ASHRAE announced that the Utah Legislature has passed HB 218-Construction Code Modifications, adopting the full commercial provisions of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code and ASHRAE 90.1-2016.
ASHRAE has announced a call for presentations for the 2019 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference to be held September 25-27 at The Curtis Hotel in Denver.
This month’s Facility File is based on a new 40,000-square-foot office building HVAC system using VRF heat pump equipment with a focus on the Back2Basics February test. The project will include two VRF systems, each serving approximately 20,000 square feet of space. The building will also have a 100 percent DOAS gas-fired rooftop HVAC system for ventilation to the occupants in the building.
ASHRAE and UN Environment are accepting entries for a jointly established international award program to promote low-GWP alternative refrigerants and related technologies.
This month's Facility Files will focus on the Back2Basics test addressing the renovation of an existing Metro station with the addition of a new smoke evacuation system located within the building and within the subway’s inbound and outbound tunnels. The associated ADA-compliant elevator will have its own stand-alone, engineered, smoke control, 100 percent outside air fan to a positive-pressurized elevator shaft system.
ValleyPoint Church, a just-completed new-build project, was conceptualized as a place of worship, learning, and gathering for the Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, community.
This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B December test for the energy retrofit of a commercial office building hot water heating system conversion from a utility company steam system to a new, high-efficiency condensing boiler system.