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April 15, 2026
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Online voting for the Society year 2026-2027 ASHRAE ballot opens on April 28 at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time (US/Canada) and runs until June 27 at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time (US/Canada). ASHRAE has once again partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) to administer the election. To assure your election-specific broadcast email arrives safely in your inbox on, or around, April 28, please add the following email address as an approved sender: noreply@directvote.net. If you do not receive your election email by May 5, please contact support@directvote.net. Read more
A University of New Hampshire study has quantified the global climate impact of BACnet for the first time revealing that BACnet-enabled building automation has mitigated 1.4 billion tons of CO2 since 1995. The study highlights how BACnet’s open, interoperable framework has helped accelerate smart building adoption worldwide, becoming a very effective, large-scale carbon‑reduction technology over the past three decades. With projections reaching 2.06 billion tons of avoided CO2 by 2030, the study shows that BACnet systems for smarter buildings are essential to a low-carbon future. Read more
Abstract submissions are being accepted for the 2027 ASHRAE Winter Conference to be held in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 23–27. Some of the requested track topics are: Residential HVAC Research and Demonstration, Thermal Network Systems and Energy Storage, Nexus of Real and Artificial Intelligence, Decarbonization Retrofits and more. Abstracts are due May 27. If accepted, final conference papers are due Sept. 2. Accepted papers will be considered for publication in Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE’s research journal. Read more
ASHRAE members will vote on the bylaws amendments to finalize the proposed new membership model on the April 2026 ballot. If approved by the membership, the new model will be effective July 1, 2027. Please review the new simplified model and reach out to Daniel Gurley with any questions. Read more
More than 53,000 attended AHR Expo 2026, held from Feb. 2–4 in Las Vegas. Professionals and developers within a variety of industries were asked questions ranging from the evolution of data center technology and manufacturer cooperation to how workforces are adjusting not only to growing technological changes but generational shifts as well. In ASHRAE Journal’s April 2026 issue, questions about the industry’s on-going refrigeration transition were discussed amongst engineers and developers in the field. Read more
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For our latest Faces of ASHRAE column, we spoke with Eleazar Rivera-Mata.
 
Not many people can claim water brought them to ASHRAE, but Eleazar Rivera-Mata can. From oil, to water, to cooling towers, to distinguished lecturing, learn about Eleazar’s journey toward and within the Society below. 
 
To nominate a member for Faces of ASHRAE, please email insights@ashrae.org with the subject line: "Faces of ASHRAE Nomination." Read more
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Join host Aaron Besseling along with guests Sarah Maston and Alekhya Kaianathbhatta as they offer real-world insight into the essentials of building commissioning.
 
 
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