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2015
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
THE REGION 4
CHARLESTON CHAPTER 113 OF
ASHRAE
JUNE
The Gee Chee
Next Meeting
Tuesday, June 9th
Louis Schweer’s Home
317 Middle Street, Mt. Pleasant
6:00P-8:00P
$25/person
Spouses & significant others invited!
Past President’s Guest Free!
EYE ON IT—
Looking to get
involved?
The chapter is looking for
individuals who would
like to be involved with
the chapter. We are
currently looking for a
variety of positions
including website editor
and newsletter editor
(beginning in August).
If interested, please
contact Megan Rooney .
Upcoming Events
ASHRAE annual meeting
will be in Atlanta.
Volunteers who serve as
monitor for a session will
receive free registration.
REGISTER ONLINE
https://
charlestonashraechapter.wildapricot.org/
President’s Letter:
It has been a great ASHRAE year. I thank you all for the opportunity to serve as your Chapter President for the last
year. I’m looking forward to reporting at CRC on the exciting things that have happened in our chapter this past year.
See you all at the social on June 9!
History of the Charleston Chapter of ASHRAE (updated April 2015)
September 10, 1894 the American Society
of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
(ASHVE) was established. On December
5, 1904 the American Society of
Refrigeration Engineers (ASRE) was
founded. In 1906 the term "Air
Condition" was coined by a North
Carolinian - Stuart Cramer. On January
29, 1959 ASRE and ASHAE merged to
form the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE).
The Charleston Chapter of ASHRE was
chartered on April 14, 1971. Our Chapter
achieved its 44th Anniversary April 2015.
The current Charleston Chapter grew
from the division of the South Carolina
Chapter in Columbia SC and inclusion of
the Savannah Chapter in Savannah GA
(now disestablished). Thirty – six
members petitioned Society to establish
the Chapter. Of those charter members,
F.A. Bailey III (’71), Clyde Poplin (’72),
Tom Saunders (’73), Ivan Valdes (’74),
Furman Cullum (’75), Bob Townsend
(’76) and Mel Bundy (’79) served as
Presidents of the Chapter. Sadly six
charter members have passed, F. A.
Bailey III, Clyde Poplin, Louis Drake,
Bob Townsend, Jack Clayton, and
Charles Hipp, II. Also sadly six past
presidents have passed, F. A. Bailey III,
Clyde Poplin, Bob Townsend, Jack
Clayton, George Rast, and Eric Crawford
on January 17, 2015 at age 36. Forty
different members have served as
president in our forty-four years. Four of
these, F.A. Bailey, Dennis Knight, Ron
Runyon, and Bo Nutting served two
terms. In 2003-4, a third generation
member, Charles Hipp III, served as
President.
The Charleston Chapter has Charleston,
SC (Charleston County) as its
headquarters and encompasses the Low
Country from the North Carolina/South
Carolina line to and including Savannah,
GA. The Chapter nick name is the “Gee
Chee” Chapter – a local pre-Civil War
Gullah term.
distinguished speaker in Society. He is
the first in our chapter to have achieved
either!
In addition, as of March 31, 2014, twelve
of our members were serving as
volunteers on Society level positions as
either chairs, vice-chairs, members, or
corresponding members of Technical
Charleston Chapter has had the fortune
Committees, Standard Committees, or
to charter two sections and two student
Society guiding committees. These
chapters. The Student Chapter at the
individuals are: Emad Afifi (Savannah
Savannah School of Art and Design,
Section/SCAD), Robert Chase (Savannah
Savannah, GA, was chartered in 1993 and Section), Leonard Damiano (Myrtle
has been continuously most active. The
Beach Section), and Joe Fisher, Randy
Student Chapter at College of Charleston, Jones, Dennis Knight, Kimberly Pierson,
Charleston SC, was chartered in 2003 but Ronald Runyon, David Schaaf, Seth
is currently inactive. The Myrtle Beach
Spangler, Richard Trent, and Michael
SC Section of ASHRAE was chartered
Weeks (all of Charleston). Most of these
April 8, 1997. The Savannah Section of
members serve on multiple committees.
ASHRAE, Savannah GA, was chartered
As a testament to keeping up with
April 7, 1995.
technology, our Chapter in Jan 2015
The Chapter has maintained a "historian included “wildapricot.org” in our website
archive" since 1971 which at present
https://
resides with the Historian. A gala 25th
charlestonashraechapter.wildapricot.org.
anniversary celebration of the Charleston Thus we have progressed from carbon
Chapter was held April 8, 1997 on the
paper, typewriter, stamped envelope
deck of the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, the environment in 1971, to an on-line
U.S.S. Yorktown. The chapter celebrated website, newsletter, meeting reservation
its 40th anniversary, April 14, 2011, at a
and payment operation!
festive party on June 14, 2011.
ASHRAE’s success as the world's leader
One of our current members, M. Dennis
in the HVAC & R industry is the direct
Knight, P.E., was honored at ASHRAE’s
result of leadership, continued
2014 Winter Meeting for his
involvement, unselfish volunteerism, and
contributions to the Society. Dennis’s
the dedication of the society's
membership was elevated to the grade of membership including our Charleston
“Fellow ASHRAE” that recognizes
Chapter!
exceptional members that have attained
distinction and have made substantial
contributions to the HVAC&R industry.
He was one of 15 in all of ASHRAE so
designated in 2013-14. Dennis is also a
Chapter Sponsors
Thank you for your sponsorship. If
you would like to support the
chapter, please contact the
Research Promotion Chair.
CTT Corner—
Review of May
Presentation by
Terry Townsend
Spirax Sarco
Triad Mechanical Contractors
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Trane Carolinas
James M. Pleasants Company
Thermal Resource Sales, Inc.
For more information about this
RMF Engineering
presentation, contact Gene Brown,
Chapman Company
CTTC.
Hoffman & Hoffman, Inc.
ASHRAE Research
Investors
Platinum Level Donors ($800 up)
Chapman Company
Triad Mechanical Contractors
Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling
& Heating Div.
Heat Transfer Sales
Randy Jones
Ron Runyon
Dennis Knight
Silver Level Donors ($300)
James M. Pleasants Inc.
Pace
Thermal Resource Sales
Cullum Constructors Inc.
C R Hipp Construction Inc.
Hahn Mason Air Systems
Whole Building Systems
Lennox Industries
Control Management Inc.
Ruskin Manufacturing
Bronze Level Donors ($150)
Greenheck
All Seasons HVAC Distributors
Weeks Williams & Devore Inc.
Wall of Honor—Individual
Donations of $100 or more
Bo Nutting, Dave Tomayko,
Philip Runyon, Steve Marek,
Austin Jones, Doug Wilkerson,
Daniel Folk, Chris Constantine,
Megan Rooney, Kimberly
Pierson, Chris Wiggington
Before our speaker started
Dave Tomayko gave us an informative review of the history
of our chapter.
IAQ problems can result from
temperature, outdoor air quality,
and moisture or dirt in air handling systems.
Terry Townsend gave an outstanding presentation on advanced energy performance in
existing buildings. He informed us that we received a
synopsis of 16 hours of training.
Outdoor air supply is often sized
for maximum occupancy which
often occurs only 10% of the
time.
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is
energy use per gross SF per year.
Collect a minimum of 15 months
The Department of Energy has energy consumption records for
stated that the building code
CBECS, Commercial Building
will require net zero by 2030. Energy Consumption Survey.
Net zero is spreading worldA building owner will read two
wide.
paragraphs and decide whether
In one survey it was shown
to read an entire document. Get
that the buildings lost 30% of the owner’s attention with the
energy efficiency in the first 3 first two paragraphs.
years.
Building Energy Audits can enIn the next 30 years, 150 biltail different levels of effort.
lion SF of building renovation Examples:
will be accomplished. Ask
Walk through
yourself “as an engineer, what
Energy Survey
can I do to make a difference?”
Energy Survey and Analysis
Retro-commissioning imTargeted audits (analyzing
proves comfort and IAQ.
performance of chillers
or other specific items)
Schools with new equipment
which provide improved com- Plug load has increased substanfort and IAQ, test scores went tially and is now regulated.
up and absenteeism went
ASHRAE is working with ANSI
down.
on a water conservation standAcceptable indoor environard. Water is more important
mental quality (IEQ) includes than oil because we need water
lighting, daylighting, thermal to live.
comfort, IAQ and acoustics.
There are free pamphlets on
Advanced Energy Design Guidance. The guidance results in
savings of 30 to 50%.
Fast food restaurants have the
highest energy use per square
foot. Savings of 55 to 62% are
possible.
Indoor Air Quality Guide is
available at techstreet.com/
ASHRAE
We have missed the boat on ongoing commissioning. If done
correctly, you will have a customer for life.
Often the owner’s staff’s idea of
correcting a problem is to override the controls.
NREL, National Renewable Energy Labs stated that with the
current technology 62% of US
buildings could become net zero
facilities.
Kentucky mandated 20 KBTU/
SF/YR versus a normal of 45.
The new facilities are meeting
and exceeding this.
Don’t be put off by people who
know what is not possible. Do
what needs to be done and then
check to see if it was impossible
only after you are done. Paul
Hawken at the University of
Portland graduation address,
2009.
Past Presidents—
44th Year
(Updated 5/15)
ASHRAE Student Branch at SCAD attended
the Charleston Chapter April Meeting
Ten architecture student members of the ASHRAE Student Branch at SCAD attended the Charleston Chapter April meeting at Patriots Point. Keynote speaker
Chuck Gulledge III, PE, HBPD, LEED AP, and past Director at Large for ASHRAE
lectured on "Green Industrial HVAC Design". The students also took the opportunity to consult with ASHRAE members on their ISBD design projects with
ASHRAE Charleston members. The project title is "Doha Junior College", which is
the subject of the 2015 ASHRAE Student Project Competition. The project site is in
Doha, Qatar where climate conditions are very challenging with DBT often exceeding 115F. SCAD Students brought samples of their design work in progress for display and discussion about HVAC zoning and system selections.
The ASHRAE project requirements are posted under the ISBD section (Integrated
Sustainable Building Design) at:
https://ashrae.org/membership--conferences/student-zone/design-competition
Standing, left to right: Austynn Machado, Kurt Marsh,
Keynote speaker Chuck
Gulledge III, Professor Emad
Afifi, Hector Chu Wu, Alejandra Castillo, Ryan Harris,
Caio Lucarelli, Jean-Pierre
Villafane
Sitting, left to right: Ashley
Porter, Mariana Lemes Andrade, Student Activities
Chair Carl McGartlin,
Mohammed Mushaikh
1970-1971 F.A. Bailey, III (acting)
1971-1972 F.A. Bailey III
1972-1973 Clyde B. Poplin, Jr.
1973-1974 Thomas Saunders
1974-1975 Ivan S. Valdes
1975-1976 Furman R. Cullum
1976-1977 Robert Townsend
1977-1978 George B. Rast
1978-1979 R. Al. Jones
1979-1980 Melvin D. Bundy
1981-1982 John C. Powell
1982-1983 John C. Clayton
1983-1984 James M. Bailey
1984-1985 Bill Strunk
1985-1986 Dave Astle
1986-1987 Danny McKay
1987-1988 Edgar A. Fripp
1988-1989 M. Dennis Knight
1989-1990 Larry Michel
1990-1991 F. Joseph Fisher
1991-1992 Brandt Williams
1992-1993 Dave Phelps
1993-1994 Rudy Cullum
1994-1995 Bill Knight
1995-1996 Ron Runyon
1996-1997 Ron Runyon
1997-1998 Don Tate
1998-1999 Dick Trent
1999-2000 Michael Weeks
2000-2001 M. Dennis Knight
2001-2002 David Tomayko
2002-2003 Steve Marek
2003-2004 Charles Hipp III
2004-2005 Chris Crane
2005-2006 Bo Nutting
2006-2007 Bo Nutting
2007-2008 Phil Garces
2008-2009 Rob Turner
2009-2010 Pete Conroy
2010-2011 Brian Keiser
2011-2012 Eric Crawford
2012-2013 Mike Cladakis
2013-2014 Chris Constantine
2014-2015 Austin Jones
Visit the NEW
chapter website
https://
charlestonashraechapter.wildapricot.org/
Chapter Committees
HISTORIAN—Dave Tomayko
RECEPTION—Megan Rooney
Phone: 819-2742
Phone: 849-1141
[email protected]
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR—Megan
Rooney
Phone: 849-1141
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP—Steve Marek
Chapter Officers
Phone: 534-6264
PRESIDENT—Austin Jones
stevemarek.pe@hotmail. com
Phone: 884-3554
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT—Philip
Runyon
Phone: 729-1883
[email protected]
SECRETARY—Megan
Rooney
Phone: 849-1141
Phone: 849-1141
[email protected]
PUBLICATIONS—Tim Walker
Phone: 270-9160
Phone: 553-5513
[email protected]
[email protected]
PROGRAMS—Philip Runyon
HONORS AND AWARDS—Marcus
Googer
ATTENDANCE—Mariah Schwartz
Phone: 451-7885
mschwartz@wholebuildingsystems.
com
SPECIAL EVENTS—Charles Hipp
Phone: 571-2332
charleshippiii@comcast. net
Phone: 729-1883
Phone: 884-0811
[email protected]
GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT
ACTIVITIES—Open position
SAVANNAH SECTION CHAIR—
Jarrett Rabe
CTTC—Eugene G. Brown, Jr.
Phone: 912-965-0313
Phone: 797-2382
[email protected]
AUDITING—Steve Marek
RESEARCH PROMOTION—Chris
Constantine
[email protected]
CHARLESTON ENGINEERS JOINT
COUNCIL LIAISON —Greg Ashcroft
Phone: 556-7272
[email protected]
YEA CHAIR—Trey Adams
Phone: 312-3641
gene_brown_jr@yahoo. com
[email protected]
TREASURER—Megan
Rooney
STUDENT ACTIVITIES—Carl
McGartlin
[email protected]
Phone: 534-6264
stevemarek.pe@hotmail. com
SUSTAINABILITY—Open Position
Phone: 628-7878
cconstantine@constantineenginee
ring.com
CRC CHAIR—Randy Jones
Phone: 881-0051
[email protected]
BOG— Chris Constantine, ,
Eric Crawford, Brian Kiser,
Randy Jones
September— Tuesday 9/9
Membership Night
October—Tuesday 10/14
Lunch Meeting
November—Tuesday 11/11
Donor Recognition Night
December—Tuesday 12/19
Annual Oyster Roast
January—Tuesday 1/13
Research Promotion Night
February—Tuesday 2/10
Student Activities Night
March—Tuesday 3/10
CTTC Night, Membership-YEA Night
April—Tuesday 4/14
History Night
May—Tuesday 5/12
GGAC Night
June—Tuesday 6/9
Annual Summer Social and Induction of Officers
Chapter Meetings