ASHRAE Oregon Chapter

2019 October Chapter Meeting - ASHRAE Standard 90.1
2019-10-16 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Presentation Slides Here: PNNL ORcode ASHRAE OR Chapter 90.1 2016
Event Details:
Presenter: Reid Hart, PE
Topic: ASHRAE 90.1

5:30 Doors open
6:15 Buffet Dinner, Announcements
6:30 Technical Presentation
7:30 QA
8:00 Conclude Meeting

This month’s meeting will be a presentation by Reid Hart, PE, who will be discussing the upcoming ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Codes change.
Reid has worked in energy efficiency for over 40 years, focusing on HVAC design, utility efficiency programs and energy codes. He also taught Energy Control Strategies for 12 years at Lane Community College.
Currently Reid focuses his research on building simulation, improving energy codes and building systems at Pacific Northwest National Labs. He provides technical support for ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and participates in IECC commercial development.

November Chapter Meeting - Ductwork Acoustics & Construction
2019-11-21 16:00 - 21:00 | LABrewtory, 670 N Russell St., Portland, OR, 97227, United States
This Month’s meeting will cover 2 topics. The first will be ductwork fabrication and installation. The second will focus on ductwork acoustics.

4:00 – Doors open
4:00 to 6:00 – Tours of Streimer Shop: Tour groups will leave from LABrewatory, last tour will leave at 5:15pm. Please arrive as early as possible to ensure adequate time for the Tour.
6:15 – Buffet Dinner, Announcements
6:30 – Technical Presentation on Ductwork Acoustics by David A. Burd
7:30 – QA
8:00 – Conclude Meeting

From 4:00pm to 6:00pm groups will be taken through Streimer’s ductwork fabrication shop. Currently one of the largest ductwork fabrication shops in the area spanning 5 city blocks. Fabricators and shop supervisors will be onsite to walk tour groups through the production process, demonstrate capabilities and answer questions.
After the shop tours, attendees will be invited to attend a technical presentation on ductwork acoustics with dinner at LABrewatory located adjacent the Streimer campus.
Presenter: David A. Burd

David is an experienced acoustician with over 23 years of acoustic experience. Currently is is the Owens Corning Air Distribution Products Technical Manager for North America, based at the Owens Corning Science & Technology Center in Granville, Ohio. Dave as held numerous positions within Owens Corning’s acoustic research center including Laboratory Leader and Technical Leader.
Dave is very active in ASTM and is currently Task Group Chair for 3 Task Groups as well as the Sound Transmission Loss Sub-Committee Vice Chair. He is internationally recognized as an expert on sound transmission loss and sound absorption serving on the ISO acoustic committees through ASTM. Dave is NIA Certified as an Insulation Energy Appraiser and has his AAS Electrical Engineering Degree from Ohio State University.
Dave is a former USAF F-16 Crew chief and is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified. He enjoys jumping out of perfectly good airplanes, spending time with his family outdoors, and cheering for the other OSU.
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April Chapter Meeting - CANCELLED
2020-04-09
Cancelled due to COVID-19

June 2020 Virtual Chapter Meeting - The New "Normal" of the Built Environment
2020-06-18 11:00 - 12:00
The pandemic we are living through is an unprecedented event that will alter our world forever. As this situation continues to evolve, how will building and business owners react? How will this change our workplaces, and how do we get there from here?
Sam Wright, Senior Sustainability Consultant for Säzän Environmental Services out of Seattle, Washington, will explore those questions. He will identify strategies and concepts that building owners are already implementing and propose a concise framework for hazard mitigation.
Speaker, Sam Wright, is a Green Building Consultant for Säzän Environmental Services, where he consults for public and private green building projects from concept through post-occupancy. He has spent his career working directly with owners.
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July 2020 Virtual Chapter Meeting - Laboratory and Fume Exhaust Systems
2020-07-07 11:00 - 12:00
Understanding laboratory and fume exhaust system fundamentals allow engineering of solutions that will safely meet design requirements, reduce the cost of operation, and more effectively control the system pressure. This presentation reviews the fundamentals required to safely exhaust contaminated air from a critical environment with use of pre-engineered fume exhaust systems. We will review multiple plume rise equations, how the exhaust system plays a role in the bigger lab control environment, various configuration options of the systems, and redundancy options.
Speaker: Robert is an Application Engineer with Greenheck’s Lab and Fume Exhaust Systems. Robert holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Robert has 10 years’ experience in the HVAC industry including work with consulting and equipment manufacturer. He commonly presents on a variety of HVAC subjects including fan fundamentals, understanding fan sound, and laboratory/hospital exhaust systems, Matt is a member of NE Wisconsin ASHRAE and recently presented at the virtual ASHRAE summer conference.
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August Board of Governors Meeting
2020-08-27 | OR, United States
Time & Location – TBD

ASHRAE Society President Lecture - Chilled Water System Design Decisions
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by ASHRAE Society President Mick Schwedler
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Chilled Water System Design Decisions
This presentation covers many common chilled water system decisions, benefits and adverse effects of those decisions, and reasons a design team may want to choose a particular option.
Topics include

Bypass line sizing
Minimum and maximum flow limits
Pumps: manifolded or dedicated
Variable condenser water flow
One or two pump misperception

ASHRAE Society President Lecture - The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Hospitals
2022-01-14 11:00 - 12:00
Presented by ASHRAE Society President Mick Schwedler
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The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Hospitals – Reducing Energy Consumption by 50%

Since 2002, ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), USGBC, and AIA, with support from the Department of Energy, have collaborated on a series of Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs) that result in significant energy savings in the built environment beyond what is expected by using only ASHRAE Standard 90.1. The AEDG series of documents is now one of the most popular publications in ASHRAE’s history with over 600,000 copies in circulation.
This program provides a brief history of the AEDG Series, and then focuses on the 50% Large Hospital AEDG which will be covered in detail including examples of recommendations, case studies, technologies, systems, and controls to reduce energy use by 50% or more (compared to ASHRAE 90.1-2004).

February Virtual Chapter Meeting - Very High Efficiency DOAS
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:00
Very High Efficiency DOAS:
A High-Performance HVAC Approach for Better IAQ, Savings and Resilience

The next step in the ongoing evolution of HVAC design, very high efficiency DOAS uses the most efficient HVAC equipment and key design principles to provide cleaner and safer indoor air, enhance indoor comfort, and reduce commercial building HVAC energy use by an average of 65% (when compared to a code-minimum system). This presentation will introduce attendees to the key components of this all-electric system design, outline the energy and non-energy benefits compared to less efficient systems, and present findings and savings figures from a series of pilots conducted across a variety of Northwest commercial buildings.

Speaker: Jordan Pratt, PE, CEM; Senior Engineer, Energy 350

Jordan is passionate about energy efficiency and reducing the significant operating costs and environmental impact of our buildings today. He has experience with high performance mechanical system designs ranging from single-family HVAC to large industrial process optimization and commercial applications. Jordan is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) in Oregon and earned degrees in Energy & Design Engineering (B.S.) and Sustainable Design & Construction (M.S., Civil Engineering) from Stanford University.

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March Virtual Chapter Meeting - BAS & Cybersecurity
2022-03-29 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Brian Meyers
According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $3.9 million and data from Juniper suggests cybercrime cost businesses over $2 trillion total in 2019. So, what does Cyber Security have to do with a Building Automation Systems? Building Automation Systems provide significant value in connecting and automating a building and its components; however, anywhere you or your customers are connected can provide risk. There are simple and proactive measures you can take to improve your job or building’s cyber security.
Key Learnings:
• Understanding IT requirements that need to be proactively built into BAS specifications.
• Specifying the right products with cyber security considerations.
• Best practices for BAS installation that can improve cyber security.
• Ongoing maintenance required to mitigate cyber security risk.

May 2022 Meeting - Legionella and Methods of Control - Past Presidents Night
2022-05-12 17:15 - 20:00 | Portland Hilton, 921 SW 6th Ave., Portland, 97204
Presented by Phil Roach
Legionella is a naturally grown bacteria that occurs in warm freshwater with the common sources being in cooling towers and potable water systems. The number of cases in the US of Legionnaires disease continues to rise year after year with about 10,000 cases of Legionnaires disease being reported to the CDC in 2018. Most recently, Portland experienced an outbreak where 5 people were hospitalized including 1 who died in 2021.
In this presentation, we’ll cover legionella itself, other water borne pathogens, and how a person could contract legionella. In addition, relevant standards involved with legionella control along with some of the methods being used to control it will be shared.

Registration opens at 5:15pm
Happy Hour Networking 5:15 – 6:30pm
Announcements and Dinner at 6:30pm
Presentation starts at 7:00pm

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September 2022 Chapter Meeting & Tour - Very High Efficiency DOAS
2022-09-22 03:30 - 18:00 | Energy 350 Office, 1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Presented by Jordan Pratt
The next step in the ongoing evolution of HVAC design, very high efficiency DOAS uses the most efficient HVAC equipment and key design principles to provide cleaner and safer indoor air, enhance indoor comfort, and reduce commercial building HVAC energy use by an average of 65% (when compared to a code-minimum system). This presentation will introduce attendees to the key components of this all-electric system design, outline the energy and non-energy benefits compared to less efficient systems, and present findings and savings figures from a series of pilots conducted across a variety of Northwest commercial buildings.
Registration Opens: 3:30pm
Presentation and Q&A: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Happy Hour Networking & Optional Building Tour: 5:00 – 6:00pm

HVAC Pressure Independent Control Technology
2023-02-01 | Shine Distillery, 4232 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217, United States
TBD

March 2023 Chapter Meeting - Future of Refrigerants
2023-03-08 16:30 - 18:30 | NW Natural, 250 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
The Future of Refrigerants
New societal environmental demands to control climate change are driving the development of new regulatory policies to restrict and lower the direct GWP (global warming potential) impact of F-gases. The HVAC&R industry is currently being challenged to invest significant resources to understand the best refrigerants that meet the above requirements. However, there are many uncertainties and challenges given the ever-changing global regulatory environment, within regions, country, state, and sometimes locally by city.
Safe non-flammable low toxicity F-gases allowed for an exponential increase in the standard of living of society through increased food productivity, reduction in heat related deaths, increased worker productivity and migration of people to cities and to hotter climates. The orderly transition from CFCs to HCFCs and HFCs achieved a balance between the societal environmental demands for reduced ozone depletion while continuing to improve the standard of living in developing countries and minimize the societal safety (nonflammable refrigerants) impacts for everyone.
Today designers are being asked to consider new lower direct GWP unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons (HFOs) refrigerants, some of which are slightly flammable under certain conditions, as well as revisiting the application of natural refrigerants, like carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbons, and water.
This presentation will provide an update on new lower GWP alternatives introduced into the marketplace and it will highlight some important considerations, particularly flammability, that engineers, designers, and building owners should keep in mind regarding next-generation refrigerants.

April 2023 Chapter Meeting - Liquid Cooling
2023-04-13 16:30 - 19:00 | Shine Distillery, 4232 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217, United States
As process-intensive computing applications grow, data center operators are evaluating liquid cooling options. According to Omdia’s 2022 Data Center Thermal Management Market Analysis, the liquid cooling market will top $3B by 2026, with a 50% compound annual growth rate between now and then. Currently, air-cooling effectively supports rack capacities up to 20kW. Newer generation CPUs and GPUs designed for high-performance compute and AI applications are pushing rack loads above 50kW. Liquid cooling leverages higher thermal transfer properties to support efficient and cost-effective cooling of these high-density racks.
There is a wide array of resources to help you understand the challenges, opportunities, and technical requirements that liquid cooling presents including white papers by the ASHARE TC9.9 Committee. This presentation is just one of those resources to help you decide how to apply and scale liquid cooling in the data centers of today and tomorrow.
Presented by Kevin Gray
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May 2023 Chapter Meeting - Thermal Energy Storage in the Era of Sustainability
2023-05-04
Time and Location TBD
Past Presidents Night

June 2023 - Chapter Technical Meeting - Applications for Healthy Buildings
2023-06-08 16:30 - 19:00 | Shine Distillery, 4232 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217, United States
Achieving balance among desired goals for indoor air quality (IAQ), energy consumption, and occupant Comfort / Health within the built environment is challenging. ASHRAE endeavors to achieve this through guidelines and standards focused on advancing building science as it relates to environmental quality. This presentation will review the commonly used design guides found in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1, “Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.”
The current form of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022 outlines mechanical ventilation procedures to provide acceptable IAQ in buildings: The Ventilation Rate Procedure and the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Procedure. While the Ventilation Rate Procedure provides only a dilution solution for the control of typical offending contaminants for a specified occupancy, the IAQ Procedure provides a directed approach by reducing and controlling the concentrations of selected air contaminants of concern through both dilution and enhanced air cleaning.
Rather than relying only on diluting the concentration of contaminants with outdoor air, designing with enhanced filtration of both recirculated and ventilation outdoor air can improve IAQ, reduce airborne infectious disease and enhance cognitive functioning within the occupied space. This presentation will focus on the application of enhanced particle, gas-phase and biological filtration for compliance with Standard 62.1 and recently published information on the Control of Infectious Aerosols – Standard 241P. An outline of the design aspects to consider will be reviewed, with the focus on achieving acceptable levels of contaminants of concern within the occupied space while considering the desire to meet healthy building standards and improved cognitive functioning.
Presented by Brian Monk
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June Lunch Meeting - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and ASHRAE: Does it Really Matter
2023-06-14 11:30 - 13:00 | NW Natural, 250 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
In 2020, ASHRAE’s Board of Directors approved a Diversity Commitment for the Society and established a Proactive Diversity Task Group with a goal to recommend detailed programs and initiatives seeking to eliminate all forms of discrimination and social injustice, and proactively drive diversity through all levels within ASHRAE. This led some members to ask “why?” As a technical engineering society, shouldn’t ASHRAE be focusing its efforts and the efforts of its volunteer members on industry-related research and education, rather than furthering what some consider to be a political agenda? What role, if any, should ASHRAE play when it comes to diversity in the AEC community and social justice? Is there really a problem that needs to be solved? This highly-interactive, engaging and thought-provoking presentation will tackle these questions head on by:

• Reviewing ASHRAE’s current Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives
• Defining terminology – What exactly does DEI mean?
• Discussing metrics, trends, and research
• Encouraging a respectful exchange of ideas through an online digital platform than ensures privacy and anonymity.
Presented by Devin Abellon.
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Chapter Meeting
2023-09-21 16:30 - 18:30 | The Slide Inn, 2348 SE Ankeny St., Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Understanding, Resolving, and/or Preventing Unhealthy Mold and Dampness Problems Inside Housing
Dr. Tsongas is a consulting engineer and a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University. He is a building scientist with specialization in moisture, mold, indoor air quality (IAQ), and water intrusion problems in housing. He was invited to be one of five presenters for an ASHRAE-sponsored Satellite Broadcast/Webcast titled “Mold in our Building Environment.”
Over 22,000 people from North and South America viewed the three-hour satellite broadcast and webcast. He has inspected thousands of dwellings for mold and dampness problems and has over 40 years of experience. He regularly inspects low income housing with dampness and mold problems for Legal Aid Services of Oregon. He has four engineering degrees from Stanford University and is an ASHRAE Fellow.
Presentation Description: An overview of mold, dampness, and excess moisture problems inside single and multifamily housing. Learn what dampness is, what mold is, where and why mold grows, and what the true health impacts are. Learn how to inspect for mold growth conditions and identify common moisture sources. Learn about the best mold cleanup procedures and what can be done practically and economically to remedy or prevent indoor mold and dampness problems. We will discuss the pros and cons of excess moisture and mold control measures including: source control, ventilation, and dehumidification; and specific approaches for improving bathroom ventilation in existing housing.
Where:The Slide Inn (2348 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214)
When: September 21, 2023
Itinerary:

Registration will open at 4:30 PM
Presentation/Dinner starts at 5:00 PM

Dinner Includes:
Salad:

Caesar Salad with Croutons

Mains:

Hungarian Sausage with Spicy Tomato Sauce served over Penne Pasta
Vegan & Gluten-free Gnocchi – Mushroom, Caramelized Onions, Herb Tomato Sauce
Grilled Chicken, Roasted Peppers, Parmesan in a Basil Pesto Cream Sauce served over Penne Pasta

Dessert:

Apple Strudel

Chapter Meeting - 90.1 Training Session - Building Performance Standards
2023-10-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Oregon continues to advance policies, such as energy codes and building energy performance standards, that will reduce energy use and emissions in our new and existing commercial buildings. This session will provide an overview of the Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code, which is currently based on ASHRAE 90.1-2019 but will soon be updated to reference ASHRAE 90.1-2022. While this next Oregon code update is still in development, a high-level look at what’s new in ASHRAE 90.1-2022 will be discussed. This session will also cover recent Oregon legislation that will bring Building Energy Performance Standards, based on ASHRAE Standard 100, to large commercial buildings and provide attendees an overview of what to expect as this process gets going.
Itinerary:

Registration will open at 11:30 AM
Presentation/Lunch starts at 12:00 PM

Lunch Options (Choose One):

Shepherd’s Pie
Fish and Chips
Caesar Salad with Chicken
Rice Bowl (Vegetarian)

Speaker:
Blake Shelide, PE – Blake is a Facilities Engineer with the Oregon Department of Energy, providing technical expertise for a number of ODOE programs. Blake is a licensed mechanical engineer in Oregon, and his career has included work as a design engineer and consultant as well as serving as a corporate energy manager for a large industrial manufacturer which involved engineering and implementing energy efficiency projects, tracking energy consumption, and performing energy audits. With ODOE, Blake is the lead for ODOE’s role with energy codes and standards and serves on the Construction Industry Energy Board, working together with stakeholders and the Building Codes Division on energy code issues. Blake has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

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Join Us in Bend - March Chapter Technical Meeting - Design and Analysis of Natural Ventilation Systems
2024-03-11 11:30 - 13:00 | Riverhouse on the Deschutes, 3075 N Hwy 97, Bend, 97703, United States
When: Monday March 11th from 11:30AM – 1:00PM
Where: Riverhouse on the Deschutes (Bend, OR)
A good design of a natural ventilation system maintains harmony between the local climates, space sensible heat loads, and the design of operable openings (windows). Poorly designed systems can perform miserably even in the best climatic conditions. Several factors such as building orientation, building massing, effective opening areas and their locations, relative height differences, internal heat loads, furniture and seating arrangement within the occupied spaces can affect the performance of natural ventilation systems. This presentation will discuss basics of natural ventilation and with the help of case studies, demonstrate how basic analyses can help predict the number of hot hours for occupants and how to optimize the performance of natural ventilation designs.
GBCI Approved | 1 CE Hour
AIA Approved | 1LU
Kishor Khankari, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE
Dr. Kishor Khankari, Ph.D. is President at AnSight LLC in Ann Arbor, MI. He provides engineering solutions and insights through Physics based simulations and CFD analysis. Kishor has several years of experience in providing optimized HVAC solutions to a wide variety of applications involving external wind engineering, plume dispersion, smoke exhaust, displacement ventilation, natural ventilation, radiant heating and cooling, and indoor air quality and thermal comfort optimization for office spaces, patient rooms, operating rooms, cleanrooms, justice facilities, data centers, and warehouses. Dr. Khankari has developed a patented technology of a wind band design of exhaust fan assembly systems. He has developed several easy-to-use analytical software tools which are regularly used by design engineers in a variety companies including those in HVAC industry, critical facilities, and automotive industries.
Dr. Kishor Khankari is a Fellow member of ASHRAE. He is currently serving on ASHRAE Board as a Director-at Large. He is a recipient of Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, ASHRAE Exceptional and Distinguished Service Awards. He is the past President of Detroit ASHRAE Chapter, past Chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.11 Clean Spaces, and past Chair of Research Administration Committee (RAC). He is a voting member of Technical Committee TC9.10 Laboratory Systems and TC5.3 Air Distribution. He is a voting member of Standards committees SPC241: Control of Infectious Aerosols and SPC129: Air Change Effectiveness. He is also leading a Multi Task Group (MTG) on Air Change Rates.

Chapter Meeting - Refrigerants
2024-05-23 | TBD
More details to follow.

ASHRAE Get to Know Your Board
2024-07-18 17:00 - 19:00 | PAE Living Building, 151 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR, 97204
Hey there, it’s been a while! We’re heading into the new ASHRAE year, and we want to hear from you.
Please join us for our casual happy hour get together.
Come meet the current ASHRAE Oregon Board, learn about open positions in ASHRAE, and how to get involved.
Food and drinks provided. Free Admission!
Hope to see you there,
Your Membership Promotion Team

ASHRAE End of Summer Bash
2024-08-28 16:00 - 19:00 | McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
We’re partnering with the local Portland Chapter of ASPE to host an end of summer part at The Kennedy School!
Please join us for an evening of fun, networking, and celebration of our shared commitment to sustainable technology and innovation in the built environment.
Come mingle, enjoy delicious food, and unwind as we toast to our collective achievements in advancing HVAC&R technology. Let’s celebrate the end of summer together and look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead.
Admission includes food, drinks, and a raffle ticket!

October Technical Meeting - Hydronic Balancing
2024-10-17 16:30 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing – Glisan, 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
Please join us on October 17th as Kirk Phipps presents a session on why hydronic balancing is important, with an overview of balancing methods and how they relate to both the TAB process as well as operating efficiencies. Being mindful of how balancing directly impacts start up, long term pump/unitary performance, and occupant comfort is crucial to total system success.

Meet the Speaker

Kirk Phipps
Director of Sales for Hays Fluid Controls

Starting with Hays Fluid controls in 2009, Kirk Phipps has now spent over a dozen years dedicating his time to ensuring projects of all types have proper distribution of flow. Having been in a variety of roles, he is currently the Director of Sales managing a team of regional managers and providing consultation within the market segments of Commercial HVAC, Plumbing, Industrial Process, and onboard systems for both the US Navy and private marine vessels.

November Technical Chapter Meeting - Targeting Success - Improve Employee Satisfaction, Retention, and Profit - Virtual
2024-11-07 11:45 - 13:00
Targeting Success – Improve Employee Satisfaction, Retention, and Profit.

The building design and construction industry must change its workforce demographics to meet future demand, including increasing the number of women. Despite more women earning STEM degrees, their representation in the workforce remains low, mainly due to poor retention. This presentation will explore why women leave the industry and what can improve retention. This issue is vital for reducing turnover, boosting productivity, and ensuring long-term success for employers in the industry.

January Technical Chapter Meeting - Oregon Energy Code Updates
2025-01-16 16:30 - 19:30 | NW Natural, 250 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Oregon Energy Code Update: What’s Coming in 2025!
Join the ASHRAE Oregon Chapter for an insightful technical meeting featuring Mark Heizer, a leading expert in energy policy and code development. Mark will provide a comprehensive overview of the significant updates to the Oregon Energy Code for 2025, highlighting the latest advancements in energy efficiency standards, sustainability requirements, and compliance pathways.
Network with fellow industry professionals and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your projects. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of the foremost authorities on Oregon’s energy code updates!
Meeting Agenda

4:30PM – Light snacks & drinks are served – come mingle!
5:15PM – Dinner Served
5:30PM – Presentation Starts

February Technical Chapter Meeting - Electrification
2025-02-20 17:00 - 19:30 | Baerlic’s Super Sceret Beer Club Event Space, 2235 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Join the ASHRAE Oregon Chapter as we welcome Rand Conger, PE, who will walk us through the upcoming trends and emerging technologies of all-electric building design in the HVAC industry.
Network with fellow industry professionals and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your projects.

March Technical Chapter Meeting - Informed Design Integrating Architectural & Engineering Design in Sustainable Projects
2025-03-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Baerlic’s Super Sceret Beer Club Event Space, 2235 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
March 20, 2025
Location: Baerlic Super Secret Beer Club
Meeting Agenda:
5:00PM – Dinner and drinks are served – We’re featuring Ranch Pizza this month!
5:30PM – Presentation Starts
6:30-7:30PM – Mingle & Wrap Up

Informed Design: Integrating Architectural and Engineering Design

Join the ASHRAE Oregon Chapter as we welcome Thuy Le, AIA and Christian Cutul, AIA, as they speak to the success stories of architectural and engineering integration to produce sustainable projects.
Network with fellow industry professionals and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your projects.

Meet the Speakers

Thuy Le, AIA, is an associate at Bora Architecture & Interiors in Portland, OR, with experience on a wide range of project types, including libraries, workplace, affordable housing, and K-12 education. As an advocate for resilient architecture and evidence-based design, she has been a driving force behind Bora’s highest-performing projects.

Christian Cutul, AIA is an architect at Bora Architects & Interiors with 15 years of experience on a wide range of project types, including multifamily & affordable housing, K-12 education, mass timber, renovations, institutional, and civic projects. He strives to balance the big picture with the finer details, design intent with construction reality, and the space itself with the systems that occupy it.

Past President Night
2025-04-17 18:00 - 21:30 | OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, Oregon, 97214
Please bring your friends and family as we gather for our annual celebration of ASHRAE Oregon Leadership!

OMSI Tickets will be offered at a discounted rate if you would like to arrive before the event and explore the exhibits prior to our 6PM start time.
