ASHRAE Insights

Membership in ASHRAE entitles members to many benefits, including a discount on ASHRAE publications and products.

Society members also may receive discounts on publications from other organizations.

Through its reciprocal rights agreements with 49 associate societies located around the world, ASHRAE members are entitled to purchase publications from these organizations at their respective member price.

In addition, members of the Associate Societies may purchase ASHRAE publications at the price usually reserved for ASHRAE members.

ASHRAE’s Associate Societies and their Web sites are listed below and online under the “Regions” Web page under the “Members” tab at www.ashrae.org.

ARGENTINA

Association of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration of Argentina (AAF)

    www.aafrio.org.ar/

AUSTRALIA

Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH)

    www.airah.org.au/

AUSTRIA

Oesterreichischer Kaelte-und Klimatechnischer Verein (OEKKV)

    www.oekkv.at/

BELGIUM

Royal Technical Society of Heating, Ventilation and Related Technology Industry (ATIC)

    www.atic.be/

BRASIL

Brasilian Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating (ABRAVA)

    www.abrava.com.br/

CHILE

Cooling and Air Conditioning Technical Division of Chile (DITAR)

CHINA

Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR)

    www.car.org.cn/

China Committee of HVAC

COLOMBIA

Colombian Association of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACAIRE)

    www.acaire.com/

CZECH REPUBLIC

Society of Environmental Engineering (STP)

    www.csvts.cz/

DENMARK

Danish Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (DANVAK)

    www.danvak.dk/

EGYPT

Egyptian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ESME)

FINLAND

Finnish Association of Heating, Piping and Air-Conditioning Societies (FINVAC)

    www.finvac.org/

Society of Building Services and Energy Engineers (LIVI)

FRANCE

French Association of Heating and Ventilation Engineers (AICVF)

    www.aicvf.com/

GERMANY

German Society of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (DKV)

    www.dkv.org/

HUNGARY

Scientific Society for Building (ETE)

    www.eptud.hu/

ICELAND

The Icelandic Heating, Ventilating and Sanitary Association (ICVAC)

INDIA

Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE)

    www.ishrae.org.in/

ISRAEL

Israel Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ITALY

Italian Association of Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration (AICARR)

    www.aicarr.it/

JAPAN

Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE)

    www.jsrae.or.jp/

Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan (SHASE)

    www.shasej.org/

LATVIA

Latvian Association of Heat, Gas and Water Technology Engineers (AHGWTEL)

    www.lsgutis.lv/

LEBANON

Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut

    www.ording.org.lb/

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Thermotechnical Engineers Society (LITES)

    www.ktu.lt/LISTIA/

MEXICO

Mexican Association of Companies in the Industry of Building Installations (AMERIC)

    www.americmx.com

NETHERLANDS

Dutch Association of Refrigeration (NVVK)

    www.nvvk.nl/

Netherlands Technical Association for Heating and Air Treatment (TVVL)

    www.tvvl.nl/

NEW ZEALAND

Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand (IRHACE)

    www.irhace.org.nz/

NORWAY

Norwegian Society of HVAC Engineers (NORVAC)

    www.norsk-vvs.no

PAKISTAN

Pakistan HVACR Society

    www.hvacr.org.pk/

PHILIPPINES

Philippine Society of Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers (PSVARE)

POLAND

Polish Association of Sanitary Engineers and Technicians (PZITS)

    www.pzits-cedeko.com.pl

PORTUGAL

Associacado Portuguesa dos Engenheiros do Frio Industrial e Ar Condicionado (EFRIARC)

    www.efriarc.pt

ROMANIA

Romanian General Association for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning (AGFR)

RUSSIA

Association of Engineers for Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, Heat Supply and Building Thermal Physics of Russia (ABOK)

    www.abok.ru/

SLOVAKIA

Slovak Society of Environmental Technology (SSTP)

SLOVENIA

Slovenian Society of Refrigerating, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (SITHOK)

    www.fs.uni-lj.si/sithok

SOUTH AFRICA

The South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC)

    www.sairac.co.za/

SOUTH KOREA

Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers of Korea (SAREK)

    www.sarek.or.kr/

SPAIN

Catalan Association of Technology in Energy, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACTECIR)

    www.actecir.org

Spanish Technical Association of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ATECYR)

    www.atecyr.org/

SWEDEN

Swedish Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (SWEDVAC)

    www.siki.se/

SWITZERLAND

Swiss Association of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (SWKI)

    www.swki.ch

TURKEY

Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (TTMD)

    www.ttmd.org.tr

UNITED KINGDOM

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR)

    www.ior.org.uk/

VENEZUELA

Asociacion Nacional Capitulo Tecnico De Asofrio (TECFRIO)

YUGOSLAVIA

Serbia and Montenegro KGH