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NORTHEASTAIRE
2010 - 2011 Officers
Bill Garvey President
Pat Duffy President-Elect
Stephen Nicholas Vice-President
Teri Shannon Secretary
Statements made in this publication are not expressions of the Society or of the Chapter and may not be repro-duced without special permission of the Chapter.
MAIN MEETING –JOINT MEETING WITH AFE
Tour of Fenway Park Thursday, September 23, 2010
DATE: Thursday, September 23, 2010
MEETING MANAGER: Steve Nicholas
LOCATION : Fenway Park
TIME: 5:00 - 5:15 p.m. - Gate E on Yawkey Way 5:15 - 5:30 p.m. - Brief Overview of Tour /Networking 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. - Tour 1st group @ 5:15 pm 2nd group @ 5:30 pm 6:45 - 8:00 pm - AFE Presentation “Cash bar”/ Heavy Appetizers 3rd base side to the Steiner Deck
COST: Members that RSVP $45.00 Non-Members $50.00 Students FREE NO WALKINS. See page 2 for more detail information.
CASH OR CHECK ONLY!
PLEASE SEND THE CHECK TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
PRIOR TO MEETING. ASHRAE Boston Chapter
C/o Bill Garvey 66 Morton St. Hanson, MA 02341
RSVP Deadline for this meeting is 12:00pm on Fri-day, September 17, 2010
RSVP Cancellation Dead-line for this meeting is 12:00pm on Friday, Septem-ber 17, 2010
Please only RSVP to William Tang at [email protected] Upon receiving RSVP, a con-firmation email will be sent back to confirm your reserva-tion. If you have not received a confirmation email, you will need to RSVP again.
Thank you William Tang
Jeff Schultz Treasurer
Boston Chapter, Region 1 XXXXVI No.91 SEPTEMBER 2010 Editor: Stacie Suh TEL: 781-258-1002
ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Table of Contents
Monthly Meeting Meet the Officers President’s Message Editor’s Note Employment Ad Info. Project of the month CRC Update Meet the New Chairs CTTC - TEGA Boston Gala Event Call for Information Sustainability Upcoming Meetings Student Activities Research Promotion Membership Promotion Webmaster’s Note BOG Meeting Minutes PAOE Historian’s Column Member Notice Product Show 2012 Society News CRC 2012 Meeting Schedule Officer & Committee List Contributor Listing ASHRAE Research
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ASHRAE Boston Chapter invites you to join our first 2010-2011 meeting at the Fenway Park.
The tour consist of 50 minutes walking tour of the ballpark guided by an official Fenway Park Tour Guide.
Please meet at Gate E on Yawkey Way at 5pm.
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Meet the Boston Chapter Officers of 2010-2011
Bill Garvey is a Mechanical Engineer for WSP Flack + Kurtz and has more than 15 years of experience working on new and renovation projects for commercial and higher educa-tional clients.
Bill is a graduate of Massasoit Community College where he received his A.S. Degree, and was an ASHRAE Student Member. He joined ASHRAE as an Affiliate Member in 1992. Since then he has served on and chaired several com-mittees such as Product Show, Golf Outing, Summer Meet-ing and Roster/ Product Guide.
The Chapter honored Bill as the recipient of the 2007-2008 Member of the Year Award for his outstanding service & dedication to the Chapter. In addition to being the Chairman of the Golf Outing & Co-Chair for the Product Show for many years, Bill has also served on the Board of Governors for 2006-2009 and as the Chapter Treasurer.
Bill Garvey President
Teri is a Sales & Marketing Associate with DAC Sales, an HVAC manufacturer’s rep specializing in custom air handling systems, air-to-air energy recovery and industrial and labora-tory ventilation systems. She has been with DAC Sales since October 2000. She joined ASHRAE as an associate member in January 2006. She served as the editor of the Chapter’s newsletter, the NorthEastAire, from January 2006 to June 2009 during which time she received four Black Ink Awards for the newsletter. She is currently serving as the Chapter Secretary, the Member-ship Promotion Chair and is on the Board of Governors for 2009 – 2012.
Patrick Duffy President-Elect
Stephen Nicholas Vice President
Patrick Duffy is an Associate at BR+A Consulting Engi-neers, LLC. Patrick is a 2004 graduate of Boston University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Patrick is a Profes-sional Engineer (Mechanical), and a LEED Accredited Pro-fessional. He joined ASHRAE as an Associate member in January of 2005. Patrick served as the attendance chair for the Boston Chapter of ASHRAE from 2005-2007, a member of the Board of Governors from 2005-2008, as the Secretary from 2007-2009, and Vice President in 2009-2010. Patrick is currently serving as the chapter President Elect.
Stephen W. Nicholas is President of Air Industries, Inc. an Independent Factory Trained and Authorized Manufacturer’s Representative and Consultant. He has over 25 years of field experience with professional training by the Harvard School of Public Health for certifying In-Place HEPA filters for Nu-clear and Non-Nuclear applications.
Past President of the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) 2006-2007, Past President of the Association for Facilities Engineering, (AFE) Chapter 74-Central MA 2003-2004 and currently Vice President of AFE Chapter 33-Boston. Steve is also a Certified Plant Maintenance Manager and (CPMM) Instructor for AFE Region-8 (New England).
A member of ASHRAE since 1989 advanced to Grade of Member 2004. Steve serves on the ASHRAE Boston Chapter Board of Governors 2007-2010. He also serves on the Na-tional ASHRAE SSPC 180 and 52.2 and a voting member of Technical Committee 2.4.
Teri Shannon Secretary
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO PARK ANDWALK
TO THE BALLPARK.
ONLY PREPAID RSVP WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS EVENT.
Appetizers - Cheese & Crackers - Chicken Kabobs - Mini-Fenway Franks - Popcorn/Chips - Beef Sliders/Hamburgers - Chicken Croquets with ham - Chicken Quesadillas
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Bill Garvey
I would like to welcome all of our members to a new season of ASHRAE, we hope you enjoyed your summer and that everyone feels refreshed and ready for the new season. Our June planning meeting had some very in-teresting topics and ideas, so the Chapter is ready to bring them forward to the members. We're sure that you will enjoy what the Chapter has in store for you this year. Please look for the upcoming schedule postcard in your mailbox. I'd like to take an opportunity to thank Bryan Hermanny for his outstanding performance as last year's Presi-dent. I'd also like to thank the other Officers, BOG, and Committee members for all of their hard work and dedication. Everyone’s hard work and dedication was proven at this summer's CRC, where Boston received a number of awards for the work during the 2009/ 2010 society year. I look forward to working with everyone again this year, I know we have a great group of volunteers who are committed to making the Chapter shine. We're excited to announce that we will be once again have a joint meeting with the AFE group and our open-ing meeting will be at Fenway Park on September 23, 2010. The Boston Chapter hasn't visited the ball park in quite a while and since then, there have been a number of additions to Fenway Park since then and I'm sure will be worthwhile to visit. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming meeting. Bill Garvey, President
Editor’s Note
I hope everyone had a great summer!
Where did the time go? Kids are back to school and ASHRAE Boston Chapter is excited to start again
this year with line up of great speakers. I am ex-cited to share once again the NorthEastAire news-
letter to the wonderful readers out there.
Please share your ideas to add to the newsletter.
For more information, please call or e-mail me at
781-258-1002 or [email protected].
You can also visit the Boston Chapter website at
http://www.ashraeboston.org/committees/
northeastaire.html
By Stacie Suh
PDH CREDITS REMINDER
Effective September 2010, there will be a
$15 fee for each PDH certificate pro-vided at our Chapter
meetings for non- Chapter members. PDH credits will continue to be of-
fered to our Chapter members at no cost. Please note that this fee will be in addi-tion to the regular
meeting dues.
Note: PDH certifi-cate fee will be
waived for April Product show.
Sincerely, Boston Chapter
ASHRAE Boston Chapter –Employment Ads
The NorthEastAire is published monthly, September through June. It is posted on the Chapter website at www.ashraeboston.org. A link is sent each month to all members of the Chapter, currently over 900.
Newsletter Rate: $200 for 1/4 page $400 for 1/2 page $800 for full page
Website Rate: $300 per calendar month
Format: Word format, company logos in .jpg
or .gif Email:
Stacie Suh at [email protected]
Deadline for October Newsletter: September 17, 2010
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PROJECT OF THE MONTH Project of the Month section will be utilized to highlight unique or groundbreaking projects that showcase the talents of the HVAC Engineers in the Boston Chapter. Boston Chapter firms, we en-courage you to submit your projects for inclusion as Project of the Month. ASHRAE Boston Chapter can submit your projects to society for honors/awards. We look forward to your submis-sion of projects. Please email the project information to [email protected].
Employment Ad Section
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
10+ years lead experience
PE registration preferred
EI required
LEED AP preferred
Proficient in AutoCAD 2006
Team oriented individual
Open Position:
Qualified candidate must have 10+ years of experience in the design of high tech facilities in a consulting or an A/E firm, and in a lead mechanical role. Must possess excellent communication skills and be technically pro-ficient in central plants, HVAC for laboratories and clean rooms, develop-ing P&IDs for plant and process utility systems, and process piping. Profi-cient in AutoCAD 2006 and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering required. Professional registration (P.E.) preferred. E.I. required.
Please contact Dave Simon at [email protected]. CRB Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Senior Mechanical Engineer Location: Cambridge, MA
Maguire Group Inc., a regional multi-disciplinary A & E design firm seeks a Mechanical Engineer with 10+ years’ ex-perience for its Foxborough, MA office which is conveniently located near Routes 95 and 495. Candidate should have extensive HVAC and plumbing system design experience. LEED certification and experience with AutoCAD and Revit preferred. Previous experience with consulting engineering firm is desired. Bachelor’s degree and Massachusetts P.E. required. We offer opportunities for advancement along with a competitive salary and full benefits package. Please forward your resume in (in plain text format) to Maguire Group Inc., Attn: Janice Washburn, One Court St., New Britain, CT 06051. E.O.E. M/F/D/V, Email: JWashburn @ Maguiregroup.com.
Mechanical Engineer Location: Foxborough, MA
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CRC UPDATE
By Bill Garvey
The 2010 Region 1 Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) was hosted by the Twin Tiers Chapter and was held at the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, NY a short distance from Historic Watkins Glen International Speedway and the numerous vineyards of the Seneca Lake Region. The Boston Chapter had a delegation of 9 Committee Members, 3 guest and 2 Regional Vice Chairs (RVC), a great time was had by all. The CRC agenda consisted of 3 days of various business meetings, technical sessions, and committee workshops. During the committee workshops, chapter committee chair-persons and officers are trained to meet the expectations of their office and responsibilities for the coming year. In addi-tion, the conference was highlighted by social and recrea-tional activities including a golf outing, winery tours, and a dinner cruise on Seneca Lake. The committee chairs and members of the Boston Chapter once again upheld their legacy of outstanding achievement. The RVC’s recognized the service and dedication to excel-lence shown by every committee of the Boston Chapter by awarding the following at the annual Awards Luncheon: ♦ Teri Shannon received the Thomas S. Brown Membership award along with a First Place Blue Ribbon for Membership Growth and the Green Ribbon for Sustainability in Member-ship out of all the other chapters in the region. ♦ Josh Benoist received the RVC Top Dog Award once again. This award is given to the chapter that has the highest PAOE points of any chapter in the region for Student Activi-ties. ♦ Jeff Schultz received the following awards for Research & Promotion: Runner-up (Challenge), Bronze Treasury Ribbon, Full Circle Chevron, High Five Certificate, Goal Certificate, and the Challenge Certificate for his fundraising during the year. ♦ Paul Hanbury received honorable mention for his work on the CTTC Committee.
♦ Steve Rosen received the Websitation of Excellence for his dedication as the Chapter Webmaster. ♦ Stacie Suh received the Black Ink Award for her dedication producing the NorthEastAire every month. Congratulations to Stacie for stepping in and nailing top honors in her first year as editor. ♦ Bryan Hermanny was recognized for his role as the presi-dent of the Boston Chapter by earning the Presidential Award of Excellence, High Honor Roll Award w/ a Special Citation and Star. Bryan also received the Golden Gavel Award, which is awarded by the Region 1 DRC to the Chapter that he feels was the Region’s top Chapter overall from the season. Bryan took home the top Sustainability Award. Congratulation to Bryan!! ♦ Darcy Carbone, Enrique De Los Reyes and Steve Tafone each received a Chapter Service Award for all their hard work and dedication that they have given to the ASHRAE commu-nity. At the Region 1 CRC, all Committee Chairpersons and Chapter Officers are trained to be able to meet the expectations of their office and responsibilities for the coming year. The Boston Chapter also won the Golden Boot Award. This award acknowledges the Chapter that has the most members who attend the CRC based on the total miles traveled by the members attending the conference.
The Golden Gavel Award is awarded to the chapter that has the greatest increase in PAOE over the previous year. Boston Chapter won the Golden Gavel Award this year.
PAOE Points by Society Year: 2002-2003 9,540 2003-2004 6,058 2004-2005 3,731 2005-2006 6,990 2006-2007 11,718 2007-2008 13,428 2008-2009 13,578 2009-2010 15,769
Congratulations and thank you to all of the Chapter Officers, Committee Chairs & volunteers whose support & dedication to the Chapter has allowed us to reach our Society goals and con-tinue the Boston Chapter Legacy of Excellence. Next years Region 1 CRC will be held in New York City, where the New York Chapter will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary. See next page for pictures from CRC at Wakins Glen, NY.
Watkins Glen Harbour view from the hotel
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CRC 2010 PICTURES
Teri Shannon accepts Thomas S. Brown Membership award from
Steve Tafone accepts Chapter Ser-vice award from Spencer Morasch.
Josh Benoist accepts RVC Top Dog award from Rich Vehlow.
Left to Right: Stacie Suh, Josh Benoist, Steve Nicholas, Teri Shannon, Bryan Hermanny, Darcy Carbone, Pat Duffy, Dan Diorio
Bryan Hermanny accepts award from Steve Rosen.
Bryan Hermanny accepts Golden Gavel Award from Steve Rosen.
Bryan Hermanny accepts Award from Lynn Bellenger
Stacie Suh accepts Black Ink Award from Heather Nowakowski.
Darcy Carbone accepts Chapter Ser-vice award from Spencer Morasch.
Teri Shannon accepts First Place Blue Ribbon for Membership Growth and the Green Ribbon for Sustainability in Membership from Joseph Furman.
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Jim Armstrong Sustainability
Dan Diorio Student Activities
Matt Edwards Sustainability
Will Tang Attendance
John Morrill Historian
CRC 2010 PICTURES
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Rush Hour: Congress Returns from Recess in Two Weeks with a Full Plate and Then Some
CTTC - TEGA Article
Submitted by Paul Hanbury
ASHRAE Boston 100th Year Gala Event
A call for information
We are looking for companies, people, places and things that have formed our engineering community for the past 100 years. ASHRAE Boston Chapter would like to showcase them in our monthly newsletters and web-site. We look forward to your submission of projects. Please email the project information to [email protected].
***********See page 9 for the first showcase item that has been submitted by RDK Engineers.***********
By Bob Persechini & Darcy Carbone
The streets of Washington, DC are quiet now, the roaring city has slowed to a purr, and Capitol Hill staff are wearing jeans and sneakers to work – all sure signs that Congress remains in recess.
But don’t let the summer daze fool you, in two weeks the House and Senate will reconvene, touching off a rush hour that will have Congress’ legislative agenda clogged with activity.
Among the items that may be considered is a pared-down version of the energy bill. The bill (whose text and specifics remain very much in flux) will not likely include any building energy provisions. A push will be made to include the Building Star Energy Efficiency Act (H.R.5476/S.3079), which ASHRAE supports. This bill would allow for rebates to building owners to offset the cost of energy efficient upgrades for existing commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings.
Also on the agenda will be the annual funding bills. The federal fiscal year ends on September 30, and because the House and Senate have not finalized any of the bills for fiscal year 2011, Congress will likely pass a continuing resolution (CR), which funds all or most federal programs at their current levels. The prospect of a CR is troubling, as the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings within the General Services Administration may not be funded, since they received funding for the first time through the special circumstances under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus bill).
It is important for this Office to be funded because of the unique role it plays in identifying opportunities to move federal buildings to higher performance.
ASHRAE is working with other groups in the building community to help expand awareness in Congress of this potential un-intended consequence of passing a CR, and to include funding for this Office to avoid this scenario.
DOE Stokes the Site vs. Source Energy Debate Through a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to change how it esti-mates the likely impacts of energy conservation standards for certain commercial and industrial equipment. Specifically, DOE proposes to use full-fuel-cycle (FFC) measures of energy and greenhouse gas emissions, rather than the primary energy meas-ures it currently uses.
How might this impact ASHRAE? Currently energy cost calculations for determining criteria in ASHRAE Standard 90.1 are based on site energy. Standard 90.1 has been historically developed on a site basis because site versus source energy is more visible to building owners through utility meter readings.
By issuing this NOPR, DOE has stoked a long-smoldering debate between the powerful electric utility and gas interests, each of which believes that measuring energy use (and the metric for energy determining energy savings) should be done in a way that most benefits their respective industry (site for electric utilities and source for gas utilities – because of the inefficiencies associated with the conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy). ASHRAE is keeping a close eye on this debate. For more information on this NOPR visit http://bit.ly/9tZYhs.
Both releases: ASHRAE Government Affairs Update, 8/27/10 , ASHRAE Washington Office/ [email protected]/ http://www.ashrae.org/advocacy
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CALL FOR INFORMATION
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Sustainability Column By Jim Armstrong & Matt Edwards
ASHRAE Boston Sustainability Committee Message from the Co Chairs
Massachusetts Energy Codes are undergoing a transformation thanks to the enactment of the Green Community Act by the Massachusetts legislature in June of 2008. The act paves the way for Massachusetts to lead the nation in environmental stew-ardship by improving energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy as we move toward a clean energy future. As a re-sult of the act’s passage, 780 CMR now includes an optional “stretch” code appendix with aggressive energy efficiency re-quirements, and all energy code requirements referenced in 780 CMR will be frequently updated to pace the IECC. At the time of this writing, 45 of the 352 communities in Massachusetts have adopted the “stretch” energy code which is modeled after IECC 2009 standards with references to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007. Massachusetts energy code requirements are rapidly changing, and one of the Sustainability Committee’s key objectives is to help our membership stay informed. In addition to recent code changes, ASHRAE has recently developed and published the new Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. Standard 189.1 represents a signifi-cant step forward in enforceable green building code and is poised to change the way we all think about the design and con-struction process.
Message from the ASHRAE National Standard 189.1 Chair Kent Peterson, P.E., MCIBSE, LEED-AP
Presidential Fellow Member
“There are many ways people define a green building. Energy-saving measures, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, ma-terials and building orientation all play a role, but it is the way that all of these—and more—come together to make a productive, safe and efficient building that makes it truly high performing. In recognition of this, ASHRAE, along with the U.S. Green Building Council and the Illuminating Engineering Society, has pub-lished a new standard that defines the minimum requirements for a high-performance green building. Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, recently became a jurisdictional compli-ance option in the Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code published by the International Code Council. The IgCC regulates construction of new and remodeled commercial buildings, and Standard 189.1 serves as strong technical backbone of that document. The environmental impact of the building design, construction and operations industry is enormous. Development frequently alters land from natural, biologically diverse habitats to hardscape that is impervious and devoid of biodiversity. Buildings in the United States are responsible for 39 percent of CO2 emissions, 40 percent of energy consumption, 13 percent water consumption and 15 percent of GDP per year, making green building a source of significant environmental opportunity. The far-reaching influence of the built environment necessitates action to reduce its impact. To meet our responsibility, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES undertook an extensive process to obtain input from all segments of the building industry and the public. Provi-sions in the standard can reduce negative environmental impacts through high-performance building design, construction and opera-tions practices. The standard addresses site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and the build-ing’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. These five key subject areas, as well as plans for construction and high-performance operation, are each addressed in separate sections. Building environmental awareness continues to grow in communities around the world, making it even more important for the build-ing community to get on board with and learn about this new high-performance green building standard. We hope you find this Web page useful in this regard.”
The Sustainability Co-Chairs are committed to helping our membership stay informed with educational and insightful opportunities. If you are interested in assisting us in this effort feel free to contact Matt Edwards ([email protected]) or Jim Armstrong ([email protected]) about joining the sustainability committee!
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On behalf of the Boston Chapter of ASHRAE, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Student Activi-ties Chair. I am truly looking forward to working with the ex-isting student chapters and meeting everyone involved. 2010 – 2011 has the makings for an exciting year in Student Activities as I transition into this role and take over for Josh Be-noist. And speaking of Josh… I also want to take a moment to recognize the terrific job that Josh has done. He has set the bar extremely high for me. I personally witnessed him step to the stage at this year’s Region 1 CRC and accept the award for collecting the most Student Activities PAOE points. His 5,962 points were not only the most (by FAR) out of the Region 1 chapters, but the most out of all of the US chapters! Great job Josh, you really put the pressure on me! The Region 1 CRC in the middle of August included a Student Activities workshop, run by Om Taneja, the Region 1 RVC. The workshop included valuable information and dis-cussion regarding the overall Student Activities objectives, process, structure, available web resources, and advice and recommendations for the individual Chapter chairs as we all plan our 2010 - 2011 season. Mr. Taneja has proposed monthly teleconferences with all of the Region SA chairs that will include open discussions about ongoing activities. My first order of business as the Student Activities chair is to complete my MBO, Management By Objective, Action Plan. This MBO will outline my goals and activities for this season. The idea of the MBO is to create the means and tasks that will enable the committee to achieve the set goals. My MBO Action Plan will include items such as; our plans for Student Nights, student chapter presentations, field trips, schol-arships, etc. Please welcome Northeastern University as our newest student chapter of ASHRAE! The Boston Chapter is looking forward to formally introducing the members of the NU Chapter at the October meeting. I have been working with Northeastern Uni-versity students over the past several years, specifically with their Cooperative Education Program. The students I have hired at my ‘day job’ have been terrific. Working with Karen Kelly, the Co-op Coordinator at NU, I believe we can grow a huge student chapter!
The Student Activities Committee continues to look for ways to expand and for volunteer help. If there are ASHRAE mem-bers looking to help out with the committee, participate-in or suggest ideas for student activities, please contact me at any time via email at [email protected] or stop by and say hello at one of the monthly meetings. As I said before, Josh has set an unbelievable standard for me to carry-forward and I’ll need all the help I can get to keep Boston Student Activities on top!
Student Activities
By Dan Diorio
ASHRAE BOSTON UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit www.ashraeboston.org/index.html for more information.
AHRI Efficiency Std 1230 & Impact on ASHRAE Std 90.1 When: October 12, 2010 Where: DoubleTree Hotel, Waltham FMI: http://www.ashraeboston.org
ASHRAE 2011 Winter Conference When: January 29~February 2,2011 Where: Las Vegas, NV FMI: http://www.ashrae.org/events/page/2650
ASHRAE 2011 Annual Conference When: June 25~29, 2011 Where: Montreal, Quebec Canada
The Green Roundtable/ NEXUS UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit www.nexusboston.org/events for more information. All event location is at 38 Chauncy St, 7th FL. Boston, MA 02111
LEED Innovation in Design: How to Achieve Points When: September 23, 2010 (6:00~7:00 PM)
Lunch and Learn: Greening your Operation Starts with your Office When: September 29, 2010 (12:30~2:00 PM)
Webinar: Low-Emitting Products and Indoor Enviroments When: October 13,2010 (2:00~3:00 PM) FMI: http://www.greenguard.org
AEE New England UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit http://www.aeenewengland.org/future_events.html for more information.
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Research Promotion
By Bryan Hermanny
It will be difficult to follow the footsteps of the 2009-2010 year for Research Promotion. Jeff Schultz did an outstanding job of getting our Chapter to meet our goal of $19,280 by exceeding it by nearly $2,000! Thank you to all that helped us make our goal, you're generous donation helps ASHRAE continue onward with their research.
Since the inception, ASHRAE has conducted research to advance the arts and science of HVAC&R and allied disci-plines for the benefit of the general public. ASHRAE funds over $2 million in research annually. These funds are used for grants, scholarships and much more, in order to advance the HVAC industry for a sustainable future. Be a part of our future and donate what you can to the Society's Research Promotion.
Please fill out the form in this newsletter and mail it to me with whatever contribution you can make or you can go to the ASHRAE Boston website at www.ashraeboston.org.
Click on the Donation Form under Research & Promotion, or go there directly with this link: http://www.ashraeboston.org/researchpromo/donation-form.html
Credit card payments can also be made when via Society's ASHRAE website via this link: https://www.ashrae.org/aboutus/resource_promotion.asp
As always, your generosity is greatly appreciated and will be recognized in the NorthEast Aire throughout the year. Let's make this a great year!
COMMEMORATIVE CONTRIBUTORS
Brian Abbott David S. Allen, PE
Allan E.Ames Robert G Andrews, JR, P.E
James E Armstrong Austin Services & Sales company Inc
Dr James M.Becker, PhD Robert J Barstow
Belimo Aircontrols (USA) Dr Arthur E. Bergles, PE Steven C. Bosland, PE Henry P. Breen, Jr, PE
Thomas D. Bryte Cambridgeport Custom Air Solutions
Darcy Carbone Carrier Corporation– UTC
Herman H Chang Robert A. Clark Liberalino Costa
Michael J Daigneault David Dears
David A DeMoura Richard M. Dirienzo
Patrick Duffy Dynamic Air Corporation (DAC)
David M Elovitz, PE Energy Management Association, Inc
Engineered Solutions Inc Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
William J Garvey Ralph S Gifford David Goodman
Joe W Hale Robert A Hamilton Bryan M Hermanny
William J. Howenstein, PE Paul Kevin Kennedy James P. Kirby, Sr
Kirschner Associates, Inc David P. Kirschner Gene F Koons, Jr
Leonhardt Company, Inc Max Levi
Vincent J Maccarrone Joseph F Mannarino
Timothy M McCormick Kenneth McKlinski Alfred E Muccini Stephen Nicholas
Paul F Padua Regan Marjollet Inc. Robert J. Persechini Robert W. Persons
Victor G Pesek R.T. Forbes Company, Inc
Steve L. Rosen Sebesta Blomberg & Associates, Inc
Jeffrey P Scogland Jeff Schultz
Michael J. Sconsoni Majid Seghatoleslami
Dan Senese James A Stevens
Stacie Suh John Swift, Jr
Parker Symmes Steven J Tafone Joseph Tarantino
William K Thomas TMP Consulting Engineers Incorporated
Gregory C. Tocci Walsh Mechanical Contractors
W A O’Leary Company Kenneth R Wagner, Jr
Walden Sales Association, Inc Jane Wolf
Officers and the Board would like to thank the following contributors to Research Promotion for 2009-2010.
By Jeff Schultz
SILVER CONTRIBUTORS
Alfieri Proctor Associates, Inc Frank I. Rounds Company Vanderweil Engineers, Inc
WSP Flack and Kurtz
BRONZE CONTRIBUTORS
Air Industries Incorporated Cornerstone Commissioning, Inc Richard D Kimball Company, Inc
RST, INC
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Membership Promotion
By Teri Shannon
As we begin a new year in ASHRAE, I would like to encourage all members to verify your ASHRAE bio is current and up-to-date, particularly your e-mail ad-dress. As this is the main method of providing Soci-ety and Chapter news to you, including meeting no-tices and dues renewal notices, it’s important that we have the correct information.
To update your bio, go to www.ashrae.org and log in. Under Member Central (in upper left hand corner), click on “Update Your Bio” and go through each of the small blue tabs to enter/update your information.
It is also very important that you ensure your mem-bership dues are paid and up-to-date, in order for you to continue receiving the benefits of an ASHRAE membership. You may renew your membership online by following the same procedure to log in (as above). Under Member Center, click on “Renew Membership” and follow the instructions.
As you may imagine, there is much to be done by the Membership Promotion Committee in the upcoming year, and volunteers are greatly appreciated! If you wish to become more involved with the Chapter and can spare just an hour or two a week, please consider serving on the MP Committee. Your contribution can help make a big difference!
If you wish to assist on the Membership Promotion Committee, or have any questions concerning your membership, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. I look forward to seeing everyone at the meetings this year! Cheers, Teri
Webmaster’s Notes By Steve Rosen
The ASHRAE Boston website
www.ASHRAEBoston.org was awarded the highest
honor at the CRC 2010 held this year in Watkins
Glen, the Webstation of Excellence.
Many thanks to our website designer Donna Harring-
ton of Avant-garde Graphics, Inc.
We will be keeping the site current with information;
check back often!
On the Employment page (under the Chapter Updates
section) not only will you see job opportunities, but
we are now accepting resumes to post for free from
any ASHRAE member in good standing looking for
work!
Let employers find you on the ASHRAE Boston web-
site!
We will continue this year to post past meeting pres-
entations for our members to review, and our Chapter
is continuing our efforts to reduce waste by eliminat-
ing printed handouts at our meetings.
As always you will also be able to link to following:
Chapter officers and committee chairs con-
tact information (who's who)
Chapter monthly meeting info (when, what,
where)
Region I website, and view the Chapter his-
tory
Sign up for the e-mailed newsletter
Confirm attendance at the monthly meeting
ASHRAE membership information
And also view the following:
Current chapter newsletter, past newsletters,
upcoming events and future meetings
Other functional Chapter committee pages;
Membership, RP, SA, Programs, CTT.
Most recent and past BOG/Meeting minutes
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What’s New in our Chapter By Teri Shannon
Meeting Minutes of the Board of Governor’s June 11, 2010 Planning Meeting
Each and every month the Board of Governors have a meeting before the technical meeting to discuss the inner-workings of our Chapter. Many members wonder what’s new, what’s being discussed, and what’s being done to make our chapter better.
Below is a quick summary of what was discussed:
Roster & Product Guide The BOG has been discussing the possibility of making the Chapter Roster & Product Guide into a CD/DVD or accessible via the Chapter website. A committee is being formed to help spearhead this effort. [Secretary note – anyone wishing to volunteer for the committee should contact President Bill Garvey] CRC 2012 Boston will host the 2012 Region 1 CRC, which coincides with Boston’s 100th anniversary. A gala event is being planned for the Boston Chapter to celebrate their anniver-sary. Bob Persichini and Darcy Carbone will co-chair the committee; anyone wishing to volunteer should contact Bob or Darcy. 2010 – 2011 Meeting Schedule Reviewed ideas provided for meetings for the upcoming 2010 – 2011 year. Scheduled meetings for each month along with a meeting manager. Schedule can be found in the newsletter. Research & Promotion Jeff Schultz, R & P Chair, indicated the Chapter is about $2,000 short of our annual goal. Jeff will be calling ven-dors from the Product Show to see if they will make a minimum $50 donation to RP. [Update: The Chapter did exceed their annual goal with a final amount of $21,175. Jeff won several awards at CRC (see recap).]
CRC 2010 Discussion focused on who needed to attend the CRC – Officers and committee chairs. Bill reviewed dates and advised that hotel rooms need to be booked by end of June; registration to be submitted by end of July. Bill will take care of both items for the attendees. [Update: Members did attend the Region1 CRC in August. The Chapter won many awards; see write up in newsletter for recap.] Northeastern Certificate of Professional Achievement Bob Persechini advised that this program was coming to a close in July, and noted that ASHRAE has been asked to look into potential of keeping it going. Some of the instruc-tors are interested in continuing the program. Bob has space available at his offices to hold the classes; he will look into what needs to be done to credit the classes. Bob also to contact Spencer Morash, Region 1’s DRC and then Society. Future Engineer’s Scholarship Pat Duffy noted that applications had been received. Now will be provided to the volunteer committee to review the applications to decide award of the scholarships. There will be a Softball Tournament to be held in September, 2010 to help raise money for this worthy cause. More de-tails to follow as to date and location. Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Presidential Award of Excellence
Boston Chapter - 2010~2011
Chapter Members
Membership Promotion
Points
Student Activities
Points
Research Promotion
Points
History Points
Chapter Organization
Points
Chapter Technology
Transfer Points
Chapter PAOE Point
Totals
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Historian Column By John Morrill
Expansion Joints Manufacturers’ Association The Expansion Joint Manufacturers’ Association (EJMA) was founded in 1955 by a group of manufacturers having a combined total of more than 250 years of successful experience in the design of metal bellows expansion joints and their application. Prior to the formation of this association, these manufacturers, working individually had firmly established themselves as leaders in their field by pioneering every major improvement in design and by the reliability of their prod-ucts over a span of more than a half century.
The first edition of the EJMA standards was published in 1958. Since then each succeeding edition has been expanded to contain more detailed design and application specifications and to further define the nature and capabilities of expansion joints.
The EJMA standards handbook is currently in its ninth edition.
Basically, EJMA has become in some ways the ASHRAE of the expansion joint world.
Portions reprinted from the 1985 standard and from the EJMA website
Notice to Members (and Non-Members)
In an effort to clean up our meeting mailing list, we are asking that all ASHRAE members log in and ensure their information is current and up-to-date, especially the e-mail address. We would like to minimize the amount of returned mail notices that are received plus ensure that our members are receiving the meeting notices in a timely manner. We will soon be switching to sending emails only to members at the email addresses that are listed with ASHRAE. If you are not sure that you have recently updated you information (especially email address!) please take a minute login to http://www.ashrae.org/ with your member-ship card and update your information. For those that are no longer members, please consider re-upping or follow the new mailing list procedure below.
For all non-members, if you wish to continue receiving notices of the meetings you must opt in by sending a specific request to remain on the mailing list. Please send your request to Enrique de los Reyes at [email protected]. Again this will help to keep our mailing list up-to-date. As of October 30, all non-members who have not requested to be on the mailing list in this manner will be removed from the list.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Regards,
Teri Shannon Enrique de los Reyes William Tang Membership Promotion Chair Membership Promotion Committee Attendance Chair
PRODUCT SHOW 2012
OFFICERS AND BOARD WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE SUPPORTERS OF 2010 PRODUCT SHOW .
STAY TUNED FOR NEXT ASHRAE BOSTON CHAPTER PRODUCT SHOW WHICH WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 2012.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT JEFF SCHULTZ AT 617-925-8242 OR [email protected]
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SOCIETY NEWS ASHRAE President Receives Recognition from Congressional
Caucus Coalition
For Release: June 16, 2010 Contact: Amanda Dean / Public Relations /678-539-1216 /[email protected]
ATLANTA Recognizing his lifetime commitment to sustainable building practices, ASHRAE President Gordon Holness has been
recognized with the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) Award.
The award was presented June 15 as part of HPBCCC activities related to High-Performance Building Week, June 13-19.
This is the first time such recognition has been given by the Coalition. Holness, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, was recognized for his lead-
ership and work in the area of high-performance buildings as well as for ASHRAEs establishment and continued support of the Coa-
lition.
Gordon Holness has been a strong advocate for high-performance buildings both inside and outside of ASHRAE. His sup-
port of Building Information Modeling, focus on the totality of a building, and recognition of the need to make existing buildings
high-performance has led the Coalitions leadership to select him to receive the award, said Henry L. Green, Hon. AIA, President,
National Institute of Building Sciences, which is serving as the chair for this years celebration.
As ASHRAE president for 2009-10, Holness selected his presidential theme, Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our
Past, to address energy efficiency in existing buildings. Holness also helped advance sustainability through his service on the Ad-
vanced Energy Design Guide Steering Committee and the ASHRAE Headquarters Building Renovation Committee.
I have had a wonderful opportunity throughout my career and through my long relationship with ASHRAE to address the
development of high-performance buildings, Holness said. Today we really see the confluence of energy availability, cost and envi-
ronmental impact driving change in the way we design, construct and operate buildings. Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Architects
and Engineers, the company where I spent the last 30 plus years really practiced what they preached in terms of ensuring building
occupant health, comfort and safety and as a result we were fortunate enough to win many ASHRAE Technology Awards for high
performance and energy efficiency. I was privileged to benefit from the strengths of both great organizations.
The High-Performance Buildings Caucus of the U.S. Congress was formed to heighten awareness and inform policymakers
about the major impact buildings have on our health, safety and welfare and the opportunities to design, construct and operate high-
performance buildings that reflect our concern for these impacts. HPBCCC is a private sector coalition providing guidance and sup-
port to the Caucus.
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SOCIETY NEWS ASHRAE Encourages States to Meet
Current Building Energy Codes
For Release: August 17, 2010 Contact: Jodi Scott / Public Relations /678-539-1140/ [email protected]
ATLANTA – As the developer of the nation’s first standard for energy efficiency in buildings, ASHRAE applauds a
recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy regarding funding to states to implement the most current en-
ergy codes.
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is seeking proposals to support activities related
to the adoption and implementation of the most current building energy codes. Proposals must address activities to
adopt the target codes, which includes ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Ex-
cept Low-Rise Residential Buildings, training activities or activities that advance the state’s level of compliance with
state building codes. States are allowed to partner with technical and other organizations, such as ASHRAE, and consult-
ants in their proposals.
As of June 2010, the building codes of 14 states and four territories do not meet the requirements in 90.1-2007.
A total of $5 million is available to be awarded for up to 20 states (only one award per state). Award sizes will
vary with a maximum of $250,000 available for each award.
“ASHRAE is committed to continually improving building energy performance, so we are pleased with this call
from the Department of Energy encouraging states to meet the target codes, which includes the ASHRAE/IES Standard
90.1-2007,” ASHRAE President Lynn G. Bellenger said. “To encourage energy conservation in buildings, we must al-
ways strive toward higher efficiencies. Later this year, ASHRAE and IES will release the 2010 version of Standard 90.1.
The revised version implements a significant reduction in energy consumption over the 2004 standard.”
States are encouraged to express initial interest by Aug. 17 by contacting Bryan Colley at the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory: [email protected] or 509-375-2585.
The call to meet current building codes comes as ASHRAE and IES celebrate the 35th anniversary of publication
of Standard 90.1. Since being developed in response to the energy crisis in the 1970s, Standard 90.1 has become the basis
for building codes, and the standard for building design and construction throughout the United States.
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Boston Chapter ASHRAE will be holding Region I Chapters' Regional Conference (CRC) August 2012 which is also the chapters 100th anniversary. We are looking for volunteers to be on the Host Committee to help plan many of the events
that will occur during the conference especially our 100th year anniversary Gala!!!!
Please contact Darcy Carbone – CRC General Chair [email protected] or Bob Persechini- CRC Co-Chair [email protected]
More information will be made available soon.
Boston Chapter ASHRAE Started February 8,1912
Originally the Boston Chapter was the Massachusetts Chapter.
The Name 1894-1954 -- American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE) and chartered the Massachusetts Chapter February 8, 1912.
1954-1962 -- American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE)
1905-1962 -- American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE). Formed in 1905 and chartered the Boston chapter December, 4 1929
1959 -- Society name ASHRAE is known since January 1959 when ASRE and ASHAE society predecessors merged.
1959-Present -- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Early History
Quote directly (including punctuation, capitalization, and spelling) from the 1912 ASHRAE Transactions,
Proceedings of the Semi-Annual Meeting, "Report of Massachusetts Chapter", p. 326: "The first meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter was held at the office of the Society at the Engineering Societies' Building, New York City. H. W.
Whitten was elected temporary President, and D.S. Boyden, temporary Secretary. A committee on constitution and by-laws, of which Wm. G. Snow
was chairman, and on nomination of officers, of which A.B. Franklin was chairman, were appointed.
"The second meeting was held February 8, at office of Cooper & Bailey, 89 Franklin streeet, Boston. The following officers were elected:
"President, Wm. G. Snow.
"Vice-Presiden, Frank Irving Cooper.
"Secretary, Herbert W. Whitten.
"Treasurer, Wm. T. Smalmlan.
"Managers, A. B. Franklin, Jos. A. Moore, D. S. Boyden.
"Mr. Snow reported a constitution and by-laws which were adopted, subject to the action of the Board of Governors of the parent body."
Other items to note The first elected president William G. Snow had been national presi-
dent of the society in 1909.
Boston has hosted Society events the first was in 1925 and took place
jointly in New York and Boston and they commuted by train:
1925 ASHRAE Annual January 27-30
1932 ASHRAE Semi-Annual June 9-11
1945 ASHRAE 51st Annual November 25-28
1956 ASHRAE Semi-Annual June 9-11
1975 ASHRAE Annual June 22-26
1997 ASHRAE Annual June 28-July 2
Men’s Sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Women’s Sizes S, M, L
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Boston ASHRAE 2010 - 2011 Meeting Schedule
Date Main Program Speaker PDH Credits Meeting Manager Location
September Tour of Fenway Park
NA Steve Nicholas Fenway Park
Thursday, September 23, 2010 AFE joint Meeting
October
AHRI Efficiency Std 1230 & Impact on ASHRAE Std 90.1
Susan Picket TBD
Steve Tafone
Doubletree - Waltham
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Student Night/ Membership Night
November New ASHRAE Std 189.1 for
High Performance Green Buildings
Thomas Lawrence TBD John Morrill
Doubletree - Waltham
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
History Night / Research & Promotion Night / Donor
Recognition Night
DL Speaker
December TBD TBD TBD Bill Garvey Lantana’s
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 ASPE Joint Meeting
Randolph
January Steam Systems – The Lost
Art Mark Ehrenzeller TBD Pat Duffy
Doubletree - Waltham
Tuesday January 11, 2011 Membership Night/YEA
February Modeling a Sustainable
World Lynn Bellenger
TBD Teri Shannon Doubletree -
Waltham
Tuesday February 8, 2011
Past President’s Night/YEA Night
ASHRAE President [email protected]
March Commissioning Green Buildings
Ron Wilkinson TBD Steve Nicholas
Doubletree - Waltham
Tuesday March 8, 2011
Joint meeting with BSA Research & Promotion
Night [email protected]
April
TBD
TBD Jim Armstrong
Doubletree -
Waltham
May Installation Of Officers TBD Pat Duffy TBD
Tuesday May 10, 2011
June Golf Outing N/A N/A Bill Garvey Halifax Country Clubs
Monday June 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Joint meeting with AEE
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OFFICERS
President William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz
617-210-1711 [email protected]
President-Elect Patrick Duffy, BR+A
617-925-8255 [email protected]
Vice President Stephen Nicholas, Air Industries
978-682-9993 [email protected]
Secretary Teri Shannon, DAC
207-985-0873 [email protected]
Treasurer Jeff Schultz,BR+A
617-925-8242 [email protected]
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
2010- 2013
Dan Denisi BR+A
617-254-0016 (395) [email protected]
Stacie Suh
Stebbins Duffy 781-258-1002
Bryan Hermanny BR+A
617-925-8295 [email protected]
2009 - 2012
Daniel Diorio Boston College
Capital Projects Management 617-552-8772
Jeffrey H. Schultz, BR+A 617-925-8242
Teri Shannon DAC Sales
207-985-0873 [email protected]
Steven Rosen
EYP 617-305-9865
2008 - 2011
Darcy Carbone Stebbins-Duffy 781-246-0840
Jim Liston William Berry 978-774-1057
Todd Mason MTE Engineering (781) 329-7700
2010 - 2011 BOSTON CHAPTER OFFICERS, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & CHAIRPERSONS
COMMITTEES
Attendance William Tang, BR+A
(617) 254-0016 [email protected]
Chapter Program
Jeffrey Schultz, BR+A 617-925-8242
Chapter Technology Transfer Paul Hanbury, UMass Medical School
781-246-0840 [email protected]
CRC Alternate
William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz 617-210-1711
CRC Delegate Bryan Hermanny, BR+A
617-925-8295 [email protected]
CRC 2012 Chair
Darcy Carbone, Stebbins Duffy 617-957-2567
CRC 2012 CO-Chair Bob Persechini (617) 438-6319
Golf Outing William Garvey, WSP Flack+Kurtz
617-210-1711 [email protected]
Greeting
Steven Tafone, William Berry 978-774-1057
Historian John Morrill
617-471-0330 [email protected]
Honors & Awards
Darcy Carbone, Stebbins Duffy 617-957-2567
Membership Promotion Teri Shannon, DAC
207-985-0873 [email protected]
Nominating Bob Persechini, RDK Boston
617-345-9885 [email protected]
NorthEastAire
Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy 781-258-1002
Product Show - April 2012 Jeffrey Schultz, BR+A
617-925-8242 [email protected]
Professional Development
Steve Bosland, EYP 617-305-9831
Publicity Stacie Suh, Stebbins Duffy
781-258-1002 [email protected]
Refrigeration
Steven Tafone, William Berry 978-774-1057
Research Promotion Bryan Hermanny, BR+A
617-925-8295 [email protected]
Student Activities
Daniel Diorio, Boston College 617-552-8772
Sustainability Jim Armstrong
Siemens Industry, INC 781-774-8360
Matt Edwards, Vanderweil (617) 423-7423
Website Steven Rosen, EYP
617-305-9865 [email protected]
YEA
Joshua Benoist, Autodesk 603-206-9122
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