Our History.
From Lahore roots to a growing engineering community.
ASHRAE Central Pakistan Chapter (189) operates from Lahore, the oldest and historical rich city of Punjab Province of Pakistan. The history of Lahore covers thousands of years. it has since its creation changed hands from Jain, Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Muslim, Mughal, Afghan, Sikh and the British, thereby becoming the cultural capital and the heart of modern-day Pakistan.
Lahore is the capital of Pakistan province of Punjab and second-most populous city after Karachi and one of Pakistan’s wealthiest cities, with an estimated GDP of $58.14 billion (PPP) as of 2015. Lahore is the largest city, and historic cultural Centre of the Punjab region and one of Pakistan’s most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan city, known as city of Garden and featured with five-seasons (semi-arid climate), foggy winter (15 Nov – 15 Feb), pleasant spring (16 Feb – 15 April),summer (15 April – June) with dust, rain storms and heat wave periods; rainy monsoon (July – 16 September); and dry autumn (16 September –14 November).
The oldest ASHRAE members in Lahore had been appointed in late 70s. Before the inception of Central Pakistan Chapter, the members were part of the ASHRAE Northern Pakistan Chapter that was operating primarily in Islamabad city, Capital of Pakistan. It was due to the untiring efforts of senior members that the petition by the 48 members for the formation of Central Pakistan Chapter (1st of its kind in Province of Punjab, Pakistan) was formally sent to ASHRAE Society in year 2010 and was subsequently approved in June 28, 2010. Chartering Ceremony was officiated on Feb 23, 2011 by the Past President of ASHRAE Mr. Richard H. Rooley at event of 18th Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference in Lahore.
Currently the central Pakistan Chapter consists of 83 Members including two ASHRAE life members (Mr. Arshad Sheikh and Mr. Qamar Raza Naqvi) and 79 Student Members. Since ASHRAE focuses a lot on student activities, the chapter started developing interest among the students of leading Universities & Colleges of the city and as a result currently have Eight Student branches.
The chapter had on his honors that Mr. Arshad S. Sheikh, Life Member ASHRAE, received his fellowship award in year 2012. This was only 2nd time that an individual had achieved the feat in Pakistan & 12th time outside America.
The Chapter received ASHRAE Presidential Award of Excellence for year 2014-15, 2016-17, and 2017-18 for outstanding performance throughout the year.
Chapter #189
A story shaped by technical leadership, volunteer service, student engagement and regional collaboration.
Recognition
Presidential Award of Excellence: 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2017–18.
Chapter Timeline
Key achievements & development milestones.
The legacy timeline below reorganizes the historical chapter record into a cleaner and easier-to-scan format.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| June 28, 2010 | Central Pakistan Chapter's charter was approved during the ASHRAE Annual Summer Meeting in the USA. |
| 23-Feb-2011 | The chapter's first chartering ceremony was held along with the chartering of the ASHRAE UET-Lahore and GCT Lahore student branches during the welcome party of the 18th Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference at Lahore Expo Center. |
| Feb 24–26, 2011 | Chapter co-organized the 18th Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference at Lahore Expo Center. |
| 1-May-2011 | First Members Night held at DHA Club Lahore. |
| Jan 2012 | Mr. Arshad S. Sheikh, Life Member ASHRAE, received the Fellowship Award during the winter conference in Atlanta — recorded as only the second such achievement in Pakistan and the 12th outside America. |
| March 2014 | Chapter co-organized the 21st Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference at Lahore Expo Center. |
| June 2015 | Faisalabad Section and Amin Poly Technique Institute Student Branch were approved. |
| 1-Sep-2015 | Chapter received the Membership Promotion Award, recognition for research promotion, Full Circle Award, Chapter Appreciation Certificate and Chapter Service Awards at CRC 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. |
| April 2–4, 2017 | Chapter co-organized the 24th Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference at Lahore Expo Center. |
| May 1, 2017 | Members Night at Faletti's Hotel and chartering of two student branches: ASHRAE UET-KSK and UCEST Lahore. |
| 25-May-2017 | ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Victor Goldsmith visited the chapter. |
| Sep 21–24, 2017 | Chapter received multiple awards at ASHRAE RAL CRC 2017 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, including Membership Promotion and Chapter Service recognition. |
| 19-Oct-2017 | Chartering ceremony of the UMT-Lahore Student Branch. |
| 27-Nov-2017 | Chapter received the Best Chapter Report presentation recognition at the ASHRAE RAL Sub Region-1 Meeting in Dubai. |
| May 8–9, 2018 | ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Dr. William P. Baneflth visited the Central Pakistan Chapter for a technical program and upcoming year BOG installation ceremony. |
| June 26, 2018 | Faisalabad Chapter charter approved. |
| July 1, 2018 | Mr. Tahir Raza appointed at RAL – ARVC-MP Sub Region-1. |
| July 2, 2018 | Chartering of Swedish RYK Student Branch. |
| Oct 4–8, 2018 | A 15-member chapter delegation attended ASHRAE RAL CRC 2018 in Antalya, Turkey. The chapter received the Presidential Award of Excellence and several sustainability, service and research-promotion recognitions. |
| Dec 11, 2018 | ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Wei Sun visited the Central Pakistan Chapter for a technical program and Members Night at Faletti's Hotel. |
| 26-Jun-2019 | World Refrigeration Day celebrated with PHVACR Society and MOCC-Ozone Cell. |
| 1-Sep-2019 | Mr. Abdul Rehman awarded the Gold Ribbon Award at CRC 2019 in Oman. |
| Dec 12, 2019 | ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Paolo Tronville visited the chapter. |
| July 10–13, 2020 | First ASHRAE RAL Sub-Regional Virtual Meeting. |
| 5-Sep-2020 | One-on-one session and member interaction with Society President Mr. Charles (Chuck) Gulledge, held virtually. |
| Oct 4–6, 2020 | Leadership Camp at Mushkpuri Top. |
| Dec 4–6, 2020 | Virtual Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) of ASHRAE Region-at-Large (RAL). |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Members Night & AOC with CTPF. |
| July 1, 2021 | Mr. Tahir Raza and Mr. Abdul Rehman appointed as members of the RAL Honor & Award Committee. |
| Oct 1–3, 2021 | Hybrid ASHRAE RAL CRC 2021 held in Istanbul. Eight chapter members received ASHRAE Chapter Services Awards. |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Inauguration of the ASHRAE CPC Office & Learning Center. |
| June 9–11, 2022 | Chapter co-organized the 27th Annual Pakistan HVACR Expo & Conference at Lahore Expo Center. |
| 1-Jul-2022 | Mr. Abdul Rehman appointed as ARVC-CTTC – Sub Region-1. |
Historical wording has been cleaned for presentation while retaining the events recorded in the legacy History page.
CPC History
Explore our leadership year by year.
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