Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Mr. Ayres obtained a BS degree in mechanical engineering in 1943. He served in World War II as an engineering officer on the submarine, USS Bowfin (SS287), now a national historic monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After the war, Mr. Ayres obtained a MS degree in mechanical engineering specializing in radiant heating, solar design, and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC). He was employed as a mechanical design engineer for consulting engineers and a contractor from 1949 to 1952, became a chief mechanical engineer for a large architect/engineer firm in 1951, and started his own firm in 1956.

In 1959, Mr. Ayres joined with Hayakawa to build a large consulting mechanical and electrical engineering firm that, by 1974, has three offices, over 60 employees and a design portfolio of over 800 construction projects with a construction value of 1 billion dollars.

In 1964, Mr. Ayres recognized the potential for computer applications in the design of HVAC systems and the calculations of building energy requirements. He joined with four other mechanical engineers from different parts of the country to form Automated Procedures for Engineering Consultants (APEC), where in subsequent years, he served as Trustee and President. He realized that this new area of research required the involvement and support from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), so he became active in the Society on a national level. Mr. Ayres has served on numerous ASHRAE national and international technical committees and task groups.

Mr. Ayres became interested in earthquake damage to buildings following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. He was commissioned by the Army Corps of Engineers to study the damage to building nonstructural systems, i.e. components and systems added to the structural frame (facades, elevators, partitions, ceilings, and mechanical and electrical systems). He conducted similar studies for other governmental agencies following the 1971 San Fernando and 1995 Northridge Earthquakes.

In 1974, Mr. Ayres formed Ayres and Hayakawa Energy Management, which became Ayres Associates in 1977, to specialize in the application of advanced analytical techniques for building energy conservation and design of solar heating, off-peak cooling and other innovative HVAC systems. The firm was enlarged and renamed Ayres & Ezer Associates in 1992, Ayres, Ezer & Varadi in 1996, and J. Marx Ayres, P.E. in 2000.

Consulting Engineer

Mr. Ayres is a nationally recognized expert in building air conditioning design and analysis, energy conservation, thermal energy storage, commissioning of HVAC systems, and earthquake damage to building mechanical structures. He is the author of 41 technical papers and a chapter author in three books. In the later years of his professional life, he turned to forensic engineering and expert witness testimony on building construction deficiencies.

Mr. Ayres has displayed a sense of social and professional responsibility by serving on the Building Code Advisory committees for the City of Los Angeles, the California Building Standards Committee, and the International Conference of Building Officials. He has also served on the State of California Department of Health Building Safety Board, and Seismic Safety Commission. Mr. Ayres also serves on the Board of Directors of a major library in Los Angeles, and is active in several community service organizations.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1944.
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1948.

Teaching

Research Fellow in Radiant Heating, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1947-48.
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1948 - 1949.
Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California School of Architecture, 1965-69, and UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1972 and 1982.

Registrations

Mechanical Engineer: California 1950 to present. Formerly, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, National Council of Engineering Examiners, California Fire Protection & California Control Systems.

Achievements

Outstanding Engineer Merit Award, Institute for the Advancement of Engineering, 1975;
Listed Who’s Who in Engineering & Who’s Who in America
State of California Energy Award, 1985
U.S. Department of Energy, Award for Energy Innovation, 1985
Southern California Edison Co., Design for Excellence Awards Competition Judge, 1991-1993
ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award, 1993
ASHRAE 50 Year Distinguished Service Award, 1996

Professional Organizations

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (AHSRAE), Fellow 1972, Life Member
American Consulting Engineers Council
Automated Procedures for Engineering Consultants, Trustee 1967-70, and 1972, President 1971
Consulting Engineers Association of California
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Fellow 1973
Mechanical Engineers Association, President 1959
International Solar Energy Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Tau Beta Pi (National Honorary Engineering Society)
International Thermal Storage Advisory Council
International Building Performance Simulation Association
Mechanical Engineering CAD Association
Association of Professional Energy Managers

Appointments

American Consulting Engineers Council Energy Committee 1979-81
ASHRAE National Committees
Task Group on Energy Requests, Field Validation Subcommittee Chairman, 1967-74
Task Group on Seismic Restraint Design, 1990 - Present
Research and Technical Committee, Section Head, 1973-76
Technical Committees

• Energy Calculations (TC 4.7), 1976 - Present, Chairman, 1976-82
  
• Thermal Storage (TC 6.9), 1981 - Present
  
• Building Commissioning (TC 9.9), 1994 - Present
  
• Enclosed Vehicular Facilities (TC 5.9), 1974 - Present
  
• Load Calculation Data and Procedures (TC 4.1), 1981-1986
  
• Building Operation Dynamics (TC 4.6), 1985-1987
  
• Large Building Air Conditioning Systems (TC 9.1), 1995
  
• Radiant Space Heating and Cooling (TC 6.5), 1986 - 1995
  
• Seismic Restraint Design (TC 2.7), 1994-Present

City of Los Angeles Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Code Advisory Committee 1960-72
International Conference of Building Officials, Mechanical Subcommittee Advisory Member 1965-67
National Academy of Sciences Committee on the 1964 Alaska Earthquake, Panel on Engineering 1965-73
National Institute of Sciences Building Safety Council 1977,

• National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP),
  
• Technical Subcommittee 8, Corresponding Member 1995-1999

State of California Building Standards Commission, Mechanical Advisory Panel 1965
State of California Department of Public Health, Building Safety Board 1973-75, Mechanical/Electrical Subcommittee Chairman
State of California, Seismic Safety Commission 1975-79