ATLANTA – High Performance Building Week (May 14-19, 2012) gives special recognition to the health, safety and welfare impacts of buildings, along with the opportunities to design, construct and operate high performance buildings that reflect concern for these impacts. HPB Week will highli...

ATLANTA – Public input is being sought into revision of an ASHRAE/IES standard that addresses retrofit of existing residential and commercial buildings to achieve greater energy efficiency. Last year, ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announced they were revising ANSI/A...

ATLANTA – Common definitions for terms found in ASHRAE standards and other publications can now be found at a new website from the Society. The free ASHRAEwiki is located at www.ashraewiki.org and contains over 6,000 terms related to buildings with a particular focus on mechanical, envelop...

ATLANTA – A dose of guidance to help save energy in hospitals is prescribed by the newest Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG), written by a group of leading building industry organizations. The AEDG for Large Hospitals is the fourth in the series, designed to provide recommendations for achi...

ATLANTA – An update on the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) – one of the United States' most essential building energy use surveys – is featured at a luncheon hosted by ASHRAE next month. Tom Leckey, director of the Office of Energy Information Administra...

ATLANTA – A joint conference focused on refrigerants and hosted by ASHRAE and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been announced for October 2012. The ASHRAE/NIST 2012 Refrigerants Conference: &"Moving toward Sustainability” takes place Oct. 29 - 30, 2012, at N...

ATLANTA – A proposed change to the ASHRAE/IES energy standard regarding data centers recognizes the role that system efficiencies – vs. only equipment – can play in reducing energy consumption. &"This change regarding data centers represents a building block as we work to build...

ATLANTA–In a city with deep historical roots, ASHRAE will convene in San Antonio, Texas, to not only &"remember the Alamo,” but look toward a greener future. The 2012 ASHRAE Annual Conference focuses on everything from the basics of HVAC maintenance to integrated building design. As...

ATLANTA – Design and construction of a &"shack” to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies, including solar thermal heating, photovoltaic power generation, high efficiency and green insulation options and wood pellet stoves, is being developed by undergraduate students in an ASHR...

ATLANTA – Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to ASHRAE’s residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality ...