International Secretariats and U.S. TAGs Administered by ASHRAE
ASHRAE is an advisor to persons appointed to represent the United States in the development of international HVAC&R, building environment, building energy use, and solar energy standards. In this activity, ASHRAE is formally delegated as Administrator by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to oversee the five U.S. Technical Advisory Committees (TAGs) shown below and their Panels. Each TAG and TAG Panel bears the designation number and title of a corresponding International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC), Subcommittee, or Working Group responsible for development and maintenance of international standards.
U.S. TAGs
U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 59/SC 13 – Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM)
U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 86 - Refrigeration and air-conditioning *
Panel 1 – Safety and environmental requirements for refrigerating systems *
Panel 4 - Testing and rating of refrigerant compressors
Panel 6 - Testing and rating of air-conditioners and heat pumps
Panel 7 - Testing and rating of commercial refrigerated display cabinets
Panel 8 - Refrigerants and refrigeration lubricants *
U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 142 – Cleaning equipment for air and other gases
Panel 1 – Terminology
Panel 2 – UV-C technology
Panel 3 – General ventilation filters
Panel 4 – HEPA and ULPA filters
Panel 5 – Dust collectors, droplet separators and purifiers
Panel 6 – Cleanable filter media used in industrial applications
Panel 7 – Gas-phase air cleaning devices
Panel 8 – Particulate air filter intake systems for rotary machinery and stationary internal combustion engines
Panel 9 – Joint between ISO/TC 142 and ISO/TC 85/SC 2: Aerosol filters for nuclear applications
Panel 10 – Portable room air cleaners for comfort applications
Panel 11 – Sustainability of air cleaning equipment and media
Panel 12 – Biological equipment for waste gas treatment
U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 163 - Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
Panel 1 – Test and measurement methods
Panel 2 – Calculation methods
Panel 3 – Thermal insulation products, components and systems
U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 205 - Building environment design *
Panel 1 - General principles
Panel 2 - Design of Energy-efficient Buildings
Panel 3 - Building Automation and Control System (BACS) Design
Panel 5 – Indoor thermal environment
Panel 7 – Indoor visual environment
Panel 8 – Radiant heating and cooling systems
Panel 9 – Heating and cooling systems
Panel 10 - Commissioning
* - Designates two ISO/TCs and two Subcommittees for which the international secretariat is held by ANSI and delegated to ASHRAE.
Technical Committee Scopes
ISO/TC 59/SC 13 – SC 13 is charged by TC 59 to focus on international standardization of information through the whole life cycle of buildings and infrastructure across the built environment
- to enable interoperability of information
- to deliver a structured set of standards, specifications and reports to define, describe, exchange, monitor, record and securely handle information, semantics and processes, with links to geospatial and other related built environment information
- to enable object-related digital information exchange
ISO/TC 86 - Standardization in the fields of refrigeration and air-conditioning, including terminology, mechanical safety, methods of testing and rating equipment, measurement of sound levels, refrigerant and refrigeration lubricant chemistry, with consideration given to environmental protection. The scope includes factory-assembled air-conditioners (cooling), heat pumps, dehumidifiers, refrigerants, and refrigerant reclaiming and recycling equipment as well as other devices, components and equipment such as humidifiers, ventilation equipment and automatic controls used in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems that are not covered by other ISO Technical Committees.
ISO/TC 142 - Standardization in the fields of terminology, classification, characteristics, and test and performance methods for air and gas cleaning and disinfecting equipment for general ventilation and industrial applications.
Excluded:
- exhaust gas cleaners for gas turbines and IC engines in mobile equipment, this being within the scope of other ISO technical committees
- filters for personal protection equipment which are the field of work of technical committee ISO/TC 94
- cabin filters in mobile equipment covered by ISO/TC 22, ISO/TC 23, and ISO/TC 127
ISO/TC 163 - Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering works
- of thermal and hygrothermal performance of materials, products, components, elements and systems, including complete buildings, both new and existing, and their interaction with technical building systems
- of thermal insulation materials, products and systems for building and industrial application, including insulation of installed equipment in buildings
Covering and including:
- test and calculation methods for heat and moisture transfer, temperature and moisture conditions;
- test and calculation methods for energy use in buildings, including the industrial built environment;
- test and calculation methods for heating and cooling loads in buildings;
- test and calculation methods for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration;
- in-situ test methods for thermal, hygrothermal and energy performance of buildings and building components, input data for calculations, including climatic data;
- specifications for thermal insulation materials, products and systems with related test methods and conformity criteria;
- terminology; and
- general review and coordination of work on thermal and hygrothermal performance within ISO.
Excluded:
- building environment design (ISO/TC 205);
- methods of testing and rating the performance of building environmental equipment for application in the design of new buildings and retrofits (ISO/TC 205); and
- design methods and criteria for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration (ISO/TC 205)
Covering also:
Standardization of the holistic assessment of the energy performance of new and existing buildings as well as building retrofits, in close collaboration with ISO/TC 205 by means of the ISO/TC163/WG4 Joint working group TC 163 & TC 205 Energy performance using holistic approach, including:
- terms and definitions;
- system boundaries for buildings and technical systems;
- assessment of the overall energy performance of buildings, taking into account
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- the energy performance of building elements;
- building related systems (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting, system controls, transport, and other energy related systems);
- indoor and outdoor conditions;
- local energy production (on site and at district level);
- (use of) energy sources (including renewable);
- building commissioning;
- assessment of overall energy efficiency; and
- means of expressing the energy performance and energy performance certification of buildings.
ISO/TC 205 - Standardization in the design of new buildings and retrofit of existing buildings for acceptable indoor environment and practicable energy conservation and efficiency. Building environment design addresses the technical building systems and related architectural aspects, and includes the related design processes, design methods, design outcomes, and design-phase building commissioning. Indoor environment includes air quality, and thermal, acoustic, and visual factors.
Covering and including:
- aspects of sustainability related to indoor environmental quality and energy that can be addressed in the design of buildings and the design of retrofits of existing buildings;
- general principles of building environment design;
- design of energy-efficient buildings;
- building automation and control systems in building and retrofit design;
- indoor air quality in building and retrofit design;
- indoor thermal environment in building and retrofit design;
- indoor acoustical environment in building and retrofit design;
- indoor visual environment in building and retrofit design;
- design of heating and cooling systems including radiant; and
- application of methods of testing and rating the performance of building environmental equipment in the design of new buildings and retrofits.
Excluded:
- other ergonomic factors;
- methods of measurement of air pollutants and of thermal, acoustic and lighting properties;
- thermal performance and energy use in the built environment (ISO/TC 163);
- methods of testing for performance and rating of building environmental equipment in existing buildings;
- inspecting or rating existing buildings; and,
- construction.
Covering also:
Standardization of the holistic assessment of the energy performance of new and existing buildings as well as building retrofits, in close collaboration with ISO/TC 163 by means of the ISO/TC163/WG4 Joint working group TC 163 & TC 205 Energy performance using holistic approach, including:
- terms and definitions;
- system boundaries for buildings and technical systems;
- assessment of the overall energy performance of buildings, taking into account
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- the energy performance of building elements;
- building related systems (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting, system controls, transport, and other energy related systems);
- indoor and outdoor conditions;
- local energy production (on site and at district level);
- (use of) energy sources (including renewable);
- building commissioning;
- assessment of overall energy efficiency; and
- means of expressing the energy performance and energy performance certification of buildings
For more information on ASHRAE's international standards activities, or to participate in the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (U.S. TAG) for one of the above ISO/TCs, contact the Manager of Standards - International or the Senior Manager of Standards at ASHRAE, 180 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092.
PHONE: 404-636-8400
FAX: 404-321-5478
E-mail: standards.section@ashrae.org