ASHRAE
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE introduces society president, elected officers
Charles E. Gulledge III has been introduced as the latest ASHRAE society president, along with executive officers and directors.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canadians among ASHRAE outstanding achievers
This year’s select group of honourees for distinguished service, exceptional service and distinguished long-term membership was announced at the Society’s annual conference, which is unfolding in a four-day virtual format.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
HRAI develops COVID-19 awareness training program
HRAI is developing a COVID-19 training program for residential applications with the potential to expand into small commercial and ICI sectors.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New ASHRAE handbook highlights systems, equipment
The 2020 ASHRAE handbook has been reviewed by subject matter experts to ensure they reflect current technologies and practices.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
ASHRAE points prescriptive way on legionellosis
ASHRAE has produced supplemental guidance to help facilities managers and building operators with the practical steps of implementing legionellosis prevention measures.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Shutdowns can factor in Legionnaires’ disease
Lengthy building shutdowns to help stop the spread of COVID-19 could create friendlier conditions for Legionella bacteria growth.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE to aid setup of temporary field hospitals
ASHRAE has forged an epidemic task force to volunteer expert guidance on the setup of temporary field hospitals in non-traditional health care venues, such as convention centres and arenas.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE opens COVID-19 technical guidance portal
Health care intake areas and waiting rooms, shelters and other facilities where crowds may assemble are identified as vulnerable occupancies where a heighten level of controls is recommended.
Canadian Property Management
ASHRAE outstanding achievers named
Individual honours conferred to four Canadian engineers include a rare appointment to the ASHRAE Hall of Fame for the late Richard Perry, P.Eng, of Vancouver.
Canadian Property Management
IAQ standards dissect freshness of outdoor air
Guidance related to natural ventilation, particulate filtration and compartmentalization of multi-residential HVAC systems are prominent in the list of identified "significant changes" compared to the incumbent 2016 version of the standards.
Canadian Property Management
IEQ-GA announces incorporation
The announcement of IEQ-GA’s incorporation took place at a ceremony during the 40th AIVC conference, Oct. 15 in Ghent, Belgium.
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.



