President Sarah E. Maston launches a Society year focused on retrofitting for resilience. ATLANTA (6 July 2026) – ASHRAE has concluded its 2026 Annual Conference
, held from 27 June to 1 July in Austin, Texas, bringing together more than 2233 registered HVAC&R and building science professionals from around the world for five days of technical learning, collaboration and leadership.
The conference addressed the industry's most pressing challenges, including data centre cooling, cybersecurity, dehumidification system design, indoor environmental quality, commissioning and other emerging topics shaping the built environment.
More than 100 technical sessions were presented across eight conference tracks, giving attendees opportunities to exchange ideas, explore new technologies and gain practical insights.
Among the best-attended sessions were: • Fully Waterless Two-Phase Cooling Architecture for Megawatt AI Data Centres • HVAC System Design for Data Centres • Agentic AI Framework for Building Energy Modelling and Operations • A2L Refrigerants in Data Centres: Challenges, Strategies and Future Trends • Fluid Quality Monitoring and Maintenance in Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling: Differentiating TCS and FWS Requirements.
