District Cooling in Downtown Indianapolis
The Past, Present and Future
Lunch meeting, Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m. Sign In/Network
11:30 a.m. Boxed Lunch
11:45 a.m. Chapter Announcements
12:00 p.m.Program
1:00 -2:00 p.m. War Memorial Museum Open
Theme: Indianapolis District Cooling
Cost: $20 per person
Program: The program theme is district cooling in downtown Indianapolis. Citizens Thermal Energy's (CTE) predecessor, Mid American Energy Resources, began operating the Indianapolis downtown district cooling plant in 1991. This program will describe the past 17 years of downtown district cooling and will briefly touch on future prospects for district cooling in downtown Indianapolis. The Indiana War Memorial Museum is a steam and chilled water customer of CTE. The museum will be open for one hour from 1-2 p.m. Be sure to visit the museum after the meeting.
Citizens Thermal Energy (CTE) Citizens Thermal Energy owns and operates district steam and chilled water systems in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. In operation for over 100 years, CTE's steam system is the second largest in the US providing steam for heating and processing to over 200 customers primarily in the near downtown area. Established in 1991, CTE's chilled water system now has a system capacity of over 54,000 tons of cooling serving customers such as the Indiana Convention Center/Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Government Center, the IUPUI campus, Indiana University Hospital, Children's Hospital, and the new Conrad Hotel. CTE also operates Indianapolis Campus Energy that supplies chilled water to the Lilly Technology Center campus. Lastly, Citizens Thermal provides utility management services at three major industrial facilities in the Central Indiana area.
Dave Kiesel has over 36 years of experience in the engineering & construction fields and has been responsible for the majority of the chilled water system development in Indianapolis. Dave worked 29 years for IPL where he managed many utility projects including the initial development of the district cooling system which commenced in 1990. In 2003, Dave accepted a project management position with CTE. Dave is a 1972 graduate of Purdue University with a Civil Engineering degree and a member of ASCE.
Tim Anderson has over 25 years of engineering and managerial experience. He currently serves Applied Engineering Services as an Associate. His engineering background includes district chilled water and steam generation, dust collection, refrigeration, and HVAC. Tim has extensive experience in managing projects and working with contractors, vendors, and plant maintenance personnel. Tim received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1983, and is a member of ASHRAE and International District Energy Association (IDEA)
Limited parking is available on the street. There is also parking available nearby at a garage on Illinois Street and a surface lot on Pennsylvania Street.
TECH SESSION
There is no tech session for this program.
Reservations:
For reservations please E-mail Angie Rennier by Friday, April 4th at VCS. Her e-mail is: angie@vc-solutions.com. The second option is to call her at: 317-259-7604 Ext-17. If you receive Angie's voice mail, please leave a message stating your name, company, the number of reservations required, and your phone number.
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2008 ASHRAE PROGRAM SCHEDULE - UPCOMING MEETINGS | |||||||
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DATE |
TIME |
THEME |
PAOE THEME |
CHAPTER PROGRAM |
COORDINATOR |
TECH SESSION |
COORDINATOR |
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Tuesday, May 13* |
Dinner |
Elections |
Spouse Night |
Tour: Progress of the Airport/ Underfloor System
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Ted Kussow |
TBD |
Ted Kussow |
*Please note that the meeting program for this date has been revised.
ASHRAE ENERGY AWARDS
Anyone interested in submitting a project for the highly coveted ASHRAE Energy Award, should contact Steve Ehrman or Mike McKiernan. They will help you fill out the short form application and make the process painless.