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ASHRAE Members. Engineering the World We Live In. Kenneth M. Fulk , P.E . Director & Regional Chair, Region VIII 2008-2011. ASHRAE Regions. ASHRAE Regions. Membership by Region (March 2010). Region I 5,703 Region II 3,514 Region III 4,831 Region IV 2,814 Region V 3,296
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ASHRAE Members Engineering the World We Live In Kenneth M. Fulk, P.E. Director & Regional Chair, Region VIII 2008-2011
ASHRAE Regions ASHRAE Regions
Membership by Region(March 2010) Region I 5,703 Region II 3,514 Region III 4,831 Region IV 2,814 Region V 3,296 Region VI 4,568 Region VII 2,102 Region VIII 3,709 Region IX 3,361 Region X 4,286 Region XI 3,602 Region XII 2,637 Region XIII 2,850 RAL 5,252 TOTAL – 52,599
Region VIII CHAPTER NAME MEMBERS STUDENTS Arkansas 282 48 Shreveport 75 7 Houston 671 41 Alamo 239 11 Austin 265 35 Dallas622 20 Central Oklahoma 280 23 Northeastern Oklahoma 203 25 Fort Worth 290 1 West Texas 83 5 East Texas 79 12 South Texas 59 5 Mexico City 113 58 Monterrey 114 50 Guadalajara 42 0 SIX SECTIONS; 33 STUDENT BRANCHES
ASHRAE Membership • Membership up over last year • 52,199 total members • 43,372 members in US and Canada • 8,821 outside those countries • 5,638 student members – 221 transferred from student membership • Top industry classifications – consulting engineers, contractors, & manufacturers • www.ashrae.org/moc - Manual of Chapter Operations
ASHRAE Staff Operations • Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.; three staff in Washington, D.C. • 105 employees • Support the volunteer structure of ASHRAE by making the volunteers’ investment of time worthwhile • Add professional expertise when needed and run Society as a business
ASHRAE Staff Overview • Departments: Executive Vice President oversees-Government Affairs, Publishing/Education, Technology, Member Services and Administrative Services • Annual expenditures of approximately $19 million • 30% of revenue from publication sales/advertising • 27% of revenue from membership dues • 23% of revenue from meetings and Exposition
What’s Your Building EQ? Provide motivation for reducing energy use in commercial buildings by expressing the energy performance of buildings in a tangible way – Both As Designed & Operational Ratings www.buildingeq.com
Green Building Standard-189.1 • Serves as benchmark for sustainable green buildings – does not apply to all buildings • Addresses energy, impact on the atmosphere, sustainable sites, water use, materials and resources and IEQ • Published in January 2010 • Jurisdictional compliance option for International Green Construction Code • www.ashrae.org/greenstandard
Advanced Energy Guidance • More than 230,000 guides in circulation • Guides available for • Highway lodging • K-12 Schools • Refrigerated warehouses and storage buildings • Small retail • Small office • Small hospitals and healthcare • Free downloads at www.ashrae.org/freeaedg
Existing Building Guidance • Provides business case for energy improvements • Demonstrates how to benchmark performance against comparable buildings • Illustrates how to reduce energy use & cost by up to 30 percent • Developed with BOMA, AIA, USGBC, IESNA, & GSA • Not part of free downloads
Indoor Air Quality Guide:Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commissioning • Practical guidance on achieving good IAQ in commercial buildings • Joint effort of ASHRAE, AIA, BOMA, US-EPA, SMACNA and USGBC • www.ashrae.org/iaq
ASHRAE Handbook Online Speed and Convenience • Immediate access with your one-year subscription- $49/year to members • Search in seconds over 3,600 pages of crucial technical data • Copy and paste functions • Page-by-page or chapter-by-chapter printing • Great time-saving links to related commercial resources
CertificationASHRAE certification provides members with benefit of professional designations that showcase their body of knowledge to the industry • More than 1,000 applicants • Current programs • Building Energy Assessor Professional – slated for 2011 Winter Conference • Building Energy Modeling Professional • Commissioning Process Management Professional • Healthcare Facility Design Professional • High-Performance Building Design Professional • Operations & Performance Management Professional • www.ashrae.org/certification
ASHRAE eLearning • These online courses are interactive, economical, and effective. • Take: • What you want • When you want • Where you want • Earn PDHs/CEUs in the process! • With ASHRAE eLearning, you’re truly in a class of your own.
Highlighting Innovative Technologies • Cases studies featured provide performance data, verifying actual sustainability performance • Free subscription for architects, building owners and facility managers • Members receive free digital subscription; print subscription available • www.HPBmagazine.org
Tools for You – ASHRAE.org • Free research reports online • Owning, operating database at www.ashrae.org/database • Updated the ASHRAE.org bookstore!!!!! • Google search • Virtual conferences • Member Central • www.ashrae.org/volunteer • Consumer section – provides guidance for homeowners, general public
ASHRAEjobs.com • Single location to research career opportunities, including employer profiles and job postings • Post into a resume database and promote yourself to employers • Allows employers to search for ASHRAE membership and certifications
Scholarships • More students and more schools than ever eligible for ASHRAE scholarships • Criteria expanded to include programs accredited by an accrediting body outside the U.S. that have signed a MOU with ABET • Includes CACEI in Mexico and CEAB in Canada • www.ashrae.org/scholarships
Living Lab at Headquarters • Supports visible example of sustainability • Supports ASHRAE research with rich resource of data on building, system and equipment performance-data will be available online • Demonstration of performance monitoring • ASHRAE Building EQ A- rating/LEED Platinum • www.ashrae.org/building
Join Us! • 2011 Winter Conference • Jan. 29-Feb. 2 • Las Vegas, Nevada • www.ashrae.org/lasvegas • AHR Expo, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 • ASHRAE Society level meetings offer networking, access to development of technical guidance for the industry, & professional development • Region VIII Chapters Regional Conference (CRC)-Dallas-April 14th to 16th, 2011
Join Us! • AHR Expo Mexico • Oct. 26-28, 2010 • Mexico City • IAQ 2010 Airborne Infection Control, Ventilation, IAQ and Energy • Nov. 10-12 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Questions? Kenneth M. Fulk, P.E. ASHRAE Region VIII-Director & Regional Chair 2008-2011 Reed, Wells, Benson & Company 12001 N. Central Expressway Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75243 972-788-4222 (Office) Kfulk@rwb.net