International. ASHRAE celebrated the opening of its new Global Training Centre in Dubai, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception. The Global Training Center will serve ASHRAE members and other construction systems professionals in the Gulf Region and surrounding areas.
"ASHRAE and our members are working tirelessly toward our goal of extending our global community to better encompass the shared needs and goals of our industry," said current ASHRAE President Bjarne W. Olesen, Ph.D. "Dubai was an intentional and obvious location to establish the ASHRAE Global Training Center, we hope to ensure that the technical guidance we produce for all members continues to be strengthened through global diversity. This center will strengthen our members in the Middle East with the knowledge they need to better serve the needs of their local communities."
The focus of the ASHRAE Global Training Center is to make curriculum-based training conveniently available on a regular schedule. The training offered at the center is customized and scalable based on climate, culture, suppliers, energy sources, pricing, building codes and practices. The center's instructors are engineers familiar with the complexities of the Middle East.
To commemorate the inauguration, ASHRAE hosted a day of events, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony, visits to the facility's media, and presentations by key ASHRAE members, including some of the center's course instructors.
