ATLANTA, Ga. — ASHRAE leaders recently met with U.S. Army officials regarding a new sustainable design and development policy that incorporates requirements of the green building standard developed by the Society, USGBC and IES. The U.S. Army has made it a matter of policy to promote sustainability and improve green building standards for its facilities. On Oct. 27, 2010, Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and the environment (IE&E), issued a policy memorandum that incorporates ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The Army's policy sets a new … Read more

ATLANTA, Ga. — International building codes will incorporate requirements from a new inspection and maintenance standard from ASHRAE and ACCA as well as match requirements from Standard 90.1 under several recent proposals recently approved by the ICC membership.. Final action hearings took place during the last week of October to determine the final disposition on ASHRAE proposals to the ICC, which develops model codes that may be adopted by code jurisdictions in the United States or internationally. The actions taken will next appear in the 2012 I-Codes — due out in April 2011. Under a proposal to the International Mechanical … Read more

ATLANTA, Ga. — Raising efficiency to new levels was the focus of the ASHRAE 2010 Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, N.M. Highlights of the meeting included ASHRAE's receipt of ENERGY STAR for its Headquarters in Atlanta, celebration of the 35th anniversary of publication of the energy conservation standard now known as Standard 90.1 and an update on the ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient program. Some 1,456 attendees took part in the conference held June 26-30 in Albuquerque. A highlight of the meeting was induction of the Society's first female president, Lynn G. Bellenger, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, partner, Pathfinder Engineers & Architects, … Read more

ALBUQURQUE — ASHRAE has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency, for its renovated Headquarters in Atlanta. This signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. Jean Lupinacci, chief of the ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch, presented the award during ASHRAE's 2010 Annual Conference taking place this week. Lupinacci spoke today,   June 28, during the Presidential Luncheon and presented ENERGY STAR to ASHRAE President Gordon Holness. “Improving the energy efficiency of our nation's buildings is … Read more