Volume V, Issue 24

July 19, 2013

Important Information Regarding the Development of ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines

STANDARDS ACTIONS

NEW PROJECTSCALL FOR COMMENTS

Constructive comments are invited on the Title, Purpose, and Scope (TPS) for the following newly approved projects. The TPSs can be accessed by going to ASHRAEs Standards, Research & Technology/Public Review Drafts web page at: http://www.ashrae.org/public-review-drafts. All activity for reviewing and commenting on public review drafts can be accomplished completely online. A login is required. To obtain a paper copy of any TPS draft, contact ASHARAE Inc, Attn: Standards Section, 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-2305, or email at: standards.section@ashrae.org. Note: Paper copies are available for $35.00 per copy if 100 pages or less and $45.00 if over 100 pages. 30-Day Public Review from July 19, 2013, to August 18, 2013

NEW PROJECTSCALL FOR COMMENTS BSR/ASHRAE Standard 189.2P, Standard for the
Design of High-Performance, Sustainable Low-Rise Residential Buildings PURPOSE: The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the siting, design, construction, and plan for operation of high-performance, sustainable low-rise residential buildings to: a. balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, occupant comfort and well being, and community sensitivity, b. support the goal of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, c. achieve a significant increase in building performance beyond code minimum standards and other established benchmarks for residential buildings, d. specifically support the use of renewable resources, high performance building envelopes, system commissioning, and innovative products and systems

ASHRAE Guideline 35P, Method for Determining

the Energy Consumption Caused By Air-Cleaning and Filtration Devices 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this guideline is to establish a consistent methodology to determine the energy consumption created by the introduction of air cleaning and filtration devices into an air stream.

SCOPE: 2.1 This standard applies to spaces intended for human occupancy within single-family houses (including manufactured and modular houses), multi-family structures of three stories or fewer above grade, and the residential portions of mixed-use buildings. This standard does not apply to tran2. SCOPE: sient housing such as hotels, motels, nursing homes 2.1 This guideline applies to air cleaning devices for re(medically staffed), dormitories, or jails/prisons. moving particulate and gas phase contaminants in general 2.2 This standard provides minimum requirements, written ventilation systems. in mandatory and enforceable language, appropriate for 2.2 This guideline does not apply to UV-C devices or elec- reference in building codes and similar regulations. These trically-powered general ventilation air-cleaning devices. requirements are not intended to serve as a building rating system. 2.3 This standard provides minimum criteria that: a. apply to the following elements of building projects: i. new buildings and their systems ii. new portions and/or major renovations of existing buildings and their systems iii. new systems and equipment in existing building appurtenant structures such as out buildings and pool houses
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b. address site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), moisture management and the buildings impact on the atmosphere, materials, and resources at a high level of performance. 2.4 The provisions of this standard do not apply to: a. multi-family structures of four stories or greater above grade b. buildings that use none of the following: electricity, fossil fuel, or water. 2.5 Additional requirements for the residential buildings within the scope of this standard may be dictated by buildings codes and other regulations to address a range of health, safety and environmental issues. The requirements in this standard are not intended to supersede, abridge or circumvent any such requirements.

NEW PROJECTCALL FOR COMMENTS BSR/ASHRAE Standard 214P, Standard for Measuring and Expressing Building Energy Performance in a Rating Program PURPOSE: 1.1 This purpose of this standard is to provide a standardized approach and methodology for measuring and expressing building energy performance in a rating program. 1.2 The purpose of this standard is to standardize the format and label associated with building energy rating programs and establish minimum requirements for rating program documentation.

SCOPE: 2.1 This standard applies to: a. new and existing buildings. b. the building site on which buildings are located and all accessory structures and energy using systems and equip BSR/ASHRAE Standard 213P, Method for Calculat- ment located on the building site. ing Moist Air Thermodynamic Properties PURPOSE: This purpose of this standard is to establish a standardized method of calculating thermodynamic properties of moist air for use in analyzing heating, ventilating, airconditioning, and refrigerating applications. SCOPE: 2.1 This standard provides mathematical relationships for the following thermodynamic properties: pressure, drybulb temperature, wet-bulb temperature, dew-point temperature, relative humidity, humidity ratio, degree of saturation, specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy. 2.2 This standard applies to thermodynamic properties of moist air within the following range of conditions: 2.2.1 Pressures from 70 to 110 kPa (10 to 16 psia) 2.2.2 Temperatures from -60 to 90 C (-80 to 200 F) 2.2.3 Relative humidities from 0 to 100% 2.2 This standard establishes requirements for the disclosure of building energy use via a rating label and supporting summary documentation; modeling of buildings and building sites to estimate or predict building energy use and requirements for measuring and expressing energy use of buildings and building sites that are in operation; acceptable credentialing criteria for individuals applying this standard and reporting building energy use; both preoccupancy (design) and post-occupancy conditions (in operation), and the format and content of the rating disclosure, the label, and supporting documentation.

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CALL FOR MEMBERS

CALL FOR MEMBERS

A Call for Members is announced for the committees indi- a. achieve a significant increase in building performance cated below. Persons who are interested in serving on this beyond code minimum standards and other established ASHRAE committee are asked to indicate their interest and benchmarks for residential buildings, obtain the necessary membership forms by clicking on the b. specifically support the use of renewable resources, following link: ASHRAE Forms and Procedures or by conhigh performance building envelopes, system commissioning, and innovative products and systems tacting Stephanie Reiniche at: ASHRAE, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305; phone: 678-539-1143; fax: 678-539-2143; email: Standards.Section@ashrae.org. SCOPE: 2.1 This standard applies to spaces intended for human occupancy within single-family houses (including manufac GPC35P, Method for Determining the Energy Con- tured and modular houses), multi-family structures of three sumption Caused By Air-Cleaning and Filtration De- stories or fewer above grade, and the residential portions of mixed-use buildings. This standard does not apply to tranvices sient housing such as hotels, motels, nursing homes (medically staffed), dormitories, or jails/prisons. 1. PURPOSE: 2.2 This standard provides minimum requirements, written The purpose of this guideline is to establish a consistent methodology to determine the energy consumption created in mandatory and enforceable language, appropriate for reference in building codes and similar regulations. These by the introduction of air cleaning and filtration devices requirements are not intended to serve as a building rating into an air stream. system. 2.3 This standard provides minimum criteria that: 2. SCOPE: a. apply to the following elements of building projects: 2.1 This guideline applies to air cleaning devices for rei. new buildings and their systems moving particulate and gas phase contaminants in general ii. new portions and/or major renovations of existing ventilation systems. buildings and their systems 2.2 This guideline does not apply to UV-C devices or eleciii. new systems and equipment in existing building trically-powered general ventilation air-cleaning devices. iv. appurtenant structures such as out buildings and pool houses SPC 189.2P, Standard for the Design of Highb. address site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy Performance, Sustainable Low-Rise Residential efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), moisture Buildings management and the buildings impact on the atmosphere, materials, and resources at a high level of performance. PURPOSE: 2.4 The provisions of this standard do not apply to: The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the siting, design, construction, and plan for a. multi-family structures of four stories or greater above grade operation of high-performance, sustainable low-rise resib. buildings that use none of the following: electricity, dential buildings to: fossil fuel, or water. a. balance environmental responsibility, resource effi2.5 Additional requirements for the residential buildings ciency, occupant comfort and well being, and commuwithin the scope of this standard may be dictated by buildnity sensitivity, ings codes and other regulations to address a range of b. support the goal of development that meets the needs health, safety and environmental issues. The requirements of the present without compromising the ability of fuin this standard are not intended to supersede, abridge or ture generations to meet their own needs, circumvent any such requirements.
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CALL FOR MEMBERS SPC 213P, Method for Calculating Moist Air Thermodynamic Properties PURPOSE: This purpose of this standard is to establish a standardized method of calculating thermodynamic properties of moist air for use in analyzing heating, ventilating, airconditioning, and refrigerating applications. SCOPE: 2.1 This standard provides mathematical relationships for the following thermodynamic properties: pressure, drybulb temperature, wet-bulb temperature, dew-point temperature, relative humidity, humidity ratio, degree of saturation, specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy. 2.2 This standard applies to thermodynamic properties of moist air within the following range of conditions: 2.2.1 Pressures from 70 to 110 kPa (10 to 16 psia) 2.2.2 Temperatures from -60 to 90 C (-80 to 200 F) 2.2.3 Relative humidities from 0 to 100%

CALL FOR MEMBERS

2.2 This standard establishes requirements for the disclosure of building energy use via a rating label and supporting summary documentation; modeling of buildings and building sites to estimate or predict building energy use and requirements for measuring and expressing energy use of buildings and building sites that are in operation; acceptable credentialing criteria for individuals applying this standard and reporting building energy use; both preoccupancy (design) and post-occupancy conditions (in operation), and the format and content of the rating disclosure, the label, and supporting documentation.

INTERIM MEETINGS
A complete listing of project committee interim meetings is provided on ASHRAEs website at: http://www.ashrae.org/pc-interim-meetings.

SPC 214P, Standard for Measuring and Expressing

Building Energy Performance in a Rating Program

SSPC 135, BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks, will hold an interim meeting from November 4, 2013 through November 8, 2013 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. May 6, 2013 through May 10, 2013 at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco, CA

PURPOSE: 1.1 This purpose of this standard is to provide a standardized approach and methodology for measuring and expressing building energy performance in a rating program. 1.2 The purpose of this standard is to standardize the forFor additional information contact Carl Neilson, Chair of mat and label associated with building energy rating programs and establish minimum requirements for rating pro- SSPC 135 (cneilson@deltacontrols.com). gram documentation. SCOPE: 2.1 This standard applies to: a. new and existing buildings. b. the building site on which buildings are located and all accessory structures and energy using systems and equipment located on the building site.

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