ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, provides minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of buildings except low-rise residential buildings.
Among the proposed addenda out for public review is addendum aq, which proposes changes to the purpose and scope of the standard. The proposed modification addresses applications not covered in the existing standard scope, such as requirements for laboratories, data center cooling and kitchen exhausts. It would also permit the 90.1 committee to address technologies, such as computer equipment and refrigerated casework, and would extend existing requirements for envelope, space cooling and lighting to a larger group of spaces where energy is consumed.
Standard 90.1 currently addresses design and construction of buildings. The proposed addendum would add operation and maintenance, which allows incorporation of industry standards such as ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180-2008, Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of Commercial Building HVAC Systems.
The addendum also incorporates utilization of on-site, renewable energy resources.
The proposed addenda to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 are available during their public review period. To read the addenda or to comment, visit
www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. Proposed addendum aq is open for public review until Feb. 2. Four other proposed addenda – ar, as, au and av – are open for review until Jan. 19, while a fifth addenda, at, is open until Jan. 4. – Changes to the purpose and scope of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 as well as new lighting requirements are being proposed through public review.
ATLANTA – As the federal government prepares for the presidential transition in January, it will face challenges in dealing with increasingly complex issues and new directives from the Obama administration and the new Congress, especially concerning energy issues. A new report from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provides a potential roadmap for addressing the nation’s dependence on foreign energy sources and its greenhouse gas emissions while growing the economy.
"Buildings are often overlooked as an opportunity to reduce energy consumption and offer an excellent opportunity to achieve national energy goals,” says ASHRAE President Bill Harrison. Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of the United States’ energy consumption—more than transportation and industry — and represent 38 percent of the U.S.’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Our citizens spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors—many of them in schools and office buildings. The entire U.S. construction industry employs an estimated 10 million people including manufacturing, and with increased focus on improving energy efficiency within buildings, that number can be expected to rise.
The CTTC committee is currently seeking entries for our Chapter Technology Award. All current members of ASHRAE may apply. Technology Award applications are accepted in the catogories of commercial buildings, institutional buildings, health care, industrial & public facilities, residential buildings, and renewable energy use. We know that the triangle chapter is filled with award winning projects that have incorporated ASHRAE standards, maximized energy management and improved indoor air quality. We encourage you to submit these projects for their proper recognition. Contact Doug Mahadocon with entries.
ATLANTA – Proper air quality is essential for general health and well-being in indoor spaces. Recognizing this, most people will take steps to address air quality in their homes and workplaces, but what about when on board an airplane when passengers have no control in a very high-density environment?
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) addresses air cabin air quality in its new Standard 161-2007, Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft. The standard, which covers issues such as temperature, cabin pressure, air contaminants and ventilation rates, can be voluntarily adopted by individual airlines or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or advocated for by airline passenger and employee groups.
"Compliance with this standard will go a long ways toward ensuring good air quality for passengers and crews," says Byron Jones, chair of the committee that wrote the standard. "Aircraft passengers and crew make up a wide cross section of the general population, ranging from the very young to the very old, from the healthy to infirm. And unlike many other indoor environments, occupants do not have the ability to remove themselves from the environment, which is at a lower pressure and relative humidity than that found in many other environments. Standard 161 will help create a healthier, more enjoyable ride for the great variety of passengers on board."
The standard also addresses chemical, physical and biological contaminants that could affect air quality as well. Methods of testing are provided for ensuring compliance with the standard’s requirements.
Standard 161 applies to commercial passenger air-carrier aircraft carrying 20 or more passengers. It is intended to apply to all phases of flight operations and to ground operations when the aircraft is occupied by passengers or crew members.
The cost of Standard 161-2007, Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft, is $54 ($43 members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide); fax 404-321-5478; or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.
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Dear ASHRAE Chapter Presidents:
Recently, ASHRAE sent free print copies of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 Schools to more than 14,000 school systems in the United States as part of the Society’s efforts to advance energy efficiency in schools.
Written by ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the U.S. Green Building Council, the book can assist with the design of energy-efficient schools that create safe and comfortable environments conducive to learning. The guide is the result of a cooperative effort among engineers, architects and building owners with support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
ASHRAE is asking your help in ensuring school systems recognize the value of this energy efficiency guidance. Please ask your chapter members to contact their local school board to see if they received a copy of the guide and it is has been forwarded to the person responsible for making energy management and facility construction decisions. If the guide has not been received, please ask them to request a copy by sending a letter on school stationary to Publications/AEDG K-12, Att: Kimberly Gates, ASHRAE, 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329.
In the event that any of your chapter members are not familiar with the other guides in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series, free downloadable PDFs are available at ASHRAE.org. These guides provide guidance for 30 percent energy savings from 90.1-1999 for the following types of buildings:
Small retail buildings
Small office buildings
K-12 school buildings
Simply click on this link (www.ashrae.org/freeaedg) to go to the download page. If you would like print copies for easier reference, full color print copies may still be purchased from the ASHRAE Bookstore accessible through the same link.
We also encourage you to send the link to your built environment colleagues, encouraging them in turn to pass along the free download link themselves. Working together we can spread the important guidance and case studies in these design guides to promote better practice for a more sustainable built environment.
Thank you,
Kent Peterson, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE
ASHRAE President 2007-08
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