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Building Standards for High
Performance Buildings
High Performance Building Council
National Institute of Building Sciences
Washington DC
Agenda
How did we get here?
Congressional Leadership
Federal Owner’s Perspectives
Future Opportunities and Challenges
High Performance means
“Greening”
“Energy Efficient”
“Environmentally Preferable Products”
“Sustainable”
“Blast Resistant”
“Net-Zero Energy”
“High Performance Green”
“Return on Investment”
“Met Owner’s Requirements”
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Sec. 914. BUILDING STANDARDS.
(a) DEFINITION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
BUILDINGS. – In this section, the term “high
performance building” means a building that
integrates and optimizes all major highperformance building attributes, including
energy efficiency, durability, life-cycle
performance, and occupant productivity.
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Public Law 93-383, Sect. 809 (1974)
Congress directed NIBS to “exercise its functions
and responsibilities in four general areas, relating to
building regulations……………..”
1. Develop & maintain
performance criteria for
maintenance of life, safety,
health, and public welfare for
the built environment.
2. Evaluate building technology to
meet the above criteria.
3. Conduct related and needed
investigations
4. Assemble, store, and
disseminate technical data and
related information
Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007
Sec. 401. Definitions.
(12) HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING –
The term “high performance building” means
a building that integrates and optimizes on a
life cycle basis all major high performance
building attributes, including energy
conservation, environment, safety, security,
durability, accessibility, cost-benefit,
productivity, sustainability, functionality, and
operational considerations.
Need for a New Paradigm for
Delivering High Performance Buildings
Allow the industry to uniformly move in a
direction to provide guidance for design practice,
technology research and development and
product manufacturing for high performing
buildings
Allow owners to adopt high performance based
on their economic/mission performance goals
Harmonize and coordinate a high performance
model through one organization
Identify specific performance attributes that
would be used to define a high performance
building.
Identify specific performance metrics and
benchmarks for providing for performance
goals.
Catalogue existing industry standards and
programs that are used to measure or validate
the specific performance metrics including the
identification of gaps and standards needed to
measure and validate high performance
buildings.
Harmonize these standards.
High Performance Building Council
Acoustical Society of America
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
Alliance to Save Energy
AABC Commission Group
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
American Chemistry Council
American Council of Renewable Energy
American Forest and Paper Association
American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Institute of Timber Construction
American Iron and Steel Institute
American National Standards Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Solar Energy Society
American Welding Society
Associated General Contractors of America
ASTM International
Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council
Brick Industry Association
Building Codes Assistance Project
Building Owners and Managers Association International
Construction Management Association of America
Construction Specifications Institute
EIFS Industry members Association
Federal of American Scientists
GAMA
Green Building Initiative
Greenguard Environmental Institute
Gypsum Association
IEEE
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Internal Window Cleaners Association
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
International Code Council
Master Painters Institute
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Environmental Balancing Bureau
National Fenestration Rating Council
National Fire Protection Association
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Sanitation Foundation International
National Science Foundation
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
Plumbing Manufacturers Institute
Portland Cement Association
Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association
Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors National Association
Southern California Edison
Standards Engineering Society
Steel Door Institute
Structural Building Components Industry
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Urban Land Institute
Wallcovering Association
Water Quality Association
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Green Building Council
High
Performance
Building
Council
Industry Standards
Essential for Uniformity, Regulation and
Procurement of Products and Systems
Adopted by Reference in Building Codes
and Project Specifications by Regulators
and Designers
Provide Minimum Safety Expectations
Linked to the State of Practice and Current
Marketplace
Developed by over 300+ Organizations
Definitions
Attributes – major measurable intents
(qualitative)
Metric – measurement that indicates
achievement of primary indicators
(quantitative)
Standard – agreed upon technique for
measuring achievements (validation
methods)
High Performance Attributes
Cost Effectiveness
Safety and Security
Sustainability
Accessibility
Functionality (Operational, Serviceable)
Productivity
Historic Preservation
Aesthetics
Executive Committee Initiatives
Cost
Energy Use
Environmentally Preferable Products
Curtain Wall and Glazing
Lighting and Electrical Equipment
Continuity of Operations
Building Industry Changes
Building procurement process that considers
owner’s business model and expectations
Industry process for developing a consensus on
improving design practice and product
performance to meet high performance
expectations
Documentation of these expectations of current
and future building and product high
performance levels
Assessments
We have done the broad paint brush
We have laid the initial groundwork
We have some deliverables in the pipeline
Challenges:
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Depth and breadth of every nook and cranny of
building performance
Performance priorities
Competition where no competition intended
Federal Owner perspectives
Focused attention
Points of Contact
Get W. [email protected]
Steve [email protected]
Claire [email protected]
Rich [email protected]
Bill [email protected]
Michael [email protected]
David [email protected]
Tom [email protected]
Earle [email protected]