Events

CRC is a travelling conference for our ASHRAE Region XI The 12 Chapters in our region come from Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton (Northern Alberta Chapter), Calgary (Southern Alberta Chapter), Vancouver (BC Chapter), Victoria (Vancouver Island Chapter), Alaska, Seattle (Puget Sound Chapter), Spokane (Inland Empire Chapter), Tri-Cities (Mid-Columbia Chapter), and Oregon! During the conference, we will…

Topic: Green Building / Green Globe, Update on New ANSI Standards Move over LEED, there’s a new kid on the block.  While LEED has morphed into a complicated, confusing, and expensive tool used to certify a building green, The Green Building Initiative has quietly been certifying buildings to a much better, simpler, more effective, and…

Topic: Cold Climate Building Design ASHRAE’s Cold-Climate Buildings Design Guide identifies strategies on how to meet the design challenges created by cold climate conditions, from initial planning to completion.  Buildings in arctic, subarctic and cold climates face unique challenges; not only the cold, but also remoteness, limited utilities, permafrost, and extreme temperature shifts.  Built structures…