Why Join ASHRAE

ASHRAE Membership

ASHRAE membership is open to any person associated with heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration. ASHRAE is unique because its membership is drawn from a wide range of disciplines relating to the HVAC&R field. Approximately 51,000 individuals from more than 100 nations belong to the Society

Discounts on Publications

ASHRAE members earn 15% off publications through www.ashrae.org/bookstore. Hundreds of titles are available including the complete collection of ASHRAE Standards including 90.1, 62.1 and 189.1.

Develop Leadership Skills

When you join ASHRAE, you are making an investment in yourself. When you become active in the Society by giving your time and sharing your knowledge, you get even more out of that investment.

Network with Industry Professionals

Each month, all over the world, ASHRAE chapters convene for an informational program featuring a speaker or topic that is key to professionals in the industry. Meet with your peers and share ideas!

ASHRAE High Performance Buildings Conference

A Focus on Deep Energy Savings
March 12-13, 2012, San Diego, CA

Presented by:

Pre-conference seminar on Standard 189.1, March 11th

Please use your member or visitor login prior to registering for the conference.

Registration Fees:
$550 ASHRAE, USGBC and AIA members, $650 Non Member

Presented by ASHRAE’s High Performing Buildings Magazine (hyperlink to www.hpbmagazine.org), the High Performance Buildings: A Focus on Deep Energy Savings conference, features HPB case study sessions focused on design, construction and operation techniques used in buildings around the world. Also featured is a special session with the editorial advisory board, sharing lessons they have learned from reporting on the experiences of building team members featured in the magazine.

The conference’s focus on case studies and networking offers attendees an up-close and personal exchange of ideas on best practices for high performance buildings with more than 50 presentations in 16 sessions.

Of special interest is a seminar on Realizing Return on Investment, addressing bottom-line results with business case studies on net zero energy buildings in San Diego and Phoenix; financial metrics for comparing efficiency and renewables projects; Caltech’s Energy Conservation Investment Program; and life-cycle commissioning.

Keynote speakers are:

Jeanne Clinton, special advisor for efficiency at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), appointed by Governor Brown, speaking on “Energy Management Meets Economic Development.”
Eric Corey Freed, organicARCHITECT, San Francisco, will challenge attendees through his address, “Dodo-Sapiens: How Our Way of Life is Killing Us and the Need for Regenerative, Bio-Based Buildings.”
ASHRAE President Ron Jarnagin, who will discuss “ASHRAE's High Performance Building Initiatives: Sustaining Leadership in Sustainability.”

Conference Specifics

Registration cost is $650 ($550, ASHRAE, U.S. Green Building Council and American Institute of Architects members).
Registration includes an “on-demand” Virtual Conference.
A Virtual Conference only registration is $149 ($99, member). On-demand access to all of the conference presentations through September 2013. Also, during the two-week time period from March 13 – 27, 2012 virtual conference attendees will be able to comment on the presentations and the presenters can reply.
The conference will be approved for AIA LUs, PDHs and LEED® AP credits.
Hotel: The conference takes place at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive San Diego.
Room rate: $159. Room reservations for the conference
should be made prior to Friday, Feb.17, to ensure group rate.
Visit www.ashrae.org/hpbconference for more information.

Sponsorship Opportunities

ASHRAE thanks the following sponsors for their support of the High Performance Building Conference
Gold-Level Sponsor


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Bronze-Level Sponsors