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November 2012

CHAPTER OFFICERS ===================

President James Sarno, PE

732-938-2666

President - Elect Scott Smith, PE 973-227-8666

Vice-President

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Treasurer John Tellefsen, PE

(973) 565-7622

Secretary Chris Lambert 732-225-6729

Board of Governors ==================

Dave Halko 732-623-7136

Dorrie Mercurio, PE

732-761-0108

Chris Phelan 973-777-6700

James Rossetti 908-782-7364

Roger Shults 973-396-4152

Committees ================== Attendance/ Reception

Chris Lambert 732-225-6729

Audit


Budget

James Sarno, PE 732-938-2666

Chapter Bylaws

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www.njashrae.com The New Jersey Chapter of ASHRAE Newsletter

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Broadening ASHRAE’s Horizons

Past President’s Night Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Speaker’s Topic: Back to Basics:

Fundamentals of Psychrometry Speaker: Tyler Malm Systems Sales Engineer Trane New Jersey Cost: Members $50.00 Non-members $55.00 YEA members $25.00 Students $5.00 Time: 4:30 pm Board of Governors Meeting 5:30 pm Sign In and Networking 6:30pm Chapter Announcements, Dinner and

Speaker to follow Location: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel 515 US Highway 1 South Iselin, NJ 732-634-3600 RSVP: [email protected] (click on hotlink above to email) or Call 732-218-7463 and leave a message

Certificates Of Attendance Will Be Provided For NJ PE’s That Require Them

Statements made in this publication are not the expressions of the Society or of the Chapter and shall not be reproduced without

permission of the Chapter

Inside this issue:

November 2012 THERMOGRAM PAGE 2 COMMITTEES

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CTTC John Tellefsen, PE

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Historian Open

Honors & Awards

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Membership Scott Smith

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Newsletter Ads & Editor James Sarno, PE

732-938-2666

Nominating Chris Phelan 973-777-6700

Programs


Refrigeration

Dave Halko 609-520-1600

Research/Promotion


Scholarships


Seminars

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Special Events/ Golf Outing Chris Phelan 973-777-6700

Student Activities

Spencer Reynolds

Technical Sessions Open

Web Page Editor

Dorrie Mercurio, PE

www.njashrae.com [email protected]

732-218-7463

ASHRAE Society Toll Free Number 1-800-527-4723

President’s Message 3

PAOE Points Scorecard 3

Dinner Speaker Bio 4

Calendar of Events 5

October Meeting Recap 6

November Meeting Recap 7

NJ Chapter Info 8

YEA Update 9

Lynne Bellenger Scholarship Info 10

ASHRAE News 11-14

ASHRAE Government Affairs Updates 15-16

ASHRAE Society Updates 17-21

Advertising with NJ ASHRAE 22

President’s Message By Jim Sarno As mentioned last month, Past President’s Night has been rescheduled to the December Meeting. The invitations have been mailed and I hope for a great turnout by all of our former Chapter Presidents. Along with the Chapter’s plan to provide Back to Basics information and also attract more YEA members, the December meeting will be a Back To Basics Night. Please get the word out to the younger HVAC engineers as well as us “seasoned” engineers as the presentation on the Fundamentals of Psychrometrics will have information for the newer folks in the HVAC field as well as act as a refresher for those who have been in the field for many years. There will be free giveaways of Psych Charts and also possibly a raffle for a wall sized psych chart. Last month’s meeting had a greater than expected turnout and the responses received were that it was due to the topic of motors and energy. That was the Chapter’s goal— to provide speakers that are able to relate their topic to the everyday work of our members. If you’re reading this you don’t need a reminder that the area is still recovering from the affects of Hurricane Sandy. A collection will be taken at the December meeting and a donation made from the Chapter to a local relief fund to help others rebuild their lives. Take note that our January meeting will be a joint meeting with NJ ASPE and NJ MCA and will be on a Wednesday at the Woodbridge Hilton located just down road near the MetroPark Train Station. The topic will be on Economic Policy and will be a break from the usual technical topics but still a very pertinent topic in this day and age. We’re three meetings into our Chapter year and if you have any feedback, please feel free to email me your comments at [email protected]. I’ve been receiving some comments and would love to hear more of what other members have to say. Be safe and hope to see you at the meeting. Jim

November 2012 THERMOGRAM PAGE 3

Chapter Members

Member Promotion

Student Activities

Research Promotion History Chapter

Operations CTTC NJ Chapter PAOE Point

Total

- Min = 500 Min = 300 Min = 800 Min = 100 Min = 400 Min = 450 -

- Par = 800 Par = 500 Par = 1,050 Par = 300 Par = 1,000 Par = 1,050 -

695 0 50 215 0 480 150 895

2012—2013 Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE) Summary


Speaker Bio: Tyler Malm Trane Systems Sales Engineer Parsippany, NJ Presentation Title: Back To Basics: Fundamentals of Psychrometry

Tyler is a Trane Systems Sales Engineer with The Trane Company. He has been with the company for over 2 years and focuses most of his time working with Consulting Engineers and Contractors to design and install HVAC and control systems. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in Mechanical Engineering. Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Psychrometry: This presentation will take us through the basic fundamentals of psychrometry. We will begin with a refresher on the properties of air and how they fit onto a psych chart. This will lead into a discussion on what happens when we add and subtract heat and moisture to the air. From there, we will cover basic psychrometric calculations on a Constant Volume HVAC system such as determining the proper airflow and supply temperature. We will finish by covering other common systems such as terminal reheat and VAV. By the end of this session, you should have a renewed sense of understanding the importance of Psychrometry in designing HVAC systems!


Calendar of Upcoming

Meetings/Events

Date Speaker Topic Theme

October 2, 2012 Jerry Sipes, PE Price Industries

ASHRAE Standard 170

Pertaining To Patient Rooms Using Displacement

Ventilation or Chilled Beams

Welcome Back

November 13, 2012

Hank Jackson, PE ETech Solutions

Beam Me Up Scottie!

Transport Energy; Motors, Fans & Pumps

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December 4, 2012 Tyler Malm Trane North Jersey

Fundamentals of Psychrometrics

Past President’sNight And

Back To Basics Night

January 9, 2013 Anirban Basu Sage Policy Group Economic Policy Joint Meeting With

NJ ASPE & NJ MCA

February 5, 2013

Jeff Barat

D&B Engineering

High Performance Chilled Water Systems

Research Promotion Night

March 5, 2013 Nick Gmitter DLB Associates

Energy Modeling Of Existing Buildings

Membership & History Night

April 2, 2013

Ben Mueller

Ostergaard Acoustical Associates

Noise Complaint Case Study Student & YEA Night

May 7, 2013 James Trainor JCI

The Benefits Of Using

Variable Speed Drives In Central Plants With Multiple

Chillers

Installation of New Officers & Scholarship Award

June 2013 Summer Social To Be Determined Spouse’s Night


October Meeting Recap Topic: ASHRAE Standard 170 Pertaining To Patient Rooms Using Displacement Ventilation or Chilled Beams Presenter: Jerry Sipes, PE of Price Industries Held October 2, 2012 at the Woodbridge Hilton

Many thanks to Jerry Sipes for once again presenting a great topic to the chapter. Jerry’s topic covered the recent approved addendums to ASHRAE Standard 170 “Ventilation of Health Care Facilities” and how they address the use of displacement ventilation and recirculation units (chilled beams) in single occupancy patient rooms. A brief background on how displacement ventilation and chilled beams operate was also presented. The basic design criteria for using either displacement ventilation or chilled beams to meet the requirements of Standard 170 was be discussed. An additional “Thank You” goes out to Chris Panza of Mechanical Technologies for making arrangement for Jerry to speak to the Chapter once again to make a presentation. Chris’s assistance has permitted the Chapter to have Jerry speak three years in a row and the Chapter greatly appreciates his efforts.

Fifteen members received PDH credits for attending Jerry’s presentation at the meeting. Those that did not receive their PDH certificates at the last meeting will have them emailed to them.

As an aside, Jerry recently was granted the

distinction of becoming an ASHRAE

Distinguished Lecturer. Congratulations

and we hope to see Jerry again next year.


November Meeting Recap Topic: Beam Me Up Scottie! Transport Energy; Motors, Fans & Pumps Presenter: Hank Jackson, PE of ETech Solutions Held November 13, 2012 at the Woodbridge Hilton

Hank Jackson is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer who hails from North Carolina. Hank was gracious enough to bear with us while we determined whether or not to hold the meeting in light of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Luckily, the planning all worked out and Hank was able to keep his travel arrangements and the Chapter thanks him for his patience as well as taking the time to present.

In the presentation, attendees learned how to evaluate motor loads due to pumps and fans and how to determine motor energy usage and how variable speed drives function and can be applied to save energy.

Hank’s presentation will be posted on the NJ Chapter’s website in the near future.

Eight members received PDH credits for attending Jerry’s presentation at the meeting. The PDH certificates will be emailed to all attendees.


Treasurers Update By Scott Smith, PE

The Treasurers Reports for the summer (June, July and August) were approved at the September meeting and all accounts are in good standing.

The Treasurers reports for September and October were approved at the October meeting and all accounts are in good standing.

Roger Shults Honored At October ASHRAE Meeting Rogers Shults was the NJ ASHRAE President for 2011—2012, ending his term in July. Under Roger’s leadership, the attendance at the dinner meetings has increased (a trend we hope to continue) and he was also active in organizing two roundtable discussions on Controls and Energy Conservation over the last two years for the Chapter’s Dinner Meetings.

Roger remains active on the Board of Governors and has also taken over the Research Promotion Chair for the NJ Chapter as well.

Thanks again to Roger for all his hard work and dedication to the Chapter.

Roger Shults (Immediate Past President) receives his Certificate of Appreciation and Past Presidents Pin from President Jim Sarno


YEA Update By Michelle Contri, PE The October meeting brought in a lot of new and old faces to support the YEA momentum for the first chapter meeting, we are happy with the turnout and looking for a continued increase in attendance of YEA faces. YEA is trying to instill the importance of ASHRAE’s resources to all ages and with YEA it gives it a more inspiring edge for the new generation.

This meeting included presentation from Jerry Sipes was a great foundation for starting a conversation at the after-hours YEA session to be able to get further into detail about the chilled beams and some good information on design considerations. During the YEA after hours, Jerry's experience and knowledge along with his elaboration on the presentation was a great addition to the information.

We are planning to doing more of these interactive, relaxed informational sessions in the future. We look forward to any feedback for ideas to make the YEA participation for this year stronger than ever!!

YEA roundtable after the October Meeting with presenter Jerry Sipes


Lynn G. Bellenger Endowed Scholarship Campaign Recently the NJ Chapter Board of Governors and Officers approved a $250.00 donation to the Lynne Bellenger Scholarship. Lynne hailed from Region I and was the first female President of ASHRAE and blazed many new trails for women in engineering and the Scholarship Fund is a perfect example of a way to honor her memory. Should any members desire to make a donation to this worthy cause; below is an excerpt from the Lynne Bellenger Scholarship Fund email. How can ASHRAE make a difference for the development of future women engineers and honor one of our finest? My answer is the Lynn G. Bellenger Endowed Scholarship Campaign. This campaign began with gifts to the Presidential Member Lynn G. Bellenger Memorial Fund. From those gifts, a seed was planted. From that seed, an idea began to take shape of how to honor the outstanding life and service of this former ASHRAE president and to invest in ASHRAE’s future. The result is the Lynn G. Bellenger Endowed Scholarship. An ASHRAE scholarship that will be available to assist with the education of our future female members at the undergraduate for students whose primary interests match the mission of ASHRAE: advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education. Lynn was an inspiration to many, both inside and outside the field of engineering. She made a significant contribution to our industry and field through her initiatives on developing better buildings through modeling. She believed in a sustainable world and worked tirelessly to encourage others as they moved ASHRAE’s frontier of knowledge and practice forward. As the first female president of ASHRAE, she set a new standard for those who follow in her footsteps. The Bellenger Endowed Scholarship will provide, in perpetuity, an opportunity to women pursuing degrees directly related to her belief in a sustainable world. The ASHRAE Scholarship Trustees will choose recipients of the scholarship. I am writing to ask for your assistance. How can you assist us in the goal of creating the Bellenger Endowed Scholarship? First, please join me by investing in this fund. Second, encourage others to do the same until we reach of our goal of $100,000, which will make all the difference. The ASHRAE Board of Directors has provided a challenge match to what we raise up to $25,000 to endow the scholarship. What better way to honor Lynn’s memory than to provide the means for others to achieve the same dream? Please say “yes” to ASHRAE, say “yes” to the future of our industry, and join us in this effort to honor Lynn’s commitment to ASHRAE. Remember: A gift to an endowed scholarship is a gift to invest in ASHRAE’s future. Please complete the online giving form below. http://www.ashrae.org/foundation-online-giving-form


ASHRAE Technology Awards Highlight Outstanding Building Projects

ATLANTA – Engineers play a vital role in their communities, working to provide safe, comfortable and energy efficient buildings for everyone from students to firefighters. The winners of the 2013 ASHRAE Technology Awards have proven the value of engineering in their communities with the design of a fire station, hospital, university recreation center, nature museum, offices and even a national energy laboratory. The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design. Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality. The awards communicate innovative systems design to other ASHRAE members and highlight technological achievements of ASHRAE to others around the world. Winning projects are selected from entries earning regional awards. Following are summaries of the winning projects. Research Support Facility, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

C-K Joseph Tai, P.E., Stantec Consulting, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., receives first place in the new commercial buildings category for the Research Support Facility, NREL, Golden, Colo. The building is owned by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Tai and his team also receive the Award of Engineering Excellence for the project.

The Research Support Facility (RSF) is a new 219,105 ft² office building on NREL’s campus in Golden, Colo. It includes everything from open and private offices to a fitness center and library. The criteria for designing the building included an absolute energy use intensity (EUI) goal of 35kBtu/sf/year, net-zero energy and the ability to use the building as a living lab to demonstration energy efficiencies strategies.

The key to the RSF’s success are its integrated systems. Lighting in the building is an integrated system of architectural and interior design details, daylight control systems, occupancy controls and high efficiency lighting. Ninety-two percent of all typical work spaces are designed to receive adequate daylight using a narrow floor plate and advanced light bouncing device. Thermal comfort is addressed using an integrated system of thermal mass, radiant slabs, night purging and natural ventilation. The total annual energy consumption of the building is 36 percent better than a baseline ASHRAE 90.1-2004 building; the measured EUI is 33kBtu/sf/year, while on-site photovoltaic system is sized at 35kBtu/sf/year.

The RSF offsets the vast majority of its energy footprint by using electrical energy produced by solar panels. The new data center is one of the most efficient in the world due to free cooling and IT efficiency measurements. It consumes 81 percent less energy than its predecessor, and thus reduces carbon emission by nearly five million pounds per year. In fact, the building is carbon neutral.

Rice Fergus Miller Office and Studio

Shawn Oram, Ecotope, Inc. Seattle, Wash. receives first place in the existing commercial buildings category for Rice Fergus Miller Office and Studio, Bremerton, Wash. The building is owned by Fifth Street Hilltop Partners, LLC.

The Rice Fergus Miller (RFM) Office and Studio is helping to revitalize historic downtown Bremerton, Wash., by turning an abandoned warehouse into a state of the art office building. After one year, the project has an EUI of 21.8 kBtu/sf/year, 76 percent better than the national average for office buildings, which is 93 kBtu/sf/yr. Notably, the building performance is coming within 10 percent of the modeled performance without calibration.

The RFM Office and Studio relies on occupants to play an active role in the operation and tuning of the building using an innovative “passive/active” hybrid mechanical system. The HVAC systems are designed to turn off when the outdoor temperatures are within the “passive mode” range. Red and green lights are used to signal the building mode to the occupants; green indicates passive mode when operable windows can be used for ventilation and cooling.


ASHRAE Technology Awards Highlight Outstanding Building Projects (continued)

A high efficiency variable refrigerant volume/flow heat pump (VRV/F) system provides space heating and cooling for 23 independent zones. The VRV/F system is switched from heating to cooling on either side of the passive operation mode; however, the super-insulated naturally ventilated building allows the heat pumps to be off for 70 percent of the year. Ventilation is provided by two energy recovery ventilators (ERV) controlled in stages based on CO2 levels. A large de-stratification fan is positioned over a central opening between the upper and lower floors. The fan mixes the space, acting as a replacement for a traditional ducted distribution system and at higher speeds provides cooling. Waste heat from the server room is recovered and used to heat the building.

The project makes use of the plentiful rainfall for irrigation and toilet flushing from a 6,000 gallon rainwater storage, filtration and pumping system in the garage. The design offsets over 60,000 gallons of potable water use annually.

Portland State University Academic and Student Recreation Center (PSU ASRC)

Mark Koller, P.E., Interface Engineering, Portland, Ore, receives first place in the new educational facilities category for the design of the Portland State University Academic and Student Recreation Center, Ore. The building is owned by the University.

This new building on PSU’s downtown campus is home to the School of Social Work, the Oregon University System Chancellor’s Office, the recreation center—including a gymnasium and natatorium—bike hub and the City of Portland Archives.

The natatorium is served by a dedicated indoor dehumidification unit, which has air-to-air plate heat recovery, variable speed fans with dew-point control and heat recovery. The building’s gym, which consists of three courts and an elevated running track, is served by a dedicated air handler with a well water cooling coil, heating coil, variable speed fan and economizer with stack relief. The exercise equipment contains small generators which feed electricity to the building. This is used to teach building occupants how much effort is involved in generating a single kilowatt.

Radiant loss through the high percentage glazing in the lobby of the building is offset by the use of hydronic floor heating, as well as hydronic perimeter convectors. Fan-powered terminal units were utilized in most exterior zones in order to help offset envelope losses. Also, the street level retail spaces are served by a water source heat pump system that uses water from the on-site well. In the cooling season the building rejects heat to this water which is then pumped back to the ground via an injection well. In the heating season those spaces that need heat will be able to extract heat from this 56 F water.

Eastside Fire and Rescue Station 72

Jonathan Heller, P.E., Ecotope, Inc., Seattle, Wash., receives first place in the new other institutional facilities category for the design of the Eastside Fire and Rescue Station 72, Issaquah, Wash. The building is owned by the City of Issaquah.

The new fire station includes offices, living quarters, three truck bays and support spaces. The building uses 70 percent less energy and 50 percent less water compared to other typical fire stations in the region. The building was able to achieve these reductions through the use of super-insulation, heat recovery ventilation, radiant heat distribution, ground source heat pumps, solar water preheat, high efficiency appliances, advanced lighting designs and controls, and real-time energy use feedback to the occupants.



The station is held at relatively constant temperature with radiant heating and cooling in the slab. However, due to the stressful and physically demanding work required of the firefighters, the sleeping rooms are equipped with 4-pipe fan coils with individual temperature control in each private room. This allows firefighters access to cooling on demand when needed to relax after an emergency call. Also, since firefighters often have to leave the station quickly, there is not time to turn off equipment and lights. Therefore, every room has occupancy sensors for shutting off lights and unnecessary equipment. The plug receptacles that are switched from the occupancy sensors are color coded so that all non-critical equipment can be turned off with occupancy.

One innovative aspect of the fire station is the interconnection between the solar thermal and ground source heat pump systems. A large solar thermal array was included due to the high level of hot water use in the fire station. If the solar preheat water tanks are satisfied, the excess heat collected by the solar thermal system is discharged to the geothermal loop field to recharge the ground temperature.

Swedish Issaquah Hospital

Jeremy McClanathan, ASHRAE-Certified Building Energy Modeling and Healthcare Facility Design Professional, CDi Engineers, Lynnwood, Wash., receives first place in the new health care facilities category for the Swedish Issaquah Hospital, Issaquah, Wash. The owner is Swedish Health System.

The new hospital includes an emergency department, operating rooms, imaging, cardiology and in-patient rooms. Through innovative design, the building was able to achieve a 54 percent energy savings compared to a baseline EUI 250 kBtu/sf/year for a typical hospital. Efficiency measures include a central plant heat recovery system (HRS); the use of variable air volume (VAV) air systems; recirculating air handling units (AHU) with select units 100 percent outside air capable for pandemic mode; low velocity ductwork, high efficiency AHUs and chillers; and efficient envelope and lighting.

The most innovative efficiency measure employed in the project was the central plant HRS that is estimated to provide approximately 80 percent of the building’s heating and domestic hot water with energy recovered from internal loads. It utilizes a centralized heat pump, advanced controls, heat recovery coils and a series of heat exchangers to move heat from the chilled water system to the hot water systems. In order to maintain the required pressure relationships mandated in hospitals for infection control, the building utilizes return and exhaust air tracking terminal units and venture valves in its ventilation system. This allows central AHUs to vary supply airflow rates based on demand.

Carbon emissions for the building are 47 percent lower than a baseline building, reducing 6,513 tons of carbon emissions each year. Additionally, the plumbing fixtures, selected to provide both water and energy savings, save 30 percent and 50 percent of the water used by standard fixtures.

Montréal Biodôme

André-Benoit Allard, Eng., Ecosystem, Québec City, Québec, Canada, receives first place in the existing public assembly category for the Montréal Biodôme, Quebec, Canada. The building is owned by Montréal Space for Life.

The Montréal Biodôme, a Space for Life, is filled with flora and fauna from five different replicated ecosystems from the Americas that are under one roof but vary greatly in terms of temperature, humidity and light requirements. An energy saving retrofit was performed on the building from 2008 to 2010. Overall, the building has experienced 55 percent energy savings since the retrofit and an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.



Central to the retrofit is an energy recovery and energy transfer system between the various ecosystems that is used to cool and heat other parts of the building The heat recovery system includes four heat pumps with a total rated capacity of 1,450 tons. This design allows completely secure operation, even if one of the heat pumps suffers a technical problem. The chillers—or heat pumps—of the new power plant run on R-134a. The plant has three 450-ton heat pumps used for cooling and a fourth 250-ton heat pump is dedicated to the sub-polar region of the building where colder water/glycol solution is needed. This configuration allows the three heat pumps to work in a better efficiency range.

Additionally, 42 fan and pump motors have been replaced by high efficiency motors. A number of motors were resized depending on the load they carried. They are powered by variable frequency drives and fan speed is adjusted according to each ecosystem’s unique schedule and temperature setpoint. The fresh air supply in certain sectors, such as the tropical rainforest, is controlled by CO2 sensors.

The Biodôme employs one of the biggest open-loop ground-source heat pump systems in Canada, with water drawn from the underground water some 30 meters below the building at a rate of 720,000 gallons/day. Depending on the time of year, the system meets heating and cooling needs that the heat recovery system cannot meet alone. During the summer, it is thus possible to transfer the heat from the heat pumps to the underground water and store the heat for the heating season.

SAVE THE DATE; April 18, 2013 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT FREE ASHRAE Webcast

Assessing Building Energy Performance: From Principles to Practice

This webcast will feature industry experts who will explain the importance of building energy performance and its far-reaching

implications in both new and existing buildings. Viewers will also learn about the various tools and approaches that are available, as

well as the many opportunities that assessing building energy performance presents.

This FREE webcast program will broadcast live via the internet.

Visit www.ashrae.org/ABEPwebcast for additional information about the program, sponsorships, continuing education credits,

speakers, and registration.


ASHRAE Government Affairs Update

Congressional Elections Result in Several Significant Changes

Although the President will remain the same, the November elections touched off a wave of change in Congress, as several key Members lost their reelection bids or retired. Notably, new champions for the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) will need to be identified in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the previous leaders – Reps. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Russ Carnahan (D-MN) lost their general and primary elections, respectively. Representatives Biggert and Carnahan were also the co-chairs of the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus, and thus new co-chairs will need to be selected. ASHRAE, who chairs the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) that supports the Caucus, is actively working with Reps. Biggert and Carnahan and HPBCCC members to recruit new co-chairs. Representative Charles Bass (R-NH) also lost his election. Representative Bass is a co-author (along with Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT)]) of the Smart Energy Act (H.R.4017), which is considered one of the major bipartisan building energy efficiency bills in the U.S. House of Representatives. Additionally, Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), a long-time leader in efforts to reduce pollution and improve energy use, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is retiring at the end of this year. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) will take over as chair of this committee next year. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), who introduced legislation supporting improved building energy efficiency, will also not return to Congress next year, as he lost his primary to tea party challenger Richard Mourdock, who ultimately lost to Democrat Joe Donnelly in the general election. With a few races yet to be settled, Democrats will retain the majority in the Senate by a margin of 55 to 45, while in the House, Republicans will hold the majority, likely by a margin of 234 to 201. Between the House and Senate, about 40 new Members of Congress will come to Washington, resulting in shifts in committee membership that will likely have lasting policy impacts, and may ultimately affect future reelection prospects. Committee berths will be decided in the coming weeks and months. While Congress concludes work for the year, and new Members become acquainted with life in Washington, DC, in President Obama’s administration rumors are swirling that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, is leaving the Department, and may be replaced by Cathy Zoi (a former Assistant Secretary for DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), Dan Reicher (also a former Assistant Secretary for DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), or others.


ASHRAE Government Affairs Update

Net-Zero Energy Schools Spotlighted in Congressional Briefing

Earlier this week, the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) held a Congressional briefing on net-zero energy schools. The briefing was sponsored by ASHRAE and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and cosponsored by eight other technical societies and stakeholder organizations. This briefing spotlighted ASHRAE’s Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs) for K-12 School Buildings, and provided several examples of net-zero energy and net-zero-energy-capable schools in Kentucky – several of which were designed by ASHRAE member Ken Seibert’s firm, CMTA Consulting Engineers. Greg Guess, Kentucky’s director of Energy and Conservation for Kentucky’s Department of Energy Development and Independence, echoed Seibert’s comments regarding the value of energy efficient schools within the Commonwealth and emphasized how these schools benefit students, teachers, and administrators alike. David Terry, NASEO’s executive director, highlighted the impact and importance of net-zero and near-zero energy schools on a national scale and how they fit into a wider low-energy-use strategy across the United States. “State Energy Offices will continue to play a key leadership role in facilitating high-performance and zero-net energy capable buildings projects across the country to reduce and stabilize energy and facility operating costs, improve stewardship of public resources, and enhance facility resiliency,” said David Terry. The briefing also represented the last event at which Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Judy Biggert (R-IL) served as Co-Chairs of the High-Performance Buildings Caucus of the U.S. Congress, as both Members of Congress lost their reelection bids. “The HPBCCC would like to thank Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Congressman Russ Carnahan for their years of service, leadership, and tireless dedication to the Caucus and building community,” said Doug Read, ASHRAE’s Director of Government Affairs and Chairman of the HPBCCC. “By helping to educate their colleagues on the importance of all aspects of high-performance buildings, and introducing and supporting legislation on these issues, Congresswoman Biggert and Congressman Carnahan have truly made a significant, positive impact on the built environment.” For additional information on the HPBCCC visit www.hpbccc.org.

ASHRAE Engagement with NASEO Key to Grassroots Influence, Success

NASEO’s involvement in HPBCCC briefings is the first step in ASHRAE’s enhanced relationship with NASEO. On December 4, ASHRAE Treasurer Tom Phoenix will participate in a meeting of NASEO’s Board of Directors, and provide some insights into the Society’s programs, policies, and publications, including its internationally recognized and used standards – notably, Standards 90.1 and 189.1; certification (e.g., Building Energy Modeling Professional, Building Energy Assessment Professional) and energy ratings (i.e., Building Energy Quotient) programs; publications (e.g., the AEDGs); and the Government Affairs Office’s activities – both at the U.S. federal and grassroots levels. The U.S. state and local government activities arena are the venues through which ASHRAE members are best positioned to interact with NASEO’s membership, which is comprised of the leaders of the state and territorial energy offices. Many of NASEO’s members have a direct organizational line to their respective governors, which means their input on energy policy matters – including building energy standards and codes and energy efficiency in the built environment from a broader perspective – often goes straight to the top of state government. Consequently, ASHRAE’s new Grassroots Government Activities Committee (GGAC) and its staff liaisons will be working hard to connect the Society’s regional and chapter leaders with NASEO members as to provide them (i.e., state energy officials) with the technical and policy resources they need to make sound energy policy decisions. To that end, a NASEO Board member will be participating in the initial GGAC training session at the Dallas Winter Meeting this coming January. Furthermore, ASHRAE and NASEO are hammering out the final details of a Memorandum of Understanding between our two organizations, which will formalize the importance of working together moving forward.

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