March Meeting - Central Boiler Efficiency

Hey all,

There will be two meetings next week Thursday, March 17: Lunch in South Bend at Tippecanoe Place and Dinner in the Calumet area. For a little change up, however, the dinner meeting will be at The Charleyhorse Restaurant in Munster, IN.

Robert Glod from the National Association of Power Engineers will be speaking about what every industrial facility should be doing to reduce their boiler room's carbon footprint. This high energy speaker will touch on several current subjects including reducing water chemical treatment, proper deaeration, and water treatment concepts.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 15

Thursday, March 17, will be St. Patrick's day and the middle of March Madness. The Charleyhorse will be a GREAT place to participate in both. Come join us at 4:00 pm CST for our "executive" meeting and to catch some of the 2nd round action on the big screens. The presentation will end in a timely fashion to catch some March Madness afterward as well.

Also, coming up in either April or May the chapter may have the opportunity to host a 4 hour training session on ASHRAE 90.1-2007, the new energy code for the State of Indiana. This will be provided at MINIMAL cost to anyone who wishes to attend. If you are interested, please take the survey on the sidebar.

Lunch Meeting

Cost: $15 (includes lunch)
Check-in: 11:30 am - Noon EST
Lunch/Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EST

Tippecanoe Place
620 W. Washington St.
South Bend, IN

Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20 (includes dinner & drinks)
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 CST
Dinner/Program: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CST

The Charleyhorse Restraurant

8940 Calumet Avenue

Munster, IN

Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings: A Sustainable Activity

The Northern Indiana Chapter of ASHRAE is pleased to invite you to a Distinguished Lecturer event at our February 17 chapter meeting with a presentation by Richard J. Pearson, PE concerning

Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings: A Sustainable Activity

Buildings use 40% of US Energy, of which ONE THIRD IS EASILY SAVED. This presentation weaves together Energy Management principles, Energy Star Guidelines, and practical experience of successful energy managers. Illustrations of success are provided, to take advantage of the Energy Star "Portfolio Manager" for documented performance tracking and national recognition as an "Energy Star.” Several examples are: a Wisconsin hospital utilizing a simple process with daily feedback to reduce the cost of gas by $90,000; a Madison insurance company saved enough electricity to power 586 homes; a Madison convention center reduced energy use by 25%, and achieved a LEED EB rating; a Chicago elementary school used students in a science program to reduce daytime energy use by 15%.

Energy management is an orderly process in which a manager uses resources at his disposal to accomplish clear objectives. Sustained energy management is the quickest, cheapest, cleanest way to expand our world's energy supplies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Much of Dick Pearson's career has been spent in hands-on analysis and creative renovation of HVAC systems. He has been awarded the ASHRAE membership grade of Fellow for his pioneering work with building automation systems, and has received the Distinguished Service Award from ASHRAE.

Mr. Pearson is the principal contributor to several ASHRAE publications on energy use and management. Mr. Pearson is a regular presenter at professional development courses at the University of Wisconsin and elsewhere on subjects related to energy audits, HVAC design, energy management, system analysis, and renovation of buildings.

Mr. Pearson has worked on many significant Energy Efficiency projects including optimization a 7,000-ton and a 3,000-ton facility, tracking a $3.6 million utility bill, renovation of a 30-story art deco hotel, commissioning of eight thermal storage projects, and energy analysis of eleven buildings at a USMC base in Okinawa.

Mr. Pearson’s awards include First Place, Commercial Buildings, in the ASHRAE Region VI Energy Awards Program; First Place, Commercial Buildings, in the Illinois Chapter Energy Awards Program; Technology Award from ASHRAE Region VI; Excellence in Engineering Award from the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE; and Distinguished Service Citation from the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering. He is a member of the National Register of Peer Professionals, and has been selected by the Chief Architect of the General Services Administration to conduct peer reviews of GSA projects.

The chapter meeting will be on February 17. Please invite friends, family, clients, architects, building owners/operators, and anyone else who might be interested in REDUCING ENERGY USE. This meeting, as with all our meetings, is open to members and non-members alike.

One Professional Development Hour (PDH) will be earned by attending this event.

Please RSVP by noon Wednesday, February 16

Lunch Meeting (Feb. 17)

CyberCafe at Ivy Tech Community Colleage

220 Dean Johnson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601

Cost: $15

Check in & networking: 11:30 am - noon EST

Lunch/Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EST

Location to be announced later

Click on link on right to RSVP

Dinner Meeting (Feb. 17)

Alumni Hall in the Student Union & Library at Purdue Calumet

2200 169th St, Hammond, IN 46323

Cost: $15

Check in & networking: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm CST

Dinner: 6:00 - 6:45 pm CST

Program: 6:45 - 7:45 pm CST

Location to be announced later

Click on link on right to RSVP

This month we will be holding our typical two meetings.

SOUTH BEND LUNCH MEETING - October 15

First off, in South Bend at Tippecanoe Place, there will be an introductory presentation on the new LEED 2009 standard. Rico Cedro will be presenting. Mr. Cedro is an associate principal and director of sustainable design at Kruek & Sexton. He initiated, developed and lead the firm’s expertise in sustainable design, integrating the firm’s modernist tradition of design excellence with LEED and other green practices for master planning, urban design, architecture and interiors. He directed major projects and client accounts, such as Herman Miller, Inc., University of Chicago and Clear Channel Adshel. Mr. Cedro has also been a member of the LEED Faculty with the USGBC. Through this program he has taught public and private workshops on LEED New Construction and LEED Commercial Interiors.

CALUMET DINNER MEETING - October 15

For the dinner meeting, we will be meeting at Margarita's Bar & Grille. Louis van Belle of R.L. Millies & Associates will be giving a presentation on the Indiana Energy code. Indiana is looking to adopt ASHRAE 90.1-2007 as it's energy code to meet federal requirements. Mr. van Belle will be reviewing the process for new code adoption in the State of Indiana. He will also be reviewing the new envelope and mechanical efficiency requirements and the fiscal impact for new construction projection of these requirements. Mr. van Belle is a licensed design engineer. He has been working at R.L. Millies for the past 5 years. He graduated from the University of Washington with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Currently he is the president of the chapter.

Everyone is free to come to these meetings. Please come and invite friends as well.

Please RSVP by Monday, October 12

Lunch Meeting

Cost: $15 (includes lunch)
Check-in: 11:30 am - Noon EDT
Lunch/Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EDT

Tippecanoe Place
620 W. Washington St.
South Bend, IN

Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20 (includes dinner & drinks)
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 CDT
Dinner/Program: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

Margaritas Bar & Grill
19606 Burnham Ave
Lynwood, IL 60411

Facilities Maintenance Expo - South Bend - FREE Seminar

On May 29 there is a Facilities Maintenance Trade Show in South Bend.

Bill Bissmeyer of B&B Air will be presenting a 45 minute seminar on EPACT Tax Deductions and how it relates to reduction of energy consumption and ASHRAE 90.1 for Metal Buildings. Mr. Bissmeyer will review Midwestern utility costs for industry and address specific measures that can be taken to reduce energy usage by 35-50% for industrial and distribution customers. Case studies will be reviewed to provide examples.

Bill Bissmeyer has been in the HVAC and energy industry for 33 years serving industrial customers in the Midwest. Mr. Bissmeyer worked in boiler sales with Lathrop-Trotter of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1974-1990. In 1990 Mr. Bissmeyer started B&B Air, Inc. in Indianapolis and specializes in converting large facilities from steam boilers to higher efficiency heating and air conditioning systems. Some of Mr. Bissmeyer's clients include Alcoa, Caterpillar, and General Motors to name a few.

Mr. Bissmeyer has been a past president of the Ft. Wayne and Dayton Chapters of ASHRAE. He has received the ASHRAE Lincoln Bouillon Award in recognition of increasing the membership of the Society. Currently he is the president of the Indiana Energy Savings Initiative and a board member of the National Association of Power Engineers.

Northern Indiana ASHRAE members will be admitted to the trade show and seminar at no charge. A free box lunch will also be provided.

Cost: Free
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Century Center
120 S. St. Joseph St.
South Bend, IN 46601

Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 27
Send an e-mail using the link on the right.
Or, phone Mike Zipse at 260-410-0276

May Meeting: Daylighting

We had a great meeting last month. Jeff Moe of Trane gave a very good presentation covering the future of refrigerants. To sum up what Mr. Moe presented: the Montreal Protocol has done a very good job of reducing ozone depleting gasses and will continue to do so. However, due to rise of global warming concerns, the refrigerant game may completely change. The fight against ozone depleting gasses has been done as painlessly has possible. The fight against global warming gasses will probably take a different tenor.

This month, to round out our bevy of LEED related programs, Keith Mitchell of Leviton will be presenting on daylighting. This is the practice of using natural, available light to provide effective internal lighting. Two aspects of this are then harvesting the light and controlling any artificial lighting to react to the amount of natural light available. Mr. Mitchell will be covering some of the techniques and technologies behind this important stride to reducing energy use in buildings.

Mr. Mitchell joined Leviton in 2000 and 2 years ago was promoted to the position of Technical Sales Specialist for Leviton’s Lighting Management System Division. Leviton's offering consists of commercial occupancy sensors, lighting control relays, commercial dimming controls, lighting energy management systems and theatrical and architectural lighting systems. Keith has more than 23 years experience in the electrical industry, including sales, marketing and training expertise. He has been a member of the IENSA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America) since 1990 and received his LC (Lighting Certificated for Qualified Professionals) from the NCQLP (National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions).

Daylighting is not something directly related to HVAC. However, it is an important piece in the puzzle of energy reduction. And, providing natural light has also been shown to improve worker productivity. These are very important to architects, developers, and building owners. Please invite anyone you may know in these related professions. Our meetings are always open to guests.

There will be meetings in both South Bend and the Calumet area this month.

Lunch Meeting
Cost: $15 (includes lunch & drinks)
Check-in: 11:30 am - Noon EDT
Lunch/Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EDT

Tippecanoe Place
620 W. Washington St.
South Bend, IN
574-234-9077
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Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20 (includes dinner & drinks)
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 CDT
Lunch/Program: 6:00 - 8:00 pm CDT

Margaritas
19606 S. Burnham
Lynwood, IL
708-412-2650
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Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 12
Send an e-mail using the links on the right.
Or, phone Tom Schneider at 574-232-6908 ext. 13 for the lunch meeting.
Or, phone Louis van Belle at 219-924-8400 for the dinner meeting.

Presentation Files

The presentation files from previous meetings will now be posted on the right. February's presentation on LEED Energy Savings Points has already been posted. More will follow.