ASHRAE Q

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ASHRAE QA

• Fun Facts about ASHRAE

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• There are more than 53,000 ASHRAE members in over
  120 countries

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• In 1894, there were 75 Members.
• The number had doubled to 158 by 1902.

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Q Which country does not have a Research Project?

• Egypt
• Denmark
• New Zealand
• Peru

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A A. Egypt

• 10 Countries are currently conducting Research
  Projects
• 176 Active Projects

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• University of Kentucky awarded the first
  mechanical engineering degree in the world to a
  woman in 1916 ... Margaret Ingels!

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• Although the Society was organized as a national
  institution, by 1906 it already had members from
  Canada, England, India, the Argentine Republic,
  Australia and New Zealand. Membership in 1906
  totaled 146.

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Q How many countries are impacted by ASHRAE
Research?

• 145
• 196
• 216
• 235

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A B. 196

• Every country in the world is impacted and
  benefits from ASHRAE Research!

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Q Who is the Patron Saint of ASHRAE?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Daniel Fahrenheit
• Willis Carrier
• Anders Celsius

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A A. Ben Franklin

• 1741 Franklin Stove
• -Improved heating, ventilation and IAQ
• 1758 evaporation is a proven method of cooling

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The New York Chapter of ASHVE has their own song!
  Written in 1912, it begins
• New York City, New York City, Ventilation is our
  boon, ozonation well have soon! Every way,
  everyday, well plug this game and win some fame!
• Catchy, right?!

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• That US President Herbert Hoover is an Honorary
  ASHRAE Member

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Q Who benefits from Research?

• Members
• Companies
• Other Associations
• Everyone in the world

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A D. Everyone in the world!

• 1. Research is used by other HVACR associations
  worldwide
• 2. It is a key part of every design of enclosed
  spaces
• 3. Research is vital to every HVACR project,
  standard publication even those not
  associated with ASHRAE!

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• More than 83,000 copies of the ASHRAE Journal are
  distributed each month

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The first International Heating Ventilating
  Exposition opened in January, 1930.
• The Show/Expo became an annual event in 1950.

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Q How much is the ASHRAE Research budget?

• 5,000,000
• 10,000,000
• 15,000,000
• 20,000,000

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A C. 15,000,000 (approx.)

• Over 170 projects being conducted worldwide
• Typical project takes 3 years to complete
• Results are made available to all ASHRAE Members
  for free
• Key part of every ASHRAE project, standard
  publication

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The first ASHRAE chapter formed after the ASHAE
  and ASRE merger was organized in Nashville,
  Tennessee. Its first meeting was in September
  1959.

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Q ASHVEs first Headquarters were shared with
which other professional association?

• ASME
• ASRE
• AIRAH
• AICVF

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A A. ASME

• Established in 1894, the original Headquarters
  were shared and located at 12 West 31st St, New
  York City.

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• For the 1895-96 Society year, Members paid an
  initiation fee of 15.00 and annual dues of
  10.00
• In 2015 dollars, thats the equivalent of
• 285 and 428!

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Q Which city has never hosted an ASHRAE Winter
or Annual meetings?

• Tampa, FL
• Detroit, MI
• Columbus, OH
• Nassau, Bahamas

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A A. Tampa, FL

• Detroit, MI January,1967
• Columbus, OH January, 1968
• Nassau, Bahamas June, 1972
• Which one sounds the best to you?!?

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The Annual Meeting use to be in January, not
  June like today.
• The Semi-Annual meeting, held in June began in
  1898, 3 yrs after the first Annual Meeting.
• The current naming format began in 1956.

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• ASHRAEs DC Office was established in 1979 to
  giving engineering support to the US
  Government.

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The RP Campaign has raised over 50,000,000 to
  support ASHRAE Research

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Q How much Research has been conducted in Region
(xxx) in the last 3 years?

• XXX,XXX
• XXX,XXX
• XXX,XXX
• XXX,XXX

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A XXX,XXX
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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The Research Bureau was to open in 1917 but was
  delayed because of World War I concerns over
  engineering espionage

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The first regional structure within ASHRAE came
  into existence at the 62nd Annual Meeting in
  1956.

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Q Which city has hosted the most Society
meetings?

• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Chicago

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A B. New York

• Between ASHVE, ASHAE, ASRE and ASHRAE, the city
  has hosted over 80 times

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• The Society convened its First Annual Meeting in
  the chambers of ASME in New York City on December
  4 and 5, 1905.

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Q What is the average donation made by a Member?

• A. 50.00

• B. 100.00

• C. 150.00

• D. 200.00

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A B. 100

• 5,600 donors in 2013-2014 Campaign
• 3,841 gave 250 or less
• 2,010 gave exactly 100
• -It doesnt take much and you dont have to give
  a lot to be a research investor

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Fun Fact

• Did you know
• Sadi Carnot was the first honoree on the RP Giant
  in HVACR Coin in 1995? He gave the first
  successful theoretical account of heat engines,
  now known as the Carnot cycle.

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Q What percentage of money donated to research
is spent ON research?

• 70
• 80
• 90
• 100

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Every dollar donated to Research is spent on
Research ProjectsStaff Salaries, Overhead,
Donor Rec, Supplies, Travel and everything else
is paid for from the profits ASHRAE receives from
the AHR Show
A D. 100