American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers(ASHRAE)

Address: 1791 Tullie Cir. NE Atlanta, GA 30329 USA
Contact Name: Littleton, Jeff
Phone: (404) 636-8400
Fax: (404) 321-5478
Email: ashrae@ashrae.org
URL: http://www.ashrae.org

Founded: 1894
Members: 55,000
Membership dues: individual, associate, $165 annual; affiliate, $40 annual; student, $16 annual.
Staff: 103
Committees: Admissions and Advancements; Chapter Technology Transfer; Chapters Regional; Electronic Communications; Environmental Health; Handbook; Historical; Honors and Awards; Meeting Arrangements; Membership Promotion; Professional Development; Publications; Refrigeration; Research Administration; Resource Promotion; Society Program; Special Publications; Standards; Student Activities; Technical Activities.
Budget: $18,000,000

Description: Represents Technical society of heating, ventilating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning engineers. Sponsors numerous research programs in cooperation with universities, research laboratories, and government agencies on subjects such as human and animal environmental studies, effects of air-conditioning, quality of inside air, heat transfer, flow, and cooling processes. Conducts professional development seminars. Writes method of test standards and other standards addressing energy conservation in buildings, indoor air quality, and refrigerants. Publishes extensive literature and electronic products.

Awards: AWARDS: TYPE: recognition. FREQUENCY: semiannual.

Publications: ASHRAE Handbook, annual. Contains reference source in four volumes: Fundamentals, Refrigeration, HVAC Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications. PRICE: $155.00 available to members only. CIRCULATION: 60,000. ALTERNATE FORMATS: CD-ROM. * ASHRAE Insights, monthly. Newsletter. Contains society and chapter news. PRICE: available to members only. ALTERNATE FORMATS: online. * ASHRAE Journal, monthly. Covers research, development, and progress in heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, and refrigerating engineering. PRICE: included in membership dues; $79.00 /year for nonmembers in U.S.; $149.00 /year for nonmembers outside U.S. ADVERTISING: accepted. * ASHRAE Transactions, semiannual. Proceedings. Covers environmental control, new applications, design and operating techniques, and summarizes investigations by private and public institutions. PRICE: $185.00/issue for members; $235.00/issue for nonmembers. * IAQ Applications, quarterly. Magazine. Provides practical, reliable information on indoor air quality. PRICE: $39.00 for members; $59.00 for nonmembers. * International Journal of HUAC&R Research, quarterly. Serves as a reference source available in four volumes: Fundamentals, Refrigeration, HVAC Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications. PRICE: $99.00 for members domestic; $160.00 for nonmembers domestic. CIRCULATION: 60,000. ALTERNATE FORMATS: CD-ROM. * Also publishes standards and guidelines.

Conventions / Meetings: annual International Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition meeting and convention, for HVAC&R equipment and services (exhibits) - 2008 June 21 - 25, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 2009 June 20 - 24, Louisville, KY, United States * annual convention (exhibits) - always winter. 2009 Jan. 24 - 28, Chicago, IL, United States; 2010 Jan. 23 - 27, Orlando, FL, United States; 2011 Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, Las Vegas, NV, United States.