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About the Speaker
Terry Townsend, P.E., Fellow
ASHRAE 2006-07, President
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Terry E. Townsend, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, is president, Townsend Engineering Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Panama City, Florida.
As ASHRAE's president, Mr. Townsend directs the Society's Board of Directors and oversees the Executive Committee. During his term, Townsend is focusing on The ASHRAE Promise: A Sustainable Future , highlighting ASHRAE's efforts in sustainability in the building environment.
Mr. Townsend has served as president-elect, treasurer, vice president and Region VII director and regional chair. He serves on technical committee (TC) 2.7, Seismic and Wind Restraint Design, TC 2.8, Buildings Environmental Impacts and Sustainable, TC 7.1, Integrated Building Design, TC 6.6, Service Water Heating, TC 6.9, Thermal Storage, and TC 9.6, Health Care Facilities. His past service also includes chair of Publishing Council, Technology Council, President-Elect Advisory Committee (PEAC), Members Council and the Advocacy Committee. He was the ASHRAE representative to the ASHRAE/U.S. Green Building Council Steering Committee and ASHRAE liaison to both the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the National Environmental Balancing Bureau. He held all offices in the Tennessee Valley Chapter. He is the recipient of the Exceptional Service Award, the Distinguished Service Award, a Region VII Technology Award, a Regional Award of Merit and a Chapter Report Award.
He was awarded a bachelor of science in 1971 and a master of science in mechanical engineering in 1973 from Tennessee Technological University.