
Attendees at last month’s
meeting had the pleasure of hearing from Ronald Wilkinson, P.E.,
LEED AP, senior commissioning engineer at AKF Engineers. Mr.
Wilkin-son explained the benefits of existing building
commis-sioning over energy audits. While energy audits provide a
quick fix, the results are short term. Commissioning existing
systems, however, involves developing a pro-gram to optimize the
operation of the equipment and systems to meet the current
building operating plan—which yields the capability to save
energy for many years.
This month, we will hear from
Dennis Dietz of American ALDES Ventilation Corp. Mr. Dietz will
fly up from his home base in Florida to deliver a presentation
on indoor air quality in midrise and tall apartment buildings.
New building and mechanical codes provide opportunities to
reduce heating and cooling costs dramatically in both new and
existing buildings. Taking advantage of these new code
requirements requires special emphasis on the central exhaust
and supply duct systems, with attention to duct leakage and the
impact of stack effect on the performance on these systems
through the seasons. Mr. Dietz will address air-flow balancing
techniques that limit the impact of stack effect and wind
pressures on ventilation ducts.
Makeup air strategies will
be discussed, such as supply of conditioned air to the corridor
or directly to the individual apartments. Window fresh air
inlets are of increasing interest to architects and designers,
but need careful consideration in their application.
The stack effect for
exhaust systems. American ALDES takes a system approach to
ventilation to resolve indoor air quality issues and improve
energy efficiency. Mr. Harrell will walk us through
environmentally friendly ventilation products and systems aimed
at builders seeking LEED project credit.
Please keep in mind that
our meeting on March 9 will also serve as our second Resource
Promotion Night of the year. Resource Promotion last fall was
very successful, and we expect to match or even exceed that
success this time around. I’d like to thank Resource and
Promotion Chairman Andrew Manos, LEED AP, for keeping ASHRAE’s
overall mission in mind: to serve humanity and promote a
sustainable world. As we all know, the way we do that is through
re-search, and thus resources. Please contact Andrew at
631-592-2660 or
amanos@emtec-engineers.com with
any questions.
We have good news on two fronts
regarding an upcoming event sponsored by the Long Island Chapter
of ASHRAE: Those who attend the Professional Energy Code Seminar
for ANSI/ASHRAE/ IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 will receive 6.5 PDH
credits. Secondly, the deadline for registration has been
extended. This one-day seminar will be held on Tues-day, March
23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at A.D.E. Systems Inc., 19
Wilbur Street, Lynbrook, NY. As this newsletter went to press,
there were 15 people registered. Capacity is 50 attendees, so
don’t delay your registration. Please visit this link for
registration information:
ASHRAE Seminar 2010
If you take a look outside,
it may seem difficult to believe that we’ll soon be able to drop
our snow shovels and pick up our golf clubs, but it’s true. The
10th Annual LI ASHRAE Golf Outing is approaching quickly. The
event is scheduled for Monday, May 3, at the Cherry Valley Club
in Garden City. The outing kicks off with brunch at 11:00 a.m.,
shotgun start golf at 12:30 p.m., followed by a 5:30 p.m.
post-golf cocktail hour and 6:30 p.m. dinner reception. Please
note, this event fills up fast, and there is a two foursome
limit per company. Checks must be in by April 17, no exceptions.
Please visit this link for more information:
ASHRAE Golf Outing 2010
Thank you to co-chairs Steven Friedman, HFDP
(212-695-1000,
sfriedman@lilker.com), and
Peter Gerazounis, P.E., LEED AP (212-695-129,
peter.gerazounis@mgepc.net),
for organizing this event.
I look forward to
seeing you at our March 9 meeting and at our upcoming special
events.
Steven
Giammona, P.E., LEED AP
President - Long Island Chapter