Research Plan

Research Chair: Iain S. Walker - iswalker@lbl.gov

Ideas, authors, and reviewers for work-statements in the TC's scope are needed. Please contact the Research Subcommittee Chair for details. If interested in helping on any of the above ideas, please contact the WS Author(s) directly. Also plan to attend the TC's Research Subcommittee meetings if possible.

One common comment heard in Standard 62 meetings and elsewhere is that "more research is needed" to support parts of the Standard. This is the place to do the research! (There are other places too, but we're ready & willing.) Submit your ideas to the Research Subcommittee Chair as two-page "RTARs" and be prepared to help write the work-statements.

Unsolicited Research Proposals (URPs):

Submission to ASHRAE of well-prepared URPs related to the scope of the TC are encouraged. Look at the Society's Research web pages before writing your proposal because there are very specific requirements. For example, a URP on a topic already covered in ASHRAE's research plan should not be submitted.

If your resulting URP is within the scope of TC 5.12, then be sure to note in your cover letter to ASHRAE's Manager of Research that you think TC 5.12 should review your URP. Do not send URPs directly to the TC! Fair warning: If your URP is not selected for funding but the topic is of interest to the TC, we will likely ask you to write a work-statement.