Advanced Energy Efficiency for Buildings

ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers) is in the process of releasing booklets free to all interested people with practical step by step information that makes a building design save a projected 50% of the energy bills of conventional buildings being designed.  To keep things simple, ASHRAE dedicates each booklet to a specific type of building: small offices/retail/warehouses/motels/educational/smaller healthcare facilities.

These booklets are part of a long term commitment by ASHRAE to help create a world where buildings use dramatically less energy.  The first stage was to release booklets that describe step by step information on how to save 30% on energy buildings being designed.  I had mentioned these booklets on my home page.

The new stage is 50% energy reductions.  So far one free  booklet is available in this category (for small offices).  By the time you read this, there will probably more types of buildings available.

In the future, expect guidelines for even higher energy targets.  By the time 100% energy savings is a reality-buildings will likely need to be linked together with surrounding buildings in terms of energy features (like co-generation, waste heat recovery etc).

ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers) is in the process of releasing booklets free to all interested people with practical step by step information that makes a building save a projected 50% of the energy bills of conventional buildings being designed.  To keep things simple, ASHRAE dedicates each booklet to a specific type of building: small offices/retail/warehouses/motels/educational/smaller healthcare facilities.

These booklets are part of a long term commitment by ASHRAE to help create a world where buildings use dramatically less energy.  The first stage was to release booklets that describe step by step information on how to save 30% on energy buildings being designed.  I had mentioned these booklets on my home page.

The new stage is 50% energy reductions.  So far one booklet is available in this category (for small offices).

In the future, expect guidelines for even higher energy targets.  By the time 100% energy savings is a reality-buildings will likely need to be linked together with surrounding buildings in terms of energy features (like cogeneration, solid waste converters, geothermal,waste heat recovery etc).  By surrounding buildings cooperating with each other two new possibilities open up. For example-  expensive power generation options become more affordable when they are shared by 3 buildings.  Another example is to have possibilities open up for sending otherwise wasted energies to surrounding buildings that have the ability to use it.  Let’s say one building can generate more rainwater than it can use and another building can generate solar photovoltaic on weekends but needs none on the weekends.
http://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/aedg50pct
http://aedg.ashrae.org/Default.aspxhttp://aedg.ashrae.org/Default.aspx

If you would like a PDF copy of one of these energy guideline documents with the architectural or electrical items of interest highlighted-contact me through the “contact us” page on this website!

Guy Van Meulebrouck PE

consulting engineer

10947 US 98 North

Lakeland, Florida 33809

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