Please review New Draft ASHRAE Standard for Homes

Dear BEC Members:

ASHRAE is currently seeking Advisory Public Review comments on proposed changes to ASHRAE Standard 90.2 for low-rise residential buildings.

Comments are due by SUNDAY.

This review is critically important – to both ASHRAE and the nation.  I believe that the BEC members are valuable and critical contributors to this review.

This standard seeks to provide guidance on the minimum energy efficiency of low-rise residential buildings.  While these may not be your primary work focus, you are well aware of the building science challenges of delivering a durable building envelope that performance for the 50 to 100-year life expectancy of these buildings. 

We need these buildings done right – they are going to be around for a long time!   

To review the draft and file your comments:

Primary Link to “Standards for Public Review”

http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/331

Scroll down the page until you see “Public Review Draft Standards…”

Click the button that says “Click Here”

Scroll down to

“30-Day Public Review Period from May 13, 2011 to June 12, 2011”

And click on “Comment”

You will be asked to log in as a commenter (just for record keeping).

Once logged in you can also see the comments that others have filed and file your own.