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ATLANTA – A newly published high-performance green standard would provide a solid foundation on which the federal government could build its efforts to make its buildings more sustainable, according to testimony today from ASHRAE ...

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Call for PapersASHRAE’s 2011 Annual Conference Seeks Papers on Alternative Technologies, Engineering Tools, Net-Zero Buildings ATLANTA– Papers addressing advances in alternative technologies and net-zero buildings, as well as HVAC&R fundamentals and commissioning are being sought for ASHRAE’s 2011 Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The deadline for paper submissions is Sept. 17, 2010. For complete information on tracks, contacts and submittal requirements, visit...

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ATLANTA – ASHRAE has named 10 new Distinguished Lecturers who provide Society chapters with noted authorities and speak on relevant topics that impact the HVAC&R industry ...

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ATLANTA – Raising efficiency to new levels was the focus of the ASHRAE 2010 Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, N.M. Highlights of the meeting included ASHRAE’s receipt of ENERGY STAR® for its Headquarters in Atlanta, celebration of the 35th anniversary of publication of the energy conservation standard now known as Standard 90.1 and an update on the ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient program ...

ATLANTA – While high-performance buildings are the obvious choice in today’s sustainability-focused industry, it was only a short 35 years ago that the first standard for energy efficiency was established, setting the engineering engine of sustainability into motion ...

ATLANTA – Changes to make requirements easier to use in home retrofits are covered in the newly published 2010 residential ventilation standard from ASHRAE ...

ATLANTA – Recognizing his lifetime commitment to sustainable building practices, ASHRAE President Gordon Holness has been recognized with the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) Award ...

ATLANTA – Illustrating that concerns about the built environment are shared worldwide, ASHRAE and the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) recently made a commitment to collaborate by signing a memorandum of understanding ...

ATLANTA – It’s long been realized in the building industry that you can’t manage what you don’t measure when it comes to building performance. But even if you measure, what ensures that those measurements are appropriate and meaningful?

ASHRAE President Testifies on Optimizing Federal Building Efficiency at Congressional Subcommittee ATLANTA – The impact of the U.S. buildings is surprisingly large, with CO2 emissions alone approximately equaling the combined emissions of Japan, France and the United Kingdom for transportation, industry and buildings. The U.S. Federal government is the nation’s single largest energy consumer and greenhouse gas emitter, and in Congress’s efforts to seek ways of improving the energy efficiency of federal buildings

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