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AnnuAl DAn HoloHAn ScHolArSHip AnnounceD Judy Garber, executive director of the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals has announced that one of the annual awards would be pre- sented in industry training Guru Dan Holohan's name. This came on April 9 while Holohan was presenting his Classic Hydronics seminar to benefit OESP's scholarship fund. She presented him with a certificate recognizing all he has done on behalf of OESP's scholarship program, and the certificate was inscribed: On behalf of the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals, we thank you for your commitment to the Dave Nelsen Scholarship program. Your enthusiastic involvement and fundraising efforts have made a lasting impact on this program and, as a result, the future of the energy-service industry. With much grati- tude, we have named the first annual Dan Holohan Scholarship in your honor. It will be awarded in April 2014. Holohan is a founding father of the scholarship fund and has remained a major supporter throughout the years. OESP has awarded over $250,000 since 1999. ASHrAe propoSeS to Move All reSiDentiAl iAQ reQuireMentS to StAnDArD 62.2 Dwelling units of multifamily buildings of any height would fall under ASHRAE's resi- dential ventilation standard, 62.2, under a proposed change designed to provide con- sistency of ventilation requirements. Currently, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, has responsibility for multifamily residential buildings 4 stories or more, while ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2- 2013, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, has responsibility for residential buildings 3 stories and less. "The Standards 62.1 and 62.2 commit- tees are proposing scope changes that would result in the dwelling units of all multifamily buildings being covered by Standard 62.2," Paul Francisco, chair of the Standard 62.2 committee, said. "Common areas would be covered by 62.1. This will provide con- sistency of ventilation requirements for dwelling units regardless of building height. For new construction, this will result in a change of requirements for dwelling units in 4+ story buildings. For the retrofit mar- ket, this change will result in coverage by ASHRAE ventilation standards for the first time in 4+ story buildings." The proposed changes are being made via addendum a to Standard 62.1-2013 and addendum g to Standard 62.2-2013, which are open for public review from April 4 to May 4, 2014. For more information or to submit comments, visit www.ashrae.org/ publicreviews. The ventilation rates for dwelling units in Standard 62.1 are different from the rates in Standard 62.2, and this inconsistency has caused concern for some, according to 62.1 committee chair Roger Hedrick. Additionally, Standard 62.1 does not address modest retrofits whereas Standard 62.2 does. "The retrofit market is a major user of ASHRAE ventilation standards," Hedrick said. "This will allow for consistency across dwelling units and also allow application of ASHRAE ventilation standards to the mul- tifamily retrofit market." FielD controlS WinS "BeSt in clASS" AnD Heico innovAtion AWArD; AcQuireS ultrA-Sun The winner of the inaugural Heico Innovation Award is Kinston, N.C.-based Field Controls, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of draft, venting, combustion air and indoor air quality equip- ment. Field Controls has also introduced some of the industry-leading brands includ- ing Flue Sentinel® and the Healthy Home System™. Field Controls received the presti- 30 MAY 2014 | Fuel oil neWS | www.fueloilnews.com HVAC/HYDRONICS N e w s