Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past
February 18, 2010
On February 9, 2010, Gordon Holness, ASHRAE Society President enthralled the enthusiastic audience at the Central Florida Chapter Technical Dinner Meeting with his presentation “Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past”.
In his presentation Gordon outlined a slew of interesting facts and figures; here are just a few:
- · 27% of the world’s population lives in slums; only 50% of the population has ever made a telephone call
- · Around the world the per capita use per year in 200 KWH; residents of the United States use 16,000 KWH
- · In 2009, China passed the United States as the world’s leader in emitting CO2.
- · Unusual weather patterns around the world are the result of too much CO2 in the atmosphere
- · Atmospheric CO2 levels are rising and we don not know the long term impact. Can we really afford to take a chance on doing nothing; assume the risk?
- · Renewable energy currently makes up 2.47% of all sources; if we maxed out all available sources of Wind, Solar, Geothermal, we would still only get to 7; so this is not the complete solution.
On LEED and the role of the USGBC and ASHRAE:
- · 80% of all buildings that will exist in the year 2030 exist today
- · Buildings use 40% of the United States primary energy use; 72% of that is electricity
- · Construction of new buildings is now about 2% of all construction (typically 20%); existing buildings account for 80% of the construction (more now).
- · In the life cycle of a building: 2% is initial construction costs; 6% is in operating costs; and 92% is the cost of the buildings occupants (salaries, expenses, etc.)
- · There are approximately 500,000 Federal buildings in the United States and Stimulus funds are earmarked to make them more energy efficient. The “ACES” program is targeting raising the $1.80 / SF tax incentive to $3.00 / SF
- · ASHRAE Standard 189.1 is now replacing Std. 90.1; and ASHRAE is currently working on a number of Advanced Energy Design Guides . . . http://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/927
Gordon Holness, PE with ASHRAE 2010 Winter Meeting Host Committee at Members Night Out
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
On a related subject, during the ASHRAE Society’s 2010 Winter Conference held in Orlando on January 23 – 27, 2010, forty-eight people were recognized by ASHRAE for their contributions to the Society and the building industry.
Awards included the ASHRAE Hall of Fame honors, the F. Paul Anderson Award, ASHRAE’s highest given for technical achievement, and the ASHRAE Technology Awards which recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building designs, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality.
The ASHRAE Technology Awards included the winners of the ASHRAE Student Design Competition. In 2009 The University of Central Florida tied for third place in this competition. Congratulations!
The ASHRAE Student Design Competition recognizes outstanding student design projects, encourages undergraduate and graduate students to become involved in the profession, promotes teamwork and allows students to apply their knowledge of practical design.
ASHRAE sponsors this design project competition to encourage students to become involved in the dynamic profession of Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning, to apply their knowledge to practical design use, and to promote team work.
For 2010 ASHRAE has added a new competition category to attract worldwide graduate and undergraduate engineering students of diverse engineering schools (architectural, construction, building service, mechanical, electrical, environmental, technology, IT, business, management, etc.), to become involved in one of the most challenging innovative engineering approaches today in searching sustainability – Integrated Sustainable Building Design – ISBD.
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