WestCon Tribune

SEPTEMBER MEETING

NEW ASHRAE VENTILATION & THERMAL COMFORT STANDARDS - RECENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING IAQ TESTING AND COMMISSIONING TO ACHIEVE LEED IEQ

CREDITS PRESENTED BY: ELIA STERLING, PRESIDENT,
THEODORE STERLING ASSOCIATES LTD.

Our line up of speakers for the next year looks great. Starting off in September we have invited Elia STERLING of Elia Sterling Associates Ltd from Vancouver British Columbia. Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd. (TSA) is recognized as an industry leader in the field of Indoor Air Quality in Canada as well as in the States. Their IAQ management team’s experience with indoor air quality audits is unparalleled. They are recognized as leaders in the field of indoor air quality and are regularly called upon to speak at building industry and engineering events and to advise on standards, regulations, and building code development.

TSA provides clients access to the world’s leading experts/scientists on indoor environments. Their services provide the real estate industry with cost effective verifiable problem detection combined with clear comprehensible consulting advise, enabling building owners, managers and operators to make decisions and implement programs related to IAQ performance of facilities for which they are responsible.

Canada has recently made the commitment to meeting the targets of a 22% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1999 levels by 2010 set in the Kyoto Protocal. Buildings have been identified as a significant part of the problem of global warming, in fact they have been identified as the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, accounting for approximately one quarter of all sources, second only to motor vehicles. Elia will be speaking about the new ASHRAE Indoor Air quality guidelines and techniques for field testing of conditions for LEEDS points.

Since receiving a professional degree in Architecture in 1979 Mr. Sterling has pursued a career in research and consulting on indoor air quality and building science and technology that has resulted in over 100 peer reviewed articles and conference presentations.

Mr. Sterling has been involved in the development of North American Building Codes and Standards and Occupational Regulations related to indoor air quality, ventilation and thermal comfort. He was a member of the development committee for the internationally recognized ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62-1989 “Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality “and is now a liaison for the committee charged with the continuous maintenance process of that standard.

As for practical field experience, Mr. Sterling has conducted indoor air quality assessments on buildings encompassing over 500 million square feet of office, commercial and hospitality space. For this work, Mr. Sterling has shared in a number of awards including the BC Hydro Design Excellence Award and the CANMET C2000 Advanced Commercial Buildings Program Award.