Articles Tagged with ''ASHRAE standards''

Discussing the CDC and ASHRAE Recommendations for HVAC Systems

Let’s not accidentally make the problem worse

April 16, 2020

Particularly when modifying an HVAC system, the wrong decisions could have adverse effects not only to the building itself but also to public health.

AHRI Board Supports ASHRAE and UL Safety Standards

Adoption in building codes to enable new refrigerant uses is urged

January 8, 2020

The Board of Directors of AHRI voted unanimously to support safety standards ASHRAE 15 (2019) and UL60335-2-40 3rd edition.

ASHRAE 189.1: A Higher Standard for High-Performance Green Buildings, Pt. 2

Understanding the current parameters for energy efficient buildings

Nick Agopian

November 11, 2019

To realize high-performance green buildings, the place to start is improving HVAC – centering on ventilation/efficiency.

ASHRAE 189.1: A Higher Standard for High-Performance Green Buildings, Pt. 1

Understanding the current parameters for energy efficient buildings

Nick Agopian

October 28, 2019

In the quest to build more sustainably, organizations have set forth a variety of standards to realize high-performance green buildings.

ASHRAE Publishes Updated Residential, Construction Standard

December 19, 2018

The 2018 revision of Standard 90.2 outlines cost-effective residential building energy performance measures that are at least 50 percent more efficient than those defined by the 2006 International Energy Construction Code (IECC).

Letters From Our Readers: Nov. 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

The following remarks were made regarding the article “HFO Sightings: Retrofits Becoming More Common in Supermarkets,” written by Joanna R. Turpin, senior editor for The NEWS, published Oct. 1.

New Code in the Works

ASHRAE announces progress of IgCC powered by 189.1

Samantha Sine

January 22, 2018

CHICAGO – Jan. 22, 2018, ASHRAE held its winter press conference at McCormick Place in Chicago. The conference was an opportunity for ASHRAE, along with partners the International Code Council (ICC), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), to provide a brief history of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and ASHRAE Standard 189.1...

Stelpro: Make-up Air Unit

July 17, 2017

The MUAA distributes tempered fresh air to provide maximum comfort to the occupants in well-ventilated homes. The heating elements modulate continuously, which allow fresh, hot air at a low cost.

enVerid Systems Inc.: HVAC Load Reduction System

February 27, 2017

This system’s approach to molecular air cleaning was initially developed for environments with no access to outside air. Seeing a rising global need for energy reduction and air quality improvements in buildings, enVerid Systems Inc. adapted and expanded innovations in material science and system design to create the HLR system.

Revised Residential Energy Standard Is Open for Comment

Residential sector consumes approximately one-fifth of all primary energy

December 5, 2016

Recognizing the amount of energy used by the residential building sector, ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) are revising their residential energy standard with a goal of making it 50 percent more efficient than the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, which serves as the industry benchmark.

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