• 2006 ASHRAE Winter Meeting Guide (by Tracks)

    Jan. 1, 2006
    Alternative and Sustainable Technologies Seminar 01 ASHRAE HQ Extreme Makeover: Modeling and Monitoring Techniques to Improve the Energy Performance of

    Alternative and Sustainable Technologies

    Seminar 01
    ASHRAE HQ Extreme Makeover: Modeling and Monitoring Techniques to Improve the Energy Performance of Existing Buildings

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 2

    Seminar 05
    HVAC Related Building Systems Interaction with the Local Environment
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 12

    Symposium CH-06-01
    How Low Can You Go? Low-Energy Buildings through Integrated Design
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 11

    Symposium CH-06-02
    Radiant Systems: Back to Basics and Recent Successes
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 11

    Seminar 17
    Knowledge-Base on Energy Performance of U.S. Buildings
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Wabash Room

    Seminar 19
    Green Design and Sustainability: Un-Definable Success in a Defined World

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
    Parlor H

    Seminar 22
    Project Green Light: The Business Case for Green, You Can Do Well While Doing Good
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 24
    TES Outside the U.S.: International Applications of Thermal Energy Storage

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
    Salon 12

    Seminar 30
    Using DDC Controls to Manage Resources for Green Buildings

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 36
    Real Energy and Economic Outcomes from CHP Plants

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 11

    Forum 15
    What Are the Barriers to Using Air-to-Air Energy Recovery for Sustainable HVAC Systems?

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Salon 7

    Symposium CH-06-11
    Thermal Storage Systems Aging Gracefully

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 12

    Seminar 48
    High Performance Buildings Using Geothermal Heat Pumps

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Monroe Ballroom

    Forum 18
    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: Green Building Performance Expectations and Contract Compliance
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 50
    The Energy Design Process for High Performance Buildings

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Salon 7

    Symposium CH-06-13
    Recent Advances in Simulation

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 12

    Seminar 57
    Current Status of Solar Thermal Technologies for Heating and Cooling

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Crystal Room

    Commercial Systems and Applications

    Seminar 04
    Ground and Water Source Heat Pumps for Large Buildings and Industrial Applications
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 11
    Noise and Vibration Control Prescriptions for Health Care Systems

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Crystal Room

    Symposium CH-06-04
    Service Hot Water Demand: Then, Now and Now What?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
    Salon 11

    Seminar 16
    Innovative Benefits of Humidification

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Salon 12

    Symposium CH-06-05
    Application of Inverse Models

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
    Salon 11

    Seminar 23
    Public Interest Session on ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 51
    Best Practice for Minimizing the Occurrence of System Freeze-ups

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Wabash Room

    Education/ASHRAE

    Forum 02
    Impact of Eliminating Dust Spot Efficiency Testing from ASHRAE Standard 52.1
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Parlor H

    Forum 04
    What Guidance Should ASHRAE Provide for Reducing Multi-hazard Vulnerability?
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Room Parlor H

    Seminar 15
    Hot Presentations about Cold Topics

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Monroe Ballroom

    Forum 07
    Changes in Codes and Standards: What Do We Need to Know?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
    Crystal Room

    Forum 09
    Should ASHRAE Develop a Position Document on HFCs?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
    Parlor H

    Seminar 18
    First Time at an ASHRAE Meeting? This Seminar Is for You! (Open session - no badge required)

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
    Crystal Room

    Forum 10
    What's New in HVAC Acoustics?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
    Salon 7

    Seminar 28
    Load Calculations: The New Handbook Chapters

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 35
    Issues Update: How Government Advocacy Can Impact ASHRAE, Our Members and the HVAC&R Industry

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 37
    What is the Basis for the Ventilation Rates in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004?

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 42
    Interactions of the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols: Findings of the IPCC/TEAP Special Report on Ozone Depletion and Global Warming

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 52
    Ethics and Business Management in International Construction

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Monroe Ballroom

    Seminar 59
    Do ASHRAE Test Methods Reflect Real-Life Air Filtration?

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 11

    Forum 22
    ASHRAE Publications: From Codes to Fundamentals, What Should ASHRAE Publish?

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 7

    Forum 25
    What's Missing in Chapter 40 - Electric Motors and Control

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 12

    Energy Management and Controls

    Seminar 02
    Demand Response: What It Can Do for You

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Wabash Room

    Forum 06
    What Controls Modeling Capabilities are Needed for Energy Simulations?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 7

    Symposium CH-06-07
    Demand Response Strategies for Building Systems
    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 12

    Seminar 41
    How and Why to Calibrate a Simulation to Measured Data

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 12

    Seminar 43
    Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Opportunities and Challenges for Our Energy Supply
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Red Lacquer

    Seminar 45
    Application and Experiences with the New Simulation Software

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Parlor H

    Forum 19
    Wireless Sensing and Control: Where Is It Needed and What Should It Control?
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 7

    Seminar 55
    Load Management: Why You Should Care and What Technology Is Emerging

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 58
    Designing Building Automation Systems with IT Security in Mind

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Monroe Ballroom

    Fundamentals, Weather, and Load Calculations

    Seminar 25
    HVAC&R Journal Seminar

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 11

    Seminar 27
    Liability Issues for Design Professionals and Equipment Manufacturers in Meeting the Seismic /Wind Requirements of the IBC

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Monroe Ballroom

    Symposium CH-06-06
    Thermal Modeling of Phase Change Materials in Building Envelopes: Old Problem, New Developments

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Parlor H

    Forum 13
    How to Take Laboratory Classifications to the Next Step

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 56
    Soft Cake Yet Not Crusted: Humidity Control and Measurement-Challenges and New Technologies at Room, Low and High Temperature Ranges

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 61
    Lessons Learned from Hurricane Recovery

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Forum 26
    Window/Wall Interface: What Are the Critical Issues?

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Parlor H

    Homeland Security

    Forum 20
    How Can Hybrid 100% Outside Air Systems Improve Both Homeland Security and Sustainability

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 60
    Facility Protection from Natural and Intentional Events

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Wabash Room

    IAQ and Ventilation

    Seminar 03
    Field Test Results for UV Systems

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Monroe Ballroom

    Seminar 09
    Design of Natural and Mixed Mode Ventilation Systems in Commercial Buildings

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 2

    Seminar 10
    Infection Control by Using Proper Solutions

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Wabash Room

    Symposium CH-06-03
    Tenability and Risk

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Parlor H

    Seminar 13
    Case Studies in Underflow Air Distribution Systems

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 26
    Integrating Design with Risk Assessment in Labs: Successes and Failures
    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 12

    Seminar 29
    Selection and Application of VAV Terminal Units

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Wabash Room

    Seminar 33
    Applying Displacement Ventilation to Various Commercial Building Types

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Monroe Ballroom

    Symposium CH-06-08
    Latest Findings in Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Research

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Parlor H

    Forum 14
    Improving Fan Systems Energy Efficiency

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 7

    Seminar 39
    Designing for Dehumidification and Mold Avoidance

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Wabash Room

    Seminar 40
    Fire and Smoke Control Hardware: Back to Basics
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Monroe Ballroom

    Forum 16
    Issues Related to UV Application in the HVAC Community

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Salon 7

    Symposium CH-06-12
    Legionella Control and Preventing Legionellosis

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 12

    Seminar 53
    Experimental and CFD Benchmark Studies of Indoor Air Flow around
    Thermal Manikins
    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Red Lacquer

    Forum 21
    A Look Forward to 2020 for Small Forced-Air Heating and Cooling Systems

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Parlor H

    Industrial Systems and Applications

    Forum 01
    Design and Equipment Parameters for HVAC in Hazardous Spaces
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 07
    CFD Applications in Cleanroom Designs

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Seminar 08
    Chilled Water Systems: Lessons Learned

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Room Monroe Ballroom

    Seminar 14
    Challenges in Gas Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Salon 2

    Seminar 31
    Variable Flow in Chilled Water Systems-Benefits and Controls

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Red Lacquer

    Symposium CH-06-09
    High Density Cooling Issues Update: January 2006

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Crystal Room

    Forum 17
    Mission Critical Facilities: Issues and Roadmap

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 46
    Codes and Standards Affecting Refrigerated Commercial Display Cases and Storage Cases

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Wabash Room

    Seminar 54
    Industrial Ventilation Systems Component Selection and Design

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 11

    Operations & Maintenance, TAB and Commissioning

    Seminar 06
    Preventing Train Wrecks in Under Floor Air Distribution Systems through Commissioning
    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Crystal Room

    Seminar 12
    Outsourcing O&M: Boom or Bust

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 12

    Forum 05
    Test and Balance Specification: What Should It Contain?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 7

    Forum 08
    Economic Justification for O&M

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
    Salon 7

    Seminar 21
    Owning and Operating Costs of Temporary and Permanent HVAC Equipment During Construction

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
    Salon 11

    Forum 11
    Is Real-time Biological Monitoring for Cooling Water Systems Feasible?
    Monday, January 23, 2006
    8:00 am - 8:50 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 44
    A Specification Guide to HVAC: Test, Adjust and Balance

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Crystal Room

    Refrigeration

    Forum 03
    Are HFC Systems Leaking More or Less Than Their Predecessors?

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 20
    Back to Basics: Compressors

    Sunday, January 22, 2006
    3:15 pm - 5:15 pm
    Salon 7

    Seminar 32
    Advances in Refrigeration Technology

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Wabash Room

    Seminar 38
    Basics of the Cold Chain: Follow a Chicken from Slaughter to Grocery Cart

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Salon 11

    Seminar 47
    Design and Application of Brazed and Welded Plate-Type Heat Exchangers in the HVAC&R Industries

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Salon 11

    Seminar 49
    Lubricants and Issues for Alternative Refrigerants
    Tuesday, January 24, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Adams Ballroom

    Symposium CH-06-14
    System Chemistry and Contaminants Research

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Parlor H

    Seminar 62
    Variable Frequency Drives in Industrial Refrigeration

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Red Lacquer

    Forum 24
    Refrigerant Impurities: Do They Matter?

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    11:15 am - 12:05 pm
    Salon 7

    Residential Systems and Applications

    Forum 12
    Can One Reach Performance Testing Nirvana by Moving from ASHRAE 16 and 58 to ISO 5151?

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    9:00 am - 9:50 am
    Salon 7

    Seminar 34
    Factors Affecting Rainwater Penetration through Residential Assemblies: Laboratory and Field Experience

    Monday, January 23, 2006
    10:15 am - 12:15 pm
    Red Lacquer

    Symposium CH-06-10
    Managing Return Air in Residential and Small Commercial Buildings

    Tues., January 24, 2006
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Parlor H

    Forum 23
    Will the New 13 SEER Efficiency Standard Make A/C Systems More Susceptible or Less Susceptible to Field Problems?

    Wed., January 25, 2006
    10:15 am - 11:05 am
    Salon 12