ATLANTA – Guidance on increasing energy efficiency in existing buildings through measuring and tracking efficiency and implementing an efficiency plan is featured in a new book from leading built environment organizations. Energy Efficiency Guide for Existing Commercial Buildings: Technical I...

ATLANTA—The call for papers deadline for the Seventh International HVAC Cold Climate Conference, Nov. 12-14, 2012, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been extended to Jan. 6, 2012. Cold Climate HVAC 2012, hosted by ASHRAE, will provide key elements of a strategy by which scientists, designers, ...

ATLANTA—With low and zero energy buildings becoming more prevalent, there are many issues that arise with installation, startup, commissioning and operations and maintenance. To help ensure that the design intent of these more complicated systems is understood, an O&M &"mini-conference&rd...

ATLANTA – Designers of systems for a university building, a cancer center, an ice rink and other commercial building are recognized by ASHRAE for incorporating elements of innovative building design. The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfu...

ATLANTA – An upcoming ASHRAE specialty conference seeks to advance the industry’s ability to more accurately model and simulate a building’s energy use. ASHRAE’s Energy Modeling Conference – Tools for Designing High Performance Buildings is slated for Oct. 1-3, 2012 in...

ATLANTA—Seeking to promote best practices and offer a "how-to" approach, ASHRAE has released updated guidance on building energy audits. While energy audits are a commonly used component of the industry, there is great diversity in the services delivered to customers, and little industry stan...

ATLANTA – Application techniques, actual performance and policy issues for achieving high performance buildings with deep energy savings are addressed at ASHRAE’s upcoming High Performance Buildings (HPB) Conference. Registration is now open. High Performance Buildings: A Focus on Deep ...

ATLANTA – Current practices related to hot industry topics, such as energy modeling, high performance buildings and integrated design, are featured in the Technical Program at ASHRAE’s 2012 Winter Conference. The 2012 Winter Conference takes place Jan. 21-25, Palmer House Hilton, Chicag...

ATLANTA – Following preliminary analysis that ASHRAE/IES’s 2010 energy efficiency standard contains significant energy savings over the 2007 standard – 18.2 percent source energy savings and 18.5 site energy savings – the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a ruling t...

Philadelphia – A newly signed memorandum of understanding brings together ASHRAE and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of buildings through the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy-Efficient Buildin...