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

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1 FEBRUARY MEETING Central Arkansas Date: Wednesday, February 3 Location: Pulaski Technical College Culinary Arts Institute Cost: $20 Schedule: 10:30a.m. Board Meeting 11:30a.m. Lunch / Technical Session 12:00-1:00p.m. Program *$50 Cash drawing for members who RSVP by 12:00pm (Noon), January 29, Northwest Arkansas Date: Thursday, February 4 Location: Arvest Ballpark Cost: Free (lunch extra) Schedule: 11:30a.m. Lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Program INSIDE THIS ISSUE Chapter Meeting Calendar Page 2 Meeting Minutes Page 3-5 RP Update Page 6 Technology Awards Page 7-8 Speaker Spotlight Page 8 ASHRAE CRC VIII Page 9 ASHRAE Learning Institute Page 10 ASHRAE Events & Ads Page 11 Thank you Page ENGINAIRE I hope everyone had a great January and beginning of the New Year! I am writing this message in the mist of our first snow storm of I hope that everyone was able to be off work and get to play a little in the snow. For those of you traveling to Orlando for the AHRI Expo and ASHRAE Winter Meeting, I hope you have safe travels. February is a big month for Student Activities. The week of February is DiscoverE, or formally known as National Engineers Week. Our Grassroots Government Advocacy Chair, Chance Hollingsworth, was able to have our Governor, Asa Hutchison, sign a proclamation proclaiming this week as National Engineers Week in Arkansas. Chance Hollingsworth, Josh Faulkner, Ron McCarty and I had a chance to meet the Governor and have a photo opportunity with him and the signed proclamation. Our Student Activities Chair, Josh Faulkner will be setting up multiple appointments with local K-12 schools in Central Arkansas that week for our Chapter Officers and members to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to students at these schools. Many of our members have already stepped up the plate and have made visits to some schools already. If you are interested in participating in this event, please let myself or Josh Faulkner know. We cannot rely on educators alone to improve student interest in STEM subjects. By having skilled volunteers (such as our ASHRAE members), Volume XXVII, Issue 6, February 2016 Arkansas Chapter Newsletter for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. THE PRESIDENT S MESSAGE By Forrest Moseley we can partner with our schools to provide even further detailed knowledge about these subjects as they apply to all of our daily lives. Regions VIII CRC is right around the corner. This year s CRC will be held April in Tyler Texas, home to the East Texas Chapter. See the flyer in this month s newsletter for further information on event registration, social events, various activities, and hotel reservations. With Tyler being within driving distance from Little Rock, I strongly encourage not just our Chapter Officers and Chairs to attend, but also our membership as well. In closing, I would like to remind everyone of a venue change for our February program. This will be held at Pulaski Technical College Culinary Arts Institute. We will have a program by Jim Caylor on Ammonia Use in Refrigeration and A/C Applications as well as a tour of the facility. Last but not least, please be sure to RSVP for this event as we will have a limited number of spots available. We will have another $50 drawing this month for all of those that RSVP early.

2 Page 2 THE RAZORBACK REPORT MONTH MEETING TOPIC SPEAKER SECTION DATE LOCATION THEME SEPT Advancements in Pumping and Motor Efficiency Stan Kutin, Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Hoolihan s Rogers, AR Chapter Awards OCT Property Assessment for Clean Energy Frank Mayfield, Harrison Energy Partners Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Hoolihan s Rogers, AR Resource Promotion NOV Design of Education Facilities Impact on Total Cost of Ownership David Handwork, Arkansas State University Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Springdale Country Club Government Affairs DEC ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Hamid Habibi, TME Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Arvest Ballpark Membership Promotion JAN Commissioning Tips, Tricks, and Techniques David Underwood, Society President Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Arvest Ballpark History FEB Ammonia Refrigeration Systems Jerry Bradford and/or Amos Turnipseed, Baker Refrigeration Central NWA Pulaski Academy Culinary School The R in ASHRAE Central Camp Aldersgate MAR Humid Climate Design Eric Strum, Trane NWA Student Activities APR ASHRAE Standard Dr. Thomas Lawrence, Distinguished Lecturer Central Camp Aldersgate NWA Sustainability MAY Past President s Night N/A Central TBA TBA NWA N/A N/A Past President s Recognition Page 2

3 Page 3 THE RAZORBACK REPORT MINUTES Board Meeting of January 6, 2016 Ron McCarty Secretary ARKANSAS CHAPTER MEETING Members Present: Forrest Moseley (President), Mark Eley (President Elect / CTTC), Ron McCarty (Secretary), Max Good (Treasurer), Josh Faulkner (Student Activities), Phil Watson (Membership), Dan Allison (Reception), Josh Robinson (YEA), Terry Jacks (Research Promotion), Russell Black (Historian), Chance Hollingsworth (Grassroots Government Affairs Committee), Tom Hanlon (Refrigeration), Jake Skinner (Newsletter), Rick Sellers, Bill Simpson and Steven McConnell (Board of Governors), Courtney Michael and Jared Hendrickson (Honors and Awards). Call to Order: precisely 10:30 a.m. Forrest Moseley President Open the meeting with the welcoming of the ASHRAE Society President David Underwood. Mr. Underwood would be the presenting speaker to today s meeting. December Meeting Minutes Call for review and approval 1st motion for approval of the minutes was made by Mark Eley, 2nd by Terry Jacks Motion Passed The minutes were approved. PAOE Forrest indicated that a number of chairs have been entering points. He requested that all groups stay current and up to date. Overall the Chapter was doing well as compared to other Chapters. Contact NWA Liaisons Forrest reinforced the need for each Chairperson continue to make contact with their counterpart in the NWA group. In addition, he requested that each person copy their counterpart in the NWA group on s associated with ASHRAE business to keep them in the loop. Nominating Committee Forrest indicated that the members for the Nominating Committee for this year that will be put forth to the membership are Terry Jacks, Chris Ahne, Mark Mizell and Chance Hollingsworth. This group will start pulling names together for the various positions. The members of the Nominating Committee will be put forth for a vote by the membership at the general meeting today. (The membership voted to approve the committee members.) Region VIII and Society Level Nominations from Arkansas - Mr. Underwood and Bill Simpson provided some comments on the value of participating at the Society level. Winter meeting was discussed Date: Jan 23 in Orlando this year. CRC Tyler TX - April Forrest asked that everyone to participate Looking to match past performance at CRC Mark Eley President Elect / CTTC General discussion about the last meeting. Mark highlighted the fact that we had good participation from the DFA Division of Building Authority group. This was coordinated by Chance Hollingsworth. Registration Sub Group meeting To address the concerns related to meeting registration a subcommittee was formed. The Subcommittee chair is Rick Sellers. Rick Sellers will provide a brief report. Mark mentioned that he was going through the process of comparing other sites for the meeting. Part of the issues with the current location is poor Acoustics and overall expense. Rick Sellers mentioned the utilization of another AV group (AV Arkansas). The cost for this group is minimal ($40-45) and they did a great job for CRC. Mark will look into the various options and present the options to the group. Max Good Treasurer Treasurer Report was not present due to computer transfer issues. There was some discussion related to a cloud based system to avoid computer transfer issues in the future. Also Page 3

4 the Chapter may what to look at another system that can be on-line. Forrest asked for a sub committee to review the various options Sub Committee Max Good and Rom McCarty. Ron McCarty Secretary Copiers of the last Meeting minutes were distributed No additional items Registration Sub-Committee Report: Rick Sellers provided an update from the last committee meeting. First part of the meeting was to discuss the general issues with Start Chapter and why we went to Star Chapter. The first item was to have better control of the website. In addition there was discussion with the various features of Start Chapter for the meeting invite process and what features were being used. The committee suggested that additional features be activated. The next issue that was discussed is the RSVP for meeting attendance by the membership. There were a number of suggest as to how to increase this utilization of the invite process. The committee finally agreed that those members that RSVP via the on-line system would be eligible for a $50 drawing at the meeting. This drawing would be started and announced at today s meeting. The last time that was discussed by the committee was related to the process for handling meeting payments. The push going forward will be for on-line payment or payment at the meeting. The goal is to stop the invoicing process for meeting payments. This process and timeline for implementation still needs to be worked out. In addition resources for on-site meeting payment need to be in place that is efficient. Board of Governors Rick Sellers, Steve McConnell, Bill Simpson No addition updates. Josh Faulkner Student Activities Josh has reviewed his PAOE and will be updating as items are completed. Scholarships - three applications have been submitted and the committee is in the process of reviewing the applications. Student Talks There was two visits/talks given at Fulbright for 75 5th graders. Additional talk scheduled for the 15 th of January. Josh needs people to talk. Forrest mentioned that he would make an announcement at the general meeting for volunteers. The smoked Pork Butt sales raised $2070 to be used for supporting the students that are going to the winter meeting. Number for hams sold: ASU-20, UALR -16, and Membership Total of students will be attending the winter meeting. Josh mentioned that ASU was short $ in funds for the 6 students that will be attending. There was a general discussion related to how to fund this from the Chapter and Society. Bill Simpson mentioned that the Society Regional funds would be contributing to this however the actual amount was not known at this time. The Board discussed utilizing funds from unused Scholarship funds. The board approved providing the funds for the students. Phil Watson Membership Phil has contacted his RVC and updated PAOE points. Phil reported that there ae 341 total members, 2 new member, 2 student to Associates, 7 cancellations (however these would be reinstated by the end of the month), 3 transfer-ins and 1 upgrade for this month. Phil will be recognizing the new members at this meeting. Drew Grant Electronic Communications No update this meeting. Dan Allison - Reception General discussion with setup for PayPal and having access to a tablet or smartphone for payment at the reception area. No additional items Melanie Richardson - Sustainability There will be a raffle today for those that Car pooled. Page 4

5 General discussion about the upcoming Fall Sustainability project April Planning meeting and 2 sustainability-related activities Josh Robinson - YEA Forrest indicated that Josh is working on a YEA event - Possible Bowling. Russell Black Historian Russell indicated that the History Month display is setup for all to see. The display highlights a total of Nine Hall of Fame members. Russell noted as part of putting the information together he observed three distinct leadership styles that have been part of the Arkansas Chapter s leadership (Organizational, Technical and Social). Each style has proven to have a positive impact on the Chapter. This display will also be used for CRC. Russell will also have an article related to History month for the newsletter. Tom Hanlon Refrigeration Refrigeration is the topic for next months the meeting. Meeting will be at Pulaski Tech Culinary Arts Institute with a tour following the meeting. Jake Skinner Newsletter Working with Star Chapter and adding new material to the newsletter. Terry Jacks Research Promotion Terry has been in contact with his RVC and provided updates. As of the 29 th we are at 35% of goal for RP currently in 4 th place for the Region. Chance Hollingsworth Grassroots Government Affairs Committee Chance indicated that he has been in contact with RVC and has updated POAE points. Made contacts with the Local Government Officials Working on the Engineer s Week in February (Governors Proclamation) The proclamation has been made and is on schedule to be signed. Photo session will on January 19 th at the State Capital. Courtney Michael Honors and Awards Have completed the list of chapter members that are eligible for awards. Working on Past President s night working on locations and dates (May). Working on filing paperwork with Society for the AR ASHRAE Hall of Fame. General Note: Future meetings will start at 10:30 to allow for more time and discussion. Meeting Adjourned: 11:10 Page 5

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8 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT JIM CAYLOR, CAYLOR ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES Fifteen years service and system startup experience Eleven years in the industrial ammonia field Journeyman steamfitter Earned a BSME from Arizona State University in 2000 Fifteen years of design engineering experience Four years with a California D/B contractor PE in seven states ASHRAE Eight years on the Std 15 committee Eight years on the TC 10.1 committee, Custom Engineered Refrigeration Systems IIAR (International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration) Eight years on the Standards committee, (responsible for writing of IIAR 2) Page 8

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11 FUTURE ASHRAE CONFERENCES CHAPTER OFFICERS President Forrest Moseley Pres Elect Mark Eley Treasurer Max Good Secretary Ron McCarty BOARD OF GOVERNORS Rick Sellers Bill Simpson Steve McConnell Forrest Moseley (CRC Alternate) Terry Jacks (CRC Delegate) The is published monthly by the Arkansas Chapter of ASHRAE. Statements made in this publication are not expressions of the Society or of the chapter and may not be reproduced without special permission from the chapter. Membership Phil Watson Student Activities Josh Faulkner Programs Mark Eley Historian Russell Black Refrigeration Tom Hanlon Research Promotion Terry Jacks Newsletter Jake Skinner YEA Josh Robinson Social Tony DeMarco Reception Dan Allison Webmaster Drew Grant Sustainability Melanie Richardson GGAC Chance Hollingsworth Honors & Awards Courtney Michael COMMITTEE CHAIRS LOOKING FOR A JOB OR HAVE A POSITION TO FILL? CHECK OUT THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUMES OR HELP WANTED REQUESTS TO THE ARKANSAS ASHRAE WEBMASTER (DGRANT@HOBBSASSOCIATES.COM) TO HAVE THEM POSTED TO THE WEBSITE. Page 11

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