Artificial intelligence (AI) policy: ASHRAE prohibits the entry of content from any ASHRAE publication or related ASHRAE intellectual property (IP) into any AI tool, including but not limited to ChatGPT. Additionally, creating derivative works of ASHRAE IP using AI is also prohibited without express written permission from ASHRAE. For the full AI policy, click here.
ASHRAE collaborates with like-minded organizations throughout the global built environment. Below are links to specific written agreements ASHRAE maintains with other organizations.
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) (June 2024)
American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) (June2024)
AABC/ACG/EMA Memorandum of Understanding (February 2025)
AICARR-ASHRAE Strategic Partnership Agreement (2018)
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) (June 2005)
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) (2020)
American Chemistry Council (ACC) (2019)
American Institute of Architects (AIA) (June 2022)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (October 1998)
American Society of Health Care Engineering (ASHE) (July 2020)
Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) (April 2016)
APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (February 2025)
ASPE - American Society of Plumbing Engineers (October 2018)
ATECYR-ASHRAE Memorandum of Understanding (October 2008)
ASHRAE/AIRAH Joint Resolution on Climate Change (2007)
Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) (2021)
Building & Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) (April 2009)
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) (January 2008)
Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) (November 2006)
Chartered Institute of Building Services (CIBSE) Strategic Partnership Agreement (2024)
China-United States HVACR Industry (January 2007)
Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR) (April 2006)
Clinton Climate Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation (CCI) (WJCF) (August 2006)
Council of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, (CAMEE) (2024)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) (January 2021)
DKV (Deutscher Kälte-und Klimatechnischer Verein) (July 2020)
Engineering Workforce Consortium (EWC) (April 2025)
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) (2019)
Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) (May 2009)
Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA) (February 2025)
Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) (July 2008)
Green Building Council Brasil (January 2008)
Green Building Initiative (GBI) (February 2009)
Gulf Cooperation Council Standards Organization (GSO) (June 2024)
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) (February 2024)
Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) (October 2022)
Indoor Environment Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) (June 2014)
Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) (June 2002)
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Inc. (IAPMO) (January 2012)
International Code Council (ICC) (June 2006)
International District Energy Association (IDEA) (2019)
International Energy Agency – Energy in Building and Communities Program (IEA-EBC) (May 2023)
International Facility Management Association (IFMA) (2019)
International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (lIAR) (March 2014)
International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) (April 2017)
International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) (2021)
Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) (2019)
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) (2020)
Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Petroleum (October 2009)
Mexico Green Building Council (Mexico GBC) (July 2007)
National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) (2021)
National Association of State Energy Officials, (NASEO) (updated 2020)
National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) (2019)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce) (NIST) (2019)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) (February 2025)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) (July 2000)
NSF International (December 2015)
NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research & Development Authority) July 2020
Pakistan HVACR Society (2019)
Smart Cities Council (2019)
Society of Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (SAREK) (July 2019)
Society of Heating, Air Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan (SHASE) (January 2013)
The Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (KGH), FTN, and UNS-ASHRAE-SB (November 2009)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2024)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
U.S. DOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (June 2022)
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (June 2002)
United States General Services Administration (GSA)
VDI-Gesellschaft Bauen und Gebaudetechnik (VDI-GBG) (October 2017)
Vietnam Society of Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers (VISRAE) (2019)
Women in HVACR (WHVACR) (July 2024)
World Filtration Institute (WFI) (July 2024)