Northern Nevada Chapter 126 November 2013 Newsletter PRESIDENT JASON BENDER Thanks to everyone who came out to the Lunch meeting last month. We has a great turnout and got to see some new faces that aren t usually able to join us at the evening meetings. This month we re back to normal time. Thanks to Dan Birkel and Steve LeCam for their great insight into code changes and how they are going to impact our work in the HVAC community. We re also gearing up for the annual Wine Tasting 12/6 from 6-8PM at Whispering Vine on Mayberry. Please plan to attend this great social event and fundraiser. Anybody with donations or sponsorship ideas please contact me and see the attached flier for event details. Thanks Jason Bender 2013/2014 ASHRAE Northern Nevada President
PRESIDENT ELECT / PROGRAMS CHAIR: DAVE WYLLIE November 2013 Meeting ~ Thursday, November 21 st, 2013 The meeting will be held at the Pinocchio s Bar and Grill Cocktails at 5:30, Dinner at 6:00 BACK TO OUR NORMAL LOCATION AND TIME!! Pinocchio s Bar and Grill 5995 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89502 (775) 826-5151 Speaker: Acoustics/Vibration Best Practices for HVAC Equipment Brandon Wallace BRD Noise & Vibration Control Bio: Brandon Lee Wallace, Southwest Regional Sales Manager of BRD Noise and Vibration Control, Inc. is a graduate of Kansas State University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Brandon started with the Trane Company in 1999 at their Screw and Scroll Chiller Business Unit as a Marketing Engineer after successfully completing the Trane Co. s Graduate Training Program. During his 7 years at Trane, Brandon held multiple positions in both Domestic and International market segments with responsibilities for executing domestic price/volume/share goals, product support, and management. In 2006, Brandon joined BRD as their Southwest Regional Sales Manager responsible for acoustical design and sales. BRD Noise and Vibration Control, Inc., provides noise control services for HVAC equipment and Brandon s knowledge of and experience with HVAC equipment helps enhance BRD s understanding of this market. Topic Summary: Brandon s presentation will provide an overview of acoustic terminology used in the HVAC industry (db vs dba, sound power vs. pressure, etc.) and to apply noise and vibration control best practices and treatments for HVAC equipment such as indoor/outdoor chillers and roof mounted equipment. I look forward to seeing you all at Pinocchio s for dinner!
TRESURES REPORT MATT BRENNAN NO REPORT
SECRETARY: CHUN LEE 10/16/13 Board of Governor s Meeting Minutes Attendance: Jason Bender, Chun Lee, Sandor Duran, Matt Brennan, Dave Wylie - Full circle money for the 4 chair members and the resource promotions chair are due by November 15 th to Sandor - Jason Bender to officially give Matt Brennan the books for 2013-2014 year next week after having the books audited. - Brian Bassi is to be removed the ASHRAE bank account and Matt Brennan and Dave Wylie to be added to it; this is to occur next week. - The February speaker has been scheduled and will be an ASHRAE Distinguished Speaker - A place for the job walk for the end of next year is still being sought after, any recommendations would be appreciated. - November meeting will be set aside and membership promotion s donor recognition month - December 6 th is tentatively being discussed as the annual Northern Nevada Wine tasting/ socializer. Jason Bender to discuss with Dick Lampson to see if he would be interested leading the organization for this event once again.
RESEARCH PROMOTIONS CHAIR SANDOR DURAN P.E., CEM ASHRAE Members- As we continue our 2013/2014 research promotion campaign the board has decided to make November our Research promotions night and we would like to thank the following people for personally make a contribution this months meeting: Mr David Wyllie, PE. Mr Jason Bender Mr Sandor Duran, PE Mr Chris Little Mr Michael Lotspeich Mr Bryan Tilton PE. Mr. Brian Bassi As a chapter we are on our way to meeting our goal of $5,000 with a very successful golf tournament and the people that have already contributed this year. There is still a lot of work to be done though and a great way to help is our upcoming wine tasting event on Dec. 6th at the whispering vine. I d like to thank those that have contributed in the past, but we will need everyone s help to reach our goal for this year. Please start thinking about what you can do as an individual to help our chapter do its part to support the research projects that help keep our industry moving forward by improving technology. Please at a minimum take some time to request that your company support our chapter with a donation to the ASHRAE RP Campaign! To make a contribution online please visit the following website: https://xp20.ashrae.org/secure/researchpromotion/rp.html Please bring donation to a meeting and give it to me there! You will receive receipt that can be used for taxdeduction purposes. If you would like to see more information on how ASHRAE uses our donations you can visit http://ashraerp.com/research.html and you will see that this world-wide effort also supports numerous projects within our region totaling over $1.4 million. This is a great cause that benefits us all and I hope that everyone will continue to help our chapter support it. If you know a specific research project you would like your money to go to, your donation can be bookmarked to that project. New this year ASHRAE RP is allowing its members to bookmark there donation to any of the ASHRAE managed scholarship. The scholarships can be found at https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/studentzone/scholarships-and-grants/ashrae-scholarship-program. Please look at the scholarships and forward them on to any student can take advantage of them With your help we can make the Research Promotions 2013/14 campaign more successful than the 2012/13 campaign. Thank you, Sandor Duran, P.E., CEM
MEMBERSHIP PROMOTIONS CHAIR CHUN LEE Lately, I have gotten many inquiries onto the benefits of joining ASHRAE. Well the most important reason to join is so that you can get full access to music videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvp6fyhqky8. Yes you re generous contributions go into wonderful and insightful productions such as that train wreck. But all kidding aside, you re membership goes into the core of our industry which is promoting research for topics that become guidelines and sometimes code for what we design, build, and live in. It s also a great way to connect with other people in the industry whom we sometimes don t have the opportunity to. Remember you can t spell membership without me. So include yourself in this great mind blowing industry and everything it has to offer!
ASHRAE WINE TASTING SOCIAL Date: 12/06/13 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Whispering Vine 3886 Mayberry Drive Suite D Reno, Nevada 89519 Join your local ASHRAE chapter at their annual Wine Tasting Social where you will enjoy several signature wine, tasty appetizers, and join in our raffle prizes for a case of wine, 2 tickets for the Napa wine train, and many other prizes!! Proceeds go to research promotions and scholarships for our engineering students here at the local colleges. Tickets are $20 per person. You can pay via PayPal prior to the event or by cash or check at the door. We look forward to seeing you all there!! Call Jason Bender @ 775-722-6460 or email jbender@wnmech.com for more information
Northern Nevada Chapter 126 ASHRAE Wine Tasting Social Friday, December 6, 2013 6:00 p.m. At Whispering Vine 3886 Mayberry Drive Suite D Reno, Nevada 89519 The purpose of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.(ASHRAE) is to advance the arts and sciences of HVAC&R to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. All proceeds will go towards funding for research projects which is the source of technical and educational information and scholarships. This information is used for the professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating. The following is an itemized list of items needed to run the fundraiser. Donations will be accepted toward the listed items the sponsor has signed-up for. If you have any questions, contact Jason Bender at 775-722-6460. To sponsor an item, simply fill out this form email to jbender@wnmech.com or the ASHRAE address listed above. Item Amount Sponsor Amount Donated Wine Train $250 Case of wine $200 Table Sponsor* $200 Raffle Prizes $Any Cash Donation $Any *Table Sponsor will include a sign of your company name at one of the six tables. Sign to read: Payment Options: Mail checks to: ASHRAE Chapter 126 P.O. Box 21195 Reno, NV 89515 Or pay using Credit Card with PayPal at www.nonevashrae.org Thank you for your support! 1