Doug C Cochrane Independent Sustainability Consultant
Doug is currently an independent sustainability consultant, after having spent nearly 30 years in equipment sales for Carrier –a major manufacturer of HVAC equipment.
Doug is a graduate of Ryerson University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario. He is also a LEED AP and has a certificate in sales development from Humber College. Doug holds the Ashrae Certified Decarbonization Professional (CDP) certification. He has also completed the Carrier basic system design course and has taken advanced training in rooftops and splits, ahu’s, chillers, controls, and system selling. He qualified as a train the trainer with Carrier. Doug started in inside sales and has held additional roles as software coordinator, chiller and applied systems specialist, territory manager, branch sales manager, regional commercial sales manager, and engineering sales manager.
Doug joined ASHRAE in university and has participated in chapter, region, and society activities ever since. He is currently a Director at Large (DAL) on the ASHRAE Board of Directors and is the BOD EXO to the Training and Education Committee on Pub Ed Council. He is a past president of the Toronto chapter, CRC chair (twice), inaugural RVC for GGAC in Region II, served on the nominating committee for 6 years, and the conferences and expositions committee (CEC) for 3 years and was the technical chair for the Chicago 2015 conference. Doug is a past DRC for Region II, and is a member of TC 9.1 Large Building AC, TC 6.7 Solar and Renewable Energy, TC 2.5 Global Climate Change, TC 9.8 Specialized Bldg HVAC Applications, Cold Climate Design Guide TRG9, and is past Chair of Building EQ, and past ARC and member of standards appeal board. Serves as Regional Representative for Region II. Doug has also served on the finance and planning committees. He chaired the topical conference on Industrial ventilation in Toronto in June 2022, and was General Chair of the Annual ASHRAE society meeting in June 2022 celebrating Toronto chapter’s 100th anniversary. He has been a distinguished lecturer since 2020. Doug is part of the Decarbonization Task Force Training and Education subcommittee. He holds the ASHRAE exceptional service award, distinguished service award, the regional award of merit, and the chapter service award.
He also served on part 6 HVAC of the Ontario building code as technical advisory committee chair and was part of the stakeholder group for Ontario’s energy and water reporting and benchmarking. He was also part of the program advisory committee for Sheridan College.
Doug was a reviewer of the latest ASHRAE 3rd edition of Air Conditioning System Design Manual, and has also reviewed ASHRAE handbook chapters relative to TC 9.1, and been actively involved in the cold climate design guide, and the building EQ committee for years.
He is married to Cathy and they have one son Sean. An avid sports fan, Doug is a diehard Toronto Maple Leafs hockey supporter, and hopes to see them win another Stanley cup during his lifetime.
