HOUSTON SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER HISTORY THROUGH 2013

Read how ASHRAE got it's start and the way it has changed over the years. 

2013-2014 ASHRAE INDEX 05-28-14

ASHRAE index of historical archival materials, originally created on February 17, 2013 and updated March 20, 2014.

ASHRAE HOUSTON OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES THROUGH 2013

A historical record of the people who served as officers and on committees through 2013.

HOUSTON CHAPTER ASHRAE PAST SOCIETY PRESIDENTS 1941, 1953, 1978, 1979, 1991

Learn about some of the people that took the time to serve in the highest position in ASHRAE from our chapter.

 81ST ANNIVERSARY HOUSTON CHAPTERS PAST PRESIDENTS GALLERY 02.19.18

A gallery of past presidents put together for the chapter's 81st anniversary.

HISTORY OF HOT AIR RECORDER EDITORS

Learn about all of the people who took the time to create the newsletters for our chapter.

 2013 HONORS AND AWARDS

A compilation of awards earned by Houston Chapter and its members up to 2013.

80TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASHRAE HOUSTON

In honor of the chapter's 80th anniversary, Bruce Flaniken compiled a list of chapter presidents up through the 2016-2017 year.

ASHRAE HOUSTON TIMELINE 2011 TO 2014

Take a look at what was happening at Houston ASHRAE from 2011 to 2014.

HOUSTON CHAPTER HISTORY 75th ANNIVERSARY CRC DISPLAY APRIL 2014

Check out the history of our chapter put together for our 75th chapter anniversary at CRC.

2012 -2013 CRC PIONEERS OF REFRIGERATION HISTORY PRESENTATION 

This document covers the men who paved the way for modern refrigeration.

NOMINATIONS FOR PIONEER OF ASHRAE 2014 ANDREW MUHL

The nomination Bruce Flaniken sent in to get Andrew Muhl a Pioneers of Industry award. You can read more about this award in the Waco Tribune-Herald here.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ETHER ICE MACHINE PATENT

The patent on one of the inventions that revolutionized refrigeration.

PATENT 121.402 NOVEMBER 28,1871 IMROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR ICE MANUFACTURE 

One of Andrew Muhl's patent for improvements on his original ice machine.

PATENT 121.888 DECEMBER 12,1871 IMPROVEMENT IN ICE MACHINES

Another Andrew Muhl patent for improvements on his ice machine.

PATENT 146.267 JANUARY 8, 1874 APPARATUS FOR COOLING AIR OF BUILDINGS 

Patent for one of the first inventions designed to cool air in buildings.

PIONEERS OF ASHRAE REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT 1831 - 1892 

Learn more about Andrew Muhl and his award from ASHRAE for being a Pioneer of Refrigeration Equipment.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TEXAS- PART 1

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TEXAS- PART 2

Learn more about this historical air conditioning system of the early 20th century. 

DR. F.E. GIESECKE PERSONAL HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

Learn about one of the frist founders and first Chapter President of the Texas Chapter of ASHVE (later known as ASHRAE).

GIESECKE NOMINATION FOR HALL OF FAME

Bruce Flaniken nominates the great Dr. F.E. Giesecke for the ASHRAE Hall of Fame.

BORDEN'S ICE CREAM FACTORY EXPLOSION 1983

In the early 80's, the Borden Ice Cream factory in Downtown Houston exploded due to a leak in their anhydrous ammonia refrgierant system leading to new procedures for handling ammonia leaks.

JEFFERSON THEATER UPDATE 1-9-2019

Jefferson Theater had one of the first three centrifugal chillers. After some irreparable promblems in the 1960's, it was decommissioned but left in place. Recently, the theater donated the chiller back to Carrier, where the spiffed it up for display in their Charlotte, NC factory.

HOUSTON CHAPTER HISTORIANS AND AWARDS 1975-2019

Take a look at all of our chapter's past historians and their accolades.

Beaumont's Jefferson Theater; Update 2020

Texas: World Leader in Artificial Ice

Texas has been at the forefront of the production of artificial ice since 1865, and frozen beef production soon after.