First of all, thanks to everyone who made it out our first event of the year, the Mackimmie Tower Tour! It was a great turnout for a great event. A special thanks to Mike Torjan for presenting.

We have a diverse list of presentations coming up this year including an October Past Presidents Night presentation by Southern Alberta Chapter’s own Robert Bean and a November Decarbonization Panel featuring some of the people at the forefront of the topic. Keep an eye on the website for updates.

As always, we’re looking for locally designed projects to submit for ASHRAE Technology Awards. If you or someone at your company has a project you would like to submit, feel free to let us know and take a quick flip through the ASHRAE website (Technology Awards Program Overview (ashrae.org)) to get an idea of submission requirements.

Mitch Adams (Chair) and David Lima (Co-Chair)

Your fearless CTTC chairs have been working hard to navigate the ever-changing COVID landscape. The remote January presentation will be a good opportunity to get a glimpse of what the future of our industry holds from the comfort of home.

There are a number of interesting and informative presentations lined up for the coming months including a case study review of the Fernie Arena Accident by a member of the investigation team and what will hopefully be our first international Distinguished Lecturer visit in over a year. Stay tuned for more details on these presentations.

Also for those who are interested, please submit Chapter Technology Awards by the end of February. For requirements and more details, feel free to check out the ASHRAE website! Technology Awards Program Overview (ashrae.org)

Jack Sreekumar (Chair) & Mitch Adams (Co-Chair)

Chapter Technology Transfer Committee Chair have been working alongside the other Board Members on planning the 2021/2022 events. The summer planning meeting was a great opportunity to share some of the ideas and survey the board on upcoming topics. CTTC also welcomes two new Co-Chairs on the Board this year in Mitchell Adams and Jack Sreekumar.

SAC CTTC is in the process of collaborating with Women in ASHRAE, Northern Alberta Chapter and also some exciting Distinguished Lecturers. Stay tuned for events to be announced as the calendar unfolds!

Jack Sreekumar (Chair) & Mitch Adams (Co-Chair)

Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual meetings this year. We successfully co-hosted two events with the Northern Alberta Chapter; we discussed optimal indoor environment conditions to counteract COVID with Dr. Stephanie Taylor and design of healthcare critical environments for pandemic situations with guest speaker Don McDonald. In November, we had the pleasure to partner with Buildex for their Buildings Week virtual event. We were able to host Todd Hirsh from ATB in January to receive some helpful 2021 market insights, and in March we had a virtual presidential visit with ASHRAE President Chuck Gulledge. Keep an eye out for registration details for more events soon.

If you have any speaker suggestions or topics you would like to see presented next year, please reach out to someone on the board so that we can continue to provide events that are most relevant to you.

Also, for anyone looking to submit an entry for the 2021-22 technology awards, the deadline is June 15 for the short form entry, which can be found at the link below.

https://www.ashrae.org/membership/honors-and-awards/technology-awards-program

Rick Westover

Update Coming Soon.

In February, we received great feedback from our visit from ASHRAE’s past president, Sheila Hayter. Her case study on a research support facility provided great insights on how to incorporate renewable energy (RE) technologies into building designs and operations.

As I am sure you are aware, in light of the pandemic we had to cancel the ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) training course, High-Performance Building Design: Applications and Future Trends. We are continuing to review the situation and may be able to offer this course at a later date. We will keep you posted. In the meantime, on May 14th, the Vancouver Island chapter is providing a webinar on “Promoting the HVAC Industry for a Sustainable Future”. If you are interested in attending, you can register on their website https://www.ashrae.bc.ca/.

During this difficult time, ASHRAE has put together an Epidemic Task Force and provided some technical resources (https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources) to assist in addressing the challenges of the current pandemic and future epidemics as it relates to HVAC systems. I encourage you to review the information they have provided.

Stay safe!

Rick Westover

CTTC Chair

We had great feedback from the presentation in November on “Which comes first: Comfort or Efficiency?”. by Distinguished Lecturer, Robert Bean.  It was an interesting discussion reviewing ASHRAE Standard 55 and how large of an effect radiant heat transfer has on the perceived comfort in our buildings.

Upcoming Speakers

In February, we are pleased to be hosting ASHRAE’s past president, Sheila Hayter.  Her presentation, “Integrating Renewable Energy Systems”, will be reviewing technical opportunities, means, and methods for incorporating renewable energy (RE) technologies into building designs and operations.

In March, we are also hosting an ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) training course, High-Performance Building Design: Applications and Future Trends, presented by Tom Lawrence.  This course is being offered at this year’s ASHRAE Winter Conference, so save the trip and see it in Calgary instead!  It will be a 3 hour session held in the afternoon, prior to the monthly meeting. During the meeting, Tom will also be providing a presentation, The Coming Age of a Smart Grid and Smart Buildings, which provides an overview of the smart grid and how it relates to buildings and their systems.

Rick Westover – CTTC Chair

For our first speaker, the Southern Alberta Chapter is excited to host 2019-2020 ASHRAE president, Darryl K. Boyce at this year’s past president’s night, October 28th.   He has previously served on the board of directors as treasurer, vice president and director-at-large, and has received multiple rewards for his service. His theme for the Society year is Building for People and Performance: Achieving Operational Excellence.

For additional information, you can review Darryl’s presidential address in the August 2019 ASHRAE Journal.

Upcoming Speakers

In November, we are pleased to be hosting Robert Bean. He is a third term ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, recipient of the Lou Flagg Award, Distinguished Service Award and instructor for the ASHRAE Learning Institute. Robert has authored many papers, articles and course curriculums and serves on numerous technical committees related to indoor environmental quality, building and energy systems. We look forward to his insights in his presentation, “Which comes first: Comfort or Efficiency?”.

 Rick Westover – CTTC Chair