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Welcome to ASHRAE Toronto Chapter
Greetings!
Greetings!
What a success!!! Last year we changed the Chapter members dues from $190.00 (included dinner meeting meals) down to $70.00 with pay as you go for the dinner meetings. This resulted in a boost over 100 new members into the Toronto Chapter. Also, we started a new Student Chapter last year (we have now 3 Student Chapters), which with the new members and student members we are over 400 active members in the Toronto Chapter.
As a result our dinner meetings were well attended, with a 20% increase from the previous year. This year we have again put together a great program year, with three joint meetings with other associations starting in November with the STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers). Do not forget to sign up for the dinner meeting on the Toronto ASHRAE Chapter website.
Coming soon we will have a job board for companies wishing to post Employment Job postings on our Toronto Chapter website. The cost will be $100.00 per posting and the posting will be up until the posting has been filled or we are told to remove it. If you have any interest, please email me.
Lastly, if you want to get involved with the Toronto Chapter we have several committees that will welcome you with wide open arms. Please contact myslef or any member of the board to discuss the opportunities that await you.
Looking forward to a great ASHRAE Year
Michael Wadham
Toronto Chapter President.
If you have any trouble registering for a meeting please contact Sabrina Tai at stai@hrai.ca. |
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 Notice of Meeting ASHRAE TORONTO CHAPTER
Knowledge Infrastructure Program Facility - Design & Engineering Overview: Seneca College Newnham Campus
Date: Monday October 4th, 2010
Venue: Seneca College, Newnham Campus - Oasis (Residence) Banquet Hall
Cocktails: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Including Presentations)
Click Here for a Direction Map
Click Here for Parking Map and Instructions
Theme: Student Promotion Night
We ask that you pre-register for the dinner at your earliest convenience online at www.torontoashrae.com.
Select "Meeting Registration and Calendar" from the left tab and then "Register" button for the ASHRAE Toronto Chapter October Dinner Meeting. You can also still register through the ASHRAE chapter office (Sabrina Tai - 905 602 4714 or stai@hrai.ca). Please indicate at time of registration if you have any specific meal requirements. There will always be a vegetarian option, simply notify us at time of registration.
Dinner Speaker and Topic:
Showcase Facility
ASHRAE Toronto Chapter's first dinner meeting of the 2010/11 ASHRAE year will be held at Seneca College's Newnham Campus to showcase their new "Knowledge Infrastructure Program Facility - Building A". This facility will create an additional 1,000 student seats at Seneca College's Newnham campus. Cohos Evamy has been engaged as the prime consultant and is providing architecture, engineering, sustainable design, and interior design services. The building program includes classrooms, computer labs, common areas, circulation and the information commons. The new building will provide Seneca with an engaging new gateway to the campus. The integrated design team of Cohos Evamy is working closely together to create a remarkable and very functional building within the defined budget, with a certification of LEEDŽ Gold. This project is being built under a very aggressive schedule, in order to meet funding requirements under the Knowledge Infrastructure Program.
New Seneca College Knowledge Infrastructure Building |
Guest Speaker
Lyle Scott is a mechanical engineer with fifteen years of experience specializing in energy efficiency, facilities management, and sustainable development. As Director of Sustainable Design at DIALOG, Lyle provides the leadership required to help project teams improve energy efficiency, interior environmental quality and overall project sustainability across the firm. DIALOG has a track record of award-winning collaborative design excellence. Founded by the merged firms of Cohos Evamy + Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden + Mole White Associates + Office for Urbanism, DIALOG is committed to the practice of sustainable design with a focus on the success of clients and communities. Working from studios in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, DIALOG credits its strength to its outstanding multi-disciplinary team who delivers excellence and a collaborative approach to the provision of architectural, engineering, interior design, planning and urban design services.
Special Notice: Attention Student Members
As the theme of this dinner meeting is Student Promotion Night, ASHRAE Toronto would like to extend this notice of meeting to all interested college and university students. Students can register for this event at a discounted rate of $15 and an ASHRAE membership (both Society and Chapter) is not required for students to attend.
Additional Information:
Please see the links above for directions to Seneca College's Newnham Campus and Parking Instructions when on-site. Feel free to contact Marco Ottavino, ASHRAE Programs Chair, for further details (marco.ottavino@gmail.com, 416-561-8252).
Limited Time Offer: Prepaid Meal Plan
Don't forget to take advantage of the limited time Prepaid Meal Plan offer for ASHRAE Toronto Chapter members. Click here for more information!
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April Meeting Pictures:
Please Note: We are missing the April and May Dinner meeting summaries and only have photos for the April meeting. Next issue we will be back on track with the Summary of October meeting. .
Marco Ottavino with evening dinner speakers, Andrew Pratt, Jim Boughs, David Brodie, Norm Medeiros, and David Sage Chapter President.
Andrew Pratt, Vice President, Mechanical Principal at Crossey Engineering Limited reviewing the mechanical systems design & installed at Sanofi Pasteur.
David Sage Chapter President with the evenings 50/50 winner John Gellatly, AGAIN. |
Viewpoint
Halifax 2010 CRC
The regional conference was held in Halifax this year from August 27th - 29th. We sent 9 members to the CRC and won the Meatball Award, which is for the Chapter who sends the most members to CRC, times the distance to Halifax.
This was a chance to have our members interact and socialize with the 9 other chapters that make up Region II (Halifax, New Brunswick/PEI, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, London and Windsor) and discuss what other chapters are doing and programs they are presenting to their members. The highlight was the River boat cruise and dinner on the Saturday night including some very delicious lobsters. Everybody had a good time and we are looking forward to next year's CRC which is in Quebec City.
Michael Wadham
President, Toronto Chapter
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ASHRAE Society News
A special section for important ASHRAE.org Announcements
ASHRAE Scholarships Assist Engineering Students
ASHRAE is awarding more than $80,000 in scholarship money for the 2010-2011 school year to engineering students around the world. Nineteen students are receiving scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. Over the last 20 years, ASHRAE has awarded a combined $1 million dollars to more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information talk to or email Vadim.
Man Fired for Complaints About Office Temperature
SYDNEY, Australia-An Australian bureaucrat who was fired for complaining about the office air conditioning has won his job back, with a warning to always have a cardigan. The Department of Transport clerk became so enraged by the setting of the air conditioning that he sent a series of angry e-mails. In a deposition, the man said his office was regularly too hot or too cold. The New South Wales Industrial Relations commissioner, who arbitrated the dispute, said in response to the incident that "problems with air-conditioning are an inevitable and inescapable fact of working life" and office workers should have a cardigan, coat or desktop fan at the ready.
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Membership Promotion
Join the World's Leading HVAC&R Organization in 2010-2011
ASHRAE Society membership is open to anyone associated with heating,ventilation,air conditioning or refrigeration.
ASHRAE, with more than 50,000 members from over 100 nations represents HVAC&R professionals around the world. Members can be students,consultants,contractors,building owners and operators,energy managers,sales professionals, employees of manufacturing companies,educational facilities,research organizations,government,architectural firms or anyone else concerned with HVAC&R for the built environment. ASHRAE has three grades of membership awarded to applicants based on their experience and industry participation. - Member - Available to anyone with 12 years or more ASHRAE approved experience.
- Associate Member - Available to anyone with less than 12 years of ASHRAE approved experience (Same benefits as Member Grade)
- Affiliate Member - Individuals new to ASHRAE age 30 and under(Reduced fee structure)
CRC 2010 News- The 2010 CRC held in Halifax, N.S. in late August was attended by all nine Region Two Membership Chairs.Chapters were assigned membership growth quotas and strategies were rolled out to retain existing and recruit new members. Membership Chairs learned about the new user friendly reporting systems to aid in managing the membership database.
Member advancement is now done automatically through ASHRAE Headquarters.
Alan J. Porter, P.Eng.
Membership Chair-Toronto Chapter |
Research Promotion
We had another great year and we exceeded our Research Promotion goal of $29,000.
I would like to thank the generosity of those that have invested last year..
Thank you very much!!!!
Here is a list of our donors,
Airex
HTS Engineering Ltd
Yorkland Controls Ltd
Mr. T David Underwood
Mr. Karol Goldman
Mr. Jasani M Vallabhadas, PE
Mr. H Robert Bach, PE
Mr. Thomas E Zsenaty
Dr Eric Z Nejat
Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers Inc
Mr. Miodrag M Premovic
Mr. Michael Leo Loughry, PE
Klimatrol Environmental Systems Ltd
Mr. Lyle W Norrie
Ms. Robyn Ellis
Mr. Samuel Blackley
Mr. Ashish A Saxena
Mr. Allard C Vegter
Mr. David A Benedetti
Mr. Michael J Wadham
Mr. Michael E Khaw
Mr. David J Sage
Mr. Jeff Jaffer
Mr. Antonio Figuerido
Mr. Dragos Paraschiv
Mr. Enzo Iantorno
Mr. John Tojcic
Mr. Andrew Hidi
Direct Energy Business Services
Belimo
Mr. Imtee Baksh
Mr. Doug Cochrane
Mr. John Hubbert
Some of you have chosen to invest with ASHRAE Research online recently. Thank you!
If you are planning to invest with us, I encourage you to visit our ASHRAE Toronto website and go to - ASHRAE - Donate . Otherwise, please feel free to contact me directly for more information on how you can make a difference in donating to ASHRAE RESEARCH CANADA.
Thank you for your support so far this year and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Kind regards,
Dave Sage
Toronto ASHRAE Research Promotion Chair
Past President - ASHRAE Toronto Chapter |
Region II PAOE Update
The following table describes the measurement of our chapter activities relative to the other chapters in our Region. This measurement tool is developed annually in the listed categories by the Society President for the direction of all chapter activities across the society, so we at the grass roots are all pulling in the same direction.
2010-2011 Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE) Finish
| | Chapter | Member
Promotion | Student
Activities | Research
Promotion | History | Operations | CTTC | Total | | Que | 2150 | 5825 | 2807 | 380 | 1315 | 880 | 13357 | | Mont | 3230
| 5767 | 1763 | 395 | 1340 | 2435 | 14930 | | Ottawa | 2825 | 2013 | 2549 | 530 | 630 | 1700 | 10247 | | Toronto | 890 | 2943 | 1632 | 450 | 1745 | 2170 | 9830 | | Ham | 805 | 500 | 875 | 510 | 890 | 735 | 4315 | | Halifax | 885 | 505 | 1651 | 270 | 880 | 920 | 5111 | | London | 820 | 2625 | 2635 | 450 | 1715 | 1060 | 9305 | | NB / PEI | 1274 | 1562 | 2573 | 390 | 1415 | 880 | 8094 | | Windsor | 150 | 1220 | 3914 | 0 | 220 | 150 | 5654 |
Remember to notify one of your Board of Governors members if you or someone you know reviews an ASHRAE Society handbook chapter to make sure Toronto is awarded the PAOE points!
For more information on this please contact Michael Khaw, our Presdient Elect |
Young Engineers In ASHRAE  
The 2010-2011 ASHRAE year is shaping up to be one of our best years for YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE)! We had a very successful 2009-2010 year with a lot of new faces out at our YEA events. It is our hopes that we will continue to see the high level of interest from our young ASHRAE members moving forward into the new year.
The program for the upcoming YEA year has been modified from last year to collaborate our efforts with the CTTC (Chapter Technology Transfer Committee), Student Activities Committee and Membership Committee. Not to worry, we will still be providing some social events for YEA members outside of the general ASHRAE calendar.
On that note we will be having a pub crawl in October 2010 and one more in the winter of 2011! The pub crawls are always a good time and even if you are not a YEA member, but would like to meet some of the ASHRAE Toronto Chapter members who are below 35 please come out and have a beverage with us. It is not only important for YEA members to meet colleagues in their own age group, but it is fundamental that the YEA members meet ASHRAE Toronto Members who have given so much of their time over the years. We have a lot to learn from each other! For those interested in YEA events you will be able to find the events on the main ASHRAE calendar.
Some of the highlights this year will be a Career Fair in early 2011, which will be organized through YEA and Student Activities. YEA will also be organizing the March 2011 meeting along with the CaGBC and will feature a tour of a LEED building, followed by a discussion of the LEED program in an informal panel format. The panel will consist of a representative from contractors, developers/owners, engineers and architects. This should be an excellent evening to learn about the different perspectives of the LEED program and we hope to see many of our regular members and YEA members out to this event.
Another major accomplishment for the YEA committee is the attendance of 3 delegates from the ASHRAE Toronto Chapter at this year's YEA Leadership Weekend which will be held at ASHRAE headquarters in Atlanta. Greg Rushby, Marco Ottavino and mysleIf will be attending this event with high hopes to learn more about ASHRAE and how to better prepare our chapter for the future. We will also be touring the ASHRAE headquarters which will be an excellent opportunity for us as young members to see all the technology in the building and I am sure it will be a lasting experience for all. It is our hopes to send different delegates to next year's YEA Leadership Weekend so we encourage all of our young members to come out and participate in some of the great events that the ASHRAE Toronto Chapter has prepared for you in the 2010-2011 year.
I am looking forward to seeing some familiar faces this year and I hope to see many more new young ASHRAE members take the initiative and get involved.
Imtee H. Baksh, P.Eng
YEA Committee Chair
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ASHRAE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Thanks to all of you that supported the ASHRAE Toronto Golf Tournament! Was a great day had by all.
 Stay Posted for Announcemnts for the 2011 Annual Golf Tournament!
All golf tournament details will be posted on the ASHRAE Toronto website once they have been finalized. |
Student Activities
Students in the Toronto Chapter
The Toronto Chapter is looking to build on success of last year's Student Activities. Announcements for upcoming activities will be posted on the Toronto Chapter website (www.torontoashrae.com)
A Glance at Student Activities
Monthly Dinner Meetings
Dinner meetings are a great opportunity for students to meet industry professionals and possible future employers. The cost for a student to attend a dinner meeting will be $15. October's meeting will be a "Student Promotion Night". All students are welcome at the Chapter's monthly dinner meetings so please extend an invitation to friends and classmates. RSVP's should be sent to vatoutine@gmail.com.
For more information on upcoming meeting see the "Notice of Meeting" section
Student Technical Tours
Student Activities is currently putting the details together for a student-focused technical tour. We hope to provide the details at the next monthly dinner meeting.
ASHRAE Society Winter Meeting in Las Vegas
The Toronto Chapter will be subsidizing a limited number of students to attend the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas. The event will take place from January 29 to February 2, 2011.
Student Branches Report
Student Branch at Humber College
The Toronto Chapter is currently working with Humber College to launch an ASHRAE Student Branch. The Toronto Chapter would like to thank Dr. Dragos Paraschiv, a faculty member at Humber College, for all his hard work and enthusiasm toward establishing a Humber College Branch.
Student Branch at Seneca College
This year Seneca Student Branch is holding the Toronto Chapter first dinner meeting. We would like to extend appreciation on behalf of all Student Members to Seneca Branch in organizing this event and especially to Yoojin Choi (Seneca Student Branch President) for all her efforts in making this a successful event.
Student Branch at Ryerson University
As of September 20, 2010 Ryerson Student Branch was officially declared a Student Union Group at the Ryerson University. Some of the benefits include, advertisement on the Ryerson Campus, book campus facilities for student events and receive funding from a Students' Caucus.
The Toronto Chapter would like to congratulate the Ryerson Student Branch, and recognizes Khalil Al-Mougharbel (Ryerson Student Branch President) for all his hard work toward establishing and achieving new goals for the Ryerson Student Branch.
CRC Halifax Report
This year's CRC annual meeting was held at Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a representative on behalf of the Toronto Chapter student members, Toronto Chapter requested and sponsored attendance of its Student Activities Chair.
As a chair for the student activities I am glad to report that the Halifax CRC meeting was an eye opening experience on the society operations and its structure. Some highlights of the CRC Halifax meeting are workshops on the society operations. Numerous tours and hospitality evenings, provided our members with chance to meet and network with other chapters representatives. In addition I experienced capturing live lobster.
Becoming a Student Member
To become an ASHRAE Society and Toronto Chapter member, students may contact:
Vadim Vatoutine, Student Activities Chair (Toronto Chapter) at vatoutine@gmail.com. |
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ASHRAE Toronto Meetings 2010-2011:
CTTC Schedule For Toronto Chapter
2010-2011 CTTC Program Schedule
| | Month | Topic & Theme
| Location | October
4th 2010 | Knowledge Infrastructure Building at Seneca College
Guest Speaker: Lyle Scott
Student Promotion Night
| Seneca College - Newnham Campus, Oasis (Residence) Banquet Hall | November
1st 2010 | Joint Meeting with STLE - HVAC/R Maintenance and Lubrication
Guest Speaker: Christopher Barnes
Research Promotion Night | The Old Mill Inn and Spa
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6th 2010 | Decemberfest Special Dinner Meeting Event,
Awards Promotion Night | Horizons Banquet Center and 360 Restaurant - CN Tower | January
10th 2011 | Maple Leaf Gardens Redesign & 1st Annual ASHRAE Career Fair
Career Promotion Night | Oakham House - Ryerson University | February
7th 2011 | Joint Meeting with BOMA -
Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre (Technical Tour & Dinner Meeting Event)
Membership Promotion Night
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St. Michael's Hospital (Technical Tour) & Downtown Dinner Meeting Location TBA
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7th 2011 | Joint Meeting with CaGBC -
First Canadian Place - LEED Retrofit (Technical Tour & Dinner
Meeting Event),
Young Engineers in ASHRAE Promotion Night | Toronto Board of Trade - First Canadian Place | April
4th 2011 | Joint Meeting with Hamilton Chapter - ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer:
Wei Sun
Cleanrooms and HVAC Systems Design Fundamentals
Healthcare Promotion Night | Oakville Area -
Holiday Inn/ Banquet Hall Location TBA
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2nd 2011 |
Technical HVAC Related Topic -
Provincial/Municipal Project
Government Affairs Promotion Night | Downtown Dinner Meeting Location TBA
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ASHRAE Toronto Chapter Officers
2010-2011
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Table Tops
Want a great place to introduce new or
improved products?
Consider a Tabletop display at our monthly meetings.
Contact:
Marco Ottavino |
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