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MEMBER

At the time of admission or advancement, a Member shall have the equivalent of twelve (12) Society-accredited years of experience composed of an approved combination of: (1) completed education beyond high school; (2) work experience; and (3) professional ENGINEERING OR RELATED registration or license.

All technical and scientific education shall be based on curricula accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology or approved by the Board of Directors. Each year of completed education for graduates of such approved curricula shall receive 1 1/2 years' credit toward the twelve (12) years required. Each year of approved education for non-graduates of such approved curricula who complete at lease two years, and graduates of technical schools not so approved shall receive one year's credit for each academic year completed.

At least FOUR(4) years OF THE QUALIFYING WORK EXPERIENCE SHALL HAVE BEEN IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES IN ASHRAE RELATED FIELDS, AS VERIFIED BY THE APPLICANT'S REFERENCE, within universities, government, private industry, consulting engineering groups, associations and professional organizations, involving the independent conduct of: research, teaching, design, installation, management or engineering sales.

A professional REGISTRATION license issued by a legally authorized body IN ENGINEERING OR RELATED FIELDS whose requirements as to education and active practice are considered satisfactory and adequate by the Board of Directors shall entitle the applicant to three (3) Society-accredited years toward the twelve (12) required. To be considered satisfactory and adequate, professional registration or license must be in a field directly related to fulfillment of society objectives.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

At the time of admission or advancement to the grade, an associate member shall be either a graduate of an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology or approved by the Board of Directors, or have the equivalent of eight (8) Society-accredited years of experience composed of an approved combination of completed education and/or work experience.

AFFILIATE

An affiliate shall have had experience in technical matters, design, operation, or maintenance in heating, refrigerating, air-conditioning or ventilating fields, or shall have an interest in the advancement of the Society's aims, and shall possess sufficient qualifications to cooperate with heating, refrigerating, air-conditioning or ventilating engineers in the advancement of the knowledge relating to heating, refrigerating, air-conditioning, or ventilating engineering and their application.

QUALIFYING WORK EXPERIENCE

The following defines qualifying work experience in ASHRAE-related fields:

A. Research — must have demonstrated competence in independent and original research in ASHRAE-related fields of an engineering or scientific nature which has been published.

B. Teaching — Assistant Professor or higher in an engineering or scientific discipline in ASHRAE-related fields.

C. Design — responsible for engineering or scientific design including calculations, system and equipment selection and layout, and performance.

D. Installation -- Responsible for the installation, start-up and operation of heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilating and allied systems. Must demonstrate capability of initiating or evaluating the effect of engineering or scientific design changes of any type on the performance of the system.

E. Management -- Must be directly responsible for and involved in the management of technical, scientific and engineering phases of the company.

F. Engineering Sales -- Must be responsible for assistance to system designers in the engineering, equipment selection and application of components of heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilation and allied systems.


Revision Date: Feb. 25, 1998 ©1998 ASHRAE. All Rights reserved.