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February Chapter Meeting: Document Management & Discovery; How Documents & E-mails are Used in Litigation

This talk will explain how documents and e-mails are used in litigation. It will provide sample documents to help illustrate how adversaries will use documents to their advantage in litigation.  The scenario is based on installation of HVAC equipment and mold proliferation. It will also provide tips on how to manage documents to avoid creating…

June Chapter Meeting – Commissioning the Alaska Way Viaduct

June Chapter Meeting – Commissioning the Alaska Way Viaduct

Angela Templin is Commissioning Manager of Glumac’s northern region. She lead the commissioning of Seattle’s SR99 Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel. A 2-mile tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic north and southbound under downtown Seattle’s streets, it required the testing of unusual systems and led to a number of surprises. Angela will present on her experience and provide…

October Chapter Meeting: Embedded Tube Radiant Systems to Maximize Energy Efficiency

October Chapter Meeting: Embedded Tube Radiant Systems to Maximize Energy Efficiency

As more and more jurisdictions and building owners are requiring higher levels of LEED certification for their projects, design teams are looking beyond traditional HVAC solutions to provide the energy efficiency needed to maximize LEED points while maintaining occupant comfort and safety.  In-slab radiant heating systems have enjoyed popularity both here in the United States…

January Chapter Meeting: Fundamentals of Thermal Displacement Ventilation

January Chapter Meeting: Fundamentals of Thermal Displacement Ventilation

Thermal displacement ventilation (TDV) is a unique system that saves energy and, at the same time, improves indoor environmental quality of HVAC systems in cooling applications. This presentation will give classification of air distribution systems in terms of temperature and CO2 concentration; it will describe fundamental differences between TDV and Mixing Ventilation. It will explain how…

April Chapter Meeting (Virtual): High Performance Building Design – What the Future Holds for Our Industry

April Chapter Meeting (Virtual): High Performance Building Design – What the Future Holds for Our Industry

During the past two decades we have seen the growth and maturation of the green or high-performance building design concept.  The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program was one of the main pioneers in this and ASHRAE’s Standard 189.1 helped evolve this concept into mandatory building codes.  This session provides an overview of how building…