ASHRAE Rochester

06/25/2024

The World Refrigeration Day (WRD) is internationally recognized on June 26th, 2024.

June 26, 2024, has been selected as the World Refrigeration Day (WRD), the theme of which is “Temperature Matters.” The contributions of engineers around the world personally affect each and every one of us, making our lives better in every conceivable way. This is why, World Refrigeration Day (WRD) has been set aside to recognize the birth date of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin on June 26, 1824, also recognized as Lord Kelvin in refrigeration world. The World Refrigeration Day (WRD) is an international day established to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration technologies in day-to-day life. Additional information on World Refrigeration Day is available at https://worldrefrigerationday.org/2024-temperature-matters/ .

05/10/2024

Golf tickets SOLD OUT!!
Picnic tickets and sponsorships are still available!!!

The Rochester Chapter's Annual Picnic and Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor. Submit your sponsorship now to support this event This golf event will sell out, so register as a single or as a foursome to lock in for a great day out on the links!!!

Visit our website to purchase tickets or download registration forms:
https://lnkd.in/gMvp2xmX

04/25/2024

We are excited to announce ASHRAEs upcoming HVAC Design Level I and II training taking place in Toronto, OH on May 6-10, 2024. . These trainings are designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in HVAC system design, making them ideal for recent graduates, engineers new to the HVAC field, and experienced professionals seeking to deepen their expertise.

Please visit the following link to learn more. https://www.ashrae.org/professional-development/all-instructor-led-training/hvac-design-and-operations-training/hvac-design-level-i-ii-trainings-may-6-2024-toronto

04/17/2024

The Rochester Chapter's Annual Picnic and Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor. Submit your sponsorship now to support this event This golf event will sell out, so register as a single or as a foursome to lock in for a great day out on the links!!!

Visit our website to purchase tickets or download registration forms:
https://lnkd.in/gMvp2xmX

03/11/2024

We are excited to announce ASHRAEs upcoming HVAC Design Level I and II training taking place at the Sheraton Hotel near Bradley International Airport in Hartford, CT on March 4-8, 2024. . These trainings are designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in HVAC system design, making them ideal for recent graduates, engineers new to the HVAC field, and experienced professionals seeking to deepen their expertise.

Please visit the following link to learn more. https://lnkd.in/etdz6RHg

03/04/2024

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on Recruiting and Retention of the Next Generation. Speaker Julia Keen, P.E., PhD, HBDP, ASHRAE Fellow, Professor; Consultant; will provide us with a summary of the variety of challenges and identifying the unique attributes of this newer generations entering the workforce and provides recommendations to increase the odds of retaining these employees..

Register by COB on Wednesday March 13th.
https://lnkd.in/dd83NRaQ

02/16/2024

A message from our Grassroots Government Advocacy, Co-Chair:

"Good Morning,
Rochester ASHRAE Chapter 011 Region I,

As we start a fresh new week, I would like to express sincere thank you to each individual for the amount of work put together each day. The week of February 18th – 24th is deemed National Engineers Week and is a time to recognize the arduous work that you put in every day. We work in a very dynamic challenging industry, where the good news is mostly no news. The last few years have presented our world with new challenges that you all hold the keys to decode & solve effectively. The next several years will present us with more of the same, and how our community responds are going to have a reflective impact on our planet. It is an excellent time to be an Engineer to serve the planet.

Also, this “National Engineers Week” is acknowledged by our local government as well as community. Please see a combined proclamation received from City of Rochester and Monroe County, officially declaring the week of February 18th as National Engineers Week by both authorities.

On behalf of the Board of Governors, thank you for your countless contributions to our society!!!

Sincerely,
Sameer N. Bhise,
Board of Governors and Grassroots Government Advocacy, Co-Chair."

02/02/2024

LAST DAY TO RSVP FOR THIS EVENT IS TODAY Feb 2nd!!!!

Please join us for our 65th Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance.

The 2024 ASHRAE Rochester Chapter 65th Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance will be held on Friday February 9th at The Strathallan's CityView Ballroom located on the 9th floor. Join us for a great night out with friends and colleagues, including a three course dinner, open bar, desserts, DJ and dancing! See the DOCUMENTS section for the registration forms.

More information about this event can be found on our website. https://lnkd.in/dQ6yWAQ9

01/17/2024

Please join us for our Annual ASHRAE Snow Day event on Friday, February 23rd.

Register by COB Monday, February 19th.

Reach out to George Herman with any questions regarding this event or if you'd like to register & pay cash/check day of the event

- e-Mail: [email protected], or Phone: 585.455.7432

More information to follow on our website at https://lnkd.in/ehCAcTH3

01/17/2024

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on a fresh approach to conditioning schools. Speaker Matt Bhumbla LEED® Green Assoc. Vice President of Business Development, Sustainable Systems, Price Industries will provide us with a summary of the variety of challenges that can be faced when you are updating an existing school or building a new one.

Register by COB on Wednesday January 31st.
https://lnkd.in/dCZhV2mQ

01/17/2024

Please join us for our 65th Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance.

The 2024 ASHRAE Rochester Chapter 65th Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance will be held on Friday February 9th at The Strathallan's CityView Ballroom located on the 9th floor. Join us for a great night out with friends and colleagues, including a three course dinner, open bar, desserts, DJ and dancing! See the DOCUMENTS section for the registration forms.

More information about this event can be found on our website. https://lnkd.in/dQ6yWAQ9

11/27/2023

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on ASHRAE Standard 241-Control of Infectious Aerosols. Speaker William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State will provide us with a summary of the ASHRAE 241 standard including its purpose, scope, and key requirements.

Register by COB on Monday December 4th.
https://lnkd.in/ekT2thJ7

Please reach out if you would like to be our December Event Venue Sponsor.

09/27/2023

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on Inverter Driven Chiller Heaters. Speaker Anthony Frizalone, LGE US will provide us with an overview of the Refrigeration cycle in heating vs cooling mode and how the equipment can be applied in our markets.

Register by COB on Monday October 9th.
https://lnkd.in/ermN5-fb

Special thanks to VP Supply for being the October Event Venue Sponsor!

07/13/2023

Save the Date! The Rochester Chapter and the Rochester Plant Engineers (RPE) are kicking off the new season on September 12th for our Fall Social.

03/17/2023

Please Join us for out April Chapter Meeting.

Program: Refrigeration Night Program and Tour of RIT's Gene Polisseni Center Ice Rink Mechanical Systems
- Brought to you by ASHRAE Rochester's Refrigeration and Sustainability Committees.

Tickets are limited for this event. Please register early to guarantee a spot to join us! Tickets will be available through Monday April 3rd if they don't sell out before then!!!

https://lnkd.in/evdurzgx

03/03/2023

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on Women and STEM: Enhancing Innovation and Sustainability through Diversity. Speaker Dr. Theresa A Weston, Holt Weston Consultancy, LLC will provide her personal experiences as a woman engineer and mentor with data and findings from business and social science research to present an initial roadmap on how to encourage diversity with the result in increased innovation.

Register by COB on Monday March 6th.
https://lnkd.in/ewHPVWUm

Special thanks to Trane Commercial for being the March Event Venue Sponsor!

Trane

01/27/2023

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation on NY State Climate Policy and HVAC-R. Speaker Suzanne Hagell, NYS DEC will provide background on climate change policy as it relates to the refrigeration and air-conditioning sectors. The goal of the presentation is to provide a summary of key upcoming challenges, from the perspective of greenhouse gas regulators.

Register by COB on Monday Feb 6th.
https://lnkd.in/ebEnxQWG

Special thanks to R.F. Peck Company for being the February Event Venue Sponsor!

R. F. Peck Company, Inc,

01/06/2023

Our 64th Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance is fast approching. Please RSVP by Jan 20th if you would like to attend. This is a great event to catch up with friends from the industry and enjoy a night of music and great food.

If you would like to be a sponser please see for this event please see our website for more details.

Date: Feb 10th, 7pm
Location: Strathallen City View Ballroom
RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e-HFFqpQ

12/21/2022

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation revolving around "Hybrid Electric Heating Systems". Guest Speaker Alex Pedrosa from Fulton will help us explore the potential for on-site CO2 reduction from the hydronic heating plant by mixing more traditional fuel fired high-efficiency condensing boilers with zero emission electric resistance boilers.

Register by Jan 3rd
https://lnkd.in/ebCPP2b9

Special thanks to Labella Associatesfor being the January Event Venue Sponsor!

Fulton Boiler Ltd LaBella Associates

12/16/2022

12/16/2022

There was another great turnout for our December meeting! Thank you Charles Nora from Desert Aire LLC. for coming and teaching us about Grow Room Design.

We look forward to seeing everyone after the holidays in January for our next meeting!

11/23/2022

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation revolving around "Indoor Cannabis Grow Room Design". Guest Speakers Charles Nora & Paul Stewart from Desert Aire will give strategies to understand the factors that impact the profitability of indoor grow facilities. Understand the impact that cannabis growth has on temperature and humidity control in a sapce. And Understand how to size and select HVAC equipment for efficient operation in an indoor grow facility.

Register by Dec 5th
https://lnkd.in/e6R9mPdM

Desert Aire Corporation

11/22/2022

It was great seeing everyone at our November meeting! Our historian Adam Roeder, P.E. had a great table set up showing off documents and photos from our archive. And special thanks to our guest speaker Paul Torcellini for coming to speak with us about How we get to a Decarbonized World.

11/03/2022

Join us at the Strathallan (or Virtually) for an insightful presentation revolving around "How do we get to a Decarbonized World?". Guest Speaker Paul Torcellini, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and Principal Engineer, will give strategies to achieve goals and action plans to make decarbonized buildings routine.

Register by Nov 15th
https://lnkd.in/eEkTyVYm

11/03/2022

Charles Lynch Memorial Scholarship

Establish in 2022 to provide scholarship opportunities to students in fields related to Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning. This scholarship is in memory of Charles Lynch, ASHRAE Rochester president (1973-1974) and advocate for HVAC-R careers.

ELIGIBILITY
1.) Full or part-time students.
2.) Demonstrated financial need or merit.
3.) MCC GPA of 2.7 for continued eligibility.
4.) Enrolled in one of the following MCC programs: AAS or certificate in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning or AAS in Mechanical Technology.

Award
$2,000.00

Deadline
11/15/2022

https://monroecc.academicworks.com/opportunities/6730

Establish in 2022 to provide scholarship opportunities to students in fields related to Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning. This scholarship is in memory of Charles Lynch, ASHRAE Rochester president (1973-1974) and advocate for HVAC-R careers.

11/02/2022

Thank you David Bennett for presenting on Humidification Overview at our October chapter meeting. It was a great turnout and good to see everyone at our first meeting of the 2022-2023 ASHRAE year.

10/07/2022

September 15th was the Rochester ASHRAE YEA Chapter Annual Fall Social, which was held at The Playhouse // Swillburger and featured arcade games, beer, food and an evening of fun with friends and colleagues and a message from our chapter president Matthew Kremers

Stay tuned for the announcement on our YEA next technical session on Psychometrics coming later this month

10/06/2022

September 12th was the Rochester ASHRAE Chapter Annual Fall Social, which was held at the Webster White House Lodge and featured barbecue, beer, and an evening of fun with old friends and industry colleagues. Dinner was catered by Texas Bar-B-Q Joint from Spencerport and YEA hosted a Co****le tournament with prizes.

09/27/2022

Our First Chapter meeting is coming up. Please consider joining us to learn about Humidification 101 presented by David Bennet - Eastern Regional Sales Manager, DriSteem.

When: October 17th, 2022
Time: 11:30AM-1PM

Register Here: https://rochesterashrae.org/meet-reg1.php?mi=9084&id=16

Learning Objectives:
Objective 1 – Understand the available options for humidification systems
Objective 2 – Understand the common humidification design and application concerns
Objective 3 – Understand the common pitfalls of humidification system designs.

This Event will be hosted at the Strathallan Hotel on East Avenue on the 9th floor in the main ballroom event space. Free Parking is available in the Strathallan parking lot (entrance to parking lot from Strathallan Park). On-street parking is also available in the surrounding neighborhoods (observe City signage & meters). With this being a new location and arrangements, please plan to arrive around 11:30am for this event to sign-in and grab lunch. We plan for the presentation to begin at 12:00pm. We will selling tickets for a 50/50 Raffle at this event (cash only), with proceeds supporting ASHRAE Research Promotion.

We encourage you to share this event invite with friends and colleagues who are interested or would benefit from attending this event. Your support for the Rochester Chapter of ASHRAE is greatly appreciated!!!

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09/26/2022

https://www.sustainablerefrigeration.com/

Please check out the Sustainable Refrigeration Summit put on by our friends at the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) in October. The NASRC has been making good progress on natural refrigerants in supermarkets and industrial applications in California. The virtual summit is free for those that are interested

This FREE virtual summit will bring together the stakeholders needed to solve the puzzle of sustainable refrigeration in supermarkets - including food retailers, manufacturers, service contractors, engineers, consultants, government agencies, policymakers, utilities, energy, and environmental stakeh...