The award will fund the Energy Code Official - Training & Education Collaborative, which will increase energy code enforcement activities through training designed for building energy code officials.
The standard applies to new and existing buildings and major renovations and provides requirements for many aspects of air-system design, installation, operation, and maintenance.
More than 2,050 HVACR industry professionals attended ASHRAE's 2023 conference in Tampa, Florida. New leadership for 2023-24 was introduced, and a new IAQ standard addressing infectious aerosols was adopted.
Ginger Scoggins, P.E., will serve as ASHRAE's 2023-24 president. She is president and owner of Engineered Designs Inc., a consulting engineering firm in Cary, North Carolina.
The standard sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets a definition of “zero net energy” or a definition of “zero net carbon” during building operation.
The new and updated job tasks resulted from a job task analysis study, which included an industry-wide survey in which respondents were asked to rate how important and frequently the job tasks are performed.
ASHRAE recognized the excellent achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the built environment industry during its 2023 Winter Conference in Atlanta.