The ASHRAE Puget Sound Lunar New Year Celebration was a success! On Wednesday February 11th, our community gathered at Jade Garden Restaurant in the international district to celebrate 2026, the Year of the Horse. Activities included decorating fans and taking photos with our Lunar New Year photo backdropA wide variety of dim sum dishes and…
Our January Chapter Meeting brought the energy, the insight, and just a touch of spectacle with a 3-Way Debate centered on ASHRAE’s society theme for the year: the tradeoffs between Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Decarbonization goals. Rather than a traditional panel, this month’s meeting took on a bold new format: ASHRAE Fight Night! Where…
Exciting news! Beginning Feb. 1 through March 31, applicants may use the discount code NEWYEAR2025 to receive a 25% discount on application for any of ASHRAE’s seven (7) building design or building performance certifications. Here’s how the discount works:
The Feasibility of Natural Ventilation This session described process of early phase analysis that a design team can to test whether natural ventilation is a feasible comfort-conditioning system for a given climate and building configuration. The speaker will build on her “Natural Ventilation Top 10 Feasibility Questions” from an ASHRAE Journal article to cover compliance…
As more and more jurisdictions and building owners are requiring higher levels of LEED certification for their projects, design teams are looking beyond traditional HVAC solutions to provide the energy efficiency needed to maximize LEED points while maintaining occupant comfort and safety. In-slab radiant heating systems have enjoyed popularity both here in the United States…
Rushing is seeking a dynamic, self-driven mechanical engineer to join our mechanical engineering team. Rushing is a Seattle based MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineering and sustainability consulting firm. Our firm is founded on the principles that a multi-disciplinary approach is critical in evaluating building performance from a whole-building perspective. POSITION SUMMARY This individual will…
Rushing is seeking a dynamic, self-driven senior mechanical engineer to join our mechanical engineering team. Rushing is a Seattle based MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineering and sustainability consulting firm. Our firm is founded on the principles that a multi-disciplinary approach is critical in evaluating building performance from a whole-building perspective. POSITION SUMMARY This individual…
YEA (and young at heart) members, thank you for helping us to better serve you and our HVAC&R community by completing this survey. Your responses will be used to improve the benefits we offer our young engineers and to enhance our ability to achieve our mission. YEA members, thank you for helping us to better…
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (https://neea.org/) has launched a new website for technical support for the Washington State Energy Code. Find resources for commercial technical assistance, compliance documentation, and training. Click the link below to check it out! https://wseccompliancedocuments.com/