ASHRAE SAC Hosted a mixing event at the univercity of calgary. We look forward to seeing you all there and networking
Edwin Liou
ASHRAE SAC and Carrier have made a donation to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s school of refrigeration, AC, and sheet metal. The donation consists of a water source heat pump, air source heat pump, and gas fired rooftop unit. The units will be installed in SAIT’s labs, and be fully operational so that students can get familiar with the latest technology. A huge thanks to Jess Villeneuve (Academic Chair) from SAIT for working with us.
Edwin Liou
Student Activities Chair SAC-ASHRAE
The student activities branch for Southern Alberta has been focussing on both supporting a capstone design project at the University of Calgary for mechanical engineering students and building new connections to get involved in K-12 outreach work. The student activities co-chairs have attended regular student meetings either virtually or in person with the capstone group to help them with deliverables for the project of designing and fabricating a model greenhouse for chickpea production with a focus on the HVAC systems. They will be presenting their project at the ASHRAE dinner meeting on ASHRAE Student Night. Sarah has been in touch with the new Alberta Online School Ignite Centre for eLearning (https://ignitecentre.ca/), and presented on Passive House HVAC concepts and geo-exchange systems for district heating for the grade 8 class who are working on a month long tiny house project on sustainable communities. There will be ongoing opportunities for outreach with Ignite, starting with an invitation to judge their Junior High science fair in early February.
Jack Sreekmar, Chad Draymond, and Sarah Toogood - Student Activities Chair and Co-Chairs
Student Activities at the Southern Alberta Chapter for the upcoming 2022-2023 year is off to a great start with some exciting new faces who bring their wealth of knowledge and creative ideas. Sarah Toogood and Chad Dymond join Student Activites at ASHRAE for the first time. Sarah and Chad are project managers and are helping guide the students of University of Calgary, SAIT and K-12 on their journey towards a sustainable future.
University of Calgary 4th year capstone project is underway as a group of students tackle the challenge of designing a low energy green house and the associated heating, cooling and humidification system associated to grow crops year round. SAIT Capstone projects will kick off in January 2023. Keep an eye out for potential K-12 events as they are being planned for the upcoming year. If you have a student or a teacher that would be interested in an event, please do reach out as opportunities are plentiful.
Finally, we look forward to have students come out to an upcoming YEA/ Student event in the near future. Stay tuned as we return to a bustling year at Student Activities at SAC ASHRAE!
Jack Sreekmar, Chad Draymond, and Sarah Toogood - Student Activities Chair and Co-Chairs