The Birmingham ASHRAE Annual Clay Shoot at Selwood Farms raised more than $7,500 of funds for our chapter operations and for ASHRAE Research & Promotion!! We are very thankful for all who participated and look forward to serving with you in the upcoming year!
Birmingham ASHRAE Monthly Meeting
When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2019
Where: Vestavia Hills Library (1221 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216)
Topic: Making Buildings Smarter to Maintain their Energy Efficiency Entitlement
Speaker: D.L Gordon Sharp, click here for Bio
Description:
Many highly sustainable commercial buildings as well as complex facilities such as laboratories often use sophisticated control systems to increase their energy efficiency. Unfortunately, facility maintenance staffs are often overtaxed and don't have time to analyze building system performance. As a result, control systems degrade and building energy use typically rises over time. This talk will describe the use of intelligent agent systems to analyze a wide range of real time building data including HVAC system performance and indoor environment data to alert operators to system degradation and problems that cut energy efficiency. Sometimes referred to as real time or monitoring based commissioning, these analytical systems often use dashboards and other very graphical visualization methods. The result is a practical and simpler means to ensure buildings realize their energy efficiency entitlements and provide a healthier indoor environment not just for when the building is opened, but over the full life of the building.
Upcoming Monthly Meetings/Special Events
January 29, 2020 - Birmingham ASHRAE Monthly Meeting - Making Buildings Smarter to Maintain their Energy Efficiency Entitlement, by D.L. Gordon Sharp
February 18, 2020 - ECOB
March 18 2020 - Birmingham ASHRAE Monthly Meeting
April 29, 2020 - Birmingham ASHRAE Monthly Meeting
May 7, 2020 - Birmingham ASHRAE Golf Tournament - Pine Tree Golf Club, click here for flyer
May 13, 2020 - Birmingham ASHRAE Monthly Meeting - President-Elect Presentation, swearing in officers
The Birmingham Chapter recently established a scholarship to support students in the new Auburn branch of ASHRAE. Click here for more information.
Having participated in the 2017 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Team Alabama placed fifth. To learn more about the competition, please visit the website at www.solardecathlon.gov.
