What's Our Purpose?

Since its onset in 1964, the objectives of this association have been to promote and protect the interest and welfare of the HVACR industry, its members and the public which it serves.

In doing so, its members maintain the highest ethical standards of selling, advertising, pricing, installation and service guided by the principles of honesty and integrity.

Major goals are:

• To constantly improve design, engineering, installation, and operation of heating and cooling systems, and to increase owner and user satisfaction to the highest possible degree in the Metropolitan Washington Trading Area.
• To establish a system of instruction and education for those engaged or interested in the business of designing, installing, servicing and maintaining air heating and/or cooling systems in the Metropolitan Washington Trading Area.
• To establish ethical standards for the conduct of the air heating and/or cooling systems business in the Metropolitan Washington Trading Area.
• To adopt high minimum standards for the design, installation, equipment selection, and installation and post-installation adjustment of air heating and/or cooling systems in the Metropolitan Washington Trading Area.
• To promote the acceptance by the general public of air heating and/or cooling systems complying with these high minimum standards of system design, installation, equipment selection, and installation and post-installation system adjustment.
• To increase confidence in contractors applying these high minimum standards for the design, installation, equipment selection, and installation and post-installation system adjustment in the system which they sell to the public.
• To establish, maintain, and operate a library of reference material of literary value to those engaged or interested in the air heating and/or cooling system business and related businesses.
• To accumulate and disseminate information relating to the air heating and/or cooling system business.
• To sponsor, initiate, and/or cause to be conducted scientific studies pertaining to air heating and/or cooling systems in any manner.
• To cooperate with other trade associations and groups.
• To provide fellowship and interchange of information among its membership.
• To engage in any lawful activity in furtherance of these purposes.
• To do all of the things and acts which may be of benefit or advantage to the Association or its members.
• To maintain liaisons with building officials and building code enforcement authorities; to inform members of building code changes, interpretations, and enforcement policies; to consult with licensing and inspection authorities, making them aware of the industry's needs; and to encourage members to comply with building codes, but avoid agreeing to unsupported interpretations made by building inspectors.