January 12, 2005—ASHRAEs Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings provides a sensible, hands-on approach to design through use of products that are practical and commercially available as “off-the-shelf” technology from major manufacturers, according to Ron Jarnagin, chair of the committee that wrote the guide.
The guide focuses on office buildings of up to 20,000 square feet, which make up the bulk of the office space in the United States.
It features energy-savings recommendations for each climate zone in the U.S. on a single page, making it easier to achieve energy savings.
The guide includes specific recommendations for energy-efficient improvements in the areas of building envelope, lighting, HVAC equipment and systems and service water heating. Bonus savings strategies to improve energy efficiency beyond the 30 percent are included for exterior faade lighting, parking lot lighting and plug loads.
The book is the first in a series of documents designed to provide recommendations for achieving 30 percent energy savings over the minimum code requirements of ASHRAEs energy conservation standard, Standard 90.1. Standard 90.1 is the basis for building codes across the United States.
The book was written by ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The cost of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings is $59 ($47, ASHRAE members). For more information, contact ASHRAE.
