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CTTC Presentation. Bjarne W. Olesen bwo@byg.dtu.dk Vice Chair, Technology Council NYC Winter, 2014. Technology Council Update. Members First Newsletter : All CTTC should receive a copy, http://www.ashrae.org/society-groups/councils#tech
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CTTC Presentation Bjarne W. Olesen bwo@byg.dtu.dk Vice Chair, Technology Council NYC Winter, 2014
Technology Council Update • Members First Newsletter: All CTTC should receive a copy, http://www.ashrae.org/society-groups/councils#tech • E & P: Available for some committee meetings in NYC • Internet available in all meeting rooms
Technology Council UpdateStdc-Standard Committee • New high profile standards published in 2013 • Standard 90.1 Energy, non-residential • Standard 62.1 Ventilation, non-residential • Standard 62.2 Ventilation, residential • Standard 55 Thermal Comfort
Technology Council UpdateStdc-Standard Committee New approved standard projects • Method of Determining the Energy Consumption Caused by General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices • Method for Calculating Moist Air Thermodynamic Properties • Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Sustainable Low-Rise Residential Buildings • Methods of Test for Determining Overhead Circulator fan Data • Standard for Measuring and Expressing Building Energy Performance in a Rating Program
Technology Council UpdateDRSC-Document Review Sub CommitteePosition Documents • Energy Position Document: Revision not accepted • Commissioning Position Document: on hold • Ammonia as a Refrigerant: Reaffirmed • Committee started working to revise the PD. • Indoor Combustion in Developing Countries: • Committee established • Airborne Infectious Diseases: Vote to accept • Position Documents online at: www.ashrae.org/about-ashrae/position-documents
Technology Council UpdateEHC-Environmental Health Committee • ASHRAE IAQ 2013 Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 15-18, 2013 • EHC roadmap is currently being developed, which will include short, medium and long-term research priorities.
Technology Council UpdateTAC-Technical Activities Committee • Encourage chapter members who cannot attend the bi-annual ASHRAE meetings to engage with TCs and become corresponding members. • Quick TAC Facts: • 3553 TC Volunteers total – 11% increase since 2011 • 572 TC Volunteers reside outside of U.S. & Canada • 314 TC Volunteers are Young Engineers of ASHRAE (YEA) • 70% of Technical Program in Denver sponsored by TCs • Over 200 Handbook chapters are maintained by TCs • http://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/technical-committees
Technology Council UpdateRAC-Research Administration Committee • More than 13 new Research Proposal Solicitations • TRP-1609 “Defining the Capabilities, Needs and Current Limitations of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Operations and Maintenance for HVAC&R”, • TRP-1641, “Effect of Unsaturated Flurocarbon Contaminants on the Reliability and Performance of HVAC&R Equipment” • TRP-1624, EFFECTIVE ENERGY-EFFICIENT CLASSROOM VENTILATION FOR TEMPERATE ZONES • TRP-1673, REVISION OF THE ASHRAE HVAC DESIGN GUIDE FOR TALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS • TRP-1712, DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASHRAE DESIGN GUIDE FOR DEDICATED OUTDOOR-AIR SYSTEMS.
Technology Council UpdateRAC-Research Administration Committee Awarded new research projects • RP-1450, TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS FROM GARAGES ATTACHED OR INTEGRAL TO LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, was awarded to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for a period of 18 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $174,539. • RP-1608, DEVELOPMENT OF LOAD-BASED METHOD OF TEST FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL UNITARY HVAC, was awarded to Oklahoma State University for a period of 24 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $128,302. • RP-1629, TESTING AND MODELING ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE CHILLED BEAM SYSTEMS, was awarded to University of Colorado - Boulder for a period of 18 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $140,259.
Technology Council UpdateRAC-Research Administration Committee Quick RAC Facts: • 79 TC experts volunteered to write WSs & RTARs in Year 12-13 • $164k & 20 months is the average cost & duration of ASHRAE Research Projects now • 330 Technical Committee volunteers are monitoring progress on 62 active projects • 55% of active research projects are being conducted at universities • 845 ASHRAE Research Projects valued at $67.5 million started since 1960
Technology Council UpdateREF-Refrigeration Committee • A contract with United National Environment Programme (UNEP) to secure funding for TRP-1634, Guide for Sustainable Refrigerated Facilities and Refrigeration Systems, is now finalized • Recommended the Refrigeration Commissioning Guide be approved for publication