“ASHRAE is pleased with this
ruling from the DOE, recognizing the energy savings
measures in the standard,” ASHRAE President Tom Phoenix
said. “Standard 90.1 was an original cornerstone in our
efforts to improve building performance, and we continue
to strive to increase its efficiency in the future.”
Among the eight addenda that are identified as having a
major positive impact on energy efficiency, IES notes
that three are attributed to lighting changes according
to Rita Harrold, IES director of technology. These
address control requirements for lighting alterations,
additional controls for more spaces with a shortened
time to lighting reduction or shutoff, and a decrease in
lighting power density in most building types to reflect
changes in revisions to illuminance recommendations in
the IES Lighting Handbook, 10th edition.
The DOE noted that the 2013 standard contains 52
positive impacts on energy efficiency that were
incorporated into the analysis. These impacts included
changes made through the public review process in which
users of the standard comment and offer guidance on
proposed requirements. Specifically the major positive
impacts include:
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Control requirements for lighting alternations
• New requirements for individual fans
• Reduction of energy usage for large boilers
• Reduction of fan energy usage
• New efficiency requirements for commercial
refrigeration
• More controls in more spaces and reduction of time to
reduction or shut off of those controls
• Reduction of lighting power density in most building
types
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing
human well-being through sustainable technology for the
built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000
members worldwide focus on building systems, energy
efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and
sustainability. Through research, standards writing,
publishing, certification and continuing education,
ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More
information can be found at
www.ashrae.org/news.
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