Hey Guys,
It's been a while since my last post so here goes. Firstly, the tour of the Hillcrest Curling Facility will take place tomorrow. It should be pretty interesting since this was the venue for the Olympic Curling that took place almost exactly one year ago (and Canada even won gold medals there too!). Stay tuned for pictures and a recap of what we get to see.
Secondly, there is a sustainability workshop tomorrow on the design of the new Student Union Building (SUB) at UBC. Check out the following link for more details.
http://mynewsub.com/files/New_SUB_thematic_workshops_poster.pdf
That's all for now,
Jeff
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone, I just wanted to let you know of a few upcoming events.
First, there will be an ASHRAE BC meeting happening on January 12. This one will be a lunch meeting, and the presenter will be former ASHRAE Society President Kent Peterson. If you can make it during the day, I really encourage you to go since it should be one of the more interesting ASHRAE events this year. Also, this is a great opportunity for networking with engineers working in industry. Complete event details, including registration info, can be found at http://ashrae.bc.ca/bc/meetings/2010/ASHRAE_January_2011_Meeting_Notice.pdf
Secondly, the UBC Emerging Green Builders (EGB) will be presenting a lecture featuring Pulse Energy, a Vancouver based energy management company. There will also be a presentation on real time energy intelligence for building operation by some SFU Masters students. This event will be on January 10 at 4pm in the CK Choi Building. More info can be found on the EGB website http://tinyurl.com/ubcegb/
Lastly, stay tuned for info regarding a tour of the Hillcrest Curling Facility. I'm still working on the details but should have them finalized soon.
Jeff
First, there will be an ASHRAE BC meeting happening on January 12. This one will be a lunch meeting, and the presenter will be former ASHRAE Society President Kent Peterson. If you can make it during the day, I really encourage you to go since it should be one of the more interesting ASHRAE events this year. Also, this is a great opportunity for networking with engineers working in industry. Complete event details, including registration info, can be found at http://ashrae.bc.ca/bc/meetings/2010/ASHRAE_January_2011_Meeting_Notice.pdf
Secondly, the UBC Emerging Green Builders (EGB) will be presenting a lecture featuring Pulse Energy, a Vancouver based energy management company. There will also be a presentation on real time energy intelligence for building operation by some SFU Masters students. This event will be on January 10 at 4pm in the CK Choi Building. More info can be found on the EGB website http://tinyurl.com/ubcegb/
Lastly, stay tuned for info regarding a tour of the Hillcrest Curling Facility. I'm still working on the details but should have them finalized soon.
Jeff
Monday, September 13, 2010
September ASHRAE BC Meeting
For those of you who are interested in attending the September ASHRAE BC meeting, it will be on Wednesday Sept. 15. It's being held at Creekside Community Centre and will also include a tour of the Millennium Water 2010 Olympic Athletes Village.
For anyone interested in sustainability and green technologies, this would be a great opportunity to see it first hand. Millennium Water has been certified LEED Platinum has been called the greenest neighbourhood in the world. It's also a great way for students to meet engineers in industry and build contacts. Cost for students is $10, further details can be found at http://ashrae.bc.ca/bc/meetings/2010/ASHRAE_Sept_2010_Meeting_Notice.pdf
Jeff
For anyone interested in sustainability and green technologies, this would be a great opportunity to see it first hand. Millennium Water has been certified LEED Platinum has been called the greenest neighbourhood in the world. It's also a great way for students to meet engineers in industry and build contacts. Cost for students is $10, further details can be found at http://ashrae.bc.ca/bc/meetings/2010/ASHRAE_Sept_2010_Meeting_Notice.pdf
Jeff
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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
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
President's Welcome
Hi everyone and welcome back to the new school year. It's been a while since the last time the UBC ASHRAE Student Chapter met so I'd first like to start off by introducing some of the changes that have occured. The new executive for 2010-2011 consists of myself as President, John Van as Vice-President, and Marcel Hollosy as Secretary. We are hoping to continue where we left off last year and further investigate the HVAC&R industry as well as discuss sustainability and other related topics.
Our preliminary agenda consists of meetings roughly once per month and chapter events such as building tours and guest speakers from industry. From speaking with students, some topics of interest this year are the role of new engineers in the industry and the development of new technologies in HVAC. Hopefully we can organize some speakers and tours that address these issues.
Updates on our first meeting will be posted once we finalize a date and time that works best for everyone. Until then, I'd just like to say welcome to the new ASHRAE year and hopefully I'll see you around campus.
Best Regards,
Jeff
Our preliminary agenda consists of meetings roughly once per month and chapter events such as building tours and guest speakers from industry. From speaking with students, some topics of interest this year are the role of new engineers in the industry and the development of new technologies in HVAC. Hopefully we can organize some speakers and tours that address these issues.
Updates on our first meeting will be posted once we finalize a date and time that works best for everyone. Until then, I'd just like to say welcome to the new ASHRAE year and hopefully I'll see you around campus.
Best Regards,
Jeff
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