Resources

Air Conditioning Contractors of America(ACC)
Trade association of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) contractors, also includes manufacturers of HVACR equipment, wholesalers and distributors, vocational and technical schools, facilities operators,and others.

Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.(AMCA)
not-for-profit international association of the world’s manufacturers of air system equipment — primarily, but not limited to: fans, louvers, dampers, air curtains, airflow measurement stations, acoustic attenuators, and other air system components — industrial, commercial and residential.

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
National trade association representing manufacturers of more than 90 percent of U.S. produced central air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment.

American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 80 years.

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
International organization organized for the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications.

ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.9
To be recognized by ALL areas of the datacom industry as the unbiased engineering leader in HVAC and an effective provider of technical information for the datacom industry.

The Association of Energy Engineers
Source for information on the dynamic field of energy efficiency, energy services, deregulation, facility management, plant engineering, and environmental compliance.

Association of Energy Services Professionals
An association of nearly 2,000 utility executives, consultants,manufacturers, researchers, government regulators, and others concerned with promoting energy efficiency and value.

Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.
Professional association representing the full spectrum of code enforcement disciplines and construction industry interests, promoting interest in the development,maintenance and enforcement of progressive and responsive building regulations.

The Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA)
Association for building services research assisting the building services industry and its clients to improve the quality of its products and services, the efficiency of their provision and the effectiveness of their operation. Based in the UK.

Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
A partnership of industry sector organizations that represents HVACR manufacturers, wholesalers and contractors who provide the Canadian public with products and services for indoor comfort and essential refrigeration processes.

International Code Council (ICC)
The ICC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national building codes.

National Society of Professional Engineers
NSPE is the national society of engineering professionals from all disciplines that promotes the ethical and competent practice of engineering, advocates licensure, and enhances the image and well-being of its members.

Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC)
Dedicated to the promotion, education and training of the industry, for the protection of our environment and the health, safety and comfort of society.

7×24 Exchange
The leading knowledge exchange for those who design, build, operate and maintain mission-critical enterprise information infrastructures, 7×24 Exchange’s goal is to improve end-to-end reliability by promoting dialogue among these groups.

Green Grid
A non-profit, open industry consortium of end-users, policy-makers, technology providers, facility architects, and utility companies collaborating to improve the resource efficiency of data centers and business computing ecosystems.

AFCOM
Leading association of data center management professionals, is a dynamic community providing a forum for discussion, learning and problem-solving.

RSES
Leading education, training and certification preparation organization for HVACR professionals. RSES publishes various comprehensive industry training and reference materials in addition to delivering superior educational programs designed to benefit HVACR professionals at every stage of their careers through instructor-led training courses, online training for HVAC, educational seminars, interactive CD and DVD products, industry-related reference materials, and helpful technical content through Service Application Manual chapters, the RSES Journal, the RSES Journal archives and feature articles, as well as web-exclusive features.