The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) announced that it is awarding over $74,000 in scholarship money for the 2011-2012 school year.

Commercial and high-rise residential buildings, including federal buildings, must now meet requirements in ASHRAE/IESNA’s 2007 energy efficiency standard.

The grant will provide seed funding for novel research considered to have the potential to significantly advance the state-of-the-art in HVACR.

Fulton Companies, the global manufacturer of steam, hydronic, and thermal fluid heat transfer products, hosted an open house and tour for members of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.

While the importance of building energy performance metrics to reduce energy use is accepted worldwide, there is no single generally accepted definition of that metric. Under a new initiative, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is working to define an energy use metric to move the building industry toward producing net zero energy buildings by 2030.

Building on a long-established working relationship, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed an updated memorandum of understanding, committing to further improve the efficient use of energy.

Perspectives on design styles and experiences from around the world were shared by nearly 2,000 built environment industry professionals at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) 2011 Annual Conference.

Lynn G. Bellenger, president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and Bill Neudorfer, president of the National Environmental Balancing Bureau, have distributed a letter to their respective association’s members informing them that ASHRAE and NEBB are discussing a possible merger of the two associations.