Research Promotion
November 19th (Wednesday)
1-4:30pm: Tech Session
5-6pm: Social Sponsored by Woodman Controls
6-7pm: Dinner / Business meeting
Be sure to register for both the technical session and the dinner meeting
Ramada Tropics Resort Conference Center
5000 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50322
Tech session topic: “A Holistic Overview of Technologies and Strategies to Achieve Deep Energy Reductions in Laboratories”
Speaker: ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, Mr. Gordon Sharp
Registration Fees:
Technical Session – $30 for ASHARE Iowa members; $50 for non-members
Dinner – Free for ASHRAE Iowa members; $20 for non-members
PDH: 3 (for the technical session)
Topic Abstract:
As we strive to build more energy efficient laboratories and vivariums, the most impactful approach is often to reduce the outside airflow. In the last few years new design approaches such as demand based control of lab air change rates, chilled beams (hydronic cooling), and VAV exhaust fan control have been successfully employed to safely reduce these lab airflows to as low as 2 ACH to cut energy consumption significantly. Although these concepts may been discussed individually in the past, this talk provides a detailed holistic discussion of how these and other energy saving technologies such as heat recovery can be combined to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. A sophisticated lab energy analysis tool that can determine potential energy and capital cost savings will be used to both examine, quantify, and then compare the relative contributions of different energy savings approaches for a typical lab building in some representative climates. Several case studies will be provided including a large near net zero lab project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Finally, building HVAC systems naturally can degrade and building energy use can rise over time with maintenance staffs often lacking the time to analyze building performance. One solution that will also be discussed is the use of intelligent agent systems and monitoring based commissioning. These systems can be used to automatically analyze lab building energy and IEQ data, often using approaches like dashboards to help ensure long term energy savings and a healthier indoor environment.
Speaker Bio:
“Gordon P. Sharp
Chairman and Founder, Aircuity, Inc.
Newton, MA
Gordon Sharp is the chairman of Aircuity and has over 25 years of experience and over 25 patents in energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and laboratory controls. As the founder and former CEO of Phoenix Controls, he led this world leader in laboratory airflow controls that was acquired by Honeywell in 1998. In 2000, Gordon founded Aircuity out of Honeywell and is a smart airside energy efficiency company.
Gordon is an MIT graduate, an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, and the Executive Vice president and a member of the Board of Directors of I2SL, the International Institute of Sustainable Laboratories. He is also a voting member of ASHRAE Standard 170 on Healthcare Ventilation, the ANSI Standard Z9.5 on Laboratory Ventilation, the ASHRAE TC9.10 committee on Laboratories and the TC9.11 committee on cleanrooms.
See the November 2014 IowaStalks newsletter.