ASHRAE to Host Conference on Net-Zero Buildings
December 19, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Driving the building industry toward market-viable net-zero-energy buildings is the topic of a conference to be hosted by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) in March 2009 in San Francisco.
Slated for Mar. 29-31, the Countdown to a Sustainable Energy Future ... Net-Zero and Beyond conference will provide a forum to discuss the role of policy and regulatory involvement in addition to providing application knowledge for the various aspects of net-zero-energy buildings for both residential and nonresidential buildings.
It will include building science, energy efficiency in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting and appliances and renewable energy sources applied to buildings.
"We have a reached a time when the building industry is being called to shift to a new level of performance that will reduce our energy and carbon footprint," Bill Harrison, ASHRAE president, said.
"It is time to advance net-zero-energy building knowledge," he said.
ASHRAE defines net-zero-energy buildings as those that annually use no more energy from the utility grid than is provided by on-site renewable energy sources.
These buildings use 50% to 70% less energy than comparable traditional buildings, and the remaining energy use comes from renewable sources, like solar panels or wind turbines incorporated into the facility itself, according to Harrison.
He noted that the state of California recently announced its goal of new residential developments being net-zero-energy by 2020 and new commercial developments being net-zero by 2030.
To register or for more information, visit the ASHRAE web site.
Source: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE).