Transcript Presentation to: High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition July 27, 2011 What is ASHRAE? American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers To advance the.

Presentation to:
High Performance Building
Congressional Caucus Coalition
July 27, 2011
What is ASHRAE?
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.
• 52,000 members worldwide in more than 130 countries
– Consulting engineers, architects, contractors, manufacturers
• Standards on IAQ, energy efficiency, high-performance
buildings, and HVAC&R equipment
• 130 standard and guideline project committees with some 80
ANSI-approved standards
• Provides building designers with beyond code guidance
through its Advanced Energy Design Guides and ASHRAE
GreenGuide
• One of few HVAC&R organizations in world with own research
program
Why Building Energy Labeling?
Informing Consumers to Allow
Educated Choices is Not New
Restaurant Sanitation Ratings
Car Fuel
Economy
Estimates
Nutrition Facts Label
Building Energy Labels. . .
Promote the value of energy efficiency in
the marketplace
Differentiate buildings with good
performance for potential
tenants/buyers
Enhance building owner’s ability to
identify energy efficiency
measures to help improve
operations
Building Energy Labels. . .
Provide clear communication of energy
performance to the public
Contribute to building performance
databases – potential and actual
energy use
Highlight the drive toward
Net Zero Energy Buildings
Why Now?
Mandatory labeling requirements already in
place:
– European Union
– California
– Washington, DC
Why ASHRAE?
• Over 100 years of experience in the building
sciences
• Strong technical expertise across all aspects of
building design and operation
• Historic focus on developing consensus-based,
non-commercial documents
• Respect and credibility within the building
community
• Proven history working with DOE and other
professional organizations
Developing BeQ
• BeQ Development Committee
– International team of experts
– Representatives from the Energy Star and EU
labeling programs
– Building energy modeling experts
– Representatives from utilities, government, and
advocacy community
• Technically sound and widely applicable
program
• Validate and enhance the program using
ASHRAE’s broad technical resource network
Types of Ratings
In Operation Rating (Operational)
• Actual measured energy use of a building
• Based on combination of structure and
features of the building and how it is
operated
• Applicable for existing buildings
• Applicable for new buildings after 12-18
months of operation.
Types of Ratings
As Designed Rating (Asset)
• Assessment of the building based on design
components: mechanical, envelope, orientation,
and lighting.
• Based on results of a building energy model
• Applicable to both new and existing buildings
• Can be used to make choices between potential
building designs
Features of BeQ Program:
• Potential side-by-side comparison of As Designed
(asset) and In Operation (operational) Ratings
• Building assessment identifies both peak demand
reduction and energy management opportunities
• Recognizes energy use from on-site renewables
• Includes measurement-based Indoor Environmental
Quality (IEQ) indicators to assure levels of service are
maintained
Relationship to Other Programs
• Europe
– Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of
buildings
– Standard EN 15217 Energy performance of buildings—
methods for expressing energy performance and for
energy certification of buildings (2007)
– Explicit effort to learn from EU experience
Austria
England & Wales
Greece
Italy
How is BeQ Different from Existing
“Green” Programs like LEED or
GreenGlobes?
• Focuses on a building’s energy use while
ensuring adequate building IEQ
• Helps identify opportunities for improving
energy performance
How is BeQ Different from EPA’s
Energy Star Program?
• Greater differentiation for high performing
buildings
• Emphasis on top performers and net zero energy
operation.
• Required site visit to validate information and
IEQ
• Applies to all building types
• Measured IEQ performance
• Expanded information provided for how to
improve energy performance
Visible Products of BeQ
The Label:
• Most visible component of the
program
• Simple to understand – targets
general public
• Suitable for display in building
lobbies and marketing materials
• Satisfies public disclosure
requirements at the state and
local level
Visible Products of BeQ
The Certificate:
Detailed Technical
information that
includes:
• Energy saving
features
• Emissions
• IEQ compliance
• History of
operational
ratings
Timeline for BeQ
bEQ Program - Overall Development Schedule
2008
Exploratory Ad-Hoc convened
ABEL Report issued
2009
Implementation Ad-Hoc convened
ABEL/bEQ Report issued
2010
Modeling certification launched (Jan)
In Operation Pilot Phase (May-Sep)
2011
Assessor certification launched (Jan)
As Designed Pilot Phase (Jun-Dec)
In Operation rating launched (Fall)
2012
As Designed rating Launched
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
About the Operational Pilot
Participation of Prominent Building
Owners/Developers
Participants:
ASHRAE Certification
Building Energy Assessment Professional
• Required for Operational rating
• 78 certified to date
Building Energy Modeling Professional
• Required for Asset rating
• 165 certified to date
For More Information:
• Visit the ASHRAE bEQ web site:
http://www.buildingeq.com/
• Contact ASHRAE staff:
Lilas Pratt – Manager, Special Projects
Phone: 678-539-1193
Email: [email protected]
• ASHRAE BeQ Committee Chair, 2011-12
Thomas Phoenix
Phone: 336-373-9800
Email: [email protected]
Questions?
www.buildingEQ.com