Advisor, Environmental Health and Safety

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Job Title: Advisor, Environmental Health and Safety. Job Location: Auburn, WA Job Description: What EH&S contributes to Cardinal Health EH&S is responsible for designing, developing and implementing EH&S procedures, programs, processes, and systems to ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements and to eliminate or minimize EH&S risks to the Company, its employees, the environment…

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

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Well, the chicken dinner part may be an exaggeration, but several ASHRAE Puget Sound Chapter members have recently been declared winners of either Starbucks gift cards or bottles of fine wine.In December we held a raffle for anyone who renewed their Puget Sound Chapter membership prior to the end of the year. The following members…

Current Energy Code TAG Status

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The Washington State Energy Code Technical Advisory Group (TAG) had a public meeting on January 5th to review the first draft of the 2018 Code. This draft includes only amendments that have come down from the national level (International Code Council), which is the model code for Washington State. The first meeting was only able…

Upcoming Technical Activity Committee Events

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Hello Everyone! We at Puget Sound ASHRAE are extremely excited to see you at our upcoming Technical Advisory Events. TAC is dedicated to providing an opportunity for our Chapter members to learn about and take part in some of the most cutting edge and exciting happenings here in our own backyard. Anything from training sessions, influential project recaps,…

Mechanical Engineer: Coffman

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Designing a better world is more than a career, it’s a calling! Coffman Engineers is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with five or more years of experience in HVAC and plumbing for our Burlington office. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, have a desire to work and grow with a multi-discipline engineering firm, and be willing…

2017 Harry Clayton Such Scholarship Winners

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    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

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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…