Past Events 2013-2014
June 2014 - Golf Outing
![]() This is the Chapter's way of supporting ASHRAE Research The goal of ASHRAE Research is to conduct timely research to be the foremost authority on HVAC&R systems in buildings and other applications. ASHRAE Research provides grants for research into ventilation, building load calculations, equipment performance, etc. Projects funded by ASHRAE Research develop the information that our standards and handbooks are based on. The golf outing will be at Scherwood in Schererville. Registration includes: Practice range, limited locker room facilities, 18 holes of golf (scramble/best ball format) with cart, (6) tickets (good for hot dogs/beer/pop at clubhouses & halfway house), dinner, cash bar, and prizes. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Scherwood Golf 600 E. Joliet Street Schererville, IN Registration: 11:30 a.m. Shot Gun Start: 12:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. | Step 1 - RSVP - Fill in the form and click "submit"
Now you can pay for your registration with credit card! |
May 2014 - RTU Controls and VRF Energy - 2.0 PDH's
March 2014 - Advanced RTU Control Strategies
Dinner Meeting Packaged rooftop units (RTUs) are used to easily and effectively heat and cool more than 50% of all commercial buildings, but are they efficient? The cooling efficiency improvements in the refrigeration circuits have improved slightly in the past 10 years and the average gas efficiency has improved from 80% to just 82%. What else can we do to make a simple RTU use significantly less energy to heat and cool our structures? A recent 2013 Department of Energy study explored this exact question and the solution is summarized by the term Advanced Rooftop Control or ARC. This course will explore that research and several options for existing (or new) RTUs to save 24 to 35% of the fan, cooling, and heating energy combined. As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
Agenda:
Ryan R. Hoger, LEED AP, has been with Temperature Equipment Corp. since 1997. He was the 2007-08 president of the Illinois ASHRAE Chapter and is actively involved with several ASHRAE and gas/electric utility committees. He has extensive experience with RTU controls, building automation systems (BAS), energy recovery ventilators (ERV), variable refrigerant flow (VRF), demand controlled ventilation (DCV), and other energy conserving HVAC systems. Ryan has written several HVAC articles for various publications and has a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from the University of Illinois. | Dinner Meeting - March 27 Cost: $20 (includes dinner and drinks) Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 CDT Dinner/Program: 6:00 - 8:00 pm CDT Zuni's House of Pizza
2907 W 45th Ave
Highland, IN 46322
Step 1 - RSVP - Fill in the form and click "submit"
Step 2 - Pay for Registration (optional)
Now you can pay for your registration with credit card! A $1.00 convenience fee has been added to cover transaction costs. All payments are FINAL; there will be no refunds.
|
November 2013 - Geothermal Systems
![]() Cost: $15 (includes lunch) Check-in: 11:30 am - Noon EST Lunch/Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EST Havel Brothers 3210 Sugar Maple Court South Bend, IN 46628 Dinner Meeting - November 21 Cost: $20 (includes dinner and drinks) Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm CST Dinner/Program: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST Millies Engineering Group 9711 Valparaiso Drive Munster, IN 46321 Enter at North Lunchroom Door |
October 2013 - Acoustics and Sustainable Design
Nathan Sevener is a Principal Consultant and Partner at the acoustical consulting firm Soundscape Engineering. He started his career 18 years ago in Los Angeles, working at the multidisciplinary, British engineering firm Arup. Mr. Sevener is a licensed professional engineer (mechanical), a LEED Accredited Professional, and a Board Certified member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering. He has been an instructor at the Southern California Institute of Architecture and in the College of Engineering at Valparaiso University. He has been published and has presented technical papers for Sound & Vibration Magazine, Acoustical Society of America, Institute of Noise Control Engineering, Midwest Healthcare Engineering Conference and Tradeshow, and Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo. Mr. Sevener’s firm provides acoustical consulting services for projects primarily located in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, California, and Western Canada. The first ‘sustainable’ building which he recalls working on was the LEED Gold certified Santa Monica Main Library, which he began design work on twelve years ago. However, the mild climate of Southern California meant that sustainable design features were already in use before the promulgation of the LEED rating system. Some of these sustainable design elements, such as natural ventilation, had a great impact on building acoustics. As the sustainable design movement has gained momentum, pressed forward by the economic pressure for energy efficient buildings, it increasingly impacted building acoustics. The need for recycled material content drove acoustical finishes manufacturers to offer new products to meet the demand, increased use of radiant heating systems resulted in more frequent lack of speech privacy in buildings, utilization of fan-powered energy recovery units introduced new noise sources. Sustainable design further impacted acoustical design work when the USGBC included mandatory and optional points for the acoustical environment in the LEED rating systems. In this presentation, Mr. Sevener will describe how sustainable design practices have lead to new acoustical problems and considerations for building designers and some of the ways that these acoustical issues can be addressed. Cost is $5 to students unless you are a member! 9711 Valparaiso Drive Enter at North End by Lunchroom Munster, Indiana 46321 |
September 2012 - Crown Point Kickoff
Thursday, September 26 ![]() Once again it is time to start the new year of ASHRAE programs. That
means it is time for the Annual Refrigeration tour. Come join us on
September 26 at 5:00 pm CDT for this notoriously fun evening. Last year we visited Figure 8 Brewing out in Valparaiso. This year we thought we should give another local brewery a try: Crown Brewing of Crown Point, Indiana. The brew master, has graciously agreed to give us a tour of their facility as well as a guided tasting of their beers. Included with the cost will be a pizza buffet dinner, soft drinks, and a flight of beer samples. Please RSVP! We need to have an idea on the numbers. There will be a pizza buffet, so there will be some flexibility for walk-ins. Stop by even if you haven't RSVP'd. Feel free to invite friends, family, etc. This is one our least technical evenings. Anyone is bound to enjoy the art form of brewing and chilling beer. Dinner Meeting Thursday, September 26
Cost: $20
Check-in: 5:00 pm CDT Dinner/Tour: 5:30 pm - ??? | Step 1 - RSVP - Fill in the form and click "submit"
(Don't forget to make your lunch selection!)
Optional - Step 2 - Pay for registration |
September 2013 - South Bend Kickoff
Thursday, September 19 ![]() Come join us for a box lunch and a double tour of the
Compton Family Ice Arena at the University of Notre Dame. This impressive 5,000 capacity facility is home to Notre Dame's Fighting Irish hockey team. The Charles W. “Lefty” Smith Jr. Rink, the NHL-size playing surface of the main arena, honors the first coach in the Notre Dame hockey program. The Olympic-size rink can be divided into two smaller rinks to be used by the Irish Youth Hockey League (IYHL), the USA Hockey Athlete Development Model (ADM), figure skating, public skating, and intramural broomball. The building also houses numerous offices, locker rooms, and training facilities. Doors open at 11:30 AM, head downstairs, there will be signs. After lunch, we'll tour the "front-side" of the arena then go behind the scenes for a MEP tour hosted by UND mechanical engineers and ASHRAE members Jamie Bontrager-Singer and Bob Werner. Please RSVP by 10:00 am Tuesday, September 17 Lunch Meeting Thursday, September 19 Cost: $15 (includes box lunch) Time: 11:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Compton Family Ice Arena 100 Compton Family Ice Arena South Bend, IN 46556 | Step 1 - RSVP - Fill in the form and click "submit"
(Don't forget to make your lunch selection!)Optional - Step 2 - Pay for registration
A $1.00 convenience fee has been added to cover transaction costs. All payments are FINAL; there will be no refunds. |