2026 May ASHRAE Dinner Meeting & Presidential Visit:

For our last meeting of the year, we are excited to have the 2025-26 ASHRAE Society President Bill McQuade visit and present at our meeting. He will be giving his presidential message for our presentation. Please come out and join us for an exciting evening. 

Social Hour: 5 - 5:30 PM
Meal: 5:30 - 6:00 PM
Program: 6 - 6:45 PM
Place: The Country Club of Sioux Falls

Presenter:

Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, Fellow Member ASHRAE, LEED AP is ASHRAE’s President for the 2025-26 term.

McQuade previously served on the ASHRAE Board of Directors as president-elect, treasurer, vice president and director-at-large. He has also served as chair of the ASHRAE Members Council and Technology Council, liaison to the Center of Excellence for Building Decarbonization, vice chair of the President-Elect Advisory Committee and coordinating officer of the Conferences and Expositions Committee, the Communications Committee, the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee, the Honors and Awards Committee, the Membership Promotion Committee, the Research Promotion Committee, the Student Activities Committee and the Young Engineers in ASHRAE Committee. From 2021-2022, Bill served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of ASHRAE and was awarded the ASHRAE Region III ACE award.

Prior to his term as President, McQuade was the ASHRAE representative to the Building Owners and Managers Association, the International Code Council and the Rocky Mountain Institute, liaison to the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force and was a member of the AIA Liaison Committee, the AiCARR ASHRAE Club and the United Nations Environment Programme, among other Society participation.

Topic:  Presidential Message

McQuade’s theme for the 2025-26 ASHRAE Society Year is "Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life."

“Balancing energy efficiency with good IEQ ensures that buildings are not only environmentally sustainable but also conducive to the health and productivity of their occupants, creating a win-win situation for both people and the planet.” McQuade’s theme highlights the interplay between energy efficiency and IEQ and presents practical solutions to enhance air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, lighting and water quality in buildings.

 ***Please note you must RSVP online no later than 11AM, Monday May 18th.  When you RSVP, you may pay with a credit card online or choose to pay with cash/check at the door.