Once again, we are asking ASHRAE Iowa Chapter Members to submit projects for the ASHRAE Technology Awards. The Technology Awards recognize ASHRAE members who are involved in the design of innovative and energy efficient buildings.
This year’s chapter deadline is March 28th, 2025.
Projects may be submitted as new buildings, existing buildings, or commissioning of existing buildings in the following six categories:
- Commercial Buildings
- Institutional Buildings
- Health Care Facilities
- Industrial Facilities or Processes
- Public Assembly
- Residential
We are giving away $100 prizes to the first-place winner in each of the six categories.
The Iowa Chapter and Region VI Technology Awards only require a 2-page form, brief narrative, and schematic drawing/diagram. Applications for the Society Technology Awards require additional information including one year of operational data.
Applications are first reviewed by the Iowa Chapter. Chapter winners are then submitted to the Region. Regional winners may then be submitted to the Society level where winners are published in the ASHRAE Journal.
Submission forms and additional resources can be found at the ASRHAE Technology Awards webpage. Additional information about the Technology Awards program and past submissions can be found on the ASHRAE Iowa Chapter Technology Awards page. Projects should be submitted electronically to David Poetting before the posted deadline.
The Technology Awards program is a great way for Members to gain recognition for their projects. The program also builds recognition for the member’s employers and the owners of the buildings. I encourage all members to take a look at their past projects and consider submitting any of them that are innovative and energy efficient.
ASHRAE Technology Awards, 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.
Please remember, the project you are submitting must have been successfully operating for at least one year at the time of entry.
Society level award winners get written up in the ASHRAE Journal and honored at the Winter Conference.
Current Iowa Chapter Winners
Project: University of Illinois, Chicago Specialty Care Building
Category: New Healthcare Facilities
Company: Shive-Hattery
Design Team: Jeremy Huisman, Garett Bowmaster, Elli Cloyd
Iowa Chapter: 1st Place
Region VI: 1st Place
Society: Honorable Mention
Project: Waterloo CSD Lowell Elementary School
Category: New Educational Facilities
Company: MODUS
Design Team: Mark Hersch, Jacob Connor, Sam Heithoff
Iowa Chapter: 1st Place
Region VI: Honorable Mention
Previous Iowa Chapter Winners
2018 Iowa Chapter First Place Winner – Institutional Buildings
Lincoln Pearce – Iowa State – Marston Hall Renovation
2018 Iowa Chapter First Place Winner – Commercial Buildings
Mark LaCroix and Jake Cunliffe – Fairfield Inn and Suites – Altoona
2018 Iowa Chapter First Place Winner – Health Care Facilities
Tyson Scheidecker – Broadlawns East University Medical Center
2017 Iowa Chapter Winner
Mark Hersch – Market 1
2016 Iowa Chapter Winner
Lincoln Pearce – University of Iowa Football Performance Center
2015 Iowa Chapter Winner
Ryan LePera – Neal Smith Federal Building