1. CTTC Presentation Bjarne W. Olesen bwo@byg.dtu.dk
Vice Chair, Technology Council
NYC Winter, 2014

2. Technology Council Update
Members First Newsletter: All CTTC should receive a copy,
E & P: Available for some committee meetings in NYC
Internet available in all meeting rooms

3. Technology Council Update Stdc-Standard Committee
New high profile standards published in 2013
Standard 90.1 Energy, non-residential
Standard 62.1 Ventilation, non-residential
Standard 62.2 Ventilation, residential
Standard 55 Thermal Comfort

4. Technology Council Update Stdc-Standard Committee
New approved standard projects
Method of Determining the Energy Consumption Caused by General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices
Method for Calculating Moist Air Thermodynamic Properties
Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Sustainable Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Methods of Test for Determining Overhead Circulator fan Data
Standard for Measuring and Expressing Building Energy Performance in a Rating Program

5. Technology Council Update DRSC-Document Review Sub Committee Position Documents
Energy Position Document: Revision not accepted
Commissioning Position Document: on hold
Ammonia as a Refrigerant: Reaffirmed
Committee started working to revise the PD.
Indoor Combustion in Developing Countries:
Committee established
Airborne Infectious Diseases: Vote to accept
Position Documents online at:

6. Technology Council Update EHC-Environmental Health Committee
ASHRAE IAQ 2013 Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 15-18, 2013
EHC roadmap is currently being developed, which will include short, medium and long-term research priorities.

7. Technology Council Update TAC-Technical Activities Committee
Encourage chapter members who cannot attend the bi-annual ASHRAE meetings to engage with TCs and become corresponding members.
Quick TAC Facts:
3553 TC Volunteers total – 11% increase since 2011
572 TC Volunteers reside outside of U.S. & Canada
314 TC Volunteers are Young Engineers of ASHRAE (YEA)
70% of Technical Program in Denver sponsored by TCs
Over 200 Handbook chapters are maintained by TCs
committees

8. Technology Council Update RAC-Research Administration Committee
More than 13 new Research Proposal Solicitations
TRP-1609 “Defining the Capabilities, Needs and Current Limitations of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Operations and Maintenance for HVAC&R”,
TRP-1641, “Effect of Unsaturated Flurocarbon Contaminants on the Reliability and Performance of HVAC&R Equipment”
TRP-1624, EFFECTIVE ENERGY-EFFICIENT CLASSROOM VENTILATION FOR TEMPERATE ZONES
TRP-1673, REVISION OF THE ASHRAE HVAC DESIGN GUIDE FOR TALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
TRP-1712, DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASHRAE DESIGN GUIDE FOR DEDICATED OUTDOOR-AIR SYSTEMS.

9. Technology Council Update RAC-Research Administration Committee
Awarded new research projects
RP-1450, TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS FROM GARAGES ATTACHED OR INTEGRAL TO LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, was awarded to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for a period of 18 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $174,539.
RP-1608, DEVELOPMENT OF LOAD-BASED METHOD OF TEST FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL UNITARY HVAC, was awarded to Oklahoma State University for a period of 24 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $128,302.
RP-1629, TESTING AND MODELING ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE CHILLED BEAM SYSTEMS, was awarded to University of Colorado - Boulder for a period of 18 months at a total cost to ASHRAE of $140,259.

10. Technology Council Update RAC-Research Administration Committee
Quick RAC Facts:
79 TC experts volunteered to write WSs & RTARs in Year 12-13
$164k & 20 months is the average cost & duration of ASHRAE Research Projects now
330 Technical Committee volunteers are monitoring progress on 62 active projects
55% of active research projects are being conducted at universities
845 ASHRAE Research Projects valued at $67.5 million started since 1960

11. Technology Council Update REF-Refrigeration Committee
A contract with United National Environment Programme (UNEP) to secure funding for TRP- 1634, Guide for Sustainable Refrigerated Facilities and Refrigeration Systems, is now finalized
Recommended the Refrigeration Commissioning Guide be approved for publication

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