HOUSTON –  Carl Crow, vice president with Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), an engineering design and facility consulting firm, recently earned his high-performance building design professional certification from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

ASHRAE’s certification program identifies individuals who have demonstrated they have the necessary training and tools for the design of high-performance buildings according to their performance capability.

The content of the exam includes sustainability concepts related to HVAC, sustainable processes, environmental improvement programs and rating systems; energy analysis; indoor environment; controls and monitoring; benchmarking with performance metrics; water conservation, commissioning in sustainable construction; and operation and maintenance of high-performance buildings.

A registered professional engineer in 11 states, including Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, Crow is responsible for the management and direction of the education, science and technology design team in SSR’s Houston office.

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