Six Canadians were recognized at the ASHRAE society’s 2014 Winter Conference in New York.

Cameron E. Lowry, an industrial markets leader with Trane Canada in Burnaby, B.C., received the Milton W. Garland Commemorative Refrigeration Award for Project Excellence. This award recognizes innovative, new technologies in comfort cooling applications.

Gheorghe Mihalache, chief engineer for Atis Technologies in Montreal, received a Technology Award, which recognizes members who have incorporated ASHRAE standards for energy management and indoor air quality into innovative building designs. He was recognized for his work on Fromagerie des Basques in Trois-Pistoles, Que. He received first place in the existing industrial facilities or processes category.

A group of students from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver were also recognized by ASHRAE. Jayson Bursill, Natasha Palmer, Angela Walton and Gavin Wong received first place in the HVAC System Design Calculations student competition.

The ASHRAE Student Design Project Competition challenged teams of students to create an integrated sustainable building design and complete HVAC system design calculations for a high-rise residential building in Dallas, Texas.