Research Project Final Reports
ASHRAE Technology Portal hosts the online ASHRAE Research Report repository. Final Reports of projects conducted by ASHRAE are available. This includes ASHRAE sponsored investigations at universities, laboratories, government agencies, and consulting firms that yield non-proprietary research that benefit practitioners and suppliers. ASHRAE members have free access to reports in PDF format in this repository
These Research Project Final Reports document the results of the research project, and are approved by the sponsoring Technical Committee. ASHRAE members have free access through the Members-Only Research Projects Final Reports site.
Non-members can purchase and download individual Research Reports for $30 each through ASHRAE's Online Bookstore.
Please contact the Manager of Research and Technical Services, Mike Vaughn, at mvaughn@ashrae.org if you cannot find the report you are looking for below. Additional reports are available in hardcopy form only for $30 plus shipping and handling.
Research Results
Since 1958: Research Project Final Reports
Members-only free access to Research Projects Final Reports: Member login required for Downloads
ASHRAE Research Project History (Excel Spreadsheet) (updated 08/2016)
The official record of research presented at ASHRAE's Annual and Winter Conferences is ASHRAE Transactions.
Free ASHRAE Research Project Final Report
RP-1481 --Economic Database in Support of ASHRAE 90.2 (Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings)