Title: ASHRAE Presidential Visit

Speaker: Bill McQuade

Description: Shelter is one of the most fundamental human needs, providing physical protection, emotional stability, and a foundation for communities. "Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life" highlights the vital connection between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and human well-being, emphasizing that buildings should do more than provide shelter — they should enhance health, comfort, and safety. This theme explores how design, operation, and maintenance strategies can balance energy efficiency with occupant well-being, creating high-performing, sustainable spaces. By integrating IEQ principles, the built environment can minimize environmental impact while fostering healthier, more resilient communities.

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Speaker Bio: 

Bill McQuade is currently Vice President for Government Affairs and Global Sustainability at Baltimore Aircoil Company Inc. (BAC) in Jessup, Maryland, where he is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with regulators, legislators, associations, and societies, and leads the development and implementation of the company's global ESG strategy. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and brings over 32 years of experience in the HVAC&R industry.

Within ASHRAE, McQuade previously served on the Board of Directors as president-elect, treasurer, vice president, and director-at-large. He has chaired the Members Council and Technology Council, and served as liaison to the Center of Excellence for Building Decarbonization, among numerous other committee and council roles. From 2021–2022, he served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of ASHRAE and received the ASHRAE Region III ACE Award.

He is an ASHRAE Fellow and received the ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award in 2023. Over his career, he has been awarded 22 U.S. and international patents related to chiller design, oil separation, chiller control algorithms, and leak detection for flammable refrigerants.

McQuade was selected by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to serve as an industry representative on the Indo-U.S. Taskforce on Hydrofluorocarbons, and has served as an expert on the U.S. Department of Energy HVAC Roadmap Collaboration Team at Oak Ridge National Lab.