February 10, 2006—Continued reductions in emissions, guidelines leading to reduced energy consumption and responsible refrigerant use are encouraged in a new joint statement on climate change issued by ASHRAE and CIBSE.
The statement was signed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) at ASHRAEs 2006 Winter Meeting held January 21-25 in Chicago. To read the statement, visit the ASHRAE Web site.
CIBSE and ASHRAE provide building design, operation, and energy efficiency standards used globally. Since energy production often contributes greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, these standards potentially reduce emissions. Energy-related impacts are addressed by reducing the equipment system and building energy consumption, and by modifying user behavior, thereby reducing emissions including CO2.
ASHRAE and CIBSE are implementing the following: Coordinated approaches to environmental issues at all stages of building and component life cycles; adoption and development of designs, materials, components, systems and processes that minimize environmental impacts, including climate change; promotion of practices that encourage energy efficiency by building users; encouragement of renewable energy supply into buildings and building engineering systems when economically feasible; education of building owners, operators and engineers on the importance of energy efficiency and climate change; and providing of advice, information and assistance related to energy efficiency and climate change to governments and other influential bodies.
