We are saddened to report the passing of Emil Friberg on Saturday, April 28th. You may read his complete obituary here. Mr. Emil Friberg was a founding member of the Fort Worth Chapter, a Life Member and a Fellow. Mr. Friberg was active on a regional and national level within society and had many friends within ASHRAE outside of the Fort Worth Chapter. Active in engineering societies, he was: Life Member of TSPE (served twice as president), National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Society of Petroleum Engineers; President of the Consulting Engineers Council of Texas; Engineer of the Year, TSPE Fort Worth chapter, 1992; and Distinguished 50-Year
The South Texas Chapter began in the fall of 1986 with a group of about eight. Michael Davis of CPL attended some Alamo Chapter meetings in San Antonio and the Region VIII CRC in the spring of 1986. He was so enthused that he wanted to begin a chapter in Corpus Christi. We were in the geographic assigned area of the Alamo Chapter in San Antonio, but the two-plus hour drive precluded active participation for most in the South Texas area. The founding group searched out ASHRAE members in the area that could reasonably be separated from the Alamo and Houston Chapters to determine if there was sufficient interest in forming a new chapter centered in Corpus Christi. After many months of effo
I am very pleased to announce that two of local universities have received a total of five (5) ASHRAE research grants for a total of $25,000. Dr. Cai at Oklahoma University received $5,000 for "A closed-loop test bed for air-conditioning and heat pump equipment." Dr. Bach and Dr. Bradshaw from Oklahoma State University have received a combine 4 ASHRAE grants for $20,000. See below and attached for details. These two professors have are profoundly involved in with the student branch at Oklahoma State University and I can verify that they are utilizing these grants to the fullest extent. During my chapter presidency my company and I have been personally involved in manufacturing ductwork for R
We are saddened to report the passing of D.W. Gipson, a founding member of the Fort Worth Chapter, ASHRAE Life Member and Fellow. D.W. served as President of the Fort Worth chapter from 1979-1980. D.W. Gipson passed away peacefully on Feb. 21, 2018 at his home in Weatherford, Texas. D.W Gipson was born on January 6, 1923 in Van Zandt County, Texas to Henry Albert and Alta Gipson. He grew up in Haskell, Texas and went into the US Navy during World War II where he was stationed in Hawaii till the war ended. After the war he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he raised two sons and a daughter. DW was a registered professional engineer, past President of the Fort Worth Chapter of ASHRAE, Fellow o
La American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers Monterrey chapter, los invita al congreso que constituye una plataforma de intercambio del conocimiento científico en el campo de la climatización, refrigeración y eficiencia energética lo que resulta ser de interés dada la creciente necesidad a nivel mundial de formular soluciones innovadoras, eficientes y sustentables para la sociedad del futuro. Será efectuado el día 11 de Abril del 2018 en el marco de nuestro 20 aniversario http://ashraemonterrey.org/congreso/
