- Author
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Heldenbrand, J. L.
- Title
- Design and Evaluation Criteria for Energy Conservation in New Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc., McLean, VA
- Report
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NBSIR 74-452
February 26, 1976
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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buildings; energy conservation; energy management; design criteria; heating; cooling; ventilation; dynamic structural analysis
- Abstract
- This document is a set of design and evaluation criteria for energy conservation in most types of new buildings. The National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS) requested that the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) develop such a document with the intent that it could serve as a basis for a national standard developed through the voluntary consensus process. The design and evaluation criteria focus on building subelements and service system arrangements. Special provisions offer added flexibility for both conventional and innovative designs. The technical portions of the document are organized into four complementary sections: requirements, criteria, evaluation and commentary. Existing standards and procedures promulgated by organizations such as the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) are referenced whenever possible. The evaluation statements describe how to verify that candidate solutions meet the stipulated criteria. Finally, the commentary statements convey the intent of the criteria and, in a number of cases, explain how the criteria were selected.