Cedar Valley History 2025 Archive
ANNUAL CRC REPORT - 2025
Chapter #159
CHAPTER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
|
Month |
Event |
Location |
Attendance |
|
August |
Mini-Golf Outing (MP Event) |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
15 |
|
September |
Fall Golf Outing (RP Event) |
Coralville, IA |
104 Golfers |
|
October |
Cedar Rapids CSD Trailside Geothermal Tour |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
16 |
|
November |
DL Meeting – Chris Muller |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
26 |
|
December |
Presentation on Modular Pipe Fabrication |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
8 |
|
January |
Presentation on Geothermal Wells |
Iowa City, IA |
16 |
|
February |
Student Night – Decarbonization Challenge |
North Liberty, IA |
18 |
|
March |
Underfloor Air Distribution Tour |
Waterloo, IA |
16 |
|
April |
Virtual DL Presentation – Dr Thomas Lawrence |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
14 |
|
May |
University of Iowa Health Sciences Building Tour |
Iowa City, IA |
TBD |
CHAPTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- Submitted Award Projects:
- Garett Bowmaster, Shive Hattery
- DL visits:
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Chris Muller, November 2024
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Moving Closer to Net Zero Buildings with the IAQ Procedure of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022
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Applying the IAQ Procedure of ASHRAE 62.1-2022 at K-12 Educational Facilities
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MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION
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Mini Golf Outing in September 2024
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
| Area-Assigned Members (without students) | 84 | 63 | 70 |
| Chapter Dues Paying Members (CDPM) | 66 | 57 | 49 |
| New Members to Date (AAM) | 14 | 20 | 2 |
| Members Delinquent to Date (AAM) | 5 | 2 | 1 |
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
- ASHRAE Decarbonization Challenge
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Multiple Design meetings with EWB-Iowa State students
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Chapter sponsored trip to Ullo, Ghana
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Student Night in February 2025
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Presentations by students on their projects
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- Continued efforts on creating a student branch at University of Iowa
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
| New Student Members | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Student Branches | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Student Meetings | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Students Attending Winter Meeting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RESEARCH PROMOTION
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Fall 2024 Golf Outing
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104 Participants
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$5,496 Total Dollars Raised
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$3,640 (100% of Goal) Donated to ASHRAE RP
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Remainder retained by chapter for operational expenses
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| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
| Chapter Goal | $3,640 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Total Dollars Collected | $3,640 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
YEA (Young engineers in ashrae)
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No specific YEA event
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YEA membership continues to grow
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YEA Chair assigned for next year
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- YLW 1.0 San Francisco
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1 attendee from Cedar Valley Chapter
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Shared details with current YEA members
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Government Affairs
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No specific event/activity, but dialogue has been initiated with the Iowa Chapter
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Future goal is to work together on this front
- GAC Chair has been assigned for next year
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| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
| # of GAC Activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # of Officials Identified | 0 | 0 | 0 |
chapter HISTORY
- All chapter history assets have been safely archived to Chapter's Google drive account
- A simple google search revealed interesting History items (Old newsletters, Eulogy)
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
| Chapter Display at CRC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
COMMUNICATIONS
- Email
- Announcements, reminders, and all other information is distributed through Starchapter's email function
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Started this year
- Highlights upcoming and past events
- Contact Information
- Available on our website
Highlights
success stories
- ASHRAE Decarbonization Award (more details to come shortly)
- CIQ for next year fully complete. Chairs assigned for all categories.
- We've raised more cash this year than ever before both for RP and the chapter.
lessons learned
- We need to incorporate Waterloo more.
- Create a section?
- People are willing to volunteer and help, you just have to ask!
