1. Green Building Creating sustainable and high performance buildings.

2. ASHRAE’s Commitment to Sustainability  Engineering the world we live in through improving office settings for increased productivity to emerging technology guidelines  Maximizing efficiency and effectiveness while minimizing environmental impacts  Studying and understanding the systems and needs of buildings through Research

3. ASHRAE Research Goals  Maximize the actual operational energy performance  Progress toward Advanced Energy Design Guide  Significantly reduce energy consumption for HVAC&R  Support the development of ASHRAE energy standards  Increase the understanding of energy efficiency and environmental quality  Support the development of improved HVAC&R components for all building types  Ensure energy use is at appropriate levels for building size, location, and use

4. Current Research Projects  (1607-RP) - Design and Utilization of Thermal Energy Storage to Increase the Ability of Power Systems to Support Renewable Energy Resources  (1627-RP) - An Evaluation of the Actual Energy Performance of Small Office and K-12 School Buildings Designed in Accordance with the 30% ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides  (1633-URP) - Data and Interfaces for Advanced Building Maintenance and Operation

5. Current Research Projects Continued  (1651-RP) - Development of Maximum Technically Achievable Energy Targets for Commercial Buildings (Ultra Low Energy Use Building Set)  Grant-in-Aid - Occupants Number and Behavior can have Large Effects of Building Energy Use  Grant-in-Aid - Integrating thermal energy storage into hybrid solar assisted heat pump sytems for residential houses in cold climate

6. How You Can Help! These initiatives, projects, and goals would not be possible without individuals and companies who have chosen to support ASHRAE’s commitments with financial contributions. We need your support as well! Please visit www.ashrae.org/contribute to donate to ASHRAE Research today.www.ashrae.org/contribute