August 2026 
Annual Golf Outing
Illinois ASHRAE Hosts Annual Golf Outing
What: The popular late summer Illlinois ASHRAE Golf Outing returns on Thursday, September 3rd. This year's outing will be back at White Pines Golf Club in Bensenville, IL. Relax and enjoy the same great outdoor event as you drive, swing and putt your way along one of the 18-hole courses on 260 acres reserved for ASHRAE golfers.
Golfers and non-golfers are welcome! On the links and at the dinner banquet afterwards there will be plenty of opportunities for a everyone to get involved with everything taking place on and off the course. When it's time, relax at the dinner banquet and enjoy lots of refreshments, great food the chance to take home one or several great raffle prizes. By the end of the day, we believe everyone will feel like a winner!
Registration is open
Meeting Announcement
Next Member Meeting - 9/15 - What's New in the Chicago Mechanical Code
Mark your calendars, the next members meeting takes place 9/15 and will discuss What's New in the Chicago Mechanical Code. Meeting will be at Haymarket Brewery. Come for networking, learning, and some good food and drinks! Register Here
Calendar of Events
CTTC Chairs John Campbell and Sean Mahanes and others are developing the following group of monthly Illinois Chapter technology talk topics for 2026-27. Mark these dates on your calendar. **Illinois ASHRAE will be incentivizing members to attend multiple meetings. Lookout for more details**
September 15, 2026 — What's New with Chicago Mechanical Code (City)
October 13, 2026 — Decarbonization and Cold Climate Electrification (Oakbrook)
November 10, 2026 — Risk Management in HVAC (City)
December 8, 2026 — Holiday Party
Jan. 23 – Jan 27 — 2026 ASHRAE Winter Meeting & AHR Expo in Chicago
February 9, 2027 — Sustainable Labs (City)
March 9, 2027 — Data Centers + AI (Oakbrook)
April 20, 2027 — Cryogenic / Quantum Cooling (City)
May 11, 2027 — DL (Oakbrook)
June 8, 2027 — Controls Panel (City)
Community Service
ASHRAE will be volunteering 8/29 for Rebuilding Together. We are looking for volunteers for a 4 hour shift doing light labor (ie. yard work). Contact [email protected] for additional information.
Scholarship Update
Students - Free Money!
Every year, Illinois ASHRAE offers 4 - $1500 scholarships to students. Applications will open in October and the deadline will be 1/31/2027. For more information, check out the webpage here.
Upcoming Special Event
2027 Winter Conference in Chicago
The ASHRAE Winter Conference is returning to Chicago, and we couldn't be more excited!
The Illinois ASHRAE Host Committee is looking for volunteers to help make the event a success. Volunteers will receive a discounted conference registration rate, and sponsorship opportunities are available for companies looking to get involved.
Be sure to join us at Punch Bowl Social for the official After Party following the Welcome Party!
For the latest updates, volunteer registration, sponsorship opportunities, and everything happening around the conference, visit our webpage, HERE.
Inside Illinois Chapter
Celebrate Your Achievements
Each year ASHRAE gives you the chance to brag a little about your engineering achievements. Illinois ASHRAE's EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING AWARDS recognize outstanding engineering projects by members, their engineering firms and owners. Project descriptions are submitted in September. Each description is reviewed and considered by a panel of judges — working HVAC professionals — who select winners in November. Winners are officially recognized at a presentation ceremony that takes place at the chapter's Annual Holiday Party in December.
Deadline for Submissions is October 23, 2026.
For more information, visit our website
Calling Young Engineers in ASHRAE!
And speaking of subgroups within the Illinois ASHRAE, if you are an ASHRAE member 35 years old or younger (except student members) why not get involved with the Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA). Members host several opportunities to get together with other young professionals to socialize, network, learn, and tour interesting project sites. For several years our YEA members have planned and conducted the chapter’s excellent Spring Conference, held usually in March. The YEA committee is chaired by Tomi Bundt and Parker Suyko. Reach them at [email protected]. Find out more about YEA.
Become a Chapter Sponsor
BECOME AN ANNUAL CORPORATE/GOLF SPONSOR NOW AND GET NOTICED.
The Illinois Chapter ASHRAE will host monthly meetings (and/or webinars during the current health crisis), educational, technical and social activities during the year. These events bring together hundreds from the Chicago area’s premier HVAC&R community — systems designers, consulting engineers, contractors, teachers, government officials, and manufacturers representatives. As a sponsor, your company will not only provide vital support for these activities but also help fund ongoing chapter-level scholarship and ASHRAE's research efforts aimed at advancing tomorrow’s HVAC&R engineers and technology. Sponsors receive exposure and special recognition on the chapter website, at events during the year and in communications received by members of ASHRAE’s largest chapter.
GET DETAILS AND ORDER SPONSORSHIP ONLINE NOW at: https://illinoisashrae.org/Sponsorship
For questions or information, please email [email protected] or visit our Sponsor page to sign up online.
This web site is maintained by the Illinois ASHRAE Chapter. It does not represent official positions of the Society nor reflect Society policy. ASHRAE chapters may not act for the Society and the information presented here has not had Society review. To learn more about ASHRAE activities on an international level, contact the ASHRAE home page at http://www.ashrae.org.