The Saudi Chapter is one of the earliest Chapters of ASHRAE, formed in 1993. The chapter was supported by Saudi Aramco Management led by the Chief Engineer in Engineering Services. The Saudi Arabia ASHRAE Chapter is supported by Consulting Services Department in Saudi Aramco. Mr. Khalid Al Mulhim, Mr. Samir..Read More

The Cairo chapter was established in 1995 with the collective efforts of elite group of HVAC consultants, contractors and suppliers. The first inauguration was held at Dar ElHandasa office in Mohandseen, Cairo. The First Chapter president was Engineer Mohamed Salem. Following him were elite eminent HVAC pioneers such as Prof...Read More

The Kuwait Chapter was one of the earlier Chapters to be established within the Region, on th 13th April 1996. The people who were instrumental in the formation of this Chapter were Prof. Walid Chakorun, Prof Moustafa Elsayed, Dr. Nawaf Al Mutawa, Dr. Asad Al Ebrahim and Dr. Sorous Alotaibi...Read More

Foundation of Beirut Arab University Student Branch (BR10) – Lebanese Chapter. Foundation of Kuwait University Student Branch (BR85) – Kuwait Chapter.

The ASHRAE Bangalore Chapter (ABC), which started off as ASHRAE South India Chapter (ASIC) currently has a membership strength of 103 and is one of the most vibrant chapters in RAL. ASHRAE South India Chapter was chartered in the year 1999 with membership strength of 53. The Founder President is..Read More

The Hellenic Chapter’s charter was approved in 1999 by the Board of Directors of ASHRAE during the Annual Conference in Seattle, U.S.A. On April 16, 2000 the inaugural event of the Hellenic Chapter was held at a Central Hotel in Athens. The Chapter has been established amongst others by the..Read More

From 14th to 15th September, 2001

From 18th to 20th September, 2002 The first ASHRAE RAL ARC was inaugurated on the 18th September, 2002, with a Welcome Party at the Museum of English Rural Life, on the University Campus. The Technical Seminar, scheduled for the next day, was a contribution by six speakers, including Kent Peterson,..Read More

The ASHRAE Pakistan Chapter was petitioned at the 1st RAL CRC in Reading UK. Mr. Farooq Mehboob travelled to the UK and handed the petition to President Don Colliver. The Chartering Ceremony was held at the Avari Towers, Karachi, in September, 2003. Members of the Pakistan HVACR Society alongwith leading..Read More

In the known history of this region, we have had Professional Engineers who joined ASHRAE membership since 1975. However, this region did not have any formal chapter in those days as the region was not developed and much of it remained as empty sand dunes. Later in the years when..Read More

From 25th to 27th September, 2004 The 3rd Annual Regional Conference of ASHRAE Region-At-Large was held from Sept. 25 to 27, 2004 at hotel The Grand, New Delhi. This is the first time an ASHRAE Conference was held in India and the India Chapter had the honour to host this..Read More

The Danube Chapter held its chartering ceremony on April 8, 2005 and was the second ASHRAE chapter in Sub Region B. ASHRAE President Ron Vallort and Sub Region B Chair, Costas Balaras, were present at the event. The headquarters of the Danube Chapter is the University of Timisoara, Romania. Initially,..Read More

From 26th to 27th September, 2005 The 4th RAL ARC was held in the lovely historical city of Athens. RAL had grown to 14 Chapters, all of whom were in attendance. Additionally, the ARC was also attended by members of ASHRAE from Greece, Poland and the Balkans. The Technical Conference,..Read More

From 1st to 3rd November, 2006 The fifth ASHRAE RAL ARC was inaugurated on the 1st November, 2006. It was hosted by the Emirates Falcon chapter after being shifted from Beirut and co-chaired with the Lebanese Chapter. It was a grand event at the newly built Al-Murooj Rotana Hotel, with..Read More

From 2nd to 5th September, 2007 The sixth ASHRAE RAL CRC was inaugurated on the 2nd September, 2007, at the luxurious Park Hyatt Resort. This was a huge property with gardens, villas and a private beach in Goa, the ‘Paradise of India’, tropical and lush green. Sudhir Sinha and his..Read More

Foundation of  BITS-PILANI DUBAI Student Branch (BR17) – Falcon Chapter – 23/06/2008. Foundation of  BMS College of Engineering Student Branch (BR14) –  Bangalore Chapter – 23/10/2008. Foundation of  Lebanese University-Hadath Student Branch (BR91) – Lebanese Chapter – 23/06/2008.

The ASHRAE Chennai Chapter was officially born on the 22nd of June 2009 after being approved at the Members Council Meeting at Louisville KY. Some instrumental people in the formation of the Chapter were SR Valluri, RV Simha, Deepa Sathiaram, Kamalendra Singh, Sayani Haribabu.

On the 23rd of March, 2010, history was made as the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Airconditioning Engineers, ASHRAE, Nigeria Chapter was officially inaugurated. ASHRAE Nigeria, with 124 professionals, had the singular honour of being chartered by Dr. Walid Chakrun via Skype and this remains a major signpost in..Read More

In 1997, the ASHRAE Western India Chapter saw a considerable increase in its membership number after the success of its first major event, a One Day Seminar on Air-Conditioning for Health Care Facilities. Considering the vast geographical spread of the Chapter, and, the fact that Membership was equally divided between..Read More

Foundation of Thapar University Student Branch  (BR190) – India Chapter – 25/01/2010. Foundation of U.E.T – Taxila Student Branch (BR200) –  Northern Pakistan Chapter – 25/01/2010. Foundation of University of Moratuwa Student Branch (BR225) – Sri Lankan Chapter – 23/08/2010. Foundation of U.E.T. – Lahore Student Branch (BR286) – Central..Read More

ASHRAE Deccan Chapter was part of ASHRAE South India Chapter from 1995, and formed the ASHRAE Hyderabad section in the year 2010. Later in the same year, the ASHRAE Hyderabad section was chartered as ASHRAE Deccan Chapter and inaugurated by Ms. Lynn Bellenger. The driving force behind this was under..Read More

From 21st to 22nd September, 2011 The 10th CRC in Abu Dhabi was held courtesy of the Falcon Chapter who graciously agreed to host it in a short notcie as the CRC in Beirut which everyone was looking forward to was cancelled due to security concerns. Nevertheless the Falcon Chapter..Read More

From 29th to 30th September, 2012 The 11th CRC with 20 Chapters attending, attracted lots of ordinary chapter members and families to the Emerald Isle. On the 28th September 2012, a Technical Session was held, with the Key Theme, “Way Forward for Sustainable HVACR Solutions”. The session had eight speakers,..Read More

From 26th to 28th September, 2013 The 12th CRC in Doha was immaculately planned and organized by Hasan Sultan and his team. The Social Events were outstanding, including a dinner at a huge Arabian restaurant with exquisite food, where the courses never ended. People enjoyed and danced to the local..Read More

Foundation of HITEC University Student Branch (BR355) – Northern Pakistan Chapter – 01/02/2014. Foundation of MUST Mirpur Student Branch (BR506) – Northern Pakistan Chapter – 31/07/2014. Foundation of TSSM’s Padmabhuashan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology Student Branch (BR509) – India Chapter – 31/07/2014. Foundation of PVPIT Bavdhan Pune Student Chapter..Read More

Chartering of UK-Midlands section, UK

Foundation of Air University Student Branch (BR370) – Northern Pakistan Chapter – 04/06/2015. Foundation of CECOS/Peshawar Student Branch (BR371) – Northern Pakistan Chapter – 05/06/2015. Foundation of Gazi University Mechanical Engineering Student Branch (BR373) – Turkish Chapter – 05/06/2015. Foundation of Istanbul University Mechanical Engineering Student Branch (BR377) – Turkish..Read More

Chartering of Ireland Section

From 30th September to 1st October, 2016 The 15th RAL CRC will not only be the first Joint CRC of Region At Large with Region 13, but will be the first Joint CRC in ASHRAE. Also set to take place during the Joint CRC and unprecendented in ASHRAE will be..Read More

Chartering of Scotland Section

RAL reduced to 21 Chapters with 14 Chapters in Sub Region I and 7 Chapters in Sub Region II. Hellenic, Danube, Portugal and Spain Chapters with Benelux, Cyprus, UK Midlands, Ireland and Scotland Sections are excluded from RAL

Foundation of ISB&M Student Branch (BR542) – Pune Chapter – 23/01/2018. Foundation of IIT Bombay Student Branch (BR543) – Mumbai Chapter – 23/01/2018. Foundation of FAMT Ratnagiri Student Branch (BR544) – Mumbai Chapter – 23/01/2018. Foundation of COEP Student Branch (BR545) – Pune Chapter – 23/01/2018. Foundation of Akdeniz University..Read More

From 4th to 7th October, 2018

Foundation of Curtin University Dubai Student Branch (BR594) – Falcon Chapter – 15/01/2019. Foundation of AIETM Jaipur Student Branch (BR600) – India Chapter – 15/01/2019. Foundation of ASHRAE CUI Wah Campus Student Branch (BR602) – Northern Pakistan Chapter – 15/01/2019. Foundation of ASHRAE GCT Jhelum Student Branch (BR603) – Northern..Read More

Sub Region-I Meeting on 28th to 30th July at Bahrain