MAY 20, 2026 ~ rothchild’s, 12:00 ~ 1:00
East Tennessee ASHRAE Members,
We will be having our final FY 25-26 chapter meeting on Wednesday, May 20th at Rothchild’s Catering on Kingston Pike from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Please come as early as 11:45 to socialize with other members and friends in our industry. Lunch cost will be $25 per person and will be payable by credit card, check, or cash at the door. 1 PDH will be available for attendance.
We are excited to announce that our May meeting will feature Terry Rodgers who is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer
Presentation Topic – Equipment Lifespan & Replacement Costs
ASHRAE and various other sources have researched and published equipment lifespan tables that give good advice on expected lifespans for typical equipment used in facilities. There are multitudes of competing, conflicting, and in many cases ambiguous parameters that influence decisions regarding when the best time is to replace equipment. Ultimately, the exercise is a financial analysis. Often the responsibility for performing these analyses fall upon a facilities manager instead of a finance wizard. Consideration should be given to capital costs to purchase and replace assets, overall operating costs, expected maintenance costs, and the intangible costs of risk of mission impact.
There are other financial considerations that need to be taken into account such as depreciation, salvage (or resale) value, corporate tax implications, etc. Maintenance costs are another important consideration not only in comparing the total cost of ownership of various solutions, but also in the timing. This entire exercise needs to happen concurrently with an Equipment Operating Condition Assessment program, so expected remaining lifespan can be quantified. An equipment condition assessment program should gather as much data as possible regarding equipment operating condition.
Terry Rodgers
Terry has over 40 years of progressive experience in Critical Facilities design, construction, operations and management.
Terry is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and member of ASHRAE committees TC9.9, SSPC 90.4, SSPC-127, and GPC-1.6P. He is on the Board of Directors of the 7x24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter. He works with the Lawrence Livermore Nat’l Lab’s Energy Efficient High Performance Computing Working Group and has authored or co-authored books, whitepapers, and presentations on Critical Facilities, facilities management, and commissioning. Terry has performed site reliability assessments for more than 80 sites in over 20 countries and 5 continents.