On Sept. 21-24, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) attended and sponsored ASHRAE Region-at-Large Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The LowDown Showdown sought to broaden the industry’s ability to engage architects, engineers, designers, and energy modelers to create an effective workflow and an outstanding design in real-word building efficiency challenges. The contest encouraged participants to work as integrated teams to use their design and modeling skills to create a near net-zero energy building.

Founded in 1980 through the collaborative efforts of several professional engineering societies, Washington Internships for Student Engineers (WISE) has become one of the premier Washington internship programs. Its goal is to groom future leaders of the engineering profession who are aware of, and can contribute to, the important intersections of technology and public policy.

ASHRAE announced the inaugural course schedule for its new Global Training Center for Building Excellence in Dubai, with “HVAC Design Essentials” slated as the first planned training opportunity ran in early September.

Two ASHRAE certification programs, the Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP) and Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP), have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as meeting the organization’s Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines (BBWG).

As part of its commitment to extend the society’s global reach and better support its membership, ASHRAE announced the formation of a new ASHRAE Region in Europe — Region XIV. With this new region will also come a new chapter in Ireland, which will be vitally important for industry collaboration throughout Europe.

ASHRAE introduced its 2017-2018 president, executive committee officers, and directors during its annual conference June 24-28 in Long Beach, California.