Open for public comment: proposed revisions for existing buildings standard
Public input is being sought into revision of an ASHRAE/IES standard that addresses retrofit of existing residential and commercial buildings to achieve greater energy efficiency.
“Information from the International Energy Agency shows that the building sector is the largest consumer of energy in the United States, using some 40.3 quadrillion Btus of energy in 2002, around 41 percent of total U.S. energy use,” Rick Hermans, chair of the committee writing the standard, said. “Compliance with this standard by every building would reduce that energy use by three quarters.”