February 2019 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes
Date: 02/08/19 

1. CALL TO ORDER
   1. Time – 9:10am
   2. Location – Dubois & King office, South Burlington, VT 

2. ROLL CALL 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
   1. Approved: January Meeting Minutes
4. REPORTS
   1. President
      1. Sponsorship
         1. One new company joined – Control Tech at the Gold level.
         2. Now 7 companies total raising $4,250 which is close to what was budgeted.
         3. About 35 companies on contact list, only about 5 don’t have someone now assigned.
      2. Website / Newsletter
         1. Rachael has been updating the website.
         2. Nick sent out the newsletter last week including meeting RSVP
         3. Cx Associates posted one job, we charged $100

• Nominating Committee – Nick follow up with Tom
  1. Committee has all positions set except for Treasurer; Nick to review with Tom

1. Treasury
   300. Balance – $15,300.40
   301. Received payment from CTI for Sponsorship, reimbursed Charlie for DL expenses, paid Holiday Inn for January event.
2. Committee chairs
   1. MP
      1. No update / discussion
   2. YEA
      1. Leadership weekend in Portland, OR
         1. Tate signed up and the event and lodging costs ($700) were paid for by Region I.
         2. Flight costs $560, Tate’s employer may be able to cover some of it; Nick to review w/ Tate.
   3. SA
   4. Scholarships
      1. Two VTC students won national scholarships, each for $5,000. We will present these to the students at a monthly meeting or at VTC. Nick will coordinate with Leo
   5. GAC
      1. No update / discussion
   6. CTTC
      1. Past Meeting Review
         1. Topic: 2019 VT Energy Code Update, Mechanical and Domestic Hot Water.
         2. Attendance: 43, above average
         3. Rating: average 78%
         4. Comments were mixed, some impressed others expected more detail
      2. Better Buildings
         1. Topic #1: How to Implement Demand Control Ventilation and Comply with ASHRAE Standards – Attendance about 60 total
         2. Topic #2: Commissioning, Operating and Maintaining Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Systems – Attendance about 40 total.
         3. Number of ASHRAE attendees will be determined using discount code list and RSVP list.
      3. March Meeting – Topic is Indoor Grow Room Design
         1. Wed March 20^th, Dinner. Nick to confirm availability with Holiday Inn.
         2. Paul Stewart, VP of Sales, Desert Aire will be in area that date
         3. Has done presentation at many ASHRAE Chapters around the Country
      4. April Meeting – Topic is Microgrids
         1. This was presented at NH Chapter and received positive response
         2. Wed April 3^rd, Dinner
         3. Alexander Tang, Project manager, TRC
      5. May Meeting – Electric Vehicle Demo
         1. Exact date & Location TBD
         2. Meeting with Dave Roberts from Drive Electric Vermont to get ideas and contacts
      6. New Business
         1. Year End Fun Event
            1. Rob Ward and Greg Deutscher will take lead
            2. Idea for Corn Hole tournament in park (Colchester?) with a cookout.

6. ADJOURNMENT – 10:15 am

 Minutes Recorded By: Charlie Carpenter, Edited by Nick Thiltgen
These minutes are the writers understanding of the discussions involved.  If there are any exceptions taken, or omissions, please notify the writer immediately.

Acronyms, For Reference
BOG – Board of Governors
CTTC – Chapter Technology Transfer Committee
GAC – Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee
RP – Research Promotion
MP – Membership Promotion
ECC – Electronics Communications Committee
SAC – Student Activities Committee
YEA – Young Engineers in ASHRAE
CRC – Chapters Regional Conference
CIQ – Chapter Information Questionnaire
MCO – Management By Objective
PAOE – Presidential Award of Excellence