commentASHRAE Unveils New Energy Performance Comparison Standard
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) released a revised Standard 105-2007 in August. This ANSI-accredited version, Standard Methods of Measuring, Expressing and Comparing Building Energy Performance, differs from the previous 1999 version in that it includes a methodology for comparing different types of energy analyses for existing or proposed buildings.
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The 1999 version established reporting protocols, but provided no basis for comparisons. ASHRAE developed the comparative methodology to help facilitate the development of its Standard 189, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, which has been in the public comment phase since June.
Standard 105 includes such things as an energy use index (total annual energy use per square foot) to such things as energy use per hospital bed, number of workers, weekly hours of operation, and annual cooling and heating degree days.
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