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<p><tt>What started as a discussion on BLDG-SIM many years ago is now
an ASHRAE standard. See below.<br>
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<p><tt>Jason</tt><br>
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<td>Buckley Washington, Karen
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jglazer@gard.com">jglazer@gard.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jglazer@gard.com"><jglazer@gard.com></a></td>
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align="center"><strong><span
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Publishes Energy Simulation-Aided Design Standard</span></strong><b><span
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</span></em><em><span
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209-2018 <span style="background:white">
defines minimum requirements for integrating building
energy modeling into the design process
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><strong><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ATLANTA
(April 24, 2018)</span></strong><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – ASHRAE
published a new standard
<span style="background:white">describing a methodology to
apply building energy modeling throughout the design
process.</span></span><span
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ASHRAE
Standard 209-2018,
<a
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Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings except Low
Rise Residential Buildings,</a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">defines
minimum requirements for providing energy design assistance
using building energy simulation and analysis.
</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The
standard defines consistent energy modeling procedures to
quantify the impact of design decisions when they are being
made. To minimally comply with Standard 209-2018, building
project teams must evaluate energy-efficiency options using
modeling early in the design process (schematic design).
</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“For many
buildings, energy modeling is typically employed only near
the end of the design process to determine if a building
meets minimum
<span style="background:white">requirements for
energy-efficient design, outlined in </span>Standard
90.1,” said Jason Glazer, chair of the Standard 209
committee. “Standard 209-2018 requires building energy
modeling earlier in the design process, so the information
it provides will more effectively inform design decisions
and result in higher performing buildings.”</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">This
new standard will be useful to building owners, architects,
government agencies and many others who want their projects
to benefit from the use of simulation. By referencing the
standard, they can identify appropriate modeling tasks and
procure modeling services that add value in the design
process.</span><span
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</span><span
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The
standard also describes analysis activities from early
concept development to post-occupancy.
</span><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">The
standard applies to new buildings, major renovations and
additions, and defines nominal requirements for using
modeling to support integrated design efforts.
</span><span
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<p
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Standard
209-2018 defines seven design-phase modeling cycles, each
with specific modeling goals coordinated with the typical
design process. Each modeling cycle is an extension of a
general modeling cycle that can be applied any time during
design. Three additional modeling cycles are defined for
construction and operation phases, and include a design and
post-occupancy performance comparison to help owners and
modelers understand the impact of design phase modeling
assumptions and inform future modeling efforts.</span><span
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The
cost of
</span><span
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Standard 209-2018 <span style="background:white">
is $67 for ASHRAE members ($79, non-members). To order,
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founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human
well-being through sustainable technology for the built
environment. The Society and its more than 56,000 members
worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency,
indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability.
Through research, standards writing, publishing,
certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes
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