Gas Efficiency: Gas-Fired Condensing Rooftop Units
Join NEEA and ASHRAE’s Puget Sound chapter for an exclusive training on gas HVAC efficiency.
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Smart Buildings Center
1200 12th Avenue South Ste 110
Seattle, WA 98144
This event is free for all attendees and includes lunch.
This training will explore the gas-fired condensing rooftop unit (C-RTU) technology and its performance on commercial facilities. Highlighting the energy efficiency benefits associated with C-RTUs, while debunking current myths, this training will present the gas efficiency of the technology and address its positive market potential.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Puget Sound Chapter, in collaboration with BetterBricks, will be hosting an in-person training session that will:
• Show how to properly install equipment and manage the condensate, two of the most prominent yet least understood elements associated with the technology
• Cover codes and their interpretations for C-RTU installations
• Provide details on hot topics such as freeze protection, neutralizers and curb adaptors
• Prepare you to talk to customers about C-RTUs with suggested next steps
This technically-focused training will provide engineers, consultants, manufacturers, distributors and installers with market insights into a rapidly emerging HVAC technology and tips on where and how C-RTUs should operate.
Throughout this training, attendees will have the opportunity to learn installation and operation best practices from market experts and realize the full potential of this high-efficiency technology. Lunch will also be provided!
PRESENTERS
• Christine Riegler, Program Manager at Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
• Marta Schantz, Manager at Waypoint Building Group
• Tiffany Rourke, President of ASHRAE Puget Sound
CONTACT
Marta Schantz [email protected]
EARN CREDITS
Certificates of Attendance will be available from ASHRAE Puget Sound for all training attendees, including maintenance points for BOC credential renewal.
NEEC Launches the Smart Buildings Center Education Program
As part of the evolving effort to grow the programs and opportunities for smart and efficient building operations, NEEC recently encouraged the development of a new non-profit – the Smart Buildings Center Education Program (SBC-EP). The SBC-EP is a 501(c)3 organization with an educational mission to increase awareness and understanding of smart building technologies and practices. The public launch of the organization was held October 26th at the Smart Buildings Center in Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill. The event called, “Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating Costs,” featured a moderated panel of the SBC-EP board. The SBC-EP Board is comprised of business, utility and governmental leaders that span the stakeholders and constituents of smart building practices and technologies. The panel led an engaging discussion of the opportunities for adopting smart building practices and technologies, as well as some of the challenges we face in bringing these ideas to market. Panelists were:
- Perry England, VP Building Performance, MacDonald Miller
- Dan McConnon, DCYF Project Director, WA Dept. of Commerce
- Chris Roe, Energy Procurement Manager, Amazon
- Cal Shirley, VP of Customer Solutions, Puget Sound Energy (retired)
- Bert Van Hoof, Partner, GPM Azure IoT, Microsoft
- Phil Welker, Executive Director, PECI
Jim Baggs, Customer Service, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer of Seattle City Light delivers a welcome address at the SBC-EP launch event.
Ash Awad, the Chief Market Officer for McKinstry is also a member of the SBC-EP board, but was unable to attend the event. SBC-EP will co-locate at the Pacific Tower with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) who will continue to manage the physical space. SBC-EP will focus its efforts at the Pacific Tower and around the region on the development and implementation of informational and educational programs related to smart buildings.
Professional Education Offerings at UW Integrated Design Lab
Join the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab for in-depth educational opportunities focused on the tools and skills required to assess high performance design. Intended for participants who understand high performance concepts, this course provides technical training for practitioners to bring state-of-the-art quantitative analysis into design practice. The course complements the AIA Getting to Zero series, and will provide training using commonly available design tools such as EQuest, DIVA for Rhino, Revit, and custom Excel spreadsheets.
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Sessions will be held at the Smart Buildings Center
in Seattle, WA from 8:30 AM-12:30 PM on the following dates:
1. Energy Modeling in the Design Process
Timeline and process for using energy modeling to achieve high performance design: Thursday, November 2
Understand how to fully realize high performance by examining the timeline and process for incorporating energy modeling in the design process. We will introduce the level of analytical detail that is required at each step of the design process in order to support data-driven decision-making.
2.Designing for the Perimeter Zone
Understanding loads and implications for architectural design: Thursday, November 16
Contextualize loads that are introduced through the building perimeter, and how modeling can help inform higher performance architectural design. Implications for light, air, heat transfer, passive and active systems, materials, as well as user behaviors will set the stage for best-practice envelope design.
3. Multifamily Residential Energy Efficiency
Forum discussion for understanding opportunities and barriers: Thursday, November 30
Implications for high performance multifamily residential will be explored through a forum discussion, raising awareness of the opportunities and barriers for energy and water efficiency in this prevalent building typology.
4. Quantifying Performance Beyond Energy
Tools for Water, Materials, and more: Thursday, December 14
Explore high performance building concepts beyond energy including water efficiency concepts, quantification, and implementation; materials selection aiming at environmentally and healthy choices; and other topics to be identified in partnership with series participants.
The total cost for the packaged Fall offerings is $350.
Please inquire for al a carte rates and offerings
Questions? Contact Heather Burpee at [email protected] or 206.616.6566
New NEEC Website!
Check out the recently updated NEEC website at www.neec.net. The new website offers a fresh new look and easier navigation for users and members. Get information on industry news, events and resources, and find out more information about NEEC’s projects like the Building Operator Certification Program, or the Tool Lending Library, a program of the Smart Buildings Center.
The NEEC website will also maintain the list of qualified service providers for the both the Seattle and Portland Benchmarking programs, as well as the Seattle Building Tune Up mandate. You can also find information on technical support, training opportunities and resources for the Washington State Energy Code.
Check out our membership opportunities and peruse through our list of current NEEC members, all on our newly launched site and let us know what you think!
Don’t Miss This Event at the Smart Buildings Center!
Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating Costs
Empowering Smart Buildings: Improving Productivity and Reducing Operating CostsOctober 26th
730am – 930am
Smart Buildings Center
This event serves as a kick off for the newly designated 501(c)3 organization, the Smart Buildings Center Education Program (SBC-EP). This non-profit is driven by an educational mission to inform stakeholders in the built environment of the productivity and cost benefits of deploying data driven smart building strategies.
Beginning with an informal light breakfast, attendees will be able to network and visit resource kiosks which feature items such as the real time energy performance dashboard (SkySpark) tracking building system performance of the Pacific Tower. Attendees will also see displays of building diagnostic tools available from the Tool Lending Library housed at the SBC. A smart screen board will be accessible that allows participants to view analysis visualizations of energy and performance data.
The formal program begins at 8:15am with a welcome address by Jim Baggs, Customer Service, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer of Seattle City Light. At 8:30am, the SBC Board of Directors will participate in a facilitated panel discussion that highlights smart building technologies and practices and how this region is taking a leadership position in bringing these ideas to market.
Industry Panel:
- Perry England, VP Building Performance, MacDonald Miller
- Dan McConnon, DCYF Project Director, WA Dept. of Commerce
- Chris Roe, Energy Procurement Manager, Amazon
- Cal Shirley, VP of Customer Solutions, Puget Sound Energy (retired)
- Bert Von Hoof, Partner, GPM Azure IoT, Microsoft
- Phil Welker, Executive Director, PECI
The event is FREE but space is limited, so RSVP now!
