Registration Open For Free Annual ASHRAE Webcast

ATLANTA, GA – March 26, 2013 – Registration is now open for the 2013 free ASHRAE Webcast, “Assessing Building Energy Performance – From Principles to Practice.” The webcast, which takes place April 18th, will address the importance of building energy performance and its far-reaching implications for both new and existing buildings. It will also address the opportunities presented when assessing building energy performance.

The webcast presenters are:

•   Thomas Watson, P.E., Fellow Life Member, ASHRAE president, chief engineer, Daikin McQuay, Staunton, Virginia
•   Drury Crawley, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, ASHRAE-Certified Building Energy Modeling Professional, director of building performance, Bentley Systems, Washington, D.C.
•   Jim Kelsey, ASHRAE-Certified Building Energy Assessment Professional, principal, kW Engineering, Oakland, California
•   Christopher Mathis, president, MC Squared, Asheville, North Carolina

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has approved the webcast program for three Learning Units (LUs) and the Green Building Certification Institute has approved it for three Continuing Education (CE) hours.

For viewers who are unable to participate on April 18th, the live webcast will be archived online until May 3rd, 2013. Registration is required to view the archived program.

To register for the free webcast, please visit www.ashrae.org/ABEPwebcast.

DVDs of the webcast program are currently available for pre-order at the ASHRAE bookstore. For more information, please call (678) 539-1200 or send an email to ashrae-webcast@ashrae.org.

About ASHRAE: ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a building technology society with more than 50,000 members worldwide. The society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. For more information about ASHRAE, please use the contact details and links provided below.