ASHRAE has released its proposed ASHRAE/ACCA Standards for Energy Audits, which is currently receiving public comments until January 4th, 2016. While the ICP does not specify how energy audits need to be performed, the ICP Project Developer Specification does provide guidance on energy audits, and refers the the ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 211P, Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits as best practice, as well as the ASTM E2797-11 Building Energy Performance Assessment (BEPA) standard.
Standard 211P will establish consistent practices for conducting and reporting energy audits for commercial buildings. The standard will define the procedures required to perform Energy Audits Levels 1, 2 and 3; provide a common scope of work for these audit levels for use by building owners and others; establish standardized industry practices ; and establish minimum reporting requirements for the results.
This standard represents an important step in the proper development of a robust energy effiiciency project. The ICP team invites our stakeholders to review this new Standard for Energy Audits, and provide comments to ASHRAE.
Standard 211P will establish consistent practices for conducting and reporting energy audits for commercial buildings. The standard will define the procedures required to perform Energy Audits Levels 1, 2 and 3; provide a common scope of work for these audit levels for use by building owners and others; establish standardized industry practices ; and establish minimum reporting requirements for the results.
This standard represents an important step in the proper development of a robust energy effiiciency project. The ICP team invites our stakeholders to review this new Standard for Energy Audits, and provide comments to ASHRAE.
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