To get involved you need to submit a five-minute presentation (maximum three slides) on any of the following by 28 August:

• Sustainability
• Renewable energy
• Zero carbon
• HVAC
• Refrigeration
• Building controls
• IEQ (thermal, visual, IAQ, acoustic)
• Building simulation
• Data in building
• Passive design
• Building physics

Your presentation will be judged by industry professionals and there will also be a chance to hear from and chat to business leaders when the awards are announced via MS Teams on 1 September, 1pm-5pm.

PhD students will be judged in a separate category to undergraduates and master’s students.

The prizes for PhD students are:

• 1st prize - £250 cash prize
• 2nd prize - £100
• 3rd prize – 1 year student membership to ASHRAE and 1 year smart start programme membership

The prizes for undergraduates and master’s students are:

• 1st prize - £250 cash prize
• 2nd prize - £100
• 3rd prize – £100 worth of BSRIA guides

You can apply here.

Find out more about ASHRAE here.