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  • SECTION MTG -- MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK GROUPS

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  • MTG.ACR, Air Change Rate

    Scope

    MTG.ACR will coordinate TC/TG/TRG/SSPC technical activities to help evaluate the technical basis and adoption of airflow rate specifications in terms of Air Change Rate (ACR) or Air Changes per Hour (ACH) for spaces such as cleanrooms, laboratories, patient rooms, operating rooms, and other similar spaces. Responsibilities include the development of research projects, development and presentation of technical programs for all types of spaces which currently require ACR specifications, and a special publication detailing aspects of the ACR philosophy and practice. The work of this MTG will potentially impact design guidelines, ASHRAE Handbook, and related ASHRAE standards. This MTG intends to involve other national and international groups and organizations in these efforts.

    Objective/Impact

    Cleanrooms, laboratories, and healthcare spaces including patient rooms, airborne infection isolation rooms, operating rooms and other similar facilities are required to maintain anywhere between 4 to 300 Air Changes per Hour (ACH). Guidelines, codes, and standards for such specifications are traditionally based on judgment of experienced practitioners. Since the ACH specification involves “volume” of the space which tend to penalize spaces with high ceilings without explicit supporting scientific justification. With increased emphasis on energy efficiency and associated costs of HVAC operations it is important to evaluate the basis of such specifications. The underlying principles of contaminant dilution and removal are similar across most of the different applications. While keeping the safety of people and products as a primary goal, this group will conduct systematic investigations through rational analysis, literature reviews, and research to determine the appropriate basis for the specification of dilution airflow rates for these applications. Additionally, this group will attempt to find a common - basis for dilution airflow specifications to different applications such as cleanrooms, laboratories, and healthcare facilities. Where scientific basis cannot be definitively identified, research activities will be proposed through the ASHRAE research process.

    This group will bring together expertise from various ASHRAE groups (TC 9.02, TC9.06, TC9.10, TC9.11, SSPC 62.1, SSPC 170) and from other non-ASHRAE organizations (see below) to work in close collaboration to achieve the following objectives:

    • Systematically investigate relationships between specified airflow rates and associated safety of people and products.
    • Evaluate a correlation between the strength and location of contaminant sources and airflow rates to obtain the desired levels of contamination control.
    • Compile definitions and descriptions of different terminologies for air change effectiveness, dilution effectiveness, ventilation effectiveness, and contaminant removal effectiveness.
    • Develop an in-depth understanding of relationship between ACR and various (ventilation) effectiveness definitions. Evaluate the impact of HVAC configuration including airflow distribution, flow path of contaminants, and locations and type of supply and return devices on ventilation effectiveness.
    • Quantitatively correlate concentration of contaminants with various measures of ventilation. Determine which measures correlate best, and the modeling assumptions necessary to support use of a variable as a design criterion.
    • Investigate the basis for the current ACR specifications for various facilities including cleanrooms, laboratories, patient rooms, operating rooms, and other similar spaces. Compare US standards and guidelines for such specifications with those available in other countries.
    • Based on the above evaluations publish the evaluations of the existing ACH specifications in the current ASHRAE guidelines and standards.
    • Develop recommendations for appropriate units for the specification of dilution airflow rates.

    Also note this group would not be limited to ventilation and infiltration studies as in the scope of TC4.3. Activities of this group would help in optimizing the use of ASHRAE resources including ASHRAE research funds by avoiding duplicate efforts among different TCs. Findings of the research and literature review will be disseminated through special publications, ASHRAE Handbooks, ASHRAE conferences and other special conferences on the subject. The outcome of these efforts will be communicated to ASHRAE standards committees, regulatory authorities, and other similar organizations to facilitate any modifications in their codes and standards.

    Roster

    Name Committee Position Voting Representing TC Name Alternate
    Mr. Kishor Khankari Chair Y      
    Mr. Roland Charneux Vice Chair Y      
    Mr. Henry Hays Member Y TC 2.2 Plant and Animal Environment Dr Joseph M Zulovich
    Mr. Bob Burkhead Member Y TC 2.4 Particulate Air Contaminants Mr. Stephen Nicholas
    Mr Kevin J Gebke Member Y TC 5.3 Room Air Distribution Mr. David John/Mr. Ken Loudermilk
    Mr. Michael Conner Member Y TC 9.2 Industrial Air Conditioning Mr. Erich Binder
    Mr. Roger Lautz Member Y TC 9.6 Healthcare Facilities Mr. George Augustini
    Mr. James Coogan Research Y TC 9.10 Laboratory Systems Mr. Adam R Bare
    Mr. Philip Naughton Member Y TC 9.11 Clean Spaces Mr. Wei Sun
    Dr. Kenneth Mead Member Y SSPC 170 Ventilation for Healthcare Facilities Mr. Pavel Likhonin 
    Mr. Daniel Doyle Member Y I2SL International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Mr. Gordon Sharp
    Dr. James Bennett Program Y NIOSH The National Inst for Occupational Mr. Duane Hammond 
    Mr. Thomas Smith Member Y AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association Mr. Clifford Cooper
    Mr. James Coogan   N Research Subcommittee Chair    
    Dr. James Bennett   N Program Subcommittee Chair    
    Mr. Yusuf Bhetasi Webmaster N      

    Current Projects/ Goals

    • Winter Meeting February 2020 Programs
      • Ventilation Effectiveness Metrics, Part 1: Humans
      • The History of the Use of Air Changes per Hour in HVAC Codes, Standards and Guidelines
    • Seminar ideas for Annual Conference in Austin, TX
    • Present RP-1833 results at Annual Conference in Austin, TX

    Accomplishments

    • 1st Phase of RP-1833 submitted to Project Review Committee
    • Presentation at 2019 Annual Conference in Kansas City: Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis to Optimize Laboratory Airflow, Safety and Energy Efficiency, Kishor Khankari, AnSight LLC
    • Presentation at 2019 Annual Conference in Kansas City: Use of Airflow to Mitigate Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Airborne Materials Generated in Labs, Thomas Smith, 3Flow
    • Presentation of preliminary results from volunteer research effort: Thomas Smith, Cliff Cooper, Kishor Khankari

    Meeting Times

    • MTG.ACR meets before and after ASHRAE conferences

    Agendas

    Minutes

  • MTG.BEQ

    Scope:

    MTG.BEQ will be responsible for the technical development, business development, planning, training, and marketing of programs for the Building EQ enterprise. Responsibilities include suggestions for research, development, and presentation of technical programs of all types on Building EQ and special publications detailing aspects of the Building EQ program.

  • MTG.BIM, Building Information Modeling

    Scope

    MTG.BIM will coordinate the activities of multiple TC/TG in the area of standards and approaches to support the implementation of BIM within ASHRAE products and within the industry workplace and will generate ASHRAE research. MTG-BIM will also represent ASHRAE interests within the BIM marketplace outside of ASHRAE and provide a conduit for funneling information about the BIM industry to ASHRAE members.

    Roster

    Name

    Position on MTG

    Voting

    Representing

    Robert Hitchcock

    Chair

    Y

    Self

    Elyse Malherek

    Vice Chair

    Y

    TC 7.1

    Jennifer Lather

    Secretary

    Y

    University of Nebraska

    Chip Barnaby

    Member

    Y

    TC 4.7

    Don Beaty

    Member

    Y

    TC 9.9

    Eli Howard

    Member

    Y

    SMACNA

    Malcolm Knight

    Member

    Y

    BUILDINGSMART ALLIANCE, US TAG ISO TC59/SC13

    James Pegues

    Member

    Y

    TC 4.1

    Stephen Roth

    Member

    Y

    TC 1.5

    Christopher Wilkins

    Member

    Y

    Self

     

    Dru Crawley

    Alternate

    N

    TC 4.02

    John Crosby

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 1.5

    Richard J Dames

    Alternate

    N

    TC 7.3

    Hywel Davies

    Alternate

    N

    CIBSE

    Marcus Christensen Fich

    Alternate

    N

    BUILDING CONTENT SUMMIT (BSC)

    Ronald E Wood

    Alternate

    N

    GSA

    John Messner

    Alternate

    N

    PENN STATE

     

    Dustin Eric Jason Meredith

    liaison

    N

    TAC chair

    Carl F Huber

    liaison

    N

    Section Head

    Steven J Hammerling

    liaison

    N

    Staff Liaison

     

    Current Projects, Goals, or Objectives

    Committee members are currently participating in development of ASHRAE Standards SPC 205 “Representation of Performance Data for HVAC&R and Other Facility Equipment” and SPC 224 “Standard for the Application of Building Information Modeling,” and updating ASHRAE Guideline 20-2010 (RA 2016) “Documenting HVAC&R Work Processes and Data Exchange Requirements.”

    We are currently working on initiating further activities within ASHRAE to promote adoption of BIM techniques and technologies by ASHRAE members.

    Our plans moving forward must include better coordination within ASHRAE and with ASHRAE and outside organizations plus engaging in a more proactive effort to attain a leadership position in the industry in the area of standards development for BIM.

    Accomplishments to Date

    ASHRAE RP-1801 Standardizing and Utilizing ASHRAE Online BIM Data Exchange Protocols was officially completed in 2020. This research project was based on Guideline 20 protocols and focused on Asset Management work processes.

    Meetings

    MTG.BIM typically meets on Monday from 10:15 am to 12:00 pm during Society meetings. Web/Conf. call meetings are also scheduled as required between Society meetings.

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  • MTG.CEA, Controlled Environment Agriculture

    Scope:

    MTG.CEA will coordinate TC/TG/TRG technical activities related to the design of indoor plant production facilities and their HVAC&R systems. The priority of the MTG will be coordinating communication and opportunities between and through each of the involved committees to align and provide an ASHRAE society stance and direction for the development of plant production facilities. There is an ASABE standard in development, X653, which focuses on environmental conditions for indoor plant production facilities. This ASHRAE MTG will help guide designers, engineers and owners on how to best design and select the HVAC&R systems and equipment given the conditions in that standard. The MTG would ensure that aspects related to energy efficiency, efficacy, and selection of optimum HVAC&R systems are well understood within ASHRAE.

    Roster

    Position Person’s Name: TC/TG/TRG or Non-TC Group Affiliation
    Chair: Kevin Muldoon 8.10
    Vice-Chair:  Craig Burg 2.2
    Voting Member: Scott Peach 9.8
    Voting Member: Nadia Sabeh ASABE
    Voting Member: John Kuempel Jr. 9.1
    Voting Member: Dan Dettmers 10.2
    Voting Member: Boggarm Setty  1.5
    Voting Member: Steve Bruning 4.1
    Voting Member: Jim Mergerson 5.3
    Voting Member: Adrian Giovenco NCIA
    Voting Member: Steven Sill 9.2
    Alternate Member: Kevin Gebke 5.3
    Alternate Member: Kyle Bowling 2.2
    Alternate Member: Gayle Davis 8.10
    Alternate Member: Greg Scrivener 10.2
    Alternate Member: Robert Doeffinger 4.1
  • MTG.CYB - Cybersecurity for HVAC Systems and Related Infrastructure

    Scope: The scope of this MTG includes areas of Cybersecurity relevant to HVAC and related systems, infrastructure, and interfaces, including industry standards, advocacy and education. The scope includes the entire lifecycle of buildings, including building planning, design, construction and operation. The MTG will be active in Program to fulfill advocacy and education. The MTG would contribute to the Handbook by coordinating information in the section on cybersecurity. The MTG would also be active in Publications by production of guideline documents to assist ASHRAE members in implementing and developing cybersecurity designs and practices.

  • MTG.EBO, Effective Building Operations

    Scope:
    MTG.EBO will coordinate the activities of multiple TC/TG/TRG and other stakeholders in the area of training and tools to support the operation of buildings to enhance the indoor environment and use energy effectively. Responsibility will include suggestions for research as well as development of technical programs and special publications on effective building operation for energy management.

    The initial MTG roster includes Voting Representatives and Alternates for TCs 1.4 (Control Theory and Application), 7.3 (Operation and Maintenance Management) 7.8 (Owning and Operating Costs) and GPC 1.3 (Building Operation and Maintenance Training for the HVAC&R Commissioning Process)

    Other TCs GPCs, and SPCs may also now wish to participate in this MTG with a Voting Representative and Alternate(s) given its scope and charge.

  • MTG.GAI

    Scope:          

    MTG.GenerativeAI will coordinate TC/TG/TRG technical activities to help support the adoption of generative AI by compiling technology adoption resources, best practice development guidelines and undertaking research projects to benefit ASHRAE members and for society operations and members services.

    Objective:    

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for HVAC in the past have often been focused on knowledge-based expert systems for design and operation, and fault diagnosis. More recently data science techniques have been used for energy use predictions and time-series data analysis to improve building operation and maintenance. Current advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have resulted in generative AI tools and techniques that have transformed processing all

    forms of digital information to solve every day problems in all domains. Integrating generative AI technology application in the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) industry can offer various benefits, including energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, and improved system optimization. There are several specific application scenarios currently envisioned:

    • Develop a generative AI application for the HVAC industry to enhance energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, and system optimization.
    • Develop Chatbots or other user-interfaces to access ASHRAE standards, research publications and handbooks.    
    • Develop related RTARs that address ASHRAE research needs that can utilize AI and coordinate the RTAR’s with appropriate FGs. These may include using AI to analyze historical data to predict equipment failures, optimize energy consumption, and dynamically adjust HVAC parameters. Using AI to assess/implement fault detection algorithms, occupancy pattern recognition, and seamless integration with Building Management Systems.
    • Provide a user-friendly interface for real-time monitoring and visualization.
    • Ensure compliance with energy efficiency standards and regulations, prioritize security and privacy, and offer continuous improvement mechanisms.

  • MTG.HCDG, Hot Climate Design Guide

    Scope:
    MTG.HCDG will coordinate TC/TG/TRG technical Activities to help support the development of the technical basis and adoption of the Hot Climate Design Guide. Responsibilities include suggestions for Research, Development and Presentations and special publications detailing aspects of the Hot Climate Design Guide.

  • MTG.LowGWP, Lower Global Warming Potential Alternative Refrigerants

    Scope

    MTG.LowGWP will coordinate TC/TG/TRG technical activities to help transition the HVAC&R industry to sustainable lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) alternative refrigerants. The MTG will further request participation from US DOE, AHRI, and others with shared goal. The MTG responsibilities include research, development and presentation of technical programs of all types on alternative lower GWP refrigerants, suggestions for Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) systems evaluation for different applications, development of lower GWP solutions for different applications, and a special publication detailing aspects of LCCP applied to the HVAC&R fields.

    Objective/Impact

    This MTG will create a synergy between TCs working on advancing the HVAC&R state-of-the-art. The Members will coordinate the efforts undertaken by TCs 1.1, 1.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 6.3, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.11, 10.1, and 10.7 plus SSPC 15, SSPC 34 and the work of AHAM, AHRI, U.L., and UNEP to investigate the performance of alternative refrigerants and refrigerant blends proposed by TC 3.1. The MTG will also work closely with TC 3.2 and TC 3.4 to ensure the compatibility of the new refrigerants with current and future systems. Furthermore, the MTG will coordinate the results obtained from research performed in different TCs with TCs 1.5, 2.5 and 4.1 to establish a standardized LCCP evaluation in order to ensure that the lower GWP refrigerants do not contribute more emissions indirectly. Results from the work coordinated by this MTG will be published in ASHRAE handbook chapters sponsored by different committees. The diversity of the MTG participating TC membership will result in stronger impact on the HVAC&R community and ensure faster and sustainable transition to environmentally friendly refrigerants.

    Roster

    Name

    Position on MTG

    Voting

    Representing
    Members

    Jim Wolf

    Chair

    Y

    ASHRAE

    Bill McQuade

    Vice-Chair

    Y

    ASHRAE

    Mike Vaughn

    Secretary

    N

    ASHRAE

    Brian Fricke

    Research Co-chair

    n/a

    TC 10.7

    Phillip Johnson

    Research Co-chair

    n/a

    TC 8.2

    Doug Tucker

    Codes & Stds. Subc. Chair

    n/a

    TC 8.7

    Danny Halel

    Program Chair

    n/a

    TC 3.8

    Jason Robbins

    Member

    Y

    REF

    Samuel Yana-Motta

    Member

    Y

    SSPC 34

    Dennis Dorman

    Member

    Y

    SSPC 15

    Raymond Rite

    Member

    Y

    TC1.1

    Omar Abdelaziz

    Member

    Y

    TC 1.3

    Larry Burns

    Member

    Y

    TC 2.5

    Barbara Minor

    Member

    Y

    TC 3.1

    Thomas Leck

    Member

    Y

    TC 3.2

    Marc Scancarello

    Member

    Y

    TC 3.3

    Joseph Karnaz

    Member

    Y

    TC 3.4

    Danny Halel

    Member

    Y

    TC 3.8

    Roy Crawford

    Member

    Y

    TC 6.3

    Philip Johnson

    Member

    Y

    TC 8.2

    Vikrant Aute

    Member

    Y

    TC 8.4

    Steven Eckels

    Member

    Y

    TC 8.5

    Dermot McMorrow

    Member

    Y

    TC 8.7

    Dutch Uselton

    Member

    Y

    TC 8.11

    Doug Scott

    Member

    Y

    TC 10.1

    Brian Fricke

    Member

    Y

    TC 10.7

    Randy Cooper

    Member

    Y

    AHAM

    Xudong Wang

    Member

    Y

    AHRI

    Danielle Wright

    Member

    Y

    NASRC

    Brian Rodgers

    Member

    Y

    U.L.

    Shamila Nair-Bedouelle

    Member

    Y

    UNEP

    26 total voting

     
    Alternates

    Charles Hon

    Alternate #1

    N

    REF

    Chris Seeton

    Alternate #1

    N

    SSPC 34

    Sean Cunningham

    Alternate #2

    N

    SSPC 34

    Greg Scrivener

    Alternate #1

    N

    SSPC 15

    Sankar Padhmanabhan

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 1.1

    S. M. Sami

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 1.1

    Satheesh Kulankara

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 1.3

    Evraam Gorgy

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 1.3

    John Karakash

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 2.5

    Steve Kujak

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 3.1

    Bob Richard

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 3.1

    Greg Linteris

    Alternate #3

    N

    TC 3.1

    Kenji Takizawa

    Alternate #4

    N

    TC 3.1

    Bob Low

    Alternate #5

    N

    TC 3.1

    Sonny Sundaresan

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 3.2

    Alan Cohen

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 3.2

    Chris Seaton

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 3.4

    Danny Halel

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 3.4

    Mark Adams

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 3.8

    Kevin Mercer

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 6.3

    Laurent Abbas

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 8.2

    Ray Good

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 8.2

    Yirong Jiang

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 8.4

    Patrick Geoghegan

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 8.4

    Chip Bowers

    Alternate #3

    N

    TC 8.4

    Satheesh Kulankara

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 8.5

    Kashif Nawaz

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 8.5

    Doug Tucker

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 8.7

    Ankit Sethi

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 8.11

    Dan Dettmers

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 10.1

    Wayne Borrowman

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 10.1

    Tim Anderson

    Alternate #1

    N

    TC 10.7

    Charles Hon

    Alternate #2

    N

    TC 10.7

    Masud Chowdhury

    Alternate #1

    N

    AHAM

    Helen Walter-Terrrinoni

    Alternate #1

    N

    AHRI

    Mark Skierkiewicz

    Alternate #1

    N

    U.L.

    Ayman Eltalouny

    Alternate #1

    N

    UNEP

     

    Liaisons

    Tom Justice

    Liaison

    N

    TAC Chair

    Carl Huber

    Liaison

    N

    MTG Section Head

    Michael R Vaughn

    Liaison

    N

    Staff Liaison

    Current Projects/ Goals

    RP-1806 (Flammable Refrigerants Post-Ignition Simulation and Risk Assessment Update).

    Task 1    FLACS CFD Model improved and validated for use with flammable refrigerants

    Task 2    Validated CFD model (FLACS) will be used to simulate post-ignition combustion events involving flammable refrigerants leaked from HVAC&R equipment in residential and commercial applications.

    Task 3    Update risk assessment based upon results from RP-1806, prior research, and new research on topic, if available.

    Contractor: GEXCON US – P.I. Scott Davis

    Status: Task 1 (FLACS CFD Model improved and validated for use with flammable refrigerants) completed and PMS and P.I. deciding now how best to proceed with Task 2 and Task 3 given model results noted in Task 1. As a result, schedule has slipped significantly.  Current P.I. /PMS plan to get project back on track is to add a new subtask to conduct a sensitivity test of the model inputs. Based upon those results, PMS and P.I. will decide if model is sufficient to proceed with Task 2 and then possibly Task 3.

    Current Contract Amount: $843,500
    Paid to Date: $271,500
    Balance of Payments remaining: 572,000

    RP-1807 (Guidelines for Flammable Refrigerant Handling, Transporting, Storing and Equipment Servicing, Installation and Dismantling).

    Task 1    Review Requirements/Best Practices for A2/A2L/A3 Refrigerants from Countries Outside US

    Task 2    Review Relevant US Requirements/Standards

    Task 3    Develop Requirements/Guidelines for A2/A2L/A3 Refrigerants

    Task 4    Identify Testing to Confirm Proposed Requirements

    Task 5    Add to report same information collected on countries for Canada also

    Contractor: Navigant Consulting, Inc. – P.I. William J. Goetzler

    Status: Draft final report submitted by P.I.  to PMS on Dec. 13, 2017.  PMS is now considering final report for approval before sending to full MTG for approval vote.

    Current Contract Amount: $95,000
    Paid to Date: $87,000
    Balance of Payments remaining: $8,000

    RP-1808 (Servicing and Installing Equipment using Flammable Refrigerants: Assessment of Field-made Mechanical Joints).

    Task 1    Identification and Selection of Joint Types

    Task 2    Review of Existing Joining Standards and Development of Method of Test

    Task 3    Development of Joint Evaluation Test Matrix

    Task 4    Joint Evaluation

    Task 5    Reporting

    Contractor: Creative Thermal Solutions, Inc. – Stefan Elbel

    Status: Draft final report submitted by P.I.  to PMS on Apr. 26, 2018.  PMS is now considering final report for approval before sending to full MTG for approval vote.

    Current Contract Amount: $115,000
    Paid to Date: $86,250
    Balance of Payments remaining: $28,750

    Accomplishments

    • MTG formation was approved at Jan 2012 ASHRAE (Chicago) meeting.  Kick-off teleconference was held 28-Mar-2013.
    • Hold regular meetings (at least 4 within a year):  MTG had regular meetings before, during and after ASHRAE meetings to coordinate Low GWP activities with the relevant TCs
    • Membership now encompasses 14 TCs, 2 SSPC and 4 outside organizations.
    • Establish a strong program activity to increase the ASHRAE membership awareness on the current activity regarding alternative lower global warming refrigerants. 2 seminars were held in Dallas, 4 in Denver, 2 in Las Vegas, and 1 workshop, 3 seminars, and 1 conf. paper session planned for Long Beach, mini track at Expo planned for Chicago.
    • The MTG since its inception has tracked current research activities relevant to its mission and coordinated between different TCs in this regard. The MTG also disseminated related information stemming from AHRI AREP and IIR LCCP working party to their committees. In 2016, MTG.LowGWP was granted authority by the ASHRAE Technical Activities Committee (TAC) to develop and sponsor their own research projects. See above for listing of first three projects being developed.

    Meeting Times

    • Periodic teleconferences between conferences as needed
    • Scheduled Meetings:
      • Sunday afternoon at Society meetings from 5 pm to 6 pm
      • Wednesday mornings Society meetings from 10 am to 12 pm

    Minutes

    pdf_icon.png January 13 & 16, 2019 Conference Minutes - Atlanta

    pdf_icon.png June 24 and 27, 2018 Conference Minutes - Houston

    pdf_icon.png January 21 and 24, 2018 Conference Minutes - Chicago - Draft

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  • MTG.RAC, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Plant Assessment Guide

    Scope:
    MTG.RAC will coordinate and oversee the creation of an ASHRAE/UNEP Guide for Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) Plant Assessments. The Guide aims to be an international reference for the safe and sustainable operation and maintenance of air-conditioning and refrigeration plants, with special focus on developing markets. The Guide is to form the basis of tools that will verify compliance to recommended practices that can be verified through a point-based qualification or verification scheme. The work will be a cooperative effort with United Nations Environment due to the critical need for such guidance in the developing world with availability of UNEP funding to offset authoring expenses.

  • MTG.RES, Resilience

    Scope

    MTG.RES will coordinate TC/TG/TRC activities related to resilience including promoting the ASHRAE definition of “resilience”, finalizing a roadmap for ASHRAE to follow, prioritizing activities, and providing guidance to functional groups regarding developing their resilience plans. The MTG will develop documents as necessary to formalize resilience concepts and procedures.

    Objective / Impact

    This MTG will create a synergy between TCs working on advancing ASHRAE activities related to resilience. The Members will coordinate the efforts undertaken by the following TC’s and other organizations:  2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 4.2 and 4.3.  Other TC’s and functional groups and organizations that could be included for potential membership include: 2.1, 4.4, 9.6, 9.7 and 9.9, SSPC 189.1, Oak Ridge National Lab, NREL, FEMA, DOD, DOE, USGBC, and FOCUS.

    Results from the work coordinated by this MTG will be published in ASHRAE handbook chapters and influence the standards/guidelines sponsored by the represented technical committees. The diversity of the MTG participating TC membership will result in stronger impact on the HVAC&R community and ensure faster acceptance of the concepts of Building Resilience.

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