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Research Projects Ready to Bid – Requests-for-Proposal (RFPs)

ASHRAE is pleased to solicit proposals for 5 new research projects and 3 rebid projects to bid. The research project titles are listed below.

In all cases, electronic proposal must be in the hands of the ASHRAE MORTS by 8 A.M. EST, Tuesday, December 15, 2026. Projects are scheduled to begin April 1, 2027, or later.

NOTE: Prior to preparing a proposal, please review the sample ASHRAE Research Agreement and General Conditions found on the Research page of the ASHRAE website. If your contracting officer cannot accept this Agreement, please contact us prior to bidding.

Copies of requests-for-proposal (RFPs) are linked to the title list and may be downloaded or printed from this site.

Please give this announcement wide and prompt distribution to all interested researchers within your organization. 

  • 1851-TRP, Dielectric Properties of Lower GWP Refrigerants,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 3.1 – Refrigerant and Secondary Coolants; co-sponsor: TC 8.1- Positive Displacement Compressors.

  • 1886-TRP-R, Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Breakdown and Interactions of HFO Refrigerants,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 3.2 Refrigerant System Chemistry and Contaminant Control.

  • 1941-TRP, Experimental Program to Update the ASHRAE Duct Fitting Database DFD,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC Committee 5.2, Duct Design.

  • 1950-TRP-R, Development of view clarity metrics for fenestration systems,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 4.3, Ventilation Requirements & Filtration.

  • 1956-TRP, Guidance for Compact CFD Modeling of Thin Flow Resistances,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 4.10 – Indoor Environmental Modelling; co-sponsor: TC 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment.

  • 1963-TRP, Test procedure to measure in-situ chemicals emissions of labs equipment and processes,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 9.10, Laboratory Ventilation.

  • 2008-TRP, Evaluating the Influence of Challenge Gas Composition, Mixture Composition and Concentration on Gas-Phase Clean Air Delivery Rate Measurements in Chamber Testing of Various Air Cleaner Technologies,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 02.03 -Gaseous Air Contaminants and Gas Contaminant removal Equipment; co-sponsors: SSPC 145 – Test Method for Assessing the Performance of Gas-Phase Air Cleaning Equipment; TG2.RAST, TG2 Reactive Air and Surface Treatment; SPC 234, Methos of Testing HVAC-Duct Mounted Devices and Systems and In-room Devices for Particle and Microorganism Removal or Inactivation in a Chamber with a recirculating Duct System.

  • 2019-TRP-R, Effects of Locally Provided Makeup Air on Commercial Kitchen,
    Sponsoring Committee: TC 5.10 Kitchen Ventilation; co-sponsors: TC 5.3 Air Room Distributions & TC 2.1 Physiology^&Human Environment.

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