How Do I Enter?

To enter, students should obtain the site and architectural plans and design criteria from the ASHRAE Home Page:

Click here to download the CADD architectural and site plans.

You may also contact ASHRAE for hard copies and a diskette containing the CADD files.

ASHRAE recommends that project groups consist of at least two members. However, team members can attend different colleges.

Eight copies of all competition entries must be submitted to ASHRAE. These reports should include the following:

• Statement of design objectives
• Descriptions of how the design satisfied these objectives
• Descriptions of how and why the final architectural design or HVAC system was selected
• Supporting calculations
• Design drawings and/or schematic diagrams (11"x17" maximum size)

Each entry, including drawings, diagrams, calculations and manufacturer’s data, must be no longer than 35 pages. All text should be double-spaced with a minimum font size of 10 points.

Computer programs may be used for heating and cooling loads and energy calculations, but a sample manual calculation must be included. Also, a clear description of all computer logarithms must be provided.

Entries may originate from an undergraduate engineering or architecture curriculum. All team members must be enrolled in an undergraduate program during the semester/term they contribute to the design. Projects submitted by graduate students are not eligible.

It is imperative that the first page of the entry contain the following information. If this information is not included ASHRAE will have no way of contacting the team members.

1. Title of project
2. Team members’ names
3. Present addresses and telephone numbers
4. Permanent addresses and telephone numbers
5. Students’ status (e.g., junior, senior, etc.)
6. Students’ majors
7. Date of anticipated graduation
8. School name and address
9. Faculty advisor’s name, address, telephone number
10. Students’ signatures and date
11. Faculty advisor’s signature and date

What is the Evaluation Time Schedule?

There will be four levels of evaluation. Evaluators at all levels will evaluate the design project reports, not only for content, but for compliance with the contest rules.

1. May 1, 2003
   Deadline for submitting paper to local ASHRAE Chapter Student Activities Chair. Please forward international entries directly to ASHRAE Education Coordinator, 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 by May 1, 2003.
2. May 15, 2003
   Deadline for local ASHRAE Chapter to forward the best entry in each category to Student Activities Committee Regional Vice Chair.
3. May 22, 2003
   Deadline for Student Activities Regional Vice Chair to forward the best entry in each category to Society Student Design Project Competition Subcommittee.
4. June 28, 2003
   Society level competition under the direction of the Student Activities Student Project Competition Subcommittee Chair will select 1st and 2nd place winners in each category.
5. August 1, 2003
   Society judging complete. 1st and 2nd place winners for each category are selected. Winners are announced.

Permission to Release, Produce and Copyright

By participating in the ASHRAE 2003 Student Design Competition, the student design competition team member grants and assigns to ASHRAE or its agent, the rights, in whole or in part, to release the project. These rights include reproduction, translation and citation. It is understood that ASHRAE does not accept responsibility for any content within the presentation that may be found to be libelous, infringing on copyright or other intellectual property rights, invading individual privacy or to be otherwise unlawful.

Revision Date: November 25, 2002

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