Invitation to Submit a Proposal
 ASHRAE is soliciting proposals to create a Users' Manual to support the recently updated ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 and corresponding Thermal Comfort Software Tool. The Manual will detail how to apply the described design processes to meet the standard in various circumstances. Learn More.
ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines
ASHRAE develops standards for both its members and others professionally concerned with refrigeration processes and the design and maintenance of indoor environments.
 ASHRAE writes standards for the purpose of establishing consensus for: 1) methods of test for use in commerce and 2) performance criteria for use as facilitators with which to guide the industry. ASHRAE publishes the following three types of voluntary consensus standards: Method of Measurement or Test, Standard Design and Standard Practice. ASHRAE does not write rating standards unless a suitable rating standard will not otherwise be available.
Consensus standards are developed and published to define minimum values or acceptable performance, whereas other documents, such as design guides, may be developed and published to encourage enhanced performance.
ASHRAE is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and follows ANSI's requirements for due process and standards development.
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Titles, Purposes and Scopes of Standards
Useful tools for those who want to know about the status of any ASHRAE Standard can be found in the Indexes of Current & Withdrawn Standards and Discontinued Projects.
Building Energy Codes 101
Introduction to Energy Codes
from DOE
In order to provide a basic introduction to the varied and complex issues associated with building energy codes, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Energy Codes Program (BECP), with valued assistance from the International Codes Council (ICC) has prepared Building Energy Codes 101: An Introduction. Please note with regard to the “Beyond-code programs” discussion on p. 21 of this report, ASHRAE’s Advanced Energy Design Guide series provides a valuable additional resource to achieve beyond-code energy performance. These documents are in widespread use and are available for free download on the ASHRAE website: AEDG free Downloads.
 Building Energy Codes: An Introduction
To view DOE Commercial Building Benchmark Models
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Preview Popular ASHRAE Standards
You may preview the following Standards by clicking the links below.
Standard 62.1-2010
Standard 62.2-2010
Standard 90.1-2010
Standard 90.2-2007
Standard 189.1-2009
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Purchase Standards and Guidelines
ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines are available for purchase as downloadable Digital Publications (PDFs), hard copy, or CD-ROMs in ASHRAE's online bookstore.
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