"The recent escalation in the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 is alarming on a global scale,” says 2019-20 ASHRAE president Darryl K. Boyce, P.Eng. 

I recently received a somewhat anxious call from a friend in the sheet metal industry. He won a nice duct order, but his submittals were being rejected because he needed to provide published performance data for his duct fittings. 

Organized from ASHRAE’s Global Training Center in Dubai, nine courses have been scheduled in four cities for the remainder of 2019.

Over the course of 30 years, ASHRAE has awarded over $2 million in scholarships. 

Forty two teams competed and 26 were judged at Society level.

The ASHRAE Winter Conference features eight conference tracks, tours, social events and a keynote speech from retired NFL referee Ed Hochuli.

Doorway air curtains were approved in June 2019 as alternatives to vestibules on most commercial building entries in the upcoming ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019 “Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings.” 

ASHRAE resources provide a comprehensive approach to preventing the growth and spread of Legionella in buildings, campuses and health care facilities.

Installing large HVAC duct systems can be seamless when all contractors are on the same page. In order to supply the spiral duct for a new IKEA store in Norfolk, Virginia, Turn Key Duct Systems arranged to have the duct shipped directly to the job site, and the installing contractor, Craiberly Enterprises, was ready to hang the duct upon arrival to minimize the risk of dents or dings on the exposed installation.

Recent technological advancements in HVAC manufacturing have made dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) easier to specify and install for contractors.