September 2016 Chapter Meeting

Please join us for the September Chapter meeting!

The Value of ASHRAE's bEQ

This program will present an update and overview of ASHRAE’s Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) program. The presentation focuses on bEQ’s use, not just as an energy labeling program, but as a powerful tool to identify ways to assess building energy use and improve the building’s performance.

Our speaker for the program will be Thomas Phoenix, P.E.

Thomas Phoenix is a Principal with the Architectural/Engineering firm of Moser Mayer Phoenix Associates located in Greensboro, NC, USA. He serves as Vice President and Director of Engineering. He has a B.S. degree in engineering from NC State University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and six other States and has over 30 years of experience in the design, operation and maintenance of building mechanical systems. Mr. Phoenix is an ASHRAE certified Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) and Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP).

Phoenix’s design portfolio includes schools, research and testing laboratories, industrial manufacturing facilities and numerous classroom, residence hall and food service projects for colleges and universities. Significant projects in which Phoenix has been involved include the North Carolina Museum of History, the American Airlines Hub (Terminal C) at Raleigh Durham International Airport, the Greensboro Natural Science Center SciQuarium and Animal Discovery exhibit areas, the Atlantic Coast Conference Hall of Champions Exhibit Hall and the Newbridge Bank Baseball Stadium.

Mr. Phoenix has been an active member of ASHRAE since 1982, and was elevated to the grade of Fellow in 2011. He is an ASHRAE Presidential Member, having served as Society President in 2014-15. He previously served terms on ASHRAE’s Board of Directors as Society Treasurer, Society Vice President, as a Director at Large, and as Director and Regional Chairman of Region IV. His past ASHRAE activities also include serving as the Chair of ASHRAE’s Members Council, and as the Chair of numerous ASHRAE committees and task groups.