New User’s Manual for Green Building Standard 189.1 Available
Manual intended to help engineers, architects, and contractors understand and comply with the standard
ATLANTA — ASHRAE has announced a newly published user’s manual that clarifies the intent and implementation of the ASHRAE/USGBC/IES green building standard by explaining its requirements and providing example applications.
The standard is published by ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The User’s Manual to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is intended to help engineers, architects, and contractors understand and comply with the standard and to help code officials and others enforce its requirements. This new User’s Manual updates the previous version.