Past Presidents Meeting, Monday, September 8, 2025, 10:30 – 1pm
REGISTER (if you register for IN-PERSON, and do not show the chapter will request a $25 donation)
EVENT SCHEDULE:
10:30 AM– 11:00 AM Registration & Networking
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM The CO2 Answer in Six Easy Steps
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
Topic: The CO2 Answer in Six Easy Steps
Ted will work through the article, “The CO2 Problem in Six Easy Steps,” with these learning objectives:
- Use radiative forcing and climate sensitivity to calculate how the environment reacts to change (4, 5, 6 )
- Describe how greenhouse gases affect surface temperature and the effect of changing the greenhouse gas effectiveness (1)
- Understand how spectroscopy measures the radiative transfer absorbed by trace greenhouse gases (2)
- Demonstrate the context of industrial age concentrations of trace greenhouse gases (3)
WHERE: In Person, The Cheshire 7036 Clayton Ave, Clayton, MO 63117. Virtual – Virtual Link will be provided to virtual attendees. NOTE: If you signed up for in-person and do not show we will request a $25 donation to ASHRAE RP.
FEE $0 for ASHRAE St. Louis Members, Past Presidents, and full-time students; $25 for Non-members
Speaker: Theodore B. Reinhart, PE
A mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of experience, Ted has spent time as a Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Director of Utility Market Analysis and Development, and is now the sole proprietor of Energy-PE, LLC. We are honored to have Ted present at this year’s Past Presidents meeting as he was the ASHRAE St. Louis Chapter President from 2000 – 2001. Ted has contributed at a national ASHRAE level by being on the Technical Committee 6.08 since 2017 and a contributor to the 2023 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Applications, Chapter 35, “Ground Source Heat Pumps and Geothermal Energy.” Ted is a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and Missouri.
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