February, 2013 - Vol 60, Issue 5

  

  

  

ASHRAE Toronto Chpater held a breakfast meeting on December 12, 2012. It was a huge success with approximately 50 attendees. We hope that all those who attended found the topic and information presented useful.

  

  

  

For those who were not able to attend, the presentation was presented by Paul Piper. Paul is the Director of Marketing for Venmar CES and is the Past Chair of ASHRAE TC 8.12 Desiccant Dehumidification Equipment and Components, incoming Secretary for ASHRAE TC 5.5 Air-to-Air Energy Recovery and is Distinguished Lecturer for ASHRAE.

  

  

  

Paul presented on "Meeting and Exceed High Performance Standards, Codes and Guidelines with Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Systems and Equipment". He touched on topics such as EATR (exchange air transfer ratio), OACF (outdoor air correction factor), various types of air to air energy recovery systems, engineering and economical benefits of the different energy recovery systems, ASHRAE 69.1 2010 and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 in reference to energy recovery.

  

We were very pleased to have Paul present for our chapter and we would like to thank all the chapter members that attended. We look forward to offering our local chapter more of these technical events in the future and look forward to your feedback.

  

ASHRAE Toronto Membership Co-Chair

Application Interfaces

Location: Humber College North Campus -Bldg A & B (Gym)
Address: 205 Humber College Blvd, Toronto, ON, M9W5L7
Date: Monday February 4th, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Airon HVAC & Control Ltd
Carrier Enterprise
Ehvert Mission Critical
Energy @ Work Inc
Engineered Air
Halsall Associates
Honeywell Ltd
Norspec Filtration Ltd
Preston Phipps Inc
R.Mancini & Associates Inc.
SA Armstrong
Siemens Canada
Smith+Andersen Consulting Engineers
Trane Canada
UponorLimited
Yorkland Controls

For More Information Visit.
www.TorontoASHRAE.com
 

ASHRAE Toronto Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC) works very hard to provide efficient and effective transfer of current and relevant information throughout the HVAC&R industry to and from the chapters.

Here are some highlights of upcoming events and programs. Be sure to check out ASHRAE Toronto website for full CTTC 2012-13 Program Schedules or click on any events below for more information.

Variable Refrigerant Flow System [Technical Breakfast Seminar]
Date: February 20, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Marriott Hotel - 475 Yonge Street * Toronto

Commissioning Seminar [Joint Event: Building Commissioning Association]
Date: March 4, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Parkway Hotel, Richmond Hill

March Dinner Meeting: High Profile Commissioning Project
Date: March 4, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Parkway Hotel, Richmond Hill

Christine Choi
ASHRAE Toronto Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC) Chair



 

Everyone has a story. And everyone in ASHRAE has a story, I thought today I would share mine:

In college I had been very active in my program and with extra-curricular activities. I was captain of our intramural soccer team, I was student representative of our program and I was always the first to ask questions in class. Before joining ASHRAE, I was the Director of Applied Technology in the student federation. At the time I had hoped to continue my work in the student federation - but life had bigger and better plans!

I was approached by my professor (my student branch Faculty advisor) and the previous student branch president, about getting involved in ASHRAE. They asked if I was interested in fulfilling the role of student branch president. This was a game changing moment - had I said no at the time I would not be here today...but like most stories and adventures in ASHRAE it all starts with saying:

"Yes".

I knew I would have to put in few hours and a bit of work. In hindsight, I should have known that it was going to be a many hours and a lot work. But good things come from hard work, sweat and tears! That year, on top of managing and continuing the work of the student branch, I was fortunate enough to be sponsored to attend the 2012 Chicago Winter Conference. It was an amazing experience. I was part of the student congress, where I met student presidents from other branches in North America who were going through the same challenges and experiences I was. I sat in on technical seminars and learned about the latest in technologies. There were so many opportunities to get involved in ASHRAE, and so I did.

My journey as student activities chair for the Toronto Chapter has been a very positive learning experience. I have learned so much and have had so many opportunities to develop myself since joining ASHRAE. I have felt the support and encouragement from the Chapter members on all the projects I have worked on and at the board meetings I attend. When I speak at the board meetings, I feel listened to and respected; as a new member coming to the plate - that feels good. For me, ASHRAE, is more than a bunch of standards it is a: group of people who have come together to volunteer their time to a great cause; a team that works in fellowship and a constant push for innovation for a better future. It is the people I have met, (and have had the great fortune to work with) that inspire me to work hard and do the best I can! It makes me want to give back to the Chapter and ultimately society at large. ASHRAE wants to help you grow as a person and as a leader! They do this through action, by supporting students in so many ways, such as sponsoring: the winter conferences, the design competitions, the scholarships, the project grants and the reduced membership fees, to mention a few. I want to a part of an organization that shares in my success and grows with me; and I want to find as many students as I can to share that experience with me! I plan on teaching all the students I meet, the one magical word, "Yes". It continues to amaze me how many doors that 3 letter word can open.

And this is just the beginning.

I am excited to continue my work in ASHRAE and to see where this journey will take me. Remember to say "Yes" and buckle up your seatbelt...

Michael McEvenue
Student Activities Chair
 

In our January's Chapter meeting, with the assistance of one of our motivated Chapter RP committee members, Kevin Belusa, we ran the RP Fund Raising 50/50 draw for the night. Mr. Belusa collected a total of $290.00 for the draw. I asked our Regional II YEA Coordinator guest, Aaron Smith (Regional Official visit to our Chapter for YEA) to draw the winning ticket. The winner was Mr. David Underwood.

Mr. Underwood generously donated his $145.00 back towards our campaign. I really do not recommend the winner to donate back to the campaign each time.

For those who do not know yet, in the Dallas annual meeting, Mr. David Underwood has been nominated to the Society's next Treasurer executive position. There is an official election coming up but normally, there will be no contest for the position. You can safely assume that our own Chapter's Mr. David Underwood will be the next Society Treasurer in July 1, 2013 this year. This is amazing news for our Chapter and for our Region II. Congratulations Mr. David Underwood. You make us proud and put the Toronto Chapter on the map!

The Society's RP Campaign Goal is $2,121,416.00 for this year. The Year to Date is at $592,819.00. Last year's Year to Date is $561,550.00. We are at 27.9% Goal.

The Toronto Chapter's RP Campaign Goal is $32,000.00 for this year. The Year to Date is at $2,800.00. Last year's Year to Date is $2,929.00. We are at 8.8% Goal.

Every month, the Society RP committee has a full report on the RP Campaign for the Society on the RP private web site at www.ashraerp.com. There is no password required so all of you can view the full report year to date anytime.

Again, without generous research donors, ASHRAE Society will not be one of the few non for profit organizations in the world with a strong and viable Research Programs. The Research Projects defines ASHRAE as the leader in HVAC&R with our Handbooks, Standards and Guidelines. The world is looking at ASHRAE Society as the leader in HVAC&R. ASHRAE Society needs research for the future. If you are passionate and would like to contribute any amount, please contact me.

The RP committee members will be contacting all last year's donors and this year's donors very shortly.

Thank you.

Michael Khaw, P. Eng.

ASHRAE Toronto Chapter Research Promotion Chair
Past President - ASHRAE Toronto Chapter
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PAOE or Presidents Award Of Excellence, provides the chapters in Region II with a means of measuring success across a wide range of chapter operations.   It is meant as a tool to guide the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs towards their goals.

Below is the are the current points accumulated to date by all of the Chapters in Region II.  Toronto is off to another great year.   

 

Glenn Kilmer
President-Elect
ASHRAE Toronto Chapter"

We had a great turn out at the last dinner meeting! About 1/3rd of the people were young engineers. 7 of which were non-chapter members who took advantage of the discounted rate. More importantly - nearly everyone walked across the street to have a pint at the bar afterwards!

Planning for the next YEA event is currently underway. The details remain top secret at this time but we will update you next month.

Michael Genin
2012-2013 YEA Committee Chair

In January, I had the opportunity to travel with six students from the Toronto Chapter: Pushan Lele and
Mahssa Ghajar (Ryerson University), Emma Wildeman & Aaron Wouters (Humber College), Kesha
Jamieson and Kristen Pengelly (Seneca College). We explored: downtown Dallas, local buildings, the
transit system, the AHR expo and most importantly ASHRAE Winter Conference. We had the opportunity to network with both professional and student members. We were able to meet up with our Region II members for a Moroccan styled dinner! We took many photos to document the experience - which we hope to share at the next meeting! It was a wonderful educational experience with many lessons learned, laughs and good memories. Thank you to all the students for making Dallas - a Texas sized delight to remember!

1. Next month (February) will be the 3rd Annual Career fair at Humber College. Check the events
page of www.torontoashrae.com

2. The next focus for Student Activities: The Student Design Competition! Teams who are
interested in participating please contact your faculty advisor and have them email me.

3. Side note: I have a new official email: studentactivities@torontoashrae.com Please update your
email client when you get a chance

Later days!

Michael McEvenue
2012-2013 Toronto ASHRAE Student Activities Chair
studentactivities 'at' torontoashrae.com