Membership

Full Member Grade is open to anyone who has a combination of education, professional licensure and work experience equivalent to twelve years in the HVAC&R industry. You will be asked to provide information regarding your education, work, and professional licensure when applying for Full Member Grade.

Dues: $285 annually 

Qualifications: The equivalent of 12 Society-approved years of experience composed of an approved combination of:

• Completed education beyond high school;
• Work experience (including research, teaching, design, construction, sales, engineering sales, or engineering management); and
• Professional engineering or related registration or license issued by a legally authorized body.

Benefits:

• One complimentary Winter or Annual Conference registration for new members to use within their first 24 months of membership.
• Subscription to High Performing Buildings newsletter published every month, ASHRAE Journal newsletter for members only published twice each month, and ASHRAE Insights newsletter for members only published every month.
• Choice of one annual benefit: ASHRAE Handbook Online, Handbook PDF (edition based on the current Society Year), one eLearning Course, one ASHRAE Standard or Guideline (PDF), or one Certification Study Guide (PDF).
• New members receive complimentary access to the ASHRAE Handbook Online which provides access to all four Handbook volumes. Renewing members may select the Handbook Online as their Annual Membership Benefit or purchase a subscription at a discounted rate.
• Member access to the Technology Portal, and Science and Technology for the Built Environment.
• Member pricing for publications, courses, standards, and conference registrations.
• Can hold office and vote at Chapter, Regional and Society level.