ASHRAE Journal Podcast

Join ASHRAE Senior Manager of Standards, Ryan Shanley, and guests Doug Reindl and Stet Sanborn as they discuss the transition from high GWP to ultra-low GWP refrigerants. Further talking points include the marketplace for A1, A2 and A3 refrigerants, as well as how this phase of flammable refrigeration use impacts ASHRAE Standard 15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems, and ASHRAE Standard 15...

Join Christian Taber and Michael Ivanovich as they discuss how the fans and blowers industry has evolved in recent years. Key talking points will include the progression of energy efficiency regulations on fans, ASHRAE Standard 90.1, large diameter ceiling and circulating fans, drives, and commercial and industrial applications of the technology.

Indoor air quality (IAQ) has consistently been a sticking point with facility owners and operators. Join Tina Brueckner and Jennifer Isenbeck as they discuss how engineers, industrial hygienists and other practitioners in the industry can follow ASHRAE Guideline 42 Enhanced IAQ for Commercial & Institutional Facilities to enhance indoor environmental quality for occupants.

It can be hard to know how to get involved when you’re just starting out, but the rewards that come with finding out can be exponential for your personal and professional development. Join Billy Austin, Sarah Maston, and Host Erica Powell as they discuss their own experiences, paths to ASHRAE leadership and how to make the most of your first TC meeting. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact t...

Live from the 2024 AHR Expo show floor, join Glenn Friedman, Jamie Kono, Mike Williams and Drew Champlin as they discuss recent updates to Standard 100-2024 and how decarbonization initiatives have been shaping the industry. The new edition of Standard 100 addresses key issues of climate change surrounding building performance, including new metrics for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, cont...

Join Journal Editor Drew Champlin and Mike Gallagher, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, as they discuss how strainers are used in hydronic systems along with the differences between wye, basket and inlet strainers and address common mistakes when applying strainers. This podcast is brought to you by Metraflex. With the invention of the re-engineered, low pressure drop LPD Y-Strainer, Metraflex has...

Join ASHRAE Journal Managing Editor Kelly Barraza and 2023–24 ASHRAE President Ginger Scoggins as they discuss tackling the climate crisis, approaching issues of cost when implementing decarbonization strategies and what’s in store for the rest of Scoggins’ tenure. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASHRAE Journal Podcast team at podcast@ashrae.org .  Interested in reaching the global...

Alec Cusick, Associate Member ASHRAE; Steve Tredinnick, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE; Gary Phetteplace, Ph. D., P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; and ASHRAE Journal Editor Drew Champlin discuss why it’s critical that the steam and water pipes in district energy environments be designed with longevity in mind. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASHRAE Journal Podcast team at podcast@ashrae.org . ...

Kelley Cramm, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE, and Drew Champlin, Editor of ASHRAE Journal, discuss the basics of VRF systems and how to keep them from failing. Learn more on installation practices and how engineers and contractors can ensure owners are getting a quality installation. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASHRAE Journal Podcast team at podcast@ashrae.org .  Interested in reachin...

Daniel Bourque, Greg Nilsson, and Dr. Rebecca Schmidt discuss ASHRAE Guideline 44P, Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire and Prescribed Burn Events, and how wildfire smoke impacts buildings, people and public health. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASHRAE Journal Podcast team at podcast@ashrae.org .  Interested in reaching the global HVACR engineering leaders wit...

Data center operators and owners have strict sustainability goals, and it is paramount mission-critical data centers are equipped with innovative solutions to help achieve these goals as quickly as possible. Join Host Thomas Loxley with Mukul Anand and Joe Prisco as they discuss the current “hot aisle-cold aisle” design and how purposefully designed data centers can achieve optimal performance and...

Join ASHRAE’s Manager of Codes, Emily Toto, as she speaks with William Bahnfleth, Ph. D., P.E., Presidential/Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, and Max Sherman, Ph. D., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, about ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols . The trio discusses the motivation behind developing the newly approved standard, some of the minimum requirements it establishes and how it was approved...

Join Rachel Romero, P.E., Member ASHRAE; Theresa Weston, Ph. D., Member ASHRAE; and Philip W. Fairey, Life Member ASHRAE, as they talk residential applications and ASHRAE’s contributions to the residential space. The discussion also includes insights into ASHRAE Standards 90.2 and 62.2, IEQ, resiliency and decarbonization in residential buildings. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASH...

Join Robert Bean, Fellow ASHRAE, and Peter Simmonds, Ph. D., Fellow Life Member of ASHRAE, as they discuss thermal comfort in buildings and the application of ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy , in real-world settings. Have any great ideas for the show? Contact the ASHRAE Journal Podcast team at podcast@ashrae.org .  Interested in reaching the global HVACR en...

Join Andrew Persily, Ph. D., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, and Meghan McNulty, P.E., Member ASHRAE, as they discuss disconnects between design intent and performance when ventilating buildings and how ventilation theory and research play out in real-world applications. NIST Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric Analysis Tool: https://pages.nist.gov/CONTAM-apps/webapps/CO2Tool/#/ Persily and McNulty have provi...

ASHRAE’s Manager of Codes, Emily Toto, and Assistant Manager of Standards, Thomas Loxley, speak with Marcus Hassen, P.E., Chair of SSPC 90.4; and Bob McFarlane and Terry Rodgers, founding members of SSPC 90.4; about data centers’ energy efficiencies as well as the committee's latest publication: Standard 90.4-2022. Interested in reaching the global HVACR engineering leaders with one program?...

Current 2022–2023 ASHRAE President Farooq Mehboob is spotlighted in this episode, which was recorded live at the 2023 AHR Expo in Atlanta, Ga. This interview covers Farooq’s rich life experience as a building science engineer and consultant, which started in his native country of Pakistan in the 70s­—a time of great civil and political unrest—and also speaks to pressing industry trends like decarb...

The impact of engineering on humanity cannot be overstated. We speak with two engineers who with a group of partners on the ground in Peru created a system to heat the homes of people who live high in the Andean regions of Peru. These residents face severe cold temperatures during the winter, so for them, this work is not about the engineering involved, but rather it is a matter of survival. Inter...

How do the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) impact ASHRAE members and the HVAC&R industry as a whole? Join Alice Yates, director of government affairs for ASHRAE, and Matthew Young, manager of government affairs, as they give an overview of the bills and discuss the breadth of their funding. Interested in reaching the global HVACR engineering...

You’re only out of school a few years and you’re excited to join the HVAC&R industry: Great jobs, great profession, great community, good money. But when you break into the industry, you discover that—in many cases—you’d be among the youngest in the company, let alone in the room. Turn off or great opportunity? Join Elizabeth Primeau, Associate Member ASHRAE; and Niss Feiner, C.E.T., CHD, Stud...

Don’t miss Dr. Zoltan Nagy, the director of the Intelligent Environments Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Rania Labib, who established the Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Buildings Lab at Prairie View A&M University, as they talk with ASHRAE Journal Editor John Falcioni on the opportunities and challenges that come with artificial intelligence/machine learn...

Unase a tres líderes voluntarios de ASHRAE de México: Jeannette Hay, presidenta de la sección de Monterrey en México; Eleazar Rivera, ex presidente de la sección de Monterrey; y Cuauhtemoc Aguirre, presidente de la sección de Guadalajara, en una conversación con el editor de ASHRAE Journal, John Falcioni, sobre el impacto de los latinos en la industria de HVAC&R en América del Norte y América...

Join three ASHRAE volunteer leaders from Mexico—Jeannette Hay, the current president of the Monterrey chapter; Eleazar Rivera, past president of the Monterrey chapter; and Cuauhtemoc Aguirre, the president of the Guadalajara chapter—in a conversation with ASHRAE Journal Editor John Falcioni on the impact of Latinos on the HVAC&R industry in North and South America… and much more! Interested in...

Industry 4.0 is the term for use of digital technology to gather, analyze and utilize data from every step in manufacturing and other processes to maximize efficiency. The same technology that ensures getting the most out these systems will optimize HVAC systems and revolutionize how we work and live. Join Michael Cooper, P.E., Member ASHRAE; Stephen Heard, P.E.; Bob Tonner; and ASHRAE Journal Edi...

“When we have something that works, we just tend to do that over and over again … we’re all liability averse, but there’s also a place, especially now, for us to consider new and emerging technologies,” says Steve Hamstra, P.E., HBDP , Member ASHRAE. Join Hamstra and Garen Ewbank, Member ASHRAE, as they discuss the implementation, reliability and resiliency of ground-source heat pumps; the cost, i...