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ASHRAE Standards: Building a Better Future for All

ASHRAE has been setting industry standards since 1922 to ensure safe and efficient building practices. With over 200 active projects, volunteers work in a consensus process to create and update standards for testing methods, performance criteria, and design protocols. Some recognized standards include 90.1 for energy-efficient design, 189.1 for high-performance green buildings, and 62.1 for indoor air quality. By getting involved in volunteer opportunities, you can contribute to shaping the future of building standards.

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ASHRAE Standards: Building a Better Future for All

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  1. ASHRAE Standards

  2. Background of Standards • ASHRAE has been writing standards since 1922 • ASHRAE has over 200 active standard or guideline projects • Standards are written by volunteers and go through the ANSI consensus process • Standards are reviewed and republished to ensure they are up-to-date, e.g., existing code-intended standards are on a three year review cycle

  3. What is a Standard? • Standards are written to establish consensus for: • Methods of test for use in commerce • Performance criteria for use by facilitators with which to guide the industry • Definition of minimum values • ASHRAE publishes three types of voluntary consensus standards • Method of test and classification • Design standards • Protocol standards • Standards are written in definitive mandatory language

  4. Most Well-Recognized Standards • Standard 90.1, Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings • 90.1-2010 recognized by the Dept. of Energy as the national energy standard • Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings • Standard 62.1, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality • Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy • It doesn’t stop there: ventilation in healthcare facilities and airplanes, commissioning, digital control systems, refrigeration systems safety, moisture control, weather data and more…

  5. Standards Development • ASHRAE is one of six standards-writing organizations accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an Audited Designator • The consensus process ensures standards are developed independent of special interests • Volunteer committees bring together a balanced group of technical experts, professionals, government officials and business representatives

  6. Get Involved! Learn more about volunteer opportunities at www.ashrae.org/volunteer

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