January 17, 2003—The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) energy conservation standard will be included in the 2003 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2001, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, has been approved for inclusion in the Code by the International Code Council (ICC).
The ICC is comprised of the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) and the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI). The Code is a model code that may be adopted by code jurisdictions in the United States or internationally. Currently, ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999 is referenced in the existing code.
The 2001 standard provides the minimum requirements for the design of energy efficient buildings. It is written in mandatory, enforceable language, which can be adopted into building codes, and now addresses modifications to existing buildings.
In addition to ICC, ASHRAE is working with other organizations to encourage and facilitate the adoption of the 2001 standard into model energy codes. ASHRAE recently signed a partnering agreement with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to incorporate Standard 90.1 in the NFPA consensus code set. Along with ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2001, Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings, these standards will comprise the energy code portion of the NFPA code set.
