ASHRAE is accepting abstract submissions for the 2025 Annual Conference to be held in Phoenix, June 21-25, 2025, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.

“Decarbonization continues to be a large theme at ASHRAE with tracks inclusive to heat pumps, refrigerants, and thermal energy storage. These are supported by topics on industrial air-quality and energy use, which are equally hot topics,” said technical conference chair Craig Bradshaw. “The program tracks for the 2025 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Phoenix seek to explore the challenges and opportunities in responding to these changes, while continuing to focus on core HVAC&R fundamentals, equipment, workforce and research and development.”

Conference papers are requested for the following tracks:

The “Industrial Ventilation, Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Energy Utilization” track explores advancements in ventilation, refrigeration and air-conditioning technologies in the industrial sector, as well as strategies for improving energy utilization in these areas.

The “Heat Pumps, Refrigerants and Decarbonization” track focuses on the development of heat pumps and other related technologies in support of decarbonization efforts.

The “Onsite Energy Storage” track highlights advancements in cost-effective materials and systems, design, optimization and control in addition to integration of onsite storage in buildings or HVAC systems and grid resiliency.

The "Workforce Development" track will cover all aspects of business outside of engineering/technical applications to allow professionals an opportunity to develop in areas such as presentation skills, leadership, team building, interpersonal skills, etc., and lends itself to interactive session types such as workshops and forums.

The "Research Summit" features active research, and the exchange of research findings, critical to the development of the HVAC&R industry and built environment. The track includes a partnership with ASHRAE's archival journal, Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 

The "Fundamentals and Applications" track will provide opportunities for papers of varying levels across a large topic base. Concepts, design elements and shared experiences for theoretical and applied concepts of HVAC&R design are included.

Finally, the "HVAC&R Systems and Equipment" track will focus on the development of new systems and equipment, improvements to existing systems and equipment and the proper application and operation of systems and equipment.

Abstracts (400 words or less) are due November 20, 2024. If accepted, final conference papers (8-page maximum) are due March 5, 2025.

In addition, technical papers (complete 30-page maximum papers) are also due November 20, 2024. 

All accepted papers will be considered for publication in Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE’s research journal.

For more information on the call for abstracts and the 2025 ASHRAE Annual Conference, visit ashrae.org/2025Annual.