ASHRAE Insights

The Detroit Chapter’s half-day Seminars on Sustainability (SOS) for the Environment Conference, held March 11, was attended by more than 100 engineers, architects, educators, and students.

The luncheon meeting began with formal welcomes by chapter president Janice K. Means, P.E., and Lawrence Technological University president Dr. Lewis Walker.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Kathryn Savoie, director of environmental programs for the Arab-American Center for Economic and Social Services, gave an overview of the issues underlying the need for more sustainable practices in the design, construction and operation of buildings.

Following Dr. Savoie’s presentation, attendees selected any four of the 16 seminars offered with titles such as An Energy Analysis Demonstration for LEED® and ASHRAE Standard 90 and Using Water Source Heat Pumps to Create Energy-Efficient Buildings to Sustainable Cooling Water Treatment through Nonchemical Technologies.

 “I really got a lot out of this—this is why I belong to ASHRAE,” said attendee Eric Haley

All the seminars presented practical information that can be immediately applied to develop sustainable projects.