Region IV is also the home of 12 student branches. One of these Student Branches is at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia and is the only student branch in Society at an architectural college.

The Region is home to the Society Headquarters in Atlanta and has also produced three Past Society Presidents. They are the late David Rickleton whose home chapter was the Southern Piedmont Chapter, Jack Chaddock from the Triangle Chapter, and Barney Burroughs from the Atlanta Chapter.

Region IV has many awards to recognize some of the people who have contributed to the success of the Region over the years. The top award in the Region is the coveted Rudy Ferguson Award which is given to the Chapter in the Region who obtains the highest rating based on a point total as set up in the criteria established by the Region Chair. Other Regional awards include the Most Improved Chapter Award; the Arthur Suggs Money Bags award which is also given to the top performing Chapter in Research Promotion and the Buddy Williams Memorial Award which is given to the Student Branch that achieves the most in promoting the goals of ASHRAE on the college and university level.