ASHRAE Certification

ASHRAE certification programs were founded to meet industry need as identified through market research and today provide value to many important stakeholders. Developed by subject matter experts, including those recruited from allied professional organizations, ASHRAE certification programs benchmark with the ANSI/ISO accreditation standards for personnel certification programs to help ensure quality. For the past 100+ years ASHRAE has worked hard to earn and maintain a worldwide reputation for being the leader in HVAC&R design. ASHRAE certification programs serve to reinforce that reputation.

Certification FAQs 

Why should I get certified?

Recognized by over 30 national, state and local government bodies and with over 2,400 certifications earned to-date, ASHRAE certifications increasingly have become the must-have credential for built-environment professionals.

How will people know that I am certified?

The name and location of each active certificant are posted on ASHRAE’s website.  The list is updated monthly to reflect new certificants.  In addition, ASHRAE encourages certificants to include their ASHRAE certification designation on their e-mail auto-signature, business cards, letterhead, social networks and other public locations.

What does ANSI accreditation mean?

ASHRAE’s Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP), Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP), Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP) and High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP) certification programs are all accredited by ANSI as conforming to a rigorous, internationally recognized standard (17024) for personnel certification programs. The 17024 standard addresses certifying body legal status, management of confidentiality and impartiality, governance, recordkeeping, security, certification scheme requirements, appeals and complaints, among other requirements. All 6 ASHRAE certification programs are managed against the 17024 standard.

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