An accurate, and thorough test and balance report is essential to all building owners, managers, consulting engineers, architects, and most contractors who work on a given project. We all realize the importance of an HVAC system whose air and water sides have been adjusted properly and well documented. All too often this crucial last phase of construction is not performed properly, leaving us with a building and HVAC system which does not provide a comfortable environment, nor operates efficiently. In addition all parties involved start blaming each other for the failure.

We have all been on projects like this, and have hear “It’s the controls fault!” , “It was a bad design!” or “It must be something the sheetmetal company did”, when in fact the system was not properly balanced. Many of you have already shared your stories with me about your T & B nightmares. For instance the project which had two air handlers deleted from the original job, yet the final test and balance report showed that they not only existed but were balanced. This is an example of a falsified T&B report which is ridiculously easy to identify.

Mr. Jenison will demonstrate to us how to spot some of the not so obvious falsifications. In addition Eric will speak on the entire basics of a good test and balance procedure.

Eric Jenison is President of Total Dynamic Balance, Inc. Total Dynamic balance provides independent Test and Balance services and is certified by the National Environmental Balancing Bureau. Mr. Jenison is skilled in the areas of hydronic and air balancing, HVAC System Commissioning, and Sound / Vibration Measurement.

Many of our members know Eric well as he has been a long time member of the Gold Coast Chapter and served as President of our Chapter from 1995 to 1997. Actually Eric was the only Gold Coast Chapter President to serve two consecutive terms. In addition to his ASHRAE activities, Eric currently serves as the treasurer of NEBB. For the past several years Mr. Jenison has coordinated a NEBB fundraiser during their annual meeting, which donates $10,000 per year to the ASHRAE Resource Promotion.

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A Message From Our President

Congratulations to the Gold Coast Chapter! September’s meeting was one of the best in recent memory, and the reason was our members and guests. Forty-seven (47) people attended last month’s meeting, which was more than double last year’s first meeting. You could feel a little more energy in the room with the greater attendance, and from what I heard from those who were there, they found the information in our speaker’s presentation valuable.

The topic was “How to Avoid Toxic Mold Litigation”. Mr. Michael Greene gave an insightful presentation which focused on the legal aspects of the mold issue and how to protect yourselves as a company and as individuals. As one guest told me as he was leaving “ I must have attended a dozen presentations on mold, and all they every show you are pictures of mold under a microscope. This was the first presentation that really taught me useful information!” Presenting useful information which will help your businesses or you professionally is our goal for the entire year. This month’s presentation should be another good one. Eric Jenison will speak to us on Test and Balance Reports and how to spot falsified data in them. I look forward great meeting.

In addition, our Chapter will be visited this month by our Assistant Regional Chairman, Mr. Rob Risley. For those of you who have not met Rob in the past, this would be a great opportunity to do so. If there is something you would like to share with the Region or Society in general and have not have the chance to express, I am sure Rob would be happy to listen.
Also don’t forget our Annual Golf Tournament in October. All money raised relating to the tournament go to ASHRAE Resource Promotion.

Sincerely,

Joe Fellmeth
Tel: 754-321-0444

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

Michael Greene, Esq. — AkermanSenterfitt
Jim Cisz — Bovis
Glenn Grinnan — Carrier Corp.
Allen Messer — Centex Rooney
Charles Bennett — Charles Bennett & Company
Dan Tharp — Cors Air
Mike Eddinger — Cyrus Technologies Inc.
Marie Pierre-Boutin — Delta G
Steve Bassett — DeRose and Slopey
John Rodriquez — Florida Engineering Service
Ken Dean — Florida Heat Pump
Rick Ellison — Fluid Control, Inc.
Bob Zumsteim — HVAC Associates
Steve Fulton — HVAC Associates
Vincent Frist — Indoor Air Quality Service
Peter Szabo — Indoor Air Quality Service
Brett Jenner — Johnson Controls
Nelson Long — Meinhardt USA
Joe Bajger — Middleton and Assoc.
Carlos Hermida — PECO Enterprises Inc.
Jayson Ayala — S&W Sheetmetal
Bill Ogden — S&W Sheetmetal
Joe Fellmeth — School Board of Broward County, Florida
Russ Wood — School Board of Broward County, Florida
Larry Stoff — Siemens
Bill Kirsh — Siemens
Lawrence Cooper — Southeast Mechanical Service
Bob Yonkers — SSR
Charlie Helton — Suncoast Engineering
Yilmaz Taskin — Taskin & Associates
Kathy Reid — Taskin & Associates
Tracie Lampton-Perrodin — TECO
Marco Soto — TECO
Jay Pakarinen — TECO
Tim Smith — TECO
Erik Walter — TLC
Brian Lomel — TLC
Dan Rogers — York International
Brian Wolf
Vinnie D'Andrea
Tony Anderson
Richard Basam
Alexander Hache
Jennifer Shields
Alex Scott
Our apologies to those members and guests of whom we failed to obtain company information or any other omissions.

2003-2004 Programs

September
AVOIDING TOXIC MOLD LITIGATION
Presented by: Michael Greene Partner, Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, LLP

October
HOW TO DETECT A FALSIFIED TEST AND BALANCE REPORT
Presented by: Eric Jenison
Total Dynamic Balance, Inc. NEBB

November
IMPROVED VAV CONCEPT DESIGN
Presented by: John Thompson
Rickard Air Diffusion

December
President’s Ball / Holiday Special

January
CONTROL SYSTEM MANUFACTURER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Real Advances in Technology or Just Hype?
(New Wireless Systems, Division 17, Web Based Interfaces,Etc)
Presented by: CSI, Johnson Controls, Siemens, Trane

February
JOINT MEETING WITH THE MIAMI CHAPTER

March
ACCOMPLISHING MAJOR MECHANICAL RETROFITS THROUGH PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
(Presented by: TECO Solutions)

April
THE NEW FLORIDA ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE

May
To Be Announced

June
SUMMER SOCIAL OR TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

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Resource & Promotion Committee 2003-2004

The 2003-2004 year has begun and after great success last year, we are once again have been challenged to do better this year!! Last year we raised a record amount of $ 29,722 for the chapter’s Resource Promotion campaign!! Excellent performance by all involved. Many thanks to all our member’s for their participation & financial support. Which once again allowed us to exceeded our goal. I will be contacting you this year for your continued support & $$$-generosity.

The Gold Coast chapter’s resource promotion campaign for the upcoming year 2003-2004 includes the following events:

• 12th Annual Fall Golf Tournament planned for October 17, 2003
• 2nd Annual ‘THE WAR” Fishing Tournament planned for April/May 2004
• Continuing Education Seminars planned for November 2003 & possibly March 2004

The first event, the ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter’s 12th Annual Fall Golf Classic is scheduled for October 17, 2003 at the Jacaranda Country Club Golf Course. You will find the golf tournament sign-up form attached for your participation. Please send checks in the name of ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter, to Dan Rogers, 900 Harrison Street, Hollywood, FL 33019. You may also fax the registration forms to 954-925-9649 &/or 954-389-9687. If you have any question you may contact; Dan Rogers at 954-325-9675 or Rick Ellison at 954-492-1166.

Let the new-year begin, so please come and help us thank last year’s Resource Promotion campaign donors at the November 2003 meeting. The donors will be listed in the chapter’s October 2003 newsletter.

Corporate Sponsors
ASHRAE Gold Coast Chapter, A&B Pipe & Supply, Air Management Systems, Inc., API Expansion Joints, J.K. Kessler & Associates Inc., Bovis Lend Lease, Brimar Pipe Markers, Calmac Thermal Energy Storage, Carrier South Florida, Coatings Etc., Inc., Cornell Balancing Company, Corsair, Cultler Hammer, Cyrus Technologies Inc., Data Aire, Diversified Fluid Control, Earl Hagood, E.H. Whitson Air Conditioning, E.R. Air Conditioning, Enviro-Mechanical, Enviro Team, Florida Heat Pump, Gregor Hartenhoff Inc., Graham Heat Exchangers, Griswald Controls, H.O. Terrice, H. Lamm Industries, Hill York Corporation, HVAC & Assoc., Hydro-Aire System Sales, Inc., HYVAC, Inc., John J. Kirlin, Inc.-FLORIDA Division, Johnson Controls, Inc., Kamm Consulting, Lennox Industries, Maddux Supply , Mason Inc., McAllister & Associates, McQuayService, Merril-Lynch, Middleton & Associates, Mueller Steam Speciality, MultiStack , Nailor Industries of Florida, NEBB-Golden Circle Donor, Norca Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp., Optimum Power and Environment of Florida, P.E.C.O. Enterprises Inc., Penn Refrigeration, Pomper Sheet Metal, Protec Cooling Towers, Quality A/C, Raypak Boilers, Richard Flanders Enterprises, S & W Sheet Metal, Smith Seckman & Reid, Inc., Southeastern Hose, Spillis Candella-DMJM, Southeast Mechanical Service, Standrod Engineering, PA, Steven Feller PE Engineering, TACO, Inc., TES of South Forida, The DCI Systems Group, Inc. , The Poole & Kent Company, The Trane Company, Thermacor Process, Thermal Concepts, TLC Engineers, Total Dynamic Balance, Tropic Supply, Inc., Warren Technology, Weinman Pumps, William R. Nash, Inc., York International

Individual Sponsors
Jason Ayala, Michael Balko, Bernardo Cardenal, Richard Ellison, Joe Fellmeth, Glenn Grinnan, Daniel Rogers, Richard Saferian, Erik Walter

If anyone wants to help in any way, please let me know, we can always use help. Let’s make this a year to remember.

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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Technical, Energy and
Government Activities
To: All Consulting Engineers and HVAC Contractors

From: Technical, Energy and Government Activities
John G. Rodriguez – Chairperson.
(305) 653-0212 - work
(954)254-4771 - cell
John G. Rodriguez

Re: Chapter/Regional - ASHRAE Technology Awards

Fellow members:

Our Chapter is asking all Consulting Engineers from Broward or
those that do work in Broward County to participate and submit
projects of their choice for the ASHRAE Technology Awards.
The projects must be completed in the design aspect to
participate in the Chapter and Regional Level. In order to
qualify for the national Award the projects must have been
completed and been in operation for at least a year.

The projects can be in any part of the country if designed
by an Engineer of Broward County. An Engineer outside of
Broward County can participate if the project they are
submitting is in Broward County. The work shall be submitted
before the end of October. A minimum of two projects, depending
on the amount of entries, would then be selected to participate
in the Regional Awards; these projects will be announced at the
November’s Chapter Meeting.

We would also like to see our Consulting Engineers from our
Chapter participate in the Awards selection Committee. If you
wish to participate in this committee please contact our chapter
or myself at the above number.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact
me at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

John G. Rodriguez
TEGA Chairperson

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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@screaminet.comus

VICE PRESIDENT - Allen Messer
Tel: 954-585-4305
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@stis.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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Job Opportunities



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Seeking Mechanical (HVAC) and Plumbing Engineers /Designer.
Join us as we grow and become Florida's premier engineering practice.

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Fax your Resume at (954) 524-7505
email at George San Juan
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Marie-Pierre Boutin
Tel: (954) 527-1112
mpboutin@deltag.net