Chapter President, Olu Soluade has issued a statement on the society’s plans, recognition of lifetime member and an invitation for nominees for the various chairs and co-chairs:

It gives me great pleasure as the serving president of ASHRAE SA to welcome in the new year, 2021. Although 2020 was an interesting year for the world at large, we are grateful that we are still here.

We would like to let you know that since we are still alive and still here, we can start again. This new year gives another opportunity to arise and go forward again. Let us forget about mediocrity, and what should have been that never was, and let us look ahead with hope and expectations to HIM that holds the world together. Yes, you can begin again.

As ASHRAE South Africa Chapter, our MBO for the society year 2021/2022 focuses on the following:

• Each member reach one: let us become our brother’s and sister’s keeper. Let us search out and encourage our members and further invite our colleagues to join.
• Student activities and establishment of two new student chapters this year. Let us go and reconnect with our alma maters and introduce and start ASHRAE
• Our YEA promotion and engagement
• Government outreach days
• Promotion of the three strategic goals of the society i.e:
• o ASHRAE as an essential knowledge resource
• o Maximise member value and engagement
• o Optimise ASHRAE organizational structure to maximize performance

We encourage you to come on board and work with us to make our chapter a success and our professional endeavour relevant for ages to come. Thanks for the support and contributions, and we look forward to our continuous growth. Finally, we declare unto you: “New Beginnings”.

Life Member Acknowledgement 

ASHRAE Life Member - Mr Ron Williams

Ron Williams started his professional career working for Isotherm – a refrigeration contractor, as a project engineer from September 1970 to March 1976. He then went on to Bellingan Consultants for a year prior to joining Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) as product marketing engineer at the Cape Town Factory on the 1st of April 1977.

He then took up the position of BAC representative for Natal from September 1979. It was during this time that he joined ASHRAE in 1982. He then moved to Johannesburg as BAC regional manager for the area north of Orange River for next 20 years until finally retiring after a successful 40-year career with BAC.

Society Chair and C-chair Nominations

As most of you are aware, this is that time of year once again when our annual nominations take place. We would like to ensure that we build a strong team of Chairs and Co-Chairs that will carry us forward into a promising future for all ASHRAE members.

We would like to request that you complete a nominations form by clicking the link below, and nominate a member of ASHRAE, or even yourself if you feel you can make a contribution to our organisation. Please ensure that the person you are nominating is willing to stand as a Chair. click here to nominate and note closing date for this is 28 February 2021.