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ASHRAE and Education ASHRAE and Education

Educating Tomorrow's ASHRAE Members

William Ryan

ASHRAE Member

Our Industry’s Issues in Education

Building Designs Have Become More Driven by Social Needs and More Complex Energy EfficiencySustainability (LEED)Higher Comfort CriteriaWider Variety of Systems in a More Global

HVAC Market Greater Need for Engineers with Both

Bachelor and More Advanced Degrees

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From ASME – Issues in Education

growing complexity of engineered systems, rapid emergence of new technologies, globalization - driving force for change -

increasing global competition, declining financial support for state

universities forcing bachelors to four years.

A Vision of the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education

ASME Council on Education

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Our Local Path in Illinois

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Meanwhile Education is Economically Threatened

“Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking.”

Sir Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Laureate (Chemistry)

Quote Used in Rising Above the GatheringStorm"; Prepared for the Presidents of the

National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of

Engineering, and Institute of Medicine

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Are Engineering Schools Teaching the Right Things?

Undergraduate Engineering DegreesUnder Increasing Pressure to Provide Truly

4 Year Programs120 Credit ProgramsStill MUST Cover Theoretical BasicsProfessional Electives Being CutEven the Basic HVAC Courses!

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Ref: ASME, A Vision of the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education

Professional DegreesProfessionals Need More than a 4 Year Bachelors

Professionals Need More than 4 Years Engineering is Way Behind Other Fields

Some Fields Have Long Focused on an Advanced Professional Degree

Medicine/Dentistry/Law etc.

More Field are Now Taking Up this Pattern K-12 Education (Teachers) Nursing (Post BS Certifications Req. by Law)

Even Our Co-Workers Architecture Requires 5 Years for AIA Certification

(Which is Now Essential)

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Professional DegreesFocusing On the “Practice” of Engineering

Vast Majority of ASHRAE Members are Practicing EngineersDesign, Energy Auditing, Energy ServicesServing Clients Directly

Post-Graduate Engineering Degrees Tend to Focus on Research and TheoryEngineering Research is NeededBUT Most Engineers Go into PracticeNeed for Practice - Based Masters

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Professional DegreesFocusing On ASHRAE’s Needs

Demographic DilemmaExperience Professionals in ASHRAE are

Aging Toward Retirement (Me Too!)Need an Accredited Process to Bring NEW

Engineers to the Field Complete with Needed Skill Sets

Today - Design is Internationally Competitive

In-House Training is Too Expensive

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Professional DegreesFocusing On ASHRAE’s Needed Skill Set

Engin. Basics More Needed than EverDesign Issues-More Technically Advanced

What Else – Beyond the BachelorsHVAC Basics AND Computer Aided DESIGN (not Drafting), LEED,

Energy Codes, Building Simulation, Auditing and Commissioning, HE Lighting, Energy Procurement, Demand Ventilation, Passive Design, Integrated Practice

and the List Goes On

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These Building are Becoming Complex

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These Building are Becoming Complex

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These Building are Becoming ComplexRequiring the highest tech new A&E processes…

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These Building are Becoming ComplexRequiring the highest tech new A&E processes…

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UIC Masters of Energy EngineeringEight Courses Required for Completion

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What Does Education Need from ASHRAE Members?

Clarity and CommunicationsWhat Do HVAC Design Firms WANT?

Universities Need Greater Input An ASHRAE Certification??

AIA Does this Now Seeing the Need

Firms Need to Understand the Need for College and Grad Students to Handle the New World of Building Technology

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What Does Education Need from ASHRAE Members?

Financial IssuesNot an Appeal for MoneyAn Appeal for Student JOBS

INTERNSHIPS, EMPLOYMENT Professional Programs Do Not Provide

Graduate Student Support! Graduate Energy & HVAC Students

Already have a BS Degree Show Commitment to THIS Industry

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Summary

What ASHRAE Needs from AcademiaGraduates – Probably Masters Level –

Equipped for the FUTURE HVAC Industry What Academia Needs from ASHRAE

Greater Input from and Coordination with the A&E HVAC Industry

Student Internships and Sponsorship Like the ASHRAE’s Scholarships

Announced Tonight !!

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Final Note on Education

“We had more sports-exercise majors graduate than electrical

engineeringgraduates last year. If you want to become the massage capital of the

world, you’re well on your way.”Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric Co

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