April 2, 2008               6:30pm                     UCF Student ASHRAE Meeting

Professional Engineers will be coming to talk about their experiences with the FE and PE examinations.  They will be talking about their reasons for taking these exams and the pros and cons of the exams.  They will also discuss techniques to help prepare students for these exams.  Please bring any questions that you have about the exam and they will be answered. We will also nominate officers for the ASHRAE club for next year. Our panel will include: Todd Moore, PE with Trane, Amy Weaver, PE with Cahaci & Peterson, and Eugene Kolankowsky, EI with Halliwell Engineering. The meeting will be in the Teaching Academy building, room 221 at 6:30pm.  There will be free food.

April 4, 2008                                                 Disney HVAC System Tour

ASHRAE at UCF will be touring the HVAC facilities at Walt Disney World!  Our tour will begin at the Tower of Terror and include a walk through the Magic Kingdom Tunnel.   If you are interested in attending, please let us know by April 2nd, 9pm.  Spots for this tour are limited so be sure to RSVP as soon as possible!   We will be meeting at UCF at 7am to carpool to Disney.  We should be back to UCF around 12pm.  If you have any questions, please e-mail us and let us know.

April 10, 2008              6:30 - 8:30pm           Central Florida Chapter of ASHRAE

Topic:  Designing Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates Presenter: Ray Patenaude, PE, CEM, CIAQP, RPIH with the Holmes Agency, Inc. This event will be held at Dubsdread Historic Banquet Hall, 549 W. Par St. Orlando, FL If you would like to attend, please let us know by 12:00pm (noon) Wednesday, April 9th.

There has been a lot of support from the Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter and other local companies and we want to thank them all for their support.  Click on the logos of any of our sponsors to go to their website.

Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter

Platinum Sponsors

Limbach is the largest privately held specialty contractor providing over 350 million dollars of services annually in 11 locations.  We leverage our diversified capabilities and the experience to provide quality services at competitive prices to customers who want exceptional value.  We operate decentralized offices under a single platform and direction with an unwavering commitment to a single set of values.  We take time to support each other towards our singular goals while truly sharing knowledge, experience, and insight with each other.

At Mechanical Services of Central Florida, Inc., we design, build, operate and maintain commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that provide healthy, productive and efficient working environments. With over 320 of the region's most highly trained HVAC specialists and professionals, we have unmatched resources available to support your needs through every phase of your ownership cycle.

TLC is a high-growth engineering firm with a diversity of talent, expertise, and experience. With 400 employees, nine offices, an enthusiastic embrace of leading-edge technology, and a firm commitment to sustainable design, we are among the largest and most respected mechanical, electrical, structural, communications, and technology systems engineering firms in the Southeast.

Gold Sponsors

We’re problem solvers, risk managers and trusted advisors committed to going to the nth degree to provide design and specialty services to the building industry. Our clients’ needs are often multi-faceted and require professionals with many areas of expertise, which is why we deliver a broad spectrum of innovative, integrated design solutions.

If you or your company would like to sponsor ASHRAE at UCF, please contact us.


2008 Student Design Competition

There are three teams that will be working on this project from UCF, two selection teams and one design team.  Two years ago, the selection team won second place in the system selection category, but this year we are going to take first place in both categories!  GO KNIGHTS!!!

The two areas of the design project that UCF will be focusing on break down as:

HVAC System Selection - Encourages students with a solid HVAC base to use life-cycle cost process to select the building HVAC system(s) as well as incorporate the sustainability process promoted by ASHRAE by integrating the US Green Building Council's LEED™ Rating System into the project.

HVAC System Design - Focuses on "right-sizing" HVAC equipment and systems to provide an energy efficient design for the facility. Students are required to determine heating and cooling loads, and design an HVAC system for the recreation center while complying with ASHRAE Standards 55-2004, 62.1-2004 and 90.1- 2004.