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WOW!! If you missed the October meeting all I can
say is you missed a truly great presentation. Mike
Casten came and talked about Production
Management
instead of Project Management. Mike shared simple
concepts that were very powerfully. The root of the
issue is to remember that a owner pays for a final
product! How you get to the final product and how
much it cost to get it to that point is up to you.
Also the concept of the "Work Face" was eye opening
for me. The fact no matter what an organization has
as support, or admin or management the rubber meets
the road at the "work face". Again simple concepts
but very powerfully.
We have an exciting Panel discussions setup for November and you do not want to miss it. These panel discussions are always a get open forum that gets people steamed, heart racing and minds thinking. Also we will have the A&T students at the meeting and they will be at the Tech Topic to glen knowledge from us to help them on their projects. It should be a lot of fun. Remember it is the 4th Tuesday which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Get the Christmas party on your schedule and to all of our benefactors please be generous in your donations for our Auction. Again I would like to thank all of our Board of Governors and committee chairs and co-chairs for all of their work. See you at the meeting! |
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| by Bryan Holcomb, Kevin Bengel and Reggie Lee |
Time is flying by, and so are all of our meeting and
special events. We just completed our first
Refrigeration Tour at Natty Greene's Pub & Brewery.
The turnout wasn't the best that we have had, but it
was a very interesting tour. We are working on the
next refrigeration tour and will let the word out when
scheduled.
I would also like to thank everyone that has help in setting up our meetings at the new and improved downtown location. It has been a work in progress but all members have done a great job in supporting the new location. Bryan Holcomb (CTT & Chapter Programs), Reggie Lee (Refrigeration), and Kevin Bengel (Technical, Energy, and Government Activities-TEGA) make up the North Piedmont Chapter Technology Transfer (CTT) Committee. One function of the CTT Committee is to "coordinate dissemination of technical information in the chapter's geographical area". That means we're planning Programs, seminars, workshops, and tours. Further your ASHRAE knowledge with the following Insights......... |
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| by Morgan Jones |
The First Patents (HVAC)
1803 – Thomas Moore of Maryland received a
patent on refrigeration
1870 - Peter Vander Weyde earned U.S. Patent #
105,609 for a refrigeration system with a thermostat
1906 - Stuart Cramer (from North Carolina) had the
first patent that coined the phrase –“Air Conditioning”.
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| by Kevin Heywood |
Our October meeting was another successful night
for membersip. I received two more applications for
membership. Let’s keep on this role for the November
meeting and invite as many guests as possible to
come to this meeting. Be sure to invite people who
may be outside the HVAC industry but are interested
in what we do, i.e., Architects, Building Owners, etc.
As always, we strive to have Positive Membership Growth. The key to this is Positive Net Growth is to have everyone renew their membership. In the next month I will be posting a list of the members who are delinquent. Please logon to the ASHRAE website and renew your membership has soon as possible. If there is anyone you know that might be interested in joining ASHRAE please have them call me. Kevin Heywood 336-292-8777 |
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| by Waylon Ethridge |
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This means
that Christmas is not too far away either! Are you
ready for another Ashrae Research Christmas
Auction? Mark your calendars for Wednesday,
December 13th and be prepared to spend some
serious $$$ for Ashrae Research. This is the most
important Research event each year! Last year we
raised over $10,000 as a chapter. I look forward to
seeing everyone at the KRESS TERRACE with their
checkbooks on December 13th!
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| by Tony Palozzolo |
It is getting close to the Christmas break for
students, but the NCA&T Students have at least one
more presentation to give. Please everyone come
out to the tech topic at the November meeting to
see and support the A&T Students with there class
presentation. They are looking for our support and to
assist them with this project.
If you have had an opportunity to speak to youngsters about HVAC and our industry through Boy Scouts, teach-ins, or other contacts, please contact Bryan Holcomb or Bryan Lamply so we can count up the points!! Each session adds 25 points in our hunt for the Golden Apple award! As always, we will be looking for individuals to help in the beginning of 2007 to assist with the education and teaching of high school students about engineering and ASHARE. If you can help please let us know. |
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ASHRAE SATELLITE BROADCAST "Multiple
Benefits Solutions for Enhanced Building Security" -
1pm to 4pm - 3 pdh, November 14th at Brady Trane
ASHRAE CHRISTMAS PARTY Wednesday December 13th at Kress Terrace |
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We would like to recognize all of the 2006-
2007 Platinum,
Gold, and Silver sponsors
Platinum $1000 and above
Gold $500
Silver $300 |
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