ASHRAE Northern Alberta Chapter http://ashraenac.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:19:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2012 Mechanical Extravangaza!!! http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/17/mechanical-extravangaza-2012/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/17/mechanical-extravangaza-2012/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:03:27 +0000 jmackenzie http://ashraenac.org/?p=795

‘Tis the season for an Extravaganza!!!!!!!!

The ASHRAE Northern Alberta Chapter is very pleased to announce our upcoming One Day Mechanical Extravaganza!

If you were fortunate enough to attend the 2010 extravaganza, you won’t want to miss the 2012 event!

We have put together an excellent day, complete with a Morning Technical Session and Luncheon with Speaker. But that’s not all!!!! We also have our very successful Tradeshow, (Vendors Click Here) that wraps up with our annual Wine and Cheese. But we can’t stop there! We also have invited our friends at the MCA (Mechanical Contractors Association) to join us for a joint panel discussion for our dinner meeting!

To view the notice of the days events, please Click Here!

To RSVP, Click Here (vendor and attendees)

Please note, ALL links open in a new window.

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/17/mechanical-extravangaza-2012/feed/ 0 John Ross Spiel a Few Sleeps Away http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/21/john-ross-spiel-a-few-sleeps-away/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/21/john-ross-spiel-a-few-sleeps-away/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:21:09 +0000 tjacknisky http://ashraenac.org/?p=820 Less than a week until THE event of the winter.

Forget about the Oilers making the playoffs, come down to the Granite Curling Club @ 8620 107 Street, and have a bevvie with some of our contestants that will be competeing for the John Ross Title.

There has been a revision to the start time. Event will now start at 9am. Dinner starts about 6pm. Dinner tickets are available but need to RSVP before Thursday.

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/21/john-ross-spiel-a-few-sleeps-away/feed/ 0 Wita Holte Remembered http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/16/wita-holte-remembered/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/16/wita-holte-remembered/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:12:07 +0000 jmackenzie http://ashraenac.org/?p=774 The ASHRAE Northern Alberta Chapter Board of Governors would like to extend our condolences to the family of Wita Holte. Wita’s husband Don was an avid supporter of ASHRAE, not only within our own chapter, but also at the Society level. He was Society President in 1997. Wita was also an avid ASHRAE supporter and attended many meetings and events with Don.

View Wita’s Obituary Notice Here

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/16/wita-holte-remembered/feed/ 0 Refrigeration Night- February 22 2012 http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/10/refrigeration-night-february-22-2012/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/10/refrigeration-night-february-22-2012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:23:41 +0000 rprybysh http://ashraenac.org/?p=778 February is Refrigeration month for NAC.  This month we will be privileged to host Dermot McMorrow with Mitsubishi Electric Canada.  Mr McMorrow is currently a working member with ASHRAE Technical Committee TC 8.7 – VRF and will be presenting on leak mitigation strategies in VRF systems.  This will prove to be a topic of great interest, not only to our ASHRAE members, but also to the pressure piping community.  Space will be limited so be sure to RSVP early to insure availability. Details will be distributed to all the members shortly and we look forwards to seeing everyone on the 22nd.

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Interesting photo found in the vault………Look at all the smiles. You too could have as much fun as these whipper snappers did.

Remember to sign up for the John Ross ASAP so you dont miss out on your opportunity to reach the same level of greatness as these past champions.

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/08/remeber-when/feed/ 0 Great Year for Students of the ASHRAE NAC http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/07/great-year-for-students-of-the-ashrae-northern-alberta-chapter/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/07/great-year-for-students-of-the-ashrae-northern-alberta-chapter/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:01:52 +0000 wbruce http://ashraenac.org/?p=746 Tom & I would like to thank everyone from the chapter for another fantastic Student Night. There have been many positive comments coming back from both the UofA, and NAIT students. Please remember that the Student Activities Comittee will be in contact with these students, so if you are in need of an up-and-coming HVAC’er please feel free to contact us and we will be sure to pass this message along to the students.

Annually the local chapter hands out copies of the ASHRAE Pocket Guide to our student members. This pocket sized book has a ton of information within its pages. Every year these books are distributed courtesy of the Don Holte Endowment Fund. As a legacy of his service to our chapter and the ASHRAE Society at large, this fund was set up. Wita Holte has directed our chapter to provide direct benefit to HVAC students from it, as Don was a large supporter of students in our industry.

Congratulatons to Taylor Wight as this year’s ASHRAE NAC Scholarship recipient. Taylor is a currently a student at the U of A. Keep up the hard work Taylor, and we look forward to seeing you at more ASHRAE events.

Please make these students feel welcome at upcoming events. Your kind words and friendly faces have helped make these folks feel welcome, and hopefully, will become familiar faces for years to come.

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/07/great-year-for-students-of-the-ashrae-northern-alberta-chapter/feed/ 0 Prize Donations are Being Accepted for John Ross Spiel http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/07/prize-donations-are-being-accepted-for-john-ross-spiel/ http://ashraenac.org/2012/02/07/prize-donations-are-being-accepted-for-john-ross-spiel/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:57 +0000 tjacknisky http://ashraenac.org/?p=742 With just over two weeks until the John Ross Spiel, things are looking great. This should be another great social event put on by your local ASHRAE chapter.

If you are interested in donating prizes to the hottest event on ice this year please send an email to curling@ashraenac.org

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The countdown is on. With 2011 drawing to a close it is time to start focusing on the upcoming John Ross Spiel.


Originally the John Ross was held by the Prarie Province Chapters to gain camraderie during the cold winter months.

The Northern Alberta Chapter does not want to see this storied past fade off into the sunset.

Teh Northern Alberta Chapter Board of Govenors has made an effort to reach out to not only the prairie chapters, but all the Region XI Chapters (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Washington State, Oregon). We have recieved several queries from various Region XI Chapters, and rumour has it a Region XI Exec Team is being assembled.

Please join us in putting on a warm welcome to the local curlers and our guest from afar and show them an Edmonton good time. Even come down for a pint and a chat, the more the merrier.

Beginners are welcome spectators are encouraged.

Feb. 25, 2011 ~10:00am Start Time
Granite Curling Club
8620 107 St, Edmonton AB

http://ashraenac.org/curling/

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2012/01/10/2012-john-ross-curling-spiel-just-around-the-corner/feed/ 0 Greetings from the Region http://ashraenac.org/2011/10/27/greetings-from-the-region/ http://ashraenac.org/2011/10/27/greetings-from-the-region/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:50:53 +0000 laustrom http://ashraenac.org/?p=562 See the newsletter below for greetings from our Regional representatives, event updates and more!

The_Moose_Regional_Newsletter-Fall_2011

Director & Regional Chair Erich Binder will return for another visit, along with YEA Regional Coordinator Tariq Amlani, for our Student & YEA Night on January 18th.

]]> http://ashraenac.org/2011/10/27/greetings-from-the-region/feed/ 0 7th International Conference on Cold Climate – call for papers http://ashraenac.org/2011/10/27/7th-international-conference-on-cold-climate-call-for-papers/ http://ashraenac.org/2011/10/27/7th-international-conference-on-cold-climate-call-for-papers/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:09:23 +0000 laustrom http://ashraenac.org/?p=556 ASHRAE, along with HVAC&R, architecture, interior design and building construction industry colleagues from around the world, will host the seventh International HVAC Cold Climate Conference, Nov. 12-14, 2012, in Calgary, Alberta

Cold Climate HVAC 2012 will provide key elements of a strategy by which scientists, designers, engineers, manufacturers and other decision makers in cold climate regions can achieve good indoor environmental quality (IEQ), with a minimum use of resources and energy.

The range of topics includes energy and sustainability in arctic environments; building technology for people in the arctic; indoor environment and health; challenges for remote areas; cold climate building envelopes and moisture management; HVAC system operation and maintenance; and cold climate standards, codes, regulations and requirements.

The planning committee seeks papers featuring innovations in cold climate HVAC design. This includes new technologies and applications; improved methodologies, improvements to computational models or other design tools; novel methods of management, organization or quality assurance; and novel avenues of research or revised conceptual frameworks for designers.

Submit abstracts no longer than 350 words, which summarize the objectives, approach, results and conclusions of the proposed paper, and five to seven keywords by Dec. 1, 2011. Upon acceptance, papers will be due April 1, 2012. For specific topics, to submit a conference paper abstract or for more information go to www.ashrae.org/ColdClimate. For additional information, contact meetings@ashrae.org.

The Scandinavian Federation of Heating, Ventilation and Sanitary Engineering Associations (SCANVAC) initiated the series of Cold Climate HVAC Conferences. The six previous conferences have been successfully organized in Rovaniemi, Finland in 1994; Reykjavik, Iceland in 1997; Sapporo, Japan in 2000; Trondheim, Norway in 2003; Moscow, Russia in 2006; and Sisimiut, Greenland in 2009.

The series of congresses have earlier been supported by national HVAC societies, the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Condition Associations (RHEVA) and ASHRAE.

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