Neither participating in a preparatory activity nor purchasing a publication is a requirement for participating in the HBDP program. Resources available to help prepare for the HBDP examination include, but are not limited to, the following:
Resources for HBDP Exam Preparation
Standards
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55 - Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1 - Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
- ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 - Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (I-P & SI Editions)
- ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100 - Energy and Emissions Building Performance Standard for Existing Buildings
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105 - Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 147 - Reducing the Release of Halogenated Refrigerants from Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Systems
- ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1 - Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings / International Green Construction Code IGCC
- ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202 - Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems
- ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 209 - Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
- ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 211 - Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228 - Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon Building Performance
Handbooks
- ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems & Equipment
- ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
- ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration
- ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals
Guidelines
- ASHRAE Guideline 0 - The Commissioning Process
- ASHRAE Guideline 14 - Measurement of Energy, Demand, and Water Savings
- ASHRAE Guideline 32 - Management for Sustainable High-Performance Operations and Maintenance
- ASHRAE Guideline 36 - High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems
ASHRAE Guides
- ASHRAE/AIA/IES/USGBC/DOE Advanced Energy Design Guide—Achieving Zero Energy series
- Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits (Second Edition)
- ASHRAE Center of Excellence for Building Decarbonization (CEBD) Guides:
- ASHRAE Position Document on Building Decarbonization
- Building Performance Standards: A Technical Resource Guide
- Decarbonizing Hospital Buildings
- Decarbonizing Building Thermal Systems: A How-to Guide for Heat Pump Systems and Beyond
- Building Decarbonization Retrofits for Commercial and Multifamily Buildings
- CIBSE TM65 for North America
- Grid-Interactive Buildings for Decarbonization: Design and Operation Resource Guide
- Whole Life Carbon Guide for Building Systems
ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) & eLearning Center Courses