Advanced Energy Design Guides
 ASHRAE, in collaboration with AIA (American Institute of Architects), IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America), USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) and the DOE (Department of Energy) continues to develop the Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) Series.
Feedback on the guides is welcomed and encouraged. Please visit our AEDG web page to submit feedback or for more information on currently available and soon to be published guides. As new guides are developed, draft copies will be available for peer review.
To view the AEDG web page:
http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/938 Indoor Air Quality Guide:
Best Practices for Design, Construction, and Commissioning
The Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction, and Commissioning is a publication intended to assist building professionals in their efforts to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) by providing practical guidance on best practices for IAQ in all phases of building design and construction including those that affect operation and maintenance. Partnering with ASHRAE in the development of this design guide are the AIA (American Institute of Architects), USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association), SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors of North America), and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The project is being conducted as a Cooperative Special Project under the guidance of a Steering Committee that includes representatives from the collaborating organizations. Developed over a three year period and supported with a $510,000 cooperative agreement with the EPA, the finished guide includes Summary Guidance as well as Detailed Guidance on 40 different IAQ strategies divided into eight objectives.
Free Download of Summary Guidance: In cooperation with EPA, ASHRAE is offering the Summary Guidance portion of the document as a free download for a limited time. Purchase the Guide: The full Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction, and Commissioning containing both the Summary and Detailed Guidance is now available for purchase. Feedback: Feedback on the use of any of the IAQ Guide is welcomed and encouraged by ASHRAE. Please let us know your thoughts on the guide itself and/or what impact the recommendations have had on your building, as well as results that could be used as case studies in future publications. Thank you for your input. Educational Outreach Programs:
A Satellite Broadcast and webcast was presented on April 23, 2009 that discussed many of the IAQ issues covered in the guide. Development of a Short Course or Professional Development Seminar (PDS) course on the Guide is under discussion. Please check back later for more information on that development. More information on courses offered by the ASHRAE Learning Institute is available here. Commercial Aircraft Cabin Air Quality Study (SP96) Special Project SP-96 (1262-RP) deals with air quality and passenger/crew reported symptoms in commercial aircraft cabins. The initial phase of this project dealing with air quality and passenger/crew reported symptoms in commercial aircraft cabins was successfully completed in July 2004. The second phase of the project will encompass additional testing on two or more airlines. The work on the second phase started in February 2007 and a third airline was added in October 2009. The final report is expected in early 2011.
For additional information on Research Projects (http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/39) Design Manual for District Cooling (SP97)Special Project SP-97 is an offshoot of existing research project 1262-RP on district heating and cooling systems. The project is funded by Empower (Dubai), and the result will be a design manual on district cooling systems. The targeted completion date was originally early 2010, but that deadline has been extended with publication now targeted by the end of 2010. For additional information on Research Projects (http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/39) Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Retail Spaces (SP98)ASHRAE was awarded a $1.5 million dollars in grant money from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in January 2010 to conduct a three –year research project on ventilation and indoor air quality in retail stores. Through this study, ASHRAE is seeking to improve the energy efficiency of ventilation systems in retail stores while maintaining air quality by establishing a method to determine the relationship between ventilation rates and IAQ, using measured ventilation and pollutant concentration data. Ultimately, the project will establish a methodology for collection of real world ventilation and air quality data. Existing pollutant and ventilation rate data on which ventilation requirements for retail stores are based come largely from measurements in office buildings. The project will conduct measurements in up to five retail building types such as general merchandise, department, supermarket, and home improvement/hardware. The completion of the project is targeted or December 2012. For additional information on Research Projects (http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/39) Carbon Emissions Calculations Tools (SP119)At the 2007 Winter Meeting a Project Monitoring Committee was formed with the goal of developing a carbon emissions calculation tool and educating ASHRAE engineers so that they will know how to use the tools and evaluate alternative designs. Workshops were held in April 2007 and May 2008 to further define the issues and uncertainties inherent in this work and to create a Work Statement for a feasibility study, a definition of the projected tool, and the development of an initial working tool. The work statement was submitted for consideration as a research project in 2009. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), is now working on a study that will address most of the issues raised in the statement of work developed at the May 2008 workshop. The DOE/NREL contract will also develop a database for use by the EnergyPlus simulation program. Plans for the ASHRAE research project are to participate as a review panel for the NREL project. Pending the outcome of the project, the committee may propose additional work. The project committee members continue to review DOE’s progress and results in regards to ASHRAE’s interests. A seminar was presented at the 2010 Winter Meeting in Orlando and another is proposed for the 2010 Annual meeting in Albuquerque. Copies of the workshop reports can be viewed below.
Read Carbon Calculations April 2007 Workshop Report (PDF) Read Draft SOW for GHG Buildings Tool (PDF) This project is being overseen and coordinated by the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee appointed by Tech Council at the 2007 Annual Meeting. For additional information on the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee (See Technology Focus page) For additional information on ASHRAE’s Research activities (see Research page)
Performance Measurement Protocols (SP115)The objective of this cooperative Special Project was to develop protocols for the measurement of the performance of green/high performance buildings in cooperation with the U.S. Green Building Council. A Project Committee was established to prepare an ASHRAE Special Publication to document the identified protocols in the areas of energy use, water use, and Indoor Environmental Quality (IAQ, thermal comfort, lighting quality, acoustics). The Guide will provide protocols for the operational performance of occupied commercial buildings. The goal of the document is to provide a standardized, consistent set of protocols, for a range of cost and accuracy, to facilitate the appropriate and accurate comparison of measured performance of buildings. Purchase the Guide: Performance Measurement Protocols for Commercial Buildings is now available for purchase. Order the PMP document Feedback: Feedback on the use of the PMP document is welcomed and encouraged by ASHRAE. Please let us know your thoughts on the document itself and/or any impact that the information has had on your building, as well as results that could be used as case studies in future publications. Thank you for your input. Provide Feedback This project was overseen and coordinated by the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee appointed by Tech Council at the 2007 Annual Meeting. For additional information on the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee (See Technology Focus page) Standard 90.1 Building Energy Benchmarks (SP 123)This project is working with the DOE Standard Buildings described by EnergyPlus input files as generated by the National Labs. A web page linking to the DOE Energy Efficienty & Renewable Energy Building Technologies Program Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative web page for Commercial Building Benchmark Models. The link will be posted in various appropriate locations on the ASHRAE website. This project is being overseen and coordinated by the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee appointed by Tech Council at the 2007 Annual Meeting. A Special Publication or web based tool are the expected outcome for the project.
Performance Measurement Best Practices Guide (SP132)This project will be a follow-up document to the Performance Measurements Protocols and will seek to provide how to guidance and case study examples on the best practice application of the protocols defined in the previous document. The work on this project will also provide feedback for possible future revisions of the Performance Measurement Protocols document. A Project Committee was established in 2010 to prepare this ASHRAE Special Publication with a targeted publication in early 2011. This project is being overseen and coordinated by the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee appointed by Tech Council at the 2007 Annual Meeting. For additional information on the Building Performance Metrics Steering Committee (See Technology Focus page) Underfloor Air Distribution Design Guide (SP 124)TRG7 - UFAD is reviewing and rewriting the ASHRAE Undefloor Air Distribution Design Guide to incorporate practical design, construction, and operational experiences that have become available since its publication in 2003. The scope of the document will include guidance on: architectural issues; structural and seismic issues; interfaces with raised access flooring; plenum pressurization, air leakage, and moisture issues; fire and smoke control issues; physical safety and security issues; thermal, lighting, acoustic, vibration, and indoor air quality control; room air diffusion; dynamic thermal loads; system capacities and controllability; testing, adjusting, balancing and commissioning issues; maintenance and operational issues; flexibility and change issues; and energy and economic issues. Publication of the new guide is expected in 2010.
User’s ManualsUpdates are underway for the User’s Manuals for the following ASHRAE Standards.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2010 is targeted for publication in July 2010.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 is targeted for publication in September 2010.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 is targeted for publication in September 2010
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010 is targeted for publication in September 2010 To purchase existing User's Manuals please visit the ASHRAE bookstore. For additional information on ASHRAE Standards
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