ASHRAE representatives say they will have an update on the expo's status in mid-October.

The 41-page Presentation includes convenient checklists to prepare educational buildings to resume occupancy such as starting up HVAC systems as well as checks and verifications to maintain during the academic school year. 

The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has developed guidance on mitigating potential health risks during reopening of buildings closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ASHRAE 2019-2020 president talks about leading the organization through the coronavirus pandemic and how the HVAC industry should be thinking about its sustainable future.

HVAC filters, along with other strategies, help to reduce virus transmission while removing other air contaminants that may have health effects.

"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.