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September 2023 Nashville ASHRAE Chapter Meeting - Thomas H. Phoenix, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE (Distinguish Lecturer)

 

September 12, 2023
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Adventure Science Center
800 Fort Negley Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37203-4833
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Thomas H. Phoenix, P.E., LEED AP, Fellow ASHRAE

Awards and honors received:
• ASHRAE Fellow - 2011
• Distinguished Service Award - 1996
• Exceptional Service - 2007

Presentation Topic:  Improving Building Performance

This program will define the characteristics of a "high performing building" and how to identify and measure those metrics. It then discusses the tools that can be used to identify and analyze potential measures for improving the operating performance of the building

About the Speaker:

Thomas Phoenix is currently working with Mechanical Contractors, LLC – a design/build HVAC contractor with offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. He previously worked as a Principal in two architectural/engineering firms for over 30 years. 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 35 years of experience in the design, operation, and maintenance of building mechanical systems.

Mr. Phoenix has been an active member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) 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, Chair of Publishing and Education Council, and as the Chair of numerous ASHRAE committees and task groups. Mr. Phoenix is an ASHRAE certified Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP).

Mr. Phoenix is the immediate past Chair of the Advanced Energy Design Guide Steering Committee, and a Co-Chair of the original ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization. He also currently serves as Vice Chair of the National Institute of Building Sciences.

Mr. Phoenix is active in his local community. He is a graduate of Leadership Greensboro, a member of the Leadership Greensboro Alumni Association and a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Greensboro Children’s Museum. He is a Charter Member and Past President of the Gate City Rotary Club. He served as a Committee Chairman for the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic for Cancer Research for 19 years.

He is married to the former Rebecca Champion, and he and Becky have two children.

Tickets

$0.00 Member Registration

$35.00 Non-Member Registration

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