Courses on Green/Sustainability

Introduction to Green Buildings and Sustainable Construction - This course will present the basic principles related to sustainable construction and green buildings. Included in the course will be a review of the integrated approach to buildings and systems necessary to achieve green/sustainable buildings, developments, and projects.

• Offered as a short course, downloadable and online seminar.

Compliance with Standard 90.1 - ASHRAE Standard 90.1 is the benchmark for commercial building energy codes in the United States and in countries around the world. States are already in the process of adopting elements of the 2004 standard and the US Department of Energy is reviewing it in preparation for adoption as the new benchmarks for state energy codes.

• Offered as an onsite course, downloadable and In-Company Seminar

Cost Effective Commercial and Industrial Solar Applications – This course is designed to introduce the HVAC community to sustainable design principles and provide the background knowledge necessary to evaluate and implement cost-effective solar applications for commercial and industrial facilities.

• Offered as a short course and downloadable.

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ASHRAE Handbook Content

2005 Fundamentals Volume -- Chapter 8 "Thermal Comfort," Chapter 9 "Indoor Environmental Health," Chapter 17 "Energy Resources," Chapter 27 "Ventilation and Infiltration."

2003 HVAC Applications – Chapter 32 "Geothermal Energy," Chapter 33 "Solar Energy Use," Chapter 35 "Energy Use and Management," Chapter 47 "Sound and Vibration Control."

Publications on Green/Sustainability

ASHRAE GreenGuide -- This nearly 200-page green guide offers essential reference and guidance to HVAC&R system designers involved in green or sustainable building design. The GreenGuide is a step-by-step manual for the entire building lifecycle, from the very earliest stages of a green building design project and through to the resulting structure’s construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual demolition.

Advanced Energy Design Guide For Small Office Buildings -- For developing energy-efficient buildings, the Advanced Energy Design Guide provides a sensible approach by including practical products and readily-available, “off-the-shelf” technology. The Guide offers all the tools you need to create an energy-efficient building where the owners will see a 30% energy savings compared to buildings that only meet the minimum requirements of Standard 90.1.

Standard 90.1-2004 – Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings - The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of buildings except low-rise residential buildings.

Standard 90.1-2004 User’s Manual -- This User’s Manual provides detailed instruction for the design of commercial and high-rise residential buildings to ensure their compliance with ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004.

Standard 90.2-2004 – Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings - The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of residential buildings.

Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits - provides purchasers and providers of energy audit services with a complete definition of good procedures for an energy survey and analysis.

Standard 55-2004 -- Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy -- This standard specifies the combinations of indoor space environment and personal factors that will produce thermal environmental conditions acceptable to 80% or more of the occupants within a space.

Standard 62.1-2004 – Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality -- The purpose of this standard is to specify minimum ventilation rates and indoor air quality that will be acceptable to human occupants and are intended to minimize the potential for adverse health effects.

Standard 62.2-2004 – Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings -- This standard defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings.

IAQ Applications -- A quarterly news journal designed to bridge the gap between research and application, so content is geared toward information that can be applied in real-world situations.

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