The building that serves as the current headquarters for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) in Atlanta, Ga., was built in 1965 and dedicated to Employers Mutual of Wausau, an insurance company, on Feb. 23, 1966. The building was known as the Wausau Building until 1981, when ASHRAE purchased the building and moved its headquarters from New York City to Atlanta.

The headquarters building was extensively renovated in 1981 and dedicated to ASHRAE on Oct. 6, 1981. Another major renovation of the interior took place in 1991-1992. Smaller changes in the 1990s include reconfiguration of interior space on both floors for additional office space.

In July 2005, an ad hoc committee was formed to assume the work in progress developed by a subcommittee of the Society’s Executive Committee with the goal of recommending whether to renovate the existing headquarters building, move to another location and buy or lease. A decision to begin planning a comprehensive renovation of the existing building was made by the Board of Directors at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting, January 25, 2006.

The Headquarters Renovation Ad Hoc Committee will actively manage and have oversight of the entire renovation process through completion. For more information on the committee members, click here.