Government Affairs
Christopher Hofland, M.Eng., P.Eng., CEM, CMVP, CCP
Government Affairs Chair
Chris has been serving as Government Affairs Chair since 2025.
He was previously the Communication Chair since 2018.
Chris is currently a Senior Commissioning Consultant at RWDI
Company: RWDI
Education: University of Waterloo, Master of Mechanical Engineering (2010 – 2011), University of Toronto, Bachelor of Applied Science , Mechanical Engineering (2004 – 2009)
Committee Responsibilities
Government Affairs (GA) organizes members to educate all levels of government and officials in areas of interest to our members, and to promote effective cooperation between ASHRAE members and government. This includes the following activities:
- Maintaining tools to train and enable chapter members to effect positive interactions with government entities in their communities.
- Keeping local, provincial and state governments updated on technical issues.
- Serving as a clearinghouse of government adoptions of ASHRAE-developed and endorsed standards, guidelines and positions.
- Coordinating dissemination of governmental activities-related information to members and obtaining feedback from chapter and individual member government activities.
