February is Membership Night!
Join us Wednesday, February 13th, for a night filled with fun, food and friends...we'll bring the food, you bring the friends.
Scroll down and check out the membership article below to find out how you and your friends can get in this month for
free!
This month's topic:
Variable Refrigerant Flow
There will be a technical lecture on this exciting new technology,
followed by a question and answer session featuring representatives from two of the leading manufacturers:
Daiken and Sanyo.
Special Guest:
Our Director & Regional Chair, Ross D. Montgomery, PE, will be joining us this month. Ross will be addressing
the Board of Directors before the meeting to update us on the latest news from Society.
So we've invited him to stick around for the party!
Meeting Location:
6600 N. Andrews Ave.,
Suite 500
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
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Schedule:
Social Hour 6:00-7:00pm
Dinner 7:00-8:00pm
Presentation 8:00-9:00pm
Cost is only $30 per person...cash or check at the door.
Please RSVP by email to
Ben Ellis or
by phone at 561-254-3805
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A Message From Our President
I would to take this opportunity to thank our generous host Jobing.com for their continued support of our chapter.
If you haven’t heard, this year we began a mutually beneficial partnership with Jobing.com and I foresee a lasting future.
It all started last year when Jessica Garvar, a Community Relations Manager with Jobing.com, approached our chapter
about their service. (Don’t tell Jessica, but we kinda blew her off at first) However, her persistence truly paid off…for
both of us. Eventually we realized what a great resource they could provide for local companies and workers in our
industry…not to mention a great meeting room.
I was especially interested in the potential for students and new graduates to have a convenient tool available on the
internet that would make it easy to not only find a job, but get an idea about what job was right for them. You see,
Jobing.com makes a concerted effort to learn about the different aspects of our industry and present them to interested
candidates. I for one would have greatly appreciated such a resource coming out of college.
Here’s where we come in. To provide the most accurate and complete description of our industry to others,
we need volunteers to share their wisdom and experiences. If you would be willing to help out, please take a second and
contact Jessica at Jessica.Garvar@Jobing.com. You can also check out the
ASHRAE Job Board by clicking on the Jobing.com logo at our
homepage.
Erik S. Walter, PE
Chapter President
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Chapter Technology Transfer
Coming Soon to a Code Near You: A New 90.1
ASHRAE has published a 2007 edition of Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
The previous edition was 2004. The new version includes more stringent energy reduction requirements related to lighting,
façades, and mechanical systems. The standard also addresses reduction of electrical and cooling loads and thus electricity
by allowing less power for lighting. Look for this to be incorporated into state code in the next few years.
Click here for more information.
Need for LEED?
Are you looking for help in studying for the LEED New Construction exam?
There's a technical review workshop presented by the US Green Building Council on February 28:
Miramar City Hall
2300 Civic Center Place
Miramar, FL 33025
8:30AM - 5:00PM
Click here for more information.
How Long Will That Last?
Engineers are asked to advise building owners and managers on strategic decisions involving the life cycle and
functionally of buildings. In the past, the best data on equipment service life could be found in HANDBOOK APPLICATIONS
Chapter 36. Now, a new free online database from ASHRAE provides engineers with equipment service life and annual
maintenance costs for a variety of building types and HVAC systems. Your help is needed to populate the database with
information from your practice.
Click here for more information.
Steve Samenski
Chapter Technology Transfer
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Membership
Our meeting this month is a special one because it’s membership night!
Everyone is encouraged to bring a friend, and if they sign up to become a new member that night,
your dinner is FREE...or if you are not yet a member yourself, sign up at our meeting and your dinner is on us!
Applications will be available on site, but don't forget to bring your check for membership dues of $180.
If you would like further information about becoming a member, including membership benefits and incentives,
check out this link: membership.
If you would like to be added to the email list and receive the monthly newsletters and notices,
or if you would like assistance with becoming a member or upgrading your membership
please feel free to contact me at: mpboutin@deltag.net.
Marie Pierre Boutin
Membership Promotion
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Memories From Our Last Meeting...
The calm before the storm
Leave your money at the door...keep your problems to yourself
Who doesn't love free beer?
Hey, keep your hands to yourself
Join the party!!!
Javier Jarquin
Chapter Historian
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