American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers | |
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| Formation | 1895; 131 years ago (1895) |
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| Type | Not-for-profit membership organization |
| Headquarters | 180 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092 |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′42″N84°13′15″W / 33.961800°N 84.220889°W /33.961800; -84.220889 |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | Over 50,000 in over 130 countries[2] |
Official language | English |
President | Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP 2025-26 ASHRAE President[1] |
| Website | www |
TheAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE/ˈæʃreɪ/ASH-ray) is an Americanprofessional association seeking to advanceheating, ventilation, air conditioning andrefrigeration (HVAC&R) systems design and construction. ASHRAE has over 50,000 members in more than 130 countries worldwide.
ASHRAE's members comprisebuilding services engineers,architects, mechanical contractors, building owners, equipment manufacturers' employees, and others concerned with the design and construction of HVAC&R systems in buildings. The society funds research projects, offers continuing education programs, and develops and publishestechnical standards to improvebuilding services engineering,energy efficiency,indoor air quality, andsustainable development.[3]
ASHRAE was founded in 1894 at a meeting ofengineers inNew York City, formerly headquartered at 345 East47th Street (theUnited Engineering Center), and has held an annual meeting since 1895.[4] Until 1954 it was known as the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE); in that year it changed its name to the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE).[5] Its current name and organization came from the 1959 merger of ASHAE and the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE).
Despite having 'American' in its name, ASHRAE is a global organization,[6] holding international events.[7][8] In 2012, it rebranded itself with a new logo and tagline: "Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment Today".
TheASHRAE Handbook is a four-volume resource for HVAC&R technology and is available in both print and electronic versions. The volumes areFundamentals,HVAC Applications,HVAC Systems and Equipment, andRefrigeration. One of the four volumes is updated each year.
ASHRAE also publishes a set ofstandards and guidelines relating to HVAC systems and issues, that are often referenced inbuilding codes and used by consulting engineers, mechanical contractors, architects, and government agencies.[9][10] These standards are periodically reviewed, revised and republished.
Examples of some ASHRAE Standards are:
The society also publishes two magazines: theASHRAE Journal is issued monthly, andHigh Performing Buildings Magazine is published quarterly. They contain articles on related technology, information on upcoming meetings, editorials, and case studies of various well-performing buildings.[14]
ASHRAE also publishes books,ASHRAE Transactions, and theInternational Journal of HVAC&R Research.
ASHRAE supported theStreamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 4092; 113th Congress), a bill that would require theUnited States Department of Energy to establish a centralized clearinghouse to disseminate information on federal programs, incentives, and mechanisms for financing energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades at schools.[15][16]
ASHRAE offers six categories of awards: achievement awards to recognize personal honors; personal awards for general and specific society activities; paper awards; society awards for groups or chapters; chapters and regional awards.[17]
ASHRAE Fellow is a Membership Grade of Distinction conferred by The College of Fellows of ASHRAE, Inc.[18] to an ASHRAE member with significant publications or innovations and distinguished scientific and engineering background in the fields of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation. The ASHRAE Fellow membership grade is the highest elected grade in ASHRAE.
ASHRAE has a Hall of Fame honoring "deceased members who have made milestone contributions to the growth of ASHRAE-related technology. Individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame must have been an ASHRAE member (any grade) or a member of a predecessor Society and must have shown evidence of distinction in the Society, either technically or academically."[19]
To demonstrate the Society's commitment to sustainability, ASHRAE renovated its previous headquarters building inAtlanta, Ga. After the renovation and occupancy in June 2008, the building received many awards, including anEnergy Star rating with a score of 95, a Platinum Certification from USGBC'sLEED program, and four Green Globes from theGreen Building Initiative. The current site energy use intensity (EUI) is 35.8 kBtu/Sqft (411 MJ/m2), a 60 percent reduction from the pre-renovation value. The renovation included the use of a dedicated outdoor air supply (DOAS) system with energy recovery and humidity control; aground-source heat pump system; andvariable refrigerant flow systems with heat recovery.[20] The building also serves as a live case study. A web-based user interface allowed researchers around the world to extract data from the building to study factors such as energy use and electric power demand, water consumption and indoor air quality.[21]
In 2018, ASHRAE decided to move their world headquarters, settling onretrofitting a 1970s-era building inPeachtree Corners, suburban Atlanta. Completed in 2022, the building has been renovated to comply with ASHRAE's own standards, including ASHRAE 90.1, and the organization has the goal of operating the building at net-zero energy, powered by a large on-site solar array.[22]
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