March had our annual Technical Seminar and Product Show by Matt Tio Chair planned at the East-West Center on the University of Hawaii at Manoa on Friday, March 24, 2017. Hope you were able to connect up with this venue and informational opportunity we presented this year. The April Chapter Meeting has a Variable Frequency Drive and Power Quality presentations along with the Membership Promotion Committee Chair, Lori Arakawa, P.E., asking each of you to bring in a new member. Yes, it is the Member-bring-a-New-Member event where the dinner of both is free to them on April 13th. Check with Lori for details. Our RP Committee planning of the 30th Annual Golf Tournament on 5-5-2017 (Cinco-de-Mayo) at Pearl Country Club is nearly complete. Just a couple of team slots available at this point. If you have already joined in, please provide sizes of Golf Shirts for your team ASAP so our shirt sizes order is correct.

Check with Min Zhong, P.E. for the CTTC Energy Award applications and Tony Rasabout for the Refrigeration Comfort Cooling Award. We are doing well in PAOE at 4830 points - #1 in Region X – keep pushing BOG’s team members to report your activities to me.

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 Presidents Message

2 April chapter meeting announcement

2 April Chapter Meeting Technical Session

3 April Chapter Meeting Main Presentation

4 ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter Officers

6 CTTC Chair Report

7 Slate of Officers and BOG for 2017-18 Society Year

8 Pictures From March Technical Seminar

9 Message from the Newsletter Editor

April 10, 2017

By Dean S. Borges, P.E.

P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu HI 96812-3916 Ashraehawai ichapter. info

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Dean S. Borges InSynergy Engineering

Also at the Chapter Meeting on May 11th we are hosting a Distinguished Lecturer, Victor Goldschmidt, from Purdue University. Mr. Goldschmidt has taught almost every course in thermal sciences offered at Purdue, as well as a special upper level technical course on the “Creative Process in Engineering.” He will be presenting his highly touted “Problem Solving and Creativity” discussion which will contrast well with the UH Manoa ME 417 Student’s presentation of their work on the 2017 ASHRAE Student Design Competition to design the HVAC&R systems for a newly constructed Meteorological Station on Islas Diego Ramirez, Chile.

Presidents Message

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Date: 13 April 2017

Where: The Plaza Club, 900 Fort St. Mall, 20th and 21st Floors, www.theplazaclub.com

Registration: Starts at 5:30 pm. Contact Valerie Mencias at vmencias@norman-wright.com for additional info.

Technical Session: 6:00 pm

Dinner: Approx. 7:00 pm

Main Program: 7:30 pm

Adjournment: Approx. 9:00 pm

Cost: $45 per ASHRAE member; $50 per guest; $55 at the door. Payment via credit card: https://ashraehawaiichapter.info Otherwise, make check payable to ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter.

Technical Session: Variable Frequency Drives – Designs and Applications for Energy Efficiency

April Chapter Meeting

Variable frequency drives are frequently used in HVAC projects. Therefore, it is very important for the HAVC professionals to understand its basics and applications. ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter has dedicated its April technical session to cover these important topics where designing of VFDs and its applications for energy savings will be discussed.

Leslie M. Taniyama PSIG-Hawaii

Presenter: Leslie M. Taniyama, Vice President, PSIG-Hawaii

Leslie (Les) Taniyama and wife Janice are the co-founders of Power and Systems Inspection Group (PSIG-HI), a consultation and engineering firm which provides various technical services in Hawaii and other western United States. Les graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1973 with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. As a Senior Engineer and Associate of Dennis H. Parr and Associates, Les also provides forensic engineering and consultation/design services throughout the West Coast. Les is an associate of PSIG (California/Hawaii), where his disciplines include mechanical, electrical and energy engineering with work concentrations in HVAC design, facility consultation, forensic engineering and electrical power quality analysis and mitigation.

Les’ early career started as a contractor, manufacture representative of HVAC equipment and now, as a consultant and designer for facility managers/owners and for other design engineering firms. Les has been involved in the energy and energy efficiency design and consultation work since the late 1990’s and has participated as the lead designer/consultant for major photovoltaic projects at our own naval shipyards. With more than 20 years of energy auditing, monitoring, data analysis, design and commissioning, he and the Facility Engineers with the University of Hawaii at Manoa have developed the “Performance Design” process. The proven performance design process has yielded energy award winning projects while still maintaining the limitations of the State’s procurements process for Bid-Specified projects. Les is involved with many professional organizations in various capacities. He is also an active ASHRAE member.

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Michael Tibbitts Western Regional

Manager, TCI

Presenter: Michael Tibbitts, Western Regional Manager for TCI

Michael Tibbitts has been associated with TCI since 1987 and has been Western Regional Manager since 2001. TCI is an electronics manufacturer specializing in products and services which improve power quality and efficiency in commercial/industrial settings. Mike has excellent knowledge of harmonics, motor & control, VFDs, and DC Drives.

Main Presentation: Power Quality – Understanding and Its Mitigation Power quality can be defined as the ability of electrical network or grid to supply a clean and stable power supply. Poor power quality often associated with reduced equipment efficiencies thus increased power consumptions and equipment damage. It is important for our members to be cognizance of this issue. Therefore, ASHRAE Hawaii chapter has decided to cover this important issue in upcoming monthly meeting’s main presentation.

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Donna Kishi Norman S. Wright

Lori Arakawa, P.E.DOD

Matthew Tio DMG Hawaii

Chapter Officers for Society Year 2016-17

President: Dean Borges, P.E

President Elect: Kevin Luoma, P.E.

Vice President: Mofazzal Mir, P.E.

Secretary: Willie Diguc Treasurer: Samantha

Niver, P.E.

Committee Chairs Attendance and Reception Chair: Valerie Mencias/Hazel Wong Energy Awards Chair: Min Zhong, P.E. Technology Awards: Kelsey Koshi Grassroots Government Activities Chair: Andrew Crossland, P.E. Historian Chair: Donna Kishi Membership Promotion Chair: Lori Arakawa, P.E. Newsletter Editor Chair: Mofazzal Mir, P.E. Chapter Programs Chairs: Les Taniyama, P.E. and RJ Ritter Refrigeration Chair: Tony Rasabout Research Promotion Chair: Dave Drapalik Student Activities Chair: Diamond Pedro Technical Seminar Chair: Matthew Tio Product Show Chair: Ryan Chang, P.E. Technology Transfer Chair: Kevin Luoma, P.E. Webmaster Chair: David Lebowitz/Jake Gribbon Young Engineers of ASHRAE Chair: Daniel Murakami Sustainable Activities Chair: Josh Jackson CRC Action Chair: Donna Kishi Nominating and Events: William P. Lee, P.E., Donna Kishi Long Range Planning: William P. Lee, P.E.

Chapter Board of Governors Donna Kishi (Immediate

Past President) Lori Arakawa, P.E. Matthew Tio RJ Ritter Ryan Chang, P.E.

Chapter Officers

Mofazzal Mir, P.E. InSynergy Eng. Inc.

Willie Diguc Oahu AC

Kevin Luoma, P.E. WSP Hawaii

Samantha Niver, P.E. WSP Hawaii

RJ Ritter Trane

Tony Rasabout Coffman Engineers

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Ryan J Chang.

TAB Engineers

Valerie Mencias

Norman S. Wright Diamond Pedro

ACS Supply Corp.

Kelsey Koshi ACS Supply Corp.

David Lebowitz Oahu AC

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Aloha All, Every month all ASHRAE members receive the ASHRAE Journal which provides us with wonderful information on the latest technologies and projects in our industry. In March the ASHRAE Journal celebrated 35 years of the ASHRAE Technology Awards. This year’s winners included a vivarium, a training hospital, and police headquarters. Two of them are net zero and the third one exceeded ASHRAE 90.1-2007 by 40%. These certainly followed the theme of our technical seminar of energy efficiency. We are currently accepting projects for Technology Awards locally here in Hawaii. Contact Min Zhong if you have any. It would be wonderful promotion for your company. Upcoming Webcast: This time it is actually almost here. Take Control: Using Analytics to Drive Building Performance April 20, 2017 1:00 – 4:00 PM EDT https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/webcasts This webcast will feature industry experts who will define the importance of, and why we should strive for, better building operations through improved controls and analytics. Viewers will be able to describe key elements of controls and analytics for building operations, and identify steps required to deploy analytics in building projects, including commissioning. This program will quantify how applying best practice controls improve building performance, and will recognize the value of analytics in building operations to achieve a reduced cost and increased performance. Last but not least, here is a quick bio of an influential engineer: Frederick Henry Kohloss: Born on December 4, 1922 in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Fred Kohloss was American engineer and the only Hawaii engineer to be president of ASHRAE. He was president in 1986-87. After getting his BSME from the University of Maryland in 1943, he served in the Army from 1943-1946. He came to Hawaii in 1955 after working various engineering positions and in 1961 started Frederick H. Kohloss & Associates, Inc., Consultant Engineers, which he partnered with an Australian Company Lincolne Scott in 1991. In 2003 he retired and moved to Arizona. To see a video Fred Kohloss gave while he was president of ASHRAE click on the link below. https://www.ashrae.org/society-groups/leadership-recall/frederick-r-kohloss Mahalo Nui Loa!

By Kevin Luoma, P.E., Chapter CTTC Chair

Chapter Technology Transfer Committee Chair Report

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Slate of Officers and BOG for 2017-18 Society Year Following is the ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter’s slate of officers and BOG for 2017-18 Society Year starting from July 1, 2017 presented to the membership at February monthly meeting on February 09, 2017: President: Kevin Luoma, P.E. President Elect: Mofazzal Mir, P.E. Vice President: Willie Diguc, P.E. Secretary: Samantha Nakamura, P.E. Treasurer: Matthew Tio BOGs: Valerie Mencias Lori Ann C Arakawa Josh Jackson Elections will be held at the May monthly meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Additional nominees can be sent to Donna Kishi or William P. Lee Nominating Committee.

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Pictures from March Technical Seminar

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Message from the Newsletter Editor By Mofazzal Mir, P.E.

We had a very successful annual technical seminar and product show on March 24, 2017. The seminar was very informative with excellent individual presentations and panel discussions. We hope the seminar attendees were able to enrich their technical knowledge from the valuable information provided at the seminar. In our next meeting on April 13, 2017, Les Tanyama from PSIG-Hawaii will discuss designs and applications of variable frequency drives for better efficiency and saving energy. In the main program, Michael Tibbitts from TCI will discuss power quality and how to mitigate them. We highly encourage the members to plan on attending the meeting and enrich their technical knowledge. During the May monthly meeting, ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter traditionally provides an opportunity to the Students of ME-417 class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to present their class project. This year the students will present design of a HVAC system for a new single story government, Meteorological, and housing building. We have attached the executive summary of the student’s presentation with this Newsletter. One of our members and ASHRAE Hawaii chapter’s past president Marites Calad is appointed as Region X Director and Regional Chair. We congratulate her for her appointment. We are very happy to see that one of our members will be serving us in the regional level. We wish her continued success and further advancements in the Society level. Attached with this Newsletter is the ASHRAE insights showing Marites’s appointment as Region X Director and Regional Chair. Last but not the least, attached is also our last BOG meeting minutes in case you are interested to know what has been discussed. Mahalo to everyone until we write again!

ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter P.O. Box 3916 Honolulu, HI 96812-3916

Chapter Website: www.ashraehawaiichapter.info

ASHRAE Main Website: www.ashrae.org

E-mail: admin@ashraehawaiichapter.info

New Single Story Government, Meteorological and Housing Building 

The  May  2017  technical  program  will  feature  the 

students’  presentation  from  University  of  Hawaii  at 

Manoa (UHM). The presentation will be a review of the 

design  project  that  was  submitted  by  the  2016  Fall 

Semester students for their ME 417 Course requirements 

in Applied Thermal Engineering. The students adapted 

and  modified  the  design  provided  by  2017  ASHRAE 

Student  Design  Competition.  The  design  team  was 

formed  to  enhance  the design project  and  to make  the 

final presentation on May 11, 2017. 

The purpose of the project was to design the HVAC&R 

systems  for a newly constructed Meteorological Station 

on  Islas  Diego  Ramirez,  Chile.  The  Station  will  be  a 

single  story  government,  meteorological  and  housing 

building  operating  all  year  round.  It  will  include  the 

mezzanine  office  and  repair  building  in  the  Diego 

Ramirez Islands. The design systems are intended to be 

dependable and economically viable for at  least 20 year 

life span. 

ASHRAE  Standards  55,  62.1,  and  90.1  as  well  as  the 

ASHRAE  Handbook  were  used  as  the  basis  of  design.  A  commercial  software 

program was used to calculate heating and cooling loads for the proposed building. 

The  students  reviewed many  systems  and  zeroed‐in  to  two  systems.  The  systems 

were compared using life cycle cost analysis, which included initial costs as well as 

operation  and  maintenance  costs.  In  addition  to  the  life  cycle  costs,  other 

considerations included indoor air quality, energy conservation, energy performance 

and system selection.  

The  process  of  analyzing  the  requirements,  designing  a  system  and  selecting 

equipment was  instrumental  in  the  student’s  level  of understanding  of HVAC&R 

systems. As  the students were  involved  in  the process,  they  learned not only about 

designing a HVAC&R system but also  in working as a  team and  the  importance of 

seeking out people with the knowledge to help with questions and difficulties. 

In  closing, Garrett Lau  (UHM  2007 Class), Tony Rasabout  (UHM  2008 Class),  and, 

Rudolph J. Ritter of Trane Pacific generously offered their time and knowledge to the 

students. The students are grateful for their help and patience as they mentored and 

gave guidance over the course of the semester. 

Ryan Chun was  born  and  raised  in O’ahu  and  is  expected  to  graduate  in May  2017 with  a 

Mechanical  Engineering  degree.  Watching  nature  and  science 

documentaries  from  a  young  age  is what sparked his curiosity  into how 

things  worked.  Originally  considering  a  degree  in  physics,  he 

was  convinced  by  others  that  engineering  was  a  valuable  route.  It 

was  then  in  mechanical  engineering  that  he  discovered 

engineers  are  “applied  scientists”  and  that many of  the  things he would 

have  learned  in  “physics” he was  learning  in  class.  Moving  forward, 

Ryan  will  graduate  and  join  the  workforce while  keeping  in mind  his 

values of the environment, personal balance and community. 

Kent  Harada  was  born  and  raised  on  O’ahu,  Hawai’i  and  is  expected  to 

graduate in May 2017 with double degrees: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical 

Engineering  and  in  Chemistry.  Following  his  interest  in  Acoustics,  Kent 

currently  works  as  a  part‐time  technician  for  CENSEO  AV+Acoustics  in 

Kailua.  As  a  part‐time  “Genius”  at  Apple  in  Kahala,  he  is  pursuing  his 

passion  of  empowering  everyone  with  technology.  Kent  graduated  from 

Kapi’olani  Community  College  with  an  Associate  of  Science  in  Pre‐

Engineering  and  from  Leeward  Community  College  with  an  Associate  of  Arts  in  Natural 

Science in the spring of 2015. In his free time, Kent plays video games and bass guitar. 

Aloha, Po’okela Stillman Reyes was born on the island of Oahu, of Hawaiian, 

Chinese,  Filipino, German,  and Norwegian descents,  or  better  known  as  a 

“mixed plate.” He  grew up  on  the East  side  of  the  island,  a.k.a. Kuliouou 

Valley,  right  before Hawaii  Kai;  attended Aina Haina  Elementary  School, 

Holy  Trinity  and  then Kaiser High  School. At Kaiser,  he was  fortunate  to 

learn  many  lessons  throughout  by  getting  involved  with  JROTC  (Junior 

Reserve Officer Training Corps),  and  by playing  a  few  sports  along  the way  like  football & 

wrestling. Graduating  in 2011, his college career kicked off at Kapiolani Community College. 

Being part of a summer STEM program, he engaged with an engineering project & exposed to 

many  of  the  different  intricacies &  facets  of  engineering. After  the  program,  his  decision  to 

become  an  engineer  was  fully  cemented.  He  decided  to  follow  his  father’s  footsteps  in 

becoming a civil engineer and pursued  interests  in building construction & design. However, 

his  interests  shifted  toward  aerospace  and  robotics,  which  led  to  the  obvious  choice  of 

mechanical engineering. Over his college career, he was  fortunate  to have met many  lifelong 

friends, and professors who have helped to guide and mentor him.   

Currently,  he  is  interning  at Dorvin D.  Leis,  a mechanical  contracting  firm. Working  in  the 

Design‐Build  Division,  he  is  fortunate  to  have  been  given  this  opportunity  to  learn  about 

mechanical HVAC&R design and its applications. Graduating this semester in May 2017, he is 

hoping  to  continue his  career  in  the HVAC&R  industry, where he  can practive what he has 

learned at UHM & further extend his knowledge in this industry.  

 

BOG MEETING MINUTES

ISE Conference Room on 2nd Floor 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 200

Honolulu, HI 96813 3/2/2017 (Thursday) – 5:00 pm to +/-6pm

Attendees: See attached Sign In Sheet Call to Order: 5:00pm HST by Dean Borges, President

1. Welcome and Self Introductions (5 min) 2. Housekeeping notes (2 min)

a. Tech Seminar* - Flyer to updated ASAP – Matt b. Region X Opportunity Fund – Ck Sustainability Luncheon cost/evaluation c. Treasurer Report – Status of receipts/bills

A. March Meetings – TBD Committee Reports: 3. Nominating – Need names for Treasurer (*Matt Tio is only candidate to date).

- Prepare a list for voting at April’s meeting. 4. Sustainability – Josh – no other activities yet 5. Reviewed PAOE – reported activities (5 min) 6. RP – Dave Drapalik - 5/5/2017, Golf Flyer posted/Activities/Budget/etc.

- 27 teams so far. 7. Chapter Programs – Les & RJ April & May – DL for May approved (15 min) 8. YEA – Daniel, events TBD 9. Student Activities – Diamond – opportunities TBD 10. Refrigeration – Tony Rasabout – TBD 11. Webmaster – issues David – Need to keep website updated with flyers. 12. Newsletter – Mofazzal – for April deadline 3/24/2017. 13. Technology – Kelsey – TBD 14. Energy Awards – RJ said he will file for his Alaska Project, Mofazzal has one for

the QMC. 15. CTTC, MAY DL actions 16. GGAC, issues at Legislature 17. Other Committee Reports

a. Las Vegas – Society Winter Meeting Report – Everyone b. Membership Promotion – Lori – April 13 is MP night. - Dinner provided for new guests. Door prizes and pupus to be provided. - Since 1/2016: 20 new members and 16 cancellations.

Adjourned: 5:43 pm Next BOG Meeting: Thursday April 6, 2017 – ISE Conf. Room 2nd fl – 5pm

Respectfully Submitted,

W. Diguc

Willie Diguc, Secretary