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ASHRAE Design Competition Gives Students Hands-On Experience in Practical Design

ATLANTA—Engineering practices such as BIM, geothermal and combined cooling, heating and power are highlighted in the winning entries in the 2010 ASHRAE Student Design Competition.

Encouraging Sustainable Design Worldwide: ASHRAE Standards Translated

ATLANTA – Tools to help further the fast growing green market in South America have been developed by ASHRAE and partnering organizations in that region.

ASHRAE Encourages States to Meet Current Building Energy Codes

ATLANTA – As the developer of the nation’s first standard for energy efficiency in buildings, ASHRAE applauds a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy regarding funding to states to implement the most current energy codes.

ASHRAE, NEMA Partner on Standard to Create Facility Smart Grid Model

ATLANTA – We may not be traveling in flying cars or have talking robot maids as shown in the television cartoon “The Jetsons,” but homes, commercial and institutional buildings and industrial facilities are about to get a lot “smarter” when it comes to electrical use.

CLEAN ENERGY TO BE A FOCUS OF THE 2010 ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2010 – As industrial nations look for ways to become more energy efficient, engineers and technology leaders will convene in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to discuss topics related to climate change, sustainable processes, alternative energy and fuel cell technology during proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 12-18.

ASHRAE Vice President Testifies at DOE Hearing on Sustainable Design Standards

ATLANTA –A newly published high-performance green standard would provide a solid foundation on which the federal government could build its efforts to make its buildings more sustainable, according to testimony today from ASHRAE.

ASHRAE President Testifies on Optimizing Federal Building Efficiency at Congressional Subcommittee

ATLANTA – The impact of the U.S. buildings is surprisingly large, with CO2 emissions alone approximately equaling the combined emissions of Japan, France and the United Kingdom for transportation, industry and buildings.

Institute Testifies on Green Building,

If we want to improve our building stock, we must learn to measure performance. But, establishing measurements to achieve high-performance buildings, not just “green” buildings, really needs to be the end goal. That is the message National Institute of Building Sciences President Henry L. Green, Hon. AIA, made during his testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

Raising Energy Efficiency Highlighted at ASHRAE Meeting

ATLANTA – Raising efficiency to new levels was the focus of the ASHRAE 2010 Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, N.M. Highlights of the meeting included ASHRAE’s receipt of ENERGY STAR® for its Headquarters in Atlanta, celebration of the 35th anniversary of publication of the energy conservation standard now known as Standard 90.1 and an update on the ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient program.

Standard 90.1: Setting the Energy Foundation in Buildings for 35 Years

ATLANTA – While high-performance buildings are the obvious choice in today’s sustainability-focused industry, it was only a short 35 years ago that the first standard for energy efficiency was established, setting the engineering engine of sustainability into motion.