UBC Places Second in Design Competition

Congratulations to the UBC Student Design Team for placing second in the ASHRAE 2010 Student Design Project Competition! The team, consisting of 5 members of the UBC ASHRAE Student Chapter, were entered in the System Design Category which involved the HVAC system design for Ginsburg Tower at Florida Hospital in Orlando. In total, 14 schools were entered, and UBC impressed once again (in 2009 the UBC design team placed 3rd). The results of the competition were as follows:


1st Place: University of Central Florida
2nd Place: University of British Columbia
3rd Place: Algonquin College

In this photo, from left to right, are Kelly Ng, Jacob Allen, Jason Le, and Branislav Cvijetinovic (missing from photo is Esteban Kello). The industry mentor for the team was Geoff McDonell P.Eng from Aerius Engineering, and Dr. Nima Atabaki P.Eng from the UBC Mechanical Engineering department was the team advisor and supervisor.

In reward for their achievement, one team representative gets to attend the ASHRAE Winter Meeting this January in Las Vegas. The award includes travel and hotel for two nights, as well as entry to the ASHRAE Student Program on January 30, 2011 for their recognition.

Congratulations guys on an amazing accomplishment and a job well done!

Jeff