121 (1), American Convention Center Complex

121 (1), American Convention Center Complex

TC 9.12 – Minutes –Jun 28, 2016

Minutes

TC 9-12 TALL BUILDINGS

Tuesday,Jun 28, 2016

121 (1), American Convention Center Complex

3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

  • Call to order –by chair at 3:36pm
  • Introductions
  • 5 voting member present of 9 [quorum]
  • Chair’s comments

-Welcome new members and visitors

-Voting members roll off: Bill Webb, Luke Leung, Ray Sinclair

-Voting members add: Duncan Philips, Stephen Ray, Lynn Werman, Dennis Wessel, Peter Simmonds

-Do we need to complete an Emergency Roster change?

-Delete corresponding members: Alejandro, Darras, Kroeschell, Vinh, Warwicker

-Reminder on “Code of Ethics”

-2 new MTG

  • MTG.OBB – Occupantbehavior in buildings
  • MTG.IAST – Impact of standards on energy
  • Membership– Carter
  • Potential new member in attendance
  • Research – Ray/Werman [not present]
  • RTAR 1787[Ambient Outdoor Climatic Conditions at Various Heights Near Tall/ High rise buildings], 1788 [Contaminant Variation and Outdoor Ambient Quality at various heights near tall/ high rise buildings] update:
  • Support from TC 4.7, TC 4.3, ASHRAE Region XIII
  • Underwriters Laboratories willing to fund part of it
  • Rewrite as one RTAR and include support for winter meeting
  • RTAR on outdoor air quality design criteria with Environmental Health Committee
  • Leung, Ray, and Simmonds
  • Emerging issue statement
  • Co-sponsors – Environmental Health Committee
  • TRG IAQP co-sponsor? [Wessel]
  • Natural ventilation design guide status – needs follow-up
  • [Carter] 62.1 and 170 have similar items
  • Approval of Minutes – Orlando, 2016
  • Motion Simmons, Second Klote, passed 5-0
  • Section head report
  • New MTG on air change rates – anyone interested?
  • Two new conference options – debates and panel discussion
  • Online authoring portal
  • Webmaster – Lindsey King
  • Program – Simmonds
  • St. Louis – seminar given; about 45 people in attendance
  • Las Vegas – no programs
  • Long Beach – Seminar on evacuations from tall buildings [Simmonds]
  • Klote, Davy, Dharkar
  • Possible future programs

Seminar on existing data on air quality at different vertical heights (all to provide input and provide feedback at Orlando)

  • Handbook – Simmonds
  • Old Business
  • Road Map for Tall Building Research?
  • Bacteria biome and particulate changes with elevations
  • Test or monitor the actual energy performance compared to energy model results
  • Testing of smoke flow would be interesting but unlikely to find a location that would permit the testing – NRCC projector for next meeting w/ room request to present TRP-1447
  • DOE 1383-1682:Weather Files for Tall Buildings and Future Climate Scenarios
  • 62.2 proposed change for high-rise – tabled research topic on ventilation
  • Energy modeling of cities
  • New Business
  • Meeting time? – proposed 12:15-2pm
  • Send reminder to Simmonds about TPS change
  • Note in Insights about change in date/time
  • Involve more YEA members
  • Adjournment at 5:25pm

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