March 4, 2002—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have announced an agreement to partner on an energy code. The code will incorporate ASHRAE’s widely used energy standards, Standard 90.1 and Standard 90.2, and become part of a full set of comprehensive codes developed by NFPA and its partners.
The resulting Energy Code will incorporate the 2001 editions of the 90.1 and 90.2, and reflect any updates or addenda to those standards. The code will apply to all buildings, including low-rise residential structures. According to George D. Miller, President of NFPA, “As a result of this agreement, state and local governments that adopt our codes set will have in place the latest advances in heating, refrigeration, cooling, and lighting design, resulting in significant energy savings.”
The full code set from NFPA and its partners will be developed through a process accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), as are all NFPA codes and standards. ANSI is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the US voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.
In addition to the Energy Code, the full set of codes being developed by NFPA and its other partners (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Western Fire Chiefs Association) will include: NFPA 70, National Electrical Code; NFPA 101, Life Safety Code; NFPA 5000, Building Code; and NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code – a combination of the two most widely adopted fire codes in the United States. The codes set will also include the Uniform Plumbing Code and the Uniform Mechanical Code. For more information visit NFPA.
