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The Anthracite Chapter
NEWS
May 2015
ASHRAE - Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Today
2014-2015 OFFICERS & CHAIRS
President:
Matt Archey, PE
marchey@borton-lawson.com
(570) 821-1994 x257
President-Elect:
Rich Karns
rkarns@sordoni.com
(570) 287-3161 x210
Vice-President
Patrick Salmon, LEED AP
psalmon@ha-pa.com
(570) 586-4334 x3126
Treasurer:
Alyssa Procida
alyssa.procida@irco.com
(570) 821-4923
Secretary &
Membership Promotion Chair:
Jon Keller
jon@jfohora.com
(570) 342-7778
Board of Governors:
John Durdan, PE: (570) 586-4334 x3152
Dan Mello: (570) 288-8759
Board of Governors &
Student Activities Chair:
Tracey Jumper
tjumper@smartwattinc.com
(570) 471-3480
Chapter Technology Transfer Chair:
Dave Onufer
donufer@hotmail.com
(570) 586-4334
Grassroots Government Activities Chair:
A.J. Speicher, PE
aspeicher@borton-lawson.com
(570) 821-1994 x 303
Historian &
Newsletter Editor:
Walt Janus, PE
wjanus@gpinet.com
(570) 507-9015
Research Promotion Chair:
Maxwell Tamasy
mtamasy@smartwattinc.com
(724) 797-4908
Website Homepage Editor:
Karl Grasso
kgrasso@anemostat.com
(570) 562-2778
Young Engineers in ASHRAE Chair:
Will Seiberling
william.seiberling@irco.com
(570) 821-4927
President’s Message
The May Chapter meeting marks the end of our technical seminars and
the approach of our summer recess. I’d like to take a moment to thank
you, the Chapter Officers, Board of Governors, and the Committee
members for your continued support of ASHRAE. We all play a role
in growing and supporting our industry, so your commitment is truly
appreciated.
Despite this being our last meeting, there are still opportunities to get
involved over the next several weeks:
• The annual Mark. A. Hagan golf tournament will be held on
June 16th, and we could use a hand in planning and tournament
day set-up. Please contact Jon Keller (info at left) if you’d like
to offer your time and energy.
• If you would like to become involved with ASHRAE, we are
looking for committee members for 2015-2016. Please
contact Rich Karns for more information on opportunities to
help serve your peers.
In closing, I’d like to recap on the goals that I had mentioned in my
first message of the year and our successes over the past 9 months:
• We have made great strides in educating K-12 students about
STEM careers, but would like to hold 1 more STEM outreach
event before year end. Please contact Tracey Jumper or Will
Seiberling if you’d like to help shape the next generation of
engineers and HVAC professionals.
• Attendance has been great at our meetings this year, and we’re
on pace to achieve our goal of a 10% increase in meeting
attendees. Bring a friend or colleague to our last meeting and
help that individual see the benefits of ASHRAE participation
and help us meet our goal!
• We have made contact with government officials to offer
ASHRAE as a technical resource in the legislative process, but
we could use some more boots on the ground in this effort.
Please contact AJ Speicher if you’d like to be part of this
essential committee.
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Chapter Website: http://anthracite.ashraechapters.org
ASHRAE ANTHRACITE CHAPTER MEETING
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Clean Room Classification, Pressurization,
Certification and Operation
Presented by
Michael Geppert, Jr.
Mr. Geppert is the President/Owner of Energy Plus, Inc., a provider of certification, validation and
calibration services for scientific equipment and facilities. He also serves as its Quality Assurance
Director and is a Registered Clean Room Certification Professional for Sterile Compounding Facilities.
He has authored numerous articles in the contamination control field, and is on the Board of Directors of
the International Air Filtration Certifiers Association (IAFCA) and is a member and committee leader of
the Controlled Environmental Testing Association (CETA).
Mr. Geppert will give an overview of issues related to classification, pressurization, certification and
operation of clean room facilities.
A Certificate of Attendance will be available at the registration table
Meeting Details
Location:
Cooper’s Seafood House
304 Kennedy Boulevard, Pittston, PA (570) 654-6883
Schedule:
5:00-5:45 p.m.
5:30-6:30 p.m.
6:00-6:30 p.m.
6:30-7:15 p.m.
7:15-8:30 p.m.
Cost:
$ 30.00 per person
FREE for Students (ASHRAE Members are encouraged to sponsor Students)
Business Meeting (All are Welcome)
Social Hour (cash bar)
Program Registration
Dinner (Buffet)
Technical Presentation
If You Are Planning to Attend Please Respond by NOON on FRIDAY May 15, 2015
to Walt Janus at (570) 342-3700 Ext. 286 or via e-mail at wjanus@gpinet.com
NEWS and Notes
President’s Message, Continued
•
We’ve received good feedback from members regarding the technical programs this year. If you
have any comments or suggestions, please continue to let us know so we can help provide the
knowledge we all need to be successful.
As usual, PDH certificates of attendance will be provided at our technical program next week. Thank
you again for a great year, and I look forward to seeing you at the remaining events of 2014-2015.
Matt Archey
Annual Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Golf Outing
Details have been set for the Chapter’s final event of the Society year, the annual golf outing, to be held
on Tuesday, June 16 at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop. It’s not too late to join in the fun.
Full details and a registration form are on pages 7 and 8. Hope to see you there!
Car Show Cancelled
Due to logistical issues, the ASHRAE Car Show has been cancelled for this year. Thanks to all those who
had already stepped up to support the car show both financially and by volunteering their time. We
anticipate a triumphant return of the car show next year.
Technology Corner
The reprint article, “Ventilation Rates and Health” is included at the end of this month’s edition of the
NEWS, and is courtesy of the ASHRAE Journal. Please submit articles for consideration to be included
in future editions to CTTC chair Dave Onufer.
Call for Chapter Historical Items
The Chapter archives are starting to fill up, but we still have more room available for any and all items
related to the history of the Anthracite Chapter. Bring them to the next meeting or contact Dan Mello or
Walt Janus to make arrangements to drop them off or have them picked up.
Society Annual Meeting June 27 – July 1
ASHRAE has a warm southern welcome
as the 2015 Annual Conference comes to
the Society’s hometown of Atlanta. It’s
been nearly 15 years since the last time
ASHRAE hosted a conference there.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
The display of business cards in the NEWS recognizes the financial support of the Chapter by the individual or
business and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by ASHRAE or the Anthracite Chapter.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
The display of business cards in the NEWS recognizes the financial support of the Chapter by the individual or
business and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by ASHRAE or the Anthracite Chapter.
Anthracite Chapter
Past-Presidents
2013-14 Matt Archey
2012-13 Tracey Jumper
2011-12 A.J. Speicher
2010-11 Tom Swartwood
2009-10 Brian Flynn
2008-09 Eric Zanolini
2007-08 Walt Janus
2006-07 John Havenstrite
2005-06 Manish Patel
2004-05 A.J. Lello
2003-04 Dennis Gochoel
2002-03 Phil Latinski
2001-02 Mike Moran
2000-01 Dennis Gochoel
1999-00 John Durdan
1998-99 Matthew Martin
1997-98 Dean Butler
1996-97 Charlie Smith
1995-96 Chuck Swinderman
1994-95 John Walker
1993-94 Dennis McGraw
1992-93 Scott Harford
1991-92 Dan Mello
1990-91 Mark Hagen
1989-90 Paul Dreater
1988-89 Bud Reilly
1987-88 Ray Suhocki
1986-87 Jerry Peznowski
1985-86 Lee Garing
1984-85 Spence Martin
1983-84 Donald Brandt
1982-83 Rich Santee
1981-82 Bob Mugford
1980-81 Kerry Freeman
ANTHRACITE CHAPTER 2014-2015 MEETINGS & EVENTS
Date
Theme
Program
Speaker
Sept. 16
Membership
Protected Premises Fire Alarm System Code &
Standard Requirements for HVAC Interfaces
E.J. Kleintop
Plate Heat Exchangers in the HVAC Industry
Tracey Putnam
Technical Tour - Susquehanna Brewing Co.
TBA
-Joe Clifford &
Denny McGraw
E. Mitchell
Swann*
Nov. 18
Research Promotion –
Donor Recognition
Students/YEA
December
Family Night
No Meeting
Jan. 20
Research Promotion
Achieving Energy Management Objectives
Engineer’s Week : Joint
Meeting w/ PSPE & ASHE
Joint Meeting with
SMACNA
Michael Geppert,
Jr.
--
Oct. 21
April 21
Students/Membership
April 23
ASHRAE Webinar
May 19
Past-Presidents
Cancelled
Research Promotion
Design-Build and the Standard of Care;
Under Which Standard? Under Whose Care?
Seismic Restraint of Mechanical Systems/
Apps for Duct Construction & Leakage
Free Cooling with
Water-Source Heat Pump Systems
New Tomorrows for Today’s Buildings:
Existing Building Commissioning
Clean Room Classification, Pressurization,
Certification and Operation
Car Show
June 16
Fun & Fellowship
Mark A. Hagan, PE Memorial Golf Tournament
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Aug. 13-15
Chapters Regional Conf.
2015 Region III CRC - Johnstown, PA
--
Feb. 17
Mar. 10
Mark Terzigni
Mike Jones
Panel
*ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer
**ASHRAE Presidential Member
ASHRAE MISSION
•
To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.
ASHRAE VISION
•
ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational
information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts
and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating.
ANTHRACITE CHAPTER NEWS
Walt Janus, Editor
c/o Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
50 Glenmaura National Blvd, Suite 102
Scranton, PA 18505
ASHRAE ANTHRACITE CHAPTER
2015 MARK A. HAGAN, P.E. MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015
Blue Ridge Trail G.C.
Once again, it's time to mark your calendar for the annual ASHRAE, Anthracite Chapter golf outing. This year,
we will be playing Blue Ridge Trail. We will be using an 11:00 AM shotgun start with scoring being captain &
crew. PLEASE NOTE THAT COURSE REQUIRES SOFT SPIKES. THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT COURSE IF YOU NEED
THEM.
Cost of golf and dinner is $100.00 per person. Dinner only cost is $50.00 per person.
Please plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes early to register, get your cart and hole assignment, as well as practice
putting or driving.
Dinner will be at 6:00 PM, buffet style.
For reservations, call Jon Keller (570) 342-7778 or email at jon@jfohora.com. Reservations will be confirmed
via email when payments are received, credit card payment available via phone (Note: transaction fee will
apply). Payments may be made payable to “ASHRAE Anthracite chapter” and mailed to or Jon Keller, C/O
Joseph F. O’Hora & Sons, Inc. 1400-02 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. All payments and registration
are due June 5, 2015 – PLEASE INCLUDE A POINT OF CONTACT PER FOURSOME.
This year we are soliciting hole sponsorships for the tournament in our chapter effort to support ASHRAE
research. Companies sponsoring a hole will pay $100.00 per hole. New permanent signs with sponsor names
and company logo’s will be posted at each tee. Send your company logo to Will Seiberling at
William.seiberling@irco.com by June 5, 2015. Your hole sponsorship is tax deductible and receipts are
available upon request.
Directions:
South from Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 south to Nuangola exit (#159). At stop sign, make a left turn, and proceed
3/10 of a mile to next stop sign. Make right turn and proceed 1 mile to stop sign. Make a left turn and proceed
1.8 miles. At Prospect Road make a right turn and go 1.3 miles. At the intersection (Country Club Drive), make
a left turn. Clubhouse will be on your right.
Coming west from Pocono/Allentown area, take I80 west to exit #262, to route 309. Take route 309 north
approximately 1.5 miles. Make a left turn, there will be a sign pointing to get to interstate 81; go straight down
mountain 3.1 miles. Make a sharp left turn. Proceed 1.6 miles, then make a right turn into the development.
Continue straight 7/10 of a mile. Clubhouse will be on your left.
Traveling north or east, take I-81 north to exit #155 (Dorrance), Make a right turn to “T” in road. Make a left
turn, go 2.4 miles. Next make a sharp left turn and proceed 1.6 miles. Make a right turn into the development.
Continue straight 7/10 of a mile. Clubhouse will be on your left.
Call early for reservations. See you there. Course number: 570-868-4653.
2015 Mark A. Hagan, PE
Memorial Annual Golf Outing
When:
Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
11:00 am Shotgun Start
Where:
Blue Ridge Trail Country Club
260 Country Club Drive
Mountain Top, PA 18707
Cost:
Golf & Dinner $100 / Per Person
Dinner Only $50.00 / Per Person
Hole Sponsor $100 /Hole
Singles and Foursomes are welcome!!
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Jon Keller
570-342-7778
jon@jfohora.com
PAYMENT TO:
ASHRAE Anthracite Chapter
1400-02 N. Washington Ave
Scranton, PA 18509
REGISTRATION FORM:
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Company
Telephone
Email
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ASHRAE Research
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(Please remit payment by Friday June 5 , 2015 including point of contact per foursome)
(Credit card payment available –transaction fees may apply)
The following article was published in ASHRAE Journal, August 2002. © Copyright 2002 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers, Inc. It is presented for educational purposes only. This article may not be copied and/or distributed electronically or in
paper form without permission of ASHRAE.
Ventilation Rates and Health
By Olli Seppänen, Fellow ASHRAE, William J. Fisk, P.E., Member ASHRAE, and Mark J. Mendell, Ph.D.
hile ventilation rates do not directly affect occupant health or
perception outcomes, they affect indoor environmental conditions including air pollutant concentrations that may modify the occupants’ health or perceptions. This article summarizes the review by
Seppänen, et al. of current literature on the relationship of ventilation
rates and carbon dioxide concentrations in non-residential and nonindustrial buildings (primarily offices) with the health of the building’s
occupants and with the occupants’ perceptions of indoor air quality
(IAQ). The review aims to provide a better scientific basis for setting
health-related ventilation standards. This summary focuses primarily
on the ventilation rate studies.
W
The review considered three human
responses due to their widespread occurrence and potentially great economic
impact: communicable respiratory illnesses such as common colds and influenza; sick building syndrome (SBS)
symptoms such as eye, nose and throat
irritation, headache, tight chest, and
wheeze, which decrease when the individual leaves the building; and perceived
unacceptability or poor quality of air.
The review included almost 30,000
subjects in 20 ventilation rate studies, and
more than 350 buildings. Most studies
included office workers, but some studies
were performed with special groups including army trainees, elderly nursing
home residents, jail inmates, pupils in
schools, and hospital personnel.
Two types of field studies were included in the review. In cross-sectional
studies, data on health (or perceived IAQ)
outcomes, ventilation rates, and other
relevant factors that may influence
health or perceived IAQ were collected
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from multiple buildings or building
spaces and analyzed with statistical models. A major weakness of this study design is that many factors other than
ventilation rates, which vary among
buildings, may influence health outcomes, confounding the association of
ventilation rate with health outcome.
The criteria for including cross-sectional studies in the review were: at least
three buildings or ventilation zones, statistical analysis of results, and control in
the statistical analyses for confounding
by personal factors such as gender. Many
of these studies also controlled for potential confounding by some job, building, and indoor environmental factors.
The second major type of study is an
experimental or intervention study. In one
or more buildings or spaces, the ventilation rate was set sequentially at two or
more values and the health outcomes were
recorded at each ventilation rate. Much
of the potential confounding was eliminated with this type of study. For example,
personal, job, and most building characteristics are unchanged when ventilation
rates are modified. Some residual confounding can occur due to parameters that
may change which may vary among the
experimental periods, such as indoor temperature. The review included only experimental studies that met study quality
criteria, as described in the original paper.
As a primary indicator of the magnitude of ventilation rate, this review used
outdoor airflow rate per person (cfm per
person). This was the most commonly reported ventilation rate metric in the reviewed studies, and the metric often used
in codes and standards. In many studies,
only the rate of mechanical outside air
supply was measured, thus, the measurements did not account for additional ventilation caused by air infiltration.
Many studies assessed the association
of ventilation rates with multiple health
or perception outcomes (e.g., influenza
and total respiratory illness) or performed
multiple analyses using different categories of ventilation rates or different subsets of study data. Consequently, many
studies provided multiple “assessments”
of the associations of ventilation rates
with human outcomes. Therefore, in the
subsequent discussion we often refer to
assessments.
About the Authors
Olli Seppänen is a professor at the Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory for Heating,
Ventilating and Air Conditioning, Espoo, Finland.
William J. Fisk, P.E., is head of the Indoor Environment Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.
Mark J. Mendell, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist at
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.
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IEQ
lence of SBS symptoms with increases in ventilation rate. Each of
these studies took place during winter in a cold dry climate. We
hypothesize that the very low indoor humidity that occurs with
high ventilation rates in such climates may have caused the increase in symptoms.
Perceived IAQ and ventilation rates. Seven of eight studies
found a statistically significant worsening in perceived IAQ as
ventilation rates decreased, while one study had the opposite
finding.
Carbon dioxide studies. The review included 21 carbon dioxide concentration studies
involving more than 30,000
Number Finding
Increase in
subjects in more than 400
Statistically
Outcome at
Number of
Worsening
Lower
buildings. More than half of
Studies or
Outcome
(Improving)
(Higher)
the assessments found that a
Assessments
Outcome at Lower Ventilation
higher CO 2 concentration
Ventilation Rates
Rates
was significantly associated
Communicable
Respiratory
51%; 53%;
with a worsening of at least
Illness or
94%; 120% to
4
4 (0)
one outcome, generally SBS
Short-Term
370% (n/a)
symptom prevalence or perAbsence
ceived air quality. As such,
Usually 10% to
100%; >80% in
SBS
the results of the studies on
27
20 (3)
9 assessments
Symptoms
the association of CO2 con(54% to 420%)
centrations with health and
Perceived Less
60% to 180%
perceived IAQ outcomes
Satisfactory
8
7 (1)
(53%)
IAQ
support the findings of an asTable 1: Summary of major findings of human outcomes in sociation of ventilation rates
reviewed studies.
with outcomes.
Studies used statistical models to quantify the strength and
statistical significance of the associations between ventilation rates and health outcomes. As a measure of strength of
associations, we use the percentage change in the prevalence
of the health outcome estimated from results presented within
the original papers. When we use the term “statistically significant,” it means that a less than 5% probability exists that
the reported association between ventilation rate and a health
outcome is the result of chance.
Results
Communicable respiratory illnesses and ventilation
rates. Only three studies of
communicable respiratory illnesses were included in the
review. These studies took
place in a military barracks, a
nursing home, and a jail. All
found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of illness in the group
with a lower ventilation rate.
The percentage increases in
respiratory illness with a lower
ventilation rate varied between 50% and 120%, with
one outlier of 370%. A fourth
study within a set of office
buildings found a statistically significant 53% increase in shortterm absence with lower ventilation rates. Short-term absence
may be a surrogate for communicable respiratory illness.
SBS symptoms and ventilation rates. Twenty of 27 assessments found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of one or more types of SBS symptoms as ventilation
rates decreased. Sixteen of these assessments found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of more than half
of the reported types of SBS symptoms. The results of several
studies suggested that the risk of SBS symptoms continues to
decrease as ventilation rates increase above 20 cfm (9 L/s) per
person, the minimum rate for offices in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62-1999, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
However, the benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20
cfm (9 L/s) per person were less consistent than the benefits of
increasing ventilation rates up to 20 cfm (9 L/s) per person.
The percentage increase in SBS symptoms with lower ventilation rates varied widely. In nine assessments, the prevalence of
at least one symptom increased by more than 80%. The results
of one of the largest studies implies that, on average, a 10 cfm (5
L/s) per person increase in ventilation rate would reduce the
prevalence of the most common SBS symptoms by more than
one-third.
Three assessments found a significant increase in the preva-
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Discussion and Limitations
This review provides persuasive evidence that health and perceived air quality will usually improve with increased outside
air ventilation. The full paper examines several potential sources
of bias, but identified none likely to explain the overall findings. Nevertheless, there are several important limitations in the
current data and associated knowledge. Most studies were performed in Europe and most were in office buildings. Few studies
have been performed in hot, humid climates. Relatively few
studies of communicable respiratory illness have been reported.
The benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20 cfm (9 L/s)
per person are less certain than the benefits of increasing ventilation rates up to 20 cfm (9 L/s) per occupant. Existing data do
not indicate whether outside air supply per person or per unit
floor area is more strongly associated with health and perceived
IAQ. Finally, the reasons for improved health and perceived air
quality with increased ventilation are uncertain.
Practical Implications
The available data indicate that occupant health and perceived IAQ will usually be improved by avoiding ventilation
rates below 20 cfm (9 L/s) per occupant and indicate that
further improvements in health and perceived IAQ will sometimes result from higher ventilation rates up to 40 cfm (18
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L/s) per person. These findings are relatively consistent for
office buildings located in cold or moderate climates, but
less certain for other building types and climates.
The limitations in the existing data point to several research
needs. Some of the pressing needs include research on the
benefits of increasing ventilation rates above 20 cfm per occupant, research involving schools and retail buildings, and research within hot, humid climates. Because increases in
ventilation may increase building energy consumption, research is also needed to identify practical methods of decreasing minimum ventilation requirements by reducing indoor
pollutant emissions or by increasing the effectiveness of ventilation in controlling pollutant exposures.
Acknowledgments
This review was supported with a grant from the Finnish
Academy and by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Office of Building Technology, State,
and Community Programs, Office of Building Research and
Standards of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00098.
Bibliography
Seppänen O.A., W.J. Fisk, M.J. Mendell. 1999. “Association of
ventilation rates and CO2-concentrations with health and other responses
in commercial and institutional buildings.” International Journal of
Indoor Air Quality and Climate pp. 252-274.
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