January 2011 - ASHRAE Qatar

A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y o f H e a t i n g , R e f r i g e r a t i n g , a n d A i r - C o n d i t i o n i n g E n g i n e e r s , I n c .ASHRAE — QATAR ORYX CHAPTERFIFA 2022 …THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGESJANUARY2011Our October 2010 newsletter’s wisdom of the months was“Success Comes Before Work . Only in the Dictionary”. Isn’t it true?The tremendous amount of dedication and hard work that was put by the Qatar Football Associationwas crowned with great success that made the whole world raise their hats withrespect to Qatar.This major success made all Qatar nationals, expats living in Qatar and the Middle East citizensproud of being at the center of this event that the whole world will look for.As Engineers and Architects in Qatar, we are lucky to have double the amount of thrill andexcitement. The amount and type of construction projects that will take place during thecoming twelve years will be the dream of any construction professional. However, this excitementand thrill impose added responsibility on us. We are morally responsible to makesure that the hard work that was put to win the FIFA 2022 Bid is translated to bigger successin building world class facilities that tells the world another great story about what dedicationand determination can achieve.The Mechanical Engineers will have their share of the challenge, as these facilities will haveto be designed to satisfy specific environmental conditions. Sustainable and Green buildingdesigns will be another mission to show our commitment to the environment.ASHRAE as a global society can offer a lot of technical information in the form of standards,technical materials, conferences, etc. On the other hand, ASHRAE would be happy to knowabout this intense engineering experience that is going to be built in Qatar. Lessons learntwill be one major part where we can serve our profession.Chapter Officer:Ramiz Gabrial PresidentHani Hawamdeh V. P.Board of Governors:Committees:Mohamad Mokdad—CTTCNewsletter Committee:Ramiz Gabrial ChairHassan Sultan Pres.ElectAbby VargheseSubrat Kar — MembershipDenise Haladjian MemberSeenu Pillai SecretaryDenise Haladjian TreasurerKamal Taj V. P.Eugene BaustistaSubrata KarB. DurairajjSeenu Pillai — Student ActivityDenise Haladjian—ResearchPromotionSeenu Pillai MemberAdvancing HVAC&R to serve Humanity and Promote a Sustainable World.

P a g e 3J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1WISDOM OF THE MONTHOBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOUTAKE YOUR EYES OFF YOUR GOALSD i d Y o u K n o w ?ASHRAE offer professional certification programs on five professional areas;• Building Energy Modeling Professional certification.• Commissioning Process Management Professional certification.• Healthcare Facilities Design Professional certification.• High Performance Buildings Design professional certification.• Operation and Performance Management Professional certification.• Building Energy Assessment Professional certification (to be launched on February2011)To get detailed information about the above certification programs and how to enroll inany of them, you can visit the following link;http://www.ashrae.org/certification/A S H R A E L i n k sBelow are some useful ASHRAE Links;• High Performance Buildings Magazine http://www.hpbmagazine.org/• Advanced Energy design Guide FREE Downloadshttp://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/1604• ASHRAE 2011 Winter Conference http://www.ashrae.org/events/page/2650MESSAGE FROM CHAPTER’S RESEARCH PROMOTION COMMITTEE CHAIRLADYThanks to the chapter's BOG financial leadership, 2010-2011 campaign has raised 4,640QR so far. Counting onyour support for ASHRAE Research!". Companies, members & non-members who are interested to support ASH-RAE research can right to dhaladjian@hotmail.com