CTI Mission Statement

To advocate and promote the use of environmentally responsible Evaporative Heat Transfer Systems (EHTS), cooling towers, and cooling technology for the benefit of the public by encouraging:

• Education
• Research
• Standards Development and Verification
• Government Relations
• Technical Information Exchange

Objectives

• Maintain and expand a broad base membership of individuals and organizations interested in evaporative heat transfer systems (EHTS), cooling towers, and cooling technology.
• Identify and address emerging and evolving issues concerning evaporative heat transfer systems (EHTS).
• Encourage and support educational programs in various formats to enhance the capabilities and competence of the industry to realize the maximum benefit of evaporative heat transfer systems (EHTS).
• Encourage and support cooperative research to improve evaporative heat transfer systems technology and efficiency for the long-term benefit of the environment.
• Assure acceptable minimum quality levels and performance of evaporative heat transfer systems and their components by establishing standard specifications, guidelines, and certification programs.
• Establish standard testing and performance analysis systems and procedures for evaporative heat transfer systems.
• Communicate with and influence governmental entities regarding the environmentally responsible technologies, benefits, and issues associated with evaporative heat transfer systems (EHTS).
• Encourage and support forums and methods for exchanging technical information on evaporative heat transfer systems (EHTS).