Golden Gavel ’72-’73 James Beach Jack Thompson Award ’10-’11 Keith Reihl ’12-’13 Alan Neely ’12-’13 Alan Neely

President’s Message

Three Words…ASHRAE GOLF TOURNAMENT! I can’t remember a spring golf tournament with chamber of commerce weather like the one we had yesterday. The food was fantastic and the beverages were flowing! Congrats to all the winners. The deadly foot wedge is always the most valuable weapon in the ASHRAE scramble. We had SIXTY (that’s 60) teams this year. Wow. It wasn’t the shortest round ever recorded that’s for sure, but how many days do we get to enjoy that weather along with a couple of worm burners, tops, hacks, and that miracle drive that keeps you coming back for more? April and May is always a busy time for the ASHRAE BOG (Board of Governors). The most time consuming

of the year. ASHRAE CRC requires a lot of work and preparation from the BOG to the regional and society officers on the state of the union of our chapter. I don’t know if you are aware of the outreach our BOG has on the local communities. We touch universities, city code administrators, city and county officials, everyone in our “everyday” industry. It’s truly amazing the impact we have on the commercial building built environment. We took home some hardware this CRC. First, Elliot Millican continued his dominance in the Research Promotion category taking home 7 awards. John Walik, our notorious Web-MEISTER, took home best newsletter in the region. Alan Neely was recognized for his sustainability program efforts from last year. While we didn’t return with the golden gavel, we took home some serious hardware.

I hope you got to enjoy our panel discussion last month with the Commissioning experts. We enjoy that format and encourage your feedback. We also would like feedback on the breakfast vs. lunch. We are working hard to make it easier for our members to participate and enjoy the programs without a hassle on their time (feedback is at info@ashraehouston.org). Our last meeting for the calendar year is May 21st, 2014. We will be discussing liquid desiccant dehumidification technologies. These folks have been hammering us for years to do a presentation. Well persistence pays off this time. BTW, the answer to the trivia question “What is the significance of the number 1130 to the Golf Tournament” is…1130 is the record amount of beers consumed at an ASHRAE golf tourney. And before you ask… NO, they were not ALL consumed by me! Onward and Upward, Mike Donovan/ 2013-2014 ASHRAE Houston Chapter President.

This Month’s Meeting

ASHRAE May Meeting Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM HESS Building 5430 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77056 http://www.hessclub.com/ Topic: Liquid Desiccant Come join us for lunch and hear a Presentation given by Fred Gleeson of Advantix Systems. Costs: Members: $25 Non-members: $35 Consulting Engineers Express Members: Free Regular Express Members: Free Format: 11:00-11:20 a.m. – Networking and Sign In and Start Lunch Line 11:20-11:30 a.m. – Start Lunch 11:30 a.m. – Start Meeting 11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Roll Call, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Message from President, Officers Reports, General Announcements* 12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. – Program/Presentation 12:50- 1:00 p.m. – Q&A 1:00 p.m. – conclude

Mr. Frederick Gleeson is the Sales Development Manager for Advantix Systems, manufacturers of liquid desiccant air conditioning systems. Advantix Systems’ innovative technology allows industrial and commercial customers to control humidity, improve indoor air quality and reduce their energy costs by up to 40%.

Prior to joining Advantix Systems, Mr. Gleeson was at Heat Transfer Solutions where he worked primarily in the firm’s equipment sales department in the San Antonio branch. Mr. Gleeson has an extensive background of service in ASHRAE including General Chair of the 2012 Annual Meeting, RVC of Resource Promotion of Region VIII, and is currently the only recipient of the “Million Dollar Man” award. Mr. Gleeson attended the University of Texas.

Meeting Minutes

ASHRAE Technology for a Better Environment

REGION VIII HOUSTON CHAPTER MEETING MINUTES ASHRAE Mission: To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve

humanity and promote a sustainable world. ASHRAE Vision: ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and

refrigerating.

In Attendance (Meeting Held at HESS Club , Houston Texas 04/16/14) Mike Donovan / President / HTS Texas Elliot Millican P.E. / President Elect / E&C Engineers & Consultants Inc Michael Langton P.E / Vice President / HTS Texas Kimberly Thompson P.E./ Treasurer / HTS Texas Bill Chalmers P.E. / Secretary / Johnson Controls Alan Neely / Past President 2012-2013 / Pittsburgh Corning Insulation Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities / Distribaire, Inc. Kurt McCulloch / Membership / The Hunton Group Time Called to Order 9:20 am / Time Called to End 10:10 am Roster: o Product directory is not at the printer. It is still being formatted. Preparation of the roster

has become impractical. It is too much work for a volunteer and it is not economical to hire a third party.

o The roster’s background was reviewed. Companies paid for advertising and cross referencing their products. The income offset the cost of printing enough copies for all local society members and life members and still provided a profit of approximately $10,000. The printing cost is $5,000 to $7,000.

o Discussion ensued about options. Kimberly recommended that member names be on the web site. Company sponsored advertising and cross referencing can be posted separately on the web site.

o Kimberly moved that the roster and company sponsorship be posted on the web site and abandon the printed roster. Mike D. seconded. Carried unanimously.

o Houston ASHRAE members (not chapter members) can access the roster. o Elliot and Kimberly are responsible for giving Brandon direction to the web site format. Mike Donovan / President: o Breakfast meeting was attended by 100 people. o Elliot is the Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) delegate, Mike L. is the alternate.

Delegates must arrive on time. The chapter loses points if the delegate is late and may by locked out of the meeting. Houston chapter PowerPoint presentation and executive summary report has been submitted.

o Kenneth Shifflett was elected as board secretary. Elliot Millican P.E. / President-Elect:

o May meeting topic is still in flux. The large central plant panel participants have not committed. Elliot will keep the board advised of his activities.

Mike Langton P.E. / Vice President: o Golf tournament – Mike is concerned because tailgate sponsors are not responding. He

continues reaching out to the companies that sponsored in previous years to determine why they are not participating this year. Team spots are still available. They traditionally fill up in the week before the tournament. Elliot recommended sending an email setting a registration cutoff date. Raffle prizes have been organized. o Research contribution goal is $63,000. $25,306 have been submitted to date. Mike D.

moved that the chapter send $10,000 with the CRC delegates for Research contribution. Elliot seconded. Carried unanimously.

Kimberly Thompson P.E. / Treasurer:

o Chapter finances are healthy. The BOG and incoming treasurer are responsible for auditing the books in August.

o Announced that she is preparing a membership survey to seek advice about meeting topics. Kenneth Shifflett P.E. / Student Activities:

o Texas A&M student chapter is attending the ASHRAE Summer Annual Meeting. Houston Chapter provided $500 each in past. Kenneth is making a report at next month’s meeting. Kurt McCulloch / Membership:

o Membership is slightly below plan. Kurt is expediting renewals and new members and is anticipating making up the shortfall and meeting plan.

Planned Future Meetings: September 9, 2014 November 11, 2014

The next meeting for the AEE Lone Star (Houston) Chapter is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 13 2014 at the HESS Club beginning at 11:30 am and ending at 1:00 pm. Our speaker will be Guy Frankenfield with DN Tanks. His topic will be on “Thermal Energy Storage”. Please RSVP by contacting David Van Tassell email at dvantassell@ssr-inc.com or by phone at 832-492-0211. Please note RSVP “no shows” that have not paid in advance will be billed.

At our last meeting in February, Jim Sinopoli with Smart Building, LLC gave a presentation on “What is a Smart Building”. Any member interested in serving as an officer or serving in a Board committee, please contact a current Chapter Officer or Board member. Refer to end of newsletter for Chapter Officer Contact information.

Next Meeting Set for May 13, 2014

AEE Lone Star Membership Fee Structure Green Membership — $50; Includes Annual Membership Company Green Membership — $200; Includes up to 5 Green Memberships Gold Membership — $120; Includes Annual Membership and 4 Quarterly Meetings Company Gold Membership — $480; Includes up to 5 Annual Membership and Four (4) Quarterly Meetings Credit Cards Accepted ($5 Processing Fee)

Why Gold Membership? Benefits Include: No waiting in lines to pay at meeting check-in table Provision for substitutions. If you can’t attend a particular meeting, you may have

another person attend on your behalf at no cost if you RSVP in advance for them. Personalized Gold member badge Single payment at the beginning of the year with no additional expenses Save versus non–member and Green membership meeting cost.

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Sustainability Corner

ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011: Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings – Construction and Plans for Operation

Submitted By Keagan Cothern and Brian Dunne

The tenth section of ANSI/ ASHRAE/ USGBC/ IES Standard 189.1-2011 “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings” (commonly known as 189.1) is entitled “Construction and Plans for Operation”. This section gives requirements for the project building’s construction process and how the building should be run during normal operation. A building’s energy efficiency can rest in its proper operation. Technological advances allow for high-tech controls and high efficiency system components, but unless they are properly utilized and maintained, the system can easily become inefficient, in some cases even more inefficient than the “cheaper” alternative components that were upgraded. Commissioning, testing and verification requirements are included in section 10. Section 10 has only mandatory requirements. There is no prescriptive or performance option.

All provisions in section 10 are mandatory and they are contained in section 10.3. The first category in section 10 is construction. Prior to permit a representative must ensure construction documents show proper sensor locations and control sequences. Before the building is occupied systems should be checked for proper installation and start up and all acceptance tests that are required should be performed. A system O&M manual with all necessary information to operate the building optimally should be provided. Once all tests are completed the building owner will retain the completed forms. Project buildings greater than 5000 ft2 are required to undergo the commissioning process. The commissioning process should be incorporated into all phases of the building design and construction as well as the first year of building occupancy. The commissioning authority should plan in advance to do as much as possible before the building is occupied and plan ahead for those commissioning tasks that require the building to be occupied. An Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) plan should be developed for the construction

process. An Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) plan should be in place for the construction process. The plan should include the following requirements: air conveyance materials such as ducts should be covered to maintain their cleanliness, all filters and controls should be in place and operational during the building initial startup “flush out” or the baseline IAQ monitoring, permanent HVAC equipment should not be used during construction accept for testing and balancing.

Section 10.3.1.4b contains specific requirements on how the “flush out” pre-occupancy ventilation should be performed depending on certain building variables and organic compound concentrations. Materials that are prone to moisture damage must be protected, and materials that have biological growth on them will not be used on the project. To help reduce pollution during construction, staging areas for loading/unloading of materials should be set up 100 ft from any outdoor air intake.

Subsection 10.3.2 pertains to plans for operation. A master plan must be created with sections on site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. The efficiency sections must have subsections on initial measurement and verification, tracking and assessing, and documentation of use. The building must have a maintenance plan in place to keep building systems running optimally. Maintenance should be in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180 and documented in the BAS or other. A Service Life Plan must be developed for the building that estimates the service life and potential repair for the building’s envelope and hardscape. A transportation management plan (TMP) should be developed for the project building. The building should incentivize alternative transportation by offering preferred parking spots for carpools and planning for bicycle commuters. For the owner’s employees working in the project building, the owner should incentivize alternative transportation in some way, start a flexible work schedule and/or telecommuting to reduce the number of commuting trips of the owner’s employees by at least 5%, or start a carpool matching program. All of these requirements serve to increase building energy efficiency, increase building serviceable life, decrease pollution, or increase employee comfort.

Please note that there are exceptions and details associated with each category and option that we don’t have room to talk about here. But we hope to give a general outline of the requirements within 189.1 so that our readers will have a feel for the requirements if their clients ask about it. If interest is strong we may address specific topics in more detail or attempt a side by side comparison between 189.1 and LEED.

Awards

Submitted By Bruce Flaniken / Kimberly Thompson

Listed below are the Honors and Awards that the ASHRAE Houston Chapter brought home from CRC held in Little Rock this April: 2012-2013 PAOE with Star & Special Citation Houston Chapter President Alan Neely. 2013-14 Research Promotion Full Chevron, Endowment Chevron, Certificate of Appreciation, Gold Treasury Ribbon, Overall Winner Total Dollars Raised Size $/Member 500+ Category, Runner Up for Highest % of Goal. Christopher Mike Donovan 2013-2014 Jack Thompson Award for Best Chapter In Region VIII. Robert Alan Neely and Christopher Mike Donovan 2013-2014 Chapter Service Awards.

2013-2014 Robert Alan Neely CTTC Sustainability Activity and Glass Plaque Award 2012-2013 John Walik Best Region VIII Chapter Newsletter "Hot Air Recorder". Chase J. Williamson Houston Chapter Historian Society Gold Ribbon Award 2012-2013. Bruce Flaniken Houston Chapter Historian Emeritus Society Gold Ribbon Award 2013-2014 for Chapter History Update. Bruce Flaniken Houston Chapter Historian Emeritus Society Historian 2013-2014 Lou Flagg Award and Pin for research and paper on Andrew Muhl, A Refrigeration Pioneer 1835 through 1891 of ASHRAE.

HOUSTON CHAPTER HISTORY UPDATE

CRC APRIL 2014

75TH ANNIVERSARY 1939 TO 2014

ASHRAE, ASRE, ASHAE, ASHVE

064 HOUSTON CHAPTER (SOUTH TEXAS)

Golden Gavel 2012-13, 1973-73

75th Chapter Anniversary 1939-2014

First Newsletter in ASHVE Oct, 1944

70th HAR Anniversary 1944-2014

ASHVE Got Its Start 120 Years Ago

• In 1894 a group of 75 heating and ventilating engineers got together in an organizational meeting and on September 10, 1895 in New York City to form the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE).

• 1923 Texas had ten ASHVE members: – Austin F.E. Giesecke & J.R. Donnelly;

– Beaumont O. Helphingstein;

– Dallas Reg. F. “Chief” Taylor, P.E., C.S. Anderson & J.H. Van Zandt;

– Houston A.F. Barnes;

– San Angelo C.T. Houge;

– San Antonio W.A. Ebert and

– Wichita Falls C.C. Herd.

HVAC Systems Installed

• Air-Conditioned Public Cafe – 1922 – at Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas – earliest documented A/C system in Houston. The Houston Chapter was later to host the 1966 ASHRAE Society Semi-annual Meeting at the Rice Hotel.

• Air-Conditioned Movie Theaters – the Majestic, January 29, 1923, Houston, Texas; later followed by the Metropolitan December 25, 1926 and the Loew’s State October 15, 1927. The Loew’s State and the Metropolitan shared a basement cooling plant; it consisted of a 200 ton carbon dioxide compressor (low RPM, 1,300 psig, 14 foot diameter flywheel driven by an electric motor and a three foot wide leather belt; large diameter, low RPM centrifugal fans with black steel pipe coils and concrete ducts distributed the cooled air. Jesse Jones was the developer. The Texan, Isis and Majestic basement mechanical rooms were later lined by below grade tunnels so that the Texas and Isis could share equipment rooms with the Majestic. The Texan, later renamed the Plaza, had one of the first Carrier centrifugal Freon chillers installed (Serial #6). Registered nurses were stationed at the movie exits to minister to the people who were overcome by the heat and humidity of the Houston summer weather after being in the theater at 70 to 75ᵒFDB and 50% RH space relative humidity and emerging to the brutal 95 ᵒFDB and 95% RH ambient relative humidity outdoor air conditions.

• Air-Conditioned Church – 1927 – Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, Texas, utilized a centrifugal 150 ton Freon 12 water chilling unit, Serial # 3607 manufactured in Leipzig, Germany in 1926 by C.H. Jaeger & Company for Carrier Engineering Corporation, Newark, New Jersey, driven by a 3,750 RPM, 125 horsepower motor with reduced voltage increment motor starter. The chiller is still in place, but is not operational. The Carrier Buffalo Forge sprayed chilled water coil air handling unit with 5 hp motor is still operational and is a large diameter low RPM type unit with at 12” wide flat belt drive.

• Air-Conditioned Church – 1929 – First Presbyterian Church, Orange, Texas, Carrier air handling unit model#K3963006-154C, Carrier job #3183, was commissioned by Mrs. Henry Jacob (Frances Ann) Lutcher as a family memorial. A central power plant had to be included also to provide power for the heating, cooling and lighting because Orange did not have sufficient electricity at that time to provide power; a full time stationary engineer was employed to operate the power and A/C systems.

Refrigeration

• Clarence Fleming started working for GE Research in the HVAC&R industry in 1928 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; however, his work was mostly in refrigeration and he was later to move to Houston.

• Clarence Fleming had transferred to Houston in 1935 while working for Frigidaire. He broke away shortly after he came to Houston to set up his own design building and contracting firm. Clarence was a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and, with 61 years as a contractor, was one of the oldest active contractors in the state. Some of his early work included refrigeration on boats with water cooled condensers, keel mounted and using gas drive compressors.

Air Conditioning

• Dale Cooper was transferred to Houston in 1935 as chief engineer for G.E. He spent the next two years with the General Distributor in the design and application of several commercial air conditioning systems. During the period from 1934 to 1936 competition from other companies was intense. Carrier and York were the two most active. When a larger commercial job was bid, they proved to be the manufacturer of choice, because they had a established line of larger compressors. General Electric manufactured equipment; up to 30 tons of refrigeration capacity. There were lots of small restaurants, shops, drug stores, residences, and small commercial applications which would fit their line of compressors. Dale Cooper sold G.E. equipment for many of the first applications including The Wright Clinic on North Main Street, Nicosa’s Beauty Salon in the Rusk Building, several barber shops, grocery stores, and many River Oaks residences.

• Houston had 33 installed and operating air conditioning system in 1934. This more than doubled in 1935 to 105 operating systems according to a list published by the Houston Chamber of Commerce in June 1935. By the June 1936 issue the number had increased to 130 units. They were installed in 14 residences; nine restaurants, cafeterias or coffee shops; 22 retail shops; nine theaters; three barber and/or beauty shops; four banks, two buildings; three manufacturing/vendors; one funeral home; one night club; 22 business offices and two radio stations.

• In 1936, Dale Cooper, Hollis Bible and James Walsh had found some financial backing from a man named Wilson Seville and obtained a General Electric franchise for the exclusive purpose of promoting their heating and air conditioning in South Texas. They then formed a corporation called The Air Conditioning Company, which was located next to the Delman Theater on South Main Street.

Growth of ASHVE Chapters in Texas

• By 1937 as a national society ASHVE had grown to 22 chapters, with the Texas Chapter being the newest, and ASHVE that year processed 490 membership applications.

• The Texas Chapter was chartered in 1937 and was headquartered in College Station, Texas, with F.E. Giesecke listed as President; Reg F. “Chief” Taylor as vice-president; W.H. Badgett as secretary; Glegge Thomas as treasurer; and J.A. Kiesling, M.L. Diver and C.L. Kribs, Jr. as Board of Governors.

• Reg. F. “Chief” Taylor, P.E. transferred to Houston in late 1938 or early 1939 and worked as a consulting engineer.

• Who was responsible for bringing ASHRAE to Houston? If you don’t know the answer, you should. He was the First South Texas Chapter President, the First South Texas Chapter Hot Air Recorder (HAR) Newsletter Editor and Later became the First South Texas Chapter Society National President.

• His name was Reginald F. “Chief” Taylor, also known as Reg., Reggie and “Chief”.

Reginald F. “Chief” Taylor, P.E.

• He was born in Toronto, Canada in 1889. His parents were originally from England. He was educated in public and preparatory schools in England as well as South Africa.

• Although he never received an engineering degree he served as an engineering apprentice with Stott & Kirby, an architectural engineering firm in South Africa. Back then, drawings were ink on linen. As the story was told, the day before the drawings were due, the “Chief” spilt a bottle of black ink over the architectural rendering of the proposed new building. Shortly after this incident, he was transferred to one of the firm’s survey parties in Zululand & spent ultimately (wonder why?) nine months there where he learned to speak some of the Zulu dialects. In 1908, Reginald moved to Fort Worth.

• Reginald worked the C.A. Dunham Company who manufactured steam traps & other heating products. He then moved to Dallas, where he landed a job with the architectural engineering firm of Lang and Witchell as a mechanical-electrical engineer. In 1914, he held the same position with Smith, Rea & Lovett in Kansas City, Missouri.

• In 1915, he joined a new organization called ASHVE and helped form the Kansas City chapter, where he served as charter member on on the Board of Governors during the chapter’s first year.

• In 1917, he enlisted in the Missouri-Kansas National Guard and after being discharged from the Army, returned to Dallas to work.

• Reg obtained his professional engineer’s license, in 1920 he started his own consulting firm and later opened a branch office in Houston. In 1935, he acted as Chief Engineer for mechanical-electrical design for the Texas Centennial.

January, 1939 South Texas ASHVE

Chapter Chartered• By 1939, the Texas Chapter of ASHVE had moved from College Station to Dallas.

• The decision was made to split the Texas Chapter of ASHVE into a North and South Chapter.

• Reg. was instrumental in making this change possible. On January 9, 1939, the South Texas Chapter of ASHVE was chartered. Reg. was a charter member and became the South Texas Chapter’s first president.

• Also in 1939 Reg. closed his Dallas office and all of his engineering operations were run from the Houston office. Two of his Dallas employees who elected to stay in Dallas formed their own company, Zumwalt & Vinther.

• We know this South Texas Chapter today as the Houston Chapter of ASHRAE, but in the beginning there were only a handful of charter members.

• Others included Dale Cooper, C.A. McKinney, A.J. Rummel, A.M. Chase Jr. and Bert Fisher.

• In the early years, meetings were held in various cafes around Houston. At times, meetings were also held 100 miles away in College Station.

• The chapter eventually found a club on the west side of town and met there for several years, until it closed. A lodge on Park Place Blvd. was the young chapter’s next meeting place. At the lodge, food could be catered in and the chapter could provide the open bar. Next they met on the second floor of Bill Williams on Main Street and met there until the Houston Engineer Scientific Society (HESS) Club opened.

• In the forties, Reg. continued his involvement with the chapter. Reg. encouraged his employees to be active in ASHVE. In addition to Reg., there were always a handful of his employees at every monthly meeting.

• In October, 1944, he pioneered the idea of a monthly newsletter to communicate with the chapter members of ASHVE and created the first newsletter titled The Hot Air Recorder (HAR)newsletter and was the first editor. He maintained the position of Editor Emeritus until 1974. Reg. F. Taylor’s offices were located in the Banker’s Mortgage Building. Over the years the Chief’s employees including Israel A. Naman, Otto Hoker, Bob Sallinger, Baker Lee Shannon, Joe Lee, J.E. Burton, H.L. DeVines, C.A. Shoals, H.L. Cauvel, Lacy Key, R.R. Kreichbaum (who later changed his name to Robert K. Ritner), M.F. Frost, A.O. Hogen, Jim Franklin, C.F. Reihland, Grover Moore, Pete Yates, Frank Seymore, Gerald David, Herbert Price, Ken Elliott, Gene Riehl, Buddy Riehl and R.E. Chrone, to name a few. Clarence Fleming helped Chief out in the early years by writing some of his early refrigeration specifications for a nominal fee of course.

• Reg., as well as many other chapter members, attended the ASHVE convention meetings that

were typically held in New York or Chicago. Train travel was the best mode of transportation

available at the time, but typically took a few days to reach their destination. During those

long train trips Reg. and his wife Lucille formed many relationships with other ASHVE

members and their wives. Rumor has it that, on occasion, he entertained other train

passengers by singing “Three Blind Mice” in the African dialect he had learned in Zululand.

• Soon Reg. became interested in society level positions. He was elected member of the

Society’s Council for a three year term from 1947 through 1949. Afterwards he successfully

held the Society Offices of Treasurer, 2nd V.P. and 1st V.P. In 1953 Reginald F. Taylor became

the first Society President from our chapter.

• Reg. was also instrumental in getting the 60th Annual Society Meeting to be held in Houston

in 1954. The meeting was held at the Shamrock Hotel on South Main. Even with his active

involvement with ASHVE, Reg. still had a business to run.

• Reg.’s firm did an assortment of projects over the years including Texas A&M College dormitories, University of Houston Power Plant/Utility Tunnel, University of Houston Cullen Building, C&I Life Insurance Bldg. (Houston), First City National Bank Bldg. (Houston), Gulf Building (Houston), Lamar Hotel (Houston), Loew’s Theatre (Houston), Nabisco (Houston), St. Paul’s Methodist Church (Houston), Rice Hotel A/C system (Houston), Houston Chronicle A/C system, San Antonio Express-News, Shrine Hospital (Houston), Veteran’s Hospital (Houston), General Hospital and Heidelberg Hotel (both in Baton Rouge), Beck Building and Veteran’s Hospital (both in Shreveport).

• Reg. F. Taylor’s offices were located in the Banker’s Mortgage Building. Over the years the Chief’s employees including Israel A. Naman, Otto Hoker, Bob Sallinger, Baker Lee Shannon, Joe Lee, J.E. Burton, H.L. DeVines, C.A. Shoals, H.L. Cauvel, Lacy Key, R.R. Kreichbaum (who later changed his name to Robert K. Ritner), M.F. Frost, A.O. Hogen, Jim Franklin, C.F. Reihland, Grover Moore, Pete Yates, Frank Seymore, Gerald David, Herbert Price, Ken Elliott, Gene Riehl, Buddy Riehl and R.E. Chrone, to name a few. Clarence Fleming helped Chief out in the early years by writing some of his early specifications.

• Reg. was an avid bowler and would bowl on occasion with other ASHVE members such as Charles Quin and Don Robison. Reg. helped start an ASHVE bowling league. His team was called the “T” squares. Another hobby of Chief’s was toy trains. Reg. also liked to visit his ranch in Pipe Creek, northwest of San Antonio.

• In 1957 Reg. F. Taylor merged with Bovay Engineers. This was in keeping with the trend of the profession toward larger, more fully integrated firms. In 1958 Reg. F. Taylor was made a fellow of ASHVE. In 1967 he was made a 50 year Distinguished Fellow Life Member.

• On September 17th, 1974, Reginald Taylor passed away at the age of 85 and was buried at the Houston National Cemetery. His last residence was the Bayou Manor Retirement Community on South Braeswood. He had no children.

• Reg.’s dedication to ASHRAE spanned over 60 years. His contributions to our Society have helped this chapter become the single most important technical society in our industry. Everyone involved with ASHRAE in Texas, especially in Houston, owe the “Chief” a debt of gratitude for his foresight, dedication and diligence to our Society. He should always be remembered as one of the most important men ever associated with our chapter.

ASHVE Chapter 064 – ORIGINAL

SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER

• Our chapter’s officers helped to install the San Antonio Alamo Chapter officers in 1940.

• Jim Ibison joined ASHVE in 1938 and continues to be an active member 65 years later. He was born September 12, 1912 in Greenwood, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1937.

• He got a commission in 1936 and became a second lieutenant infantry officer. In 1940, Jim was given the opportunity to join the Construction Quartermaster Corps. His first project was to rebuild an old World War I base in Fort Lee, Virginia. Shortly after this project was completed, Jim changed his insignia to that of the Corps of Engineers since they took over construction responsibilities from the Quartermaster Corps. He was a Post Engineer for several bases in the 1940’s, building and maintaining bases across the country

• When the Air Force became a separate branch of service, Jim became an Air Force officer. Jim retired from the Air Force in 1966.

• He first joined the Oklahoma City Chapter of ASHVE and eventually joined the Houston Chapter in 1946.

• Jim went through the chairs with the Houston Chapter in the early 1960’s. He became president of the chapter in 1966. Jim’s experience in the construction industry was not limited to the military alone. He worked for Westinghouse for 17 years and was in sales for several years, but, arguably, his most notable HVAC undertaking started in 1967 while working for the Houston Independent School District.

• His responsibility included air conditioning over 200 schools in the district. The budget for this massive undertaking was 46 million dollars. During the peak of construction, work progressed at a rate of three to four schools being completed each month. For an elementary school it took approximately 16 to 19 months per project at a cost of approximately $130,000 per school. For a secondary school it took 18 to 20 months per project at a cost of $450,000 per school. When it was all said and done, over 55,000 tons of air conditioning was installed by approximately 23 different mechanical contractors after being designed by over 32 different consulting engineers and the project came in 2 million dollars under budget!

• The City of Houston proclaimed May 16, 1983 as the “Jim Ibison Retirement Day” because he set an example of responsible leadership by duties he undertook as Director of Professional Services and Construction as H.I.S.D.

• University of Houston, 1946, Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration started Technical Training Program for HVAC&R industry with a two year Associate Degree which was later expanded to a four year Bachelor of Science degree plan.

• In addition to being one of the finest publications of its kind in Society, having won the Region VIII Best Newsletter Award a total of four times – twice with Herb Wahlers, Jr. as the Editor, once with David Hull as the Editor and once with John Walik as the Editor – the Hot Air Recorder celebrated its Golden Anniversary during Society’s Centennial celebration year. The HAR was one of the first monthly chapter newsletters in Society. It was started with a seven page hectographed edition in October, 1944 with Reg. F. Taylor as Editor and H.L. DeVines as Technical Editor. The first year there were eight issues; the second year eight issues; the third year it increased to nine issues and the fourth year (1948) had 10 issues. At that time the other newsletters being published were the Oregon Diffuser, the Golden Gate Fog Dispenser, the Texas Norther and one other unidentified newsletter. The earliest edition that the Houston Chapter has a copy of is the April, 1948 issue.

• The Shamrock Hotel, built in 1949, with 37 air conditioning systems and 55 ventilation systems, was a premier facility that used a high pressure high velocity “basic” or primary air system with a unique type of face and bypass damper for individual room units, furred in under the windows. Lithium bromide was used to dehumidify the “basic” air to about 35% RH and then sensibly cooled by the chilled water coil or heated by the heating water coil. This “basic” air was mixed at the room terminal with the outside air reduced through the specially designed aluminum window sill. At outside air temperature below 70 degrees F the very dry “basic” air was heated to maintain comfort. As the outside air dropped to below 43 degrees F, the room unit heating coil was energized to maintain comfort. It worked well, but was never duplicated, and the razing of the Shamrock in 1986 did away with the only system of that type ever installed.

• Houston hosted the 1954 Society 60th Annual Meeting and later the 1982 Society Winter Meeting & ARI Exposition at the Shamrock Hotel and Astrodome, with A. Damon Gowan, General Chairman.

ASHVE & ASRE Combine to ASHRAE

• In December of 1954 the ASHVE national membership voted to change its name to ASHRAE. The South Texas Chapter of ASHAE combined with the Houston ASRE Chapter to become the South Texas Chapter of ASHAE in 1954 during Clarence Fleming’s and H.D. Broadwell’s terms as chapter presidents. The chapter had two sets of officers for the next six years until 1958 – one ASHVE and one ASRE. Then ASHAE and ASRE merged in 1959 at the Winter meeting during Hugh D. McMillan’s, Jr. P.E., term to become ASHRAE.

• The first edition of the ASHRAE JOURNAL was published in March, 1959 and number issue 3. Our chapter name change from The South Texas Chapter to The Houston Chapter was noted on the newsletter masthead between the January and February, 1959 issues of the Hot Air Recorder, probably as part of the merging societies

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Ground Source Heat Pumps Focus of Technical Program Track at ASHRAE 2014 Annual Conference

ATLANTA—A new track added to the Technical Program at ASHRAE’s 2014 Annual Conference speaks to the challenges engineers face when designing ground source heat pumps as compared to more traditional systems.

The Conference takes place June 28-July 2, Seattle, Wash. For more information or to register, visit www.ashrae.org/seattle.

The Technical Program kicks off June 29, with interactive programs and a networking coffee break, and concludes July 2. The program addresses broad topics in the application of technology to practice, specific applications in ground source heat pumps, operations and maintenance and indoor environmental quality, as well as new reports on research taking place worldwide.

New to the Technical Program is a track on Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) State of the Art: Design, Performance and Research, which addresses all aspects of design that lead to optimally performing systems in addition to avoiding common pitfalls that lead to poorly performing systems.

The track was organized by ASHRAE, the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO).

“There are a number of challenges that engineers face that are different from conventional HVAC systems, such as ground coupling, working with drillers, the importance of annual heating and cooling loads to ground heat exchanger design,” Jeff Spitler, an ASHRAE member who helped create the track, said. “This track addresses the entire design and installation process from site evaluation to commissioning and system operation. In addition, GSHP systems are inherently energy efficient, but poor choices in the design can compromise this inherent efficiency. ‘What not to do’ is also addressed in the track.”

Spitler said organizers have drawn in researchers from around the world to discuss new advances in the field so attendees have the opportunity to hear about both the latest research and state-of-the-art design practice.

“We want to help practicing engineers understand where the industry began, where it stands currently (what tools and design guides are available), and where it is headed (through the programs showcasing current research),” Lisa Meline, recent chair of ASHRAE’s technical

committee 6.8, Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications, said. “We also hope to impart guidance to the practicing engineers on the ground heat exchanger portion of a ground-source design. Many engineers shy away from this type of design because they don’t understand it. We want to change that and reinforce the need to provide single-point-of responsibility for all different types of HVAC system designs, including this one.”

Sessions in the track are:

Sunday, June 29

• Step 1: Assessing a Project Site for Geothermal Heat Pump Applications • Ground Source Heat Pump System Performance Case Studies in Different Climates

Around the World • GEO 2.0: From the Ground Up, an Overview of the Updated ASHRAE GSHP ‘Blue

Book’ • Ground Source Heat Pump System Case Studies

Monday, June 30

• Geothermal Heat Pump Track Keynote Presentation • Documentation and Contract Administration in Tendered and Design/Build Ground-

Coupled Heat Pump Projects • Ground Source Heat Pumps: Historical Perspective and Track Overview

Tuesday, July 1

• Monitoring of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems • What the Well? • New Developments in Simulation and Modeling of Ground Heat Exchangers

Wednesday, July 2

• Ground Source Systems Commissioning and Closeout: Unique Issues, Avoiding Fatal Flaws and Ensuring Client Satisfaction

• Central Plant GCHP Systems • Optimization of Ground Coupled Heat Exchangers and Heat Pumps

The Conference takes place at the Sheraton Seattle and the Washington State Convention Center. To register or more information, visit www.ashrae.org/seattle.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.

Last Month’s Meeting

April’s breakfast meeting: A discussion panel on COMMISSIONING. Elliot Millican / President-Elect, Brian Ogle (MDACC), Justin Garner (Engineered Air Balance), Jim Thornton (CCRD), Mike Donovan / President 2013-2014

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President Elect Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

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Treasurer Kimberly Thompson (832) 328-1010

Secretary Bill Chalmers (713) 924-2417

Past President 2012-2013 Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Technology Transfer Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

Resource Promotion Michael Langton (832) 328-1010

Programs Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

"R" in ASHRAE Steve Roche (281) 292-6842

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Historian Chase Williamson (832) 342-7004

Historian Emeritus Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

Roster & Product Directory Nick Badke (713) 237-9800

Education & Student Activities Kenneth Shifflett (713) 266-1761

Advocacy Jerry Garcia (713) 780-7563

Membership Promotion Kurt McCulloch (713) 328-3775

Membership Promotion Xuan Le (281) 676-2444

Chaplain Don Nye (713) 580-8870

Chaplain Emeritus Hank Fry (713) 774-4922

Sustainability Brian Dunne (713) 933-1001

Sustainability James Principe (713) 237-9800

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Brennan Vierra (832) 328-1010

Young Engineers In ASHRAE Cory Detten (713) 237-8900

Board of Governors Alan Neely (281) 432-9864

Board of Governors Don Nye (713) 580-8870

Board of Governors John Walik (713) 462-8888

Attendance & Reception Brandon Williams (713) 983-6500

Attendance & Reception Misty Wilson (832) 328-1010

C.I.C Delegate Keith Reihl (713) 459-1044

C.I.C Delegate Bruce Flaniken (713) 441-9624

C.R.C. Delegate Elliot Millican (713) 580-8817

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