Come join us for the 1st monthly meeting of the ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter

  Where to Park

 Meeting Agenda

Registration - 5:30

Technical Presentation - 6:00

Dinner - 7:00

Main Program - 7:30

Adjournment - 9:00

Technical Presentation - Do's & Don'ts

Topic: Trane Wireless Controls: Design Considerations and Implementation

This presentation will cover Trane’s Air-Fi Wireless Controls. Topics included in this presentation consist of: Hardware, Software, Protocol, Security, Reliability, Redundancy, and Installation Examples.

Presenter: RJ Ritter & Joe Palaszynski

RJ Ritter: RJ has been with Trane Honolulu since 1992 focused on developing and growing Trane Building Automation Systems.  He was the Hawaii Area Contracting Manager until 2016, transitioned into the Systems Sales Manager role in January 2017 and is now responsible for equipment and controls sales in the Honolulu office.

Joe Palaszynski: Joe is the current Hawaii Area contracting manager and has been with Trane for 4 years. Prior to that he has spent the last 10 years being a Test & Balance technician, controls technician and project 

Main Program

Topic: The State of Hawaii's 2015 International Energy Efficiency Code

Mr. Wiig will very briefly highlight the near-revolutionary changes to the residential portion of the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) compared to the extant 2006 IECC.  He will then launch into the 2015 IECC envelope requirements and how they substantially affect the HVAC and lighting components. He will then delve into the particulars of the HVAC section including the “one more thing” provision. Finally, Mr. Wiig will  paint a picture of compliance with the IECC, based on a recent study by the Hawaii Energy Office consultant, Mr. Erik Kolderup, PE.  While compliance is generally good, in some spots excellent, a glaring exception is commissioning.  Mr. Wiig hopes to generate discussion on that issue.

Presenters: Howard C. Wiig

Howard Wiig is an Energy Analyst for the State of Hawai‘i. In this capacity, he is project manager for building energy codes, enabling and facilitating Hawai‘i’s transition to a clean energy economy by reducing the energy consumed in new and renovated homes and commercial buildings. He represents the State as Chair of the Energy Subcommittee of the Hawai‘i Building Code Council, and sits on the Starlight Reserve Committee to ensure that policies are developed to maximize the most efficient lighting for buildings, residences, and outdoor lighting systems.

Wiig has over thirty years’ experience in the State Energy Office.  He is the State of Hawai‘i representative to the International Code Council (ICC) and has served as a voting member at national ICC hearings on the 2009,  2012, 2015and 2018 national energy codes and has assisted with the creation a tropical climate zone for the ICC.   Mr. Wiig also sits on the Administration Task Force for the national 2018 Green Building Standard and sits on the Hawaii Boards of Hawaii Correctional Industries and Engineers and Architects of Hawaii, is Hawaii President of the Illuminating Engineering Society and Dark Skies International and hosts a bi-weekly program, “Code Green” for Think Tech Hawaii.

Wiig has spoken at national Energy Codes Workshops, South Pacific Energy Conferences in Guam and Saipan and served as energy code advisor to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Caribbean nations. He is the author of numerous articles on energy codes, lighting efficiencies, cool roofs and marine debris.