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Please join the Gold Coast Chapter for this month's meeting at The Westin Fort Lauderdale on November 8th. The cost is $35 per person at the door, cash or check only. We have discontinued the cash bar in the room, so feel free to stop at the lounge on your way up and grab a drink…or two.
The dinner selection this month will be your choice of Chicken Marsala or Tilapia Francesa. The hotel requires a count of each dinner prior to the event, so please include your selection when you RSVP. Thank you!
Event Schedule: 6:00 pm Social Hour 7:00 pm Dinner 8:00 pm Presentation This month’s topic will be “Green Buildings in South Florida” presented by Brian Lomel. The lecture will cover the history of green buildings in South Florida, some case studies of recently constructed green buildings, and some currently in design. In addition, we will look at whether energy will become the driver of urban design, and how that can impact the local HVAC industry. Case studies will examine successful and unsuccessful strategies, and debunk some popular myths about building green in a humid subtropical environment. This month is also Membership Night! Anyone who completes an application (including $185 membership fee) will get in free! Tell your friends!!! To RSVP, email your Chapter Programs Chair at erik.walter@meinhardtusa.com. Changes Related to ETS and Ventilation Proposed for ASHRAE 62.1 ATLANTA – Ventilation for smoking areas returns to center stage through a proposed addendum to ASHRAE’s Standard 62.1. Proposed addendum it will be open for public comment until Nov. 6. To read the proposed addendum and comment, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, specifies minimum ventilation rates and indoor air quality requirements for commercial and institutional buildings. The proposed addendum removes the existing requirement for an increase to the ventilation rates prescribed in Table 6-1 (and/or an increase in air cleaning) for smoking areas. It also strikes informative language explaining why specific rates for smoking areas cannot be prescribed, adds a reference to Section 5.18 smoking-related separation requirements, and strikes a requirement in Table 6-1, Note 2, to determine smoking-permitted area rates using means other than the table. “The proposed changes, based in part on recent position statements issued by World Health Organization and the U.S. Surgeon General, reflect the opinion of cognizant authorities that no safe level of environmental tobacco smoke exists,” Dennis Stanke, chair of the 62.1 committee, said. “Whether the proposed changes also reflect the opinions of Standard 62.1 stakeholders will be determined during the public review process. The eventual content of the standard depends on the valuable participation of all interested parties.” ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education. John G. Rodriguez Chapter President 2006/07 ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter
A Message From Our Vice President Florida Building Code 2006 Supplement Now Available October 26, 2006 The current Florida Building Code adopted in 2004 from the International Building Code went into effect October 1, 2005. Since then the Florida Building Commission and volunteers on Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) have been working to improve the code and mold it to function in our climate. The first set of supplements were released as the 2005 Supplement to the FBC, and included provisions for such measures as non-vented attic spaces. This year's 2006 Supplement to the FBC addresses the new SEER and EER rating standards for HVAC equipment, modification to allowed anchoring methods for rooftop equipment, and adoption of an alternative to secondary condensate drains. The effective date of the 2006 Supplement to the 2004 Edition of the Florida Building Code will be December 8, 2006. Building permit applications submitted on or after that date should demonstrate compliance with the 2006 Supplement to the 2004 Florida Building Code. As industry professionals, it is our responsibility to give guidance to our clients. To do this it is essential that we be aware of all current provisions of the building code, so be sure to take the time to review the changes. The second set of amendments to the 2004 FBC are now available for download at: http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fbc/thecode/1_code_modifications.htm Ben Ellis Chapter Vice President 2006/07 ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter
Here are some of the topics we will be presenting this year:
Let us know if there is a topic you would like to see presented. Contact you Chapter Programs Chair, Erik Walter, at erik.walter@meinhardtusa.com. Resource & Promotion Update E.M. CORSON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. was started in 1965 and through 40 years of hard, honest work has become South Florida's leading manufacturers' representative firm in the HVAC industry, with offices and warehouse facilities located in Broward and Palm Beach counties, we have grown from meager beginnings of two small rented offices and three salesman/owners. The three salesman/owners working out of those small offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale were Bill Corson, Barry Tharp, and George Gilbert. Ed King joined the company in 1978 as a partner and salesman. In the early 1990's, Bill Corson passed away and in 1994, George Gilbert retired. Now known as CORS-AIR, Barry Tharp and Ed King are the remaining working owners along with a strong supporting cast of 29 loyal employees, 7 of those being salesmen.
The manufacturers we represent provide valuable training to our knowledgeable sales staff, keeping them up to date on the latest changes in technology and their quality products. CORS-AIR has proudly represented the nationally recognized firms such as Greenheck, Ruskin and Titus for at least 20 years. We are proud that everyone in our sales team are active members of the local chapters of ASHRAE. We are committed to giving our customers the highest quality service and products. We open our doors to engineers and architects alike, and assist them in any way we can to provide the most optimum service possible. This unrivaled combination of experience and dedication to the HVAC industry is the foundation of CORS-AIR's success.
Membership If you would like further information regarding becoming a member please check our website at the following link: membership.
Marie-Pierre
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PRESIDENT’S 2003-2004 Joe Fellmeth 2004-2005 Jason Ayala 2005-2006 Don Austin 2006-2007 John Rodriguez Chapter Directory and Board of Governors
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