the summer break to stay in tune with ASHRAE.

For those members who have dues expiring in the summer months, please remember to renew your membership! You will still receive an email from the Membership Promotion committee reminding you about your renewal date.
Even if your membership is not expiring in the Summer, please consider renewing your membership early. Dues are set to increase starting on July 1, 2010. You can lock in the current rate for your next year’s dues if you renew before then.
You are allowed to renew for up to 3 years. If it makes sense for you to join for a three year membership period, the option is there!! It will not only save you some money for this current increase in dues, but it will also save you money on the next two years. Dues will continue to go up in $5/year increments for the next 3 years.
Check your ASHRAE home page and see if you’re eligible for a membership upgrade.

While the chapter meetings are stopping for the summer, your ASHRAE Board and chapter chairs will be hard at work preparing for next year. Contact one of the officers or one of the chapter chairs if you’re interested in becoming more active in ASHRAE. There are PLENTY of opportunities to do so.

If you have any questions please contact Amy Pastor (apastor@x-nth.com) or Amy Weaver (amyw@c-p.com).

Have a healthy and safe summer and we look forward to seeing every one of you back at our chapter meetings in the Fall!

2009-2010 ASHRAE UCF Initiative Accomplishments

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:40:28 +0000

Another year has come and gone for the UCF Initiative and our relationship with UCF continues to strengthen. So, as we put another successful year into the record books, we want to take a moment to update the chapter with our accomplishments this year and a brief look at our plans for next year.

This year we focused on three key areas:

1) We wanted to continue to push for an awareness of ASHRAE on campus with students, faculty and staff. Because of our long term plans for the initiative, this has always been one of the key objectives. To ensure that ASHRAE continues to have an impact on the students that graduate into our local market, we have to continue to maintain strong presence on campus as well as supporting the students. This year, we partnered with Student Activities to provide some guest lecturers for some of the student chapter meetings. We also had great attendance by some of the faculty and staff at many of our meetings and our Shrimp Boil was a huge hit.

2) To support the curriculum changes that have been made. Last year, we were able to help the ME Department add a second class for HVAC (HVAC II). We worked with the professor to develop the curriculum and the lesson plans for class and provided some guest lecturers for the class. The interest in the class continued into this year with about 12 students and we look forward to the opportunity to add classes to the curriculum in hopes of developing an HVAC track at UCF.

3) Utilize an outreach event, with the University, that would elevate ASHRAE in the community. This last year, we were able to help in two key areas (I wish I had more space to tell you all about them). As many of you know, last year, we changed the ASHRAE Scholarship so that four scholarships are awarded every year. This year, Jason Alphonso and I had the honor of attending the awards ceremony and handing out the scholarships to the four recipients. It was a great honor to represent the chapter. We also continued our presence on the Industrial Advisory Committee (2 positions…thank you Wade Conlan and Jason Alphonso) which is key to MMAE’s accreditation.

It was certainly a busy year and we are already looking forward to next year. We will continue our work in the areas where we have been successful and we are going to concentrate on helping UCF submit for ASHRAE research money and Grant-In-Aid dollars.

Thank you all for your support and we will see you next year.

Technology Award Winners

mtosh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:39:10 +0000

Congratulations to all of the Tech Award entries submitted. First place goes to the following companies submitting for awards this year.

Category: Commercial Buildings—New Construction
Category goes to X-nth, Inc. for their submission on the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. The project consisted of a 19 story LEED gold certified project comprised of 120 deluxe rooms, 30 suites, a full service salon and spa, gourmet dining, and a green vegetated roof design.

Category: Commercial Buildings—Existing Construction
Category goes to Peninsula Engineering for their submission on the Sanford International Airport, Sanford, Florida. The project consisted of an energy retrofit including upgrading the lighting systems that qualified for utility incentives of approximately $7,652. Demand control ventilation was implemented on the existing air handlers and controlled by the new building automation system and several automatic plumbing fixtures were installed in high traffic areas. The over all projected energy savings is expected to save approximately $425,500 per year in annual savings.

Category: Healthcare Facilities—Existing Construction
Category goes to Peninsula Engineering for their submission on the Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, Florida. The project consisted of the replacement of the inefficient boiler system with a new improved efficient boiler system. Three of the 5 existing chillers were upgraded from the R-11 refrigerant with the latest available environmental friendly refrigerants and design corrections and upgrades were completed on the chilled water pumping and piping systems. Additionally modifications were implemented to improve the temperature and humidity to the occupants.