Welcome to the ASHRAE Baltimore Chapter website! This website is our member online resource, with in-depth information on upcoming events, education activities/student branches, and contact data for the organization's leadership.

 

Donations to ASHRAE Research: Downloadable forms are available on THE RESEARCH PAGE.

For additional information contact Sherri Adkins at research@ ashrae-balto.org.

 

JOBS: visit the OFFICIAL ASHRAE JOBS BOARD for career resources in the HVACR industry.

 

 

 

Meetings of the ASHRAE Baltimore Chapter:

 

ASHRAE Meetings

Meetings of the Baltimore Chapter of ASHRAE are generally held at 7:00 pm at the Engineering Society of Baltimore on the first or second Thursday of the month.  The meetings are typically preceded by a related Technical Session at 5:00 pm and a social hour at 6:00.  Please consult the chapter calendar for exact dates and details, and for special events.  There is usually one facility tour scheduled each year on a regular meeting date which requires early registration by all attendees.  Make your reservations as early as possible with the Attendance/Reception Chair below.  All meetings will be advertised in the Thermogram upon its publication.  For additional questions on past or future meetings please contact either of the following:

 

 - Programs Chair

   Rich Goins

   410-792-4230, programs@ ashrae-balto.org

 

 - Attendance/Reception Chair

   James Cote

   443-561-1600, reservations@ ashrae-balto.org

 

 - Meeting Reservations may be made with James either at his contact information above or mailed to:

   ASHRAE Baltimore Chapter, c/o Evapco, Inc., P.O. Box 1300, Westminster, MD 21158

 

 - Next Meeting: Thursday February 5, 2012 at the ESB with Accompanying Tour

   Thursday, February 5th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

   This month is a factory tour of Phillips Seafood Refrigeration Plant in Baltimore.

   The tour buses will leave from the ESB beginning at 6:00 pm and rotate through until 8:30 pm.

   Hors d'oeuvres will be served at the ESB during this time period.

 

 

Past Meetings

May 5, 2011: Daylighting Controls; main meeting on ASHRAE Std 189.1 "Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings", at the ESB.  This was also Student Night and awards were presented.

September 8, 2011: Annual Kickoff & Networking meeting, promoting ASHRAE membership, and product show.

October 6, 2011: "ASHRAE Procedure for Commercial Building Energy Audits" presented at the ESB.

November 3, 2011: "The History of Airside Economizers" and "Where do we go from here?" presented at the ESB.

December 2, 2011: "62nd Annual ASHRAE Baltimore Christmas Party" at the Timonium Fairgrounds.

January 5, 2012: "Future Trends in Energy Simulation" at the ESB, with the Tech Session on "Concrete Fastening Systems".

 

 

 

Current & Upcoming Events:

This year's schedule of events is available by clicking on the 2010-2011 EVENTS CALENDAR

 

ASHRAE Board of Governors Meeting - February 2, 2012 (all board members must attend)

The next Board of Governors meeting will be held on February 2, 2012 prior to the chapter meeting at the ESB.  Please note that any ASHRAE chapter member may attend a board meeting, and that all committee chairs are encouraged to be present.  For more information on this meeting please contact the ASHRAE Baltimore president, Cory Colassard, at president@ ashrae-balto.org, or via phone at 410-254-5800.

 

Consult the latest issue of the Thermogram for the following upcoming events:

 - YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE) will party on February 16, 2012 at the Stalking Horse bar in Federal Hill.

 - The annual ASHRAE Baltimore Spring Event will continue a successful string of Casino Royale Night events, this year at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on Friday, April 20th, 2012.

 - The chapter's Golf Outing & Banquet will take place at the traditional location of Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City on Friday, June 1, 2012.

 - The ASHRAE Baltimore Chapter will host the Chapter Regional Conference this year, August 10-11, 2012.  The CRC will be held at the ESB and Peabody Court.

 

Past Events:

 

ASHRAE Baltimore Christmas Party

The 62nd Annual ASHRAE Baltimore Christmas Party took place on Friday, December 2nd, at the Timonium Fairgrounds.  Contact John Prusak at john.prusak@ jci.com or Cory Colassard at ccolassard@ sv-a.com if any information is needed on that past event.

 

ASHRAE Board of Governors Meetings

For minutes of past meetings or for more information please contact the president Cory Colassard at president@ ashrae-balto.org.  Please note that any ASHRAE chapter member may attend a board meeting, and that all committee chairs are encouraged to be present.  Past meetings this year:

- (2010-2011 year end) Thursday, April 21, 2011, 7:30 am, at the offices of Trane

- September 2011

- October 6, 2011 at the ESB

- November 3, 2011 at the ESB

- December 2, 2011 at the Timonium Fairgrounds

- January 5th at the ESB

 

ASHRAE YEA Happy Hour

The Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) celebrated an awesome Happy Hour at the Mex Tequila Bar in Baltimore, on Thursday May 26th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  Details of this event are available from the flyer by clicking below, or contact Adam Fauer at membership@ ashrae-balto.org.  This is an annual event and changes locations.

Click HERE for the event flyer.

 

ASHRAE Golf Outing

The annual chapter Golf Outing was held on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City.  Information on this annual event can be attained by contacting the event chairperson, R.L. Gladden, at 443-561-1600 or via email at golf@ ashrae-balto.org.

 

ASHRAE Region III CRC 2011

Region III held its CRC 2010 on August 12th and 13th this year at the Anthracite Chapter in Scranton, PA.  More information on the event can be found at:

   - Region III CRC 2011

There are 13 local ASHRAE chapters in our region covering Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia; each year the CRC rotates from chapter to chapter.  Please direct any followup conference questions to Gary Debes at gdebes@ klingstubbins.com, or to our chapter president Jason Kaduk at president@ ashrae-balto.org.

 

ASHRAE Baltimore Spring Event

The chapter spring event, Casino Night, was held on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the National Aquarium in Baltimore from 8:00 pm until 12:00 midnight.  The event was successful as always.  For more information on that event please contact Gus Karayinopulos at 410-247-7901 or via email at springevent@ ashrae-balto.org.

 

 

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