August 30, 2006—A new technical research group focusing on sustainable building guidance and metrics has been created by ASHRAE. The group will develop design guidance, performance metrics and rating systems to integrate indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency and other aspects of sustainable building performance.
“If you ask a group of engineers to look at a facility, you’ll get a variety of opinions about how that building is performing in regard to energy efficiency, indoor air quality and comfort,” said Bryan R. Becker, Ph.D., P.E., a member of ASHRAE’s Technical Activities Committee, which oversees Society technical committees. “Our goal is to develop metrics and rating systems that are repeatable, verifiable and that can be utilized globally.”
For more information, see the ASHRAE Web site.
