ASHRAE Oregon Chapter

August BOG Meeting
2017-08-09 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Fatheads Brewing, 131 NW 13th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
All are invited to attend.

ASHRAE Annual Golf Tournament
2017-07-14 07:00 - 13:00 UTC | Eastmoreland Golf Course, 2425 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR, 97202
The ASHRAE Oregon Annual Golf Tournament is the Chapter’s major fundraising event of the year, and we hope that this year will be just as successful as years past. Our goal is to raise $20,000 or more for research this year, and your individual participation in the tournament and generous sponsorship contributions are greatly appreciated. All teams, single players and skill levels welcome. This is a fun, networking event.
We have a fun-filled and exciting day planned with commemorative team photos, hole contests for men and women, raffle prizes valued at over $1,500, Bloody Mary bar, and the opportunity to win to an Aurelius hybrid, wedge, or driver club! Flag prizes and winnings will be awarded to the top finishers. Join us on July 14th for 18 holes of fresh air, fantastic course, and fun in the sun.
COST:
Foursome – $600 – SOLD OUT
Single Player – $150 (we will pair you with others in a foursome) – SOLD OUT
Includes green fee, golf cart, driving range, golf balls, continental breakfast, BBQ lunch and 2 drink tickets.
EXTRAS:
Mulligans (one per player please) – $10/ea
Raffle tickets – $5/ea or 5 for $20
(Must be present to win raffle prizes)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
6:30 AM – Registration and continental breakfast opens
8:00 AM – Shotgun start
1:00 PM approx. – BBQ lunch & award ceremony to follow
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please consider becoming a part of the event as a sponsor. To view opportunities and register, click HERE >
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
For more information about parking, timeline, etc., click HERE >

July BOG Meeting
2017-07-12 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Eastside Rogue Brewery, 928 SE 9th Avenue, Portland, 97214, United States
Eastside Rogue Brewery in the Barrel Room. All are invited to attend.

May 2017 Chapter Meeting: Trivia Night
2017-05-25 17:00 - 20:30 UTC | Bridgeport Brew Pub, 1313 NW Marshall St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Join us for a fun evening of trivia and networking featuring a professional triva crew, Geeks Who Drink, to deliver a night of general trivia games. No engineering knowledge required! Get your team together and see how you do! Students, families, and non-technical folks encouraged to attend.
Trivia teams should be a maximum of 6 people, and we would love to help students meet professional members by including them in Trivia Teams. If you have space to host one or two students on your team, please click “Yes!” on your registration form. Don’t forget to sponsor a student financially if you’re able, also availble on the registration form!
COST:
ASHRAE Member – $40
Non-Member – $50
Student Chapter Member – $10
Includes trivia game, appetizers, and 2 drink tickets
AGENDA:
5:00 PM – Registration & heavy appetizers served
6:30 PM – Announcements
7:00 PM – Triva begins (6 rounds)
8:30 PM – Wrap up

CSI/ASHRAE Mock Bid
2017-05-09 17:30 - 20:30 UTC | EcoTrust Building, 721 NW 9th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Have you ever wondered what it is like inside a general contractor’s office on bid day? Come and learn what it is all about with some hands-on experience. Multiple bids coming in at once, are they complete? Who is low? Try to review the flurry of faxes and get your bid in on time as you compete against your colleagues for the most accurate bid.

April 2017 Chapter Meeting: How ASHRAE's bEQ Label Drives High Performance and Energy Savings
2017-04-06 17:30 - 20:00 UTC | World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR, 97205
This presentation highlights the similarities and differences between bEQ, Energy Star, LEED®, or other building certifications. Understanding them can help engineers and contractors better communicate with building owners and facility managers the value of EUI (Energy Utilization Index) standards that may soon be applied to their buildings, as is now mandated by a number of municipalities, counties and states in the U.S. (including Washington and Oregon). Companies that fully incorporate ASHRAE bEQ labeling can create a new profit center.

March 2017 Chapter Meeting: Intelligent Control Valves
2017-03-23 17:30 - 20:00 UTC | World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR, 97205
A pressure independent device supplies a specific flow for each value of the control signal regardless of pressure variations in the system. Join us for a presentation by Garry Cole from Belimo on variable air volume systems, pressure dependent valves, pressure independent valves, and intelligent control valves issues, performance, costs and impacts.

Networking Meeting - Joint ASHRAE/CSI/ASPE/AACE Chapters Meet and Greet
2017-02-21 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | University Place Hotel & Conference Center, 310 SW Lincoln St, Portland, OR, 97201
Where is the love? Right here on February 21st. And in this polarizing political climate, we can all use a little love and unity. We enthusiastically invite you to attend a joint meeting between ASPE Columbia Chapter 54, CSI Portland Chapter, AACE Columbia, and ASHRAE Oregon Chapter and share the love with our partners. Join us and learn more about other organizations in the construction industry, meet members you may/will work with on future projects, and learn from colleagues in other trades.

Schedule
5:30 PM – Registration table opens/networking
6:15 PM – Self introductions
6:30 PM – Buffet dinner
7:00 PM – Organization presentations
7:30 PM – Dessert/raffle
8:00 PM – End

Cost
Member (ASPE/CSI/ASHRAE/AACE) – $35
Non-Member – $45
Student – $15
Late fee – $10 after Wednesday, Feb. 15th

Additional Information

Parking is free, but you will need to obtain a permit at the hotel desk for your car.
Please let us know if you have special dietary needs.
No host bar will open at 5:30 PM.

Students and Young Engineer Breakfast with President Tim Wentz
2017-02-17 08:00 - 10:30 UTC | World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR, 97205
Join us for a presentation on the State of the Society and value of ASHRAE.
Take advantage of the rare opportunity to meet ASHRAE Society President Tim Wentz.
Learn about what you can gain by being a member of ASHRAE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT
Be one of the first 35 registrants under 35 years old to register and come for FREE!
That’s a $25 savings (and we can all use an extra $25 in our bank accounts)

February Chapter Meeting - The Interface Between Risk & Ethics with ASHRAE Society President Tim Wentz
2017-02-16 17:30 - 20:00 UTC | NW Natural, 220 NW 2nd Avenue, Floor 4 Hospitality Room, Portland, OR, 97209
The topic of ethics has always been difficult to address because ethics itself is often seen as fluid; it depends on the person, the culture or the situation, thereby making it difficult to measure or predict. This presentation looks at the relationship between risk and ethics while exploring some ways at placing risk and ethics into a common context where they can be viewed together and likely outcomes measured or predicted.
Join us for a special presentation by ASHRAE Society’s President, Tim Wentz. This is an excellent opportunity to meet our president, find out about what is happening nationally and explore the timely and important subject of ethics in the industry.

January 2017 Chapter Meeting: Computation Fluid Dynamics
2017-01-19 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | Bridgeport Brew Pub, 1313 NW Marshall St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Many advancements have been made in boiler design over the last decade due to design technology and low emissions. Steve Farnes will be discussing these advancements, and he has been in the local Boiler Industry for 25 years. He is currently certified as a “Boiler Plant Optimization Specialist” and a “Hydronic Systems Solution Specialist”.

Willamette Valley Section January Meeting: Achieving a Sound Design Through Integrated Systems Solutions
2017-01-12 17:30 - 20:30 UTC | Willie’s Lebanese Restaurant & NW Cuisine, 400 International Way, Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Please join the ASHRAE-Willamette Valley Section on January 12th, 2017 for dinner and a presentation by Russell Hawkins of Vibro-Acoustics, “Achieving a Sound Design Through Integrated Systems Solutions.”
Presentation Synopsis
When it comes to mechanical equipment noise, only the correct application of vibration isolation and noise control products will produce a solution. That’s why picking a product from a catalog all too often leads to misapplication and results in severe problems or even disaster.
ASHRAE states that there are three primary causes behind all HVAC noise problems: either noise control was not considered at the design stage, it was the victim of “de-value engineering” post-design, or system components were not integrated properly despite being considered. Vibration and noise sources and paths should be analyzed at project outset and vibration isolation and noise control solutions looked at together, addressing both airborne and structural-borne noise. This is the only possible way to achieve the sound criterion in a space.

YEA Event: Ugly Sweater Contest and Holiday Networking
2016-12-13 17:30 - 20:30 UTC | Lightning Will, 305 NW 21st Avenue, Portland,, OR, 97209
Networking and Cheer!
It’s the Holiday Season! The Portland Chapter of CSI, AIA’s Emerging Professionals Committee, and ASHRAE would like to invite all Emerging and Existing Professionals to an Ugly Sweater Party at Lightning Will. A chance to kick back and relax, and get to know some of the other professionals in the industry. Swap war stories and share some laughs!
This is an event for all ages and experience levels. This is a chance for Emerging Professionals to see what these groups are all about, and for current members of CSI, AIA, and ASHRAE to meet the next generation in a fun and festive atmosphere!

Prizes:
There will be prizes given for Ugliest Sweater and Most Creative Sweater Theme. We also encourage the more experienced members of your offices to come out and get to know your new hires and emerging professionals better.
Cost:

All Emerging Professionals from any building-related discipline with less than 10 Years Experience $5
Member of CSI, AIA, or ASHRAE $15
Non-Member $25
Drink Sponsor Available $250 (Includes 1 admission, logo on website and Drink Tickets, and Quick Pitch at event)
Food Sponsor $150 – SOLD OUT!

Admission includes (1) Drink tickets, Appetizers, and Entry into the Sweater Competition!
Fun will be had by One and All!

5:30 PM – Network, Enjoy Beer & Appetizers
7:00 PM – Prize Winners Announced
8:30 PM – You don’t have to go home, but…

November Chapter Meeting: The "State" of Oregon Energy Code
2016-11-10 05:30 - 19:30 UTC | The Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Federal law requires that each state certify that their state energy code is at least equivalent to current federal model energy codes. Oregon took steps over a decade ago to improve energy codes as a means to help address state climate goals. This presentation looks at how energy codes are determined in Oregon and outlines opportunities for creating a logical energy code pathway to decrease future energy costs and achieve important climate goals.
Date: November 10, 2016 from 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: Multnomah Athletic Club, Lownsdale Room
Cost: ASHRAE members $40, Non-members $50, Students FREE
Register HERE.

September 2016 Chapter Meeting: How "Reach Codes" are Shaping the Future of Energy Monitoring in Oregon
2016-09-22 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
Current code development only addresses the version being developed and does little to prepare the market for subsequent changes. Reach (a.k.a. stretch) codes are being implemented in order to align everyone working in the market – from design & construction professionals, to manufacturers & distributors – in order to ensure higher compliance rates. We’ll take 30 minutes to discuss the implications.
About the Speaker
Cole Knappen is a Strategic Segment Specialist for Schneider Electric. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Cole was VP of Sales & Marketing for Obvius, a manufacturer of energy monitoring technologies. Cole has testified in favor of similar codes and supported research by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs in the fields of energy monitoring.
More information is found here.

ASHRAE Annual Golf Tournament 2016
2016-07-15 07:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
The 2015 tournament was held at Eastmoreland Golf Course in Portland, OR. Registration fees covered greens fees, cart, beverage tickets, driving range, a great lunch after the round, and a whole lot of fun in general. Flag prizes and winnings were awarded to top finishers.
The tournament is the Oregon Chapter’ss major fundraising event of the year. Our goal is to raise $10,000 or more for chapter operations this year and your individual participation in the tournament and generous sponsorship contributions are greatly appreciated.
We look forward to seeing you out there!

Anna Miller
annam@airreps.com
503-517-9128

May 2016 Chapter Meeting: ASHRAE Technology Committees & Trade Show
2016-05-19 16:00 - 20:30 UTC | Portland Hilton, 921 SW 6th Ave., Portland, 97204
Presenter: Thomas Lawrence

April 2016 Chapter Meeting
2016-04-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | OR

March 2016 Chapter Meeting: Gas Regulators
2016-03-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
The March meeting will be about gas regulators, how to size them, trouble shoot performance issues and different safety features that are available. Tim Clark with Equipment Controls will be presenting.
https://ashraeoregon.simplesignup.ca/1475/

Student Night 2016: Trivia Contest
2016-02-11 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Bridgeport Brew Pub, 1313 NW Marshall St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States

January 2016 Chapter Meeting
2016-01-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | OR

December 2015 Chapter Meeting: Joint Meeting with IAPMO
2015-12-17 16:00 - 20:30 UTC | Sentinel Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Speaker: Jed Scheuermann

November 2015 Chapter Meeting: Technical Session & Dinner Meeting
2015-11-19 16:45 - 20:30 UTC | Portland Hilton, 921 SW 6th Ave., Portland, 97204
4:45 – 6:15 pm: Technical Session: Thinking Like an Engineer
After 40 years lecturing to Mechanical Engineering students the presenter has evolved and reconsidered what his purpose should have been as an educator. It goes beyond transfer of information and mastery of a necessary set of tools. It also goes further than applying those tools in the art of problem solving. The presentation will highlight the nature of engineering thought processes, recognizing the role in problem solving, looking for alternatives, using creativity, thinking in a pragmatic manner, considering safety, and always asking questions. Societal problems exhibiting failure in thinking like engineers will be presented. These are to be examples and challenge for critical thinking on the part of engineering professionals while responsibly servicing society.
6:15 – 8:30 pm: Dinner Meeting: Differing Perspectives in Global Warming
A different approach to the usual formal presentation on these topics will be presented. It is the consequence of attempting to analyze the available data to demonstrate the reality of anthropogenic global warming. Unfortunately the analysis led to the conclusion that the only reality is in the uncertainties of these areas. A review of the data and predictions from climate change models will first provide evidence as to the culpability of CO2. Following that, through careful analysis of the data, consideration of solar and astronomical large scale effects, and the nature of computer modeling, the second perspective will raise serious doubts on the culpability of CO2 as a greenhouse gas threatening the welfare or even survival of future generations.
About the Presenter
Victor Goldschmidt is an Emeritus Purdue Professor of Mechanical Engineering with more than 45 years of lecturing experience, Fellow and Past Director-at-Large of ASHRAE, and honorary member of the IIR (International Institute of Refrigeration), ACAIRE (Colombia Association of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, AAF (Argentine Association of Cold), and ASURVAC (Uruguay Association of Refrigeration, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Heating). His industrial experience includes having been an Application Engineer, and a Development Engineer with Honeywell, as well as serving as team leader with numerous research contracts with the HVAC&R industry. He also led research teams through grants with the DOD, NSF, and other governmental bodies. With more than 200 publications, he served as mentor to both graduate and undergraduate students. Currently he serves on ASHRAE’s Development Committee. Victor is a facilitator to leadership training, problem solving and strategic planning sessions, a County Planning Commissioner and formerly a Trustee in the Leelanau Township Board in the Lower Northwest Michigan.

October 2015 Chapter Meeting: Demand Control Ventilation
2015-10-15 11:30 - 14:00 UTC | Andina, NW Glisan St., Portland, 97209
Speaker: Jim Christie, Gaylord Industries

September 2015 Chapter Meeting: Specifications 101
2015-09-17 11:30 - 15:00 UTC | Bridgeport Brew Pub, 1313 NW Marshall St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Specs 101: Basic Concepts & Typical Conflicts for the Uninitiated

Presented by The Construction Specification Institute, Portland Chapter
This course will cover some of the basic principles of specification organization, language, procedures, general requirements and roles and responsibilities. This course is appropriate for any member of the AEC industry (Architect, Engineer, Contractor, Product Representative, Owner, etc.) who would like a better understanding of specifications and their role in the project delivery process as well as basic procedures to avoid conflicts. You will receive 1 LU of AIA continuing education.
Basic Learning Objectives:

Understand the anatomy of a specificiations
Understand the role of the General Contions, Supplementary Conditions and Basic Requirements and how they affect individual specification sections
Understand some of the basic principles and procedures of specification writing and language
Understand some of the most common areas of conflict in specifications and how to avoid them

Annual Golf Tournament 2015
2015-07-16 06:30 - 17:00 UTC | Stone Creek Golf Course, 14603 S Stoneridge Dr., Oregon City, OR, 97045, United States
