The future begins with vision-an understanding of what we want to become or accomplish. Since its inception, ASHRAE's vision has been the right one and, over many decades, has needed little modification. The certificate of consolidation, the document that created ASHRAE from its predecessor organizations in 1959, states that the purpose of this organization is to advance the arts and sciences of heating, refrigerating, air conditioning, and ventilation and the allied arts and sciences for the benefit of the general public.
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