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Milton W. Garland Commemorative Refrigeration Award For Project Excellence

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Description

The award shall be known as the Milton W. Garland Commemorative Comfort – Process – Cold Chain Award for Project Excellence.

The Comfort portion of the award applies to any commercial or industrial project utilizing refrigeration equipment in a comfort cooling or heating application. Both the designer and the owner of a comfort cooling or heating application that incorporates new technology in a unique manner. The award shall be made to both the designer and the owner of a comfort cooling or heating application which highlights innovation and/or new technologies. 

The Process portion of the award shall be defined as any use of mechanical refrigeration machinery for application in industrial facilities such as manufacturing and processing plants as well as mills, forges and refineries. The award also applies to refrigeration used in manufacturing processes, life support in extreme environments, recreational facilities, or other non-comfort cooling applications. The award shall be made to both the designer and the owner of a process cooling application that incorporates new technology in a unique manner.

The Cold-Chain portion of the award shall be defined as a temperature-controlled supply chain. Unlike other goods or merchandise, cold chain goods are perishable and always en route towards end use or destination, even when held temporarily in cold stores and hence commonly referred to as cargo during its entire logistics cycle. The award shall be made to both the designer and the owner of a Cold-Chain cooling application that incorporates new technology in a unique manner.

Award procedures for the Milton W. Garland Commemorative – Comfort – Process – Cold-Chain Award for Project Excellence

  • The winning projects selected by the Refrigeration Technology Committee for Comfort-Process and Cold-Chain (REF-CPCC) nominees shall receive the following:
    •    The designer of the winning project shall receive a plaque at a Society Winter Meeting.
    • The project’s owner shall receive a plaque to be presented at a refrigeration program meeting of the chapter, if requested.
  • Additionally, in the case of submissions by chapters, chapters will receive the following recognitions:
    • The chapter nominating the winning project shall receive a felt patch to go on the chapter award banner. Patch will be presented at the CRC following the Society award presentation.
    • All chapters submitting a nomination shall be awarded ribbons at the following year’s CRC.

Submission Criteria for:

  • Milton W. Garland Commemorative – Comfort – Process – Cold-Chain Award for Project Excellence

    Award

    The awards are open to all who think their projects or other projects with which they are familiar, have achieved some distinction.

  • Projects nominations may be prepared by the designers, architects, engineers, owners, or suppliers.
  • A member of the project team or the owner must be an ASHRAE member. The nominator must inform and have approval from the owner of the installation that the entry may be published. (The owner’s name may be withheld for privacy.) A release to this effect must be obtained from the owner of the project (see Submission Form)
  • All projects must be submitted following twelve (12) preceding months and before forty-eight (48) months of the initial operation date of the system.

Requirements

  • Entries should be submitted electronically in pdf format. Entries are to be submitted in the following format with no more than Tens (10) letter size (8 ½ x 11 inches or S-I equivalent) Pages, typed (font 12 Characters per inch or equivalent), 1-inch margins, to include. The application form is One (1) Page (Attachment B); A maximum of nine (9) double-spaced, typewritten sheets to address the items on page two of the application form, (Charts, schematics, graphics are included in the nine (9) page limit.) All pages should be numbered.
  • The entrant (1) must be a member (any grade) of ASHRAE, (2) must have a significant role in the project, and (3) the Owner must be willing to supply additional information if requested by the judging panel.
  • The entrant, property owner, and engineer of record must sign the entry Application Form where indicated.
  • The entrant must submit one (1) completed application with signatures (electronic signatures are accepted)
  • The project must have been a successful operation for at least one(1) years at the time of entry

Submission Process

Submissions must be sent to the Refrigeration Technology Committee for Comfort – Process and Cold-Chain (REF-CPCC) Staff Liaison (fpatrick@ashrae.org) by May 1st to be considered for that year’s competition. Staff Liaison will submit a copy of the submission to Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC) Regional Vice-Chair (RVC) for informational purposes as well.

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