Sunday, June 25, 2017: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Fundamentals and Applications
Chair:
Andy Cochrane, Industrial Air Inc.
Sponsor: Chapter Technology Transfer Committee
Discussion about the performance of buildings shows increasing connectedness of critical energy, power and water issues. Combined with analysis of environmental trends, these shared issues define an expanding international role for ASHRAE standards.
Standard 169-2013, provides climate data for building performance assessment and includes data and maps for Climate Zone 0.
This presentation explores Climate Zone 0 and changes to 90.1. Comparing and contrasting building performance requirements for Climate Zone 0 with previous editions, focusing on building envelope and air leakage impacting HVAC decisions and building energy performance. It concludes with discussion of areas ASHRAE standards should address building performance.
1 Bringing ASHRAE 90.1 to the World: The Addition of Climate Zone 0
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Chris Mathis, Mathis Consulting |
Until recently, the flagship standard on building energy performance – ASHRAE 90.1 – was silent on its application into these extremely hot climates. This presentation explores the new Climate Zone 0 and the recent changes to Standard 90.1 to expand its building performance guidance to these international locations. The presentation compares and contrasts critical building performance requirements for Climate Zone 0 with previous editions of the standard. It especially focuses on key building envelope and air leakage requirements that critically impact HVAC decisions and ultimate building energy performance. The session concludes with a discussion of additional areas where ASHRAE should expand its standards to address targeted building performance topics in CZ 0 and worldwide.