How does my company benefit from employee's membership in ASHRAE?

Assurance and Credibility

ASHRAE research, standards and publicaitons transfer current technology and accepted practice to the worldwide HVAC&R industry. Through their ASHRAE memberships, employees have technical information available to them that is universally recognized as authoritative and reliable.

Industry Participation

Through volunteer service on nearly 200 technical committees and standards project committees, ASHRAE members influence the direction of HVAC&R technology. Through their participation on committees, volunteers contribute to an organization recognized internationally for advancing technology. By working with other professionals from around the world, ASHRAE members:

• Create industry standards and recommended procedures and guidelines issued by ASHRAE. ASHRAE is a recognized standards writing body of the American National Standards Institute. ASHRAE's more than 80 standards serve as the basis of testing and design practice around the world.
• Development of research. ASHRAE has under contract at university, government and private laboratories some 75 active research projects with a combined value of more than $8 million.
• Development of ASHRAE Handbook chapters.

The efforts of your employees in ASHRAE help keep your company on the edge of what is happening in the HVAC&R industry.

Professional Growth

ASHRAE provides unique opportunities to develop communication, management and leadership skills. Because the Society is a volunteer-driven organizaiton, HVAC&R companies cannot turn to a better source than ASHRAE for human resource development. Aside from education benefits, ASHRAE offers countless opportunities for developing potential through volunteer work on ASHRAE committees or in one of ASHRAE's more than 150 chapters around the world. Benefits of employees' participation include:

• Strenghthening leadership skills
• Improving technical skills and the ability to work on technical issues
• Networking
• Accessibility to resources
• Self development and sharing of ideas

ASHRAE is the forum where HVAC&R professionals come together to ask questions, share ideas and put their ideas to the test of peer criticism.

For ASHRAE membership information contact:

ASHRAE Membership
1791 Tullie Circle N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2305
Telephone: 404-636-8400
Fax: 404-321-5478
E-mail: ashrae@ashrae.org
www.ashrae.org

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