Narrated by Presidential Member Tim Wentz, this presentation outlines important tips on how ASHRAE members can avoid anti-trust situations.
Access Standards Forms & Procedures
Access Public Review Draft Standards / Online Comment Database
Project Committee Deadlines
Project Committee News
Project Committee Meetings
Project Committee Chairs Training
Mandatory Language Guides
Membership Forms
Project Committee Forms and Templates
Voting Tools and Templates
Publication Public Review Submittal Forms
Instructions for using the Online Comment Database
Continuous Maintenance Forms
Procedures for Proposing a New Standard or Guideline
PC's Guide to PASA (June 27, 2018)
Procedures for ASHRAE Standards Actions (PASA) - (December 19, 2018) (PDF)
Procedures for ASHRAE Standards Actions (PASA) - (December 19, 2018) (Word)
Interpretation of PASA (Section 7.2.4) – January 22, 2016
Interpretation of PASA (Section 7.4.6) – September 18, 2017
PC Chair Meeting Deadlines (through 2019) For questions please contact the Sr. Manager of Standards at sferguson@ashrae.org.
PC Chairs Newsletter Winter 2019
Project Committee Interim Meetings
Expediting Funds Form (for requesting an interim meeting) - (May 4, 2016) (Word Document)
Project Committee Meeting Request Form for the 2019 Atlanta Winter Conference (Online Form)
Project Committee Remote Participation Request Form for the 2019 Atlanta Winter Conference (deadline to request is October 5, 2019)
Robert's Rules of Order – Online Version
You can right-click and choose to save the .wmv files to your computer, due to their size, prior to opening them.
PC Training: Responding to Negative Commenters/Voters (with Reason) (.ppt)
PC Training: Responding to Negative Commenters/Voters (with Reason) (60 MB .mpv file)
PC Chairs Training: Ethics, Bias and Conflict of Interest – PowerPoint Deck (PDF)
PC Chairs Training: Getting Started – An Overview of the Standards Writing Process, Version 2 – Webcast Recording (.wmv file, 39.9 MB)
PC Chairs Training: Getting Started – An Overview of the Standards Writing Process, Version 2 – PowerPoint Deck (.pptx)
Running Effective Meetings (PPT)
Running Effective Meetings (.wmv) (27 MB)
Requesting Development of New Standards and Guideines and Review of Existing Standards (45.6 MB, .wmv file)
Overview of International Standards (32 MB, .wmv file)
PC Chairs Training: An Overview of PC Membership and Balance – Webcast Recording (.wmv file, 40 MB)
PC Chairs Training: an Overview of PC Membership and Balance – PowerPoint Deck (PDF)
PC Chairs Training: Public Review Process Overview – Webcast Recording (.wmv file, 28 MB)
PC Chairs Training: Public Review Process Overview – PowerPoint Deck (PDF)
PC Chairs Training: Online Comments Database (.wmv file, 58 MB)
PC Chairs Training: ASHRAE International Standards Activities (PDF)
PC Chairs Training: ASHRAE International Standards Activities (.wmv file, 32.9 MB)
TCs and PCs Similarities and Differences - Webcast Recording (.wmv file, 31 MB)
TCs and PCs Similarities and Differences - PowerPoint Deck (PDF)
SI for HVAC&R - a guide to SI Units in HVAC&R
SI for HVAC&R - a guide to SI Units in HVAC&R (PDF)
PC Chairs FAQs
ASHRAE Guide to Writing Standards in Mandatory Language
ASHRAE Guide to Writing Standards in Code-Intended Language
2017 Presentation on Writing Standards in Mandatory Language
Mandatory and Code Intended Language – Webinar Recording (.wmv file, 52.6 MB)
Instructions to Write a Macro to Search for Permissive Terms for Word 2013 only (.docm)
Project Committee Membership: The Application Process (February 2017)
Application for Individual Project Committee Membership (September 2017) (Word Document)
Procedures for Organizational Members (PC MOP 4.8.6) (February 2017) (Word)
Application for Project Committee Organizational Membership (September 2017) (Word Document)
Application for Project Committee Organizational Representative Membership (September 2017) (Word Document)
Potential Sources of Bias/Conflict of Interest (mandatory with Applications for PC Membership) (September 2017) (Word Document)
Invitation to become an Official International Organizational Liaison (March 2017) (Word Document)
SPC/GPC Chair's Membership Recommendation Form (January 2019) (Word Document)
SSPC/SGPC Chair's Membership Recommendation Form (January 2019) (Word Document)
Approved Interest Category Definitions (February 2017) (PDF)
Update or File a Current Biographical Record Form
Sample Letter of Intent to Recommend Removal for Cause (October 2015) (Word Document)
PC Chair’s Template for Preparing a Work Plan – (February 2017) (Word Document)
PC Chair's Template for Preparing a Work Plan for Continuous Maintenance Standards and Guidelines - (February 2013) (Word Document)
Sample SPC/GPC Agenda First Meeting (January 2018) (Word Document)
Sample SPC/GPC Agenda Two (January 2018) (Word Document)
Sample SSPC/SGPC Agenda (January 2018) (Word Document)
Proposed Changes to an Approved TPS (February 2017)
Meeting Minutes Format (Word Document)
Template for Developing New Standards (Word Document)
Balloting for Standards Actions, Interpretations, and Miscellaneous Items are now available electronically for all project committees. This feature also includes Ballot Reporting. To access this feature click on the Access Now Button. To use this feature the Chair of Committee Member must login using their ASHRAE Member or Non-Member login.
ACCESS NOW
Instructions for Balloting for Chairs (Screenshots)
Instructions for Ballots for Chairs (No Screenshots)
Sample Letter Ballot (Word Document)
PC Chair's Guide for Preparing Public Review Letter Ballots - (February 2017) (Word Document)
Voting Calculation Tool (Publication, Publication Public Review, Interpretations) Spreadsheet (.xls)
Publication Public Review Draft Submittal Form – (February 2017) (Word document)
Final Publication Submittal Form - (February 2017) (Word document)
Instructions for Commenters – How to review public review drafts, submit a comment, read project committee responses, and reply to those responses
Instructions for Project Committee Chairs – How to take comments offline and how to send responses (and other options available to the Chair)
Instructions for Project Committee Members – How to process public review comments
See also PC Chair Training Modules above.
How to Submit a Proposed Change to a Standard.
Continuous Maintenance Instructions Submitters (Screenshots)
Continuous Maintenance Instructions Submitters (NoScreenshots)
Continuous Maintenance Instructions PC and Chair (Screenshots)
Continuous Maintenance Instructions PC and Chair (NoScreenshots)
Procedures for Requesting a New Standard or Guideline (February 2017) (Word Document)
Form for Proposing a Standard or Guideline - (June 2015) (Word Document)
Web Policy for ASHRAE Groups
Project Committee Web Sites
PC Website Request Form (Word Document)