ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Talk
Sustainable Office Buildings in Hot and Humid Climate
by TL CHEN, PEng, CEng., Fellow ASHRAE
Primetech Engineers
The buzz word of Intelligent Buildings was replaced by Energy Efficient Buildings followed by Green Buildings and now by Sustainable Buildings. Regardless of whatever market driven gimmick-al term, HVAC system remains the major component for energy efficient and sustainable building design. Innovative HVAC concepts have been continuously developed and stretched to new limits. Countries in hot & humid climate have not trailed behind and have successfully localized many of the state-of-the-art passive and active cooling technologies. Case studies of selected award winning design/s in such region (which have ventured beyond the industry norm) will be featured.
| Date | 21 September 2007 (Friday) | ||
| Time | 6.30pm to 9.45pm | ||
| Venue | Singapore Polytechnic Staff Centre | ||
| Address | 500 Dover Road Singapore 139651 (Please use Gate 3 for entry) | ||
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| PDU points | 2 | ||
| Contact Person & Closing date | As there are limited places, please register early for the DINNER/TALK by |
About the Speaker
TL CHEN, PEng, CEng., Fellow ASHRAE
Primetech Engineers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President, ASHRAE Malaysia Chapter (2007-2008)
TL Chen is CEO of Primetech Engineers, a consulting engineering firm in Malaysia. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer (1st Class Hons) from the University of Leeds, England, and has been in the building services industry for over 25 years. His project portfolio includes the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the KL Central Train Station, the KLCC Convention & Exhibition Centre, as well as the 58-Storey 'tallest' office building in Melbourne, Australia.
Chen has authored numerous articles and papers on Fire Protection, Smoke Management, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration, CFC issues, Energy Issues and Intelligent Buildings. He works closely with the Malaysian Fire Authority on issues such as reviewing Halon alternatives, formulating policies for Fire Engineering Design and implementation of Fire Certificate Regulation. He was awarded the Fire Services Medal in 1999. Chen is also renowned for his innovative and daring design work which culminated in his award winning design for the New Securities Commission HQ Building in Kuala Lumpur. He works with and encourages local manufacturers to carry out R&D in conjunction with his ideas to successfully manufacture new HVAC products.
He was the 1999-2001 President of the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia; the 2003-2005 President of the Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch; the 2001-2006 Advisor to the Malaysia Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association; and the 1999-2001 President of the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation.