The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, along with nine other leading organizations, is
forming a consortium in response to the U.S. Department of Energy request for
consortia to advise the department on high-performance building issues. The
High-Performance Commercial Green Building Partnership brings together leading
organizations from all aspects of the building community to provide guidance
and technical leadership on key sustainability issues to the Department of
Energy’s Building Technologies Program.
“This partnership will ensure that the
voices of the building industry are being heard,” says
Bill Harrison,
ASHRAE president. “At a time when reducing energy consumption in buildings is
paramount, the consortium gives leaders in the built environment and in those
industries affecting construction a clear path to offer advice to the DOE on
our goals, concerns and new technologies.”
ASHRAE initiated formation of the partnership
and will serve as the partnership’s secretariat. Other members of the HPCGBP’s
steering committee currently includes
- The
Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
-
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Alliance to Save
Energy (ASE)
- Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA)
- International Code Council (ICC)
-
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
-
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
-
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- The
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The partnership
intends to be recognized as a “Partnership Consortium” by the Department of
Energy as requested in response to the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 Section 421. Section 421 is part of the formation of the Net-Zero
Commercial Building Initiative, which is intended to develop a research,
development and deployment strategy toward achieving net zero energy commercial
buildings.
For more information, visit
www.hpcgbp.org or contact
Doug Read in ASHRAE’s Washington Office at
dread@ashrae.org or 202/833-1830.
