PAGE 1 2008 ASHRAE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION PAGE 2 2007 DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS NEW STUDENT BRANCHES PAGE 3 DATE TO REMEMBER—NEW YORK WINTER MEETING ASHRAE UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT GRANT PAGE 4 ASHRAE OUTREACH TO K-12 STUDENT BRANCH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR

S T U D E N T A C T I V I T I E S ASHRAE

Gain Practical Knowledge with the ASHRAE 2008 Student Design Competition by Tarra Holman, ASHRAE Staff ALL DESIGN DOCUMENTS AND CRITERIA ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT WWW. ASHRAE.ORG/STUDENTZONE.

he ASHRAE 2008 Student Design Competition features a 60,000 sq² commu-nity recreation center. The original project was designed for the Nashville, Tennessee area, but not completed.

ASHRAE is looking for students to create a recreation center that includes a gymnasium with two full-size basketball courts, a run-ning track, a wellness center with both a fitness equipment room and an aerobics room, a natatorium with a six-lane swim-ming pool, an indoor racquetball court, men's and women's locker rooms, and ad-ministrative office space.

The teams may compete in one or more of the three subcategories: HVAC System Selection, HVAC System Design and Architectural Design.

The HVAC Systems Selection area en-courages students with a solid HVAC base to use life-cycle cost process to select the building HVAC system(s) as well as incor-porate the sustainability process promoted by ASHRAE by integrating the US Green Building Council's LEED™ Rating System into the project. HVAC Systems Design focuses on "right-sizing" HVAC equipment and systems to provide an energy efficient design for the facility. Students are required to determine heating and cooling loads, and design an HVAC system for the recreation center while complying with ASHRAE Standards 55, 62.1 and 90.1. In the Architectural Design, students are asked to "redesign" the building in an effort to achieve a LEED™ Silver Rating.

Students are asked to "document" select LEED™ Credits to measure how their de-sign meets the sustainability goals. An em-phasis on integrating the requirements of the mechanical and electrical systems should be a strong element throughout the design. This design project competition encourages undergraduate students to become involved in the dynamic profession of heating venti-lating and air-conditioning, to apply their knowledge to practical design use, and to promote team work. ASHRAE will recognize the outstanding student design projects ASHRAE’s 2009 Winter Meeting in Chicago.

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THE 2007 WINNERS ARE. . .

All team members must be enrolled in an undergraduate program during the semester/term they contribute to the design. Projects submitted by graduate students are not eligi-ble. Three 1st place winners (one in each cate-gory) will receive a $1500 cash prize. The deadline for entries is May 9, 2008. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/studentzone.

This minimizes the impact on the environment when compared to other systems by reducing the carbon dioxide gas associated with burn-ing fossil fuels.” First place in the HVAC system design cate-gory goes to Gary Schrader, Jeremy Saddi-son, Ryan Larson and Chad Gydesen of Fer-ris State University, Big Rapids, Mich. Their faculty advisor is Douglas Zentz. Their design features a geothermal heat pump plant, using the Hudson River as the heat sink, considered a water-to-water heat pump system. Both the lab and office systems will use total enthalpy wheels to recover sensible and latent heat from the exhaust air streams to pre-condition the outside air needed for ventilation. “Using a water source heat pump plant along with variable air volume air handlers with total energy recovery wheels proves to be the most energy efficient when looking at total energy consumption,” the students noted. “The system also was the best in terms of sustainability and green design.” First place in the architectural design cate-gory is awarded to Stuart Johnson and Grant Helmkamp of Lawrence Techno-logical University, Southfield, Mich. Their advisor is Daniel Faoro. The students selected a cellular ap-proach to their design, due to the nano-technology and biology research uses.

The design allows mechanical systems to be grouped together to minimize unused space between walls and provide efficient systems, according to the students. “The opportunity to express the mechanical systems on the exterior is evident in the tall mechanical chases,” the students noted. “The mechanical chases contain the exhaust sys-tem and wind turbines to provide alternative energy. The exterior is intended to comple-ment the existing building. The laboratories are designed to express their function from the exterior; the use of translucent cladding, which illuminates the labs and renders them visible to the street.” Awards will be presented at ASHRAE’s 2008 Winter Meeting Jan. 19-23 in New York City.

Winning student groups will each have a poster presenta-

tion to display their projects at the meeting. The competition recognizes out-

standing student design projects, encourages undergraduate stu-

dents to become involved in the profession, promotes

teamwork and allows students to apply their knowledge of practi-

cal design.

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River Serves as Inspiration for Energy Source

Student designers turned to the Hudson River as an energy source in transforming a New York City distribution center into a biotech research laboratory as part of ASHRAE’s 2007 Student Design Competition. This year’s competition featured architectural design as well as selection and design of HVAC&R systems. The goal was to turn an existing building in a biotech re-search facility complete with labs, office space, equipment, mechani-cal penthouse space, and a vivarium (an enclosure for keeping plants and animals alive in their natural habitat for observation purposes).

First place in the HVAC sys-tem selection category is awarded to Kevin Chow, Bran-don Damas, Jeremy Fowler, Brandon Frey, Brendan Glea-son and Ben Willey from Kan-sas State University, Manhat-tan, Kansas. Their advisors are Julia Keen, P.E., and Fred Hasler, PE. The students selected open-loop geothermal heat pumps, extracting water from the Hud-son River as a heat source, with heat pipe heat exchange units recovering sensible heat only to avoid cross contamina-tion between the outside air and lab exhaust airstreams.

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The students note that this system eliminates the need for a boiler, cooling tower, and chiller.

“Overall, the greatest benefit realized by the owner will be due to the efficient nature of the geothermal heat pumps and the heat pipe heat recovery unit,” the stu-dents said. “Geothermal heat pumps utilize natu-ral heating and cooling energy from the river, reducing the amount of natural resources con-sumed for operation.

2007 winners cont...

-ASU Student Branch (Arizona State University) Tempe, Arizona -Faro Student Branch (University of Algarve) Faro, Portugal -Setubal Student Branch (Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setubal) — Setubal, Portugal -Sheridan Student Branch (Sheridan Institute of Technology) Ontario, Canada -Waterloo Student Branch (University of Waterloo) Ontario, Canada

A ‘Round of Applause’ for

New Student Branches!

by Jodi Dunlop, ASHRAE Staff

s part of the 2006-2007 ASHRAE Undergraduate Project Grant Program, four students from Tri State University in Fort Wayne Indiana constructed a fan duct system to simulate airflow in vari-ous ventilation systems. This test stand, to be used for many years, provides a hands-on learn-ing tool about duct balancing, fan performance, fitting properties and other issue in air distribution sys-tems to hundreds of students in the future. The system constructed in a horizontal arrangement utilizes approximately 30-square-feet of floor space with three dampered branches each with a distinctive configuration. The pressure drop in each branch and at the fan are measured and compared to the total airflow, published duct and fan properties included in the ASH-RAE Fundamentals.

ASHRAE Undergraduate Project Grant

The ASHRAE Winter Meeting is Jan. 19-23, 2008 in New York City at the New York Hilton. The Student Program takes place Sunday January 20, 2008.

1) Student Program – The ASHRAE Student Program is designed just for you with spe-

cial speakers, design competition winners, networking opportunities, and more! There is also an optional technical tour for students you cannot miss!

2) Education – The Tech programs at ASHRAE Meetings are great. There is no other way to get so much information shoved into such a short time period. Take advantage of the programs and learn as much as you can.

Cool Tools for NYC - Sunday, January 20, 2008, 8-3 pm. Participants are introduced to a multi-disciplinary case study method used nationally in architecture schools and easily adaptable to engineering and practice. Teams carry out a brief case study exercise using appropriate tools and equipment to investigate a self-defined problem. 1) Expo - The AHR Expo is the biggest HVAC show in the world. Thousands of HVAC

companies gather under the same roof and are set to transfer information and knowl-edge to anyone who is willing to listen. Take advantage and see what 600,000 sq. ft. of HVAC exhibit space can hold. The Expo begins on Tuesday at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting.

2) Networking - Come see us at the YEA/Student Mixer. If you are a student member of ASHRAE, YEA wants to meet you! Come see us and get to meet Young Engineers from around the world. The Mixer is held on Saturday evening of the ASHRAE Winter Meeting.

3) Welcome Party - Traditionally the Welcome Party costs $50 or more. ASHRAE has worked hard to lower the cost to $25/ticket. This is well worth the cost and gives you another great opportunity to meet other ASHRAE Members from around the world in a fun and relaxed setting. The Welcome Party is held on Saturday evening of the ASH-RAE Winter Meeting.

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A data acquisition system is util-ized to retrieve data and to control the dampers. The education benefit of the unit are exemplified in the conclusion of the report where the students identify methods to improve test system through reversing flow and improved data acquisition. The ASHRAE Senior Undergradu-ate Project Grant Program pro-vides grants to engineering, techni-cal and architectural schools worldwide with the goal of increas-ing student knowledge, learning and awareness of the HVAC&R industry through the design and construction of senior projects. Grants are to be used to fund equipment and supplies for senior projects and 2-year technical school projects that focus on ASHRAE-related topics.

Grants may cover projects lasting from one academic term up to one year. The grant application must be submitted by the faculty mem-ber(s) responsible for the pro-ject. The grant is made to the university/college solely for the support of the materials re-quired for the project in an amount not to exceed $7,500 (U.S.).

For more information on apply-ing for a grant v is i t w w w . a s h r a e . o r g /studentzone.

Deadline to apply for 2008-2009 grant is December 1, 2007.

by Doug Fick, 06-07 Student Activities Committee

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Future Engineers of

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BY CHUCK CURLIN, PE 07-08 ASHRAE STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

hen I was a young boy in kindergarten, we learned how to tie our shoes, plant seeds, and finger-paint. Now kids of this age already know their ABC’s, can read sentences, and work on the computer. Never underestimate a young child’s ability to under-stand what an engineer does. “They drive a train!” a bright-eyed little girl shouts. “Yes”, I say, “but there is another kind of engineer – they are people who turn ideas into reality!” Ideas like going to the moon, cre-ating cell phones, or inventing new “Nintendo” games. This is the work of an engineer!

When visiting kindergarten classes in Charlotte, NC for Junior Achievement, I always take the opportunity to sow another kind of seed – a fascination for all the wonderful things that are created by engineers. You never know what may sprout. Through programs like JA and National Engineers Week we have a great opportunity to spend time with kids, K-12th grade, and to share with them the amazing things engi-neers do. And have fun! (See photo) This year, and in the years to come, the ASHRAE Student Activities committee will be focusing our K-12 efforts on participation in National Engineers Week – please join us as we visit classrooms across the world to share word of a very noble profession. Join us.

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wo professors from Kansas State Univer-sity (KSU) will receive ASHRAE’s first-ever Stu-dent Branch Advisor of the Year award at the Society’s 2008 Winter Meeting. Julia Keen, P.E., assistant professor, and Fred Hasler, P.E., instructor, both in the Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Depart-ment, will be recognized for their work in increas-ing membership and participation by sharing with KSU students the importance of ASHRAE in ad-vancing their career.

KSU Professors to Receive ASHRAE Student Branch Advisory Award

Keen and Hasler provided KSU Student Branch members with more educational and social events to build relationships while also learning about top-ics not covered in the university curriculum. They serve as advisors for the student branch. Among the activities and programs the two held at KSU were an informational potluck at which the student design competition and ASHRAE meetings were discussed; presentations on testing and bal-ancing and geothermal; tours of local companies; and social events such as barbecues and bowling nights. The branch added 45 new members dur-ing the year.

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To nominate an outstanding Student Branch Advisor, email stu-dents@ashrae.org for more information.

By Jodi Dunlop, ASHRAE Staff