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ASHRAE, AHR Expo REtuRn to CHiCAgo foR 2015 Registration is open for ASHRAE's 2015 Winter Conference in Chicago where attendees have the chance to discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry; network; participate in technical tours; attend ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; earn professional credits; and obtain ASHRAE certifications. The ASHRAE Conference takes place Jan. 24-28 at the Palmer House Hilton, while the ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo is held Jan. 26-28 at McCormick Place. Complete Conference information and registration can be found at www. ashrae.org/chicago, and Expo informa- tion at www.ahrexpo.com. In keeping with ASHRAE's goal of continuing education, the conference offers over 200 professional development hours, as well as continuing education units, which can be applied toward a pro- fessional engineering license. The technical program features more than 100 sessions and 300 speakers over eight tracks: systems and equipment; fundamentals and applications; indus- trial facilities (new); large buildings: mis- sion critical facilities and applications (new); energy efficiency; life safety (new); design of energy and water efficient sys- tems (new); hospital design and codes (new). Specifically, the program fea- tures sessions on cold climate design, tall buildings, hospital and clean room design and data centers. The ASHRAE Learning Institute offers 20 professional development semi- nars and short courses to stay current on HVAC&R trends. Among them is a new course on Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems, in addi- tion to updates to Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings and 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. Training topics include commission- ing, energy management, Standard 55, thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy, energy efficient data centers, healthcare facilities, building energy audits, the coming smart grid and ground source heat pumps. Register at www.ashrae.org/chicagocourses. Additionally, ASHRAE offers a special administration of all six certi- fications on Jan. 28: Building Energy Assessment Professional; Building Energy Modeling Professional; Commissioning Process Management Professional; High-Performance Building Design Professional; Healthcare Facility Design Professional; and Operations & Performance Management Professional. Register at www.ashrae.org/certification. The keynote speaker at the opening plenary session is Aron Ralston, adven- turer and subject of the film 127 Hours. In April 2003, during a hike into a remote area of Utah's canyon country Ralston accidentally dislodged a boulder that crushed and pinned his right hand. After six days of entrapment alone, he freed himself with a cheap multi-tool knife and hiked to a miraculous rescue. Since his amputation, Ralston has written an inter- nationally bestselling book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place," later turned into a movie nominated for six Oscars. Also offered are technical tours, which include Walgreens' net zero store, a brew- ery and McCormick Place. DoE upDAtES nAtionAl REfEREnCE StAnDARD foR CommERCiAl BuilDingS to 90.1-2013 Following preliminary analysis that ASHRAE/IES's 2013 energy efficiency standard contains energy savings over the 2010 standard—8.5% source energy savings and 7.6% site energy savings—the U.S. Department of Energy has issued a ruling that establishes the 2013 standard as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes. In an announcement in the Sept. 26, 2014, edition of The Federal Register, DOE attributes the greater energy savings to improvements in ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, related to several areas includ- ing better lighting, fans, commercial refrigeration and boilers. The determination means that states are required to update their codes to meet or exceed the 2013 standard within two years. Currently, states must meet or exceed the 2010 standard, which serves as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes under the federal Energy Conservation and Production Act. "ASHRAE is pleased with this ruling from the DOE, recognizing the ener- gy savings measures in the standard," ASHRAE President Tom Phoenix said. "Standard 90.1 was an original corner- stone in our efforts to improve building performance, and we continue to strive to increase its efficiency in the future." Among the eight addenda that are identified as having a major positive impact on energy efficiency, IES notes that three are attributed to lighting changes according to Rita Harrold, IES director of technology. These address control requirements for lighting altera- tions, additional controls for more spaces with a shortened time to lighting reduc- tion or shutoff and a decrease in lighting power density in most building types to reflect changes in revisions to illu- minance recommendations in the "IES Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition." DOE noted that the 2013 standard contains 52 positive impacts on energy efficiency that were incorporated into the analysis. These impacts included changes made through the public review process in which users of the standard comment and offer guidance on proposed require- ments. Specifically the major positive impacts include: • Control requirements for lighting alter- nations • New requirements for individual fans • Reduction of energy usage for large boilers • Reduction of fan energy usage • New efficiency requirements for com- mercial refrigeration • More controls in more spaces and reduction of time to reduction or shut off of those controls • Reduction of lighting power density in most building types 32 noVEmBER 2014 | fuEl oil nEWS | www.fueloilnews.com HVAC/HYDRONICS N e w s