Recommissioning An Existing Church Building To Boost Energy Efficiency With Matthew Strebe

Matthew Strebe

Understanding Mold Problems Inside Housing With George Tsongas

George Tsongas

Categorizing Energy Efficiency Measures With Amanda Webb and Apoorv Khanuja

Amanda Webb and Apoorv Khanuja

Join Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski along with guests Apoorv Khanuja and Amanda Webb as they discuss recommendations and more for naming and categorizing energy efficiency measures (EEMs). In the first recommendation? Clearly describe what’s being done.

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Check out this technical feature here.

Analyzing Net Zero Energy Buildings with David Traxler

David Traxler, P.E., Member ASHRAE

Join David Traxler and Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss some of the patterns he found when studying 50 energy efficient net zero energy buildings.

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Check out Traxler's March article here.

Improving Building Graphics With Brian Clark

Brian Clark, Student Member ASHRAE

Building graphics are the windows into system performance. Join Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski and Brian Clark as they discuss what makes a good building graphic and tips to improve them.

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Check out Clark's February column here.

Designing A Maintainable, Sustainable Building

Michael Gallagher, P.E., Fellow/Life ASHRAE

Sustainability starts with maintenance. Michael Gallagher helps us remember that if a sustainable building can’t be kept running the way it was intended to run, it isn’t sustainable.

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Check out Gallagher's January column here.

How Particle Filters Work with Kathleen Owen

Kathleen Owen, Fellow ASHRAE

Join Kathleen Owen and Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss some ins and outs of particle filters, including particle capture and the economic impact of different filters.

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Check out Owen's December article here.

Designing Building Systems With Acoustics in a Performing Arts Center With Coral Pais

Coral Pais, P.E., BEMP

Performing arts patrons  don't usually think about HVAC design when deciding to attend an event. But if the system designers don't notice, patrons might. Join Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski and Coral Pais in this chat on how acoustics were considered when designing HVAC systems for a Cleveland performing arts center.

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Check out Pais's November 2024 Technology Award article here.

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Ventilation Design with Kishor Khankari

Kishor Khankari, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE

Surgical patients release waste anesthetic gases that can cause potential health effects for people who care for patients in the post-anesthesia care unit. Kishor Khankari, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, discusses optimizing its ventilation design to effectively remove these gases and reduce exposure.

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Check out Khankari's October 2024 article here.

Using Hydronic HVAC Systems for Decarbonization with Michael Licastro

Michael Licastro, Associate Member ASHRAE

Join Michael Licastro, Associate Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss using hydronic HVAC systems to aid in decarbonization.

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Check out Licastro's September 2024 article here.

Dust Collector Design Demystified With Chris Jester

Chris Jester, Associate Member ASHRAE

Did you know milk dust and flour, among other dusts, are explosive? Combustible dusts require the use of dust collectors. Join Chris Jester, Associate Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss the design of dust collector systems, including air velocity and duct sizing, safety considerations, motor requirements and relevant codes.

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Check out Jester's August 2024 column here.

Natural Gas and Old Buildings With Mike Gallagher

Michael Gallagher, P.E., Fellow/Life ASHRAE

Join Michael Gallagher, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss how what started as a small gas leak snowballed and could have potentially derailed the Christmas season at Mike's church.

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Check out Gallagher's July 2024 column here.

The Life of Sadi Carnot With Andy Pearson

Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

Andy Pearson shares some of the upheaval in which scientist Sadi Carnot performed his work, including for the science we now call “thermodynamics.”

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Check out Pearson's June 2024 article here.

This episode is provided with support from Addison.

Data Center Energy Compliance Strategies in Hot Climates With Hamed Yassaghi

Hamed Yassaghi, Ph.D., Associate Member ASHRAE

Hamed Yassaghi, Ph.D., Associate Member ASHRAE, talks with the Journal technical editor about data center IECC 2021 compliance strategies in hot climates with air-cooled chillers.

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Check out Yassaghi's May 2024 article here.

Outdoor Air Ventilation in School Corridors With Lisa Ng

Lisa Ng, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE

The amount of time students spend in school corridors is small compared to time spent in classrooms. But Lisa Ng, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE, believes it’s important for school corridors to be ventilated beyond what’s currently required by ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022. She joins Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski to explain why.

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Check out Ng's March 2024 article here.

IEQ in Residential Workspaces With Bill Healy

Bill Healy, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE

During the pandemic, many businesses adopted a “work from home” model to ensure the safety of their staff. Now, that model may be here to stay and along with it an increased appreciation for IEQ in homes. Join Bill Healy, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE, and the Journal’s technical editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss how ASHRAE can help identify opportunities to improve IEQ in residential workspaces.

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Check out Healy's March 2024 article here.

HVAC Fundamentals With Joel Primeau

Joel Primeau, P.E., HBDP, Member ASHRAE

"I think offering an article on fundamentals will encourage younger members to read the Journal," says Joel Primeau, P.E., HBDP, Member ASHRAE. Join Primeau and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss a new series that aims to better engage younger Journal readers by covering HVAC fundamentals.

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Check out Primeau's February 2024 article here.

Marginal Carbon Factors With Bill Ryan

Bill Ryan, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE

Join Bill Ryan, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss Ryan’s upcoming article covering marginal carbon factors and how electric production is controlled and managed. The technical feature will appear in the January 2024 print issue of ASHRAE Journal.

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Check out Ryan's January 2024 article here.

We Need More Field Data for Ground Source Heat Pump Design Models With Steve Kavanaugh

Stephen P. Kavanaugh, Ph.D., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE

“There are so many things that you do not know down in the ground. So, in order to be accurate, a computer program must have all the necessary input data, and much of that input data is not available when the formation [and the heat transfer are] complex,” says Steve Kavanaugh, Ph.D., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE. Join Kavanaugh and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they chat about the need for more field data for ground source heat pump design models.

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Check out Kavanaugh's December 2023 article here.

Avoiding Wet & Moldy AHUs in Critical-Care Facilities With David Schurk

David Schurk, Life Member ASHRAE

Join David Schurk, Life Member ASHRAE, and ASHRAE Journal’s Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss Schurk's November article. It includes ways to avoid wet AHUs and how to move toward more sustainable HVAC systems.

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Check out Schurk's November 2023 article here.

Water Is Weird and Ice Wine Is Delicious With Joe Lstiburek

Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

Water is weird, says Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE. Join Joe and Rebecca Matyasovski, ASHRAE Journal’s Technical Editor, as they chat about Joe's October column on what makes water so weird and what ice wine and vin santo have to do with it.

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Check out Lstiburek's October 2023 article here.

Thermal Comfort With Thomas Hartman

Thomas Hartman, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE

“You can’t control what you don’t monitor,” says Thomas Hartman, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE. Join Rebecca Matyasovski, ASHRAE’s Technical Editor, as she dives a little deeper into Hartman’s new article appearing in the September issue of ASHRAE Journal. The article covers some of the new features of ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy.

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Check out Hartman's September 2023 article here.

How Can AI Benefit the Refrigeration Industry? With Andy Pearson

Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit the refrigeration industry as well as some potential pitfalls that could lead to some embarrassing or costly mistakes.

Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit the refrigeration industry as well as some potential pitfalls that could lead to some embarrassing or costly mistakes.

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Check out Pearson's August 2023 column here.

Decarbonization 101 With Paul Torcellini

Paul Torcellini, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

Join Rebecca Matyasovski and Paul Torcellini, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, as they expand on Torcellini's July ASHRAE Journal Asked & Answered article, define decarbonization and discuss approaches in new and existing buildings.

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Check out Torcellini's July 2023 Q&A here.

Argonne’s New Materials Design Lab With Blair L. Hawn

Blair L. Hawn, P.E., Member ASHRAE

Join Blair L. Hawn, P.E., Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss Hawn’s Technology Award Project being featured in June’s ASHRAE Journal. Hawn’s project, a new Materials Design Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory, is a state-of-the-art collaborative research facility for energy and materials scientists to investigate structures at the scale of a single electron and larger.

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Check out Hawn's June 2023 article here.

Are Two ACHs Enough? With Austin Barolin

Austin Barolin, Associate Member ASHRAE

Austin Barolin, Associate Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski discuss Barolin’s article in the May issue of ASHRAE Journal. The article covers hospital air quality-based ventilation for hospital energy conservation and explains why two air changes per hour may be as good as 12.

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Check out Barolin's May 2023 article here.

Spotlighting Unrecognized Contributions to HVAC&R With Janice K. Means

Janice K. Means, P.E., Fellow/Life Member, ASHRAE

ASHRAE Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski interviews Janice K. Means about her article in the April 2023 ASHRAE Journal. The article recognizes Eunice Newton Foote’s discovery of the role CO₂ plays in causing greenhouse effect. Means’ new article series will spotlight historically undervalued contributions in areas that are of interest to ASHRAE and the HVAC&R industry.

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Check out Means' April 2023 article here.

Innovative Design Elements With Lianne Cockerton

Lianne Cockerton P.Eng., Member ASHRAE

Listen to Lianne Cockerton P.Eng., Member ASHRAE, chat with Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski about the innovative design elements—including welding stations—that made a Canadian industrial building and plumbers’ association nearly reach net zero energy. Local 144 was awarded the Award of Engineering Excellence for its outstanding application of design and effective energy use.

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Check out Cockerton's March 2023 article here.

Regulating Indoor Contaminants With Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones, Dr.Eng.

Benjamin Jones, Dr.Eng., speaks with Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski about a proposed addendum to Standard 62.2 that considers harm as a basis of regulating contaminants in homes. He also talks about how this type of addenda could be used in other indoor spaces and by other organizations—and why you should always turn on your range hood.

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Check out Jones' February 2023 column here.

Math Matters With Andy Pearson

Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

Hot Air host Rebecca speaks with ASHRAE Journal Columnist Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., as they dive into his December 2022 column, "Math Matters." 

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Check out Pearson's December 2022 column here.