The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) 2011 Student Design Competition drilled students on their knowledge of HVACR system selection and design as well as integrated building design to encourage practical design.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), along with HVACR, architecture, interior design, and building construction industry colleagues, will host the seventh International HVAC Cold Climate Conference.

Commercial and high-rise residential buildings, including federal buildings, must now meet requirements in ASHRAE/IESNA’s 2007 energy-efficiency standard, under recent rulings issued by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) that finds the standard saves more energy than the 2004 version.

ASHRAE is working to define one metric to move the building industry toward producing net-zero energy buildings by 2030.