Welcome to the home page of ASHRAE Technical Committee 2.8 - Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability

TC 2.8 is concerned with the impacts of buildings on the local, regional and global environment; means for identifying and reducing these impacts; and enhancing ASHRAE member awareness of the impacts. The impacts of concern affect long term sustainability of our environment and the quality of life for current and future generations. These building impacts include, but are not limited to, biological and mineral resource depletion; environmental impacts of energy production, conversion, delivery and use; availability of future energy resources; pollution of air, water, and soil; and encroachment on sensitive habitats and ecosystems.

Committee Meetings:

TC 2.8 meets twice each year, once at ASHRAE's Winter Conference and again at ASHRAE's Annual Conference. The next meeting of TC 2.8 will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 30, 2011. The full technical committee will meet from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The following subcommittees will meet at the Las Vegas meeting.

International Subcommittee:                 Sunday, 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM - Las Vegas Hilton
Green Guide Subcommittee:               Sunday, 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM - Las Vegas Hilton
Research Subcommittee:                    Sunday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Las Vegas Hilton
Handbook Subcommittee:                   Sunday, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Las Vegas Hilton
Programs Subcommittee:                    Sunday, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM - Las Vegas Hilton
Existing Buildings Subcommittee:        Sunday, 4:30 PM to 4:50 PM - Las Vegas Hilton

Visitors are welcome at all Committee and Subcommittee meetings.

Future Meetings:

ASHRAE Winter Conference 2011
Las Vegas, NV
January 29 - February 2, 2011

ASHRAE Annual Conference 2011
Montreal, Canada
June 25 - June 29, 2011

ASHRAE Winter Conference 2012
Chicago, IL
January 21-25, 2012

ASHRAE Annual Conference 2012
San Antonio, TX
June 23-28, 2012

Do you want to get involved in your TC’s issues at the Society level? If so, read through the pages of this site, attend a meeting, or contact our Committee Chair.

Committee Chair: Tom Lawrence, tc0208@ashrae.net