Sunday, January 24, 2016: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Standards, Guidelines and Codes
Chair:
Jeff Inks, Window and Door Manufacturers Association
Technical Committee: 02.08 Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
Sponsor: Residential Buildings Commitee
ASHRAE has entered a partnership with NAHB and ICC to revise the 2012 version of ICC 700. The revised version of the standard includes some significant changes intended to increase its adoption and use. This seminar discusses key changes to the new version of the standard. ASHRAE involvement and feedback on the partnership with NAHB and ICC is also provided. Application of the standard from a user's perspective is discussed.
1 The National Green Building Standard ICC-700: A Residential Building Game Changer
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Michelle Desiderio, Home Innovations Research Labs |
Until recently, residential buildings lagged in green certification because the cost-benefit analysis is different than for office buildings. ANSI approval of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) opened the door to cost-effective, credible, marketable green certification for homes and apartments. The green housing market is poised to double from what it was in 2013—going from $37 billion (27% of market) to $90 billion (up to 33% of market) by 2016. This presentation will describe the NGBS and the NGBS Green certification program, as well as emerging green building trends with the development of the 2015 NGBS sponsored by ICC/ASHRAE/NAHB.
2 ASHRAE's Partnership and Involvement with the National Green Building Standard
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R. Christopher Mathis, Mason-Grant Consulting |
ASHRAE has been a leader in the green and sustainable buildings, developing a variety of “better-than-code” standards, historically focused on commercial building performance. As part of its increased commitment to residential building performance initiatives, ASHRAE partnered with ICC and NAHB in the revision to the 2012 Residential Green Building Standard. Drawing from experience with 189.1 and a number of building performance topics, ASHRAE delegates participated in development and deliberations on hundreds of proposed changes to ICC 700. This presentation will report on how the next edition of ICC 700 aligns with ASHRAE’s mission, technical rigor and professional standards requirements.
3 Pre-Qualification of Products and Systems with the National Green Building Standard
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Theresa A. Weston, Ph.D., DuPont Building Innovations |
The National Green Building Standard is unique among sustainable building standards in that it has a pre-qualification process for materials and products that contribute towards points within the standard. The benefit of pre-qualification for builders is that it streamlines the writing specifications and verification of compliance with the standard. The benefit for a manufacturer is demonstration of product benefits. This presentation will describe the pre-qualification process and the technical data needed for validation.