Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
ASHRAE
Technical Committee
2.8
Meetings Information
Technical sessions sponsored/cosponsored by this TC in Phoenix are listed below! Check out our past programs here.
Sunday, June 22 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
Seminar 8: Future-Proofing Our Infrastructure: Optimizing Energy, Air Quality and Sustainability in Building Systems
Summary:
This study explores the integration of building energy management, indoor air quality (IAQ), and clean energy solutions. Elevated indoor CO₂ levels impact occupant health and energy consumption. The research demonstrates the use of Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning (GAIL) to optimize variable air volume (VAV) systems, achieving energy savings and reducing discomfort. Additionally, the Urban Sewage State Prediction Model (USSPM) is applied to assess sewage heat utilization, with case studies highlighting how building types and spatial distribution affect heat recovery. Recommendations for efficient system installations emphasize the potential of leveraging sewage heat and improving IAQ and energy efficiency sustainably.
Chair: Filza Walters, MBA, FESD, FASHRAE
Monday, June 23 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Panel 4: Faster, Better, Stronger: Resiliency in the Design, Construction and Operations of High Intensity Facilities
Summary:
As the global economy digitizes, the demand for more computer processing continues to grow. This demand has put pressure on developers and manufacturers to deliver faster and more powerful chips to the market faster. Along with this "use" demand, there are competing pressures to reduce energy consumption and environmental footprint both in production and in use. Getting projects done quickly, done right and running reliably is crucial in fast developing technologies with global pressure points. This program looks at three aspects of current high-tech facility design, construction and operations: speed of delivery; carbon footprint and resiliency.
Chair: Mitchell Swann, P.E.
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ALL ASHRAE committee meetings, including this TC’s meetings at the Winter and Annual Society conferences, are open to the public at no cost nor is conference registration required. Interested visitors, local chapter members, and potential new TC members are always welcome. However to attend technical program sessions sponsored by the TC will require registration and payment of any applicable fee.
Participation in an ASHRAE TC provides the opportunity to grow professionally and to contribute to the advancement of HVAC&R within an international organization recognized for shaping the future of the built environment through research, standards writing, publishing, and education.
