» ASHRAE Standard Provides Guidance for DOE Federal Standard
ASHRAE Standard Provides Guidance for DOE Federal Standard

ATLANTA?Savings over the next 30 years from a proposed federal standard for vending machines could equal that of the energy consumed by more than 830,000 American households in a single year.

The federal standard issued by the U.S. Department of Energy is based on ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2004, Methods of Testing for Rating Vending Machines for Bottled, Canned and Other Sealed Beverages, which establishes uniform testing of refrigerated vending machines to determine energy consumption. The DOE issued its ruling on Aug. 31, 2009 via the Federal Register.

?As a technical organization with interests in both refrigeration and reducing energy use, we are pleased that DOE and the beverage industry look to ASHRAE as the source for standards in this critical area,? Gordon Holness, ASHRAE president, said. ?We look forward to continued work with the Department and the relevant stakeholders to develop standards that meet the needs of the nation and the world.?

Given that refrigerated vending machines consume 2,500 to 4,400 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per year, DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards, finding that such standards ?would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.?

By 2042, DOE expects the energy savings to result in cumulative greenhouse gas emission reductions of 0.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, an amount equal to that produced by 2 million cars every year.
Fully-cooled medium capacity vending machines, the most common type currently being sold, cost $2,625 with annual energy costs of $188. To meet the new standards, the DOE estimates the installed prices of such equipment will increase by $239 to $2,864, which will be offset by annual energy savings of $69.

Though DOE utilized the testing methods laid out in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2004, the department employed a test point of 75°F/45 RH rather than the 90°F/65 RH specified in the Standard. Also, DOE will take into consideration the fact that ASHRAE is currently updating Standard 32.1-2004 and will consider any changes that may result from the update.

The standards will apply to all beverage vending machines manufactured for sale in the U.S. or imported to the U.S., starting three years after publication of the final rule.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.

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» If You Can't Stand the Heat ... Manage the Humidity: ASHRAE Heads to Florida for 2010 Winter Conference
If You Can't Stand the Heat ... Manage the Humidity: ASHRAE Heads to Florida for 2010 Winter Conference

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ATLANTA? ?It?s not the heat, it?s the humidity,? is often used to explain the less-than-comfortable temperatures in Florida. With that in mind, there seems to be no better place to discuss this winter?s conference theme: Building Sustainability from the Inside Out. Whenever the temperatures outside are too hot or humid to handle, ASHRAE ensures that indoor environments are comfortable and, most important, sustainable.

ASHRAE?s 2010 Winter Conference will be held in Orlando, Fla., from Jan. 23-27, at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel. The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Expo, held in conjunction with the Conference, will run Jan. 25-27 . The Expo will take place at the Orange County Convention Center, a short distance from the Conference headquarters hotel.

The technical program will feature more than 90 programs and 300 speakers addressing challenges and solutions to such industry issues as key ASHRAE standards? impact, humidity control applications, sustainable buildings? performance, energy conservation and alternative energy practices and professional skills improvement. The complete technical program will be posted online Sept. 30 at www.ashrae.org/orlando.

In keeping with ASHRAE?s goal of continuing education the Conference offers over 200 Professional Development Credits, as well as Continuing Education Units, which can be applied toward a Professional Engineering license.

Full-day Professional Development Seminars will include the new Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings: A Sustainable Activity, as well asComplying with Standard 62.1-2007, Complying with Standard 90.1-2007, The Commissioning Process in New and Existing Buildings and Data Center Energy Efficiency. An additional 17 Half-day Short Courses are also being offered, including the new District Heating & Cooling Systems and Basics of Cleanroom Design courses.

The Conference will also serve as the launch of ASHRAE?s newest certification program, the Building Energy Modeling Professional certification. For information on the four other certifications offered by ASHRAE visit www.ashrae.org/certification.

This winter?s technical tours will spotlight how technology developed by ASHRAE members is practically applied in buildings and includes Darden Restaurants? new headquarters, the University of Central Florida?s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, the Climate Change Education Center at the Orange County Convention Center and the Florida Solar Energy Center.

When members are not attending courses at the Conference, observing the technological advancements featured at the AHR Expo or touring the local sustainable buildings, they are encouraged to explore popular Orlando destinations, such as the Kennedy Space Center, by taking a general tour or dominate the competition at the Wii Tourney being held as part of Members? Night Out.

Those who take advantage of the early-bird registration before Oct. 31 have the opportunity to save up to $180. Complete information is available at www.ashrae.org/orlando.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.

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» Building Energy Use Highlighted in Newest ASHRAE Certification Program Print This Email This RSS For Release: October 9, 2009 Contact: Amanda Dean
Building Energy Use Highlighted in Newest ASHRAE Certification Program

October 9, 2009, ATLANTA?As building owners and developers become increasingly concerned about rising energy costs and potential obligations under climate change programs, building energy modeling helps provide a preview into a building?s likely energy use and allows decisions affecting energy use to be made before a shovel even hits the ground.

To ensure that professionals modeling a building?s energy use have the skills necessary to produce an accurate model, ASHRAE is launching a Building Energy Modeling Professional certification.
The first exam for the new certification program will be administered on Jan. 27, 2010, at the Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla. To register for the exam, visit www.ashrae.org/BEMP.

?Energy modeling is one of the most effective ways to achieve energy efficiency when designing sustainable buildings,? Gordon Holness, ASHRAE president, said. ?Since buildings consume 40 percent of all U.S. primary energy supplies, and energy modeling is only as good as the consultant who uses it, ASHRAE?s newest certification program strives to ensure that engineers and architects achieve the highest possible standards when it comes to sustainable design.?

Criteria to improve the accuracy of building energy models will help address some of the growing concerns within the building community that building designs do not necessarily translate to actual energy use once a building is constructed.

Additionally, energy modeling will play a vital role in ASHRAE?s soon-to-be launched Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) program, which will feature both an ?As Designed? and ?In Operation? component. While the ?In Operation? rating is based on actual energy use, the ?As Designed? rating is based on the results of a building energy model.

Careful and consistent energy modeling will allow modeling results to be compared with the results of models from other buildings. According to Holness, the certification will be an essential element for guaranteeing the quality of the bEQ program by assuring that there is a competent pool of building energy modelers.

Professionals who pass the certification exam will have demonstrated their ability to evaluate, choose, use, calibrate and interpret the results of energy modeling software, as well as confirm their competence to model new and existing buildings and systems with their full range of physics.

The certification will also highlight a consultant?s ability to act as a leader for projects that focus on energy efficiency, especially projects that deal with green buildings and building labeling programs, such as bEQ.

The Building Energy Modeling Professional program will help the individuals who earn it to distinguish themselves by providing confirmation of their skills and specialties by an internationally recognized engineering society. Professionals with such certifications have better chances of being hired, promoted and/or tapped for working on certain types of design projects.

ASHRAE?s newest certification will become available at testing centers located around the world in March 2010and was developed in collaboration with the U.S. affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.