When

Thursday April 14, 2022

10:00 – 10:30 Check In
10:30 – 11:30 Building Performance vs Building Certification & Rating (1 PDH)
11:45 – 12:15 Buffet Lunch
12:15 – 1:15 ASHRAE Technology Award – Marston Hall Renovation
1:30 – 2:30 ASHRAE Guideline 36 (Virtual Presentation) (1PDH)
2:45 – 3:30 History Project and Happy Hour

Location

Des Moines Embassy Club West
520 Market St,
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Program

Julia Keen, P.E., PhD, FASHRAE, HBDP
Professor, Bob and Betty Tointon Engineering Chair
Coffman University Distinguished Teaching Scholar
GE Johnson Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
Kansas State University

10:30 – 11:30 ASHRAE bEQ – Building Performance vs Building Certification & Rating

This presentation will discuss the purpose and advantages of building labeling and its effect on building performance. An in depth explanation of the ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient Program will also be provided. The presentation will cover what distinguishes bEQ from other labeling programs as well as the process used to meet the requirements to qualify a building for labeling.

Lincoln Pearce, P.E., LEED AP, BEAP
IMEG Senior Principal/Client Executive, Commissioning

12:15 – 1:15 ASHRAE Technology Award – Marston Hall Renovation

First place recipient for the ASHRAE Technology Award for existing educational facilities category, Marston Hall Renovation, Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by ASHRAE members who have successfully applied innovative building designs. Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality and serve to communicate innovative systems design. Winning projects are selected from entries earning regional awards.

Steve Taylor, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE
Taylor Engineers Principal

1:30 – 2:30 ASHRAE Guideline 36 (Virtual Presentation)

ASHRAE Guideline 36, High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems, was created to develop and maintain best-in-class standardized HVAC control sequences. This guideline is all about the concept of “less is more.” It allows engineers to reduce engineering time by adapting standard sequences already proven to perform. It minimizes programming and commissioning time for contractors. ASHRAE Guideline 36 reduces energy consumption, cost, and system downtime with more resilient systems, control sequence compliance, and diagnostic software. The guideline also promotes communication between specifiers, contractors, and operators by creating a language of common terms.

2:45 – 3:30 History Project and Happy Hour

Adam Puls, PE
Past President Iowa Chapter (2020-2021)

Cost

Free for ASHRAE Iowa members
$50 per session for non-members
Students

Social Sponsor

Woodman Controls

Registration

Registration is open now – it will close on April 13th.

Please register online if you are attending.

ASHRAE Iowa Chapter March Meeting – Hydronic Balancing

The ASHRAE Iowa Chapter invites you to join our March virtual meeting on Tuesday March 16^th at 12:00 PM for a hydronic balancing discussion presented by IMI Hydronic. Please register through the link below and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Lunch will be provided via GrubHub digital gift card to order from your favorite local restaurant. Cutoff for registration to receive the gift card is Monday March 15th at 5:00pm.

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ASHRAE Iowa Chapter March 2021 meeting invite:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: Mar 16, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0od–hrT0sGdJf5e5RZmjZAkCgOi458vLT

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Links/documents associated with this meeting (as they become available):

March IowaStalks Newsletter – web – pdf

Sign-In / Attendance Sheet – 2021-03-16-Hydronic Balancing-Registration-Sheet

Watch the meeting as it unfolds on our YouTube Channel.

Virtual SuperTech Session

The ASHRAE Iowa Chapter invites you to join our “November” meeting which will be held on Tuesday December 1st at 12:00pm. We are honored to have Distinguished Lecturer Mick Schwedler present two, hour long technical sessions on Chilled Water System Decisions and Ethics Case Studies. The chilled water session will discuss a variety of design consideration topics. The ethics session will be interactive and include breakout discussion time. A short intermission is scheduled between meetings to complete the distinguished lecturer evaluation form and to login to the following session. Proof of attendance for each meeting will be available for those requiring PDHs.

Kindly register through the below links no later than Monday November 30^th by 5:00pm. Note that separate registration is required for both meetings and you are encouraged to keep your cameras on during the sessions. Additionally, lunch will be provided via digital gift card for a food delivery service. Cutoff for registration to receive the lunch gift card is Friday November 27^th at 5:00pm. Watch for the gift card in your inbox on Monday and order from your favorite local restaurant.

Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you virtually on December 1^st for this SuperTech session!

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Chilled Water System Decisions Zoom meeting invite:

When: Dec 1, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kd-quqTMtHtQumCSZUD3c_Ju_8jxXZNDk

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Ethics Case Studies Zoom meeting invite:

When: Dec 1, 2020 01:15 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldOispjspGd1QVKo1mco0V1YBl5rx1ioL

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Links/documents associated with this meeting (as they become available):

November IowaStalks Newsletter – pdf – web

Chilled water system decisions sign-in/attendance sheet

Video recording of the Chilled Water System Design Decisions on our YouTube Channel

Ethics case studies sign-in/attendance sheet

Video recording of the Ethics Case Studies also on our YouTube Channel

Online Tech Session

Getting from AEDGs to Zero-Energy Buildings: AIA (Crawley06) GBCI (0920020231)
Drury Crawley, Ph.D.

Buildings account for more than 40% of worldwide primary energy use. ASHRAE, IESNA, USGBC, AIA, and DOE have collaborated on a series of Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs) for significant energy savings beyond Standard 90.1. The guides provide prescriptive packages for each climate zone to reach the energy savings goals of 30% and 50%. AEDGs for 50% savings in five building types were completed in 2014. This presentation provides an overview of the AEDG process as well as examples of packages and case studies from the 50% guides. Also presented are examples of today’s zero-energy buildings and the key systems and technologies they employ.

When

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 PM CDT

Location/Registration

Please register for Iowa Chapter Meeting on Apr 29, 2020 3:00 PM CDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7119799990843033611

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Bio

DRURY B. CRAWLEY, Ph.D.
FASHRAE, BEMP, FIBPSA, AIA, Affil. CIBSE
Director, Building Performance, Bentley Fellow
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Washington, DC

Dru Crawley is Bentley Fellow and Director, Building Performance Research focusing on building performance, BIM, net-zero-energy buildings, sustainability, resilience, and smart cities. Prior to being elevated to Bentley Fellow in 2014, he led development of Bentley’s suite of building performance software for four years. Before joining Bentley in 2010, Dr. Crawley developed and managed EnergyPlus and the USDOE’s Commercial Buildings Initiative (now Better Buildings Initiative and Alliances) promoting creation of net-zero-energy buildings.

With more than 40 years of experience in buildings energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability, he has worked in engineering software development, government research and standards development organizations, as well as building design and consulting companies. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland on the topic of building simulation as a policy tool, a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Tennessee, and is a registered architect.

Dr. Crawley is active in ASHRAE (Chair of Standard 169 Climatic Data for Building Design Standards, member and Vice Chair of Standards Committee, member of SSPC 189.1 (Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings), member of SSPC 140 (Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs), former member of the Technical Activities, Research Administration, Advocacy, and Grassroots Government Activities Committees, and past chair of Technical Committees 2.8, 4.2, 4.7, and 7.1). He was elevated to ASHRAE Fellow in 2009 and achieved ASHRAE BEMP (Building Energy Modeling Professional) certification in October 2012. Recipient of ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award (2013), Service to ASHRAE Research Award (2012), Distinguished Service Award (2003), and Symposium Best Paper Award (1999) for “Which Weather Data Should You Use for Energy Simulations of Commercial Buildings?”

He is also active in the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA Vice President since 2018, at-large board member since 1998, Fellow in 2012, Regional Affiliate Liaison since 2006), IBPSA-USA (IBPSA-USA President since 2019, board member since 2013, vice president 2017-2019, treasurer 2013-2017), U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC, past vice chair and member, Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group; past member, Research Committee; past research Liaison), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), an Affiliate member of CIBSE, and serves on the editorial boards of three international Journals. He has written more than 125 papers and articles, testified before the U.S. Congress, lectured at more than 30 universities, and made more than 400 presentations on building energy efficiency, sustainability, and renewable energy throughout the world. As an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, he has given more than 150 presentations and workshops to more than 80 ASHRAE chapters throughout the world.

Refreshment Sponsor

N/A

Cost

This is a free webinar.

Links for related information (when available):

April IowaStalks Newsletter – pdf – html

Sign-In Sheets

Presentation Slides

Online Tech Session

Building Performance Simulation: What’s in the Black Box
Drury Crawley, Ph.D.

Over the last 50 years, building simulation has evolved into a powerful tool for evaluating the energy performance of potential or existing buildings. Building simulation allows easy comparison of the energy and environmental performance of many hundreds of design or retrofit options. This presentation provides an overview of building performance simulation fundamentals and history, Building Information Modeling, what’s in the black box of key simulation programs, as well as comparing underlying simulation methods. Because much of the data that building simulation tools require already exists in the BIM models, it’s critical that simple methods for sharing that data are available. This presentation also describes the opportunities and challenges for sharing data between BIM and SIM and demonstrates recent advances in data exchange.

When

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 PM CDT

Location

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Bio

DRURY B. CRAWLEY, Ph.D.
FASHRAE, BEMP, FIBPSA, AIA, Affil. CIBSE
Director, Building Performance, Bentley Fellow
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Washington, DC

Dru Crawley is Bentley Fellow and Director, Building Performance Research focusing on building performance, BIM, net-zero-energy buildings, sustainability, resilience, and smart cities. Prior to being elevated to Bentley Fellow in 2014, he led development of Bentley’s suite of building performance software for four years. Before joining Bentley in 2010, Dr. Crawley developed and managed EnergyPlus and the USDOE’s Commercial Buildings Initiative (now Better Buildings Initiative and Alliances) promoting creation of net-zero-energy buildings.

With more than 40 years of experience in buildings energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability, he has worked in engineering software development, government research and standards development organizations, as well as building design and consulting companies. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland on the topic of building simulation as a policy tool, a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Tennessee, and is a registered architect.

Dr. Crawley is active in ASHRAE (Chair of Standard 169 Climatic Data for Building Design Standards, member and Vice Chair of Standards Committee, member of SSPC 189.1 (Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings), member of SSPC 140 (Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs), former member of the Technical Activities, Research Administration, Advocacy, and Grassroots Government Activities Committees, and past chair of Technical Committees 2.8, 4.2, 4.7, and 7.1). He was elevated to ASHRAE Fellow in 2009 and achieved ASHRAE BEMP (Building Energy Modeling Professional) certification in October 2012. Recipient of ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award (2013), Service to ASHRAE Research Award (2012), Distinguished Service Award (2003), and Symposium Best Paper Award (1999) for “Which Weather Data Should You Use for Energy Simulations of Commercial Buildings?”

He is also active in the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA Vice President since 2018, at-large board member since 1998, Fellow in 2012, Regional Affiliate Liaison since 2006), IBPSA-USA (IBPSA-USA President since 2019, board member since 2013, vice president 2017-2019, treasurer 2013-2017), U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC, past vice chair and member, Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group; past member, Research Committee; past research Liaison), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), an Affiliate member of CIBSE, and serves on the editorial boards of three international Journals. He has written more than 125 papers and articles, testified before the U.S. Congress, lectured at more than 30 universities, and made more than 400 presentations on building energy efficiency, sustainability, and renewable energy throughout the world. As an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, he has given more than 150 presentations and workshops to more than 80 ASHRAE chapters throughout the world.

Refreshment Sponsor

N/A

Cost

This is a free webinar.

Registration

No need to register – log into the session individually (so we can count and give certificates) and enjoy the event.

Links for related information (when available):

March IowaStalks Newsletter – pdf – html

Sign-In Sheets

Presentation Slides – 2020-03-25-Building Performance Simulation Whats in the Black Box

When
Wednesday October 23, 2019
Dinner Meeting with Ethics Training

Tenative Schedule
4:30-5:00 – Registration and Check In
5:00-6:00 – Social/Networking
6:00-6:30 – Dinner
6:00-6:15 – ASHRAE Updates
6:15-8:15 – Presentation
8:15-8:30 – Additional Social/Networking

Location
Hyperion Field Club
7390 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131

Program
Professional Ethics for Licensed Engineers

To ensure the public’s safety, the Iowa Code defines the importance and expectation of ethical behavior for licensed engineers and land surveyors. Attend this interactive presentation to learn about behaving ethically and professionally in a business context, the principles behind ethical decision making and putting ethics into practice as a licensed engineer.  This two-hour presentation will satisfy the State of Iowa’s PDH Professional Ethics requirement.

Presenter
Rita Perea

Rita is an international speaker, best-selling author, executive coach, and talent development trainer. She is preparing to celebrate her 20th year as Founder and CEO of Rita Perea Leadership Consulting, Inc.

An experienced executive herself, she has helped business owners, leaders and professionals of all types reach their next level of success and become the highest version of their best selves so that they—and their teams—can thrive in the workplace. Her Iowa-based corporate clients have included Shive-Hattery Architecture + Engineering, Principal Financial Global Investors, Nationwide Insurance, Kemin International, and Meredith Publishing Corporation. Rita’s online Professional Ethics for Engineers and Land Surveyors PDH courses can be found at the SuccessAcademy.online

Rita can be reached at www.RitaPerea.com

Cost
ASHRAE Iowa members – $50
Non-ASHRAE Iowa members – $100
Students – TBD

Social Sponsor
Victaulic

Please register online (when it opens) if you are attending.

Links for related information (when available):
October IowaStalks Newsletter – pdf – web
Sign-In Sheets
Presentation

When

Wednesday March 20, 2019

• 1:00 – 1:30: Registration
• 1:30 – 2:30: Session #1 – ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code
• 2:30 – 2:45: Break
• 2:45 – 3:45: Session #2 – CO2 Monitoring for Outdoor Airflow and Demand-Controlled Ventilation
• 3:45 – 4:00: Break
• 4:00 – 5:00: Session #3 – Thermal Comfort as Related to Energy Consumption: What is the Balance
• 5:00 – 6:00: Social Hour

Location

Marriott Downtown Des Moines
700 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309

Program

Speaker

Tom Lawrence, Ph.D., P.E.
ASHRAE DL
University of Georgia

Session #1 – ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code

ASHRAE, in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council and the Illumination Engineers Society, developed Standard 189.1 for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings with the initial release occurring in 2010.  The Standard provides the minimum requirements for a high-performance green building, and was developed with the intent to provide a balance of environmental factors involved with designing, building, and planning for the operation of buildings.  Since the initial release, the Standard has continually evolved as a result of changes in the industry and in relation to other Standards such as 90.1 This session provides a detailed summary of the key changes that are being incorporated in the release of the 2017 version of Standard 189.1 and how this Standard will relate to the International Green Construction Code with the 2018 code cycles revisions.

Session #2 – CO2 Monitoring for Outdoor Airflow and Demand-Controlled Ventilation

A number of programs and standards that exist for buildings today specify the use of outdoor air monitoring.  Monitoring is to be done either based on CO₂ levels in the occupied space or actual measurement of outdoor airflow, depending on the space design occupancy and ventilation type (mechanical or natural).  Current standards or program descriptions do not provide detailed guidance for determining what level of CO₂ should be considered the maximum concentration to expect, and those that do provide guidance are generally based on a single value above the ambient concentration.  This session describes how to determine a level for CO₂ concentrations for an outdoor airflow monitoring program or as part of the upper control limit for a demand-controlled ventilation system.

Session #3 – Thermal Comfort as Related to Energy Consumption: What is the Balance?

Maintaining thermal comfort within an occupied building requires energy, thus optimized solution methods for balancing energy use with indoor environmental quality (adequate thermal comfort, lighting, etc.) are needed. Current building temperature control systems do not adequately take in account the adaptive capability of the occupants, but this concept can be used advantageously during implementation of demand response. Demand response programs commonly include temporary adjustments to space temperature set points and thus can affect the occupants’ thermal comfort perceptions. How to balance out the overall energy consumption and peak demand for cooling or heating within buildings with the need for maintaining adequate thermal comfort in the built environment is an issue important to system designers, building operators and society as a whole. This session provides an overview of the historical development of thermal comfort perception, the two primary approaches used to predict and evaluate thermal comfort, and how these are incorporated in ASHRAE Standard 55. Also covered is a discussion of how thermal comfort considerations can be factored into demand response measures, addressing the conflicting balance between energy consumption and thermal comfort, and a vision on how to possibly achieve an overall optimized balance.

Each Session is worth 1 PDH.

Cost

Free for ASHRAE Iowa members
$20 per session for non-members
Students

Social Sponsor

Trane

Registration

Registration is open now – it will close on March 13th.  Please note, when you register, you need to register for each session you plan on attending.  You can not just sign up for one and assume you will go to all three.  We need to make sure we have accurate counts to make sure we have room capacity.

Please register online if you are attending.

Links for related information (when available):

March IowaStalks Newsletter – pdf – html

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Session #1
Session #2
Session #3

Presentation
ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code
CO2 Monitoring for Outdoor Airflow and Demand-Controlled Ventilation
Thermal Comfort as Related to Energy Consumption: What is the Balance?

Joint Meeting with CSI and SMCI

When

Wednesday December 12, 2018
11:30 a.m. – Registration Opens/Networking
11:45 a.m. – Lunch
12:00 p.m. – Announcements
12:15 p.m. – Program – Presentation by ASHRAE DL Tim Wentz (Past ASHRAE President)

Location

Holiday Inn Downtown – Mercy Campus
1050 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314

Program

• Presentation: The Interface Between Risk and Ethics
  The topic of ethics has always been difficult to address because ethics is often seen as fluid and difficult to quantify. The fluid nature of ethics is generated by the wide spectrum of individual perspectives, coupled with highly variable cultures and situations, thus making ethical decisions difficult to predict. Risk has many of the same attributes in that it can also be very fluid and difficult to measure or predict. The presentation looks at the relationship between risk and ethics while exploring some ways to place both into a common context so that viable strategies can be developed for both the firm and the individual.

Earn 1 PDH for attending this program.

Presenter

Presenter: Tim Wentz (ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and past ASHRAE President)

Tim is an Associate Professor of Construction Management at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he teaches a wide spectrum of courses, including environmental systems, mechanical estimating, mechanical project management, professional practice/ethics and the senior capstone course. Tim’s professional focus is in teaching and undergraduate education, where he has participated in numerous committees and initiatives. He currently serves as an advanced team leader for the Peer Review of Teaching program, a College representative on the Student Success task force and is also currently chair of the College of Engineering Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee.

Tim has served the Society in many different capacities. He started his ASHRAE career in 1976 after graduating from the University of Nebraska and worked in a grassroots capacity for many years. He is a past president of the Nebraska Chapter, past RVC of Student Activities for Region IX, past DRC of Region IX and as Society president in 2016-2017. Tim also serves as Faculty Advisor of the Mechanical/Electrical Specialty Contractors (MESC) student chapter, which is an umbrella student chapter co-sponsored by ASHRAE, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America  (MCAA) and the National Electrical Contractors of America (NECA). He received an ASHRAE Technology Award in 1987, Region IX Chapter President of the Year, Region IX Hall of Honor in 2005, E. K. Campbell Award of Merit for Teaching in 2000, the Distinguished Service Award in 2013 and the Exceptional Service Award in 2015. Tim was named an ASHRAE Fellow in 2005.

Tim has also been very active in the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), where he has served as a trustee for the Mechanical Contractors Education and Research Fund (MCERF) and is currently a member of the National Education Initiative (NEI) faculty and also on the Institute for Project Management (IPM) faculty. He was named the MCAA ‘Educator of the Year’ three times (2000, 2002 and 2004) and in 2009 was the recipient of MCAA’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Award, the first academic to receive the award.

Cost

Free for ASHRAE Iowa members
$20 for non-members
Always free for students

Social Sponsor

We do not have a social sponsor for this event. Let us know if you want to sponsor a future event.

Registration

Registration is open now – it will close on December 5th so we can get food counts turned in.

Please register online if you are attending.

Links for related information (when available):

December IowaStalks Newsletter – PDF – html

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Presentation – Go/No Go Worksheet

Megatech Session and Chapter Meeting

When
Wednesday March 22nd
12:45 pm – Registration
1:00 pm – Psychrometrics – DL Presentation
2:15 pm – DOAS Presentation
3:30 pm – VRF Presentation
4:30 pm – Social / History Presentation / Chapter Meeting

Location
Marriott
1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266
website

Program
Psychrometrics
DOAS
VRF

Cost
There is a fee of $50 for all three presentations.  Each presentation will have a separate sign in sheet that will be posted to this website after the event and will serve as your certificate of attendance.  Because there is no meal at this meeting, there will be no member discount (coupon).

Social Sponsor
Woodman Controls

Please register online (when it opens) if you are attending.  One registration will get you into one or all three presentations.

March IowaStalks Newsletter

Sign-In Sheets

Psychrometrics Presentation