ASHRAE Outlines Goals for Revising Energy Conservation Standard
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has a vision for its energy conservation standard. ASHRAE sees a standard that is simplified. A standard with more stringent energy requirements. And creation of a separate standard that focuses on small buildings.
The society seeks to achieve all three when ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is revised and published in 2004. The standard is published on a three-year cycle to coincide with the deadlines for adoption by major building code organizations.