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ASHRAE OFFICERS
President
William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E.
President-Elect
Thomas H. Phoenix, P.E.
Treasurer
T. David Underwood, P.Eng.
Vice Presidents
Darryl K. Boyce, P.Eng.
Bjarne W. Olesen, Ph.D.
Daniel C. Pettway
Thomas E. Werkema
Secretary & Executive Vice President
Jeff H. Littleton
POLICY GROUP
2013 – 14 Chair
Publications Committee
Ashish Rakheja
Washington Office
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Shaping the Next
While a lot has been learned about
IAQ, there’s surprisingly a lot we don’t
know.
For example, Is it comfort or temperature that affects performance?
This is important, says Bill Fisk,
Fellow ASHRAE, because if it’s comfort, energy-saving measures, such
as increased air movement, can be
coupled with higher temperatures to
maintain comfort without decreasing
performance.
Fisk is one of seven experts who were
asked recently to write short essays on
what we need to know to help shape
future indoor environments. The collection of essays in this edition covers
topics ranging from materials selection
to ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
The collection is the first in a series of
articles built around Shaping the Next, the
presidential theme of Bill Bahnfleth,
Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, ASME
Fellow.
Subsequent articles will cover energy
use in buildings, information technology and global trends.
“This first collection,” writes
Bahnfleth, “addresses indoor air quality (IAQ), the most important aspect
of what I consider to be our fundamental obligation to strive to provide
indoor environments that are safe,
healthy, productive and comfortable
while conserving resources and the
environment.”
THIS EDITION also features
Bahnfleth’s presidential address, a
tradition each August that started
soon after the 1959 merger that created ASHRAE from two predecessor

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societies. ASHRAE Journal’s presidential covers line the wall of the main
corridor of the second floor at ASHRAE
headquarters.
Bahnfleth is a professor of architectural engineering and director of the
Indoor Environment Center at The
Pennsylvania State University. He is the
son of 1985 – 86 ASHRAE Presidential
Member Donald R. Bahnfleth,
Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE.
ASHRAE doesn’t need to change its
core mission, Bahnfleth told attendees
in Denver. It needs to realize it.
“There’s no place where we can act,
except in the present. Everything we
do, every next action, is either taking us
toward our vision or it’s taking us somewhere else. We can’t actually dictate the
future, but we can shape it. That’s the
challenge of my theme, Shaping the Next,”
Bahnfleth said.
WE HOPE you’ll notice a different
typeface and page templates in this edition. The typeface, named “Mrs. Eaves,”
is designed for readability. When coupled with the templates, there is no net
loss of space.
The new type and templates are part
of a broader project to provide a more
contemporary, readable format.
This has included the addition of
more technical columns, which are
much shorter than technical articles
and help the Journal cover more topics
in each edition.
What’s not changing is the Journal’s
core focus on providing practical,
applicable content that is relevant and
professionally helpful to the ASHRAE
membership.

ASHRAE Journal reviews current HVAC&R technology of broad interest through publication of applications-oriented articles. Content ranges from back-to-basics features to reviews of emerging technologies.
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