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JANUARY MEETING

Central Arkansas

Date: Wednesday, January 4 Location: Camp Aldersgate Cost: $20 Schedule: 10:30a.m. Board Meeting 11:30a.m. Lunch 12:00-12:15 pm: Tech Session

12:15-1:00p.m. Program

Northwest Arkansas

Date: Thursday, January 19 Location: Arvest Ballpark Rogers, AR Cost: Free (lunch extra) Schedule: 11:30a.m. Lunch 12:00-3:00p.m. 3 Hr Seminar on bEQ

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Meeting Calendar Page 2 Meeting Minutes Page 3-4 History Page 5-6 Facebook Page 6 Award of Excellence Page 7 bEQ Seminar Page 8-10 Technology Award Entries 1 ASHRAE Events & Ads Page 12

Arkansas Chapter Newsletter for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

Volume XXVIII, Issue 5, January 2017

www.arkansasashrae.org

THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

By Mark Eley

I hope that this message finds you rested and well and

beginning to ramp up your business again after the holidays. If

your calendar is anything like mine, there is typically a week or

two starting just before Christmas and ending shortly after the

New Year where time seems to slow down a little. The phone

quits ringing except for emergencies and even the incoming

emails and texts take a pause. It’s a great time to catch up on

everything, both personally and professionally, reflect about the

preceding twelve months and plan for the next twelve.

While December 31st marked the end of 2016, it marked

only the halfway point for my Arkansas ASHRAE Team. I really

can’t believe it’s half over. Tim Wentz told me to have fun as

President and I truly am. It’s particularly fun and rewarding to

watch my team knocking down the goals they set at the

beginning of the year. I owe them all a huge ‘thank you’ for the

jobs they are doing. As I’m typing this, our Arkansas ASHRAE

team has logged 8,482 PAOE points for the year. That is in-

credible. We are well on the way to our Chapter goal of 21,500

for the year, especially considering that Forrest Moseley will

probably be entering 5000+ PAOE points in the next few

months due to the great job he’s doing for Research Promotion.

Josh Faulkner is still leading in overall points in my Arkansas

ASHRAE Presidential Award of Excellence competition, but

Forest Moseley, Steve McConnell, Terry Jacks and Melanie

Richardson aren’t far behind.

I want to encourage you to buy your ticket now for our bEQ

seminar on January 20th at Robinson Auditorium. We are

giving away some free tickets to students and inviting several

other engineering societies. I’m afraid we might sell out and

not be able to accommodate all the ASHRAE members that want

to attend. If you haven’t already purchased, please do so now!

I hope to see you at Camp Aldersgate for our regular meeting

on January 4th and at Robinson Auditorium for the Seminar on

January 20th.

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MONTH MEETING TOPIC SPEAKER SECTION DATE LOCATION THEME

SEPT

ASHRAE’s

Strategic Plan

to Adapt

Tim Wentz,

Society President

Central 09.07.15 Camp Aldersgate

Research

Promotion

NWA 09.08.15

OCT

Standards and

Best Practices for

Dedicated

Outdoor Air

Systems

Central 10.05.15

Tour of

Hays Senior

Center (NLR)

Channing Evert

NWA 10.06.15 Arvest Ballpark

NOV Steam Funda-

mentals Mike Harvey


Joint Mtg

with AAHE


DEC Data Center

Design John Peterson


Sustainability


JAN

Commissioning

Certifications

3 HR Seminar /

Lunch on bEQ

Rodney Hinton Central 01.04.17 Camp Aldersgate

NEEB Joint

Meeting

NWA 01.19.17 Arvest Ballpark Hoy Bohanon

FEB Refrigeration

Systems Juan r. Diez

Central 02.01.17 Ben E. Keith

Lunch and Tour ASHRAE Std 15

and

Refrigeration


MAR

Demand

Ventilation

Systems

David Long


History


APR

Energy Credits

in LEED v4

Advice and

Analysis

Panel of LEED

Fellows

Central 04.05.17 CALS Main

Library

USGBC Joint

Meeting

NWA 04.06.17 TBA

MAY Past President’s

Night N/A

Central TBA TBA

Past Presidents

Recognition

NWA N/A N/A

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Members Present: Mark Eley

(President), Max Good (President

Elect/CTTC), Ron McCarty (Treasurer),

Steve McConnell (Secretary), Forrest

Mosley (Research Promotion), Brad

Bradshaw (BOG), Josh Faulkner

(Student Activities), Terry Jacks (Social

Media), Melanie Richardson

(Refrigeration), Phil Watson (YEA),

Connor McWilliams (Sustainability),

Cruz Eslick (Membership), Jim Monk

(Grassroots Government Affairs Com-

mittee), Courtney Michael (Honors and

Awards)

Call to Order: precisely 10:41 am.

Mark Eley – President

· AR ASHRAE President’s Award of

Excellence

· The “November Champion” is

Terry Jacks.

· New items on the CAOE

spreadsheet

· EA6 – Texas Hold’em

Poker

· EA7 – bEQ Seminar and

Tour (Encouraged attend-

ance)

· IV6 – Mid-Year Meeting

· We will vote on the $5/Month

dues increase today

· Mid-year meeting – please sign up

on sheet going around

Max Good – President Elect / CTTC

· Job Fair update: April 6th

, all day

event

· Technical Awards

· February 1st is the deadline

for Chapter submissions. The

regional deadline is TDB.

· Will be coming around to

firms to promote

Ron McCarty – Treasurer

· April Minutes update – No update

· Account balance update

· 2016-2017 Budget – Reviewed

and minor adjustments made

· Motion to approved Adjusted

Budget by Terry Jacks

· 2nd

by Forrest Mosley

· Voted

· Motion carries

· POS Software update – N/A

· Treasurer’s Report – Current

Balances:

· Money Market Account =

$14,743.63

· Checking Account =

$25,988.85

· Chapter Contribution to RP for

$10,000

· Past President’s Endowment

Contribution for $3,000

· Motion by Terry Jacks

· 2nd

by Jim Monk

· Voted

· Motion carries

Steve McConnell – Secretary

· November Meeting minutes –

Need motion to approve.

· Motion to approve - Josh

Faulkner

· 2nd

– Mark Eley

· Motion carried and minutes

were approved

Board of Governors – Bill Simpson,

Kim Koch, Brad Bradshaw

· No updates

Josh Faulkner – Student Activities

· Henderson Elementary Report

· Josh Faulkner and Tom

Hanlon spoke with every

class

· Pork Butt Fundraiser update

· 52 sold, Profit = $2,115.00

· ASU & UALR students re-

quested funds for hotel/

travel, need $2,275.00

· Scholarships update

· Will announce to students at

Job Fair in April

· Will get review committee

together to discuss appli-

cants.

Forrest Moseley – Research Promo-

tion

· Gun / Sports Raffle Report –

raised $4,460.00 for RP

· Poker Tournament Report – raised

$460.00 for RP

· Raised YTD for RP = $8,523.00

Melanie Richardson – Refrigeration

· Refrigeration meeting and tour –

Update. February visit to Ben E.

Keith. Chance will help with

presentation.

· GG7- bEQ Assessment NW Arkan-

sas – will be working on

Phil Watson - YEA

· UALR Central Plant (Spring – date

TBD)

· Robinson Auditorium Tour –

Friday, January 20th · Seminar, Lunch and Tour

· Seminar by Hoy Bohanon,

ASHRAE Distinguished Lec-

turer.

Terry Jacks – Social Media

· 103 likes on Facebook up from 70

· Posting on Facebook a few times per

week Tom Hanlon - Sustainability

· Connor McWilliams present – No

Update Cruz Eslick – Membership

· Will be recognizing 7 new members

· Need one New member on MP

committee for PAOE Jim Monk – Grassroots Government

Affairs Committee

· Department of Education meeting –

Will be setting up meeting to discuss

189.1 HPB

· Energy Office – Will be setting up

meeting to discuss ASHRAE Stand-

ards/What’s being adopted Courtney Michael – Honors and

Awards

· Member nominations for Chapter

Service Award & Regional Award of

Merit – working on

· Fellow nomination – No Update

· GG7 – bEQ rating for local building

– in progress

Meeting Adjourned: 11:30 am.

(Continued on page 4)

Board Meeting of December 7, 2016

Steve McConnell—Secretary


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Tech Session – started at 11:45 pm.

Connor McWilliams – Sustainability: Technical Session Speaker

Mr. McWilliams presented a brief summary of Habitat for Humanity and the Arkansas ASHRAE ef-

forts to support the program. He gave an overview of what we, as a chapter, have done and our

plans for the future.

Program – started at 12:00 pm.

Mark Eley – President

· November Champion – Terry Jacks

· Promoted ASHRAE Winter Conference – Las Vegas, January 28th – February 1st.

· Asked Chapter to Vote on $5/Year Dues Increase from $35 to $40 due to cost increases in

Chapter Operations:

· StarChapter is $1,200/Year

· Paypal POS Software

· QuickBooks Accounting Software

· Keith Wortsmith made the motion to increase chapter dues.

· Scott Smith seconded the motion.

· Motion carried.

Cruz Eslick – Membership

· Announced 7 New Members

Phil Watson - YEA

· Promoted Robinson Auditorium Tour – Friday, January 20th

· Seminar, Lunch and Tour

· Seminar by Hoy Bohanon, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer.

Max Good – President Elect/CTTC

· Max Good introduced today’s speaker, John C. Peterson, P.E.

· Mr. Peterson addressed the Chapter regarding Warmer Weather Effects on Data Center

Design

Program Adjourned: 1:00 pm.

Tech Session December 7, 2016

Russell Black - Historian

Leadership Recall Interview: Betty Wade (November 2016)

1. Provide a brief biographical sketch of your life (Place of birth, early schooling, higher education,

etc.)

I was born in 1954 in Bossier City, Louisiana, due to my father being stationed at the Air Force Base.

I attended Central High School and worked at Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield in the afternoons,

holidays, summers and pretty much anytime I wasn’t in class before graduating in 1972. I worked during

my junior and senior years as a transcriptionist as part of the high school COE program, which allowed

students to work and receive high school credits.

I attended UALR; however, I never completed my degree due to working full time for Atlantic Envelope

Company starting at age 19. I worked as a receptionist and was promoted to office manager and then oper-

ations manager before becoming a sales representative in 1985 traveling across Arkansas, Texas and Ari-

zona.

In 2002, I founded Longpoint Specialties and am currently operating in Arkansas as a broker for printing

and office supplies.

2. How and when did you become involved in ASHRAE?

My future in-laws (Hank and Betty Wade) were very active in ASHRAE when I met them in 1992. I re-

membered them speaking fondly about their experiences with ASHRAE with their friends and trips they

were able to attend. My future mother-in-law, Betty (yes, we have the same name), was part of the Little

Rock CRC committee in 1990 with other ASHRAE spouses Joan Pettit and Molly Goodwin. They had a

fun time planning the spouse activities. When I was asked by then President Keith Wortsmith to entertain

the spouses in spring 2002, I was more than happy to take the responsibility with the help of Keith’s wife,

Karyn. Then in 2014, President Rick Sellers honored me by requesting me to entertain once again.

3. Please describe your experiences as an ASHRAE First Lady and any other chapter positions that you

have held.

While Vernon was chapter President, I was able to meet and get to know committee chairmen who

served with him, such as Jim Monk, Keith Wortsmith and Sherry Baldwin. Sherry became the President

the following year.

4. What people stand out as influences on you?

My mother-in-law, Betty, and my father-in-law, Hank. I also found my brother-in-law, Hank Jr., was

very instrumental in the positive side of promoting ASHRAE. I also admire Tracy Hayes and Paul Bris-

coe, along with Paul’s wife, Karen, who in my opinion also was a wonderful example of portraying and

keeping ASHRAE active.

5. What advice would you give an individual that is just starting out in ASHRAE?

As a spouse, get involved and support. Follow the advice of Past President Bill Goodman and his wife,

Molly: “Enjoy ASHRAE.”

Please search for ASHRAE Arkansas in the Facebook search bar, or visit our website at www.arkansasashrae.org and click on the Facebook link

in top, right-hand corner of the home page.

6. What is your future ASHRAE plans?

I know the regional meeting is every 12 years, which will be 2026, and I think I am going into hiding --

unless Robin Mizell, Gina Fullerton and Margaret Harrison want my help.

7. Please describe any humorous and/or significant historical events that you recall from your ASHRAE

experiences.

The Monterrey Chapter hosted the 2006 conference in Cancun. On the last day, the spouse entertain-

ment was at a local Mexican restaurant for a cooking class at 9:00 a.m. The chef started us out by making a

fresh margarita and then gave us knives to make guacamole dip and then ceviche shrimp and then on to

fajitas and more margaritas. When it was time for the President’s Lunch, some of us did not make it. The

cooking class attendees that I remember were Paul and Karen Briscoe, Tammy Huggins, Margaret Harri-

son and Diane Cummins. It was a blast!!!!


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This Month’s Topic: bEQ This Month’s Topic: bEQ

FEATURED ARTICLE FROM YOUR

ARKANSAS ASHRAE LEADERSHIP

According to a study by the Federal Government on their own inventory of buildings, approximately 95% of the cost of owning a building is the maintenance, operation, insurance, financing, etc. The remain-ing 5% went to the construction of the building itself. With this information, it isn’t hard to see that a build-ing owner could really benefit from an ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient (bEQ). It’s easy for an owner to say “I need to make some upgrades to cut my energy cost.” But with an ASHRAE bEQ analysis, the owner can be presented with some actual energy savings measures that will help reduce the cost of owning their specific building. It will also provide the estimated costs and paybacks of the work. What makes an ASHRAE bEQ so powerful is that it will give a building owner a baseline/benchmark as-sessment of the buildings energy usage before the improvements are made and then an assessment after the improvements have been put in place. This makes it possible for the owner to track and show the ef-fectiveness of the improvements. Because the bEQ uses a consistent method of providing an energy anal-ysis, buildings within an owner’s portfolio can be compared to each other and re-evaluated over time to see if the improvements are getting the expected energy savings and results. If marketability is of importance to an owner, then a bEQ can help set a building apart from similar buildings in similar climates. The ASHRAE bEQ will give feedback on the buildings designed and meas-ured energy use and also show the building’s potential for energy improvements.

For more information on how owners can benefit from an ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient, you can

visit buildingenergyquotient.org.

How Building Owners Can

Benefit From an ASHRAE bEQ

by Courtney Michael,

Arkansas ASHRAE

Courtney Michael is the 2016-2017 Arkansas ASHRAE Honors and Awards Chair and is also part of our bEQ Team helping to promote bEQ in Arkansas.


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This Month’s Topic: bEQ This Month’s Topic: bEQ

FEATURED ARTICLE FROM YOUR

ARKANSAS ASHRAE LEADERSHIP

Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) is ASHRAE’s building ener-

gy labeling program designed to provide information for a

building’s energy use and produce a rating, graded A+ thru

F. bEQ was originally established by an ASHRAE committee

made up of building design and performance professionals

with knowledge of the Energy Star and European Union la-

beling programs. The program was further developed with

input from energy modeling experts, energy managers, utili-

ties and government agencies.

The majority of building ownership costs occur after con-

struction (95% based on the U.S Federal Facilities Council

Technical Report No. 142). One of the largest expenses to

operating a building can be the utility costs. bEQ can help

building owners assess their building’s energy efficiency,

which can impact the operational cost and return on invest-

ment.

There are two separate assessment workbooks available, one

to evaluate “As Designed” potential and another for evaluat-

ing “In Operation” performance.

The “As Designed” rating assesses a building’s envelope and

systems. It does not depend on a building’s occupancy or

operating conditions. The results are calculated based on a

simulated, standardized energy model compared to a base-

line. The rating can only be improved by upgrading the

building envelope and/or building systems.

The “In Operation” rating assesses the building’s envelope

and systems as well but includes a component of how the

building actually functions. This rating requires metered

energy data for the buildings after at least 12-18 months of

operation. The rating can be improved by upgrading the

building envelope and/or modifications to how the building is

operated and maintained.

To learn more, please consider attending the Arkansas

ASHRAE bEQ Seminar on Friday, January 20th, presented

by Distinguished Lecturer Hoy Bohanon.

What is bEQ, Building

Energy Quotient?

by Steve McConnell,

Arkansas ASHRAE

Steve McConnell is the 2016-2017 Arkansas ASHRAE Secretary and is also part of our bEQ Team helping to promote bEQ in Arkansas.


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January 20th, 2017 10:00—11:30am Seminar Part 1 (Approved for AIA & GCBI Cred-

its)

11:30—12:00pm Lunch

12:00—1:30pm Seminar Part 2 (Approved for AIA & GCBI

Credits)

Hoy Bohanon, PE, LEED AP, BEAP is principal in Hoy Bohanon Engineering, PLLC, a firm that focuses on improving the per-formance of existing mission critical buildings. Mr. Bohanon began his engineering career as a research and design engineer, and then gained experience as a project engineer, facilities engineer, facilities manager, indoor air quality research engineer, environmental engineer, and business owner. He has a master’s degree in engineering from North Carolina State University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Bohanon has written technical papers and articles on indoor air quality, operations, and maintenance and is a frequent pre-senter at technical society meetings. He is a recipient of the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award and is chair of ASHRAE Standard 62.1 committee, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He also serves on the bEQ committee,. He is chair of the US Technical Advisory Group panel 1 (general principles) and panel 4 (indoor air quality) for ISO TC205 Building Environ-ment Design. He is a co-author of The Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commission-ing and Performance Metric Protocols for Commercial Buildings: Best Practices Guide. He also teaches multiple courses for the ASHRAE Learning Institute addressing ASHRAE 62.1 and IAQ. Mr. Bohanon is also a member of the Professional Engi-neers of North Carolina, US Green Building Council, and I2SL.

Hoy Bohanon,

PE, LEED AP, BEAP

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer!


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THE RAZORBACK REPORT

FUTURE ASHRAE

CONFERENCES:

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Membership Cruz Eslick Student Activities Josh Faulkner Programs Max Good Historian Russell Black Refrigeration Melanie Richardson Research Promotion Forrest Moseley Newsletter Jake Skinner YEA Phil Watson Social Josh Robinson Reception Jared Hendrickson Webmaster Drew Grant Sustainability Tom Hanlon GGAC Jim Monk Honors & Awards Courtney Michael

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COMMITTEE CHAIRS

President Mark Eley 501.940.7747 [email protected] Pres Elect Max Good 501.413.3597 [email protected] Treasurer Ron McCarty 501.374.5420 [email protected]

Secretary Steve McConnell 501.223.9302 [email protected]

2016-2017 CHAPTER OFFICERS

Kim Koch [email protected] Bill Simpson [email protected] Brad Bradshaw [email protected]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS


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