Membership Promotion Night: Thanks to all who attended the first Membership Promotion night at the Triangle Chapter meeting! For those of you who missed it, the first Membership Promotion night was held at the chapter meeting on November 12. We had a great turnout, and a special visit from Drayton Stott, the Region IV Vice-Chair for Membership Promotion. In addition to showing the video “Sustaining Momentum,” Drayton spoke about membership benefits and what being an ASHRAE member means to him. An added bonus to attending this meeting was that prospective ASHRAE members got to attend the meeting for free! We had a great turnout, and I want to extend a special thank you to all of the NCSU student chapter members who attended. Keep an eye out for the next Membership Promotion night coming up in the Spring!
YEA: Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) consists of all members age 35 or less. Currently, the Triangle Chapter is made up of about 100 YEA Members, or about 25% of the Chapter. This year, Silas George has taken on the role of YEA co-chair and will be working directly with the Membership Promotion Committee to schedule and organize YEA events. We are currently accepting ideas for these events – if you are interested in submitting ideas please email them to Silas at
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or Chris Silcott at
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Also, thanks to all who have renewed their membership and paid their Society and Chapter dues on time! This is just a quick reminder to everyone else that one of our key objectives is to lower the delinquency rates, so Please, Please, Please send in your renewals! Also, you can save time and renew online at www.ashrae.org – just follow the link on the left side of the page.
Chris M. Silcott, PE
Membership Promotion Chair
(919) 941-9876
As we start a new year, think about how ASHRAE and your membership in ASHRAE have benefited you in your career. Think about it – how has ASHRAE benefited you? You may not have given the question much thought, but the following people on the Membership Committee were asked this question and here are some of the answers:
• Chris Edmondson – “Networking and speaking / meeting skills.”
• Billy Austin – “Getting to know the most important people in HVAC” and “Giving back – adding to those who made my career possible”.
• Isabelle Lavoie, Region II – “Helped me make and develop very good durable business relationships”.
• Scott Blackmore, Region VI – “Developing a network of individuals all over the world who I can call on to discuss / help solve problems” and “ASHRAE is the premier source for technical information in our industry”.
Are you getting all this out of ASHRAE?
Do you know what ASHRAE is doing now and where ASHRAE is going? Do you know the stated goals of ASHRAE. Did you know that ASHRAE:
• Will lead in the advancement of sustainable building design and operations.
• Will be a world class provider of education and certification programs. (Healthcare design is available now).
• Will position itself as a premier provider of HVAC&R expertise.
• Will be a global leader in the HVAC&R community.
Are you getting all this out of your ASHRAE membership? If someone at work tells you they aren’t a member of ASHRAE and ask you why should they join – this is why. If you are in this industry, you should be associated with the leader! Look at all you can get out of ASHRAE.
ASHRAE is about energy efficiency and sustainable building design.
• “Overshadowing everything else is the question of conservation of natural resources. For how much longer are we going to waste …. resources to save first-cost only of buildings?” by S.R. Lewis
You may not remember S.R. Lewis. He was President of ASHVE, not ASHRAE and he wrote this statement in 1914!!!
I think we have procrastinated long enough - it’s time we got moving in the right direction! ASHRAE is going in the right direction and has some very good answers to the hard questions about energy and good buildings.
Wow!! Are you are getting everything out of your ASHRAE membership? It’s there for you – show up, bring your friends; all of ASHRAE is available to you!!
We, as a chapter areat the beginning of a major employer recruitment. The Triangle Chapter is growing and is now recognized as one of the best chapters in the entire Region, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We don't want to take this growth for granted. We need all employer's help in promoting ASHRAE in your company. This is a great time to be active in the local chapter. Please take the time and encourage your employees to join and particapate. Your assistance is an important contribution to the Triangle chapter’s continued growth and success.
You will be recieving an email soon with details on this recruitment campaign including benefits for you and your employees. One chapter benefit for you and your employee is our Corporate Meal plan. See below for details.
We've brought you many valuable programs and speakers this past year at our local chapter meetings. And we are expecting to sustain the same quality of programs next year. Get your Meal card today!
You can pay for chapter meetings in advance by purchasing a Corporate Meal Ticket. Consider purchasing your Meal Ticket today for next year. You can buy one for the regular ASHRAE meeting attendee in your company. Or purchase one for the entire company for multiple random meeting attendees. We have (3)three different meal plans available:
1) Individual plan - (7)seven meals for the price of (6)six
2) Medium plan - (14)fourteen meals for the price of (12)twelve
3) Largest plan - (21)twenty-one meals for the price of (18)eighteen meals
ASHRAE's new affiliate member grade is ideal for younger professionals and new members. You must be under 30 years of age and can only hold this grade for up to three cumulative years. The grade was established to promote young membership and is a part of the student transfer program.
As a note to recent graduates, it allows you to remain in ASHRAE the first year out of college at your current dues rates of $16, $40 for the second year and $40 for the third. As you know, regular ASHRAE membership is $165 annually. This represents over $100 in annual savings! You can pay per year or you can pay for all three years up front for $96. You'll maintain your tenure as an ASHRAE member and also get the annual ASHRAE handbooks offered to regular members. That's a deal you can't beat!
This is a friendly reminder to please visit www.ashrae.org and login to renew your ASHRAE membership as well as your local memberships & contact information for the Triangle Chapter. This insures you will continue to receive all the benefits of the membership.
If you are a life member, please login to update your info if it is outdated or you have moved. Please email at
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or call me direct at 919-232-5729 if you have problems renewing.
Also, please send me a personal note if you do not intend to renew and would like to be removed from our mailing and calling list.
Thanks again for supporting ASHRAE & our local Triangle Chapter
We want to congratulate our own Matt Rowe, for being nominated as an ASHRAE "New Face of Engineering"! Matt is currently our chapter's Treasurer and is in line to be the chapter's President in a couple years. He is now employed at James M. Pleasants Company of Raleigh. See the press release from ASHRAE's headquarters below.
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Raleigh Engineer Nominated as ASHRAE New Face of Engineering
ATLANTA - Matthew Rowe is one of the 16 nominees received by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for the New Faces of Engineering recognition program. The program, part of National Engineers Week and co-sponsored by ASHRAE, promotes the accomplishments of young engineers by highlighting their
engineering contributions and the resulting impact on public welfare. The program targets those age 30 and younger. ASHRAE has submitted its top five nominees to the National Engineers Week Committee. The top nominee from each engineering society represented on the committee will appear in a full-page ad in USA Today during National
Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, 2008.
Rowe is a sales engineerin Raleigh, N.C. He holds a bachelor of science, mechanical engineering, minor in graphics communications, North CarolinaStateUniversity, Raleigh, N.C. Rowe has managed and sold over $7 million in projects during his first three years of work. He is most proud of a small project involving a community school in need of new HVAC equipment. He designed a system that used an air-cooled variable speed drive chiller, saving the school $4,400 a year in energy costs. This allowed the small school to afford more books and better resources for students.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
As we start a new year, think about how ASHRAE and your membership in ASHRAE have benefited you in your career. Think about it – how has ASHRAE benefited you?
You may not have given the question much thought, but the following people on the Membership Committee were asked this question and here are some of the answers:
Chris Edmondson – “Networking and speaking & meeting skills.”
Billy Austin – “Getting to know the most important people in HVAC” and “Giving back – adding to those who made my career possible”.
Isabelle Lavoie, Region II – “Helped me make and develop very good durable business relationships”.
Scott Blackmore, Region VI – “Developing a network of individuals all over the world who I can call on to discuss & help solve problems” and “ASHRAE is the premier source for technical information in our industry”.
This web site is maintained by the Triangle Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE). It does not present official positions of the Society nor reflect Society policy. ASHRAE chapters may not act for the Society and the information presented here has not had Society review. To learn more about ASHRAE activities on an international level, contact the ASHRAE home page at http://www.ashrae.org
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