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ENGINEERS OF HUMAN COMFORT
THE Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineer through his work and research brings to our homes, our offices and our
factories, in both summer and winter, that climate best suited to our '
comfort and health. He is truly an Engineer of Human Comfort.
In September 1894, a little group of engineers, educators and manu
facturers gathered in New York and agreed that the great art of heating
and ventilating deserved and required recognition as an essential, dis
tinctive and highly specialized division of modern engineering. These
men realized the basic importance of heating and ventilating as the
primary element in the well-being of civilized mankind, living and working
mostly indoors.
They foresaw the need for research and one of the first acts of the
organized body was to establish a Committee on Standards. That the
Charter Members had great faith in their enterprise is evident, although
little did they dream that progress would be so rapid in their profession.
During the intervening years since that little group of 75 pioneers
unfurled the banner of The American Society of Heating and Venti
lating Engineers--3,147 of the real leaders of thought and action in
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning have gathered about that
standard and carried it proudly before them far along the way of real
accomplishment. They may be identified among engineering groups
by the distinctive emblem which was adopted by the Charter Members.
The first Annual Meeting was held in New York, N. Y., January 22-24,
1895, and the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State.
The Society now has 3,147 members on its rolls, including engineers,
educators, scientists, physicians, architects, contractors, and leaders of
industry. There are four classes of active members, namely: Member,
Associate, Junior and Student.
The management of the Society is entrusted to 4 Officers and a Council
of 13 members. Continuity of policy is insured by electing 4 men annually
for a 3 year term and retaining the retiring president on the Council for
1 year. Research work is in charge of the Committee on Research
consisting of 15 members, 5 being elected annually for a period of 3 years.
The three major activities of the Society are: Membership Service,
Publication and Research, the record of its accomplishments being
permanently recorded in the annual Transactions.
Headquarters of the Society are maintained in The New York Life
Building, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y.
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Officers and Council
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
51 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.
1939-40
PresidentL_...................... First Vice-President.___ Second Vice-President Treasurer._...................... Secretary......._......... ....... Technical Secretary.........
...... J. F. McIntire ........F. E. Giesecke ..... W. L. Fleisher ----- M. F. Blankin .A. V. Hutchinson ............ John James
One Year
J. J. Aeberly M. C. Beman E. O. Eastwood E. Holt Gurney W. A. Russell
Council
J. F. McIntire, Chairman F. E. Giesecke, Vice-Chairman
Two Years N. D. Adams A. P. Kratz J. H. Walker G. L. Wiggs
. Three Years
E. K. Campbell S. H. Downs A. J. Offner G. L. Tuve
Committees of the Council
Executive: F. E. Giesecke, Chairman; W. L. Fleisher, E. O. Eastwood. Finance: A. J. Offner, Chairman; E. O. Eastwood, J. H. Walker. Meetings: A. P. Kratz, Chairman; G. L. Tuve, G. L. Wiggs. Membership: E. K. Campbell, Chairman; N. D. Adams, W. A. Russell. Standards: S. H. Downs, Chairman; J. J. Aeberly, M. C. Beman.
Advisory Council
E. Holt Gurney, Chairman; Homer Addams, R. P. Bolton, D. S. Boyden, W.'H. Carrier, S. E. Dibble, W. H. Driscoll, H. P. Gant, John F. Hale, L. A. Harding, H. M. Hart, C. V. Haynes, E. Vernon Hill, John Howatt, W. T. Jones, D. D. Kimball, G. L. Larson, S. R. Lewis, Thornton Lewis, J. I. Lyle, F. B. Rowley, F. R. Still and A. C. Willard.
Cooperating Committees
A.S.H.V.E. Representative on A.S.A. Sectional Committee on Standardization of a Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems (A-13): E. E. Ashley.
A.S.HiV.E. Representative on NFPA Blower Systems Committee: N. A. Hollister.'
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