Author: akwok@uoregon.edu

June 2, 2024 UO ASHRAE Student Branch Celebrates 25 Years!
Ice cream bar delivery by officers to design studios with good wishes for design review week.

UO ASHRAE Student Branch hosts LEED Workshop with Jenni Huynh (MARCH '17) sustainability consultant, teaches about LEED (other rating systems),  sustainable design, and career; the impacts of the built environment and ways to slow down climate change. Special thanks to 26 students in Eugene and Portland who spent a fast 3 hours on a sunny weekend to prepare to take the exam! Shout out to our officers for setting up the event.

Three Oregon ASHRAE Chapter Scholarships this year were for students in the Architecture program at University of Oregon. is an undergraduate student pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in Architecture with a minor in Spanish. She is particularly interested in combining sustainability and design through the integration of ecological and mechanical systems.

Lindsay Smith is a graduate student pursuing her Master's Degree in Architecture. Lindsay has a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) designation and has her sights set on the LEED exam coming up in the spring of 2024. Past projects show her dedication to working with mechanical HVAC&R systems to optimize human comfort.

Maria Camila Coronado Cabrera is a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in Architecture, looking into thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools. Her research investigates how the relationships between facility maintenance & operations, occupants, and the physical environment of the classroom create adequate IAQ and thermal conditions. With fieldwork spanning multiple countries, states, and environments, her research will bring insight into the technical and human aspects that create comfortable and healthy environments for students and teachers.

Sign up now for a special tour of the mechanical room of the first LEED-certified building on campus!

Please join us for information on the activities, tours, workshops through ASHRAE! Become a member and learn more about integrated design.

Registration is OPEN for ASHRAE’s Annual Student Trivia Night

February 16th @ 5:30pm @ Shine Distillery, 4232 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Our sponsoring Oregon Chapter is hosting their first in-person trivia night since 2020 will feature a live trivia host leading 3 engaging rounds of pub-style trivia! Registration closes EOD Wednesday 2/15, so be sure to get your name on our list by registering today! Don’t miss this opportunity to socialize with your peers in a friendly, competitive setting. All profits from this meeting go to benefit the Student Activities Committee (SAC). The Oregon ASHRAE Chapter will also be awarding the annual student scholarships, so come and support our industry’s future!

REGISTER HERE

 

Come for a prep session to prepare for the LEED Green Associate Exam!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH
12pm-1:30pm

Become a member to join!
Link: https://www.ashrae.org/membership/join

Be sure to select “student” membership, and email Alison Kwok, akwok@uoregon.edu your membership certificate to confirm your membership.

SIGN UP HERE:  Microsoft Form

 

Interested in becoming a LEED Green Associate? Register now for a workshop for Saturday, February 9, 9:00 - 5:00pm  that will give you guidance, practice test questions, and helpful tips to study for the exam.  Spaces are limited to the first 30 people to sign up. $50 for ASHRAE student members. $80 for non-members. You are welcome to join/become a UO ASHRAE Student member at the same time as registering for the workshop.  Click on the QR code to put your name on the list. Payment will secure your space.

You can also click to this link to register!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZnlvbaYprgS7kbhbtgPXh25xDfXG9_WG6y8-HsojVJOPuNg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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