Registration Open For ASHRAE 2015 Annual Conference, Atlanta
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Allen Haynes
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ATLANTA (April 15, 2015) – ASHRAE has a warm southern welcome as the 2015 Annual Conference comes to the Society’s hometown of Atlanta, Ga. The Conference takes place June 27-July 1, at the Atlanta Hilton.
To register or for more information, visit www.ashrae.org/atlanta.
The Conference Technical Program features a strong focus on the design, construction and operation of high performance buildings, refrigeration and the annual Research Summit Laboratories, refrigeration, fundamentals, applications, systems and equipment round out the program.
ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) offers two professional development seminars and seven half-day short courses. Included is a new course on understanding Standard 189.1-2014 for high performance buildings, in addition to updates to Standards 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems. Training topics include commissioning, building energy audits, operation and maintenance, humidity control problems, healthcare HVAC&R systems and ground source heat pumps. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/atlantacourses.
Apply by June 9 at www.ashrae.org/atlantaexams to sit for one of six ASHRAE certification exams: Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP), Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP), Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP), Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP), High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP) and Operations & Performance Management Professional (OPMP).
Technical tours at the Conference include Southface Eco Office, Ponce City Market, ASHRAE Headquarters, Georgia Institute of Technology and the Fox Theatre. General tours include a city tour, CNN, historic city of Roswell, the Buckhead area of Atlanta, the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the World of Coca Cola.
The keynote speaker is Gene Kranz, the legendary NASA flight control director who led the effort to save Apollo 13 in 1970. He speaks at the opening Plenary Session, held Saturday, June 27. Registration is not required to attend the Session, which also features the Honors and Awards program.
About ASHRAE
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.
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