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Contact: Jodi Dunlop
Phone: 678-539-1140
ATLANTA – ASHRAE has been recognized by a national energy alliance for its “exemplary illustration of and commitment to energy-efficient policy and practice.”
The Alliance to Save Energy has recognized development of Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings with an honorable mention award. This is the first time the Alliance has given an honorable mention as part of its annual Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards program.
The guide was developed by a committee representing a diverse group of energy professionals drawn from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the New Buildings Institute (NBI), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“Since the 1970 energy crisis, ASHRAE’s commitment to developing economic energy-efficiency standards for buildings has led to increasingly improved performance,” Lee Burgett, P.E., ASHRAE president, said. “We seek to eclipse those gains by providing advanced energy-efficiency guidance. Our efforts are focused on the long-term goal of creating net-zero energy buildings. We are appreciative of the Alliance’s recognition of our work.”
The guide provides a sensible, hands-on approach to design through use of products that are practical and commercially available as “off-the-shelf” technology from major manufacturers.
“The Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings is significant for a number of reasons,” said Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy. “The guide is unique in that it provides specific, prescriptive means of achieving a 30 percent savings goal with off-the-shelf technology - an enormous technical challenge that was met with innovation and creativity. The guide also exemplifies the cooperation between design disciplines that is necessary to design and build energy efficient buildings. The collaboration between ASHRAE, AIA, IESNA, DOE and NBI to create this design guide demonstrates strong industry leadership among professional societies.”
The guide provides recommendations on how to build energy efficient small offices buildings that use significantly less energy than those built to minimum code requirements. The recommendations in the guide provide benefits for the owner while maintaining quality and functionality of the space.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve the evolving needs of the public.
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