ASHRAE reports that as progress in made in developing the nation’s first standard for high-performance green commercial buildings, membership on the committee developing the standard is being reconstituted, according to an ASHRAE press release.

Proposed Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will provide minimum requirements for the design of high-performance new commercial buildings and major renovation projects, addressing energy efficiency, a building’s impact on the atmosphere, sustainable sites, water use efficiency, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. It is being developed by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

To read more about the proposed standard, visit http://www.ashrae.org/pressroom/detail/16965.