New York — Major announcements at ASHRAE’s 2008 Winter Meeting included free electronic distribution of the Advanced Energy Design Guide series; publication of the 2007 energy conservation standard from ASHRAE and IESNA; and signing of memorandums of understanding with the Brazil Green Building Council and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).

Held in conjunction with the meeting was the Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition.

Centered on the theme “Reaching New Heights,” a nod to the skyscraper skyline of New York, the ASHRAE meeting offered a technical program with more than 130 sessions, 21 educational courses and social events. The meeting also featured more than 500 meetings of technical, standards and standing committees, developing guidance for the future of the industry and ASHRAE. The most well-attended sessions dealt with net-zero-energy design, energy, designing for mold and dehumidification avoidance and energy-efficient datacom facilities.
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