Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environments Today

Who We Are 52,000 volunteer members in over 130 countries – More than 170 chapters – More than 250 student branches – More than 5,000 student members – More than 7,500 young professional members Consulting engineers, contractors, manufacturers, manufacturing representatives, architects and students

What We Do Provide essential membership benefits Serve as a pipeline for technical information to members, chapters and companies Create standards and technical guidelines to serve the industry Offer continuing education for industry professionals Serve as a networking tool for industry professionals

What Makes Us Different We are a global membership Our members create our technologies We are the leader in the HVACR industry for technical advancements We are one of few HVAC&R organizations in world with own research program

ASHRAE Research and Standards… Research: – Improves the way building systems work and the way in which they are applied – Allows development of technical information to create standards and guidelines, which serve as the basis for testing and design practices around the world Standards: – ensure energy efficient, sustainable buildings Standards 90.1 and Advanced Energy Design Guides – keep indoor environments comfortable, productive and healthy Standards 62.1, 62.2,55, 170, 161

ASHRAE and Your School Exploring whether classroom upgrades to improve temperature control and air quality improve the performance of schoolwork of children Searching for a greater understanding of the relationship between occupant health and ventilation rates, including offices and schools In early development: Exploring effective energy efficient school classroom ventilation

ASHRAE and Your Home Research – lessening the risk of spoiled food by evaluating how food preservation is influenced by storage conditions Standard 62.2 – Defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings – Limits sources of pollutants and requiring enough mechanical ventilation to provide dilution for unavoidable contaminants

ASHRAE and Your Comfort Do the clothes make the man? Non- western clothing and ventilation Selecting boilers for efficient heat use Allowing drifting temperatures to save energy

Standard 62.1 Specifies minimum ventilation rates and other measures intended to provide IAQ that is acceptable to human occupants and that minimizes adverse health effects Applies to all indoor or enclosed spaces that people may occupy, except where other applicable standards and requirements dictate larger amounts of ventilation

Standard 55 Sets the standard for what are considered “comfortable” indoor conditions for 80% or more of a building’s occupants – Settles the “too hot/too cold” debate at offices across the nation

ASHRAE Out and About Breathing easier while you shop Grocery Stores: An open and shut case?

Standard 90.1 ASHRAE and IES’ energy efficiency standard Sets design requirements for the efficient use of energy in buildings Serves as the basis for building codes – Standard for building design and construction in U.S. – Referenced in the Federal Energy Policy Act

Standard The “total building sustainability package” Adopted by the U.S. Army as part of new sustainability policy A compliance option of the International Code Council’s International Green Construction Code

Advanced Energy Design Guides Present a way to build energy efficient buildings that use significantly less energy than those built to the minimum code requirements Include guidance for office buildings, K-12 schools, retail buildings, small hotels and even storage facilities

ASHRAE Takes Flight 2.2 billion passengers fly every year 250,000 people in the air every hour of the day, 365 days a year Examining the link between cabin air quality and health

ASHRAE and Your Health Preventing more then 700,00 surgical site infections that occur each year Decreasing the spread of airborne diseases Improving cancer treatment methods

Standard 170 Provides control for comfort, infection and odor in health care facilities, including: – Hospitals – Nursing homes – Outpatient facilities Protects patients and healthcare workers from chemical, physical and biological airborne contaminants

You Can Help! Over 80 active projects currently being funded More than $2 million in support comes from: – members and companies – grants and partnerships with other associations – proceeds from AHR Expo Be one of the 7,000 members who donate at

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