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President’s Message Page 3 Speaker’s Page Page 6 2009/2010 Atlanta ASHRAE Program Calendar Page 10 2009/2010 ASHRAE Atlanta Education Seminar Calendar Page 11 ASHRAE NEWS Page 14 Employment Opportunities Page 16 Resumes Page 17 History Corner Page 19

**Please visit our new website for up-to-date chapter and meeting information at www.ashraeatlanta.org**

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

November 10, 2009 Chapter Meeting Notice

*** You MUST RSVP if you plan to attend the meeting. Please email Charles Fischer at charles.h.fischer@jci.com. Also, you can prepay and RSVP on line at www.ashraeatlanta.org/meeting.html. This helps the chapter accurately order food from the catering company.***

Dinner Meeting: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Topic: IAD Design Guide Speaker: Barney Burrough Building Wellness Consultancy Cost: $20.00 Members - $30.00 Non-members

Directions to ASHRAE

Directions to ASHRAE Headquarters ASHRAE Headquarters is located at 1791 Tullie Circle and the building fronts the northbound access road next to Interstate 85 just north of North Druid Hills Road (Exit 89). We are 18 miles north of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control.

From I-85 northbound:

• Take Exit 89 (North Druid Hills Road). • Turn right at the light onto North Druid Hills Road. • At the next light, turn left onto Tullie Road. Continue on Tullie Road until you reach a stop sign. • Turn left onto Tullie Circle NE. • The main entrance to ASHRAE Headquarters is on the right.

From I-85 southbound: • Take Exit 89 (North Druid Hills Road). • Turn left at the light onto North Druid Hills Road. • Go straight through the next light at the access road to I-85 northbound. • At the second light, turn left onto Tullie Road. • Continue on Tullie Road until you reach a stop sign. • Turn left onto Tullie Circle NE. • The main entrance to ASHRAE Headquarters is on the right.

Click here to view on the Web: http://www.ashrae.org/contactus/page/1451

Atlanta Chapter ASHRAE, 2009-2010

Chapter Officers

President John McFarland 678-990-4316 Vice President Michael Dudley 678-990-4325 Treasurer Charlie Fischer 770-870-2620 Secretary Charles Miltiades 770-421-3280

Past President

Mike Eckert 770-870-3936

Board of Governors

Caroline Callaway 770-663-4339 Danny Cobucci 770-495-9888 Rick Dustin 404-624-8699 Glenn Northrup 678-736-5102 Pat McCabe 770-435-2334 Ron Petrey 770-277-0271 Dominic Radosta 404-444-0570 Samir Sheth 404-897-9927

Committee Chairs

Attendance / Reception Danny Cobucci 770-495-9888 Att./Reception V. Chair. Darrell Sandlin 770-495-8814 CTT Sheldon Jeter 404-894-3211 December Meeting Caroline Calloway 770-663-4339 Historian Dominic Radosta 678-507-1091 Honors & Awards Harris Sheinman 404-946-2116 Macon Section Caroline Calloway 770-663-4339 May Outing Membership Promotion Samir Sheth 404-897-9927 Newsletter Editor Sheldon Jeter 404-894-3211 PAOE Czar Mike Eckert 770-870-3936 Product Show Irvin Sierra 404-605-8255 Programs Priscilla Harmon 404-521-6362 Refrigeration Owen Gwin 770-489-0716 X 103 Region IV DRC Ira Poston 336-222-5570 Region IV RVC History Pam Immekus 770-419-7533 Region IV RVC Student Activities Peggy Fritz 678-721-9326 Research Promotion Brian Justice 678-641-6000 Research Vice Chair. Glenn Northrup 678-736-5102 Student Activities Dr. John Mench 770-528-7289 GT Student Branch Advisor Dr. Shelton Jeter 404-894-3211 UGA Student Branch Advisor Dr. Tom Lawrence 706-542-4322 Ways & Means Patrick McCabe 678-990-4298 YEA Chair Pamela Androff 404-730-8597

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello everyone!

If our September meeting was big, our October meeting was tremendous. Over 119 folks came to learn about ASHRAE Standard 62.1! Thank you once again to everyone who came to the meeting and helped to make it such a success. Hoy Bohanon from WorkingBuildings followed up the lunch meeting with an educational session on Standard 62.1 and its multiple spaces equation.

We’ll keep the focus on indoor air quality at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 10th. This meeting will be a DINNER meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. at ASHRAE Headquarters (1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329). Society Past President, Barney Burroughs of Building Wellness Consultancy will discuss the soon-to-be published IAQ Design Guide. Barney is a world-renowned expert in IAQ matters. If you’ve ever heard Barney speak, you know what a great presenter he is. If you haven’t been fortunate to hear Barney, now is your chance. Please RSVP via the Atlanta ASHRAE website at http://www.ashraeatlanta.org/meetings.html. It is important that we know you’ll be coming so we can be sure to have a meal for you. The cost for this dinner meeting is $20 for chapter members, $30 for non-chapter members, and current students are always free.

Looking forward to December, this year Atlanta ASHRAE is joining with USGBC Georgia, AIA Atlanta, ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) and IIDA (International Interior Design Association) for the largest networking event of the year with 800-1000 attendees. This unprecedented event will take place on December 3rd from 7-10 pm at Mason Murer Fine Arts (http://www.masonmurer.com/). We will be sending out more details on how to purchase tickets for this extraordinary event in future e-mails.

The evening includes cocktails and an excellent selection of delectable foods catered by Dennis Dean Catering. The evening rounds out with great music and dancing. So, invite your friends as we celebrate sustainability in Atlanta with those that share a passion for a better-built environment.

Sponsorship opportunities exist for this event. Please see look for the details in this newsletter. Please let Caroline Calloway or me know if you would like to participate as a sponsorship for this exciting event. All proceeds will be donated to Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross to benefit families devastated by our recent floods. We will also be collecting Toys for Tots at the door.

Make sure you take a look at the other exciting events coming up with our YEA Group elsewhere in this T’Stat. I look forward to seeing you at our next chapter event! John McFarland Atlanta Chapter President 2009/2010 Chapter many not act for the Society

A celebration and fundraiser with Atlanta’s Sustainable

Building and Design Communities

RED & GREEN SCENE SUPPORTING:

Atlanta Red Cross (Flood Victims)

and Toys for Tots

American Institute of Architects / U.S. Green Building Council – Georgia / American Society of Interior Designers / American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers / International Interior Design Association

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PRESENTING SPONSOR - $5,000 1 Company   Eight tickets for friends, family and colleagues   “Presented By” on all event materials (invitation, on-site signage, table toppers)   “Presented By” on all event emails from USGBC-GA, ASID, ASHRAE, AIA, IADA   Introduction at event   “Presented By” on year-end review slide show   Specialty drink ‘named’ after sponsor company   Logo on cocktail napkin

GOLD SPONSOR - $2,500 5 Companies   Six tickets for friends, family and colleagues   Large Logo on all event materials (invitation, on-site signage, table toppers)   Large Logo on all event emails from USGBC-GA, ASID, ASHRAE, AIA, IADA   Introduction at event   Large Logo on year-end review slide show

SILVER SPONSOR - $1,000   Four tickets for friends, family and colleagues   Logo on all event materials (invitation, on-site signage, table toppers)   Logo on all event emails from USGBC-GA, ASID, ASHRAE, AIA, IADA

BRONZE SPONSOR - $500   Two tickets for friends, family and colleagues   Company name listed on all event materials (invitation, on-site signage, table toppers)

Reaching over 5,000 members of the Atlanta building and design community

SOLD

***November 10, 2009 Atlanta Chapter Program***

Dinner Meeting Topic: IAD Design Guide Session: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Speaker: Barney Burroughs Building Wellness Consultancy Location: ASHRAE Headquarters

H. E. Barney Burroughs Bio:

• Past International President and Fellow of ASHRAE Society—1987-88 • Recipient of both ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award and Outstanding Service

Award • Past Director and Regional Chairman of Region IV in the early 80’s • Chairman and member of SSPC 52.2 that developed the Filtration Test Method and the

MERV designation • Member of Standard 62.2 and was involved in four iterations of Standard 62.1 • Recipient of ASHRAE 2009 Environmental Health Award • Member of ASHRAE Task Force on Building Security and Bioterrorism Response • Member of TC 2.3 and 2.5 • Trustee of ASHRAE Foundation • Member of the committee that developed the new Indoor Air Quality Advanced Design

Guide • Distinguished Lecturer and author of 60 articles and papers on filtration, IAQ, and

moisture management.

***ASHRAE Macon Section*** 

Tuesday November 17, 2009 

6 pm 

The new (proposal) ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for Green Buildings 

 

The New (Proposed) ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for High Performance Green Buildings ASHRAE is developing a new standard for High Performance, Green Buildings (Standard 189.1). The Standard is intended to provide the minimum requirements for a high-performance green building, and is being developed with the intent of trying to provide a balance of environmental factors involved with designing, building, and planning for the operation of buildings. This session provides a detailed look at the standard, the background on its development and what is foreseen for its application and ultimate adoption.  

Tom Lawrence is a Public Service Associate with the University of Georgia, and has 30 years of professional experience in engineering and environmentally related fields. Before going back for his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue, he spent approximately 20 of those years in progressively more responsible engineering and management positions in industry and consulting. Locally, he is the faculty advisor for the student ASHRAE chapter at the University of Georgia. At UGA, he teaches courses in Building HVAC, Green Building Design, Residential Building Design, and Heat Transfer. Nationally for ASHRAE, he is the chair of Technical Committee 2.8, “Building Environmental Impact and Sustainability”, and is a member of the committee writing an ASHRAE standard on high-performance green buildings (Standard 189.1). As an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, he gives presentations and workshops on green building design at venues around the world. As part of the Engineering Outreach program, he is helping to coordinate building energy reduction activities within the entire university system for the state of Georgia.  

Where: 5527 Thomaston Road, Macon 

Cost:  $15 

RSVP:  Caroline Calloway  at   ashraeatl@bellsouth.net  by November 13, 2009 

 

2009 Atlanta ASPE Product Show The 2009 Atlanta ASPE Product Show is fast approaching and this year’s show is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. This year’s event will be November 9th at the luxurious Retreat at Dunwoody right next door to Villa Christina our new monthly meeting facility. This year’s show will include technical seminars covering educational material that will enhance your plumbing knowledge and provide CEU’s and PDH’s that all of us need to keep our certifications. On top of that, the nation’s most cutting edge plumbing technology and newest products will be highlighted and demonstrated on the Retreat’s sprawling showroom floor. Exhibitors will be on hand to provide one on one interaction, information, and answer any questions about products and services on display. Door prizes, cash prizes, food, and networking will round out the event. Make plans to attend now. Show hours will be from 2:00 – 8:00 pm with seminars starting at 1:00 and 3:00 during the day. For more information about attending the product which is free of charge visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=3f718100-e4fa-446f-8377-f3308ba8a48a. If you would like to exhibit at the show visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=1884f5ee-b311-4e93-a295-dc6d745f7625 for information.

American Society of Plumbing Engineers

Atlanta Chapter

2009 PRODUCT SHOW

SEMINAR REGISTRATION

When: Monday, November 9, 2009

Product Show Exhibits (Free Admission) - 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Take a hands-on tour of the latest plumbing product information

There will be door prizes, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar

Seminar I - Designing for Cross Connection & Pressure Control 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Seminar II - Plumbing Products Contributions to Water Conservation & LEED 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Seminar III - Plumbing Problems & Failures with Lessons Learned 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Seminar IV - Rainwater & Graywater Collection Systems Design 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Where: The Retreat of Dunwoody (Exit #29 I-285) 1001 Summit Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30319

Registration: Register prior to the seminar by mail, fax, or phone. Registration fee due by November 2, 2009. Registration required for each individual attending. Make check or money order payable to Atlanta Chapter ASPE. Return to address below.

Late Registration: After November 2nd - an additional $10.00 late fee for each seminar.

Continuing Education Credit: 1.75 Re-certification Education Units (REU), 1.75 Professional

Development Hours (PDH), 0.175 Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be credited for attendance

of each seminar.

Name: ASPE Membership. No. Company:

Address:

Ph: Fax Email:

Please register me for Seminar (s): ASPE Member Fee Non-Member Fee

I - Designing for Cross Connection & Pressure Control $25.00 $30.00

II - Plumbing Products Contributions to Water Conservation & LEED $25.00 $30.00

III - Plumbing Problems & Failures with Lessons Learned $25.00 $30.00

IV - Rainwater & Graywater Collection Systems Design $25.00 $30.00

Certificates: Certificates will be presented to each individual for each seminar completed.

To register, or if you have any questions, contact VP Technical: Steve Mastley, c/o Matheson-Ball Associates, 11285 Elkins Rd, Suite F3

Roswell, GA 30076, (770) 751-0773 / Fax (770) 751-9210 Email: steve@mathesonball.com

***ASHRAE Membership Advancement***

As the Chair of the ASHRAE Society’s Admissions & Advancement Committee, it came to my attention that an awful lot of ASHRAE people are not Members, but are Associates and have been for years, just because they haven’t thought or had time to think about upgrading to become a full Member. All it requires is 12 points. If you have an appropriate Bachelors Degree in engineering or an associated Bachelors, you get 6 points right there. If you are a Registered Engineer, that’s another 3 points and to become registered, you have to have at least 4 years experience, which is worth another 4 points. So right there you have 13 points. If you do not have an accredited degree or are not registered, then all it requires is 12 years experience in the Engineering Field. I believe that there are lots of people out there who are paying full fees for belonging to ASHRAE, but are still an Associate. All you need to do is update your Bio at Society and this can be done by going online to http://www.ashrae.org/membership/page/149 or you can use http://www.ashrae.org and enter your e-mail address and your password. After you have done this or if you have already got an updated Bio, then you must e-mail membership@ashrae.org and state an interest in advancing. So please consider this as it also helps the Atlanta Chapter and it does not cost you a dime, as your Annual Fee does not change. Thanks Pat McCabe

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR SPEAKER Lunch Meeting

DINNER SPEAKER

1:30 to 4:30 pm 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Dinner 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Susie Spivey_Tilson

Hoy Bohanon Hoy Bohanon10/13/2009

WorkingBuildings

9/15/2009

ATLANTA ASHRAE PROGRAMS CALENDAREDUCATIONAL

SEMINAR TOPIC TOPIC DINNER TOPIC

Standard 62.1 UpdateWorkingBuildings

Multi-zone Ventilation Calculations per Standard 62.1

LEEDv3- What has changedtvs Design

12/8/2009

11/10/2009 IAD Design Guide

1/12/2010

2/9/2010 Energy ModelingTBD Energy Modeling TBD

Barney Burroughs, Building Wellness Consultancy

Holiday Party @ Mason Murer Fine Arts Museum 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

TBD Starndard 90.1

03/2010Product Show at the North Atlanta Trade Center the focus will be New Technologies the time to be

determined

Dennis Knight Liollio Architecture4/13/2010 BIM

05/2010 MAY OUTING MAY OUTINGMAY OUTING MAY OUTING

TBD

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER INDICATED BY UNDERLINE

Reservations are NOT required, but seating is limited. Please come early to ensure you have a placeThere will be no tech topic session on the months that have a lunch meeting

MAY OUTING

EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS 2009/2010

At ASHRAE Headquarters Prior to Monthly ASHRAE MEETINGS

(See times below)

PDH credits will be issued for the educational seminars

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October 13, 2009 @ ASHRAE HQ 1:30PM – 4:30PM

Standard 62.1 Update Hoy Bohanon (Distinguished Lecture) WorkingBuilding Qualifies for 3 hours PDH Cost: $50.00

February 9, 2010 @ ASHRAE HQ 1:30PM – 4:30PM

Energy Modeling Speaker TBD Qualifies for 3 hours PDH Cost: $50.00

Young

Engineers in

ASHRAE Mad, Mad, Whirled 2854 Delk Rd Marietta, GA 30067 (770) 953-4040

YEA goes MAD!!! Join us for an evening of Whirly Ball and Laser Tag at Mad, Mad, Whirled in Marietta! Date: Thursday November 5, 2009 Time: 6 PM – 9 PM Cost: $20 Includes unlimited play of Whirly Ball and Laser Tag. Due by November 3. Please pay online at www.ashraeatlanta.org/yea Additional Info Wear comfortable “play clothes” including sneakers for laser tag! Food and drinks will be available for purchase from the venue’s full bar. Who Can Attend? YEA events are designed specifically for professionals 35 and under. We welcome your guests (including friends, co-workers, and significant others). Our events provide networking opportunities for members to get to know one another. Why Should You Attend? This event is a great way to practice your networking skills, expand your social network, and meet other professionals in the industry all while having a GREAT time! What if I’m “too old’” to be in YEA? This event is open to EVERYONE! We would love to have more senior members of ASHRAE attend. We only ask that you provide a suggested donation of $10 to ASHRAE Research.

Whirlyball is dubbed "the world's only totally mechanized team sport", is best described as a combination of Basketball, Hockey and Jai-Alai played while riding an electrically powered machine, similar to a bumper car, called a WhirlyBug. Although the WhirlyBug resembles a bumper car, it is a far superior machine. Quicker, stronger and far more maneuverable, the WhirlyBug powers you and your team down court in a five on five game.

    

ASHRAE NEWS  

   

  Below, please check out the list of  upcoming ASHRAE Atlanta events: 

  Principals’ Luncheon (Fall and/or Spring)  Old Codgers and Past Presidents Luncheon  Gladiators Hockey Game  Spring Golf Tournament 

      

Also, a list of related events are listed below:  

USGBC Greenbuild – 11/10‐13/2009 (Phoenix, AZ)  ASHRAE Winter Meeting – 01/24‐27/2010 (Orlando, FL)  Greenprints Conference & Tradeshow – 03/01‐02/2010 (Sheraton Atlanta Hotel)  ASHRAE Summer Meeting – 06/27‐30/2010 (Albuquerque, NM) 

   

Job Listings

Instructions for help wanted ads and position wanted ads for the Tstat

Ads will be published for FREE for individual members and student members seeking employment or help and for companies and firms that support ASHRAE and are seeking to employ our members and student members. We especially like to publish ads for firms that support ASHRAE RP and for firms that encourage employees to attend Atlanta ASHRAE events! No ads for professional recruiting companies without specific openings that are disclosed in the ad and definitely no ads for any firm or agency not genuinely seeking employees. You know who you are, and the T-stat editors will be the sole judges of suitability. Please keep the ad reasonably short, certainly less than 1 page, and legible in design. Avoid any fine print or fonts smaller that 8 points. The proposed ad needs to be ready to paste into the newsletter, but we must have WORD files rather than finished PDF in case we must edit it for length. Please definitely avoid including any high resolution graphics or photos. Such graphics can sometimes create unacceptably large PDF files that are impossible for us to distribute. Please send copy to Ms. Neequaye (regina.neequaye@me.gatech.edu) and CC to the publications chair (Sheldon Jeter <sheldon.jeter@me.gatech.edu>).

Employment Opportunity

Position: Ammonia Refrigeration Hours: 2nd shift Salary: $17.35 to start, $22.70 when perm (after 3 months) Qualifications: Extensive knowledge operating, testing, troubleshooting and repairing ammonia-based refrigeration systems, HVAC stand-alone “rack” systems, and boiler and hot water systems. Basic knowledge of General Maintenance and Electrical and Electronic Systems are also required. The associate must be able to work in a team environment, or individually with little or no supervision. Must comply with all Company SAFETY rules (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT, ETC), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), and all Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations. If I interested, please contact Tamara Lawrence | Managing Director CHASE Technical 1955 Highway 138 NE. Suite 700 Conyers, GA 30013 404-250-9525 (p), 404-250-0557 (f) www.chasetechnical.net

10/30/09

Employment Wanted  

Following this page, find resume’s of Job Seekers  

Attached Resume’ (s) 

 

1. Jauni Novak 

Jauni Novak

Current Address: Permanent Address: 1400 Chase Place Apt. A2 23701 E Blue Mills Road Manhattan, KS 66502 Independence, MO 64058 (816) 797-9415 jauni.novak@gmail.com (816) 650-6222

OBJECTIVE

Full-time employment for mechanical engineering in building design. EDUCATION Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Major: Architectural Engineering Date of graduation: May 2010 Cumulative GPA: 3.5/4.0 EIT/FE certification upon graduation Related Course Work:

• Written Communication for Engineers • Arch. Eng. Management (Spring 2010) • Advanced Mechanical Systems • Fire Protection/Plumbing • Thermal Systems • Integrated Building Design • Building Electrical Systems • Thermodynamics • Mechanical & Electrical Estimating • Lighting System Design • Environmental Controls (Spring 2010) • Building Communication Systems • Building Energy Analysis (Spring 2010) • AutoCAD

EMPLOYMENT Arup, New York, New York Mechanical Engineering Intern Summer 2009

• Designed general exhaust and slurry wall exhaust systems for five-story, 140,000ft2 art museum including load calculations, duct layout and sizing, and single-line diagrams.

• Designed perimeter and stairwell heating systems including load calculations, layout, and equipment selection and discussed with architect.

• Prepared and drafted using AutoCAD single-line diagrams for heating hot water, chilled water, and dry cooler system to be included in CD drawing set.

• Prepared a summary/comparison of types of humidification systems in gallery spaces to be used by owner to make decisions on the preferred system.

Summer 2008 • Reviewed manufacturer specifications, technical data, and shop drawings as a construction

administrator. • Analyzed energy usage for a central mechanical plant.

Whiskey Creek, Manhattan, Kansas Server/Bartender, April 2007 – current

• Responsible for providing guests with an excellent dining experience. • Utilize effective time management to meet guest needs and provide solutions to complaints. • Train new employees and act as a member of the serving team.

ACTIVITIES and HONORS

• Principle oboist of the Kansas State Symphony Band (2007-2009) • Member of the Kansas Intercollegiate Honor Band (2008-2009) • Member of ASHRAE. • Midwest Exchange Scholarship recipient.

References available upon request.

HISTORY HAPPIN’ THE STORY OF ‘OLD JOE’ by Pat Gupton The Grove Park Elementary School was planned as an energy efficient building of near fortress construction to replace a building burned down by unruly students. The design was based on the then new “Follow the Sun” design concept developed by the Barber-Colman Company, including computer-based cooling load calculations and the use of electronic controls to allow the cooling and heating plant to accurately track the loads. A Power Company representative who was pressing for the design of all-electric buildings was called to assist in preparing computer-based energy usage and operating cost calculations for use in justifying the more expensive system costs. This is all “old hat” today, but in 1965 it was the cutting edge of building systems design and operation. The calculated savings in energy were substantial and the avoided operating costs from a conventional design were enough to cover the increased costs for the construction of the energy efficient control system. The building was completed and placed into operation. After the first year of operation, I was startled to receive a call from the head of building operations from the City School system. He broke the news gently: “You will recall the operating cost projections that you and the Power Company folks made for the new Grove Park School. Well, the first years operating costs have just been analyzed and they are 208% of your projections. What are you going to do about that?” Frankly, I was shocked almost beyond words, because I was very proud of the school design and had used the same type of system on several telephone company office building designs since the completion of the school design. Regaining my composure, I replied “I will check this out and call you back.” I then called my Power Company representative and told him about the first year’s operating results. “Don’t worry”, he said, “I will get our billing records, examine them, and go out to the school and find out what is wrong. I will call you back”. On the next morning, I received a call from the Power Company man: “You may not believe what I’m about to tell you but it is true. I went to the school office and asked to see the superintendent. I told him what I wanted to find out and he said ‘I’m not the one you want to see, it’s ‘Old Joe’ the maintenance man’. He led me down to the equipment room, where I met ‘Old Joe’. I told him “I want to talk to you about your air conditioning system’. Now ‘Old Joe’ had been conducting tours of the facility with interested parties from all over the country to see his new building, so he

started off ‘This is the newest system design in the world, called ‘Follow the Sun’…”. “Joe, I broke in, “I know all about that, I want to talk to you about how you go about operating the system.” “Okay”, he said and stepped up to the main electronic control panel. A beautiful assortment of control system dials were clearly marked with functions such as ‘0/0%, overcalls, overrides, and adjust’ and with normal positions, some of which had been overwritten with pen marks. Joe twisted a few knobs and said ‘With these controls, I can make this system do any thing I want to do’. I was shocked but not really surprised, knowing that the energy consumption for the first year was 208% of the predicted amount. I was familiar with the system and had found that the maximum energy consumption overshoots were in mild weather. The system had a 240 k W heating coil in the return air stream with 7 stages, each controlled by a contactor energized from a controller sensing temperature in the mixed air stream. The modified settings on the control panel had called for energization of 4 of the 7 stages at all times, summer, winter, spring, and fall! The space temperature was controlled by a return air temperature sensor that energized the refrigerating plant in warm weather or up to the maximum outdoor air volume in cool weather. With this arrangement, the modified control system settings allowed for simultaneous operation of at least 137 k W of electric heat at all times the system was in operation plus the chiller plant when the outdoor temperature was above 55 degrees. I went back to the control panel, reset the control devices to their originally marked set-points, and told ‘Old Joe’ to leave the controls alone. With that, I went back and checked the heating coil and found that it was operating under normal control. And that is all I have to tell you.” “Thank you very much” I said. I then called the City School system man and relayed the news to him. “I know that ‘Old Joe’ is one of the most knowledgeable best building.system operators in the whole school system” he said, “but I will go have a talk with him”. And so ended the story of ‘Old Joe’. What I learned about HVAC from that was that the maintenance operators for a complex system must be given formal training by the installing contractors, including the control system contractor. Edited by Pam Immekus, Historian Reprint from December 2006

Atlanta Chapter ASHRAE John McFarland Atlanta ASHRAE President 2009/2010 CHANGE OF ADDRESS To change your address you MUST tell ASHRAE Society in writing. Please do not contact the Atlanta Chapter: our mailing list is generated from the Society’s database.

CHAPTER MAY NOT ACT FOR THE SOCIETY

ADDRESS REMOVAL, ADDITION, or CHANGE This Atlanta Chapter Newsletter goes by email only to all Atlanta Chapter ASHRAE members along with all other ASHRAE members in our area and anyone else who asks. If you need a change in our email list, please notify Sheldon Jeter as specified below. If (sadly) you really do wish to be off our newsletter distribution list, please let us know by emailing to <ashrae@mail.gatech.edu>. Please give your email addresses in plain text, so it can be found to remove it. Please help us monitor for your message by putting the word “REMOVE” in the subject line. Thanks. If you have a friend or colleague who needs to be added to our list or if you want to add an extra address for yourself, let us know by emailing to <ashrae@mail.gatech.edu>. Please give the email address in plain text and please put the word “ADDITION” in the subject line. Thanks. If your email address needs to be changed, please send to <ashrae@mail.gatech.edu> both the OLD and the NEW email addresses in plain text (so the old one can be found to be changed) and please put the word “CHANGE” in the subject line. You might also want to update your contact info at ASHRAE.org as well.

Thanks, Sheldon