The ASHRAE Vietnam Student Design Competition 2026 (VSDC 2026) is a national platform for university students to demonstrate excellence in HVAC design. The competition unfolds over two key days: a technical design evaluation day (70%) where teams present their engineering solutions to a professional jury, and a final presentation, Q&A, and award ceremony day (30%) for the top three teams. VSDC 2026 challenges participants with real-world building performance scenarios, fosters industry-ready skills, and connects emerging engineering talent directly with leading experts and sponsors. See the detailed agenda below:
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Time: 13:30 – 17:00, November 5th 2026
Venue: Sai Gon Room, Hall B1, SECC
Organiser: Informa Markets Vietnam
November 3, 2026 – Technical Competition & Scoring Day (70%) | ||
| Timing | Event | Subject |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration and opening ceremony | Organizing Committee |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Introduction of rules and technical scoring criteria | Organizing Committee & Judging Panel |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Introduction of the Jury | Organizing Committee |
| 09:00 – 11:30 | Technical design presentations by teams | Competing Teams |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Technical scoring by the Jury | Judging Panel |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | – |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Continued presentations | Competing Teams |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Jury deliberation and final technical scores | Judging Panel |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Announcement of top 3 teams | Organizing Committee |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Briefing for 05/11 and closing of competition day | Organizing Committee |
November 5, 2026 – Presentation, Q&A & Award Ceremony Day (30%) | ||
| Timing | Event | Subject |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Registration, opening remarks and programme introduction | Organizing Committee |
| 14:15 – 14:25 | Introduction of the Jury and scoring criteria | Organizing Committee |
| 14:25 – 14:40 | Presentation by Team ranked 3rd | |
| 14:40 – 14:55 | Q&A | Organizing Committee & Judging Panel |
| 14:55 – 15:05 | Presentation by Team ranked 2nd | |
| 15:05 – 15:15 | Q&A | Judging Panel & Organizing Committee |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Presentation by Team ranked 1st (highest) | |
| 15:30 – 15:40 | Q&A | Organizing Committee & Judging Panel |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Jury deliberation and final scoring (30%) | Organizing Committee & Judging Panel |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Announcement of final results | Organizing Committee |
| 16:10 – 16:40 | Award ceremony – Sponsors present the awards | Sponsors & Organizing Committee |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Closing remarks and acknowledgments | Organizing Committee |
