Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction.

A proposed change to the ventilation rate procedure in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) indoor air quality standard is open for review after modifications were made based on public input last year.

Reliable Controls Corp. has announced that two of its management personnel have accepted new BACnet International appointments. BACnet International is the organization that encourages the use of the BACnet standard in building automation and control systems through interoperability testing, educational programs, and promotional activities.

A newly published version of the high performance green building standard from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) focuses on making buildings and systems more sustainable.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that Manual Zr, the first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognized standard for residential zoning, is complete and available.

The newly published version of the high-performance green building standard — ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings — is now available.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced that Manual Zr, the first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognized standard for residential zoning, is available.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) announced that public comment is being sought on the proposed allowance of an additional default value to the ventilation rate procedure in ASHRAE’s IAQ standard.

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced the release for preliminary testing of the second version of HPXML, a protocol that facilitates and simplifies the transfer of home performance-related data.

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced the release for preliminary testing of the second version of HPXML, a protocol designed to facilitate and simplify the transfer of home performance-related data.