Utah ASHRAE May 4^th Sustainability Meeting – Tech Sessions/Lunch

Date:               Friday, May 4^th, 2012

Location:        Intermountain Medical Center/Doty Family Education Center

5121 S. Cottonwood St. (100 West), Murray, UT

Time:              Technical Sessions (West Auditorium) – 9:30 am – 11:45 am

Lunch & Presentation (West Auditorium) – 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Presenters:    R. Christopher Mathis, MC2 Mathis Consulting Company, Asheville, NC

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Daniel N. Donahoe, 1000 kilometers, North Salt Lake, UT

Technical Session 1 – 9:30 am – 10:30 am – West Auditorium (1 PDH)

WHY BUILDINGS MATTER - R. Christopher Mathis

This hour long workshop will remind us of the critical importance of our buildings.  It will also help to re-shape our understanding of our buildings, especially as to their role in our state’s and nations overall energy, power and water demand.  Using photographs from around the world attendees will be taken on a journey that will provide clear context for the challenges on road to sustainability.  What are the systemic impediments to accomplishing these goals?  What are the challenges that exist to meaningful market transformation?  What truly defines “high performance buildings”? Where do we go from here?

Technical Session 2 – 10:45 am – 11:45 am – West Auditorium (1 PDH)

Engineering Solutions using Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) - Daniel N. Donahoe

Several distinguished speakers at our ASHRAE presentations have spoken about building models. That got me thinking about how to check results of these “black box” programs such as DOE-2 and Energy Plus.  Of course, engineers can perform checks using closed form solutions in textbooks, but these formulas are usually too idealized.  Today, there are a variety of programming languages suitable for engineers. Some costs thousands of dollars; others are available for free but are somewhat complex with many versions and compatibility issues. Since most engineers have Microsoft Office on their personal computers, why not focus on using Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Using Excel with VBA for simple modeling purposes will be demonstrated.

Lunch & Presentation 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – West Auditorium (1.0 PDH)

Building Science Lessons from the Honey Bee - R. Christopher Mathis

This informative and entertaining presentation is based on an ASHRAE published paper addressing lessons we might learn from the 90 million years of evolution and building science embodied in the work and structures of the honey bee.   From temperature management, thermal storage, indoor air quality, active and passive ventilation techniques and energy efficiency, the honey bee has developed a highly efficient construction system to support its biological needs.  Attendees will be challenged to consider how we might employ these time-tested building science lessons into today’s architecture and engineering practice, as well as challenging our current definitions of “sustainability”.

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LOCAL ASHRAE MEMBERS – Free

STUDENTS – Free
GUEST – $25

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Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems: A Path to Balancing Energy and IEQ

When: April 19, 2012
Time: 11 am to 2 pm MDT

This webcast program is brought to you by the
ASHRAE Chapter Technology Transfer Committee.

Hear leading experts discuss the role of Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems in the overall HVAC system and describe various DOAS equipment configurations, characteristics, and applications. This webcast will identify common design and operational pitfalls, and cover challenges unique to DOAS. Get information on these topics and more by participating in this FREE webcast sponsored by Valent Air Management Systems, Rotor Source, Inc., Engineered Air, Munters, and Heat Pipe Technology.

Utah ASHRAE will be hosting the webinar in the training facility of Mechanical Products Intermountain (8250 South 700 West, Midvale, UT 84047).

Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 11 am to 2 pm MDT.

It is requested that everyone bring $5 to the webinar to cover pizza and drinks for lunch.

Please RSVP to Trent Hunt at trenth@mp-int.com.