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ASHRAE conference to offer a big perspective

Registration is now open for the 2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference taking place June 22-26, at the Marriott Indy Place in Indianapolis, Ind. Early bird registration ends April 29.

“The 2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference promises to be an exceptional event, providing valuable insights and networking opportunities for professionals in the field,” said 2023-24 ASHRAE President Ginger Scoggins, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE. “The conference offers a great opportunity to forge meaningful connections and stay at the forefront of industry trends, while enjoying the vibrant city of Indianapolis.”

The conference will include activities such as tours, social events, award recognitions and a comprehensive technical program featuring more than 80 sessions.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore industry-related topics related on the following eight technical tracks:

• Pathways to Building Decarbonization – Features case studies and research across the globe on the methods being developed and policies being evolved to reduce carbon impacts on the global environment.
• Artificial Intelligence – Focuses on the applications for AI and machine learning technology in building automation and controls to enhance energy efficiency and comfort.
• Industrialized Construction: Opportunities and Challenges – Examines advancements in building construction practices and workforce development and discusses opportunities and challenges associated with conventional and industrialized construction.
• Ventilation and Indoor Environmental Quality – Reviews the design, operation and studies of ventilation, air distribution systems, and all IEQ aspects, including noise, vibration and lighting in residential and commercial buildings.
• Future-Proofing the Built Environment – Highlights innovative technologies and strategies that are evolving across the globe that reimagine our relationship with the built environment now and into the future.
• Energy Storage and Grid Resiliency – Centers on advances in cost-effective TES materials and systems, integration of thermal TES in building envelopes or HVAC systems and grid resiliency.
• Refrigeration & Refrigerants – Underscores the critical need for refrigeration in modern life and focuses on refrigerant regulations, refrigeration cycles and applications.
• HVAC&R Systems and Equipment – Concentrates on the development of new systems and equipment, improvements to existing systems and equipment and the proper application and operation of systems and equipment.
• Fundamentals and Applications – Provides key fundamental components to understanding applications in Engineering such as thermodynamics, psychrometrics, fluid and mass flow.

 The preliminary technical program will be available in the coming weeks.

The plenary session will feature a keynote presentation from Julia Landauer, two-time champion NASCAR driver and advocate for STEM Education and women’s empowerment.

During the President’s Luncheon, on Monday, June 24, incoming 2024-25 ASHRAE President Dennis Knight, P.E., BEMP, Fellow ASHRAE, will present his inaugural address and the 2024-25 officers and directors will also be installed.

The 2024 ASHRAE Conference For Integrated Design, Construction & Operations, will be held in conjunction with the ASHRAE Annual Conference, June 24-26, also in Indianapolis, Ind. Formerly known as the Building Performance Analysis Conference, this conference provides a comprehensive look at existing tools and applied knowledge, along with the examination and integration of new technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics. Early bird registration ends April 30. For more information, visit ashrae.org/cidco24.

For complete information and registration for the 2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference, visit ashrae.org/2024Annual.

About ASHRAE

Founded in 1894, ASHRAE is a global professional society committed to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and their allied fields.
As an industry leader in research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE and its members are dedicated to promoting a healthy and sustainable built environment for all, through strategic partnerships with organizations in the HVAC&R community and across related industries.
The Society is showcasing integrated building solutions and sustainability in action through the opening of the ASHRAE Global Headquarters building in metro-Atlanta, Georgia.
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