Technical Session 1
Gaylen Atkinson & Tom Colvin P.E., – “Carbon Offset Project & High Altitude Design”
Speaker Bio: Gaylen Atkinson has been in the HVAC industry for over 30 years, specializing in Controls and Automation. He worked for both Powers Regulator Co. and Honeywell before starting his own company, Atkinson Electronics, Inc. in 1976, (full-time in 1980). He has been involved on the national level of ASHRAE for over 20 years, serving on the TC1.4 Controls Committee, and serving as the chairman of that committee for several years. His involvement on that committee included authoring and publishing a number of technical papers related to control systems.
He presently serves as the Program Chairman for TC1.4 and is involved in chairing and coordinating technical seminars at the national meetings. His presently serves at Atkinson Electronics as company President and focuses on the electronic manufacturing division. He has a BS from Brigham Young University plus EE computer science engineering from the University of Utah.
Speaker Bio: Thomas D. Colvin, P.E., LEEDAP , DBIA Professional
Tom graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1970 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career in Colorado with BHCD Engineers.
He relocated to Salt Lake City in 1983 and founded Colvin Engineering Associates, Inc. in 1986. Under his leadership, the company has expanded to 25 employees, including five professional engineers and 9 LEED accredited professionals.
Tom’s ASHRAE career includes serving as President of both the Rocky Mountain and Utah Chapters, Region IX RVC for Membership and Society Chairman for Membership as well as being a member of TC5.7 Evaporative Cooling since 1995.
In 1993 he was the ASHRAE Utah Chapter Engineer of the Year and in 1995 he received the ASHRAE Technology Award for Commercial Buildings-New Category for his innovative, energy conserving design of the One Utah Center. He has also taught thermal environmental engineering at the University of Utah and has been a lecturer at evaporative cooling seminars at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco and several ASHRAE Summer meetings.
Technical Session 2:
Michael J. Brandemuehl, Ph.D., P.E. – “Reaching the Peak: Optimizing Building Design and Operation”
Speaker Bio: Michael J. Brandemuehl is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Brandemuehl performs teaching and research related to the design, operation, and analysis of building energy systems, including integrated building design, intelligent controls, building system simulation, and application of renewable energy technologies. He was previously employed at United Technologies Carrier performing research and development for advanced residential and commercial HVAC systems. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1982 from the University of Wisconsin through its Solar Energy Laboratory.
Dr. Brandemuehl is an active member of ASHRAE, especially in its technical and research activities. He has been PI or Co-PI on eight ASHRAE research projects, has served as Associate Editor of the HVAC&R Research Journal, and is faculty advisor for the University of Colorado student branch. He is a member of TC 4.7 Energy Calculations and TC 7.5 Smart Building Systems, is past chair of the Research Administration Committee, and currently serves on the Board of Directors as Director-at-Large.
Technical Session 3:
Jim Wilson,Yaskawa & Jeff Grant, Long Building Environmental Systems – “Slow Down to Speed Up Green”
Speaker Bio: Jim Wilson received his Certificate in Electronics from Keesler Technical Training Center USAF in 1979 and his Associate in Applied Sciences from WCC in 1980. Additional training experiences include courses in Sales Training, Technical Training, Project/Time Management, Executive Sales Training at the University of Wisconsin and Dale Carnegie’s Effective Communications. Previous work experiences from 1980 to present include positions as Sales Representative for Allied Electric, Inc. and Evans Electric, Inc. He then worked as a Sales Engineer for Electro-Power, Inc. and as an Application Engineer for Hi-Speed Electrical, Inc. Jim also worked for Hughes Supply, Inc. as the Industrial Automation / Sales Manager before coming to work at MagneTek as a Regional Drives Specialist and District Manager. He currently holds the position of Sales Engineer and has been at Yaskawa (formerly MagneTek) for the past 12 years. Working in the Industrial and Commercial HVAC markets, Jim is responsible for the Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming. He has been witness to the evolution of Variable Speed Drive technology and has received numerous awards including the Automation Sales President’s Club 1995 & 1996, Sales Excellence Honor Award 1998, Teamwork Honor Award 2000, Sales Performance Honor Award 2000, Chairman’s Club 2003, Silver Sales Award from Yaskawa in 2004 & 2005 and the Gold Sales Award from Yaskawa in 2006, 2007 & 2008. His business philosophy is, “Show up for work every day, treat people the way you want to be treated and make absolutely certain that you do what you say you are going to do.”
Speaker Bio: Jeff Grant received his Bachelor Degree in Architectural Engineer from Penn State University in 1998. After working with Vanderweil Engineers in Orlando as a Mechanical Systems Engineer and with York International as a Sales Engineer in York, PA, Jeff began work with LONG Building Environments in Salt Lake City in 2002, concentrating his efforts on Engineer Support for the Utah market. In 2003, Jeff received the Salesman of the Year award from LONG.
Since graduation, Jeff has assisted and directed engineering design and development of a myriad of projects in electronics manufacturing, hospital and heath care facilities, offices and schools, museums and universities, and industrial processing. Jeff has strived to “help his customers get what they need in the most economical way possible” in all of his endeavors, and has championed the use of energy saving devices and techniques for his entire career.
Jeff has been a member of ASHRAE since 1997, and has served on a variety of chapter positions.
Technical Session 4:
ASHRAE Chapter Lecturers Rich Reeder / Dave Baranowski – “Technical Tour & Play at Utah Olympic Park”
Speaker Bio: Richard Reeder has twenty years of mechanical engineering experience. He has been Project Engineer in Charge of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, medical gas, pure water and plumbing systems for recreation projects, hospitals, clinics, educational facilities, prisons and commercial buildings. He is also an approved energy analysis engineer for Utah Power and Light and Pacific Corp.
His areas of engineering expertise are in the design of Energy Modeling and Analysis, HVAC, Plumbing, Ammonia Refrigeration and Geo-Exchange Heat Pumps.
He is a member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR), and The Society of American Value Engineers. He is also a LEED® Accredited Professional.
Speaker Bio: David Baranowski is a Principal Engineer at Van Boerum & Frank Associates, a consulting engineering firm that has been in business since 1972. VBFA is a 70-person mechanical and civil engineering firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah, with branch offices in Phoenix, Arizona and St. George and Logan, Utah.
David joined VBFA in 1981 while still an engineering student at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1983. With a degree in Civil Engineering, David is responsible for the site utilities design on VBFA’s projects. He has been fortunate to be involved with unique projects like the 2002 Utah Olympic Bobsled/Luge Track and he provided consulting assistance to the contractor for the reconstruction of the Lake Placid Bobsled/Luge Track.
Some of his challenging projects include the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, the University of Utah High Temperature Plant, the Olympic Legacy Plaza and Cauldron at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Renovation of the Historic Hotel Utah into the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Salt Palace Expansion.
David is a member of Society of Fire Protection Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society of Plumbing Engineers. He has also been a member of the National Fire Protection Association since 1986. Community activities include Rotary membership and heavy involvement in the Boy Scouts of America. He recently completed his tenure as president of the Sugar House Rotary club (2005-2006). He was also awarded the BSA celebrated Silver Beaver Award.
