ASHRAE Opens Green Building Standard Committee to New Membership
November 19, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (AHSRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) issued a call for members for the committee developing Proposed Standard 189.1 - Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
The call for members is open through Dec. 4 at the ASHRAE web site.
The standard will provide minimum requirements for the design of high-performance new commercial buildings and major renovation projects, addressing energy efficiency, a building's impact on the atmosphere, sustainable sites, water use efficiency, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality.
"The market will benefit from the lead taken by ASHRAE and its co-sponsors in developing this most challenging standard, which addresses ever-evolving technology," said Kent Peterson, ASHRAE presidential member and chair of the Standard 189.1P committee.
"As we have proceeded down this path, we recognized that the proposed standard would benefit from additional expertise and more involvement from interested parties. We are committed to developing this green building standard with accurate and appropriate technical content through a rigorous, transparent and fair standards development process."
The proposed standard has received more than 900 comments during each of two public reviews. The organizations anticipate that the standard will undergo a new full public review soon as new committee members offer technical guidance and input.
Source: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (AHSRAE).