American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE): Resilience a Crucial Piece of ASHRAE’s Strategic Plan

By John Constantinide, Director and Regional ASHRAE REGION XII

Resilience is at the core of what ASHRAE does. In essence, it’s the aim of sustainability and decarbonization.

As ASHRAE and our built environment industry changes, our Society’s Strategic Plan evolves to meet the demands of professionals and firms. As part of this evolution, ASHRAE is providing a preview of the strategic plan at www.ashrae.org/about/strategic-plan.

Here are elements of that preview.

As I complete my term as Director and Regional Chair this June, I welcome my successor, Jason Alphonso, who is transitioning into my role and will lead ASHRAE members in Florida, the Caribbean and Central and South America. This Strategic Plan happens to span over my successor’s three-year term.

As we look ahead to the next director’s term, our region is creating its strategic plan to empower engineers at the grassroots level to better leverage ASHRAE’s resources to design and construct more resilient buildings and infrastructure.