2009 ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Chicago - January 24-28, Palmer House Hilton

Call for Papers

ASHRAE and Chicago share a long history in meetings that have been held in that city over the years.  More recently, ASHRAE and Chicago share a common goal for improving the environment through the careful use and application of natural resources. ASHRAE’s commitment to energy conservation dates back to the energy crisis of the 1970s with the development of Standard 90 for energy conservation in buildings.  Current efforts have expanded to various other standards, guidelines, publications and courses that provide the technical “know-how” for designing systems and buildings that are energy efficient, provide indoor environmental quality and have a minimal impact on the environment.

ASHRAE seeks to advance the state of the art in sustainability by focusing the technical program on the theme Sustainable Urban Design.  The theme seeks to elicit papers and programs that present the latest developments in sustainability as applied to systems and equipment, application of their use in different types of buildings and, especially, the impact on urban settings.  The technical program seeks to bring together engineers, architects, contractors and students to address sustainable design from all perspectives.

Topics for papers and programs include:
Energy conservation
Indoor environmental quality
Application of ASHRAE guidelines to achieve high-performing sustainable results
International sustainability efforts
Other HVAC&R topics of interest

The deadline for submitting papers for the Chicago meeting has passed.  Papers are being accepted for the 2009 ASHRAE Annual Meeting, June 20-24 in Louisville, Kentucky.  Submit papers online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ashrae

If you would like your paper abstract reviewed before writing the paper or if you have any questions about submitting a paper or program, contact Tony Giometti at giometti@ashrae.org.

The deadline for submitting programs is August 8, 2008.