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