July 2008: Vol. 5, No. 7	Advancing HVAC&R to Serve Humanity and Promote a Sustainable World
Thank you for reading Society Connections. Society Connections is an official publication of ASHRAE. This electronic newsletter links the communities of ASHRAE and provides a simple way for members to connect with the Society. Society Connections is published on the second Wednesday of each month. About ASHRAE Education Publications Member Resources Technology   To ensure that Society Connections is not blocked by spam-blocking software, add e-society@ashrae.org to your address book. Should you encounter problems reading an ASHRAE eNewsletter, you may access any issue archived on the ASHRAE Web site at this link. To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, click here. ASHRAE News Society To Focus on Performance of Existing Buildings Improving the performance of existing buildings will be a focus during the 2008–09 Society Year. 2008–09 President Bill Harrison's presidential theme is Maintain to Sustain—Delivering ASHRAE’s Sustainability Promise. He plans to focus on operating buildings to deliver the energy efficiency inherent in their design, including effective commissioning, improved documentation, and programs to educate and certify building operators. Other Society programs introduced at the recent 2008 ASHRAE Annual Meeting include a new "sustainable footprint" project and the launch of the Society’s certification program for high performance building design professionals. Read more New ASHRAE Air Cabin IAQ Standard ASHRAE addresses air cabin air quality in Standard 161-2007, Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft. The new standard, which covers issues such as temperature, cabin pressure, air contaminants and ventilation rates, can be voluntarily adopted by individual airlines or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or advocated for by airline passenger and employee groups. "Compliance with this standard will go a long ways toward ensuring good air quality for passengers and crews," said Byron Jones, chair of the committee that wrote the standard. Read more This Month in ASHRAE Insights 100,000+ AEDGs Distributed 15 Distinguished Lecturers Named April Satellite Broadcast Sets Viewership Mark ASHRAE Helping To Ensure Policymakers Get Word British Columbia Students Tour Hospital Detroit Chapter Seminars on Sustainability Conference Historical Minute Life Members Club Makes Appeal to ‘Silent’ Members New Handbook Volume Expands Coverage New York Chapter Life Members Recognized Road Map to Success for Chapter Presidents Staff Changes To Enhance Work Toward NZEB ASHRAE Insights Online Completed Research Healthcare Facility Design Certifications Member Advancement Standards Actions This Month's ASHRAE Journal Feature Articles Designing For Reliability Conserving Fan Energy in Cleanrooms Integrated Design for Community Center Preventing Defect Claims in Hot, Humid Climates Chiller Plant Optimization Tool   ASHRAE Journal Standing Columns Building Sciences: Energy Security and Saving the Planet Emerging Technologies: Home Energy Displays Washington Report: IEQ Enters Airline Debate Subscription Management American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international membership organization founded to advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and related issues. Need assistance? Please use the links below or contact us by e-mail. To change your e-mail address for all eNewsletters, click here. This will not change your official e-mail address in ASHRAE's member database. This will only change the e-mail address to which your ASHRAE eNewsletters are sent. If someone passed along this eNewsletter to you, and you want to have your own subscription, click here. To read ASHRAE's media kit to learn about advertising opportunities, click here. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use • Disclaimer All contents copyright © 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-2305.