January 2009 Meeting
Topic
Dr. Duct Tape
The serious side of duct tape is that duct leakage, especially in homes, can waste 20-40% of the energy that goes through the ducts. The study of duct leakage led to the finding that duct tape does not work on ducts. This talk will examine that research, but also entertain the lighter side with the story of one researcher’s “15 minutes of fame” that results when a serious piece of work catches the fancy of the popular press.
Speaker
Max Sherman – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Max Sherman is a Staff Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he runs the Energy Performance of Buildings group. His research career spans over 25 years and almost 200 publications, most of which focus on buildings, energy efficiency and HVAC. His most recognized research areas concern ventilation, thermal distribution systems, infiltration and envelope-dominated buildings. He gives technical lectures frequently and has appeared in the popular media on issues of ventilation and duct tape.
Dr. Sherman was one of the youngest to be made an ASHRAE Fellow and has had a distinguished career since being elevated. He has chaired SPC 62.2P, the committee which developed ASHRAE’s residential ventilation standard. He served as a Director-At-Large for the Society in 2001-2004 and chaired the committee that coordinated the transition to the recently implemented change in Council and Committee structure.
Date
January 14, 2009 (Wednesday)
Time
11:30pm Check-in, 12:00pm Lunch, 12:30pm Presentation
Location
| Three Flames Restaurant 1547 Meridian Ave San Jose, CA 95125 Ph: 408-269-3133 www.3flamesrestaurant.com |
Cost
$40 with Reservation, $50 for Walk-ins.
RSVP
Yindy Chow, Western Allied Mechanical
Ph: 650-326-0750
Email: ychow (at) westernallied.com
If you would like a vegetarian meal, please specify in your RSVP.
Cancellations
Must be made by the Friday prior the meeting. Otherwise you will be invoiced. Please note that we accept cash or check only. Please make checks payable to San Jose ASHRAE.
Wine Sponsor
Please contact Yindy Chow if interested.
Table Top Presentation
Will advise.
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