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About ASHRAEThe American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration. The Society, organized into Regions, Chapters, and Student Branches, allows exchange of HVAC&R knowledge and experiences for the benefit of the field's practitioners and the public. ASHRAE provides many opportunities to participate in the development of new knowledge via research and itsmany Technical Committees. These committees meet typically twice per year at the ASHRAE Annual and Winter Meetings. The AHR Expo, which is the largest HVAC&R trade show in North America, is held in conjunction with each Winter Meeting. A Little HistoryASHRAE was founded in 1894 at a meeting of like-minded engineers in New York City. Until 1954 it was known as the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Recent Chapter Photos |
Engineers (ASHVE); in that year it changed its name to the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE). Its current name and organization came from the 1959 merger of ASHAE and the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE). The result, ASHRAE, despite having 'American' in its name, is an influential international organization. Its 55,000 members worldwide are dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of HVAC&R. ASHRAE's headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Take a look at the 
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