ASHRAE announces call for papers

ATLANTA — The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced a call for papers for its 2013 Annual Conference in Denver, held June 22-26, according to a press release.

The conference seeks papers on current research worldwide, including core heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) applications and systems; and, featured for this conference, integrated project design, energy modeling and building efficiency performance, the release stated.

According to the release, the research track seeks papers that report on all aspects pertaining to HVAC&R and attempts to bring together researchers to present and discuss the latest research.

The integrated project delivery (IPD) track addresses the evolving method of managing a design project from conceptual design through to the operation and maintenance phase, based on the concept of shared risk/profit and teamwork, the release noted.

The building energy modeling versus measurement and verification track seeks papers discussing the accuracy of building energy modeling programs compared to utility usage, the release added.

To submit a conference paper abstract or a technical paper and for more information about the tracks, click here.

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