MARCH YEA EVENT

    March 10, 2026
    5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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    Blue Mesa
    612 Carroll St.
    Fort Worth, TX 76107
    https://bluemesagrill.com/
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    Join us for a YEA Presentation and Happy Hour!

    Please arrive at 5:00pm for networking, presentation will start at 5:30pm and the happy hour to follow ending around 7:30pm!

    Presentation Topic/Summary: Chilled Water Systems for YEA Members: What the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers Have Done WRONG!!! (Part I)

    Mistakes lead to “experience” – that is, knowing what you never want to have happen to you again. It’s a lot less painful to learn from other people’s “experience.”

    This seminar, originally presented at an ASHRAE annual conference, covers common chilled water system mistakes; and more importantly how to avoid or mitigate them. Chilled water systems covered include new, retrofit, conversion/addition, and replacement. In addition, control options are also discussed.

    Whether novice or experienced, come shake your head, laugh a bit, and learn together.

    Thank you to Trane for sponsoring this month's YEA Event!!

    Speaker: Mick Schwedler, PE, FASHRAE, LEED® AP BD+C



    As 2021-2022 ASHRAE President, Mick encouraged 54,000 global Members to “Feed the Roots,” of our next generation, to fulfill ASHRAE’s Mission: “To serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration and their allied fields.” Mick is an ASHRAE Fellow, and recipient of ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service, Distinguished Service, and Standards Achievement Awards. During his 43+ year career at Trane, Mick provided system development, design, energy & emission reduction, and analysis support for applications such as data centers, semiconductor manufacture, campuses, pharmaceuticals, healthcare facilities and many others. As an applications engineer his areas of expertise included system optimization (in which he holds 7 U.S. patents), chilled water and geothermal heat pump system design, and electrification of heating in hydronic systems. He has provided technical systems education and inspirational messages to tens of thousands of building professionals through Trane’s Engineers Newsletter Live series, as well as in-person and virtual seminars throughout the world. Additionally, he authored many industry articles. Prior to his work with Trane, Mick received his MSME from the University of Wisconsin Solar Energy Laboratory and BSME from Northwestern University.

    Additionally, Mick served the industry as:

    • Chair of SSPC 90.1-2010, Advanced Energy Design Guide Steering Committee (AEDG) Chair, and on project committees for the 50% Hospital and Office Buildings AEDGs.
    • Chair of the USGBC LEED Technical Committee, Member of the LEED Steering Committee and several USGBC technical and education groups.
    • Mick also authored portions of the original ASHRAE Green Building Guide, and served on technical groups for the New Buildings Institute.

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