making it come alive

ASHRAE Research

Making it come Alive

ASHRAE Research

Mission: To improve the quality of life and to answer tomorrow’s questions through research today.

• Development of technical information to create standards and guidelines, which serve as the basis for testing and design practices around the world.

• Backbone to the Handbooks, Journal, Standards & Certification and other educational courses

But what does that mean?

Examine how Standards relate to every day needs

Explore new industry advances and how they relate to existing policies

Examine real-life results in relation to established and new goals

Investigate new avenues to further the industry, improve policy, & benefit every day life for all

ASHRAE Research

The Research Project process …

ASHRAE Technical Committees

•More than 90 different specialties

•Serves as the guiding hand, cheerleader, and work horse to the entire Research Community

•All working together to produce relevant, timely, and toward the overall Society research goals

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TC

Needs

New Ideas

Goals

Special Projects

Research

Projects

Graduate

Projects

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Special Projects

Research

Projects

Graduate

Projects

Standards

User Guides

The Handbook

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Why do they donate?

• Affect them personally

• Causes that they care about

“They raise

money to

cure…”

“They raise money to save the…”

“They raise money to help…”

“We raise money for HVAC&R Research!”

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How do you sell it?

• ASHRAE Research:

• Helps the environment

• Creates better living conditions

• Prevents the spread of bacteria and diseases

“I raise money to…”

• Improve the HVAC systems of buildings, trains, & buses to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases for the general public.

• Reduce commercial countertop appliance emissions that impact workers’ and patrons’ health and comfort

“I raise money to save the…”

• Improve environmental impacts from ground source heat pumps.

• Regular updating of the climatic conditions to show due diligence in a world of changing climate.

“I raise money to help…”

• Non-profit sustainability projects

• Reduce costs to heat and cool homes

• Improve Refrigeration• Lowering costs• Less spoilage

That impact all aspects of all of our lives

Research Projects

Research Project 1450

How are contaminates from attached or integral garages impacting IAQ and quality of life in residential buildings?

How is it happening?

What works, what doesn’t, and how big is the problem?

Thanks to this project, we’ll soon know.

Research Project 1603

What role does the HVAC systems of buildings, trains, & buses play in the transmission of infectious diseases for the general public?

Do the current standards allow for enough fresh air, filtering, and humidly control to be safe or re new guidelines needed?

Thanks to this project, we’ll soon know.

Research Project 1631

How are commercial countertop appliance emissions impacting workers’ and patrons’ health and comfort?

Do the current standards control grease, steam, and odor well enough to be safe and comfortable or are new guidelines needed?

Thanks to this project, we’ll soon know.

Research Project 1649

What is impact on IAQ of using High Efficiency Replacement Filters in residential buildings?

What is the life of these filters vs traditional filters? Are the benefits worth the cost?

Do they actually even work to improve IAQ?

Thanks to this project, we’ll soon know.

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•80+ research projects• Traditional projects• Special focus projects• Development of User Guides• Grant-in-Aid Graduate Student projects

•All 14 Regions have active projects

•All members benefit …regardless of location

regardless of specialty

Dollars back in research!

KEY POINT

$1 donated = $1 to Research!

SELLING IT TO THE CHAPTERS

Working together, for the common goal

E-Resources:

www.ashrae.org/research

www.ashrae.org/tcs

www.ashrae.org/rp

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Mike Vaughn, Manager – Research678-539-1211mvaughn@ashrae.org

Steve Hammerling – Assist. Manager – Research678/539-1158shammerling@ashrae.org

Questions? More Information?

Want to join the team of Research supporters?

Patricia Adelmann, Manager – RP678/539-1114padelmann@ashrae.org

www.ashrae.org/rpwww.ashrae.org/contribute

We can make it come alive

ASHRAE Research: Researching Today, to Change tomorrow