ASHRAE ® - ANTHRACITE CHAPTER

Welcome to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers, Anthracite Chapter Web Page. We are part of the Northeast Region serving Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Renew Your Membership Online

It’s time to renew your membership for the upcoming Society year.  ASHRAE is committed to promoting sustainable, efficient and renewable practices.  When you renew your ASHRAE membership online, you're using less paper, you're helping to save time, save money and save the mail carrier energy.  And, as a gift to you, members who renew online for the first time in 2008 will receive a special ASHRAE hat to thank you for your commitment to being green.  Visit www.ashrae.org to renew your membership.

ASHRAE Offers Online Courses

ASHRAE is offering several online courses this fall covering a variety of timely subjects. Sessions last three hours and the first one will be held on September 22.  Completion of each course earns PDH credits, and the cost is only $158 for Members. For a complete list of course descriptions and to register, visit  http://www.ashrae.org/education/page/1476.

Anthracite Chapter Scholarship Awarded  

Research Promotion Reaches $2 Million Plateau

 This past year ASHRAE collected over $2,000,000 in donations for its research promotion campaign. Thanks to all of you who contributed toward reaching this impressive milestone. The Anthracite Chapter again exceeded its RP goal of $8,000. Thank you!

Members First

ASHRAE on the whole, and the Anthracite Chapter in particular, exist for your benefit. If there is anything that you want or need that ASHRAE can or should provide, just let us know. Whether it’s programs, or research, or standards, or technical information that you want, there’s probably somebody at some level of the Society that can help.

ASHRAE Publishes New Guidance on Commissioning Process

 ASHRAE Guideline 1.1, HVAC&R Technical Requirements for the Commissioning Process, details the application of the commissioning process described in ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 that will verify that the HVAC&R systems achieve the owner’s project requirements. The cost of ASHRAE Guideline 1.1is $69 ($55, ASHRAE members), and is available at the online bookstore, www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

Advertise in the Newsletter

 We are again offering space for a business card ad in each edition of our monthly newsletter. The cost is $50 for the entire year. Please contact Walt Janus for more information.

Did You Know…

ASHRAE offers an e-mail alias service to all Members. Just login as a Member and under the “Membership” tab, use the “Manage My Membership” quick link to set it up. The alias will be in the form “john_doe@mail.ashrae.org”, and e-mails will be forwarded to any e-mail account you designate.

Chapter Historian Needed

 One of the things that ASHRAE tries to do is to maintain the history of the Society and our industry. Our Chapter has been without a historian for a while now, and we are seeking an individual with a passion for preserving the past to take on this important role. Please see any board member of you are interested in learning more about the position.

Chapter Happenings  

Keep an eye out for the Reservation Form which will be e-mailed separately.