West Virginia ASHRAE Chapter Business Meeting (November 14, 2025) – RESERVE THE DATE !!!
Topics include:
- Committee updates
- Future plans discussion
- Nominations
- ASHRAE recognition of local volunteers
Who should Participate?
- Board members
- Officers
- Committee Chairs
- Interested chapter members
🗓️ November 14, 2025 (12:00 Noon)
📍 Virtual Meeting
🎟️ Zoom Meeting (Click Zoom link here !!!)
West Virginia ASHRAE Chapter welcomes NEW members / officer (4th Quarter 2025)
Ed Light (2025-2026 CTTC Co-Chair) (Elight@Building-Dynamics.com) joined WV ASHRAE last 1/9/2025.
Connor Hellenthal (ZMM Intern/Marshall University) (chellenthal@zmm.com) joined WV ASHRAE last 11/3/2025 (Graduating: December 2025)
Brad Kyle (Sales Engineer, Stephany Associates) (bkyle@sai-hvac.com) joined WV ASHRAE last 11/7/2025
Please convey your greetings to our new members/officer above.
NEW! Certification Study Guide: Certified Decarbonization Professional (CDP) (Renewing Full Member Benefit Option)
Featuring the following tools, the NEW! Certification Study Guide: Certified Decarbonization Professional (CDP) helps professionals improve their knowledge and skills in key CDP exam tasks.
- Quick Quiz questions
- Exam task-by-task self-assesment linked to ASHRAE resources
- Customizable study map
- Glossary of key terms
- $59 Member price
In addition to the ASHRAE Handbook PDF, a standard PDF, an eLearning Course, and the Handbook Online, ASHRAE Full Members may select one of four ASHRAE Certification Exam Study Guide PDF’s as their ASHRAE Benefit selection when they renew their ASHRAE Membership:
- Certification Study Guide: Certified Decarbonization Professional (CDP)
- Certification Study Guide: Certified HVAC Designer (CHD)
- Certification Study Guide: Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP)
- Certification Study Guide: Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP)
Visit the ASHRAE Bookstore today to learn more about these and other ASHRAE publications.
Facility Tour Update: Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning & Careers (October 29, 2025)
WV ASHRAE Chapter successfully hosted a School Facility Tour on Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning and Careers on October 29, 2025 (Wednesday) from 12:00-1:00 PM EST at the location of newly renovated Huntington Mall (former Sears Building).
The tour was led by John Pruitt / Danny Richards (ZMM Architects and Engineers) alongside WV ASHRAE President Terry Hollandsworth with attendance from fellow WV ASHRAE members Joyce Van Gilder (School Building Authority); Ed Light (Building Dynamics, LLC); and Connor Hellenthal (ZMM Intern). Connor Hellenthal is currently an intern at ZMM and a potential WV ASHRAE – Marshall University student chapter member.
Below are School Facility Tour random screenshots taken by Terry inside / outside of Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning and Careers:
Calling on all WV ASHRAE Chapter / Student members !!! Feel free to reach out to Terry Hollandsworth (CTTC Chair), Fernanda Delduque (YEA Chair) and Billy Smith (Student Activities Chair) if you have plans of either hosting or attending a commercial / industrial / institutional facility tour in your respective jurisdictions.
| WV ASHRAE Chapter will be organizing a School Facility Tour on Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning and Careers. Based on ZMM’s website, this project converts the existing, abandoned 230,000 SF Sears Store at the Huntington Mall in Barboursville, WV into an innovative educational center that will help prepare students for the workplace through a variety of pathways in career and technical fields. Details shown below:  October 29, 2025 (Wednesday) @ 12:00 NN – 1:00 PM EST Huntington Mall in the former Sears building – Barboursville, WV No Cost !!! (Lunch Provided)Who should attend? This School Facility Tour is recommended for engineering students (technicians/technologists included) and fellow West Virginia (WV) ASHRAE members / student members. Please RSVP by October 22, 2025. Calling on all WV ASHRAE Chapter Officers, Committee, and Student Chapter members !!! In order to account for attendance of WV ASHRAE Chapter members / students, please contact Terry Hollandsworth (CTTC Chair), Fernanda Delduque (YEA Chair) and Billy Smith (Student Activities Chair) regarding this school facility tour. Feel free to visit the ZMM website to see further details about said institutional building. A flyby video is also presented by the Cabell County Schools’ website. |
WV ASHRAE CTTC Schedule 2025-2026
| Month | Subject | Date | Location |
| August | WVSHE Conference | 12-Aug-2025 | Canaan Valley Resort WVSHE Conference |
| September | Trane VRF Systems | 10-Sept-2025 | Charleston Coliseum |
| October | Tour Cabell County Vocational | Woody Williams Vocational Center | |
| November | Governors Energy Summit | 12-13 Nov 2025 | Charleston Coliseum |
| November | WVAIA Presentation | 3-Nov-2025 | Fairmont State University |
| November | WVAPPA Presentation | 6-Nov-2025 | Glenwood State College |
| December | Christmas Social Recovery | 10-Dec-2025 | |
| January | |||
| February | Tech Hour | 15-Feb-2026 | |
| March | WV EXPO | 25-26 Mar 2026 | Charleston Coliseum |
| April | Tech Hour | 15-Apr-2026 | |
| May | Day of Learning (DOL) | 5-May-2026 | Flatwoods Conference Center |
| June | 18-Jun-2026 | ||
| July | WVASFA Conference | 8-Jul-2025 | Wheeling Park High School |
September 10 2025 Chapter Meeting
Join us for a free lunch courtesy of Trane. Our Chapter President Terry Hollandsworth will be giving an update on local, regional and federal ASHRAE related issues. The location is the Kanawha River Room (Sheraton Four Points) – 600 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25301.
Let Terry know your coming for the lunch count. His email is terry.hollandsworth@zdsdesign.com or call him at 304.668.9042 and leave your name and the fact your coming. See you there.
Note: You do not need to attend the Trane event to attend the ASHRAE Meeting.)
| Manufactures Event: Trane® / Mitsubishi Electric CITY MULTI® Diamond Designer Seminar (Sept 10, 2025). Trane® / Mitsubishi VRF Diamond Designer Seminar provides an overview of CITY MULTI systems and their components in preparation for designing a project using the Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Diamond System Builder software. The seminar teaches variable refrigerant flow concepts, design standards, product limitations, and control options. The class culminates with the student designing a system using the Design Tool software, Diamond System Builder (DSB). Sept 10, 2025 (Wednesday) @ 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Kanawha River Room (Sheraton Four Points) – 600 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25301 No Cost !!! (Lunch Provided)Who should attend? This course is recommended for Engineers and HVAC Design Professionals working with VRF systems. Please RSVP by September 3, 2025. For questions, please contact us at midatlantic@trane.com |
Energy Efficiency Day (October 1, 2025)
The goal of Energy Efficiency Day is to share tips, tools and stories that promote the multiple benefits of energy efficiency, from lower costs to healthier homes. Link to external site for Energy Efficiency Day: https://energyefficiencyday.org/
Welcome to our new chapter members:
- Shawn Hutchinson of Universal Schedule and Booking (USB) LLC
- Charles M Laughlin II of DSO Mechanical
We thank our 2025 DOL Exhibitors
- Campbell Equipment Company, Jay McKay, jaym@campbellequipment.com
- Mason & Barry, Inc., Scott Cowley, scowley@masonbarry.com
- Morin Hydronics, Jim Fear, jfear@morinhydronics.com
- Pinnacle Sales, Calvin Duncan, calvin.duncan@pinnaclereps.com
- Specified Solutions Inc., Joe Paul, jpaul@ss-hvac.com, Willie Paul
- The Thrasher Group, Water Resources, Jonathan Carpenter, jcarpenter@thethrashergroup.com
We also thank our 2025 DOL ASHRAE Research Sponsors
- Diamond Sponsor – Trane Technologies, Inc and Ken Young
- Gold Sponsor – Mason & Barry, Inc.
- Silver Sponsor – ZDS Design/Consulting Services, Inc.
- Bronze Sponsors – The Thrasher Group, Inc., Jennings Davis, II, David Cotton
WV ASHRAE Job Board
Check out local job listings here.
ASHRAE Region VII CRC was July 24-26, 2025 in Birmingham Ala.
2025 CRC Awardees:
Terry L. Hollandsworth – Presidential Award of Excellence (Special Citation)
Billy Smith – Chapter Service Award
WV ASHRAE Chapter Mission
- 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 ASHRAE – ASHRAE Premier Chapter
- WV is one the ASHRAE Premier Chapters Worldwide. 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. Our student branches get free ASHRAE student memberships from our chapter. Contact Bully Smith for more information,.
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