It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of SAC ASHRAE’s long time members, former SAIT instructor, and a giant in his field.

Bill Holmes passed away October 17th, 2023 at the age of 86.

Condolences to his family and anyone who was lucky enough to meet him.

Please see his obituary below.

https://mhfh.com/tribute/details/44245/Bill-Holmes/obituary.html

I hope everyone had an incredible holiday and that you’re all off to a great start in 2023.

In November 2022 we had planned another site visit to Camp Kindle, to review a Boiler replacement project. The facilities staff has done an incredible job, doing everything they can to stretch the life of their current boiler but there is little to nothing that can be done at this point, aside from a replacement.

Thankfully we had an incredible response from the SAC ASHRAE community with many contractors willing to lend a hand, as well as some equipment manufacturers that are going to donate some equipment.

The site tour went well and we’re just currently waiting for an update on equipment availability and lead times before any further progress can be made…we’ll keep you posted.

 Thanks again to all everyone involved and/or willing to help out on the Camp Kindle project, it is appreciated!

As far as the projects that have been slowly legging along, we’re still waiting for design details on the Hull Services project and we may have potentially made some progress with regards to the equipment and facility assessments for the Boys & Girls Club. More to come on these in the coming months.

Note: We’re always looking for contractors that would be willing to assist with the Sustainable Community projects. If you’re open to helping and/or would like any additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out to any of the SAC ASHRAE board members or myself.

Here’s to an incredible year in 2023!

Ray Nattress - Sustainable Communities Chair

Happy New Year YEA members! Highlights of the past year include: YEA/Student Mixer event, and the FIFA World Cup Pool. Both were a great success and lots of fun. Our next event will be happening sometime around March, where we will be joined by the Research Promotion team. Tentatively, we are planning to hold this event at Launch Pad Golf. Please come join us for this event to close out the year with a bang!

Zak & Nikhil – YEA Chairs

After an incredibly successful 2022 capped off with the very popular Decarbonization Panel and Past Presidents Night, the Southern Alberta Chapter is looking to keep the momentum going in the new year. January features returning presenter Greg Scrivener and we’re all looking forward to our Diversity In ASHRAE-themed meeting in March.

Please keep in mind that we are always accepting locally designed projects 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)