Changes to commissioning requirements proposed for green building standard
Changes to the commissioning requirements in Standard 189.1 that would increase its ability to support achieving high-performance green buildings are open for public input.
Published by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings, contains minimum requirements for the siting, design, and construction of high-performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts, and maintaining acceptable indoor environments.