ASHRAE V.I. 2025-26 Year End BASHRAE Celebration at Swans Brewery & Pub

The Quest for Excellence: A Map to the VI ASHRAE 2025-26 Year-End Celebration

The Captain’s Log: A Vision for the 2025-26 Voyage

In the Vancouver Island Chapter, leadership is more than an administrative duty; it is the rudder that steers our collective expertise through the rapidly shifting waters of the HVAC&R industry. Throughout the 2025-26 term, President Karl Barnett’s message has served as our "North Star," providing a steady heading for a mission rooted in technical rigour and community impact.

Karl’s focus on the "Decarbonization Challenge" was not merely a theme but the strategic foundation for our year’s successes. By evaluating the intersection of building performance and climate responsibility, he transformed our chapter's focus from traditional HVAC design to the leading edge of electrification and low-carbon strategies. This vision ensured that our technical programming remained relevant to the Pacific Northwest's specific energy goals, turning abstract sustainability into actionable engineering.

The Treasure Map: Navigating the 2025-26 Event Circuit

Chapter events are the primary vehicle for technology transfer on Vancouver Island, offering essential "crew-building" opportunities tailored to our unique marine climate. This year, our event circuit functioned as a strategic scavenger hunt, where each stop delivered the technical knowledge required to master modern building sciences.

• October: UVic Welcome Week and High School Design Competition
• November: Reliable Controls Production Facility Tour
• December: The 2025 Holiday Party (The "Green Christmas" at Irish Times)
• January: The January CTTC Technical Event
• February:
• The VIU Westhills Arena Tour
• UVic Discipline Days
• VIU Refrigeration Air-Conditioning Mechanic
• March: The St. Patrick’s Day YEA Social and March CTTC Tour
• April: The "Twin Treasures"—
• ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) training featuring Stephen Hamstra and Doug Cochrane
• Society President Visit - Bill McQuade

The Final Destination: June 18 Year-End Celebration at Swans

The June 18 celebration at Swans Pub marks the triumphant end of our 2025-26 quest. This gathering is a vital opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our BoG and the milestones of our membership. Guests will experience the exceptional hospitality of Swans and its local partner brands, including Fort on Fort, Brass Monkey, and Food For Thought Catering, ensuring the year ends on a high note.

During the celebration, we will reveal the "hidden gems" of the term:

• The Region XI & Chapter Technology Award: Recognizing Greg Tarnopolsky (AME Group) for the New Indigenous Law Wing at UVic.

· Sponsored Engineering & Computer Science (ECSS) Welcome Week Banner,

· Short introduction about ASHRAE, upcoming events, and more at the opening ceremony for UVic Engineering Competition

· Women in Engineering and Computer Science (WECS) Hackathon event sponsorship 2026

· CTTC Speaker gifts, Six chocolate gifts boxes through, Support UVic's Women in Engineering and Computer Science Purdys Fundraiser

· 2025-2026 ASHRAE High School Design Competition

· VIU Refrigeration Students tour of Westhills, donated $100 for pizza after

· Discipline Days at UVic

· Bought 5 Lucy’s Adventure and 2 Lucy Goes Green in 7 languages, Dropped off at ICA,

· Donated to VIU Capstone

· Judges for MECH 493: Design of Thermo-Fluid Systems student mini-conference. Eight student teams will present projects involving the reverse engineering of cooling devices, with presentations delivered in a poster format. March 26,

· Supporting Women in Engineering, Science & Technology (WEST, https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/uvicwest/) heading to CCWESTT 2026, https://conference.ccwestt.org/en/

Grateful to Sponsors

• AERCO, Lync by Watts, and PVI:
• E.H. Price Solutions and Greenheck:
• Reliable Controls:
• Trane: Industry Leaders
• HVAC Systems, Accent Refrigeration, and VIU:

Register now for the June 18 Year-End Celebration at Swans. Join us to honor the accomplishments of the 2025-26 voyage and prepare the fleet for the 2026-27 journey.

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