Immediate past ASHRAE President Lynn
G. Bellenger, who served as the first woman president in the Society’s
116-year history, died Wednesday. She was president of the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers for the
2010-2011 year. Her term ended in June 2011.
According to
ASHRAE, Ms. Bellenger was a recognized expert in energy management, with a
strong focus on the need for energy modeling to help create and refine more
efficient buildings. She was a partner with Pathfinder Engineers &
Architects in Rochester, N.Y.
“We at ASHRAE are
greatly saddened by the death of our former president and our friend,” said
ASHRAE President Ron Jarnagin. “Her lifelong passion for engineering excellence
resonated within our membership and our industry, inspiring us through her
belief that engineers will lead an energy revolution with innovation. Through
her service, she showed that there is a path available to all who wish to
extend the influence of engineering principles to better serve the world we
live in.”
ASHRAE officials said as president, Bellenger
focused on the benefits of modeling and sustainability.
In
an interview last year, Ms. Bellenger talked about her involvement in energy
efficiency and how much has been put in recent years on the need to save
energy.
“One of the cool things about the sustainability
movement is that it has ignited a passion in people that is changing the world.
That passion has brought a sense of energy and excitement to the industry and attracted
people who are committed to designing and operating sustainable buildings. I
don’t see that changing in the future,” she said.
