Mechanical & Plumbing
Standard 189.1-2011 now available from ASHRAE, USGBC, IES

January 30, 2012 - Changes to help make buildings and systems more sustainable are part of the newly published version of the high performance green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings covers key issues of energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and site sustainability, among other topics. The standard also updates the performance option for energy efficiency (Appendix D) so that it refers to Appendix G of Standard 90.1-2010. Appendix G of 90.1 applies to projects seeking to reduce annual energy cost more than would be possible by merely meeting the requirements of that standard.  

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January 30, 2012  By  Alyssa Dalton