April 2, 2012: Building Operation and Maintenance Guideline Is Now Available
ATLANTA — The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced a newly published guideline, ASHRAE Guideline 32-2012, Sustainable, High Performance Operation and Maintenance, that the organization says provides guidance on optimizing the operation and maintenance of buildings to achieve the lowest economic and environmental life cycle cost without sacrificing safety or functionality.
“The guideline will assist those who operate and maintain buildings to achieve high performance; safe, productive indoor environments; low economic life cycle cost; low energy, water and resource use; and low impacts on the environment,” said Michael Bobker, chair of the Guideline 32 committee. “The guideline applies to all buildings, not just new ones. We believe that all buildings can move toward sustainable high performance in their operations and maintenance.”