This will be ASHRAE’s first hybrid conference, where virtual attendees will have access to live sessions, participate in speaker Q&A as well as interact with both virtual and in-person conference attendees.

The two-day special session, hosted by NSF Health Sciences, an NSF International company, and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), will also address how industries such as health care, water utilities, manufacturing and hospitality, as well as health departments and regulators, can better respond to water-related challenges during a major health crisis.

Additional information on the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference, including committee meetings and registration details, will be made available in the coming weeks.

Plumbing Manufacturers International held its first virtual PMI20 Manufacturing Success conference Nov. 10-12. 

Teter succeeds Joel Smith, the director of faucets product engineering at Kohler Co., as president.

The 2021 ASHRAE Winter Virtual Conference, which will include a mixture of live, pre-recorded and on-demand sessions, will take place Feb. 9–11, 2021.

Design & Construction Week was scheduled to take place on Feb. 9-11, 2021, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The new all-virtual DCW 2021 will still take place the week of Feb. 8 with extended programming.

Educational sessions will offer continuing education units (CEUs).

Due to the current worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated travel restrictions, Messe Frankfurt has decided, jointly with the conceptual sponsors of ISH, to hold ISH 2021 on an exclusively digital basis.