President's Message,

Thank you all for joining us last month for a presentation on refrigeration and thermal energy storage in cold-storage warehousing.

Upcoming at our April chapter meeting, we will be approving our 2021-2022 Board of Governors and chair positions.   If you are willing to volunteer and engage further in the chapter, please consider a role on the BOG, as a chair or even a member of a committee!  Reach out to our nominating chair, Michel Robert, or any member of the current BOG with interest.   

Please see below and join us for our April chapter meeting on April 12^th!   This presentation will be given by Sheila Hayter, who served as ASHRAE Society President for the 2018-2019 year.  I hope you all can join in on this presentation!

Jason Boatman

Madison ASHRAE Chapter President 2020-2021
[email protected]

ASHRAE Technology Awards

The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards program is to:

• Recognize ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological concepts that are proven through actual operating data;..
• Communicate innovative systems designs to other ASHRAE members;
• Highlight the technological achievements of ASHRAE to others, including associated professionals and societies worldwide, as well as building and facility owners.

Each year the Society may present awards in six categories: 

• Commercial Buildings (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning); 
• Institutional Buildings (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning) 
• Health Care Facilities (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning); 
• Industrial Facilities or Processes (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning); 
• Public Assembly (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning); 
• Residential

For each category first, second, and honorable mention winners may be named. Also, one of the category first-place winners may be selected to receive the ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence. The recipient will have demonstrated the best overall compliance with the judging criteria.

Regional Award submissions are due before CRC every year, so this year's deadline is April 15th to give time for judging. Any winners from Regional then have the option to submit to Society level Tech Awards, using the long-form.

The application form can be available HERE

2021 Technology Awards

Ned Greene the 2021 Award of Engineering Excellence
and First Place Technology Award 

2021 First Place Winners

Kwai Ping Lau and Raymond Yau
Category I – Commercial Buildings – EBCx
Two Pacific Place
Raymond Yau, Owner Representative

Tomoaki Ushio, Harunori Yoshida, Shigemi Mori
Category I – Commercial Buildings – Existing
Kyoto Station
Yoshiyuki Takaura, Owner Representative

Shana Scheiber and Roger Lautz
Category I – Commercial Buildings – New
American Family Insurance “The Spark”
Brad Mueller, Owner Representative

Brian Rose and Kyle Smith
Category II – Educational Facilities – Existing
Historic Mercy High School Renovation / CPS Gamble Montessori
Robin Brandon, Owner Representative

Aaron Smith, Denis Morris and Andrew Bartlett
Category II – Educational Facilities – New
Dalhousie IDEA and Design Buildings
Rochelle Owen, Owner Representative

Reece Kiriu and Jeff Stein
Category III – Health Care Facilities – Existing
Kaiser Vallejo Medical Offices
Neil Moy, Owner Representative

Student Activities

As everyone knows, these are unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This makes it so much more difficult to reach out to students and let them know about ASHRAE and our field of HVAC. I am trying to maintain contact with the student chapter presidents from UW-Madison & UW-Platteville. I commend the current seated presidents for each student chapter, Antonio Pulito & Chad St. Cyr respectively, for their efforts in getting information out to their respective members.

We have some upcoming events that our student members and other interested parties can attend and participate in this month. First, our Madison ASHRAE chapter will be hosting “Student Night” for our February meeting. We recognize our student meeting attendees and members during this meeting. We will also roll out our Madison ASHRAE chapter Gustus L. Larson scholarship applications for 2021. This is up to four (4) $1500 individual scholarships.  The deadline to apply is April 9^th.

Engineering Scholarship Announcement

Engineering Scholarship Application

Thank you for your interest in ASHRAE. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Jim Kraus
Madison ASHRAE Student Activities Chair
(608) 279-8367

2021 ASHRAE Annual Conference
Now Virtual

The 2021 Annual Conference originally scheduled to be held June 26-30, 2021 in Phoenix, AZ is now going to be held online in a virtual format. The conference will include a mixture of live, pre-recorded and on-demand sessions. Additional details about the conference and committee meetings will be available in the coming weeks. 

ASHRAE RP  Campaign

2020-2021 Madison Chapter Goal - $15,000

ASHRAE Research: Scholarship Programs

• • Supporting The Future Leaders of the Building Industry

Mission:

• • To motivate students and prospective students worldwide to pursue an engineering or technology career in the HVAC&R field by offering scholarships to provide financial support for their education and training

Willis H. Carrier Scholarship:  Patrick McGrail, Kansas State University, Architectural Engineering:

• “The Willis H. Carrier Scholarship has solidified my involvement in ASHRAE and motivated me to work hard to complete my degree so that I can contribute as much to the HVAC industry as Willis H. Carrier did.”

Lynn G. Bellenger Scholarship:  Tiffany Williams North Carolina A&T State University, Architectural Engineering

• “It is truly a blessing to have received this ASHRAE scholarship. Having been the first recipient of the Lynn G. Bellenger  Scholarship is tremendously  rewarding.”

David C.J. Peters Scholarship: Mei Yung Wong, Oklahoma State University, Mechanical Engineering

• “I am thankful to ASHRAE for their generosity and in giving me the opportunity to pursue my academic goals.”

Associate Engineering Technology Scholarship: Benjamin LaRose, State University of New York Air Conditioning Engineering Technology

• “Thanks again to ASHRAE for everything it does when it comes to helping America’s future engineers prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.”

See the ASHRAE video to learn more: 

https://youtu.be/q_WAhCam7i0

Support ASHRAE RP by donating:  DONATE

      For information on RP, follow the ASHRAE link HERE.

If you have questions about Research Promotion please drop an e-mail.

Thank you,

Research Promotion Chair
[email protected]

Welcome to our new members this past month: Tom Bowerman and Amelia Hartke!    

With graduation just around the corner, we want to make sure our Student members are aware of the SmartStart Program.  SmartStart is a 3-year program that allows Student members to transfer to Associate grade membership at a rate that is recent-graduate friendly.  Follow the link for more details!

Contact the Madison Chapter Membership Chair, [email protected] if you have questions or comments about ASHRAE Membership.

Here is a summary of the chapter membership numbers:

Caryn Rader, PE, Design Engineer

Phone: 608.271.3900

Recent Meeting Minutes:

• BOG December Meeting

Recent Chapter Minutes:

• February Meeting Minutes

Recent Treasurer's Reports:

• 2020 November Treasurer's Report
• 2020 December Treasurer's Report
• 2021 December Treasurer's Report

Recent ASHRAE Press Releases