WASTE MANAGEMENT TURNKEY FACILITY Rochester Neck Rd, Rochester, NH

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1 September 2012 Granite State Chapter 140 Association for Facilities Engineering The Most Powerful Name in Facilities Engineering THIS MONTH S TOUR Premiere CORPORATE SPONSORS WASTE MANAGEMENT TURNKEY FACILITY Rochester Neck Rd, Rochester, NH Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Viega Manufacturer of plumbing and press Meeting Registration at 5:15 PM ducts. F.W. Webb Plumbing, heating, and HVAC supplier. 1

2 The University of New Hampshire, in cooperation with Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc., has launched EcoLine, a landfill gas project that pipes enriched and purified gas from Waste Management s landfill in Rochester to the Durham campus. UNH is the first university in the nation to undertake a project of this magnitude. The renewable, carbon-neutral landfill gas, from Waste Management s Turnkey Recycling and Environmental Enterprise (TREE) facility in Rochester, N.H., replaces commercial natural gas as the primary fuel in UNH s cogeneration plant, enabling UNH to receive percent of its energy from a renewable source. Landfill gas is a naturally occurring by-product of landfill decomposition. Waste Management has a state-of-the-art gas collection system consisting of over 300 extraction wells, miles of collection pipes, and compressors to capture the landfill gas. The 12.7 mile pipeline is not be visible, running four feet underground along Rochester roads, the Spaulding Turnpike, and the Pan Am Railway s right-of-way onto UNH property. At UNH, landfill gas will replace commercial natural gas in UNH s cogeneration (co-gen) plant, the primary source of heat and electricity for the five million square-foot Durham campus. The co-gen plant, which began 2

3 operations in 2006, captures waste heat normally lost during the production of electricity and uses this energy to heat campus buildings, making more efficient use of energy resources. DIRECTIONS to the Turnkey Facility: Take 125 N from Northwood or 125 S from exit 12 off route 16 into Rochester. From 125 N, take a right on Rochester Neck Rd. From 125 S, it s a left. Waste management is located 0.4 miles on the left just before the intersection of Taylor Ave. Parking is limited, so car pool as much as you can. We will all meet at this location, leave as many cars as we can, and carpool to the tour location. See the map on the next page or go to this link: US:official&client=firefox-a&q=90+rochester+neck+rd&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&hq=&hnear=0x89e29a9c6b9d9227:0x28ad980d68bc93fa,90+Rochester+Neck+Rd,+Rochester,+NH &gl=us&sa=X&ei=eftNUL-jBImw0QGCkAE&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA There will also be a van leaving PSNH (780 North Commercial St, Manchester) at 4 PM SHARP. Space is limited, so sign up early on SurveyMonkey and indicate that you want a seat on the van. We will try to accommodate as many as possible. If you 3

4 sign up for the van and your plans change afterwards, be sure to call Mike at as soon as you know so your space can be used by someone else. 4

5 DINNER: Dinner and a short meeting will be at Lilly s Bar and Grill in Durham. This month s dinner choices are New York Sirloin strip steak, baked haddock, Pesto Chicken Alfredo, salad and desert. Please make your selection on the link to register in this newsletter. Lilly s is at 47 Main St. Get back on 125 S to route 4, left on 4, then right in Durham. GUEST SPEAKER Because of the travel distance there is no guest speaker this month. 5

6 MEETING REGISTRATION The cost of the meeting and dinner is $35.00 for members and guests. You MUST register through Survey Monkey. registrations will no longer be accepted. You can me if the link does not work, but please don t me to register. Go to answer the questions in the boxes provided, and then submit the survey. This will provide a list of who is coming (including guests) and any other information requested. Nametags will be made up based on the information provided here. A NOTE ABOUT REGISTERING When you register to attend the tour and meeting, we reserve a meal for you. We provide those numbers to the restaurant on Monday so they can purchase and prepare our meals for the meeting. Once we specify the number of meals, we are obligated to pay for them. The Board wants all members to be reminded that we will have to charge members that register to attend but don t show. If circumstances change and you can t make it, you must let us know by noon on Monday. Any notice after that may still result in a charge. We are still getting no shows, which forces us to send you a bill even if you didn t attend. And we are still getting attendees that didn t register. That leaves us short on food. DO YOU HAVE A REQUEST OR A SUGGESTION FOR A TOUR OR A SPEAKER? TALK TO A BOARD MEMBER IF YOU DO! 6

7 Association for Facilities Engineering Membership Scholarship The details for Chapter 140 s Scholarship Application is now posted on the website. The $500 college scholarship is for an immediate family member of an AFE Chapter 140 member. Please visit or and click on AFE Scholarship Application button. Premiere Corporate Sponsors Did you notice the two premiere corporate sponsors on the first page of this newsletter? They sponsored/hosted one of our monthly meetings. Details on how your company can become a corporate sponsor to be announced in a future . 7

8 Chapter 140 Educational Survey Everyone should have received an educational survey sent out in an dated 8/17/12. AFE Chapter 140 Technology Committee and the AFE Chapter 140 Board of Directors would like to offer our members a means to gain knowledge and keep abreast of new developments and technology in the facilities management field. There will be no cost to members to attend the presentations/classes. Please take the time to complete the survey which should take less than 10 minutes and then simply hit the submit button at the end. For those who have not responded the survey will be sent out again next week in a separate AFE140.COM or AFE140.ORG CHECK US OUT! Remember, our advertisers and venders support us. Support them by letting them show you how they can help you! Invite a vendor member to your plant that you have never worked with before and ask them how they can help you. 8