2017 Harry Clayton Such Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2017 Harry Clayton Such Scholarship winners, Elizabeth Rasmussen (University of Washington) and Leticia Ndaganag (Seattle University). They each will receive $1,651.50. The scholarships will be applied toward tuition at the recipient’s respective school. The scholarship funds will go directly to the school and will be credited to the student’s name for Winter academic quarter/semester of…

Recap: December Chapter Meeting

For those of you who were unable to make this month’s chapter meeting, you missed a lively discussion of HVAC Systems for Cannabis and general Indoor Grow Room operations. We had a full house with over 70 guests in attendance at the Motif hotel ballroom in downtown Seattle. Our special guest Jim McKillip, Western Regional Manager for…

January 30th – Seattle Plumbing Permit Review Process Training

Minimum Plumbing Plan Review Requirements for New Construction Over 3 Stories Technical Activities Committee (TAC) Special Presentation with Public Health – Seattle & King County Come learn about the newly implemented Minimum Plumbing Plan review requirements for commercial projects in the City of Seattle.  These upcoming changes will likely increase the plan review process times for…

Coming Soon! New Look for Email Newsletter and Website

Website and Newsletter Face Lifts Coming in January You may have noticed our website looks slightly different. That’s because the Electronic Communications Committee has been hard at work upgrading our website and newsletter.  We’ve recently moved to a new webhost and are in the process of upgrading our membership and registration database.  This investment in…

McKinstry and Notkin to be awarded 1st annual Puget Sound ASHRAE Company Recognition Award

    Membership Promotion Committee publicizes the aims, activities, achievements, and scientific and educational purposes of the Society to encourage qualified persons to apply for membership. The committee also monitors the Society’s membership demographics and, where appropriate, adjusts or creates programs to ensure that individuals from all demographic backgrounds are being equally attracted to ASHRAE….

NEW! Fact sheet about the Commissioning provisions in the 2015 WSEC

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE Cx REQUIREMENT? There is a saying in construction that a project can be finished on time, on budget, or 100% complete: pick any two. Commissioning significantly increases the likelihood that technical details such as system configurations, HVAC air and water flow rates, occupancy and temperature settings, and the record drawings are correct…

State Building Code Council Update

  State Building Code Council gears up for another round of updates to state building codes First technical advisory group meeting is Nov. 30 Technical advisory groups for the Washington State Building Code Council will begin meeting Nov. 30 to analyze and make recommendations for changes to the state’s building code. Codes specify minimum requirements to help safeguard…