The conference has a building-oriented theme and will address building information systems; environmental health; international design; HVAC&R applications and systems; and, featured for this conference, tall building performance.

The conference is held in conjunction with the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, Jan. 21-23, 2014, which is expected to attract more than 40,000 visitors and exhibitors.

More than 100 New York professional development hours (PDHs), American Institute of Architects (AIA) learning units (LUs), PDHs, and Leadership for Enertgy and Environmental Design (LEED) AP credits are available through ASHRAE Learning Institute courses and Technical Program sessions.

The technical program features more than 200 sessions addressing building information systems; hydronic system design; improving building performance; indoor environmental air health/IEQ; refrigeration; HVACR systems and equipment; and HVACR fundamentals and application.

Two particular tracks of note are Tall Buildings, which examines opportunities in the design, development, and operation of tall and supertall buildings, and International Design, addressing innovative design strategies to meet environmental elements, geography, and cultures.

Also, choose from 23 Professional Development Seminars and Short Courses to help you stay current on HVAC trends. The ASHRAE Learning Institute offers new updates to Standards 90.1 and 62.1, in addition to 11 new courses that include Standard 55, building enclosure commissioning, electric rates and regulations, health care facilities, building energy audits and ground source heat pumps. ALI courses are approved for renewal of professional engineer and professional architect licenses, as well as for industry certification programs. For a list of all courses, visit www.ashrae.org/newyorkcourses

Additionally, ASHRAE offers a special administration of all six certification examinations on Thursday, Jan. 23: Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP), Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP), Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP), High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP), Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP) and Operations & Performance Management Professional (OPMP). More information on each certification can be found at www.ashrae.org/certification.

ASHRAE Conference technical tours give attendees a first-hand look at technology developed by members to further the industry. Tours include the Tishman Speyer Rockefeller Center central refrigeration plant, building management system, and ice storage facility; the cogeneration project at One Penn Plaza; and the cooling system of the New York Hilton, to name just a few.