The theme of this year's Building Safety Month, “Built to Last,” highlights how modern building codes, safety professionals, and resilient construction practices protect homes and communities around the world.
Building industry stakeholders invited to comment on revised Standard 240P, designed to unify and clarify life cycle greenhouse gas emissions measurement for buildings through July 21, 2025
ASHRAE, in partnership with the International Code Council, has opened a second public review period for the proposed Standard 240P – Quantification of Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Buildings.
The International Code Council and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
will continue to work together to help train the next generation of plumbers, pipefitters, and mechanical contractors, a press release from the Code Council said.
New A2L-related code requirements will impact HVAC system installation and include warning labels, ventilation, leak detection, and limits on refrigerant amounts for comfort air conditioning.
The Manual D procedures match duct system resistance (pressure drop) to blower performance (as defined by the HVAC system manufacturer’s blower performance tables). This delivers appropriate airflow to the rooms and spaces to be conditioned while ensuring that system airflow is compatible with the operating range of the HVAC equipment.
The 2018-IgCC combines the technical requirements developed by the ASHRAE Standard 189.1 with the model code administrative provisions by the Code Council. As a result, the 2018-IgCC is now a unified code that emphasizes adoption, ease of use and enforcement for building projects.