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Mark S. Owen
EDITORIAL
Editor
Drew Champlin
dchamplin@ashrae.org
Managing Editor
Kelly Barraza
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Technical Editor
Rebecca Matyasovski
rmatyasovski@ashrae.org
Associate Editor
Tani Palefski
tpalefski@ashrae.org
Assistant Editor
Sara Omer
somer@ashrae.org
Assistant Editor
Allison Hambrick
ahambrick@ashrae.org
Creative Designer
Teresa M. Carboni
tcarboni@ashrae.org
PUBLISHING SERVICES
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David Soltis
Production
Jayne Jackson
ASHRAE MEDIA ADVERTISING
Associate Publisher
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Advertising Production and
Operations Senior Coordinator
Vanessa Thompson
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Circulation Development Coordinator
Austin Brafford
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ASHRAE OFFICERS
President
M. Dennis Knight, P.E., BEMP
President-Elect
Bill McQuade, P.E.
Treasurer
Sarah Maston, P.E., BCxP
Vice Presidents
Devin Abellon, P.E.
Kenneth Fulk, P.E.
Wade Conlan, P.E., BCxP
Chandra Sekhar, Ph.D., CPEng.
Secretary & Executive Vice President
Jeff H. Littleton
POLICY GROUP
2024- 25 Chair
Publications Committee
Megan Tosh, P.E., BEMP
Washington Offi ce
washdc@ashrae.org
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Ushering in a New Society Year
T
he recent ASHRAE Annual Conference celebrated the
society presidential year of Ginger Scoggins, P.E., Fellow
ASHRAE, and ushered in 2024 - 25 President M. Dennis
Knight, P.E., BEMP, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE.
Knight shared his presidential address on June 24-and
Drew Champlin
commemorated his 50th wedding anniversary to wife
Shirl-at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. His theme, " Empowering Our
Workforce: Building a Sustainable Future, " applies to HVAC&R workers
no matter how they entered the workforce. Read his full speech, including
initiatives on how we can drive more talent to the industry, on page 10.
Look for an ASHRAE Journal Podcast episode featuring Knight later
this year as we dive deeper into workforce solutions. Th e July AJP episode
features Assistant Editor Sara Omer interviewing Danielle Passaglia, P.E.,
Member ASHRAE, the author of Lucy's Engineering Adventure and Lucy
Goes Green as they discuss the impact of ASHRAE's fi rst book series for
children and the intricacies of STEM-focused youth outreach.
As we plan for next year, we are taking into account what sessions from
the conference were highly attended. Attendees fl ocked to sessions on
artifi cial intelligence and building performance, the future of ventilation,
advancements of low global warming potential refrigerants, electrifi cation
of hydronic systems, thermal batteries, heat pumps, decarbonizing
buildings and more.
We want articles on those topics. We want articles and columns
pertaining to data centers.
Our readers have told us they want those. Let us know the kind of
features that interest you.
Another topic of interest to our staff is guidance for projects converting
urban commercial offi ce spaces to mixed multifamily residential/retail
spaces. Residential topics involve all of us.
If you would like to submit a technical article of a fi eld study on those
topics, our submission process is listed on page 6, but email me at
dchamplin@ashrae.org for more questions.
We are thrilled to bring back another HVAC Fundamentals column. On
page 16, read about the process of dust collection and how it applies to the
design of your system. More HVAC Fundamentals columns are of interest
to us. Th ey can be on a system part or a process.
Th anks for reading,
Drew Champlin,
ASHRAE Journal Editor
Mission Statement: ASHRAE Journal reviews current HVAC&R technology of broad interest through publication of application-oriented articles. ASHRAE Journal's
editorial content ranges from back-to-basics features to reviews of emerging technologies, covering the entire spectrum of professional interest from design and
construction practices to commissioning and the service life of HVAC&R environmental systems.
Sustainability Statement: This issue is printed with non-toxic ink, sustainably sourced paper at a 90% carbon-free printing facility that uses hydroelectric, solar
and wind power. Over 99% of pollutants typically released into the atmosphere during the printing process are removed in the manufacture of this issue.
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