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ASHRAE Journal Podcast Presents...

Join our Technical Editor, Rebecca Matyasovski, in brief talks with authors of articles
featured in monthly ASHRAE Journal issues.

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Rebecca Matyasovski is the technical editor of ASHRAE Journal. She has worked at ASHRAE Journal since 2000, after leaving her first job out of college at CNN/Sports Illustrated. Since starting at ASHRAE, Rebecca has closed on over 250 issues of the Journal with impeccable accuracy and care. She loves everything baseball, reading and taking it easy with her husband, her dog and her cat on her days off. She holds a degree in media communications and journalism from Asbury University.


  • June 2023

    Argonne’s New Materials Design Lab With Blair L. Hawn

    Join Blair L. Hawn, P.E., Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski as they discuss Hawn’s Technology Award Project being featured in June’s ASHRAE Journal. Hawn’s project, a new Materials Design Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory, is a state-of-the-art collaborative research facility for energy and materials scientists to investigate structures at the scale of a single electron and larger.

    Blair L. Hawn, P.E., Member ASHRAE

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    Check out Hawn's June 2023 article here.

  • May 2023

    Are Two ACHs Enough? With Austin Barolin

    Austin Barolin, Associate Member ASHRAE, and Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski discuss Barolin’s article in the May issue of ASHRAE Journal. The article covers hospital air quality-based ventilation for hospital energy conservation and explains why two air changes per hour may be as good as 12.

    Austin Barolin, Associate Member ASHRAE

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    Check out Barolin's May 2023 article here.

  • April 2023

    Spotlighting Unrecognized Contributions to HVAC&R With Janice K. Means

    ASHRAE Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski interviews Janice K. Means about her article in the April 2023 ASHRAE Journal. The article recognizes Eunice Newton Foote’s discovery of the role CO2 plays in causing greenhouse effect. Means’ new article series will spotlight historically undervalued contributions in areas that are of interest to ASHRAE and the HVAC&R industry.

    Janice K. Means, P.E., Fellow/Life Member, ASHRAE

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    Check out Means' April 2023 article here.

  • March 2023

    Innovative Design Elements With Lianne Cockerton

    Listen to Lianne Cockerton P.Eng., Member ASHRAE, chat with Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski about the innovative design elements—including welding stations—that made a Canadian industrial building and plumbers’ association nearly reach net zero energy. Local 144 was awarded the Award of Engineering Excellence for its outstanding application of design and effective energy use.

    Lianne Cockerton P.Eng., Member ASHRAE

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    Check out Cockerton's March 2023 article here.

  • February 2023

    Regulating Indoor Contaminants With Benjamin Jones

    Benjamin Jones, Dr.Eng., speaks with Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski about a proposed addendum to Standard 62.2 that considers harm as a basis of regulating contaminants in homes. He also talks about how this type of addenda could be used in other indoor spaces and by other organizations—and why you should always turn on your range hood.

    Benjamin Jones, Dr.Eng.

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    Check out Jones' February 2023 column here.

  • January 2023

    Math Matters With Andy Pearson

    Hot Air host Rebecca speaks with ASHRAE Journal Columnist Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., as they dive into his December 2022 column, "Math Matters." 

    Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE

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    Check out Pearson's December 2022 column here.

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ASHRAE has not investigated and ASHRAE expressly disclaims any duty to investigate any product, service, process, procedure, design or the like which may be described in an episode of ASHRAE Journal podcast. The appearance of any technical data, editorial material or advertisement in this podcast does not constitute endorsement, warranty or guarantee by ASHRAE of any product, service, process, procedure, design or the like. ASHRAE does not warrant that the information in this podcast is free of errors and ASHRAE does not necessarily agree with any statement or opinion in this podcast. The entire risk of the use of any information in this podcast is assumed by the user.

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