ASHRAE Research impacts the HVAC&R industry by advancing the way systems work, the way in which they are applied, and by developing technical information for the creation of standards and guidelines which serve as the basis for testing and design practices around the world.
The Society has funded thousands of projects addressing such topics as sound, duct design, the effect of oil in refrigerants, load calculations, thermal conductivity, simplified energy analysis procedures, weather data, refrigerant property data, fire and smoke control and solar design. The most significant ASHRAE research has been in the areas of human comfort and the properties of materials and systems used in buildings and refrigeration systems.
