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April 2008
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ASHRAE
North Piedmont Chapter Newsletter
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Next Meeting - Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
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Presidential Portrait |
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What a great meeting we just had!!!! I set a goal to
have 100 people in attendance for the Society
Presidents visit and we just went over. The official
count for the meeting was 102!!! I would like to thank
AIA for their participation in our joint meeting, along
with Dr. Sing and the NCA&T Students for their senior
project presentation. Finial I would like to thank the
Board for the work they put in to this meeting!
If you were unable to attend, you missed one of the
best meetings we have had. I would like to thank Mr.
Kent Peterson for taking the time out of his schedule
to visit with the North Piedmont Chapter. It was well
worth the time and effort to get Mr. Peterson here.
With that I also would like to thank Tom Phoenix and
Jim Fields for their help in working out the details to
get Kent here.
As everyone knows, were are coming to the end of
another great year for North Piedmont, and we need to
end on a positive note. We need for everyone to make
the last meeting and research event (Golf Outing)
along with the completion of all hand book reviews
The Rudy is within reach, we just have to make sure
there is no reason why North Piedmont shouldn't get
the 3 Peat!
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Chapter Technology Transfer |
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by Robert Bouknight, Robin Hankins and Kevin Heywood
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Thank all of you that came to hear ASHRAE president
Kent Peterson last month. We had a great crowd, over
100! This includes a big showing from the NCA&T
student chapter.
Kent's message is vitally important for our industry. I
was not aware that buildings consume more energy
than transportation in the US. The HVAC industry can
have a huge positive environmental and economic
impact if we work together with architects and building
owners to significantly reduce building energy
consumption.
I am sure that all of you are planning to come
to the April meeting, featuring ASHRAE distinguished
lecturer Chuck Gullege. Chuck will expand on the
themes from the ASHRAE satellite broadcast airing
Wednesday the 26th.
Be sure to let me know if you are coming to the
meetings (rbouknight@jhyatthammond.com). The
day
before is fine. This really helps control meeting
costs!
Thanks your help with this in the past.
Robert Bouknight(CTT & Chapter Programs),
Robin Hankins
(Refrigeration), and Kevin Heywood (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.
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History |
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by Morgan Jones
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Comfort from Ice (PART V) - High School
Auditorium
1901 - In Scranton Pennsylvania the June graduation
exercises cooled as many as 1400 persons by
circulating 3 million cubic feet of air per hour over
blocks of ice. More than 6.5 tons of ice were used to
maintain a 15 degree F delta T between outside air
and inside air. Pans of calcium chloride were placed
in the air-stream to lower the humidity.
From ASHRAE Journal February 1999 by Bernard
Nagengast -A History of Comfort Cooling Using Ice
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Membership Promotion |
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by Bill Bullock
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The time is ticking as we get to the end of the year.
We have had 7 new members to date, but have lost 15
members. We need to keep in contact with the new
members to make sure they stay a part of North
Piedmont. Once that stay 3 plus years will continue to
be a part of ASHRAE!!! We need everyone's help.
The membership team will be spending the next
month going through and making sure everyone is
current with their membership. If you are one of those
that puts off paying their dues, we will find you and
make sure it jumps to the front of your to do list!
I would like to acknowledge the following new
members for the 2007-2008 year.
- C. Grady Saunders - JHyatt Hammond -
12/1/07
- Gary Goodson - BradyTrane - 2/1/08
- Thomas Bader - 2/1/08
- Robert Kantlehner - BradyTrane - 2/1/08
- Kenneth Dalton - Professional Air - 1/1/08
- Chris Stegall - 10/1/07
- Bobby Taylor - Lumalier - 2/1/08
- Steve Osburne- BradyTrane - 4/1/08
If I have missed any new members please
let me know as this is the information provided by
society.
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Research Promotion |
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by Kevin Bengel
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The Spring golf outing will be held on Friday, May 9 at
Bryan Park
Players
course. Lunch and registration will be held at 11:30
with a
shotgun start at 12:30.
Need prize donations for the golf tournament. Please
consider
you or your company donating or subsidizing logo
gear and
the like for prizes and give aways. Send me an e-mail
with a
list and description of what you can provide. I need to
know
soon so I can plan the event effectively. Thanks in
advance!!
Corporate sponsors who
have already paid or pledged support this year
are:
- Hoffman and Hoffman Inc (Paid)
- James M. Pleasants (Paid)
- Carrier North Carolina (Paid)
- All Seasons Mechanical Sales (Paid)
- Alamance Consulting Engineers, PA (Paid)
- Industrial Air (Paid)
- Heat Transfer Sales (Paid)
- Superior Mechanical Systems (Pledged)
- Hahn Mason (Pledged)
- Brady Trane (Pledged)
- Environmental Air Systems (Pledged)
- Benner and Fields (Pledged)
- P.A.C.E (Pledged)
A big thank you to all our corporate sponsors!
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Student Activities |
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by Chris Coble
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Another great meeting and turnout by the NCA&T
Students. Their presentation of there Senior projects
was a great highlight for the Presidents visit and I
knew that it cought his attention. There were plenty of
questions and that shows that everyone was paying
attention.
As everyone who attend the meeting knows, Ashanti
Hepburn a Junior at NCA&T was awarded the
ASHRAE Ruben Trane Scholorship which is for
$10,000. We encourage all students to apply for
these scholorships.
We have also attached a link that gives a recap of the
students trip to NYC along with several pictures from
the weekend.
http://www.northpiedmont.org/2007-
08%20Events/Winter%202008%20Students%
20Meeting%20Report.doc
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Upcoming Events |
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Spring Golf Outing - May 9, 2008
Bryan Park Players Course
Captins Choice
Registration - 11:30am
Tee Off - 12:30 pm
Region IV CRC - Sea Trails - Sunset Beach,
NC
August 15-17
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Additional Resources |
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Our Sponsors |
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We would like to recognize all of the 2006-
2007
Platinum, Gold, and Silver sponsors. We are currently
looking forward for their support for the 2007-2008
year.
Platinum $1000 and above
- AC Corporation
- Alamance Consulting Engineers
- All Seasons Mechanical Sales
- Benner & Fields
- BradyTrane
- Carrier North Carolina
- Environmental Air Systems
- Hahn-Mason
- Hoffman & Hoffman
- Industrial Air
- Lomax Construction
- James M. Pleasants Co.
- P.A.C.E.
- Superior Mechanical Services
- Thermal Resource Sales
Gold $500
Silver $300
- Greensboro Plumbing Supply
- Sutton Kennerly & Associates
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