Hey all,

The following e-mail was just forwarded to me today and I would like to post it all for all of you to see. Any input you can provide in this process will be helpful. I've posted the response form on the links to the right. Please forward this on to other contractors, consultants, and architects who may be able to provide any useful information on this.

Louis

Chapter President

Northern Indiana

ASHRAE

Subject: Update on ASHRAE Standard 90.1 adoption in Indiana and call for help

Dear ASHRAE folks in Indiana. You may have gotten word that the state of Indiana is moving on a rulemaking to adopt ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 as part of the state’s agreement to receive ARRA stimulus funding.

At its meeting on August 4 the building commission instructed staff to include the amendments from Eli Lilly in the proposed ASHRAE rule and decided not to go with the IABO proposal to use the IECC. Mara Snyder hopes to publish the proposed rule and fiscal impact in mid-September and schedule a public hearing for late October. There may also be another meeting in mid-August to discuss the details of a fiscal impact analysis.

The current proposals for the Indiana energy code can be found at: http://www.in.gov/dhs/2375.htm

The fiscal impact analysis, according to the commission’s interpretation of state law, needs to account for the building costs involved in moving from the current state energy code (the 1992 MEC) to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007.

According to commission staff, the following 4 building type scenarios are proposed for the energy and economic analysis:

1. 50,000 sq. ft. strip mall, mixed M and A-2 or A-3 occupancies; single story - Hamilton County

2. 500,000 sq. ft. high school, 3 stories, with gymnasium, cafeteria and auditorium - Gibson County

3. 800,000 sq. ft. hospital, 5 stories, with adjacent 3 story open parking garage - St. Joseph County

4. 20,000 sq. ft church, 2 stories, sanctuary + classrooms and a fellowship hall - Jefferson County

NOTE: Please assume that all buildings are of the least restrictive construction type permitted for the described use and that they are “plain vanilla” designs, rather than aesthetically pleasing.

ASHRAE members in Indiana can help support the adoption of our flagship energy standard in a couple of ways:

· Provide assistance on cost estimates for building to 90.1-2007 compared to the 1992 MEC

· Provide assistance on any energy modeling results you may have available for these 4 building types above

· Attend the upcoming commission meetings and voice your support for the adoption of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007

Best regards,

Harry

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Harry Misuriello
Energy Efficiency Advocate
Arlington, Virginia USA

ASHRAE SSPC 90.1 Chicago Meeting

If you are interested, Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) 90.1 will be meeting in Chicago later this month. The meetings are open to the public. As I've mentioned before, this is a very important part of ASHRAE's process of developing standards. This is an incredibly important standard as well. So, it may be well worth your time to sit in on some of the meetings. This is a great way to start getting involved.

I've posted the main committee agenda here.
There is also a list of meeting times for the sub-committees here.
The meetings will take place from April 10 to April 12 at the O’Hare Hilton Garden Inn.

Follow the link to the ASHRAE website if you want more information about the committee.

February Meeting: LEED Energy Points for a Typical Office Building

After a long, sustained drought of meetings, there will finally be a meeting this month. This month will begin a series of presentations covering LEED related topics. More information about this will be posted later.

This month's presentation will explore the potential LEED Energy Savings points available for a typical office building. Various building insulation values and HVAC equipment efficiency options will be modeled through computer simulations to determine potential energy savings above the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 energy standard. The presentation will also discuss the impact of lighting budgets and on-site renewable energy for energy reduction.

Our presenter will be Bill Hromada, P.E., partner in the consulting engineering firm, R.L. Millies and Associates, Inc. Bill has his BSME degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and has over 25 years experience in the HVAC industry. Bill has been past president for our Northern Indiana Chapter of ASHRAE.

Please invite anyone (wife, brother, mother, client, building owner, contractor, engineer, etc.). We are not an exclusive chapter. We hope that you can join us to contribute to the discussion.

Date: February 21

Lunch Meeting
Cost: $15
Check-in: 11:30 am - noon EST
Lunch / Program: Noon - 1:00 pm EST

Tippecanoe Place
620 W. Washington ST.
South Bend, IN
574-234-907
Google Maps

Dinner Meeting
Cost: $20
Check-in: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Dinner / Program: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Margaritas
19606 S. Burnham
Lynwood, IL
708-412-2650
Google Maps

Please RSVP by Monday, February 18
Send an e-mail using the links are on the right.
Or, phone Tom Schneider at 574-232-6908 ext. 13 for the lunch meeting.
Or, phone Louis van Belle at 219-924-8400 for the dinner meeting.

ASHRAE Publishes Updated Version of Energy Efficiency Standard

For Release:
January 22, 2008

Contact: Jodi Dunlop
Public Relations
678-539-1140
jdunlop@ashrae.org
1791 Tullie Circle NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

ATLANTA – Energy reduction through new requirements related to lighting, façades, and mechanical systems is achievable in the latest energy efficiency standard from ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).

Just published, the 2007 version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, provides minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of buildings except low-rise residential buildings. The standard contains changes made through 47 addenda to the 2004 standard.

“One of the best ways to reduce building energy consumption is to reduce, or eliminate, the cooling or heating loads,” Mick Schwedler, chair of the Standard 90.1 committee, stated. “By doing so, the systems installed in buildings become smaller and use less energy. For example, on a hot, sunny day, having more insulation in the roof and better glass on the southern and western façades of a building reduce the air conditioning necessary as well as its resultant energy use. Two of the addenda do this by enhancing the insulation and fenestration (or window) requirements for the building exterior.”

The standard also addresses reduction of electrical and cooling loads and thus electricity by allowing less power for lighting. An addendum revised lighting allowances for retail displays, as it allows more flexibility for designers and better reflects actual retail lighting function.
Schwedler cited forewords from three approved mechanical addenda to quantify a portion of the energy savings:

• Addendum an: “…would save about 18 trillion Btu of gas and oil annually once the existing boiler stock turns over.”
• Addendum g: “will save an estimated 1.05 Quads of cumulative primary energy by 2035.”
• Addendum f: “will save an estimated 2.3 Quads of cumulative primary energy by 2035.”

“These substantial savings are credited to the work of past Standard 90.1 Chair Jerry White, the Standard 90.1 committee, and those that aided in the rigorous public review process,” Schwedler said. “We know that many projects are achieving considerable energy savings at reasonable costs and ask the entire design, operation, and owner communities to share these project ideas and contribute toward future energy and energy cost savings.”

The cost of the I-P version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is $119 ($95, ASHRAE members). The SI version will be available later this spring. The standard is co-sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).

To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, or visit at www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

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.