ATLANTA — In recognition of the changing role of HVACR since it was first published 20 years ago, ASHRAE announced that its journal, HVAC&R Research, has a new title, an expanded scope, and an updated look.

Beginning in January 2015, the journal is now known as Science and Technology for the Built Environment. All manuscripts now in process will be published in the journal under its new name.

“This new name reflects its expanded scope, which includes papers in many areas of science and technology for the built environment,” said Reinhard Radermacher, editor. “In addition to traditional areas of research in HVACR, the journal’s papers now often cover topics that have come to be associated with the industry since the journal was first published in 1995. These include smart buildings, thermal comfort, aircraft ventilation, and automotive climate technology. Science and Technology for the Built Environment will offer comprehensive reporting of original research in science and technology related to the stationary and mobile built environment.”

 Future article topics include:

• Indoor environmental quality, occupant health, comfort and productivity.

• HVACR and related technologies.

• Thermodynamic and energy system dynamics, controls, optimization, fault detection and diagnosis, smart systems and building demand-side management.

• Experiments and analysis related to material properties, underlying thermodynamics, refrigerants, fluid dynamics, airflow, and heat and mass transfer.

• Renewable and traditional energy systems and related processes and concepts.

• Integrated built environmental system design approaches and tools.

• Novel simulation approaches and algorithms and validated simulations.

• Building enclosure materials, assemblies, and systems for minimizing and/or regulating space heating and cooling modes.

For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/stbe.

Publication date: 1/5/2015

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