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The next meeting will be held on, March 16, 2010.

ANTHRACITE

CHAPTER

NEWS March, 2010

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, INC.

President’s Message

Dear Members,

Spring is nearly here, and it’s time to shake off the winter doldrums!  As the region wakes up from its long winter nap, there will be many opportunities to expand your knowledge and invigorate your mind.  There are several seminars coming up over the next few months that are close to home. Please refer to the News and Notes section of the newsletter for details.  Also, this year’s Chapters Regional Conference (CRC) will be held in  Newark , Delaware on August 12th through 14th.  Watch for details in future newsletters and plan on attending.

We have invited members of SMACNA to join us at our meeting this month.  Please welcome them and consider inviting others to come and see what ASHRAE has to offer.

I encourage you to get active in your professional society of choice and do more than just be a member.  There are plenty of opportunities in ASHRAE and elsewhere to lead and to serve.  Within our own chapter we have a need for volunteers to help organize the Chapters Regional Conference (CRC) that will be hosted by the Anthracite Chapter in the summer of 2011.  These positions offer great challenges and rewards for anyone who wants to grow and achieve.

Respectfully,

Brian D. Flynn

Anthracite Chapter President

P.S. Board members please note that from now on the board meeting we will start at 5:00 pm instead of 4:30.

I look forward to seeing you at this months meeting or within the coming months.

 

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

March 16, 2010

Location: 

              Radisson – Lackawanna Station

              700 Lackawanna Ave

              Scranton, PA 18503

              Phone: (570) 342-8300

 

Agenda:

            5:00-5:30 p.m. Board Meeting (All are Welcome)

            5:30-6:30 p.m. Social Hour 

            6:00-6:30 p.m. Registration

            6:30-7:15 p.m. Dinner

            7:15-8:30 p.m. Program

 

Cost: $ 30.00 per person

Free for Students (ASHRAE Members are Encouraged to Sponsor Students)

Menu: Buffet

Please RSVP by Noon on Monday, March 15, 2010: Contact Walt Janus at (570) 342-3700 Ext. 286 or via e-mail at wjanus@gpinet.com.

 

 

MARCH PROGRAM

Technical Presentation

Green Design-Build

Presented by

E. Mitchell Swann, P.E., LEED AP

Mr. Swann has over 25 years of extensive experience on both domestic and international projects in the areas of engineering and project management consulting and problem solving.  He focuses his work now in the areas of forensic engineering and construction claims analysis.  Mr. Swann has chaired technical committee within national and international organizations and been a contributing author and editor for a number of technical publications and journals.  He is an ASHRAE  Distinguished Lecturer and has spoken in a number of ASHRAE Chapters including Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Delhi , Detroit , Chicago , Seattle and   New York City .  He is a contributing author to the ASHRAE “Green Guide – The Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable Buildings” and co-author of the ASHRAE Survival Guide to Design/Build Project Execution.

For green or “high performance” buildings the need for a high degree of integration between the design and construction efforts is often emphasized if not deemed mandatory.  A review of the USGBC’s LEED requirements reveals a great degree of interconnection between design and construction activities in order to garner enough points to achieve the desired green building rating.  Better execution of and coordination on projects has long been a desirable goal – sometimes a sort of “holy grail” of the project process.  In fact, the industry is now embracing a process called “Integrated Project Delivery” to focus more directly on that goal.  A project execution method that has great promise to enhance the IPD environment and facilitate the delivery of green buildings is “Design-Build”.  Design-build projects meld the design and construction efforts into one entity which would seem to address both the integration outcome needs of green buildings and the integrated process desires of IPD. But there is no ‘magic bullet’ that guarantees project success and design-build has its own risks which must be considered and addressed before you dive in.  This program will focus on key issues and elements involved in green building in the design-build context and offer some strategies to address those issues and help you deliver a quality project at the proper price and get through the process successfully.

 

 

 

ANTHRACITE CHAPTER 2009-2010 PROGRAMS

Date

Theme

Program

Speaker

 September 22

Membership

Round Table Discussion – BIM

N/A

October 20

Bring-A-Buddy

Energy Incentives and Grants

Michael Love

November 17

Student Night

  Hydronic Systems:

The Brave New World of Balancing  

Mark Hegburg

December

Family Night

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

January 19

Research / Promotion

Data Room Cooling

 Scot Love

February 16

Engineers’ Week

Gas Phase Filtration

Casey Kurylowicz

March 16

Joint w/ SMACNA

Green Design Build

Mitchell Swann*

April 20

 Student/Membership 

Solar/Radiant Hot Water Heat

TBD

May 18

Past Presidents

High Efficiency Boiler Applications

Ron Keller

June

Fun & Fellowship

Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Golf Tournament

Blue Ridge Trail

None

*ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

The Anthracite Chapter has resumed advertising business cards in the monthly newsletter.  If you would like to have your card viewed by over 140 colleagues each month, please mail or email one to John Havenstrite.

Additional Pages will be added if enough interest is generated.

Cost will be $50.00 for the year.

Anthracite Chapter

Past-Presidents

08-09 Eric Zanolini 98-99 Matt Martin 88-89 Bud Reilly
07-08 Walt Janus 97-98 Dean Butler 87-88 Ray Suhocki
06-07 John Havenstrite 96-97 Charlie Smith 86-87 Jerome Peznowski
05-06 Manish Patel 95-96 Chuck Swinderman 85-86 Lee Garing
04-05 Anthony J. Lello 94-95 John Walker 84-85 Spence Martin
03-04 Dennis Gochoel 93-94 Dennis McGraw 83-84 Donald Brandt
02-03 Phil Latinski 92-93 Scott Harford 82-83 Rich Santee
01-02 Mike Moran 91-92 Dan Mello 81-82 Bob Mugford
00-01 Dennis Gochoel 90-91 Mark Hagen 80-81 Kerry Freeman
99-00 John Durdan 89-90 Paul Dreater

ASHRAE MISSION STATEMENT

ASHRAE will advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.

ASHRAE VISION

ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating.

 

ANTHRACITE CHAPTER NEWS

 

2009-10

OFFICERS

 

President: 

Brian Flynn, EIT

Greenman-Pedersen Inc. 

bflynn@gpinet.com

(570) 342-3700 Ext. 183 

 

President-Elect:

Tom Swartwood

Smith Miller

tswartwood@smithmiller.net

(570) 714-4984 Ext. 310

 

Vice-President:

Ryan Wanko, EIT

Greenman-Pedersen Inc.

rwanko@gpinet.com

(570) 342-3700 Ext. 269

 

Treasurer:

A.J. Speicher

Borton-Lawson

aspeicher@borton-lawson.com

(570) 821-1994 

 

Secretary:

Jon Keller

   

jon@jfohora.com

(570) 342-7778

 

Board of Governors 

Eric Zanolini, EIT: 717-773-5839

Walt Janus, PE: 342-7200

Michael F. Moran, Jr.: 200-2005

Matthew A. Martin, PE: 208-4822

 

Membership:

Michael Moran

 

michael.f.moran@jci.com

(570) 200-2005

 

CTTC / Programs:

Eric Zanolini, EIT

Carrier Corporation 

eric.zanolini@carrier.utc.com

(717) 796-2212 Ext. 7105 

 

Student Activities

Phil Latinski 

phil.latinski@trane.com 

(570) 654-0865

 

Research / Resource Promotion

Tracey Nawrocki

tnawrocki@northeastbuildingcontrols.com

 

CTTC TEGA SubChair

Vacant 

 

Historian:

Randy-Lee Braman

rlbhvac@hughes.net

 

Website Homepage Editor:

Karl A. Grasso

Anemostat, a Mestek Co.

(570) 562-2778 

 

Newsletter Editor: 

Walt Janus, PE

c/o Greenman-Pedersen Inc.

50 Glenmaura National Blvd, Suite 301  

Scranton, PA 18505

wjanus@gpinet.com

(570) 342-3700 Ext. 286