Often times owners, both private and municipal, can not allocate finances from their capital budgets to accomplish thses energy saving retrofits. Performance Contracting is an option where by the improvements are paid for through the ensuing energy savings. Companies known as Energy Saving Contractors or ESCOs bring together a team of Consulting Engineers and Mechanical Contractors as well as financing vehicles to make these retrofits a reality. Learn more how this approach could help your facility, your consulting firm or contracting business.

About Our Speaker
Eric B. Lawton, P.E., C.E.M., C.L.E.P.
Vice President- BGA Inc.
Mr. Lawton is a registered professional engineer, certified energy manager, and certified lighting efficiency professional. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Lawton's current position responsibilities include:

• Owner and Corporate Officer of BGA, Inc.,
• Executive management of BGA Inc.’s marketing, administration and accounting departments,
• Senior technical support specialist for bundled energy solutions for public and private clients that include feasibility studies, facility assessments, design, construction administration, district energy, financing and/or ongoing service programs, and
• Contracted management coordination to TECO Energy, Inc. for their district cooling plants in Tampa and Miami.

Most recently, Mr. Lawton, joined by two senior partners, negotiated and executed a management buyout of the stock of TECO Energy Services, Inc. The company was simultaneously renamed BGA, Inc.

During his 12-year tenure at BGA, Inc. (formerly TECO Energy Services) he managed and/or developed district-cooling projects and guaranteed energy performance contract projects across the country both directly for BGA, Inc. as the prime performance contractor, and as an agent of other national performance contracting entities. He is thoroughly familiar and experienced in the acquisition of financing for guaranteed energy saving projects, contract documents, as well as measurement and verification protocol for energy project performance.

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A Message From Our President

First I would like to apologize to all our members for missing the February Meeting. There was a family emergency which called me out of town, but I was extremely disappointed I could not be there for the joint meeting.

I hear Jason stepped in very successfully which is a good sign for next year. I also see that our guests both the Association of Energy Engineers and the Miami Chapter of ASHRAE attended the meeting in good numbers. With over 70 attendees the meeting was a huge success. The only disappointing issue is that our Chapter was not very well represented, accounting for only 30 to 35 members. With the enthusiasm I have seen in our past meetings this year, I was expecting to see more like 50 to 60 members.

I will be calling most members this month to rally the troops to make sure we have a strong showing at this month’s meeting. When you do not show, it hurts the overall society. Participation is what builds a strong Chapter; one that is worthwhile being involved in. So lets finish the year up in the coming months as strong as we started.

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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Gold Coast Chapter Members
and Guests who Attended
February's Meeting

Tony Anderson—BCH Mechanical, Inc
Don Austin—TLC Engineering
Jason Ayala—S&W Sheetmetal
Joseph Bajger—Middleton & Associates
Steve Bassett—DeRose & Slopey
Marie-Pierre Boutin—Delta G
Alex Collazo—Mimitec
Lawrence Cooper—Southeast Mechanical Service
Dick Combs—E. C. T. Corp.
Pete Creighton—Creighton and Associates
Ken Dean—Florida Heat Pump
Chris Doscher—Doscher Design & Construction
Rick Ellison—Diversified Fluid Controls, Inc.
Joe Fellmeth—SBBC
Jerry Fernandez—Trane
Jim Flood—Retired
Herb Gager—FPL (retired)
Phil Garces
Chris Garah
Nelly Garah
Betsy Goll—FPL
Mark Hegberg—Speaker
Charlie Helton—Suncoast Engineering Consultants
Carlos Hermida—PECO
Steve Hutkowski
Eric Jenison—Total Dynamic Balance
Isaac Jones—E. C. R. Corp.
Dan Kahn—Advantek Consulting, Inc
Paul Katilas
Mary Beth Kinsley—HVAC Associates
Bill Kirsh—Siemens
Abe Kooby—HVAC Associates
J.R. Kuiken—E. C. R. Corp.
Brian Lomel—TLC Engineering
Bob Lopiano—Hill York
Larry Maurer
Allen Messer—Centex Rooney
Andres Molina—Protec
Channa Monne—SAEG
Edward Cordero-Montanez—School Board of Broward Co.
John Nix—FP&L
Mike Nunes—Pro-Air
Eduardo Oyarce—SAEG
Rafael Palacios—Palacios Mechanical Contractors
Steve Peal—HVAC Associates
Pedro Perazo—Mimitec
Jose Ponce—Poole & Kent
Paul Ramos
Steve Reese—Motorola
Kathy Reid—Taskin & Associates
Hank Riebling—Motorola
John Rodriquez—Florida Engineering Service
Dan Rogers—York International
Tony Rosax—Broward County
Ignacio Sanchez—HVAC Associates
Sandy Schneider—S&H Energy Services
Wayne Schnore—JJ Kerlin
Chuck Schroeter—Filtration Solutions
Jack Sheahan—Sheahan Group, Inc.
Albert Shub—Middleton & Associates
Joel Sinkuel—Energy Diagnostics
Al Smith—TECO
Alfredo Sotolongo Jr.—Protec
Alfredo Sotolongo Sr.—Protec
Katrin Stenger—SAEG
Larry Stoff—Siemens
Bill Stramsky—Mimitec
Jim Strichard—Ed Helms AC
Dave Strickland—Poole and Kent
Yilmaz Taskin—Taskin & Associates
Mark Vigarino—HVAC Associates
Bob Wegmann
Erik Walter—TLC
Ken Whiting
JosephYates

Our apologies to those members and guests of whom we failed to obtain company information or any other omissions.

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

April
THE NEW FLORIDA ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE

May
To Be Announced

June
SUMMER SOCIAL OR TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

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Gold Coast Chapter Resource & Promotion Update

Extra!!! Extra!!! Read all about it your ASHRAE Gold coast Chapter has scheduled the 2nd annual The “WAR” fishing tournament with all proceeds to be contributed to ASHRAE for the Gold Coast Chapter’s Resource & Promotion fundraising campaign. 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 a fishing team if your are a fisherman or not. All 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.

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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WANTED
COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS
FOR THE PARTY OF THE YEAR

All net proceeds will be used to support The Ft Lauderdale Rotary 1090 Foundation (A501©(3) non-profit charitable organization. To date over $800,000 has been awarded in scholarships to worthy kids from our community, one of the best ways to participate is to be a sponsor.

Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club Presents

Rodeo Round-Up For Scholarships

Saturday, February 28th, 2004

Antique Car Museum
And Western Town

1527 Sw 1st Ave. Fort Lauderdale
954-779-7300

Saloon Opens 7 pm
Wild West Town 7 pm

Wyatt Earp Gun Fighters Wild Wild West Shows
at 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, 8:30 pm

Western Town activities include:
Mechanical calf roping
Mechanical bull riding
Picture with long horn steer
H orse shoe pitch
Shooting gallery
Jail
Western dress up
…and more

Silent Auction 7pm – 9:30 pm
Cattleman’s Buffet 8:00 pm
Buck Wild Band 9 pm – 12 am

Live Auction 9:40 – 10:10 pm
Donation $100.00

Dress Western

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Advertisers
For further information regarding advertising please contact
Marie-Pierre Boutin
Tel: (954) 527-1112
mpboutin@deltag.net