ASHRAE Technology Award
JANUARY – Gentlemen, start your PCs – it is time to write up your ASHRAE Technical Award Project entry. Achieve fame and fortune – enter a project. If you have had major involvement in a project with something new then this may be your chance to make news out of the efforts. Contact Bruce L Davis, Chapter CTTC chair for more information.
Program Overview
ASHRAE Technology Awards are the HVAC&R industry's most prestigious honor for efficient energy use in building and
environmental system performance. While the awards do not certify responsible charge or professional license status, they
do recognize outstanding design innovation and successful implementation.
Effective energy utilization is just one of several aspects of facility and building design. The ASHRAE Technology Awards
program recognizes, on an international scale, successful applications of innovative design, which incorporate ASHRAE
standards for effective energy management, indoor air quality, and good mechanical design.
The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards is threefold:
- 1. To recognize ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological concepts that are proven through actual operating data.
- 2. To communicate innovative systems design to other ASHRAE members.
- 3. To highlight technological achievements of ASHRAE to others, including associated professionals and societies worldwide, as well as building and facility owners.
All current members of ASHRAE and its Associate Societies may submit entries. Entrants must have had a significant role
in the design or development of the project.
ASHRAE Technology Award applications are accepted in each of the following categories:
- I. Commercial Buildings (New and Existing)
- II. Institutional Buildings (New and Existing)
- III. Health Care Facilities (New and Existing)
- IV. Industrial Facilities or Processes (New and Existing)
- V. Public Assembly Facilities (New and Existing)
- VI. Residential Buildings (New and Existing)
- Single Family
- Multi-Family (Low and High Rise)
- VII. Alternative or Renewable Energy
Awards are given at the judges' discretion. All first-place awards in each category are automatically eligible for
consideration for the "ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence." Second-place and Honorable Mention may also be awarded.
ASHRAE honors only buildings and industrial facilities or processes that are outstanding in design innovation. An award in
a category is not given if entries do not meet the highest standards. The "ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence" is
given at the judges' discretion.
The first-place Society Technology Awards and the "ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence" are presented during the Plenary
Session at ASHRAE's Winter Meeting. Second and Honorable Mention awards are generally presented at ASHRAE Regional
Conferences.
Submission Deadlines
The CTTC RVC establishes schedules, as applicable, for each region. Chapter entries are usually due in late February -
early March (contact CTTC Chapter Chair). Regional entries must be submitted by chapters to the RVC by approximately May
15 (exact time set by RVC). The RVC must submit entries from the regional competition to ASHRAE Headquarters by September
1.
Entries may be sent by email to Bruce L Davis at any time.
If the project does not yet have 12 months operating data accumulated, send the entry in "Short Form".
If you have 12 months operating data, submit the entry using the "Long Form".
