January 2026 Newsletter 
Chapter President Report
Welcome to 2026! I hope you've all made full recovery from the holiday festivities and have kept your New Years resolutions! I wish each of you a successful and healthy 2026!
We've had to relocated our monthly meetings to a new location listed below. We appreciate the folks at Piedmont Natural Gas Technology Center for allowing us to utilize their facilities for the past few years.
ASPE National and the chapter have several events coming up and we've updated our calendar for your convivence. If you need any information about those events or want to get involved please reach out to me and I'll get you in touch with the right people. Also, if you have suggestions for future technical programs topics, please reach out to myself and/or Les Scott.
Our first chapter meeting of the year is coming up on January 27th, 2026 and will be located at:
Hoffman Hydronics
Steve Cannon
Chapter Technical Report
Moving into January we have Max McGlohon with Lewis Systems & Service presenting on:
Compressed Air Systems
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Basic Truth's about Compressed Air, where we will be discussing -
Compressed Air Issues - What Pressure is best
- Types of Compressors (Reciprocating, Rotary Screw, Oil-Free, Oil Flooded)
- Dryers (Desiccant, Refrigerated)
- Filtration types
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, at 11:30 pm
Les Scott, CPD, GPD
Chapter Legislative Report
Did you know these requirements do not apply to apartment buildings three stories or less?
ASHRAE 90.1 applies to the following types of water heaters:
- Storage Water Heaters: Both gas-fired and electric units that maintain a reservoir of hot water.
- Instantaneous (Tankless) Water Heaters: Gas-fired and electric units that heat water on demand.
- Residential-Duty Commercial Water Heaters: A "hybrid" class of gas-fired storage tanks (typically 75,000–105,000 Btu/h) used in light commercial applications.
- Unfired Hot Water Storage Tanks: Tanks that store hot water heated by a separate external source.
- Pool Heaters: Specifically, gas-fired and heat pump pool heaters, including requirements for vapor-retardant covers and time switches.
- Electric Resistance Water Heaters: Standard electric units, including specific categories for "table-top" models.
There will be some changes to ASHRAE 90.1 that take effect in October of this year:
Condensing Technology Mandate: Beginning October 6, 2026, all newly manufactured commercial gas-fired storage and instantaneous water heaters must utilize condensing technology to meet new efficiency minimums.
- Efficiency Increases: Commercial gas storage heaters will require a minimum thermal efficiency (TE) of 95%, while gas instantaneous heaters will require 96% TE
Thanks!
Daniel Revilla, PE
Chapter Membership Report
New Members
Anniversaries
Michael Barnes 32 yrs
Brian Connor 3 yrs
William Callahan 1 yr
Jon Deaton 10 yrs
Ron Deese 19 yrs
Drew Desmond 2 yr
Silvano Ferrazzo 7 yrs
Hans Haas 33 yrs
Eric Harvell 5 yrs
Jonathan Hood 28 yrs
Thomas Gray 1 yr
Dennis Kacsur 3 yrs
John Page 3 yrs
Josh Stokes 3 yrs
Birthdays
James Allred 1/1
Ksenia Akimova 1/7
Richard Bodenheimer 1/14
Jonathan Brown 1/17
Steve Cannon 1/23
Juhi Choudhary 1/20
Zachary Epps 1/8
Thomas Gray 1/16
Bankston Grissett 1/18
Jay Huang 1/1
David Lewis 1/21
Justin McCorkle 1/23
Thomas Mikulasovic 1/18
Laura Pelchat 1/10
Dennis Pinchuk 1/25
George Reese 1/29
Rick Roten 1/15
Tom Sharp 1/28
Diarra Swinson 1/8
Patrick Woody 1/1
