Policies and Procedures

ASHRAE Strategic Plan

Approved by Board of Directors March 20, 2006

• Strategic Plan Web Site
• Strategic Plan (PDF)
• Implementation Assignments for ASHRAE Strategies

Governing Documents

• Certificate of Consolidation
• ASHRAE Bylaws - June 2009 
• ASHRAE Code of Ethics 

Policies

• ASHRAE Commercialism Policy and Guidelines 
• ASHRAE Security and Privacy Policy (HTML) 
• ASHRAE Security and Privacy Policy (PDF)

ASHRAE Web Policies

• Roadmap for the ASHRAE Web Site 
• Key Principles for Development of the ASHRAE Web Site 
• Web Policy for ASHRAE Groups (June 2005)  
• ASHRAE Listserve Rules 
• Web Policy for ASHRAE Groups (June 2005) (PDF)

Memoranda of Understanding & Agreements with Other Organizations

Cooperation Agreements

• Association of German Engineers-Society for Building Services
• United Nations Environment Program

Cooperation in Standards Development

• Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)

Joint Resolution

• ASHRAE/AIRAH Joint Resolution on Climate Change 

Joint Sponsorship Agreement 

• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Letter of Understanding

• Life Members Club of ASHRAE (LMC)

Memorandums of Understanding

• American Institute of Architects (PDF)
• American National Standards Institute
• American Society of Health Care Engineering (PDF)
• Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) (PDF)
• ATECYR-ASHRAE Memorandum of Understanding
• Building & Construction Authority of Singapore
• Building Owners and Managers Association (PDF)
• Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, & Heating (AIRAH)
• Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
• Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) (PDF)
• China-United States HVACR Industry (PDF)
• Chinese Association of Refrigeration (PDF)
• Clinton Climate Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation (PDF)
• Council of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers (CAMEE) (PDF) 
• Facility Guidelines Institute (PDF)
• Federation of European Heating and Air-Conditioning Association (REHVA) (PDF)
• Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)
• Green Building Alliance
• Green Building Council Brasil (PDF)
• Green Building Initiative (GBI)
• Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) (PDF)
• International Code Council (ICC) (PDF)
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA) (PDF)
• Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE)
• Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Petroleum (PDF)
• National Environmental Balancing Bureau
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) (PDF)
• Practice, Education, Research for Sustainable Infrastructure (PERSI) (PDF)
• Practicing Institute of Engineering (PIE) (PDF)
• The Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (KGH), FTN, and UNS-ASHRAE-SB (PDF)
• The Infrastructure Security Partnership
• United States Department of Energy (PDF)

Partnership Agreements

• International Institute of Refrigeration (PDF)
• Mexico Green Building Council (PDF)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (PDF)
• U.S. Green Building Council (PDF)
• United States General Services Administration (PDF)