Join us as we welcome an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer for our February Meeting.
Presenting:
What's Your EUI?
Energy Efficiency related to commercial buildings is being analyzed by the DOE in a way to establish benchmarking for different building types within different climate zones. This has lead to average building energy footprint figures for most commercial buildings, yet the industry is now aware of how this new benchmarking will affect buildings and their lifecycle. This presentation explains the complicated process of overall building energy efficiency, how this relates to DOE standards, and how this is related to other elements including potential Carbon Indexing (or Carbon Taxation). Closely tied to this discussion will be a brief connection to ASHRAE Standard 189.1 due to the characteristics of this standard and its impact on EUI.
Presented by:
Douglas F. Zentz
Associate Professor – HVACR Program Coordinator
HVACR Program – School of Built Environment
College of Engineering Technology
Ferris State University
Douglas F. Zentz, Associate Professor, is the Program Coordinator for the HVACR Programs within the College of Engineering Technology at Ferris State University. He received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University in 1980 and his Master degree in Career and Technical Education from Ferris State University in 2007. He is a past President of West Michigan ASHRAE, a past RVC of Student Activities for Region V, and is the current Vice Chair for Student Activities within ASHRAE.
In the field of HVACR, his background includes professional engineering sales for the Trane Company, manager of engineering-design-build for W.J. O’Neil Company in Detroit, and vice-president of engineering for EPPA-Strand Custom Air Handling in Detroit. This experience started in 1980 and continued until his transformation into teaching at Ferris State University in 2003.
In the area of teaching, he has taught junior and senior level HVAC Design (primary and secondary systems), Primary Equipment Selection, Commercial Building Heat Gain/ Heat and the senior Capstone Experience. His teaching experiences includes development of new curriculum (both in the traditional classroom and fully on-line) and teaching fully on-line courses for over 9 years. He has mentored eight (8) different student groups which have received either a First, Second, or Third place recognition from ASHRAE in the Student Design Competition. He serves on many educational committees and was a member of Fluke Instrument’s Advisory Board on IAQ.
In the area of professional speaking, he has been the guest speaker at 27 events since 2005. Organizations which have invited him to speak include: 1) Mechanical Contractors of America, 2) Air Conditioning Contractors of America, 3) ASHRAE (society and local chapters in Michigan and Indiana), 4) ARI (teachers workshop), 5) Lily West Conference (educational workshop), 6) USGBC (West Michigan), 7) Ferris State University (Energy Conferences), and 8) Efficiency United (educational arm of 16 Michigan Utilities).