HE EA MAKAMAE
A monthly publication by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
SY 2014-15, Issue #9
HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII
May, 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – Bill Lee, P.E.
Thanks to Ken Beal of from Enpro Environmental for his talk on “ Indoor Air
Quality – Moisture, Contaminants, and More -An overview of common Indoor
Air Quality complaints and corrective actions” I hope we can do more
meetings with Indoor Air Quality Association-Hawaii Chapter now that they
are a part of ASHRAE.
And also thanks to Steve Krivan of Hays Fluid Controls for his presentation on
“Automatic Control Valves” for the do’s and don’ts portion of the program.
I would like to encourage everyone to come to this month’s May meeting. We
are going to 3 students from the University of Hawaii Student Branch present
their HVAC class design project. Please come out and support our students.
They are the future of our industry. I would like to have all the HVAC class alumni that had presented in
past meetings to attend and support this year’s presenters. Since you know what it is like to present before
an ASHRAE mtg.
Well we are in the final stretch of the ASHRAE year – which will end in June. May has a lot of great things
happening – May 7th is the refrigeration tour at Lanikai Brewery in Kailua – my MBA classmates have
started a beer company and we have a chance to get an inside look at a brand new brewery. I’m sure this
company is going to be a big success. May 14th is the last chapter meeting of the year and our Region X
DRC Karine Leblanc will be visiting, May 19th YEA training continues at InSynergy engineering conference
room – on water source heat pumps, and on May 21st is our golf tournament at Pearl country club. It is
sure to be an exciting May.
Again, I would like to highlight the behind the scenes people that keep our local ASHRAE chapter
running. This month I would like to introduce our YEA (Young Engineers of ASHRAE) chairmen – Willie
Diguc and Richard Miller. I’ve mentioned Willie in this newsletter before because he also co-chairs the
programs committee. He is a young bright star in ASHRAE, and not too long ago was in the UH HVAC
class giving his presentation to our members as a college senior in Prof. Ting’s class. Willie works for Oahu
Plumbing and Sheetmetal. Richard works for VSI which represents various manufacturers and is very
interested in helping save energy. Richard is a great teacher and volunteered to help with the YEA
committee because he saw the need for the young engineers to be exposed to more technical training. The
technical training that he has organized has been a resounding success and all who have attended have
benefitted. Thanks Willie and Richard for all your hard work this year.
See you all at the May mtg.
Bill
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Chapter Officers for
Society Year 2014 to 2015
Chapter Committee Chairs
Attendance and Reception: Samantha Niver
Technology Transfer: Donna Kishi
Programs: Ryan Chang, P.E. & Willie Diguc, Co-Chairs
Grassroots Government Activities: Dean Borges, P.E.
Refrigeration: Kevin Ku
Technology: Rick Beall, P.E.
Energy Awards: Lori Arakawa
Historian: Barry Jim On, P.E.
Membership Promotion: Scotty Scott
Newsletter Editor: Dean Borges, P.E.
Research Promotion: Matthew Tio
Product Show: Matthew Tio
Technical Seminar: Kevin Luoma & Rob Aulden Brown
Student Activities: David Parke
Young Engineers of ASHRAE: Willie Diguc
Webmaster: Andrew Crossland, P.E.
President: Bill Lee, P.E.
President-Elect: Donna Kishi
Vice President: Dean Borges, P.E.
Secretary: Kevin Luoma, P.E.
Treasurer: Mofazzal Mir, P.E.
Chapter Board of Governors
Barry Jim On, P.E. (Immediate Past President)
Rick Beall, P.E.
Ryan Chang, P.E.
Matthew Tio
Andrew Crossland, P.E.
David Parke
May 2015
Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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BOG Meeting at Coffman
Engineers 11:30 to 1 PM
and Lanikai Brewing Co.
Facility Tour at 5:30 pm
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Mothers
Day
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14 Chapter Meeting at
Plaza Club 20th Floor –
Panel Discussion – UH
Manoa Students
Competition Report
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19 YEA
Training at
InSynergy
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21 ASHRAE RP Golf
Tournament at Pearl
Country Club.
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Memorial
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From the Newsletter Editor
This issue of He Ea Makamae is published to encourage your enjoyment
of ASHRAE events in Hawaii during the ASHRAE 2014-2015 Society Year.
May is UH Manoa Student’s presentation of the ASHRAE Competition
submission in Chicago in January 2015. By the way, our Young Engineer’s in
ASHRAE (YEA) continue having outstanding activities monthly with the April
event at Hawaii Theatre central plant tour.
The ASHRAE Webcast regarding Existing Building Commissioning is
available for review in a digital format, contact me for details.
Consider joining in the fun at the Lanikai Brewery Company facility tour
at 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 7, 2015 with CEO Steve Haumschild and our
Refrigeration Chair, Kevin Ku, P.E.
ASHRAE can make a difference in you, your company and our community.
Dean Borges, P.E., Newsletter Editor
Richard Miller with YEA at Hawaii Theatre
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NEXT Chapter MEETING
Date: 14 May 2015 (Thursday)
Where: The Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall, (808) 521-8905
www.theplazaclub.com/club/scripts/public/public.asp?GRP=16963&NS=PUBL
IC
Registration: Starts at 5:30 pm. (Contact [email protected]
regarding attendance questions about this meeting).
Technical Session: 6:00 pm “Designing Energy Efficient Data Centers”
with Matt Kightlinger, Director of Sales, West Region Emerson Network
Power
Dinner: Starts at 7:00 pm
Main Program: 7:30 pm, “HVAC System Design for University of Chicago
– New Educational Building” UH Manoa Students - Frankie Chan, Yiyang
Xiao and Mary Mudrick
Adjournment: ~9:00 pm
Cost: $45 per ASHRAE member; $50 per guest; $55 at the door
registration. Payment can be made via credit card at:
https://ashraehawaiichapter.starchapter.com/meet-reg1.php?id=70
Otherwise, make check payable to ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter.
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May 14th Program:
Do’s and Don’ts:
“Designing Energy Efficient Data Centers”
by:
Matt Kightlinger
Director of Sales, West Region
Emerson Network Power
Matt Kightlinger has 15 years of experience serving the mission-critical data
center market with Emerson Network Power / Liebert. His past jobs include
Sales Executive, Strategic Sales Manager, Director of Solutions, and General
Manager at Liebert Northwest.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from Ohio
University, and his Masters of Business degree from Ashland University. His hobbies include
vacationing in Hawaii and golf.
Main Program:
HVAC System Design for University of Chicago – New
Educational Building. The May 2015 technical program will feature
a presentation from the students from University
of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). The presentation will be a review of
the students final design project that was submitted for their ME
417 Course in Applied Thermal Engineering.
The student’s design is an adaptation of the 2015 ASHRAE Student Design Competition.
Unlike other years, The 2014 Fall Semester of ME 417 course consisted of only 6 students,
which formed a singular design team that worked together on the project. Three of them will
make their final presentation on May 11, 2015. The purpose of the design project was to design
an HVAC system for a newly constructed educational building on the University of Chicago
campus. The building will be a 3 story classroom building that will also include spaces for
administration faculty offices and computer labs to help accommodate expanding enrollment
at the University. The design is intended to be dependable and economically viable for a 20
year life span.
ASHRAE standards 55, 62.1, 90.1, and 189.1 as well as the ASHRAE Handbook were used as
guidelines for the design. A commercial software program, provided by MCE International,
was used to calculate heating and cooling loads for the proposed building. These results
were compared and validated using the “first cut” hand calculated estimate as taught by
Professor Ting.
The students reviewed many systems and zeroed‐in to two systems. The first system used
chilled water/medium hot water services from central utilities plant of the University of
Chicago and eliminated it. The second system utilized the packaged rooftop units. The third
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system used its own dedicated chiller/boiler complete with its air distribution system
utilizing air handlers/VAV boxes. The systems were compared using life cycle cost analysis,
which included initial costs as well as operation and maintenance cost. In addition to the life
cycle costs, other considerations included indoor air quality, energy conservation, energy
performance and system selection. Due to the nature of the building, specific consideration
were taken to accommodate the various activities and requirements of each room including but
not limited to high people density classrooms, labs requiring high exhaust, and 24 hour
computer labs. The process of analyzing the requirements, designing a system and selecting
equipment was instrumental in the student’s level of understanding of HVAC systems. As
each student was involved in the process, they learned not only about designing a HVAC
system but also in working as a team and the importance of seeking out people with the
knowledge to help with questions and difficulties. At the request of Professor Ting, Garret Lau
of MCE International, Mofazzal Mir of InSynergy Engineering Inc., and, Rudolph J. Ritter of
Trane Pacific generously offered their time and knowledge to the students. The students are
grateful for their help and patience as they mentored and gave guidance over the course of the
semester.
Let’s present the UHM students, who will be presenting at the May 2015 technical program:
Frankie Chan graduated from UHM as a Mechanical Engineer in
December 2014. He was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Honolulu.
As the only child of an immigrant family, Frankie decided at a young
age to stay in Hawaii upon graduation, in order to give back what his
parents have done for him. During his middle and high school years, he
participated in many engineering competitions locally and
internationally, such as the 1st robotics competition and VEX robotics
competition. He continued to participate in competition during college.
Along with his classmates during their Senior Year, Frankie competed
in the Formula SAE Race Car competition in Lincoln, Nebraska. His
favorite hobby would be traveling and photography.
Yiyang Xiao is currently a Mechanical Engineering senior at UHM, and
will be graduating in May 2015. He is currently an intern at Highway
Division, State Department of Transportation. He also volunteered at
planning branch of DAGS (Department of Accounting and General
Service) for the past year. Upon graduation, Yiyang looks forward to
practice his engineering in the HVAC industry as a consultant. His
interests are swimming, badminton, fishing and watching movies.
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Mary Mudrick will also be graduating with her Mechanical
Engineering degree in May 2015. She is looking forward to sleeping
again and having time for her two hobbies: travel and sewing. Her love
of traveling led her to opportunities to spend a summer doing a physics
research program at Montana State University as well as a summer in
France studying renewable energy and project management. During
her time in the UHM College of Engineering, she has worked on a Mars
Robot as well as participating in the Formula
SAE project in her senior year. Mary was born and raised on Maui and
plans to stay in Hawaii to be close to her family.
Lori Arakawa – Energy Corner
Energy Trivia: Now that you’ve learned about energy and ways to
conserve it, test your Energy IQ by taking the Energy Quiz
Challenge!
1) How much of the energy in an average fossil fuel-burning power plant is lost as waste
heat?
a. About 15 percent
b. About 25 percent
c. About 45 percent
d. About 65 percent
2) Which type of light bulb is the most efficient at converting energy into light?
a. Incandescent
b. CFL
c. LED
3) What electronic device(s) consume(s) the most power when in the standby mode?
a. TV
b. Multifunction Printer
c. Laptop computer
d. DVR with a digital cable box
4) Each lightbulb you replace with a compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb will save you how
much money in energy over its lifetime?
a. $0
b. $1
c. $3
d. $5
5) True or False: Caulking your windows and doors is the easiest way to save energy.
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6) How much energy could a tankless water heater save?
a. 10 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 30 percent
d. 40 percent
7) True or False: Most of the energy consumed by dishwashers and washing machines is
for moving parts.
Answers:
1) d. 65 percent. The average fossil fuel plant converts about 33 percent of the energy
going in to power going out, an efficiency rate that has not changed significantly over
the past few decades, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2) c. LED. LED, or light-emitting diode, light bulbs produce an average of 85 lumens
per watt of power used – about 15 percent more than CFLs and more than five times
as much as an incandescent. Overall, efficient light bulbs like LEDs and CFLs use
about 80 percent less energy than traditional incandescent.
3) d. DVR with a digital cable box. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
found that, on average, a digital cable box with a DVR consumes about 43 watts when
turned off but still plugged in.
4) d. $5. CFLs last longer and can save 75 percent more energy than incandescent
bulbs.
5) True. The U.S. Department of Energy says 43 percent of household energy use goes
to heating and cooling. Weatherproofing your home prevents air leaks and energy
waste.
6) c. 30 percent. Tankless water heaters waste less energy because they heat water as
its being used, instead of keeping a whole tank hot. The U.S. Department of Energy
says the average household spends 12 percent of its energy bill running a water heater.
7) False. Most of the energy consumed by dishwashers and washing machines goes to
heating water. Washing dishes and clothes in cold water can help save energy.
Results:
7 correct:
4-6 correct:
1-3 correct:
0 correct:
Congratulations! You are an energy conservation guru!
Good Try!
A little remedial training will help.
You need to brush up on basics!
Reminder: Submit YOUR NOMINATIONS for the ASHRAE Technology
Award Program!
Submit your nominations for the ASHRAE Technology Awards to Lori Arakawa at
[email protected]
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For more information on the ASHRAE Technology Awards Program, go to
https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/honors--awards/technology-awards-program
Dean Borges –
Grassroots Government Activities Committee
This GGAC Chair will contact our representatives in Washington DC if you
have a issue we should address. We’ve got the list of directory of Hawaii
Public Officials for your purposes if there is a particular name you would
like to research. Let me know….call 529-1275.
PAOE points through April 21, 4785
Secretary Kevin Luoma, P.E.
4/2/2015 11:30 – 1:00 BOG & Committee Chairmen mtg.
Conference call in number - 808-540-2097 - no password
Attendees: Donna Kishi, Kevin Luoma, Dean Borgess, Lori Arakawa, Willie Diguc, Paul Scott,
Richard Miller, Mofazzal Mir
Previous BOG meeting minutes – None done due to only 3 people attending meeting.
Technical Seminar Evaluation – Biggest issue was lack of attendance. Most likely due to
companies being busy and it being a whole day event. For next year it could potentially be a half
day and run into the evening. Next year is also intended to not have table top displays. The Seminar had donations
of $8,592 and Expenditures of $6,063.
April and May mtg. plans – Willie and Ryan discussed that the presenters for April are all set and in May the main
presenters will be the students. Willie to provide the names of the students.
Proposed officers, BOG, committee chairs for next year
Officers
Board of Governors
President: Donna Kishi
Bill Lee, Immediate Past President
President Elect: Dean Borges
Lori Arakawa
Vice President: Kevin Luoma
Andrew Crossland
Secretary: Mofazzal Mir
Matthew Tio
Treasurer: Willie Diguc
Ryan Chang
R.J. Ritter
Donna also discussed the committee chairs for next year. Still working on finalizing.
Chair Reports
RP Report – Golf, Tech seminar product show – Matt – Banquet food still up for debate for Golf event. Decided that
golf event will be BYOB or buy alcohol at site to avoid liability.
Technical Awards – Lori – Need some projects to submit. Richard Miller stated he could submit a project.
Treasurer’s report – Mofazzal – See donations and expenditures of Technical Seminar above.
Refrigeration tour – Kevin Ku, Donna –Kevin Ku will provide additional info.
YEA Report – Willie, Rich Miller – Tech/Education mtg – Tour of Hawai’i Theatre, 3PM April 21st, Richard Miller to
contact Hawaii Energy for sponsorship
Student Activities Report – None
MP Report – Status – Scotty – Lost a lot of student members. Doing OK but could be doing better. Need to focus on
local members.
Grass Roots Report – Dean – Had great meeting with Brian Schatz’s representative to promote ASHRAE
Calendar – May mtg – 14th, Golf Tournament – May 21st, Installation Banquet - June 11th, CRC – Aug 13-15th ,
other stuff
Next BOG meeting – May 7 (Coffman Engineers Conference Rm 11:30 am)
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PRESIDENT ELECT AND CTTC Chairperson Donna Kishi
We are in the merry month of May with planned ASHRAE events that will keep you
professionally current, personally fit, fed and hydrated.
The events for the month are as follows:
• May 7th Refrigeration Tour at the Lanikai Brewery in Kailua . A tour with discussion
will be offered to members attending followed by food and brew. Sound great for end of
Thursday event. Hope you can join us
•
May 14th Monthly Meeting
Dos and Don’ts Presentation “Designing Energy Efficient Data Centers” …Emerson Solutions
Presenter Matt Kightlinger, Western Regional Sales Director
Technical Presentation: University of Hawaii School of Engineering Students
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May 19th YEA Training Topic : Water Source Heat Pump Systems
May 21st Research Promotion Golf Tournament at the Pearl Country Club in Aiea
Support ASHRAE Research as well as a day out in the beautiful Hawaiian Fresh Air.
Keep June 11th open for
•
Installation of the FY2015-2016 Hawaii Chapter Officers and Board of Governors
This will be held at the Honolulu Country Club .
More information to come soon. Come and meet to the new year’s BOG as well as
Enjoy an evening of great food , fellowship and merriment.
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Photo’s to Share from April Chapter Meeting 2015:
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Photo’s to Share from YEA Facility Tour April 2015
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2015 ASHRAE REFRIGERATION TOUR
Thursday, May 7 @ 5:30 PM
LANIKAI BREWING COMPANY
175-C Hamakua Drive, Kailua, HI (near the Windward Town & Country Shopping Center
Brewery Tour with CEO & Brewmaster Steve Haumschild
$10 cover at door for food, drinks purchased separately
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SPONSOR SIGNUP
SPONSOR NAME:
DONATION AMOUNT:
MESSAGE:
HOLE HANDOUT REQUEST:
(SNACK, BEVERAGE, PENS, BOTTLE OPENERS, ETC.)
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