Who? What?

Where? Why?

Guiding PrinciplesNot for a few but for all people

Not for the Present but for the Future

Not for development of products but for discovery of PRINCIPLES

From Idea to Funded Project!

How Research WorksTechnology CouncilResearch Administrative Committee (RAC)Technical Committees

Work StatementsResearch Topic Acceptance Requests

(RTARs)Project Evaluating SubcommitteeProject Monitoring Subcommittee

ASHRAE Research

Hospital Ventilation & Air DistributionIs there anyone who hasn’t been in a hospital or know someone who has been?

Helping to prevent the more then 700,00 surgical site infections that occur each year

• Cryosurgical Probes

•Quarantine Facilities

•Clean rooms & labs

Homes & SchoolsHow does the indoor environment of schools effect performance?

Understanding the chemical out-gassing from Indoor Swimming Pools

More efficient refrigeration & food preservation Harmful by-products produced from home indoor air cleaning devices

Reducing the electricity used for cooling and ventilation by 30% through natural or hybrid systems

Fast Food RestaurantsFast Food Restaurants are one of the world’s largest employers , serving millions of people.

Because of their nature, the need for good refrigeration and ventilation is enormous.

Reducing the annual energy cost by thousands per exhaust

Reducing the amount of energy used to get the same desired results

Air TravelHow did you get to your last business trip?

How will you get to your next vacation?

2.2 BILLION passengers fly every year

250,000 people in the air every hour of the day, 365 days a year

Urgent NeedsWays to improve equipment efficiency

Ease of using low energy designs

Ability to accurately evaluate energy use

Computer modeling

Last year was GREAT!

Insert Chapter or regional info here

Praise something Good about Chapter – H5, Challenge, Increase

over last year, etc.

xxxxxx Chapter’s Success

2010-11 Campaign

Goal: $Chapter Goal Successes

Successes

Did you know ….

100% of your investment in Research goes TOWARD Research .. not staff salaries, not overhead, not mailings but RESEARCH

100% of your investment in Research stays Region VIII?

Almost 3x the amount of money raised by the region in 2009-10 is currently being spent on Research?

University of Texas - Austin

11 Projects: $449,574

Oklahoma State

4 Projects: $468,992

Texas A&M

5 Projects: $124,850

ASHRAE Research

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