February 2014 ·Technology Award Recipients: o See the December 3 news release for the ASHRAE Technology Award Recipients. First place went to a renovation in Seattle - I think there is a tour scheduled at the Annual Meeting. I believe there is a lot of great design in our city, and I would encourage you to think about submitting an award application. Buildings need to be in operation for one year. Please let me know if you are interested! ·New E-Learning Course on Standard 189.1-2011 for High Performance Green Buildings – Energy Efficiency o $42 for 12-month access ($50 for non-members) ·ASHRAE GreenGuide: Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, 4th Edition is now released, with updated information on IEQ. ·April 17, 2014, Webcast: Buildings in Balance: IEQ and Energy Efficiency ·ASHRAE Learning Institute HVAC Design Training Sessions: o Level I – Essentials Level II – Applications: § March 17-19, 2014 – Toronto § March 17-19, 2014 – Atlanta March 20-21, 2014 – Atlanta § June 9-11, 2014 – Atlanta June 12-13, 2014 – Atlanta ·Society Conferences: o Feb 24-26, 2014, First International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, Doha, Qatar. o April 7-8, 2014, High Performance Buildings Conference, San Francisco, CA o April 24-25, 2014, Efficient, High Performance Buildings for Developing Economies, Manila, Philippines. o June 28-July 2, 2014, ASHRAE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. o September 10-12, 2014, ASHRAE / IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, Atlanta, GA. o October 2-3, 2014, ASHRAE, International Conference on Efficient Building Design: Materials and HVAC Equipment Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon. o January 2015, ASHRAE Winter meeting / AHR Show, Chicago, IL. o June 2015, ASHRAE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. o January 2016, ASHRAE Winter meeting / AHR Show, Orlando, FL. o June 2016, ASHRAE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MI. Other CTT information: The ASHRAE Indoor Air Quality Guide is available for free download at www.ashrae.org/FreeIAQGuidance. The Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commissioning provides strategies to achieve good IAQ using proven technologies and without significantly increasing costs. Advanced Energy Design Guides: More than 500,000 copies have been purchased or downloaded for free at http://www.ashrae.org/freeaedg. Do you have your copy? Ryan MacGillivray ASHRAE Saskatoon CTTc Chair |