CTTC is an amalgamation of three old time ASHRAE chapter functions – programs,
refrigeration and TEGA (technical, energy and government activities). ASHRAE’s CTT
Committee is made up of representatives (Regional Vice Chairs) from ASHRAE’s
fourteen regions
CTTC reports to Members Council. CTTC aims to provide ASHRAE Chapters with:
- Chapter Chair training to inform Chapter Chairs about resources and programs available to help them make their Chapters successful
- Tools, information and resources to develop, maintain and deliver high quality Chapter programs
- Information about HVAC&R industry developments
- A conduit for communications between the grassroots (i.e., Chapter members) and the Society level committees that develop ASHRAE standards, write the ASHRAE handbooks and manage ASHRAE research projects.
Jeff Gatlin, who served on CTTC from 2008 to 2011 well-expressed the importance of CTTC Chapter Chairs to the overall health of ASHRAE when he said “Without effective CTTC Chapter Chairs, Society fails. If we can’t get people to a meeting in a well lit, comfortable location; with an engaging, easily understandable speaker; to hear a timely topic of broad interest; with a quality meal; and in a convenient location….they won’t stay in ASHRAE nor encourage their colleagues to join (MP fails); they won’t donate to research (RP fails); they won’t encourage students or young engineers to participate (oops there go Student Activities and YEA). You get the point. We in the CTTC business are Society’s contacts to the membership. WE make the first impression.”
ASHRAE’s “Distinguished Lecturer” program (www.ashrae.org/distinguishedlecturers) identifies internationally recognized industry expert presenters who will make presentations to ASHRAE chapters. ASHRAE provides financial assistance for approved Distinguished Lecturer visits, enabling even small Chapters to occasionally host world class programs.
Since 2004 ASHRAE has hosted an annual three-hour webcast on a topic which the grassroots membership has identified as being of current interest. These webcasts are free to all, but require pre-registration. Topics have included Mold in Buildings, Indoor Environmental Design, IAQ, Commissioning, Ground Source Heat Pumps, DOAS, and Assessing Building Energy Performance.
ASHRAE’s Technology Award/Award of Engineering Excellence
Program (www.ashrae.org/technologyawards) recognizes ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological concepts that are proven through actual operating data. Awards are given for new and retrofit applications for several categories of buildings, industrial facilities and processes. Chapter award winners can be submitted into Regional competitions, and Regional winners are invited to compete for Society level Awards. Applications are judged with respect to energy efficiency, indoor air quality, innovation, operation & maintenance, cost-effectiveness, environmental impact and quality of presentation.
Reference: https://www.ashrae.org/society-groups/committees/chapter-technology-transfer-committe