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Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely President’s Message Who is loving the low dewpoints and absolute humidity? I know I am! Our weather has been fantastic, and I hope you’ve been outside basking in it. On a different note, I never knew how simple and enjoyable walking could be uninhibited. I broke my foot snowboarding over spring break (I will never learn!). And life on crutches has been brutal! After 4 weeks I am having a hard time remembering what walking without crutches is like. We have a great spring on tap. We start next Wednesday MORNING with a commissioning panel of experts with our popular Q&A format. We then move on to our world famous SPRING GOLF Tournament on May 5 th at Longwood Golf Club. It has been rumored that Longwood is going to play host to the Shell Houston Open in 2028 and potentially the US Open in 2040. We have a strong contingency going to ASHRAE CRC this year. The Arkansas chapter is going all out to make this the best CRC ever!

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Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely

President’s Message

Who is loving the low dewpoints and absolute humidity? I know I am! Our weather has been fantastic, and I hope you’ve been outside basking in it. On a different note, I never knew how simple and enjoyable walking could be uninhibited. I broke my foot snowboarding over spring break (I will never learn!). And life on crutches has been brutal! After 4 weeks I am having a hard time remembering what walking

without crutches is like. We have a great spring on tap. We start next Wednesday MORNING with a commissioning panel of experts with our popular Q&A format. We then move on to our world famous SPRING GOLF Tournament on May 5th at Longwood Golf Club. It has been rumored that Longwood is going to play host to the Shell Houston Open in 2028 and potentially the US Open in 2040. We have a strong contingency going to ASHRAE CRC this year. The Arkansas chapter is going all out to make this the best CRC ever!

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Look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting, the SPRING GOLF Tournament, and CRC. Trivia Question: What is the significance of the number 1130 to ASHRAE Golf Tournament? (The first person to tell me will get a crisp $20 bill at the April meeting). Onward and Upward, Mike Donovan / 2013-2014 ASHRAE Houston Chapter President

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This Month’s Meeting

April 16, 2014 ASHRAE Breakfast Meeting April 16, 2014 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM HESS Building 5430 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056 http://www.hessclub.com/

TOPIC: Panel Discussion on Commissioning Costs: Members: $25 Non-members: $35 Consulting Engineers Express Members: Free Regular Express Members: Free Breakfast Program: The April 16, 2013 program will be a panel discussion on Commissioning - Where it offers the most value and where it is most overrated. The panel speakers will be as follows: Justin Garner, P.E., LEED AP, CxA Engineered Air Balance Brian Ogle Department of Facilities Planning, Design & Construction MD Anderson Jim Thornton, CxA, LEED AP Senior Associate CCRD Format: 7:30-7:50 a.m. – Networking and Sign In and Start Breakfast Line 7:50-8:10 a.m. – Announcements 8:10 p.m. – 9:10 a.m. – Program/Presentation 9:10- 9:20 a.m. – Q&A 9:20 a.m. – conclude

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Meeting Minutes

ASHRAE Technology for a Better Environment

REGION VIII HOUSTON CHAPTER MEETING MINUTES ASHRAE Mission: To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve

humanity and promote a sustainable world. ASHRAE Vision: ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and

refrigerating.

In Attendance (Meeting Held via conference call 03/20/14) Mike Donovan / President / HTS Texas Kimberly Thompson P.E./ Treasurer / HTS Texas Bill Chalmers P.E. / Secretary / Johnson Controls Alan Neely / Past President 2012-2013 / Pittsburgh Corning Insulation Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities / Distribaire, Inc. Bruce Flaniken P.E. / Historian Emeritus / The Methodist Hospital Kurt McCulloch / Membership / The Hunton Group John Walik / HAR Editor - Webmaster / H.D. Grant Company, Inc. Time Called to Order 4:00 pm / Time Called to End 4:30 pm Mike Donovan / President:

o April 16 breakfast meeting starts at 7:30 am and ends at 9:10. BOG meeting starts immediately afterwards. Objective is to finish by 10:00 am. May meeting is about large central plant uses including TECO, Enwave,Greenway Properties.

o Golf tournament is on the web site. Course is being very accommodating. Mike would like it to be as much fun as last year. Sponsorships are well subscribed but companies are encouraged to participate.

o April 10 or 11 CRC workshop is being scheduled for preparation of the chapter presentations which include: PowerPoint of the years accomplishments Golden Gavel submission Chapter executive summary report. Information must be accurate to ensure the Regional Vice Chairs do not find faults.

o Houston’s research goal is $63,000. $22,000 has been remitted. o Board must vote on the incoming board member at the next meeting. o Board must vote on the amount the chapter is submitting to research promotion

at the next meeting. Because the golf tournament is after CRC, it is difficult to make a commitment to the final contribution.

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Kimberly Thompson P.E. / Treasurer:

o The chapter finances are healthy. She pointed out that student night is an expensive evening. The cost is approximately $3,000 with income of only $1,100. The board should consider other venues for next week. Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities:

o Student night draws more people when held at St. Arnolds that when it is held at Hess. Thirteen students attended. Five got scholarships. The students were grateful. The chapter thanks Paul Alexander, Glenn Booker, Bruce Flaniken and Steve Redding for their excellent presentations. Bruce Flaniken P.E. / Chase Williamson / Historian:

o 700 PAOE points and meeting all MBOs. Kurt McCulloch / Membership:

o No news this month. Nick Badke E.I.T. / Product Roster & Directory:

o Director is being mailed next week. o Discussion ensued regarding promoting sales of the directory to contractors.

Mike is emailing Paul Alexander asking how this can happen. John Walik / BOG / Editor / Webmaster:

o Hot Air Recorder deadline is March 31.

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Spring Golf C l a s s i c

Monday, May 5th Shotgun Starts at 12:30!

Longwood Golf Club

13300 Longwood Trace Cypress, TX 77429

For more info or to Register visit: www.ashraehouston.org

Available Sponsorship Opportunities:

Tailgate Sponsor - $2,500 (6) Dinner Sponsor - $1,500

Lunch Sponsor - $1000 - Straus Koozie Sponsor - $750 Goodie Sponsor - $750

Luggage Tag Sponsor - $1500 Golf Ball Pouch Sponsor - $1000 Beverage Cart Sponsor - $2,000

Snack sponsor - $1000 Tiger hole Sponsor - $500

Flag Sponsor - $900 Tee Box Sponsor - $250

All Proceeds go to ASHRAE RESEARCH

Questions? Contact Michael Langton at 832-328-1010 x1106 or (832) 867-7149 (mobile)

[email protected]

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Webinar April 17, 2014 ASHRAE Webinar April 17, 2014 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time HTS Texas 3350 Yale Street Houston, TX 77018

Buildings in Balance: IEQ and Energy Efficiency ATLANTA – Registration for the free 2014 ASHRAE Webcast, “Buildings in Balance: IEQ and Energy Efficiency,” is now open at www.ashrae.org/ieqwebcast. The webcast will broadcast live on April 17, 2014, from 12-3PM CENTRAL TIME. NOTE: IF YOU WISH TO WATCH THE WEBINAR AT HTS CALL 832.328.1010 AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT WITH THE RECEPTIONIST. MAX ATTENDANCE IS 20. “The webcast will identify the link between energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) through the integrated design process,” Andy Cochrane, chair of ASHRAE’s Chapter Technology Transfer Committee, which oversees the event, said. “Participants will be able to recognize the importance of the four cornerstones of IEQ and explain how system selection can benefit energy efficiency and IEQ. The presenters will describe best practices for performance measurement protocols and explain the role of post occupancy evaluation in fine-tuning building performance. Viewers will also learn about the common design, commissioning and operational pitfalls of IEQ. ‘Buildings in Balance’ will describe how energy and efficiency can be achieved, without compromising IEQ.” Webcast presenters are: 2013-14 ASHRAE President William P. “Bill” Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, ASME Fellow, professor of Architectural Engineering , director of Indoor Environmental Center, The Pennsylvania State University James W. Bochat, president, Commissioning Concepts, Phoenix, Ariz. Tim McGinn, P.Eng., ASHRAE-Certified High Performance Building Design Professional, principal, DIALOG, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jerry M. Sipes, Ph.D., P.E., vice president of engineering, Price Industries, Inc., Suwanee, Ga. The IEQ Webcast has been approved for three Learning Units (LUs) by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and three Continuing Education Hours (CEs) by GBCI. The state of New York also recognizes AIA course approval. Visit www.ashrae.org/ieqwebcast for more information on the Webcast and continuing education credits, as well as ASHRAE IEQ resources.

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Bartos Industries HVAC Sales Engineer - Houston

Career Opportunity

Bartos Industries has recently expanded to the Greater Houston Area. We recognize people as our most valuable asset. We welcome talented individuals looking to further their career and help Bartos in its continued success in the HVAC market. Job Description/Requirements: Bartos Industries is seeking an HVAC Sales Engineer for the Greater Houston Area. Our sales team takes a counselor approach to sales. Therefore, candidates will have a strong understanding of building and maintaining client relationships, and have experience calling on mechanical engineers, architects, contractors and owners. The ideal candidate will be a P.E., have 5+ years experience in generating basis of design HVAC equipment specifications and possess outstanding verbal/presentation skills. Bartos Industries has been in business since 1964 and is a well-respected source for HVAC products in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has expanded to Houston with Product Lines that include: Samsung VRF Systems and Ductless Products; Modine Dedicated Outside Air Systems and Unit Heaters; RenewAire Energy Recovery Ventilators; Roberts Gordon Heating Products; American Cooling Towers; Dri-Steem Humidifiers and much more. Bartos Industries offers a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package. Thank you for your interest in a career with Bartos Industries. If you would like to apply for the Houston HVAC Sales Engineer Position please see below and submit your resume for review. Please send resumes to: [email protected]

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Student Activities

ASHRAE Student Activities Update 03/31/2014 Submitted by Kenneth Shifflett, P.E. / Student Activities Chair

What an awesome student night we had at St. Arnold's Brewery a couple weeks ago! There were 13 members of the Texas A&M ASHRAE student branch, plus their faculty advisor Dr. Culp, in addition to the many local Houston chapter members that enjoyed a night of good food, tasty beverages, and networking. There were also tours of the unique refrigeration system designed by our chapter’s own Steve Roche and Steve donated several HVAC related books to the Texas A&M student chapter. The Houston ASHRAE chapter awarded 5 scholarships to deserving Texas A&M students. A special thanks to Elliot Millican for serving on the scholarship review committee. Please see elsewhere in the HAR for a thank you letter to the Houston chapter from the Texas A&M students. Also a special thanks to our ASHRAE Houston past presidents, Bruce Flaniken, Steve Redding, Paul Alexander, and Glenn Booker that spoke to the students on the benefits of ASHRAE from the perspective of building owner, MEP consulting engineer, mechanical contractor, and manufacturers representative, respectively. The Texas A&M ASHRAE chapter is planning to attend the ASHRAE summer meeting in Seattle and are seeking funds for travel. If you are feeling generous, please contact myself or the other ASHRAE board members. As in years past my ongoing efforts will be to grow student interest in ASHRAE within the local colleges (University of Houston, Rice, LoneStar college, ect..) and increase chapter participation of K-12 activities and involvement in Engineers Week. If anyone has contact information for potential interest or involvement, please email me at [email protected]. Please see the letter from TAMU ASHRAE Student Chapter on the following page…..

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Last Month’s Meeting

Some photos taken at St. Arnold’s Brewery for ASHRAE Houston Chapter Student Night….

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Texas A&M Campus

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History

What is now DBR was actually started by one man, David W. Day, way back in 1972. With a portfolio of K-mart stores and the like, David opened up his engineering practice with one employee, his wife, as his bookkeeper. His practice grew and in 1985 became Day Brown Rice, Inc., taking on partners Ron Brown and James D. Rice. His project types at that time had broadened to commercial, retail, educational, and liturgical, and the firm had multiplied to thirteen people. In 2000 David, Ron, and Jim took on three more partners, and changed the company name to DBR Engineering Consultants. Ron Brown and Jim Rice have since gone their own ways and established successful companies. At present date, DBR has 98 employees in five offices, Houston, San Antonio, McAllen, Corpus Christi, and Austin, and seven partners, Randy Curry, Ayman Ashkar, David Pruitt, Brian Ulrich, Brian Jenkins, Kevin Pfeiffer, and Carlo Sechi. Service, Quality, Integrity, and Sustainability are the pillars of DBR’s business, and we continually strive to uphold these core values in all our work. We treat our clients and our employees like we expect to be treated. The firm has a healthy mix of project experience including Commercial Office Buildings and Tenant Interiors, K-12, Higher Education, Laboratory, Government, Hospitality, Liturgical, and Retail. Other services offered are IT/Security Design, LEED® Consulting, and Building Commissioning. We have engineered more than 60 LEED® projects, including Eagle Veterinary Hospital, San Antonio’s first LEED Platinum facility. We are especially proud of our recent work, the office buildings at Hughes Landing and at the Woodlands Waterway, Energy Towers I, II, III, & IV, Texas Instruments Sugar Land Campus, Fairway Pines/The Woodlands Conference Center and Resort, Kelsey Seybold, Phase I of the Corps Dorm Renovation at Texas A&M, Student Housing at UTSA and Baylor, and Cy-Fair Elementary #53. Submitted By Chase Williamson / History Chairman

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Membership

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers advances the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. Membership is open to any person associated with the field

including indoor air quality, building design and operation, and environmental control for food processing and industry.

Membership in ASHRAE allows access to information about state-of-the-art HVAC&R

technology and provides many opportunities to participate in the development of that technology. Participation is available locally, through chapters, and through membership on

Society committees, such as standards projects committees, which are responsible for the development of standards, and technical committees which advise the Society on research

needs, emerging technologies, and technical matters.

To join renew or update your membership go to https://www.ashrae.org/ and look for the Membership Tab on the top right side of the page.

New ASHRAE Houston Members for the April HAR Issue:

Submitted by Kurt McCulloch – Membership Chairman

Name Company Or School Affiliate: Member, YEA or Student

Rufus Jackson TIRR Memorial Hermann Member

Carlanna Cunningham Grundfos YEA

Jeffrey Ryman, Jr Automated Logic YEA

Matthew Sullivan MLN Company YEA

Forrest Creasy Baylor Scott & White Member

Christopher Clifton Grundfos YEA

Adam Schwarz Grundfos YEA

Juan Contreras DBR Member

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Wilfred Inko-Tariah ASME, SAE Member

Andrew Hohler Kitz Corporation of America YEA

Scott Eunson The Cooling Tower Company Member

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Sustainability Corner

ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011: Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings – The Building’s Impact on the Atmosphere, Materials, and Resources

Submitted By Keagan Cothern and Brian Dunne

The ninth section of ANSI/ ASHRAE/ USGBC/ IES Standard 189.1-2011 “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings” (commonly known as 189.1) is entitled “The Building’s Impact on the Atmosphere, Materials, and Resources”. This section deals with proper waste management during construction, use of refrigerants, recycling, and reduced impact materials.

Mandatory Provisions are those that apply to any project looking to comply with 189.1.

Section 9.3 “Mandatory Provisions” contains requirements for managing construction waste, materials used in construction, refrigerants, and recycling. At least 50% of the non-hazardous waste produced during demolition and construction must be recycled or reused. The goal of this requirement is to reduce the strain on landfills. Total waste for new building projects is limited to 42 cubic yards or 12,000 pounds per 10,000 square feet of new floor area. This requirement applies to the absolute total of all waste, whether it was diverted from landfills or otherwise. Unless the wood being used is reclaimed, the building project may not use wood from endangered wood species. There is an exception if the wood meets the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The requirements for refrigeration are very simple: no CFC based refrigerants are allowed in HVAC systems and no ozone-depleting substances (CFCs, HCFCs, or Halons) allowed in fire suppression systems. 189.1 requires that the building project have a dedicated room for the collection and storage of non-hazardous recyclables. This area should be designed to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the recycling process and pickup services, but no specific requirements are designated in the 2011 version of 189.1. Residential building projects shall have a single specific area with the purpose of collecting unwanted items that are in good condition to be given to charitable organizations. One final area designed for the collection and proper disposal/recycling of fluorescent and HID lamps and ballasts must be provided to serve the building.

Prescriptive and Performance Options are either/or options that the project team can choose between. One or the other path must be selected, but the project teams can chose which based on individual project goals.

Section 9.4 “Prescriptive Option” contains requirements for using reduced impact materials in the building’s construction. The sum of post-consumer recycled materials and one half of the pre consumer recycled materials must constitute a minimum of 10% of the cost of the total materials used in the project. It is important to note a few things: components from mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire safety, and transportation systems shall not be included in the calculation except for piping, plumbing fixtures, ductwork, conduit, wiring, cabling, and elevator and escalator framing. Additionally, it is acceptable to use 45% of the total construction cost instead of the actual total material cost. At least 15% of the total building materials used, by cost, must be produced from within a 500 mile radius of the project site. The goal of this requirement is to reduce the pollution created by the vehicle transporting the materials. As such, materials that are shipped by the more efficient forms of transportation (rail and water) are allowed to be shipped from further away than 500 miles. The portion of the

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distance traveled on rail or water is multiplied by 0.25 and then added to the portion of the trip not provided by rail or water, this combined total must still be less than 500 miles when calculated out. At least 5% of the cost of building materials must be used to buy bio-based materials.

The “Performance Option” in section 9.5 is to perform a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the project building. Two alternative designs must be modeled and assessed considering the materials designated in the prescriptive option. Each modeled building must have a service life matching its type. A temporary building must last up to 10 years, a medium life building must last at least 25 years and a long life building (for this performance option only) must last at least 75 years. The chosen design of the alternatives must have a 5% or greater advantage over the others in at least two of the impact categories. The impact categories are as follows: land use, resource use, climate change, ozone layer depletion, human health effects, eco-toxicity, smog, acidification, and eutrophication.

Please note that there are exceptions and details associated with each category and option that we don’t have room to talk about here. But we hope to give a general outline of the requirements within 189.1 so that our readers will have a feel for the requirements if their clients ask about it. If interest is strong we may address specific topics in more detail or attempt a side by side comparison between 189.1 and LEED. Next month we plan on talking about Section 10: Construction and Plans for Operation.

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For All Pictures

Origin of the phrase, “She put me through the wringer”

”Click On The Photo Album to see all pictures”

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For Release From Society National

For Release: April 4, 2014

Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-539-1140 [email protected]

ASHRAE Proposes to Move All Residential IAQ Requirements to Standard 62.2

ATLANTA – Dwelling units of multifamily buildings of any height would fall under ASHRAE’s residential ventilation standard, 62.2, under a proposed change designed to provide consistency of ventilation requirements.

Currently, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, has responsibility for multifamily residential buildings 4 stories or more, while ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2013, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, has responsibility for residential buildings 3 stories and less.

“The Standards 62.1 and 62.2 committees are proposing scope changes that would result in the dwelling units of all multifamily buildings being covered by Standard 62.2,” Paul Francisco, chair of the Standard 62.2 committee, said. “Common areas would be covered by 62.1. This will provide consistency of ventilation requirements for dwelling units regardless of building height. For new construction, this will result in a change of requirements for dwelling units in 4+ story buildings. For the retrofit market, this change will result in coverage by ASHRAE ventilation standards for the first time in 4+ story buildings.”

The proposed changes are being made via addendum a to Standard 62.1-2013 and addendum g to Standard 62.2-2013, which are open for public review from April 4 to May 4, 2014. For more information or to submit comments, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.

The ventilation rates for dwelling units in Standard 62.1 are different from the rates in Standard 62.2, and this inconsistency has caused concern for some, according to 62.1 committee chair Roger Hedrick. Additionally, Standard 62.1 does not address modest retrofits whereas Standard 62.2 does.

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“The retrofit market is a major user of ASHRAE ventilation standards,” he said. “This will allow for consistency across dwelling units and also allow application of ASHRAE ventilation standards to the multifamily retrofit market.”

Francisco agreed, saying, “Given the growth of the retrofit industry in multifamily dwellings it is important to ensure that these situations are covered in ASHRAE’s ventilation standards.”

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a building technology society with more than 50,000 members worldwide. The Society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today.

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For Release: April 10, 2014

Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-539-1140 [email protected]

Supply Water Temperature Classification New Addition to Updated Guidance on Cooling Data Centers

ATLANTA— Data center rack heat loads are steadily climbing, creating a need for liquid cooling solutions to reduce the volume of airflow needed, as well as lower processor temperatures for better computer performance. “Liquid Cooling Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers,” second edition, recently published by ASHRAE, provides best practice guidance for implementing liquid cooling systems in data centers.

“There is an increasing interest in liquid cooled IT equipment at the rack, equipment and component levels,” Don Beaty, publication chair of Technical Committee 9.9., Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment, said. “There is also increased interest in reuse of the heat rejected from IT equipment. One of the more important changes to the second edition is the addition of supply water temperature classification.”

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Beaty claims that the addition of liquid classes can have a similar effect on the industry as the creation of supply air temperature classes did—which was the critical enabler to the use of economizers in data centers.

“There are five water temperature classes with the highest temperature class being >45 C (113 F), which opens up possibilities for using the rejected heat for building heating systems,” he said.

The guide bridges the liquid cooling systems by providing guidelines on interface requirements between the chilled-water system and the technology cooling system and on the requirements of liquid-cooled systems that attach to a datacom electronics rack to aid in data center thermal management.

Also included are updated references and further information on approach temperatures and liquid immersion cooling, plus guidance on water quality problems and wetted material requirements.

Additionally, the guide covers definitions for liquid and air cooling as they apply to IT equipment, along with an overview of chilled-water and condenser water systems and other datacom equipment cooling options.

This book is the fourth in the ASHRAE Datacom Series, authored by ASHRAE TC 9.9.

The cost of “Liquid Cooling Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers,” second edition, is $54 ($46 ASHRAE members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 678-539-2129, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.

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Bartos Industries

Burner Combustion Systems

Carrier

Cougar Sales

Diffusion Components

Distribaire

Dynamic Systems, Inc.

Flexmaster

HD Grant Company

HTS Texas

Hunton Trane

JL Powell & Associates

Oslin Nation

Ramsey & Company

Mitsubishi Electric

Roessler Equipment

Straus Systems

Taxman and Associates

Texas AirSystems

Tillman & Associates

United A/C Supply

Vicon Equipment

2014 Past Presidents night sPonsors

The ASHRAE Houston Chapter Greatly Appreciates The Patronage Of Our

Supporting Membership

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Position Name TelePhonePresident Mike Donovan (832) 328-1010

President Elect Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

Vice President Michael Langton (832) 328-1010

Treasurer Kimberly Thompson (832) 328-1010

Secretary Bill Chalmers (713) 924-2417

Past President 2012-2013 Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Technology Transfer Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

Resource Promotion Michael Langton (832) 328-1010

Programs Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

"R" in ASHRAE Steve Roche (281) 292-6842

Honors & Awards Bryan Bagley (713) 237-8900

Historian Chase Williamson (832) 342-7004

Historian Emeritus Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

Roster & Product Directory Nick Badke (713) 237-9800

Education & Student Activities Kenneth Shifflett (713) 266-1761

Advocacy Jerry Garcia (713) 780-7563

Membership Promotion Kurt McCulloch (713) 328-3775

Membership Promotion Xuan Le (281) 676-2444

Chaplain Don Nye (713) 580-8870

Chaplain Emeritus Hank Fry (713) 774-4922

Sustainability Brian Dunne (713) 933-1001

Sustainability James Principe (713) 237-9800

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Brennan Vierra (832) 328-1010

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Cory Detten (713) 237-8900

Board of Governors Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Board of Governors Don Nye (713) 580-8870

Board of Governors John Walik (713) 462-8888

Attendance & Reception Brandon Williams (713) 983-6500

Attendance & Reception Misty Wilson (832) 328-1010

C.I.C Delegate Keith Reihl (713) 459-1044

C.I.C Delegate Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

C.R.C. Delegate Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

C.R.C Alternate Michael Langton (832) 328-1010

PAOE Administrator David Schurk (832) 328-1010

Photographer Skip Williams (713) 782-2701

Photographer Valerie Roberts (281) 500-8136

Editor, Hot Air Recorder John Walik (713) 830-4523

Webmaster John Walik (713) 830-4523

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