Programs and Activities

Through its Washington, D.C. office, ASHRAE staff and leadership participate in a variety of activities designed to solidify ASHRAE’s presence as a leader in issues affecting the built environment. Building connections with representatives from relevant government entities and related professional and technical organizations is a critical goal of ASHRAE’s Government Affairs Program. Below is a list of some of the activities currently undertaken by the Washington office.

• Commercial Building Tax Deduction Coalition
• Clinton Climate Initiative
• The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP)
• The High Performance Building and Energy Efficiency Roundtable
• High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus Coalition
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) activities
• Practice, Education and Research for Sustainable Infrastructure (PERSI)
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition
• Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Working Group
• Engineering Society Caucus
• Buildings and Appliances Task Force (BATF) of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP)
• Washington Internship for Students of Engineering (WISE)
• ASHRAE Washington Fellowship