ASHRAE
Design Quarterly
ASHRAE LowDown Showdown models resilience
Designs for a hypothetical new 90,000-square-foot City Hall in San Diego, California, were evaluated for energy performance, innovation and the collaborative effectiveness of team members.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian students win ASHRAE scholarships
ASHRAE announces 2019-20 society scholarship recipients.
REMI Network
ASHRAE releases HVAC handbook
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released two new reference guides for the facility management community.
Canadian Property Management
Darryl Boyce launches term as ASHRAE president
In keeping with ASHRAE tradition, Boyce has a chosen a theme for his leadership tenure: Building for people and performance. Achieving operational excellence.
REMI Network
Design revealed for ASHRAE’s new HQ
ASHRAE will move to the new headquarters in October 2020.
REMI Network
U.S. energy efficiency tax credits in flux
Three commonly claimed incentives for homeowners, builders, and commercial and multifamily landlords technically expired in the U.S. tax code on December 31, 2017, but were given a short-term reprieve for the 2018 tax year.
REMI Network
ASHRAE publishes energy guideline for historic buildings
The guideline provides comprehensive and detailed descriptions of the processes and procedures for the retrofitting of historic buildings to achieve greater measured efficiency.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Industry associations team up on FM training framework
Introduced in January 2019, the goal of the training is to establish holistic guidelines for FM industry — particularly in the technical fields.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Design revealed for U of T’s new building
Designed by New York-based architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the new University of Toronto building is a nine-storey development located at 90 Queen’s Park Crescent.
Canadian Property Management
Canadians join select slate of ASHRAE Fellows
Arthur Irwin's peers conveyed one final honour, as he was elevated to the special category of ASHRAE membership recognizing exceptional contributions to the HVAC industry and a sustainable built environment.
Canadian Property Management
Deep energy retrofit a winner for Olympic Park
An overhaul of the aging thermal plant combined with other system and equipment upgrades delivered a 31 per cent cut in energy use and a 57 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
REMI Network
ASHRAE addresses natural resources at the House of Commons
ASHRAE President Sheila J. Hayter and President-elect Darryl K. Boyce testified before the Standing Committee on Natural Resources at the House of Commons of Canada on Nov. 20, 2018.
Canadian Property Management
Women showing strength in engineering studies
Two Canadians and 12 women are among 34 ASHRAE scholarship recipients for the 2018-19 academic year.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Updated ASHRAE Legionella standard released
ANSI/ASHRAE 188-2018 outlines best practices for preventing growth and spread of Legionella in building water systems.
Canadian Property Management
21st century grid heralds a new energy future
Data will be the golden key in the new energy future, and any company with an interest in data is already thinking about this energy future.
Canadian Property Management
Canadians earn plaudits for 2017-18 ASHRAE term
The Society's annual conference offered a slate of technical seminars, while attendees also celebrated the year's achievements and ushered in the new executive officers for 2018-19.
REMI Network
Guide helps K-12 schools achieve zero energy
A new ASHRAE resource helps owners, contractors, consulting engineers and administrators of K-12 school buildings achieve advanced levels of energy savings.
