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September 2015 National Capital Chapter – Capitalaire

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CapitalaireMarch 2016

The National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE

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March 2016 National Capital Chapter – Capitalaire

President’s Corner

As spring peeks around the corner, National Capital Chapter activities are already in full swing! The February chapter meeting was a resounding success. Thank you to speakers Jeremy Linden and Roger Chang who each spoke about preservation, humidification, and design of sensitive spaces. Both the PES and the dinner presentation were riveting.

The Women in ASHRAE (WiA) Winter Social was also a wonderful success. Co-chairs Israa Ajam and

Laura Morder organized a mentorship activity during the event which connected younger engineers to mentors in a “speed dating” format. Our chapter should be proud to be leading the way on forward-thinking events such as this. I encourage both the men and women of our chapter to register for the spring event which is being planned for later April or early May.

NCC’s Student Activities Committee, co-chaired by Mikelann Scerbo and Michael Spencer, is also

second to none. I would like to thank Mikelann and Michael and the 16 volunteers that came out for the annual Discover Engineering Family Day, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Hundreds of students came by ASRAE’s booth to participate in hands-on activities and be inspired to study engineering.

We are looking forward to the March chapter meeting on Wednesday, March 16th at the Hilton Arlington

in Ballston. The PES subject is Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) where three speakers, Chris Skoug, Omar Hawit, and James Brackett will discuss DOAS in hospital environments, museums and critical control environments, and with VRF systems, respectively. For dinner, we have a slight change in the original schedule, and look forward to SMACNA’s Executive Director, Eli Howard speaking on SMACNA HVAC duct construction standards. At the March meeting we will acknowledge NCC donors to ASHRAE Research and provide an update on our research promotion activities. Please remember to register before noon on Friday, March 11th if you plan to attend in order to take advantage of the early registration discount.

Lastly, don’t forget to register for the upcoming Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) social which will

be held on Thursday, May 10th at Penn Social in Washington, DC. The focus of this joint event with the DC Chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is to connect emerging professionals in a relaxed environment. Thank you for your support of our chapter activities! Best Regards,

Laura Petrillo-Groh President – National Capital Chapter 2015 - 2016

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2015 ‐ 2016 National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE Officers

President Laura Petrillo-Groh 703-600-0335 [email protected]

President-Elect Omar Hawit 202-296-4344 [email protected]

Vice President Jeffrey Colby 703-652-2337 [email protected]

Treasurer Morgan Stevens 703-655-5084 [email protected]

Secretary Alec Petrillo-Groh 202-974-0869 [email protected]

Board of Governors Sr. Governor Andrew Rhodes 571-233-6346 [email protected]

Governor #1 Stephen Niez 703-399-3959 [email protected]

Governor #2 Amy Boyce 202-552-1367 [email protected]

Governor #3 Ryan Westlund 703-777-5255 [email protected]

Governor #4 Nick Barrett 443-561-1662 [email protected]

Committee/Sub-Committee Chairs CTTC Jeffrey Colby 703-652-2337 [email protected]

Research Promotion Bryan Oliva David Yankovich

571-527-1486 610-739-2981

[email protected]

Student Activities Mikelann Scerbo 347-733-7553 [email protected]

Michael Spencer 703-635-6385

Finance Jeffrey Colby 703-652-2337 [email protected]

Membership Ryan Westlund 703-777-5255 [email protected]

Michael Morder 703-834-5570 [email protected]

Reception Erin Miller 703-834-5570 [email protected]

Lauren Zelinski 703-600-0389 [email protected]

Programs Nick Barrett Michael Hoffacker

443-561-1662 703-682-6116

[email protected]

Newsletter Jonathan Rumbaugh 703-682-9094 [email protected]

Website Lauren Zelinski 703-600-0389 [email protected]

Directory Alec Petrillo-Groh 703-682-4900 [email protected]

Michael Hoffacker 703-682-6116

Golf Outing Andy Tech 703-834-2412 [email protected]

Technology Awards Patti Gunderson 202-974-4598 [email protected]

Winter Party Chair Erin Miller Amy Boyce

703-834-5570 202-552-1367

[email protected]

Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA)

Jonathan Rumbaugh

703-682-9094

[email protected]

Dan McGee 202-974-0882 [email protected]

Sustainability Amy Boyce 202-552-1367 [email protected]

Historian Dan McGee 202-974-0882 [email protected]

Honors & Awards Andrew Rhodes 571-233-6346 [email protected]

C.K. Memorial Scholarship TBD - [email protected]

Refrigeration Alec Petrillo-Groh 703-682-4900 [email protected]

Government Activities Kinga Porst 202-570-1198 [email protected]

Roger Chang 202-296-4344

Women in Engineering Israa Ajam 202-573-3041

Women in Engineering Laura Morder 703-243-1200

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The National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE is pleased to announce…

Schedule

Costs Time Event

PES Dinner 3:15 PM – 6:00 PM PES

ASHRAE Student Members $20 $20

5:45 PM – 6:30 PM Social

Paid NCC Dues Members with Reservation** $40 $30

6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Dinner

Paid NCC Dues Members without Reservation $40 $55

7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Presentation

Guests with Reservation** $40 $45

7:45 PM – 8:15 PM Wrap-up Guests & Non-ASHRAE Individuals without Reservation $40 $55

8:15 PM Adjourn

**NCC members and guests who register before noon Friday, March 11th will receive a significant discount on the full price of dinner!!

To make reservations, please visit www.nccashrae.org

WEDNESDAY, March 16th, 2016Hilton Arlington

950 Stafford Street Arlington, VA 22203

For more information and registration, visit www.nccashrae.org

PES

A discussion of DOAS with VRF, DOAS in Hospitals and in Museums and Critical Control Environments Chris Skoug – Principal Engineer at Southland

Omar Hawit – Associate Principal Westlake Reed Leskosky James Brackett – Mitsubishi Electric

Dinner

SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards Eli Howard – Executive Director of Technical Services at SMACNA

MEETING SPONSOR

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March PES Presentation

DOAS in Hospitals and Critical Control EnvironmentsThis presentation discusses DOAS and its current use with VRF technology, compared to a traditional DOAS system. The presentation also reviews the inherent differences between the two different technologies, the energy savings potential of using VRF technology compared to traditional technologies. The presentation will addresses frequently asked questions with VRF technologies when applied to a DOAS system. Omar will present on the use of dedicated outside air systems critical environment controlled buildings. Topics covered are outside air processing unit construction, considerations for integrated system design, and HVAC control systems. The mechanical systems at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, VA will be explored as a case study. The new 80,000SF museum building includes multiple curatorial laboratories, artifact storage areas, and exhibit spaces that target an criteria of “AA” or “precision control” as defined by ASHRAE Handbook in Chapter 20, “Museums, Libraries, and Archives.” The grand opening of the LEED Silver targeted building and the new permanent exhibit is scheduled for Fall 2016.

Chris Skoug - Principal Engineer at Southland

As Principal Engineer of Southland Industries, Mr. Skoug is responsible for the planning and design of mechanical systems for various market segments, including: healthcare, office, laboratory, data centers, sport stadiums, and industrial facilities.

Having worked on projects such as the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and Walter Reed National Medical Center, Mr. Skoug has vast experience in designing 100% outside air HVAC systems and the coordination of HVAC design efforts. His design responsibilities include energy modeling and evaluating energy conservation measures, building heating and cooling load analyses, equipment selection, automatic temperature control system design, and preparation of complete drawings and specifications for all mechanical work. Each mechanical system design results in a balance between energy efficiency and cost.

Speaker Bio

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Omar Hawit - Associate Principal Westlake Reed Leskosky

Omar Hawit is a licensed professional engineer, LEED Accredited Professional, Green Globes Professional, Certified Energy Manager, and was named a 40 under 40 by Consulting-Specifying Engineer in 2014. Omar serves as President-Elect for the National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE, and has published and presented at the annual ASHRAE conferences as well as the World Energy Engineering Congress. From the WRL Design in Washington, DC, he focuses on performing arts, museums, historic preservation, and higher education. Recent work includes the following include the following: Smithsonian’s 154-year-old Renwick Gallery renovation and modernization which breathes new life to the historic landmark located next to the White House; the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum that targets dual LEED and Green Globes certification and lays a new sustainable path for the future projects in St. Mary’s County, MD; the Onondaga Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY which provides a modern venue for over 17,000 to enjoy performances in a beautifully restored landscape.

James Brackett - Mitsubishi Electric

James Brackett is a Mechanical Engineer, with Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling & Heating. He has over 25 years of experience in building services engineering including HVAC system design; HVAC product application and development; project and program management; and engineering education. Brackett is a seasoned professional with enhanced HVAC knowledge gained from his extensive training at two accredited colleges and hands-on experience

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March Dinner Presentation SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards (ANSI) This session will demonstrate the use of the SMACNA HVAC-DCS 3rd Edition showing the proper range of construction options for sheet metal ductwork. As the most resource independent standard this allows for the most cost effective and sustainable use of sheet metal to better meet the needs of today’s energy efficient market. Topics to be covered will include instruction of the rectangular, round and flat oval tables, along with the proper joint, reinforcement and spacing requirements. Multiple step by step examples showing the selection process for each type of reinforcement (external & internal), transverse joint and seam type. Field applications for duct leakage testing to both SMACNA, ASHRAE Standards and the Model Energy Codes will also be covered.

Eli Howard, Executive Director of Technical Services at SMACNA

As SMACNA’s Executive Director Technical Services, Eli Howard has the overall responsibilities of the more than 30+ SMACNA Technical and ANSI Standards related to the HVAC and Sheet Metal Industry.

He is a member of ASHRAE Technical Committees: • 7.7 Testing & Balancing • 5.2 Duct Design • SSPC 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable IAQ – Educational Subcommittee Chair • TG3 Design Build

He has additional responsibilities as SMACNA Liaison to NFPA 90A & 90B, CSI, USGBC, ICC and IAPMO Green Committee.

Prior to joining SMACNA he was Manager of Technical Program Development for NEMI providing technical assistance to contractors in energy engineering and IAQ technologies. His experience also includes work with Marriott International as Mechanical Engineer for design/construction of hotels in the United States, Hong Kong and Poland.

Mr. Howard holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Allegheny College.

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Research Promotion Updates

Thanks to your generosity, NCC has secured $5,409 in donations towards Research. While this is a great start, we still have a long way to go in reaching Research goal of $34,000 by June.

If you have already donated towards the 2015-2016 campaign, thank you for your support! If you have not yet been able to donate, please go to

https://xp20.ashrae.org/secure/researchpromotion/rp.html

…and make your donation TODAY.

Corn Hole Anyone??? The RP Committee is excited to announce our very first Corn Hole Tournament, tentatively April 26, 2016. For those of you who don’t play much golf, this is a chance for you and a buddy to shine! The best part is, all registration fees will go towards ASHRAE Research. The tournament format is single elimination with two-person teams. Registration is $50 per two-person team, and prizes will be available for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. All participants are encouraged to pre-register online before the tournament. As additional incentive, the first

30 teams to pre-register online will be given four free tickets (two per person) to use towards happy hour drink specials. The RP Committee would like to thank Boland Trane for being the primary sponsor of this event, as well as Victaulic for sponsoring the prizes. Stay tuned for updates from your RP Committee regarding final time, date, location, and registration details. We look forward to seeing you there!

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2015 – 2016 Donor Recognition The RP Committee would like to thank the following donors for their support and generosity towards the 2015 – 2016 Campaign. Names listed below in bold red are new names added since the previous issue of Capitalaire.

Major Donors ($250 - $2,499) Mr Kevin W Fallin Xudong Wang, PhD WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Honor Roll Donors - Individuals ($100 - $249) Dr Karim Amrane, PhD Mr Nicholas Barrett ** Mr Steven Beatrice, Sr, LEED AP CEM Ms. Amy Boyce ** Mr. Dennis E Clark Mr Jeffrey D Colby * Mr. Carl P Collat Mr. Julian R de Bullet Mr. James M Grant Mr. Omar John Hawit, PE * Mr. James P Hoffman Mr. Scott C Houghton Mr Roger K Jones Mr Arthur L Kent Mr Peter J Laiti Mr. Paul H Levy Mr Bradley E Lowe

Mr Dunstan Laurence Macauley, III Ms Stephanie J Mages Prof Michael M Ohadi, PhD Mr. Robert McDaniel Mr. Stephen Niez ** Mr. Bryan Oliva *** Ms Laura G. Petrillo-Groh, PE * Mr Alec R Petrillo-Groh, PE * Mr Daniel E Pless Mr Harvey M Sachs, PhD Mr Robert Shannon Mr Morgan J Stevens * Mr Ryan Westlund ** Mr David W Yankovich *** Honorable Mentions - Individuals

($1 - $100) Mr Bruce H Benedict Mr Harry P Misuriello Notes: * Denotes a Chapter Officer ** Denotes a Chapter Governor *** Denotes a Chapter Committee Chair

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ASHRAE Membership Promotion and the Board of Governors would like to welcome our newest NCC Members, including:

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Patrick McCarthy Darren Key Marcel Ward Matthew Beben William Duley Paul Harris Keith Knarr Steven Lieske Kevin McCarthy Catherine Rivest Dinh Tran Mihaiela Wichard

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Moshe Yeganeh John Haiduk Sean Boland Brendan Boyle Brendan Owens Andrew Peck Christopher Perry Asoka SENEVIRATNE Kyle Shipp Robert Thompson John Wright Michelle Wright

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Local News: The Women in ASHRAE (WiA) committee hosted their Winter Networking Social on Wednesday, February 10th at Ping Pong Dim Sum Restaurant in Washington DC. It was a great success with about 45 people in attendance and a generous sponsorship provided by Sebesta! The group shifted its focus to mentoring to help members make real connections through a speed-dating type activity. Their next event will be later this spring – please stay tuned for further details! .

Society & National News: Israa Ajam is currently serving on an Ad-hoc committee within ASHRAE where she is working with Jennifer Leach and Dunstan Macauley to officially integrate WiA on a Society level. This committee is planning to make an official motion later this year to gain additional support. The National Capital Chapter has learned that ASHRAE Chapters across the country are now starting to establish their own WiA committees in areas like Southern California and Saint Louis and we have also found that ASPE is forming a Women of ASPE (WoA) group to mimic what is happening with WiA. Great things are happening in our community and we should feel so proud to be a part of it!



I Have Seen the City of Tomorrow By: Mark Menzer [email protected] Throughout the year NCC ASHRAE brings to our attention many opportunities to bring STEM to life for the students of today, who will be the engineers of tomorrow. Recently, I answered an NCC request for volunteers and on Presidents Day I took part in judging the national Future City competition in DC. In building their model cities, these middle schoolers had to consider future technologies, zoning, governance, energy sources, transportation, and recreation opportunities – everything a city planner might consider. This year’s focus was on solid waste disposal and reuse. The real treat for the judges was the opportunity to see these 3-student teams present their work, not in a mundane PowerPoint presentation, but in the form of a skit or some other 12 minute performance. Their model cities were made from mostly recycled parts and had to incorporate some moving elements. In the Q&A session that followed each presentation, these 6th to 8th graders showed their poise and mastery of the subject. The experience left all of us judges -- engineers of various disciplines -- hopeful knowing that tomorrow’s crop of engineers will come well prepared to lead us to a sustainable future. It was a great experience and I’ll be looking for other NCC members to share the fun next year.

Far Back: Stephen Niez – AECOM, ASHRAE NCC Governor Far Right: Morgan Stevens – Critical Systems, ASHRAE NCC Treasurer



Student Activities Off to a Great Start in 2016! We had an awesome event on February 10, 2016 demonstrating the importance of communication in engineering by playing telephone Legos with an after-school program at Maury Elementary in Washington, DC. ASHRAE members Alfred Uzokwe, Javier Cifuentes, Sean Ek, Dave Noland and your Co-Chairs of Student Activities Michael Spencer and Mikelann Scerbo, all empathized with the students’ challenge to work as a team. It was so much fun for us to help each team of students coordinate with one another. You could be part of fun shown below by getting involved this year too!

Volunteers from left to right: Dave Noland, Alfred Uzokwe, Sean Ek, Mikelann Scerbo, Javier Cifuentes, and

thanks to Michael Spencer behind the camera

To the left, architects from each team examining the Lego structures shown to the right.

Stay tuned for next month’s Capitalaire showcasing Discover Engineering Family Day!



Opportunities to Get Involved in Student Activities

There are still opportunities this spring for you to promote the study of science and engineering among local students.

1. April Opportunity

What: USA Science & Engineering Festival Hundreds of students will attend our booth all weekend. Similar to DEFD, our main activity will be

demonstrating momentum with balloon rockets!

Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001 (Metro: Green and Yellow Line at Mt. Vernon Sq.)

When: Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

and Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

2. May Opportunity

What: 5th Annual Maury Think Tank and STEM Expo Hundreds of students will attend our booth this evening. Also similar to DEFD!

Where: Maury Elementary School, 1250 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

(Metro: Orange and Blue Line Eastern Market OR Buses: 90, 96)

When: Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ASHRAE Research Promotion

CORNHOLE TUESDAY, APRIL 26th @ 5:30 PM

$50 / team includes drink tickets & food Whitlow’s on Wilson - 2854 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO ASHRAE RESEARCH!

SIGN UP NOW www.nccashrae.org

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2015‐2016 Meeting Schedule

Dates Theme PES Program Dinner Program Location

Wednesday Sept. 9th

Awards Ice Thermal

Storage Solar Thermal

Hilton Arlington

Wednesday Oct. 7

Membership/WiE Basics of

Engineering

Ethics Hilton

Arlington

Thursday Nov. 12

MCA Trade Show Bethesda

North Marriott

Wednesday Dec. 16

Research Promotion/

ASPE

Waste Water Heat Recovery

Rainwater harvesting – treatment for CT

makeup

Hilton Arlington

January TBD

Holiday Party Holiday Party TBD

Wednesday Feb. 3

Past Presidents and YEA

Humidification – Focus on Museums

/ Psychrometrics

Humidification Case Study

Hilton Arlington

Wednesday Mar. 16

Research Promotion

DOAS Duct Construction Standards (ANSI)

Hilton Arlington

Wednesday April 13

Students/ Membership/ Sustainability

Refrigerants Cogen Hilton

Arlington

May TBD

Tour Building Tour TBD

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