More often than not, even when individuals have the spirit and the determination to preserve and protect the environment, they do not have the know-how. Thus the question, “What can we do?”. It is in answer to this question that we propose ‘ 88888 Lights Out’ on the  8^th of August, 2008 at 8 pm for 8 minutes.  

An ‘eight minute’ public display of unison, when everyone will switch off their lights for 8 minutes in support of the fight against ‘Global Warming’. In the run up to August 8th, we intend to build awareness on various environmental issues caused due to human activities.

Where ever you are on August 8th, kindly join the campaign by turning off your lights for 8 minutes at 8 pm. We request you to pass on the message to all your colleagues, friends & relatives and make this campaign a resounding success.

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Mumbai, July 26 A KPMG report, looking to assess India Inc’s preparedness on climate change, says only 21 per cent of businesses measured their carbon dioxide emissions.

Over 70 business leaders at the CEO level were interviewed for this study. The survey found glaring gaps between good intentions and appropriate actions relating to environment.

The report said that while 83 per cent of the respondents claimed to have a fair understanding of climate change issues, only under half said they had a clear strategy in place to tackle them.

Mr Arvind Mahajan, National Industry Director (Energy, Infrastructure and Government) of KPMG said, “Developing countries like India and China are under increasing international pressure to undertake measures to limit their aggregate emission levels. While the government on its part has recently announced the National Action Plan on Climate Change, the onus is now on private businesses to do their bit.”

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072750110800.htm

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Between ISHRAE and the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)!

A done deed!

A group photograph

A happy moment!

The signatories

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ISHRAE Pune Chapter proudly announces, for the first time, a web-seminar! (Webinar).
The most interesting part of the seminar is that the speakers will be from USA, in USA, but speaking to us in Pune! These include eminent names like ASHRAE Past President Ron Vallort.

Topics would be :
Recent Trends in Refrigerated Warehouse Designs’ and Air Doors for Cold Warehouses’

Details for the event are as below :

Date: 1st August 2008

Time: 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm, followed by dinner

Venue: Hotel President, Prabhat Road, Pune

This is a unique event which you should not miss !
Registration :

For ISHRAE Members: Rs 500/-
For Non-Members: Rs 750/-

Seats limited, so please register with ISHRAE office at the earliest !

Regards
Mohan Bhagwat
ISHRAE Pune Chapter

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MINNEAPOLIS—Daikin Industries and its subsidiary McQuay International have begun construction of a new $50 million global research and development center at McQuay’s headquarters in Plymouth, Minn. The new Applied Development Center will support product development, testing and verification. It is intended to allow the companies to leverage their respective areas of expertise. The center is expected to be completed in spring 2009.

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EnergyPlus – Design Builder software training at Bangalore, India on 11th and 12th August 2008 Mon-Tue. The objective of this two day intense workshop is to introduce the process of building energy simulation using DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus. Participants will be given the opportunity to learn the graphical DesignBuilder interface for EnergyPlus to create building geometry, visualisation and simple HVAC modeling on Day 1. The example will then be used to export the DesignBuilder information to EnergyPlus to model more complex HVAC systems on Day 2. This is a carefully designed "Hands-On" workshop where participants are expected to carry out simulation exercises in presence of expert faculty. This workshop is been offered jointly by USAID ECOIII Project and ISHRAE Bangalore Chapter. For more details please contact Rajan Rawal (rajanrawal@cept.ac.in) - P C Thomas (pcthomas@teamcatalyst.com.au) - ISHRAE Banglore Chapter: Mr. Pankaj Shah (pankaj@srpenviro.com)

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The California Building Standards Commission announced on Friday the unanimous adoption of a statewide “green” building code, the first in the nation.

The new standards will call for a 20% improvement in water use efficiency for both residential and commercial plumbing fixtures as well as target a 50% increase in conservation for water used in landscaping.

The new code will also require all new construction to reduce energy consumption by 15%.

Schwarzenegger also introduced his Green Building Initiative on Friday (Executive Order S-20_04) directing state agencies to reduce energy consumption for all state-owned buildings 20% by 2015. New construction and renovation of state buildings must meet minimum requirements for LEED Silver certification. Thirteen state buildings are currently LEED certified.

Read more:

http://www.enn.com/green_building/article/37708

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1850: Florida physician John Gorrie uses his mechanical ice-maker to astonish the guests at a party. It's America's first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.

William Cullen had demonstrated the principle of artificial refrigeration in a University of Glasgow laboratory in 1748, by allowing ethyl ether to boil into a vacuum. American Oliver Evans designed in 1805 -- but never built -- a refrigeration machine that used vapor instead of liquid. Jacob Perkins used Evans' concept for an experimental volatile-liquid, closed-cycle compressor in 1834.

Read more:

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0714#

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President Bush, who had insisted that any commitment to combat global warming must involve growing economies as well as the rich nations, recruited China and India to the table and received rare accolades from some environmentalists for doing so.

The developing countries received a promise that the rich countries would take the lead in curbing emissions. And environmentalists said the agreements renewed chances of reviving two ailing climate pacts, the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

But behind the congratulatory speeches on Wednesday, some experts said, was a more sobering reality. The documents issued by the participating countries had very few of the concrete goals needed to keep greenhouse gases from growing at their torrid pace, they said.

The statement issued by the industrialized Group of 8 pledged to “move toward a carbon-free society” by seeking to cut worldwide emissions of heat-trapping gases in half by 2050. But the statement did not say whether that baseline would be emissions at 1990 levels, or the less ambitious baseline of current levels, already 25 percent higher.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/science/earth/10assess.html?hp

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SALT LAKE CITY—Opportunities for improving the performance of existing buildings were highlighted at the 2008 ASHRAE Annual Meeting held here. The meeting theme of “Building Performance” was reinforced by 2008–09 ASHRAE President Bill Harrison. His inaugural address focused on operation and maintenance of existing buildings, as well as building new high-performance structures. "Our future holds net-zero-energy buildings, but the vast majority of the buildings that will exist in 2030 exist today," said Harrison. "[W]e must attack energy use in those buildings with the same focused attention we direct at designing the buildings of the future."

Read the full transcript of Harrison's address, Maintain to Sustain—Delivering ASHRAE's Sustainability Promise.

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Agreement Helps Facilitate Trade and Promote Better Performance. Arlington, VA - As part of a long-term partnership, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has agreed to share its equipment and component performance standards with the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) to facilitate the development of harmonized standards that address India's specific needs and conditions. The two organizations signed the agreement June 23 during a ceremony held in Salt Lake City.

"This agreement is consistent with the spirit of the HVACR industry's goal to reduce regulatory differences and facilitate international trade while maintaining high levels of performance," said AHRI's Executive Vice President Mark Menzer. "We are pleased ISHRAE is focused on strengthening their country's HVACR performance standards and we are willing and ready to help them achieve this monumental task."

According to ISHRAE's President Ashish Rakheja, India has a rapidly growing need for solid, respected HVACR equipment performance standards. "Our country has become a hub for multinational companies and we are experiencing major growth, especially in the construction of multi-million square foot buildings," he said. "The engineers responsible for these projects are bringing with them an awareness of the importance of standardization and international best practices. In addition, India is becoming a major force in the green movement led by the Indian Green Building Council and supported by a LEED rating system and the launch of the Energy Conservation Building Code last year. For these reasons, we need to strengthen our equipment performance standards, which is why we turned to AHRI for assistance in this area through this agreement."

The agreement sets forth a framework that promotes a process for effectively sharing AHRI's standards. The agreement provides ISHRAE with the ability to more widely disseminate AHRI's standards among the nation's standard developers; it establishes a process to ensure ISHRAE is notified when AHRI standards are revised and updated; and it provides ISHRAE greater access to AHRI's standards developers to assist them with technical issues relating to India's specific needs and conditions.
The full agreement can be viewed on www.ahrinet.org.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration equipment. An internationally recognized leader in developing standards for and certifying the performance of these products, AHRI is also a major advocate for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) industry both domestically and abroad. Visit AHRI at www.ahrinet.org, or go to www.ahridirectory.org for free information about ARI Performance Certified™ equipment.

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In 2007, the world market for air conditioning was valued at US$62 billion compared to US$55 billion in 2006. Asia Pacific is the largest market with total sales amounting to US$28 billion in 2007. The Chinese market alone was valued at US$12 billion in 2007. Sales of air conditioners in the Total Americas region were valued at US$15 billion, followed closely by Europe with US$13 billion market size in 2007. The Middle East, Africa and India market was valued at US$5 billion.

The global residential/light commercial market, which includes windows, portables and moveables, was valued at US$39 billion, representing approximately a 14% increase from the previous year. Minisplits continued to be the largest market segment in terms of value.

In our 2008 report, figures for VRF are presented separately due to the increasing importance of this product group: in 2007 the VRF segment was valued at US$5 billion. The total value of the chiller market (excluding air side products) was estimated at US$7 billion in 2007.

China has become the world largest market for air-conditioning. China and the US were almost equal in market value in 2007, but in 2008 the Chinese market is expected to grow further and widen the gap between the two countries.

Read more:

http://www.bsria.co.uk/press/?press=479

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on "Towards the Greener Planet"

ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter conducted a National Level Technical Paper Presentation Competition for the engineering students. It was organised at Fr. C. Rodgriues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on 23rd February 2008. The event was organised by the newly formed ISHRAE Student Chapter of Fr. C. Rodgriues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The theme of the paper presentation was on, "Towards the Greener Planet" and included topics like Energy Conservation, Global Warming, Green Buldings, Sorption Technology etc. About 48 papers were received from all over India and 29 papers were short listed for the presentation on 23/02/2008 from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
The inaugural ceremony was held at 9.30 to 10.00 a.m. Mr. Gautam Baliga, former President ISHRAE Mumbai Chpater was the chief guest for the function. Fr. Orlando Rodrigues, M.D., Agnel Technical Education Compelx, Vashi, Dr. Rollin Fernandes, Principal Fr. C.R.I.T., Dr. S.V.K. Reddy, HOD, Mechanical Department, Fr. C.R.I.T., Mr. Girish Panchal, Staff Incharge for the students chapter of Fr. C.R.I.T. and Mr. Tejveer Singh, CWC member ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter were graced the occasion. Mr. Gautam Baliga and Mr Tejveer Singh were the judges for the competition. The papers were judged on the basis of Paper Content, Presentation and Questions & Answers.

The first prize of Rs. 5000/- and a trophy were won by a group from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The second prize of Rs. 3000/- and a trophy were bagged by a group from Pillai College of Engineering, Panvel, Navi Mumbai. The third prize consisting of Rs. 2000/- and a trophy was won by a group from Fr. C. Rodgriues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. All the participants were awarded with a Participation Certificate.
 
Award winning students are as follows:


1st Prize:
Thermoacoustic Automotive Refrigerator    
Nikhil Dhavale, Gauav Gajjar

2nd Prize:
SOLAR CHILL - A Solar PV Refrigerator Without Battery
Maria Thomas, Babitha Kurup, Reena Rawat

3rd Prize:
Solar Canopy Illumination System    Manish Shinde
Avinash Renuke, Swaroop G.


Prepared by : Dr.S.V.K. Reddy & Mr. Girish Panchal

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