Regional Vice Chair - Chapter Technology Transfer (RVC-CTT)

• Mr. Gadam Sivakumar (Singapore Chapter) (2022-2025)
  

Previous RVC-CTT

• Mr. HUANG Renjie, Jerry (Taiwan Chapter) (2019-2022)
• Dr Bing-Chwen YANG (Taiwan Chapter) (2016-2019)
• Mr Ching-loon ONG (Malyasia Chapter) (2013-2016)
• Mr Yong Kong NG (Malyasia Chapter) (2010-2013)
• Dr Raymond Man-Hung YAU (Hong Kong Chapter) (2007-2010)
• Mr Alan LAM Ying-Wai (Hong Kong Chapter) (2004-2007)
• Mr NG Eng Hong (Singapore Chapter) (2002-2004) RVC-TEGA (Technical, Energy and Government Activities)
  

ASHRAE Chapter Technology Transfer Committee https://www.ashrae.org/communities/committees/standing-committees/chapter-technology-transfer-committee

• CTTC Activities & Programs
• ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Program https://www.ashrae.org/communities/chapters/distinguished-lecturers
  
• CTTC Award Programs
• Technical Activities
• Additional Resources

• Great achievement and good follow up and coordination from all chapters CTTC chairs
  
• Society allocated DL visits: 12
  
• Total DL visits including Common pool and non-allocated: 17

• ASHRAE Technology Awards overview https://www.ashrae.org/membership/honors-and-awards/technology-awards-program
• Objectives:
  
• To recognize at international level successful applications of innovative design, effectively incorporate ASHRAE standards for Energy management, Indoor air quality and good mechanical design
• Purpose:
  
• 1. To recognize ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological concepts that are proven through actual operating data
  
• 2. To communicate innovative systems design to other ASHRAE members
  
• 3. To highlight technological achievements of ASHRAE to others, including associated professionals and societies worldwide, as well as building and facility owners
• Awards categories:
  
• 1.Commercial Buildings (New, Existing, EBCx)
  
• 2.Institutional Buildings (New, Existing, EBCx)
  
• • Educational Facilities
  
• • Other Institutional
  
• 3.Health Care Facilities (New, Existing, EBCx)
  
• 4.Industrial Facilities or Processes (New, Existing, EBCx)
  
• 5. Public Assembly Facilities (New, Existing, EBCx)
  
• 6. Residential
  
• Application requirements:
  
• A complete list of requirements, award application forms and sample award applications are posted at http://www.ashrae.org/technologyawards
  
• • Must be an ASHRAE member or Associate Society
  
• • Entries should be submitted electronically in pdf
  
• • The entrant, property owner and engineer of record must sign the application
  
• • The project has been in successful operation at least one year at the time of entry
• 
• TIPS for submission:
  
• ➢ Remember that the CTTC RVC doesn’t know you are submitting unless you notify him or her.
  
• ➢ Get an email confirmation that the RVC received your application
  
• ➢ If you are a P.E., indicate it on your application.
  
• ➢ Inform your chapter. If you are member of more than one chapter, identify the chapter you would like to submit the application under.
  
• ➢ Don’t miss out. Make sure you get your application in as early as possible to allow enough time to make corrections and re-submittal
  
• RXIII Technology awards schedule (2024-25):
  
• 15th May 2024: Deadline for Tech awards submission for regional level to RVC (Please see the submission and the selection criteria for Society level submission below*Notes)
  
• 15th July 2024: Selection of one winner for each category and inform the participant to prepare for the Society level submission
  
• 15th Aug 2024: Deadline for Society level submission to RVC for those who has been selected from regional entries from each category
• *Notes: 1. We encourage regional submission same requirements as Society level submission and will be judged accordingly
•              2. There will be one winner selected for each of the categories and will be requested to submit for the Society level submission
•              3. The Regional level winner will be awarded with a certificate and will be handed over to the Chapter President/CTTC Chair during the CRC

• RXIII Technology award winners for 2023-24 (Society level submissions)
• Great achievement from Japan chapter for the award of Engineering excellence, Hong Kong Chapter and Singapore chapter for the following Society level awards
• First Place and Award of Engineering Excellence:
  
• Hiroki Yokoyama
  
• Category III: Health Care Facilities (New)
  
• Obihiro-Kosei General Hospital
  
• Tomohito Sakai, Owner Representative
  
• Region XIII, Japan Chapter
• First Place
• Chun-Sing WONG, Chun-Kei NG, and Kin-Kwok LAM
  
• Category II: Other Institutional (EBCx)
  
• Sha Tin Racecourse Grandstand
  
• Chun-Sing WONG, Owner Representative
  
• Region XIII, Hong Kong Chapter
• Second Place
• Yuka Mutoh, Kentaro Kimura, Yasunori Akashi, and Shin-ichi Tanabe
  
• Category I: Commercial Buildings (New)
  
• Takasago Thermal Engineering Innovation Center
  
• Kazuhito Kojima, Owner Representative
  
• Region XIII, Japan Chapter
  
• Honorable Mention
• Bertrand Lasternas
  
• Category II: Educational Facilities (EBCx)
  
• SDE1 National University of Singapore
  
• Koh Yan Leng, Owner Representative
  
• Region XIII, Singapore Chapter
  
  
• The ASHRAE Society level technology award winners for the past years [PDF]