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

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
Google Maps

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
Google Maps

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.

April Meeting: Refrigerants (Phaseouts, Future, and LEED)

Thank you for all of those that came to our program last month at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 training facility. Thank you to the Local 20 for providing great food and hospitality. Finally, a special thanks to John Hamilton, the chief operating officer of TABB. Mr. Hamilton gave a great presentation on the importance of spelling out what the commissioning agent is to do and what powers he has.

This month Jeff Moe of Trane will be presenting on refrigerants. As mundane as this sounds, there are several very important issues coming up with refrigerants. The first and foremost being the phaseout of R-22 in the next couple of years. R-22 based equipment is certainly cheaper right now, but what will they cost in the long run? What should a contractor do? Using the right refrigerants can also garner LEED points.

Jeff Moe is Vice President & Chairman for Trane’s global environmental policy council. He has more than 20 years of experience in various marketing and product management positions in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. His current responsibilities also include leading Trane’s R-22 transition strategy.

Until recently, Jeff served as the program director for Trane’s environmental policy council. Prior to that role, he served as marketing director for Trane’s Commercial Unitary and Packaged Terminal products for North and South America with responsibility for delivering volume and margin goals to the business. Beginning in 1998, he spent three years as the global product manager for Commercial Unitary products, based in Epinal, France. In this role, he was responsible for the development of the business’ global product management and planning processes, which included monitoring and understanding the global regulatory environment.

He began his Trane career as a marketing engineer. Jeff’s product responsibilities during his career have included chillers, air handling units, packaged and split system unitary equipment and packaged and chilled water terminal products. During his tenure, Jeff has also served on several Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) committees, and currently serves on the boards of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and the Green Building Initiative. In addition, Jeff is actively involved as a business advisor at the Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol meetings.

Jeff earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. So, please join us for dinner and invite anyone (wife, brother, mother, client, building owner, contractor, engineer, etc.). We are not an exclusive chapter.

We hope that you can join us to contribute to the discussion. Drinks will also be covered by the chapter.

Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm CDT
Dinner / Program: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

Margaritas
19606 S. Burnham
Lynwood, IL
708-418-2650
Google Maps

February Meeting: LEED Energy Points for a Typical Office Building

After a long, sustained drought of meetings, there will finally be a meeting this month. This month will begin a series of presentations covering LEED related topics. More information about this will be posted later.

This month's presentation will explore the potential LEED Energy Savings points available for a typical office building. Various building insulation values and HVAC equipment efficiency options will be modeled through computer simulations to determine potential energy savings above the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 energy standard. The presentation will also discuss the impact of lighting budgets and on-site renewable energy for energy reduction.

Our presenter will be Bill Hromada, P.E., partner in the consulting engineering firm, R.L. Millies and Associates, Inc. Bill has his BSME degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and has over 25 years experience in the HVAC industry. Bill has been past president for our Northern Indiana Chapter of ASHRAE.

Please invite anyone (wife, brother, mother, client, building owner, contractor, engineer, etc.). We are not an exclusive chapter. We hope that you can join us to contribute to the discussion.

Date: February 21

Lunch Meeting
Cost: $15
Check-in: 11:30 am - noon EST
Lunch / Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EST

Tippecanoe Place
620 W. Washington ST.
South Bend, IN
574-234-907
Google Maps

Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Dinner / Program: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Margaritas
19606 S. Burnham
Lynwood, IL
708-412-2650
Google Maps

Please RSVP by Monday, February 18
Send an e-mail using the links are 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.

Greenbuild in Chicago!

Don't forget USGBC's Greenbuild is coming up on November 7 through 9! You can visit www.greenbuildexpo.org for more information. Former President Bill Clinton will be doing the opening plenary.