About Our Speaker
Steven Bassett, P.E.
Mechanical and Electrical Department Head - Derose & Slopey Consulting Engineers, Inc.

The speaker today is Mr. Steven Bassett, PE, Mechanical and Electrical Department Head for Derose & Slopey Consulting Engineers, Inc.

He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida. Mr. Bassett is also a licensed Asbestos Consultant in Florida.

He has been active in the Florida Engineering Society holding all local chapter offices and has served two years as a Vice President of the State Society. Mr. Bassett held all of the offices of Florida Engineers in Construction as well as serving five terms as Southeast Vice-Chairman of Professional Engineers in Construction Practice Division of the National Society of Professional Engineers and has served as Senior Vice President for practice divisions for the National Society of Professional Engineers. Mr. Bassett is currently serving on the Florida Building Commission representing Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.

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A Message From Our President

Last month I requested everyone show up for the monthly meeting, since our participation makes for a stronger local chapter. I would like to thank all those who attended. We had forty six members and guests attend a very interesting presentation on “Accomplishing Major Mechanical Retrofits utilizing Performance Contracting”. I do apologize that the hotel did not initially have enough seating to accommodate everyone. I’ve been assured they will set more spare seats in the future to accommodate all.

As the ASHRAE year begins its final quarter, we see many events on the calendar. First is our April 14th meeting on the New Florida Energy Efficiency Code. Then two days later the Gold Coast Chapter is proud to sponsor along with the School Board of Broward County an ASHRAE Satellite Broadcast on Homeland Security. (click here for further details). In addition we have our annual Spring Golf Tournament and Summer Fishing War. Another lunchtime presentation is planned for May at a thermal storage plant in which our members and area high school students will be invited to attend.

There is something planned for everyone so plan to attend as many events as possible; it will be well worth your time.

Sincerely,

Joe Fellmeth
Tel: 754-321-0444

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A Message From Our Vice President
Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey.  Your input will help the Board of Directors determine how best to serve you, our valued members.

Please take a moment to fill out the attached survey information

Allen Messer
Vice President
Tel: 954-585-4304

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The GoldCoast Chapter of ASHRAE &
The School Board of Broward County present:

Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Noon – 3 p.m. EST

LOCATION: SBBC’s BECON Broadcasting Facility
Large Conference Room
6600 SW Nova Drive
Davie, FL 33317

Terrorist attacks targeting the built environment are a critical and compelling issue to the nation, especially to building designers, owners and managers and first responders. Multiple hazards and threats intersect within a building, and critical questions concerning the danger of chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) attacks remain.

This broadcast will address questions of design, construction and operation of buildings. The primary goal is to address the key issues related to building protection from CBR incidents and draws heavily from ASHRAE’s
most credible and timely reports and publications.

This free broadcast from the studio of WETA public television in Washington, D.C., is intended to reach a cross-section of professionals, including engineers, architects, building owners and managers, fire, police, medical responders, public safety officers, risk managers and other key personnel. DVDs will be produced and made available for sale and for use by ASHRAE chapters.

Information on downlink sites is available on ASHRAE.org.
Please check periodically for updated downlink locations.
http://www.ashrae.org/template/AboutLinkLanding/category/1561

Chair—Ronald P. Vallort, P.E.—
Introductions
Segment One—Noon EST
• Introduction
Charles E. McQueary, Ph.D.,
Undersecretary of Homeland Security—Invited
The Federal Government’s perspective on Homeland
Security and ASHRAE’s role
• Welcome and ASHRAE Views
Richard H. Rooley, FREng., ASHRAE President
ASHRAE’s role in Homeland Security and the purpose
of this broadcast
• January 2003 ASHRAE Report Summary and
Building Codes and Standards
Lawrence G. Spielvogel, P.E.
ASHRAE reports and Homeland Security-related codes
and standards
• HVAC and Refrigeration Systems
William J. Coad, P.E.
Homeland Security issues related to design and operation
of HVAC&R systems in existing and new buildings
Segment Two—1:30 P.M. EST
Protecting Buildings from CBR and Associated Threats
• Ventilation and Pressurization
Andrew K. Persily, Ph.D.
Design and operation of HVAC ventilation and pressurization
systems to protect occupants
• Filtration and Air Cleaning
H.E. Barney Burroughs
Design, operation and maintenance of filtration systems
and application in refuge areas
• Personal Protection
Ralph F. Goldman, Ph.D.
Personal CBR protective systems and equipment and
their effectiveness

Questions—Ronald P. Vallort, P.E.
Phone, fax or email questions during the broadcast only to:
WETA Toll-free telephone: 1-888-493-9382
FAX: 703-998-2706
E-mail: videoconference@weta.com

3rd Annual Spring Golf Tournament to Benefit ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter

When:	Friday, April 23, 2004     12:30 PM Shotgun Registration (11:00 AM –12:30 PM)
Where:	Bonaventure Country Club (East Course) 200 Bonaventure Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL  33326
Cost:	$100.00/Per Player plus $250.00 for hole sponsorship

Prizes include: Door Prizes, First, Second and Third Place Awards plus Longest Drive and Closest to Pin Awards.   And…the One Club Hole****Scramble Format**** SINGLES AND FOURSOMES ARE WELCOME!

	Tournament Contact: Tonya Belser Tel:  813-635-2286 800-283-8820 Fax: 813-635-2276 Email:  tonya.l.belser@jci.com
Please make all checks payable to Johnson Controls and return to:	Tonya Belser Johnson Controls 3802 Sugar Palm Drive Tampa, FL  33619 -or- fax to Johnson Controls at 813-635-2276

Faxed reservations and full payment are required by March 26^th, 2004 .  Cancellations will be accepted until April 2, 2004.  After the 2nd, please send a substitute.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR TO BECOME A HOLE SPONSOR FOR THIS EVENT

2004 Programs

May
To Be Announced

June
SUMMER SOCIAL OR TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

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Gold Coast Chapter Resource & Promotion Update

This month’s meeting theme is Resource Promotion Night for the Gold Coast Chapter. I will update all the attendees of ASHRAE society’s current on-going Research efforts and the contribution’s campaign status during the April meeting. As always we thank all the many donors that help make the Gold Coast chapter’s Resource Promotion fund raising campaign successful.

We have two remaining scheduled events for this year’s Resource Promotion fund raising campaign. The 2nd annual “THE WAR” fishing tournament and the co-sponsored FES-ASHRAE seminar on “Designing to Control Moisture and Mold in Florida’s Humid Climate”.

The “WAR” fishing tournament is scheduled for June 5th, 2004. The tournament will be held at Sands Harbor Hotel & Marina, in Pompano Beach located on the intracoastal.

The “WAR” is about fishing, fun and a unique format of competition. The “WAR” has the typical fishing fleet competition and also includes a unique friendly competition amongst professional peers. There are three categories for the competition amongst; A) Engineers, B) Contractors and C) Vendors (Manufacture Representatives, Sales Engineers/Salespersons in General). See the attached flyer for more information.

We need you to register fishing teams, whether you are a fisherman or not. Al you need is a boat and a few people to compete and have a great time while support a worthy ASHRAE cause. We also need corporate sponsors and volunteers to assist in the planning and running the tournament for our chapter. This event is paramount to our chapter’s successfully reaching our Resource & Promotion goals.

The upcoming co-sponsored FES training on “Designing to Control Moisture and Mold in Florida’s Humid Climate” will be held on June 4th, 2004 in Coral Gables at the Hyatt Regency. The seminar will provide 4 –PDH for registered Florida PE licenses. See the attached seminar flyer, and when you sign-up [please list the ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter affiliation. If you fail to write-in the ASHRAE Gold Coast chapter affiliation, we will not receive the fund raising contribution FES will send our chapter.

You may get a hold of me via telephone at my office (954) 625-1015, cell (954) 325-9675 or e-mail me at dan.rogers@york.com.

Daniel Rogers, PE
ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter
Resource Promotion Chairman 2003-2004

Dan Rogers, P.E.
954-389-9675

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Membership
If you are not a member of ASHRAE, and would like to join please contact me at my email or phone (954) 527-1112.

Join the 50,000 ASHRAE members advancing their careers through and ASHRAE membership. ASHRAE, an individual membership society, is an international organization operated for the exclusive purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of HVAC&R, the allied arts and sciences and the related human factors for the benefit of the public.

Reasons to join ASHRAE
Technical education and information is the greatest benefit of ASHRAE membership. Other benefits include:

• Knowledge
• Bookstore discount
• Monthly ASHRAE Journal
• Free Annual Handbook
• Marketing with other Members

For all associate members, you can qualify to be a member. Here is how you can do it.

Membership Grades
Member
A Member shall have the equivalent of twelve Society-approved years of experience composed of an approved combination of (a) completed education beyond high school, (b) work experience, and (c) professional engineering or related professional registration or license issued by a legally authorized body.

All technical and scientific education shall be based on curricula approved by the Board of Directors.

Approved engineering curricula shall be equivalent to that accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology in the United States of America or the Canadian Engineering Accredidation Board. Scientific education in fields other than engineering shall be from a college or university course of study which has been accredited by an organization charged with monitoring standards of performance.

One and one-half years of credit for each year of completed education for graduates of approved technical curricula.

One year of credit for each year of education for non-graduates who have completed at least two years of approved technical curricula.

One year of credit for each year of completed education for graduates of colleges or universities which do not have accredidation. Those holding associates degrees from technical institutions shall also be credited for one year for each year of education.

One year for each year of the qualifying work experience in the performance of duties in work related to ASHRAE fields of interest, as verified by the applicant's reference, and shall have included research, teaching, design, contracting, engineering sales or engineering management.

Three years of credit for professional registration or license issued bya a legally authorized body in engineering or related fields, the requirements of which as to education, examination, and active practice are satisfactory to the Board of Directors.

Qualifying Work Experience
The following defines qualifying work experience in ASHRAE-related fields:

1. Research—Must have demonstrated competence in independent and original research of an engineering or scientific nature which has been published.
2. Teaching—Assistant Professor or higher in an engineering or scientific discipline.
3. Design—Responsible for engineering or scientific design including calculations, system and equipment selection and layout, and performance.
4. Contracting—Responsible for the installation, start-up and operation of significant systems. Must demonstrate capability of initiating or evaluating the effect of engineering or scientific design changes of any type on the performance of the system.
5. Engineering Sales—Must be responsible for assistance to system designers in the engineering, equipment selection and application of components of heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilation and allied systems.
6. Engineering Management—Must be directly responsible for and involved in the management of technical, scientific and engineering phases of the company.
   

ASSOCIATE MEMBER
An Associate Member shall have had experience in technical matters or in design, operation, or maintenance in heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning, or ventilating fields; shall have an interest in the advancement of the Society's aims; and shall possess sufficient qualifications to coorporatd with heating, refrigerating, air-conditioning, or ventilating engineers in the advancement of relating to heating, refrigerationg, air-conditioning, or ventilating engineering and its application.

For all the associate members you could qualify to be a member.
All members shall have the equivalent of twelve society-approved
years of experience composed of an approved combination of :

1. Completed education beyond high school
2. Work experience
3. Professional engineering or related professional
   registration of license issued by a legally authorized
   body.

Please let me know if you qualify I will take care of upgrading
your membership.

Marie-Pierre Boutin
Tel: (954) 527-1112
Fax (954) 524-7505

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PAST PRESIDENT’S
1968-1969 Donald Dorini
1969-1970 Hugh Kirkpatrick
1970-1971 John Welbourne, P.E.
1971-1972 Lawrence Lazar, P.E.
1972-1973 Richard MacDonald
1973-1974 Gerald Fishe, P.E.
1974-1975 Charles King
1975-1976 C.A. Bud Stolley, P.E.
1976-1977 Charles Deckert
1977-1978 David Hurm
1978-1979 Fulton M. Cooke
1979-1980 C.A. Bud Stolley, P.E.
1980-1981 L.L. Layman, Jr.
1981-1982 Eugene D. Petrey
1982-1983 Todd W. Carey, P.E.
1983-1984 Donald C. Herrmann
1984-1985 Ronald P. Petrey
1985-1986 Herbert L. Dell
1986-1987 George Gilbert
1987-1988 Steve W. Klengson
1988-1989 Robert J. Davis, Jr.
1989-1990 Raymond A. Liotta
1990-1991 Robert C. Duval
1991-1992 R. W. Chip Lafferty, P.E.
1992-1993 Steven M. Feller, P.E.
1993-1994 William D. Ogden
1994-1995 Mike Balko
1995 William Hoeveler
1995-1996 Eric T. Jenison
1996-1997 Eric T. Jenison
1997-1998 Richard J. Ellison
1998-1999 Rex E. Noble, Jr., P.E.
1999-2000 Betsy A. Goll, P.E.
2000-2001 Brian A. Lomel, P.E.
2001-2002 Dan Rogers, P.E.
2002-2003 Richard D. Seferian

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Chapter Directory

PRESIDENT - Joe Fellmeth
Tel: 754-321-0444
Fax: 754-321-0906
joe.fellmeth@browardschools.com

PRESIDENT ELECT - Jason Ayala
Tel: 954-785-0083
Fax: 954-786-8581
jayala@highstream.netus

VICE PRESIDENT - Allen Messer
Tel: 954-585-4304
Fax: 954-585-4517
amesser@ccgmail.com

TREASURER - Erik Walter
Tel: 954-463-8050
Fax: 954-786-8581
erik.walter@tlc-eng.com

SECRETARY - Brett Jenner
Tel: 954-233-3023
Fax: 954-3850407
brett.a.jenner@jci.com

MEMBERSHIP - Marie-Pierre Boutin
Tel: (954) 527-1112
Fax (954) 524-7505
mpboutin@deltag.net

PROGRAMS - Jason Ayala
Tel: 954-785-0083
Fax: 954-786-8581
jayala@highstream.net

HISTORIAN - Daniel Tharp
Tel: 561-844-9767
Fax: 561-844-9792
daniel@cors-air.com

RESEARCH - Dan Rogers, P.E.
Tel: 954-389-9675
Fax: 954-389-9687
dan.rogers@york.com

STUDENT ACTIVITIES - Brett Jenner
Tel: 954-233-3023
Fax: 954-385-0407
brett.a.jenner@jci.com

TEGA/REFRIGERATION - John Rodriguez
Tel: 305-653-0212
jrodriguez@fesinc.biz

NEWSLETTER - Susan Julien
Tel: 561-863-2258
Fax: 561-863-5597
sjulien@adp-studios.com

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Richard D. Seferian
Tel: 954-233-3024
Fax: 954-385-0407
richard.d.seferian@jci.com

Richard J. Ellison
Tel: 954-492-1166
Fax: 954-491-2451
rick@diversifiedfluidcontrols.com

Brian A. Lomel, P.E.
Tel: 954-463-8050
Fax: 954-463-1555
brian.lomel@tlc-eng.com

Dan Rogers, P.E.
Tel: 954-389-9675
Fax: 954-389-9687
dan.rogers@york.com

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