The Anthracite Chapter NEWS May 2015 ASHRAE - Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Today 2014-2015 OFFICERS & CHAIRS President: Matt Archey, PE [email protected] (570) 821-1994 x257 President-Elect: Rich Karns [email protected] (570) 287-3161 x210 Vice-President Patrick Salmon, LEED AP [email protected] (570) 586-4334 x3126 Treasurer: Alyssa Procida [email protected] (570) 821-4923 Secretary & Membership Promotion Chair: Jon Keller [email protected] (570) 342-7778 Board of Governors: John Durdan, PE: (570) 586-4334 x3152 Dan Mello: (570) 288-8759 Board of Governors & Student Activities Chair: Tracey Jumper [email protected] (570) 471-3480 Chapter Technology Transfer Chair: Dave Onufer [email protected] (570) 586-4334 Grassroots Government Activities Chair: A.J. Speicher, PE [email protected] (570) 821-1994 x 303 Historian & Newsletter Editor: Walt Janus, PE [email protected] (570) 507-9015 Research Promotion Chair: Maxwell Tamasy [email protected] (724) 797-4908 Website Homepage Editor: Karl Grasso [email protected] (570) 562-2778 Young Engineers in ASHRAE Chair: Will Seiberling [email protected] (570) 821-4927 President’s Message The May Chapter meeting marks the end of our technical seminars and the approach of our summer recess. I’d like to take a moment to thank you, the Chapter Officers, Board of Governors, and the Committee members for your continued support of ASHRAE. We all play a role in growing and supporting our industry, so your commitment is truly appreciated. Despite this being our last meeting, there are still opportunities to get involved over the next several weeks: • The annual Mark. A. Hagan golf tournament will be held on June 16th, and we could use a hand in planning and tournament day set-up. Please contact Jon Keller (info at left) if you’d like to offer your time and energy. • If you would like to become involved with ASHRAE, we are looking for committee members for 2015-2016. Please contact Rich Karns for more information on opportunities to help serve your peers. In closing, I’d like to recap on the goals that I had mentioned in my first message of the year and our successes over the past 9 months: • We have made great strides in educating K-12 students about STEM careers, but would like to hold 1 more STEM outreach event before year end. Please contact Tracey Jumper or Will Seiberling if you’d like to help shape the next generation of engineers and HVAC professionals. • Attendance has been great at our meetings this year, and we’re on pace to achieve our goal of a 10% increase in meeting attendees. Bring a friend or colleague to our last meeting and help that individual see the benefits of ASHRAE participation and help us meet our goal! • We have made contact with government officials to offer ASHRAE as a technical resource in the legislative process, but we could use some more boots on the ground in this effort. Please contact AJ Speicher if you’d like to be part of this essential committee. (Continued on page 3) Chapter Website: http://anthracite.ashraechapters.org ASHRAE ANTHRACITE CHAPTER MEETING Tuesday May 19, 2015 Clean Room Classification, Pressurization, Certification and Operation Presented by Michael Geppert, Jr. Mr. Geppert is the President/Owner of Energy Plus, Inc., a provider of certification, validation and calibration services for scientific equipment and facilities. He also serves as its Quality Assurance Director and is a Registered Clean Room Certification Professional for Sterile Compounding Facilities. He has authored numerous articles in the contamination control field, and is on the Board of Directors of the International Air Filtration Certifiers Association (IAFCA) and is a member and committee leader of the Controlled Environmental Testing Association (CETA). Mr. Geppert will give an overview of issues related to classification, pressurization, certification and operation of clean room facilities. A Certificate of Attendance will be available at the registration table Meeting Details Location: Cooper’s Seafood House 304 Kennedy Boulevard, Pittston, PA (570) 654-6883 Schedule: 5:00-5:45 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 6:00-6:30 p.m. 6:30-7:15 p.m. 7:15-8:30 p.m. Cost: $ 30.00 per person FREE for Students (ASHRAE Members are encouraged to sponsor Students) Business Meeting (All are Welcome) Social Hour (cash bar) Program Registration Dinner (Buffet) Technical Presentation If You Are Planning to Attend Please Respond by NOON on FRIDAY May 15, 2015 to Walt Janus at (570) 342-3700 Ext. 286 or via e-mail at [email protected] NEWS and Notes President’s Message, Continued • We’ve received good feedback from members regarding the technical programs this year. If you have any comments or suggestions, please continue to let us know so we can help provide the knowledge we all need to be successful. As usual, PDH certificates of attendance will be provided at our technical program next week. Thank you again for a great year, and I look forward to seeing you at the remaining events of 2014-2015. Matt Archey Annual Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Golf Outing Details have been set for the Chapter’s final event of the Society year, the annual golf outing, to be held on Tuesday, June 16 at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop. It’s not too late to join in the fun. Full details and a registration form are on pages 7 and 8. Hope to see you there! Car Show Cancelled Due to logistical issues, the ASHRAE Car Show has been cancelled for this year. Thanks to all those who had already stepped up to support the car show both financially and by volunteering their time. We anticipate a triumphant return of the car show next year. Technology Corner The reprint article, “Ventilation Rates and Health” is included at the end of this month’s edition of the NEWS, and is courtesy of the ASHRAE Journal. Please submit articles for consideration to be included in future editions to CTTC chair Dave Onufer. Call for Chapter Historical Items The Chapter archives are starting to fill up, but we still have more room available for any and all items related to the history of the Anthracite Chapter. Bring them to the next meeting or contact Dan Mello or Walt Janus to make arrangements to drop them off or have them picked up. Society Annual Meeting June 27 – July 1 ASHRAE has a warm southern welcome as the 2015 Annual Conference comes to the Society’s hometown of Atlanta. It’s been nearly 15 years since the last time ASHRAE hosted a conference there. Thanks to Our Sponsors The display of business cards in the NEWS recognizes the financial support of the Chapter by the individual or business and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by ASHRAE or the Anthracite Chapter. Thanks to Our Sponsors The display of business cards in the NEWS recognizes the financial support of the Chapter by the individual or business and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by ASHRAE or the Anthracite Chapter. Anthracite Chapter Past-Presidents 2013-14 Matt Archey 2012-13 Tracey Jumper 2011-12 A.J. Speicher 2010-11 Tom Swartwood 2009-10 Brian Flynn 2008-09 Eric Zanolini 2007-08 Walt Janus 2006-07 John Havenstrite 2005-06 Manish Patel 2004-05 A.J. Lello 2003-04 Dennis Gochoel 2002-03 Phil Latinski 2001-02 Mike Moran 2000-01 Dennis Gochoel 1999-00 John Durdan 1998-99 Matthew Martin 1997-98 Dean Butler 1996-97 Charlie Smith 1995-96 Chuck Swinderman 1994-95 John Walker 1993-94 Dennis McGraw 1992-93 Scott Harford 1991-92 Dan Mello 1990-91 Mark Hagen 1989-90 Paul Dreater 1988-89 Bud Reilly 1987-88 Ray Suhocki 1986-87 Jerry Peznowski 1985-86 Lee Garing 1984-85 Spence Martin 1983-84 Donald Brandt 1982-83 Rich Santee 1981-82 Bob Mugford 1980-81 Kerry Freeman ANTHRACITE CHAPTER 2014-2015 MEETINGS & EVENTS Date Theme Program Speaker Sept. 16 Membership Protected Premises Fire Alarm System Code & Standard Requirements for HVAC Interfaces E.J. Kleintop Plate Heat Exchangers in the HVAC Industry Tracey Putnam Technical Tour - Susquehanna Brewing Co. TBA -Joe Clifford & Denny McGraw E. Mitchell Swann* Nov. 18 Research Promotion – Donor Recognition Students/YEA December Family Night No Meeting Jan. 20 Research Promotion Achieving Energy Management Objectives Engineer’s Week : Joint Meeting w/ PSPE & ASHE Joint Meeting with SMACNA Michael Geppert, Jr. -- Oct. 21 April 21 Students/Membership April 23 ASHRAE Webinar May 19 Past-Presidents Cancelled Research Promotion Design-Build and the Standard of Care; Under Which Standard? Under Whose Care? Seismic Restraint of Mechanical Systems/ Apps for Duct Construction & Leakage Free Cooling with Water-Source Heat Pump Systems New Tomorrows for Today’s Buildings: Existing Building Commissioning Clean Room Classification, Pressurization, Certification and Operation Car Show June 16 Fun & Fellowship Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Golf Tournament -- Aug. 13-15 Chapters Regional Conf. 2015 Region III CRC - Johnstown, PA -- Feb. 17 Mar. 10 Mark Terzigni Mike Jones Panel *ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer **ASHRAE Presidential Member ASHRAE MISSION • To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. ASHRAE VISION • ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating. ANTHRACITE CHAPTER NEWS Walt Janus, Editor c/o Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. 50 Glenmaura National Blvd, Suite 102 Scranton, PA 18505 ASHRAE ANTHRACITE CHAPTER 2015 MARK A. HAGAN, P.E. MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 Blue Ridge Trail G.C. Once again, it's time to mark your calendar for the annual ASHRAE, Anthracite Chapter golf outing. This year, we will be playing Blue Ridge Trail. We will be using an 11:00 AM shotgun start with scoring being captain & crew. PLEASE NOTE THAT COURSE REQUIRES SOFT SPIKES. THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT COURSE IF YOU NEED THEM. Cost of golf and dinner is $100.00 per person. Dinner only cost is $50.00 per person. Please plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes early to register, get your cart and hole assignment, as well as practice putting or driving. Dinner will be at 6:00 PM, buffet style. For reservations, call Jon Keller (570) 342-7778 or email at [email protected]. Reservations will be confirmed via email when payments are received, credit card payment available via phone (Note: transaction fee will apply). Payments may be made payable to “ASHRAE Anthracite chapter” and mailed to or Jon Keller, C/O Joseph F. O’Hora & Sons, Inc. 1400-02 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. All payments and registration are due June 5, 2015 – PLEASE INCLUDE A POINT OF CONTACT PER FOURSOME. This year we are soliciting hole sponsorships for the tournament in our chapter effort to support ASHRAE research. Companies sponsoring a hole will pay $100.00 per hole. New permanent signs with sponsor names and company logo’s will be posted at each tee. Send your company logo to Will Seiberling at [email protected] by June 5, 2015. Your hole sponsorship is tax deductible and receipts are available upon request. Directions: South from Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 south to Nuangola exit (#159). At stop sign, make a left turn, and proceed 3/10 of a mile to next stop sign. Make right turn and proceed 1 mile to stop sign. Make a left turn and proceed 1.8 miles. At Prospect Road make a right turn and go 1.3 miles. At the intersection (Country Club Drive), make a left turn. Clubhouse will be on your right. Coming west from Pocono/Allentown area, take I80 west to exit #262, to route 309. Take route 309 north approximately 1.5 miles. Make a left turn, there will be a sign pointing to get to interstate 81; go straight down mountain 3.1 miles. Make a sharp left turn. Proceed 1.6 miles, then make a right turn into the development. Continue straight 7/10 of a mile. Clubhouse will be on your left. Traveling north or east, take I-81 north to exit #155 (Dorrance), Make a right turn to “T” in road. Make a left turn, go 2.4 miles. Next make a sharp left turn and proceed 1.6 miles. Make a right turn into the development. Continue straight 7/10 of a mile. Clubhouse will be on your left. Call early for reservations. See you there. Course number: 570-868-4653. 2015 Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Annual Golf Outing When: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 11:00 am Shotgun Start Where: Blue Ridge Trail Country Club 260 Country Club Drive Mountain Top, PA 18707 Cost: Golf & Dinner $100 / Per Person Dinner Only $50.00 / Per Person Hole Sponsor $100 /Hole Singles and Foursomes are welcome!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - RSVP TO: Jon Keller 570-342-7778 [email protected] PAYMENT TO: ASHRAE Anthracite Chapter 1400-02 N. Washington Ave Scranton, PA 18509 REGISTRATION FORM: Name Company Telephone Email Golf & Dinner $100.00 /each =$ Dinner Only $50.00 / each =$ Hole Sponsorship $100.00 / each =$ ASHRAE Research $ =$ Donation Total Enclosed =$ USD th (Please remit payment by Friday June 5 , 2015 including point of contact per foursome) (Credit card payment available –transaction fees may apply) The following article was published in ASHRAE Journal, August 2002. © Copyright 2002 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers, Inc. It is presented for educational purposes only. This article may not be copied and/or distributed electronically or in paper form without permission of ASHRAE. Ventilation Rates and Health By Olli Seppänen, Fellow ASHRAE, William J. Fisk, P.E., Member ASHRAE, and Mark J. Mendell, Ph.D. hile ventilation rates do not directly affect occupant health or perception outcomes, they affect indoor environmental conditions including air pollutant concentrations that may modify the occupants’ health or perceptions. This article summarizes the review by Seppänen, et al. of current literature on the relationship of ventilation rates and carbon dioxide concentrations in non-residential and nonindustrial buildings (primarily offices) with the health of the building’s occupants and with the occupants’ perceptions of indoor air quality (IAQ). The review aims to provide a better scientific basis for setting health-related ventilation standards. This summary focuses primarily on the ventilation rate studies. W The review considered three human responses due to their widespread occurrence and potentially great economic impact: communicable respiratory illnesses such as common colds and influenza; sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headache, tight chest, and wheeze, which decrease when the individual leaves the building; and perceived unacceptability or poor quality of air. The review included almost 30,000 subjects in 20 ventilation rate studies, and more than 350 buildings. Most studies included office workers, but some studies were performed with special groups including army trainees, elderly nursing home residents, jail inmates, pupils in schools, and hospital personnel. Two types of field studies were included in the review. In cross-sectional studies, data on health (or perceived IAQ) outcomes, ventilation rates, and other relevant factors that may influence health or perceived IAQ were collected 56 from multiple buildings or building spaces and analyzed with statistical models. A major weakness of this study design is that many factors other than ventilation rates, which vary among buildings, may influence health outcomes, confounding the association of ventilation rate with health outcome. The criteria for including cross-sectional studies in the review were: at least three buildings or ventilation zones, statistical analysis of results, and control in the statistical analyses for confounding by personal factors such as gender. Many of these studies also controlled for potential confounding by some job, building, and indoor environmental factors. The second major type of study is an experimental or intervention study. In one or more buildings or spaces, the ventilation rate was set sequentially at two or more values and the health outcomes were recorded at each ventilation rate. Much of the potential confounding was eliminated with this type of study. For example, personal, job, and most building characteristics are unchanged when ventilation rates are modified. Some residual confounding can occur due to parameters that may change which may vary among the experimental periods, such as indoor temperature. The review included only experimental studies that met study quality criteria, as described in the original paper. As a primary indicator of the magnitude of ventilation rate, this review used outdoor airflow rate per person (cfm per person). This was the most commonly reported ventilation rate metric in the reviewed studies, and the metric often used in codes and standards. In many studies, only the rate of mechanical outside air supply was measured, thus, the measurements did not account for additional ventilation caused by air infiltration. Many studies assessed the association of ventilation rates with multiple health or perception outcomes (e.g., influenza and total respiratory illness) or performed multiple analyses using different categories of ventilation rates or different subsets of study data. Consequently, many studies provided multiple “assessments” of the associations of ventilation rates with human outcomes. Therefore, in the subsequent discussion we often refer to assessments. About the Authors Olli Seppänen is a professor at the Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory for Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, Espoo, Finland. William J. Fisk, P.E., is head of the Indoor Environment Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif. Mark J. Mendell, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif. August 2002|ASHRAE Journal IEQ lence of SBS symptoms with increases in ventilation rate. Each of these studies took place during winter in a cold dry climate. We hypothesize that the very low indoor humidity that occurs with high ventilation rates in such climates may have caused the increase in symptoms. Perceived IAQ and ventilation rates. Seven of eight studies found a statistically significant worsening in perceived IAQ as ventilation rates decreased, while one study had the opposite finding. Carbon dioxide studies. The review included 21 carbon dioxide concentration studies involving more than 30,000 Number Finding Increase in subjects in more than 400 Statistically Outcome at Number of Worsening Lower buildings. More than half of Studies or Outcome (Improving) (Higher) the assessments found that a Assessments Outcome at Lower Ventilation higher CO 2 concentration Ventilation Rates Rates was significantly associated Communicable Respiratory 51%; 53%; with a worsening of at least Illness or 94%; 120% to 4 4 (0) one outcome, generally SBS Short-Term 370% (n/a) symptom prevalence or perAbsence ceived air quality. As such, Usually 10% to 100%; >80% in SBS the results of the studies on 27 20 (3) 9 assessments Symptoms the association of CO2 con(54% to 420%) centrations with health and Perceived Less 60% to 180% perceived IAQ outcomes Satisfactory 8 7 (1) (53%) IAQ support the findings of an asTable 1: Summary of major findings of human outcomes in sociation of ventilation rates reviewed studies. with outcomes. Studies used statistical models to quantify the strength and statistical significance of the associations between ventilation rates and health outcomes. As a measure of strength of associations, we use the percentage change in the prevalence of the health outcome estimated from results presented within the original papers. When we use the term “statistically significant,” it means that a less than 5% probability exists that the reported association between ventilation rate and a health outcome is the result of chance. Results Communicable respiratory illnesses and ventilation rates. Only three studies of communicable respiratory illnesses were included in the review. These studies took place in a military barracks, a nursing home, and a jail. All found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of illness in the group with a lower ventilation rate. The percentage increases in respiratory illness with a lower ventilation rate varied between 50% and 120%, with one outlier of 370%. A fourth study within a set of office buildings found a statistically significant 53% increase in shortterm absence with lower ventilation rates. Short-term absence may be a surrogate for communicable respiratory illness. SBS symptoms and ventilation rates. Twenty of 27 assessments found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of one or more types of SBS symptoms as ventilation rates decreased. Sixteen of these assessments found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of more than half of the reported types of SBS symptoms. The results of several studies suggested that the risk of SBS symptoms continues to decrease as ventilation rates increase above 20 cfm (9 L/s) per person, the minimum rate for offices in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62-1999, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. However, the benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20 cfm (9 L/s) per person were less consistent than the benefits of increasing ventilation rates up to 20 cfm (9 L/s) per person. The percentage increase in SBS symptoms with lower ventilation rates varied widely. In nine assessments, the prevalence of at least one symptom increased by more than 80%. The results of one of the largest studies implies that, on average, a 10 cfm (5 L/s) per person increase in ventilation rate would reduce the prevalence of the most common SBS symptoms by more than one-third. Three assessments found a significant increase in the preva- ASHRAE Journal|August 2002 Discussion and Limitations This review provides persuasive evidence that health and perceived air quality will usually improve with increased outside air ventilation. The full paper examines several potential sources of bias, but identified none likely to explain the overall findings. Nevertheless, there are several important limitations in the current data and associated knowledge. Most studies were performed in Europe and most were in office buildings. Few studies have been performed in hot, humid climates. Relatively few studies of communicable respiratory illness have been reported. The benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20 cfm (9 L/s) per person are less certain than the benefits of increasing ventilation rates up to 20 cfm (9 L/s) per occupant. Existing data do not indicate whether outside air supply per person or per unit floor area is more strongly associated with health and perceived IAQ. Finally, the reasons for improved health and perceived air quality with increased ventilation are uncertain. Practical Implications The available data indicate that occupant health and perceived IAQ will usually be improved by avoiding ventilation rates below 20 cfm (9 L/s) per occupant and indicate that further improvements in health and perceived IAQ will sometimes result from higher ventilation rates up to 40 cfm (18 57 L/s) per person. These findings are relatively consistent for office buildings located in cold or moderate climates, but less certain for other building types and climates. The limitations in the existing data point to several research needs. Some of the pressing needs include research on the benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20 cfm per occupant, research involving schools and retail buildings, and research within hot, humid climates. Because increases in ventilation may increase building energy consumption, research is also needed to identify practical methods of decreasing minimum ventilation requirements by reducing indoor pollutant emissions or by increasing the effectiveness of ventilation in controlling pollutant exposures. Acknowledgments This review was supported with a grant from the Finnish Academy and by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Building Technology, State, and Community Programs, Office of Building Research and Standards of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00098. Bibliography Seppänen O.A., W.J. Fisk, M.J. Mendell. 1999. “Association of ventilation rates and CO2-concentrations with health and other responses in commercial and institutional buildings.” International Journal of Indoor Air Quality and Climate pp. 252-274. Advertisement in the print edition formerly in this space. 58 August 2002|ASHRAE Journal
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