Monthly Newsletter of the Central Oklahoma Chapter

ISSUE 9—MAY

2019-2020 EDITION

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Table of Contents

President’s Message: May 2020 2

YEA: May Updates and Events 3

Honors & Awards: Roadmap to RAM 3

Research Promotion: Event Cancellations 4

Membership Promotion: Virtual Happy Hour Recap 4

Social Media: May Updates 5

Student Activities: Virtual Mixer 5

CTTC: May Chapter E-Meeting 6

Diversity: Stay Strong 7

Government Affairs: Virus Impact 7

Sponsor Menu 8

Upcoming Chapter Schedule of Events 9

ASHRAE COK Chapter Contact Info 10

UPCOMING EVENTS

May Chapter Meeting May 6th, 11:30am Meeting

Remote online meeting (see page 6!) Speaker: Bill McQuade, P.E, LEED AP

Topic: The Future of the HVAC&R Industry —Trends, Risks, and Opportunities May Board of Governors Meeting May 18th, 11:30am Meeting Remote meeting until further notice!

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President’s Message By: Madison Schultz May 2020 Hello ASHRAEcok Family! I hope that you all are safe and well. It has been an honor to serve as your President this year. My goal for the year has been to Empower Members. I have been lucky to have so many wonderful volunteers helping this year, so this year has been jampacked with events; I have been so glad to see you at many of them. I have a big shout-out this month: I want to thank Kaylee Oliver. She added to her usual volunteer duties to set up the Diversity in ASHRAE Virtual Happy Hour last month. She also planned and set up an ASHRAEcok YEA Discord to facilitate our YEA Virtual Meet up in a video game. All of this planning is not in her typical duties, but she did it anyways. Neither of those events would have been the successes that they were without her efforts. Thank you, Kaylee! We had a delightful joint Diversity in ASHRAE/Membership Promotions Virtual Happy Hour last month. This was the inaugural Diversity in ASHRAE Event for the chapter. It was a successful beginning to the conversation; I can’t wait to see how the discussion progresses. I am pleased to announce that our Companions’ Night Event this year is an evening with Congresswoman Kendra Horn. The is the elected official to the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District. If you live in Oklahoma County (outside of Midwest City/Del City), Seminole County, or Pottawattamie County, she is your Representative! Congresswoman Horn will be joining us on a video call on Monday, May 11 from 6-7pm to discuss energy policies on a federal level and field questions from us. Please invite your significant other to join the video chat! The link will be posted on our chapter website calendar. I hope to see you there. I am also excited to announce that we will be hosting a YEA/Student Mixer on Thursday, May 14 from 5-7pm. All YEA and Student Members should be receiving a calendar invitation with Zoom conference details. We will also be hosting a Student Research Update virtual conference on Wednesday, June 3 from 11:30-1pm. The students working on ASHRAE funded projects will be sharing updates on their research. I hope you all will be able to join us. More details will be provided on the chapter website calendar. Please reach out if you have an idea for a digital event or activity that will empower members. I am looking forward to our joint AIA/ASHRAE May Chapter Meeting on May 6. Like the April meeting, this will be a digital meeting hosted by GoToMeeting and will be free for all ASHRAEcok members. Details to join the meeting are on our website calendar. I am pleased to welcome our featured speaker Bill McQuade, Vice President of Sector Services and the Sector Lead for the Applied Products, who will be talking on the subject of The Future of the HVAC&R Industry, Trends, Risks, and Opportunities. Bill is also an ASHRAE Society Vice President. This meeting is also our Life Member and Past-Presidents Recognition Day. We hope all of our Life Members and Past- Presidents are able to join us for the meeting. On a personal note, I hope that you all are finding the strength needed to evolve during these difficult and uncertain times. I want to remind you to follow CDC and local guidelines and don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you need anything. Stay safe and wash your hands. Madison

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Madison Schultz

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Young Engineers Association (YEA) May Updates By: Gavin Swenson Thank you to the members that made it to our very first virtual event last month, and to Johnson Controls for sponsoring! It was great to hear everyone’s voices again.

Sticking with the responsible social distancing theme, this month we’re excited to announce a joint event with Student Activities.

Thursday, May 14th from 5pm to 7pm we’ll be doing a virtual mixer with student members through Zoom. Come pop into the chat

and catch up with fellow YEA members and local students alike!

If you need anything or have any ideas you’d like to see implemented in our YEA program, please contact me at gswenson@eei-ok.com

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Honors and Awards Roadmap to the Regional Award of Merit (RAM)

By: Tino Mendez We all like to be recognized for a job well done and at the Regional level in ASHRAE the first Award most Members are considered for is the Regional Award of Merit (RAM). You are awarded points for your involvement in the Chapter in accordance with the effort that each assignment requires. The following is a list of those points. President - 2 points President Elect or VP - 1 point Secretary - 1/2 point Treasurer - 1/2 point (Several years ago we had a person volunteer to do this job on a continuing basis since it requires an understanding of finance beyond normal limits.) This point is not available to you. So, if you go "trough the chairs", you can accumulate 5.5 points. Total required is 10. Where can you get the other 4.5 points ? One source is the CRC that comes around every 10 years or so to a Chapter. The General Chair of the CRC gets 2 points and the Program Chair gets 1 point. Most other Committee Chairs get 1/2 point with a Maximum of 2 points per CRC. Now you are up to maybe 6.5 points and still need 3.5 points to be eligible. The last source for points is Regional/Society activities, like: Director and Regional Chair - 2 points CRC Delegate - 1 point CRC Alternate - 1/2 point Nominating Committee Member -1 point Nominating Committee Alternate - 1/2 point Regional Vice Chair - 1 point (This is a 3 year assignment so you can get a total of 3 points.) For a complete list I refer you to the entry form for the RAM at ASHRAE.org under Membership/Honors and Awards. Hopefully this gives you a better understanding of the RAM Award. Get involved!!

Tino Mendez 2019-2020 H&A Chair

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Membership Promotion Virtual Happy Hour Recap By: Tanner Jones I hope everyone is well and staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic! Earlier in the

month of April, Diversity in ASHRAE chair Aruna Abhayagoonawardhana and I held a

joint Zoom Diversity in ASHRAE happy hour event to discuss the importance of having a

more diverse ASHRAE chapter and culture. I appreciate all who attended and engaged in

the discussion. Aruna and I hope to have one more event in late May or early June in

person, so stay tuned for that announcement!

If there are ever any questions over membership or involvement, please send me or th MP Team below an

email.

Caleb Spradlin (cspradlin@hpengineeringinc.com) – Committee Member

Heather Martin (hmartin@rbakins.com) – Committee Member Alex Roswell (aroswell@psaokc.com) – Committee Member Conner Walters (connerw@harrisonorr.com) – MP Co-Chair Tanner Jones (tkjones@eei-ok.com) – MP Chair

Tanner Jones 2019-2020 MP Chair

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Research Promotion Event Cancellations By: Chris Dolan I hope everyone is doing well through this Covid-19 situation. Unfortunately, this virus cost us the opportunity to host our annual sporting clays event. I will attempt to reschedule in early summer when things go back to normal.

To contact me, please email me at cdolan@eei-ok.com

It is more critical than ever for each person in our chapter to donate to RP. Without your donations there will be research grants that could go unfilled.

I challenge every member to donate $100 at www.ashrae.org/donate

Chris Dolan 2019-2020 RP

Chair

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Student Activities: Virtual Mixer By: Robert Smith and Don Carter We have a scheduled virtual YEA/Student Mixer on Thursday, May 14, 2020 from 5-7pm. This event currently will be hosted by Zoom and it will allow our students to interact with the COK Chapter virtually. Wednesday, June 3, 2020 during our normal lunch meeting we have ASHRAEcok student research presentation updates scheduled. This event will be a virtual Zoom meeting where students from The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University will present their research presentation to our Chapter body. With everything that is going on in the world right now meditation, and positive energy can help ease anxiety and depression. Please be safe during these times. Robert Smith, rsmith@eei-ok.com Don Carter, doncarterconsulting@gmail.com

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Social Media May Udates By: Kaylee Oliver Stay in contact with ASHRAE Central Oklahoma from a safe distance through social media! Our current events are moving to digital formats, follow us on Facebook for the latest information regarding digital meetings and event cancellations and rescheduling. We’ll see you soon (from a safe distance!) Follow us @ASHRAEcok on Facebook and Instagram!

Thanks! Kaylee

Kaylee Oliver 2019-2020 Social

Media Chair

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Chapter Technology Transfer (CTT) By: Jon Wilmore

Please join us Wednesday, May 6th for a joint meeting with AIA and a discussion on The Future of the HVAC&R Industry- Trends, Risks, and Opportunities. Our presenter will be Society VP Bill McQuade, P.E. This month’s meeting will be a Webinar and the Go To Meeting invite will be sent out soon. Bill McQuade is Vice President of Sector Services and the Sector Lead for the Applied Products. He comes to AHRI after 26 years working for the York International/Johnson Controls organizations in various technical, managerial, and regulatory roles. He has a BSME, MSME, and MBA from Penn State University. The focus of his graduate research in the early 90s was the performance characteristics of HCFC and HFC alternatives to CFCs in air-conditioning equipment. A regular attendee of UN climate and ozone meetings, he has provided input to the US, EU, and Chinese governments regarding ozone and climate regulation and legislation. He was selected by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. EPA to serve as an industry representative on the Indo-U.S. Taskforce on HFCs. Also, he has served as an expert on the U.S. Department of Energy HVAC Roadmap Collaboration Team (Oak Ridge National Lab). Throughout his career, he has been very active member of our global industry. In the ASHRAE Society, he recently served as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors and is currently a Society Vice President for 2019. Over the years, he has served on various councils and committees. Most recently he chaired the subcommittee that developed the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan. He has also participated in industry associations around the world, including: AHRI, European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficient Buildings (EuroACE), The European Building Automation Controls Association (eu.bac), In addition, he served for nine years on the Board of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric policy, where he was the most recent Vice Chair. Bill is an ASHRAE Fellow and received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award in 2012. He is also a past recipient of Richard C. Schulze award for Distinguished Service from AHRI. During his career, he has been awarded 11 U.S. and International patents related to chiller design, oil separation, and chiller controls algorithms.

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Jon Wilmore 2019-2020 Chapter

Technology Transfer Chair

Bill McQuade, P.E, LEED AP, Fellow ASHRAE Vice President Sector Services Industry Sector Lead, Applied Products

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Government Affairs Virus impact on efficiency

By: Byron Hughes The efficiency sector, which employs more than 2.4 million workers, has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Since most people are self-isolating at home, there is little work available installing energy efficient technologies and implementing other efficiency measures. Even when the immediate health crisis recedes, there are concerns about construction slow-downs and reduced budgets for state and local governments. Also, because most state legislatures are no longer in session, many energy efficiency bills that were close to being enacted may be delayed until next session. If you are interested in getting involved in Government affairs please contact me at bhughes@rbakins.com. If you are interested in getting involved with Government Affairs please contact me at bhughes@rbakins.com

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Diversity Stay Strong By: Aruna Abhayagoonawardhana

We all are in this together.” That is one important lesson we have learned over the past couple of weeks. Our goals are still the same even though the way we conduct our day to day business has changed. Covid-19, the vicious virus, spreads among our communities without any discrimination. It is essential to not let Covid-19 affect diversity which is now needed more than ever during these difficult times. Some of you are teleworking while some of you have to report to duty stations. Check on your family, co-workers, friends and community and do what is necessary to survive during this crisis. Keep diversity on your daily agenda for the sake of ASHRAE and our communities and businesses.

Byron Hughes 2019-2020 Govt

Affairs Chair

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Upcoming Chapter Schedule

Date Event Location Topic Presenter

5/6/2020 May Chapter Meeting

Remote Meeting – Go To Meeting See page 6 CTTC article and webinar invite for more info! 11:30 AM

The Future of the HVAC&R Industry—Trends, Risks, and Opportunities

Bill McQuade, P.E, LEED AP, Fellow ASHRAE Vice President Sector Services Industry Sector Lead,

Applied Products

5/18/2020 May BOG Meeting

Remote Meeting until further notice 11AM

BOG meeting —

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2019-2020 COK CHAPTER CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Company Phone Email

OFFICERS:

President Madison Schultz OK BeCo. (405) 412.2686 madison@okbe.co

Secretary Caleb Spradlin HP Engineering, Inc. (405) 286.9945 cspradlin@hpengineeringinc.com

Treasurer Stephanie Thomas Moxify Engineering LLC (405) 254.5038 sthomas@moxifyllc.com

Vice President Jeff Forman Mechanical Sales Midwest (405) 368.8883 jforman@mechsales.com

President Elect Chris Dolan Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 525.7722 cdolan@eei-ok.com

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

Board of Governors Aruna Abhay-agoonawardhana

United States Air Force (405) 734.7222 arunaa@cox.net

Board of Governors Kaylee Oliver Moxify Engineering LLC (812)455.3146 Koliver@moxifyllc.com

Board of Governors Don Carter Consultant (405)413.8089 doncarterconsulting@gmail.com

Board of Governors Damon McClure Harrison-Orr Air Conditioning (405) 520.2492 damonm@harrisonorr.com

Board of Governors Tony Arango Trane (405) 834.7982 Tarango@trane.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Student Activities and Scholarship

Robert Smith Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 421.0053 Rsmith@eei-ok.com

YEA Gavin Swenson Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 421.0083 Gswenson@eei-ok.com

Chapter Research Pro-motion Chair

Chris Dolan Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 525.7722 cdolan@eei-ok.com

Chapter Membership Promotion Chair

Tanner Jones Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 206.6594 tkjones@eei-ok.com

Chapter Technology Transfer Chair

Jon Wilmore RB Akins Company (405) 947.6502 jwilmore@rbakins.com

Chapter Grassroots Gov’t Advocacy Chair

Byron Hughes RB Akins Company (405) 947.6502 bhughes@rbakins.com

Chapter Refrigeration Chair

Justin Love Trane (405) 943.6605 Justin.love@trane.com

Chapter Sustainability Chair

Craig Yadon Mechanical Sales Midwest (405) 613.2610 Cyadon@mechsales.com

Chapter Electronic Com-munications and Web-master

Joseph Sanders RB Akins Company (405) 947.6502 Jsanders@rbakins.com

Chapter Historian Dusty Stoabs Streets, LLC (405) 388.2271 dstoabs@streetsllc.com

Special Events Commit-tee

Andy Donehue Trane (405) 943.6697 andy.donehue@trane.com

Chapter honors and spe-cial awards

Florentino Mendez Retired (405) 843.3579 tinomendez@cox.net

Social Media Chair Kaylee Oliver Moxify Engineering LLC (812)455.3146 Koliver@moxifyllc.com

Scholarship Chair Robert Smith Engineered Equipment Inc. (405) 421.0053 rsmith@eei-ok.com

Diversity in ASHRAE Aruna Abhay-agoonawardhana

United States Air Force (405) 734.7222 arunaa@cox.net

Newsletter Alex Roswell PSA Consulting Engineers (405) 213.7979 Aroswell@psaokc.com