Our Chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from September to June. Contact [email protected] for more info. 

Next Meeting:
Tuesday November 4th, 2025 at 6PM
​Westbury Manor
1100 Jericho Tpke
Westbury NY, 11590
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Members and Approved Guests: $60
​Non-Members: $70
Student Chapter Members: $15 (member rate and use discount code STUDENT)
Monthly Meeting:
  • Cocktail Hour
  • Technical Seminar (1 PDH) (No Technical Presentation for June)
  • 5 course dinner and open bar throughout
​Presentation Description:
Creating an Underground Research Facility to Explore the Universe, 1 PDH
The presentation will review the research requirements and describe how these were translated into the design scope for the facility to be located 6,800 feet below ground level.  We will review the construction challenges and the strategies to keep this specialized facility on budget in a challenging underground construction environment.  Designing for commissioning. Operation will be discussed as well as the commissioning requirements. ​
​Presenter(s) Bio:Darryl K. Boyce, P.Eng., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, was the ASHRAE President for the 2019-2020 term. Boyce has previously served on the board of directors as treasurer, vice president, Director and Regional Chair Region 2 and director-at-large.
Boyce is retired and was previously special advisor to the vice-president (Finance and Administration) – and the assistant vice president of facilities management and planning – at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.
Throughout his time spent with ASHRAE and in the HVAC industry, Boyce has worked on various projects to increase energy efficiency. His most recent projects include the SNOLAB project in Sudbury, Ontario, where he is responsible for the design and construction of a world class research facility for underground science.
Boyce is a 1982 graduate of the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and earned his Engineering Diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1973.

Non-Members and Guests that join at the door will receive the pre-registered Member rate for that meeting and a voucher for free admission to their next meeting, courtesy of our  Membership Promotion Committee.

Member Monthly
Meeting Registration
$60
Non-Member Monthly
Meeting Registration
$70

Board of Governors Meetings

The Chapter's Officers and Board of Governors meets at Westbury Manor at 5pm on the day of our main chapter meetings, the second Tuesday of September through June. All members are welcome to attend, whether it be to listen in on the meeting to stay abreast of what is going on within the chapter or to address the board.

We do ask that if you have a topic or subject you would like to discuss, that you please let a member of the board know so we can properly allocate time for you.