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DATE: June 10th, 2026

TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm

LOCATION: Merle Hay Gameday Lanes

PROGRAM:

• Installation of 2025-2026 Officers
• History Project – Matt Swenka
• Special invite to all Life Members

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USGBC + ASHRAE Iowa Chapter Joint Meeting

Des Moines Fire Station #4 Tour

Date:
Thursday April 23, 2026

Time:
Tour Group #1 – 25 Attendees – 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Tour Group #2 – 25 Attendees – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Location:
Des Moines Fire Station #4 – 1505 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50314

Dinner:
Buzzard Billy’s – 5:00pm – 8:00pm – 615 3^rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Program:
Join USGBC and the ASHRAE Iowa Chapter for a joint tour of the new Des Moines Fire Station #4. The tour will be broken up into two groups starting at 4pm and 5pm. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your registered time slot. Each group is limited to 25 attendees so claim your spot before they fill up! Note that PPE is not required. Street parking is available along with space at the King Elementary parking lot around the corner. The tour will be led by Substance Architecture and Design Engineers. The fire station replaces the city’s second oldest fire station and improves service delivery to a 4-minute response time for 90% of calls. Join us to learn more about the facility and the project’s goal of achieving LEED Silver certification. Dinner to follow at Buzzard Billy’s.

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ASHRAE 365 Tech Hour
Thursday April 9th @ 12:00pm – Virtual PDH hosted by the ASHRAE Iowa Chapter
Webex meeting link will be sent to registrants prior to the meeting

IEQ – Codes, Impact on People, and Considerations
Presented by Robert Bean, FASHRAE, Deborah Steimel-Clair, P.E., Erik Miller-Klein, P.E., and Marwa Zaatari, Ph.D.

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in buildings directly impacts human health, well-being, and performance. These conditions are a major part of how people experience the buildings that we inhabit, but they are currently minimally codified and rarely commissioned. This seminar will highlight how indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, and acoustics can affect building occupants. Learn how existing codes and guidelines can be used to design and construct better buildings to serve the community, where research has identified areas to optimize the performance to meet the needs and expectations of the building occupants, and how you can help construct high-performance spaces.

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DATE: February 10, 2026

TIME: 5:00pm – 7:30pm

LOCATION:

The Waldinger Corporation
6200 Scout Trail, Des Moines, IA

NOTE: Use parking and entrance on the north side.

PROGRAM:

Joe Ridenour, Account Manager with Danfoss Climate Solutions will present on refrigerant leak detection systems

DRINK SPONSOR: Millenium Technology

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Please join us at Backpocket Pin and Pixel for our ASHRAE dinner and social.  Spouses and children are welcome to attend.

DATE: Thursday January 22, 2026

TIME: 5:00PM – 8:00PM

LOCATION: Backpocket Pin & Pixel, 6205 Merle Rd, Johnston 

PROGRAM: Dinner and social

COST: Free to ASHRAE Members – spouses and children are welcome to attend.

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DATE: Tuesday December 9, 2025

TIME: 11:30AM – 1:30PM

Registration, Lunch, & Program: 11:30 – 1:30PM

LOCATION: Marriott Downtown (700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309)

PROGRAM:  Distinguished Lecturer Jim Coogan presenting on ASHRAE Guideline 36: High Performance Sequences of Operation

COST: Free to ASHRAE, CSI, MSCI Members

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DATE:

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

LOCATION:

DMACC FFA Enrichment Center
1055 SW Prairie Trail Parkway ~ Ankeny, Iowa

PROGRAM:

8:15 AM : Registration Check-In and opportunity to visit vendor tables

8:50 AM : Welcome and Introduction

9:00 AM : “PI Performance Devices and Energy Efficiencies by addressing Low Delta-T Syndrome”
– Jeremy Huehn – District Sales Manager – Belimo Americas

10:15 AM : “Maximizing the Energy Savings Potential of Low-Lift Heating and Cooling Systems
with Advanced Terminal Options”
– Larry Gelin, MSME – Area Manager – Price Industries

11:30 AM : LUNCH & ”Ventilation, Filtration, & Equivalent Clean Airflow”
– ASHRAE Committee Chair and Speaker – Darryl DeAngelis

1:00 PM : ”Wind-driven Rain & FEMA Tornado Louvers”
– James K. Smardo – National Sales Manager of Louver & Architectural Solutions – Ruskin

2:15 PM : ”Parallel Pumping with Self-Sensing Pump Control”
– Danny Hunt – Area Sales Director, Commercial – Taco

3:15 PM – 5:30 PM : Product Show and Refreshments – including Beer, Wine, and a prize drawing.

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DATE:

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

TIME:

4:30pm – 5:30pm Tour
5:30pm – 8:00pm Dinner

LOCATION:

Tour – Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center – 115 N. Elm Ave, Ames, IA

• PPE NOT required for tour

Dinner – Jethro’s BBQ Ames – 1301 Buckeye Ave, Ames, IA 50010

PROGRAM:

Join us for a tour of Ames’ new $28 million indoor aquatic center at 115 N. Elm. The facility features lap lanes, splash and wellness pools, a current channel, water slide, and inviting community spaces. Designed with modern programming and recreation in mind, the center brings enhanced wellness and quality-of-life opportunities to Ames residents.

Jake Cunliffe with KCL will be discussing the mechanical system design of the facility.

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When
Tuesday September 16, 2025 at 12:00PM

Location
Webinar link will be distributed to those who register online.

Program
Ethical Decision Making – An Exercise in Application

In lieu of the traditional lecture style presentation, this is a structured interactive exercise. The participant will be provided a copy of both the ASHRAE and the Professional Engineering Code of Ethics. A methodology for ethical decision making will be introduced. Realistic ethical dilemmas from the practice of building design and construction will be presented. Based on the information provided and using the provided Codes of Ethics the participants will be asked to make their own decision, discuss this with their table, and then be lead through the decision-making process as a group. The ethical dilemmas begin as fairly simple black-white analysis and are progressively made more complex during the session. 

This webinar presentation will satisfy half (1 PDH) of the State of Iowa’s PDH Professional Ethics requirement.

Presenter
Julia Keen – Ethical Decision Making – An Exercise in Application

Cost
ASHRAE Iowa members – Free