Elizabeth Primeau - Total HVAC
2020-2021 Chapter Technology Transfer Chair
2020.10.06
Hello OVC!
Zarna and I, as your CTTC Co-Chairs, are so excited to bring an incredible program this year to our valued members. Though the meetings will not be in the same format as they have been in the past, we feel this will be an opportunity to provide even more great content. Our monthly program meetings will continue to be on the third Tuesday of the month, but at 4pm and through a Zoom Webinar. Keep your eyes out for the meeting invitations to reserve your spot for these great speakers. Topics will include: Transforming an Existing Building into a High-Performing Facility, Burj Khalifa: Engineering the World’s Tallest Building, How Can Heritage Conservation Co-Exist with Energy Efficiency and Health & Wellbeing?, and many more!
For those who just can’t wait to learn about our industry, we encourage you to check out the two ASHRAE Tech Hours. These are one-hour long videos put together by ASHRAE. You can earn a Professional Development Hour (PDH) by watching the video and filling out the survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Zarna or me.
We look forward to seeing you (virtually) this year.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Primeau
OVC CTTC Co-Chair
2018.05.06
Congratulations to the winners of the
2018 Chapter Technology
Awards.
These Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have shown innovative building design to improve:
Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and IAQ. Performance is proven through one year’s actual, verifiable operating data.
Regional Award winners will be announced at the ASHRAE Summer Conference this June in Houston, TX.
Submissions will open in the Fall for the 2019 Chapter Technology Awards. For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
2018.03.10
Are your engineering projects innovative? Do you want to identify yourself as a leader in the HVAC industry? Would your clients be interested to know that you are creative? If so, then the ASHRAE Technology Awards program should be of interest to you.
The ASHRAE Technology Awards program recognizes successful applications of innovative design, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management, indoor air quality, and good mechanical design. The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards program is threefold:
Projects submitted should have been in operation for 9 months and there are six main categories to which applications may be submitted, as follows:
Winners will be recognized at the chapter level and may be able to submit their project for a regional or even societal award to gain exposure well beyond our local chapter.
The ASHRAE website has plenty of helpful information to guide you during the application process. The technology awards section of the ASHRAE website is located at Link 1 below.
The deadline for application to Chapter is March 23th, 2018. Submission at the chapter level is not very complicated or time consuming.
The following is all that is required for submission:
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Link 1:https://www.ashrae.org/membership- conferences/honors- awards/technology-awards-program
2017.05.05
Greetings from the CTTC Chair
I would like to thank those who took the time to submit an application for ASHRAE Technology Awards. We received the following submissions:
We will be acknowledging the above projects at this month’s meeting and I encourage you all to come out and hear about some of the projects in our Region. I would also like to say thank you to Matt Edmonds and Andrew Douma for assisting during this year’s search for suitable projects.
Finally, last month ASHRAE presented their annual webcast titled, “Take Control: Using Analytics to Drive Building Performance”. If you happened to have participated in the webcast, I would love to hear some feedback with the overall presentation. Feel free to seek me out at the meeting or email me.
Any feedback is valuable to the Society as it can assist in improving the overall experience in the future!
2017.03.05
Greetings from the CTTC Chair
Just a friendly reminder regarding that the deadline for applications for the Ottawa Valley Chapter ASHRAE Technology Awards will be March 15, 2017. The Awards Presentation will occur at the April Chapter Meeting.
For those wishing to learn more about the Awards Program, an overview can be found on ASHRAE’s website here.
2017.02.09
Greetings from the CTTC Chair
Just a friendly reminder regarding that the deadline for applications for the Ottawa Valley Chapter ASHRAE Technology Awards will be March 15, 2017. The Awards Presentation will occur at the April Chapter Meeting.
For those wishing to learn more about the Awards Program, an overview can be found on ASHRAE’s website here.
I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season!
2016.11.04
Greetings from the CTTC Chair!
I wanted to take this opportunity to remind everyone about the ASHRAE Technology Awards. If you are not familiar with the Technology Awards, it is a program that aims to recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in the areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality and energy conservation.
Applications are accepted in the following six categories:
An overview of the Awards Program can be found on ASHRAE’s website here.
The Awards Program starts at the Chapter Level, then proceeds through the Region and up to the Society Level.
The deadline for applications for the Ottawa Valley Chapter will be March 15, 2017 with the Awards Presentation occurring at the April Chapter Meeting. Further information about the program and the application process will be presented at an upcoming Chapter Meeting.
I encourage everyone to start thinking about a project that they may be involved or familiar with that may be considered for an Award. The Chapter Level application process is fairly straightforward and I am available to assist or answer any questions you may have.
2016.10.19
This Year’s Program at Glance:
Sept 20th: Rod Potter, Rodders
CAS
Canadiana Quiz Social Night
Oct 18th: Dan Int-Hout, Krueger
"You Can't Afford Discomfort"
Nov 15th: Liam O'Brien, Carleton
University
Using Carleton as a Living Lab
Jan 17th: Eli Howard
IAQ Guidelines for Occupied
Buildings Under Construction
Feb 21st: TBD
Mar 21st: Greg Scrivener, Cold
Dynamics
Canadian Refrigeration Code CSA
B52
Apr 18th: Paul Lebbin, NRC
Aircraft Ventilation & Cabin Comfort
Facility
May 16th: Victor Goldschmidt, Purdue University
Principles of Leadership and Group Dynamics
legacy from previous Chair Daniel Redmond:
2015.02.03
Are your engineering projects innovative?
Do you want to identify yourself
as a leader in the HVAC&R
industry? Would your clients be interested
to know that you are innovative?
If so, then the ASHRAE
Technology Awards program
should be of interest to you.
The ASHRAE Technology Awards program recognizes successful applications
of innovative design, which
incorporate ASHRAE standards for
effective energy management, indoor
air quality, and good mechanical
design.
The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards program is threefold
Projects submitted should have been in operation 9 months and there are six main categories to which applications may be submitted, as follows:
I. Commercial Buildings (New, Existing
and Retrocommissioning)
II. Institutional Buildings (New, Existing
and Retrocommissioning)
III.Health Care Facilities (New, Existing
and Retrocommissioning)
IV. Industrial Facilities or Processes
(New, Existing and Retrocommissioning)
V. Public Assembly Facilities (New,
Existing and Retrocommissioning)
VI. Residential (New, Existing and
Retrocommissioning)
Winners will be recognized at the
chapter level and may be able to
submit their project for a regional or
even societal award to gain exposure
well beyond our local chapter.
The ASHRAE website has plenty of
helpful information to guide you during
the application process. The technology
awards section of the
ASHRAE website is located at the
link 1 below.
The deadline for application to Chapter is March 20th, 2015.
Submission at the chapter level is not
very complicated or time consuming.
The following is all that is required for
submission:
For further information please find a
fillable version of the application
form at the end of this Newsletter
and on the Society webpage at the
link 2 below.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the OVC CTTC Technology Awards Team:
Thank you and I hope you realize
that the work you do every day is
worthy of recognition. Please consider
submitting your projects for
an ASHRAE Technology Award.
Link 1: http://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/honors--awards/technology-awards-program
Link 2:
https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/docLib/HonorsandAwards/AwardDocs/Tech-Award-Application-Short-Form-June-2014.pdf
2013.09.06
Hello and welcome to The Chapter
Technology Transfer Committee
(CTTC). My name is Daniel Redmond and I am your CTTC chair for
the 2017-2018 year. Whether you
are new to ASHRAE and perhaps not
familiar with the CTTC, a seasoned
ASHRAE veteran who is very aware
of what we do, or even if you are
just reading this article to indulge in
your love of reading, I am happy to
give an overview of the CTTC and
what it means for you.
As the name suggests, the CTTC is charged with the transfer of technical knowledge from ASHRAE Society and the HVAC industry to chapter members in order to meet their ongoing professional development needs. We strive to accomplish this transfer of information at the chapter level through a number of means, but most noticeably through the establishment of a high quality program of technical content for presentation at the monthly meetings. This includes bringing distinguished lecturers to Ottawa for presentations and seminars. The CTTC is also responsible for promoting and administering the Technology Awards Program and assisting local members to submit projects to compete for ASHRAE Technology Awards at the chapter, regional and society levels.
ASHRAE is a not-for-profit organization that has the following mission and vision:
Mission:
To advance the arts and sciences of
heating, ventilating, air conditioning
and refrigerating to serve humanity
and promote a sustainable world.
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.
The CTTC is the mechanism used to
ensure that technical information
that has been learned is passed on
to other professionals for their use
in order to meet the goals of
ASHRAE’s mission statement in line
with ASHRAE’s vision. To quote the
2017-2018 ASHRAE Society Treasurer, David Underwood the CTTC is
essentially “where the rubber meets
the road”. We have a great program planned for the year ahead
and we look forward to helping you
increase your technical knowledge
base and to assist with your professional development.
Background from 20121019 Manual for Chapter Operations:
The Chapter Technology Transfer Committee is appointed by the president-elect in conformance with the chapter bylaws. The committee should be composed of the chair and at least three members. The chair of the committee is expected to attend the Chapter Technology Transfer Workshop at the CRC meeting. A minimum of three (3) hours should be allotted for all committee training workshops at CRCs (08-01-21-04). The duties of this committee are as follows:
Distinguished Lecturers Program (09-10-25-24)
The ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Program provides ASHRAE chapters, student branches, and other organizations with lecturers equipped to speak on relevant subjects of interest to ASHRAE members and guests. The Distinguished Lecturer Program is supervised by the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee. A specific number of visits are allocated to each ASHRAE region, each Society year. The CTTC Regional Vice Chair for each region allocates visits to the chapters.