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Upcoming Dates:
We are working on setting our meeting dates and topics for the year. Please stay tuned and come back to view our schedule.
March 26, 2025: WV EXPO – Multiple seminars will be presented
April 2025: Annual Day of Learning and Trade Show


Letter from the WV Chapter President

The new building or renovation project needs to be heated and cooled for creature comfort and productivity, it needs to conserve energy, and the building must provide a safe and healthy environment. The building must be state-of-the-art, inexpensive, easy to maintain, never break down, and have a sustainable power supply.

All of these are contradictory needs and yet all are required in the world in which we
live. WV ASHRAE members take pride in providing solutions to meet these needs to the building owners we serve.

This year’s national theme is ” Empowering Our Workforce: Building a Sustainable Future.” We must encourage workers in the HVAC-R trade in design, installation, engineering, or maintenance to learn more about the industry. We need to grow our industry to meet the needs of our future.

What is our “why” for the WVASHRAE Chapter? Simon Sinek has promoted finding the why we get out of bed in the morning. Engineering/design of the best products and services and, for ASHRAE Engineers, the design, installation, and operation of quality HVAC-R systems. My “Why” is “We need to grow HVAC-R employees.” Through apprenticeship programs, vocational schools, scholarships, and support for the new generations. What is your why?

Deciding why we get up every morning to design sustainable buildings that encourage the next generation of engineers is what we do. Let us continue that quality in engineering.

I would like to take this opportunity to say Congratulations to one of our dedicated WV ASHRAE supporters, ZDS Design and Consulting Services, who are celebrating 30 years of excellence in quality engineering. Please congratulate Todd, Lori, and Ted for their continued success. Join them at their offices in Scott Depot on the 9th of August from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm for a celebration.

Sincerely,
Terry Hollandsworth
President
WV Chapter ASHRAE


WV ASHRAE 2024-2025 Chapter Leaders

President
Mr. Terry Hollandsworth
Retired – Former Facility Director for Kanawha County Schools
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President-Elect
Mr. Billy Smith
ZDS Design/Consulting Services
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Vice President
Ms. Savannah Dotson
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
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Treasurer
Mr. Arthur D. Hallstrom, P.E.
AD Hall and Associates
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Secretary
Ms. Savannah Dotson
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
[email protected]

We would like to thank all of our 2023-24 RP Donors and Supporters for you generous gifts.

We would like to especially recognize our major donor – Kenneth Young, the Trane representative for the southern West Virginia area. Kenneth has been a major supporter of our annual RP campaign for the past 8 years. Not only has he been a major donor, because he is a Trane representative, his donations are matched at 100% by Trane. These donations have accounted for a major portion of our funds raised each of these years. Again, a HUGE THANK YOU to Kenneth!

The following individuals and companies have generously supported the 2023-24 WV ASHRAE Campaign to date:

Organizations - $1,000 - $2,499:
Trane
Organizations - $500 - $999:
Campbell Equipment Company
ZDS Design/Consulting Services
Organizations - $250 - $499:
Mason & Barry
Pinnacle Sales
Premier Energy Services
The Thrasher Group
West Virginia ASHRAE Chapter Endowment
Organizations - Up to $249:

Individuals - $1,000 & Up
Kenneth Young (Trane Rep)
Individuals - $250 - $499
Dr. Dru Crawley
Individuals - Up to $249
David Cotton
Scott Cowley
Jennings Davis
Fernanda Delduque
Art Hallstrom
Terry Hollandsworth
Billy Smith
Jeremy Smith

2024 Event Sponsors

WV ASHRAE thanks these companies and individuals for sponsoring ASHRAE Research. Their support to ASHRAE’s multi-million dollar annual research programs is one of the main reasons ASHRAE stays at the forefront of the HVAC industry.

Diamond Level

Kenneth Young, Trane Technologies

Gold Level

Silver Level

Bronze Level


  • Provide technical. leadership and education support to the WV Building Owners and Design + Construction + Support Community. Local focus areas: green buildings, energy efficient buildings, Indoor air quality, water management, energy codes, refrigeration, HVAC, energy recovery, zero energy use – primarily in nonresidential buildings. ASHRAE supports the Indoor Built Environment with Standards, Research and Training.

  • WV is one of 8 ASHRAE Premier Chapters Worldwide. There are over 150 Chapters. We invite you to attend our meetings and events, further your education and career and get networking support. Our Young Engineers Activities (YEA) are for ASHRAE members under 35. WV ASHRAE sponsors the ASHRAE Student Branches at WVU and Marshall WV. WV students in our student branches often get free ASHRAE student memberships from the chapter. Contact Bully Smith for more information,.