April 19, 2012: ASHRAE Awards 22 Undergraduate Senior Project Grants to Study HVACR
ATLANTA — Design and construction of a “shack” to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies, including solar thermal heating, photovoltaic power generation, high efficiency and green insulation options, and wood pellet stoves, is being developed by students through an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Undergraduate Senior Project Grant. This year, 22 schools from around the world were awarded grants. The grants, totaling some $100,000, are awarded by ASHRAE to colleges and universities worldwide to promote the study and teaching of HVACR, encouraging students to pursue related careers.
The grants are used to design and construct projects, such as Minnesota State University - Mankato’s proposal to design and construct a renewable and HVAC technologies test-bed shack.