ASHRAE Shaping Tomorrows Built

Environment Today

Erich Binder - Director At Large

http://ashare.org/

ASHRAE is the Answer

• People spend about 90 % of their lives indoors.

• Buildings are the places where we learn the most

important lessons in life, where we encounter the

personalities that inspire us, where the best of our ideas

are born.

• Buildings are the places where we spend time with the

people we love.

• 40% of all Energy Consumed in North America is from

Buildings.

• How can we reduce our energy consumption and still

Provide great Indoor Air Quality?

What Is ASHRAE

• Overview

• Standards

• Research

• Publications

• Education/Certification

• ASHRAE Conferences

ASHRAE Overview

• Founded in 1894

• 56,000+ volunteer members in over 130

countries

• International (11,000+)

• Canadian (10,000+)

• 6,500+ student members / 312 branches

• 14 regions /179 chapters

• 61 Alliances Around the World

Who We Are

• Industry Classification

• Consulting engineers

• Contractors

• Manufacturers & Manufactures Reps

• Government, Health and Education

• Design build

• Architects

• IAQ Specialist

ASHRAE Standards

• Developing standards since 1922

• Some 130 active standard or guideline

projects

• Standards are reviewed and republished to

ensure they are up-to-date, e.g., existing

code-intended standards are on a three year

review cycle

• www.ashrae.org/standards

Standards Development

• One of 6 standards development

organizations accredited by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• Consensus process ensures standards are

developed independent of special interests

• Volunteer committees are balanced group of

technical experts, professionals, government

officials and business representatives.

Most Well-Recognized

ASHRAE Standards

• 15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems

• 34, Designation & Safety Classification of Refrigerants

• Standard 188, Legionellosis: Risk Management for

Building Water Systems

• 55.1 Thermal Comfort

• 62 Indoor Air Quality for Buildings / Residential

• 90 Energy Efficiency for Commercial/High-Rise

Residential Buildings

• 189.1, Green, High Performing Commercial Buildings

Refrigerant Safety

Standard 15

• Establishes rules for

safe application in

equipment and systems

when using the

refrigerant classification

system

Refrigerant Safety

Standard 34

• Nomenclature of

refrigerants and assigns

safety classifications

based on toxicity and

flammability data

Legionella

Standard 188• In Canada, the average number

of reported cases of Legionnaires’

disease is generally less than 100

per year. However the actual

number of cases is thought to be

much higher, as many people

with pneumonia may not be

tested for infection with

Legionella.

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• ASHRAE Standard 188-2015,

Legionellosis: Risk Management for

Building Water Systems

• ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000,

Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis

Associated with Building Water

Systems

• ASHRAE Journal article - Risk

Management for Legionellosis

• Articles and papers addressing

legionella available in ASHRAE

Bookstore

• Guidance from the Centers for

Disease Control

• Proposed Standard from NSF and

ASHRAE

Thermal Comfort

Standard 55

• Sets the standard for

what are considered

“comfortable” indoor

conditions for 80% or

more of a building’s

occupants

• Settles the “too hot/too

cold” debate at offices

Ventilation and IAQ

Standard 62.1

• Specifies minimum

ventilation rates & other

measures intended to

provide indoor air quality

• Minimizes adverse health

effects

• Applies to all indoor or

enclosed spaces

Energy Efficiency

Standard 90.1

• Sets design

requirements for the

efficient use of energy

in buildings

• Most Provinces have

adopted some version

of 90.1 as their energy

code

Green Building

Standard 189.1

• The “Total Building

Sustainability Package”

• Compliance option of

International Code Council’s

International Green

Construction Code

• Meets Criteria for Energy &

Sustainability Buildings

ASHRAE Research

• Research been at the core of ASHRAE’s since 1919.

• Largest program of fundamental and applied research

supported by a technical society.

• 60+ active research projects, 40+ projects approved.

• 55 percent of research is conducted by universities;

45 percent conducted by private research or

engineering firms

• More than $67.5 million in research since 1960

• 5.8 Million Invested in HCFC Replacement Refrigerant

ASHRAE Publications

• Advanced Energy

Design Guides

• Prescriptive pre-

modeled solutions to

reach a given energy

savings for a given

building type

www.ashrae.org/freeaedg

Cold Climate Building

Design Guide

• Designing for the Unique

Challenges Posed by Cold

Climate Takes Expertise.

• ASHRAE's Cold-Climate

Buildings Design Guide

identifies strategies on how

to meet the design

challenges created by cold

climate conditions, from

initial planning to

completion

ASHRAE Data Centre

• 1.Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments,

2.Datacom Equipment Power Trends & Cooling

Applications

• 3.Design Considerations for Datacom Equipment

Centers,

• 4.Liquid Cooling Guidelines for Datacom Equipment

Centers,

• 5.Structural and Vibration Guidelines for Datacom

Equipment Centers

• 6.Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency,

7.High Density Data Centers - Case Studies and Best

Practices

• 8.Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom

Environments,

• 9.Real-Time Energy Consumption Measurements in Data

Centers

• 10.Green Tips for Data Centers

• 11.PUE™: A Comprehensive Examination of the Metric

• 12.Server Efficiency - Metrics for Computer Servers and

Storage

• 13.IT Equipment Design Impact on Data Center Solutions

• Data Center Standards from ASHRAE:

• Standard 90.4-2016 -- Energy

Standard for Data Centers

(ANSI Approved)

• Standard 127-2012 -- Method of

Testing for Rating Computer and Data

Processing Room Unitary Air

Conditioners (ANSI Approved)

ASHRAE Energy Auditing

• Completing an energy audit of a

facility provides an organization

with customized energy

conservation measures designed

to ensure significant energy

savings as well as CO2 emissions

reductions.

Energy audits are a powerful

tool for uncovering operational

and equipment improvements

that will save energy, reduce

energy costs, and lead to higher

performance. Energy audits can

be done as a stand-alone effort

but may be conducted as part of

a larger analysis across a group

of facilities, or across an owner’s

entire portfolio.

ASHRAE Building Energy

Quotient (bEQ) Rating System

• Managing energy efficiency is an integral part of a

building’s operational and financial performance.

• Determine your building's potential energy efficiency

with an As Designed evaluation.

• Improve performance and energy efficiency with an

In Operation assessment.

• Use bEQ to make informed decisions managing your

real estate portfolio

ASHRAE Learning Institute

• Various Course Categories

• ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines

• Commissioning

• Energy Efficiency

• Environmental Quality

• HVAC Applications

• HVAC Design

ASHRAE Certification

• Recognized by 20+ government bodies

• Validate critical knowledge, skills and abilities

in built environment jobs:

– Building Energy Assessment (BEAP)

– Building Energy Modeling (BEMP)

– Commissioning Process Management (CPMP)

– High-Performance Building Design (HBDP)

– Healthcare Facility Design (HFDP)

– Operations & Performance Management (OPMP

Student Activities

• Student Design Competition

• Opportunity to apply real-world design practices,

– HVAC Design Calculations

– HVAC System Selection

– Integrated Sustainable Building Design

– Applied Engineering Challenge

• Solar Decathlon

• Grants total $210,000 annually

• Over 320 scholarships available

Young Engineers in ASHRAE

• Provide Future leaders of ASHRAE Society

– Leadership

– Networking

– Communication

– Professional Development

– Mentoring

ASHRAE Conferences

• Winter Conference in January (coincides with AHR

Expo) – Las Vegas, NV

• Annual Conference in June – Long Beach, CA

• Variety of specialty conferences on a variety of topics

around the world

– Second International Conference on Energy and Indoor

Environment for Hot Climates

– ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: Building

Performance Modeling Conference

– ASHRAE 2017 Building Performance Analysis Conference

Questions??????

• Thank you for your time

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http://ashare.org/