ASHRAE Announces Public Addenda Review for Standard 189.1-2009

From a ASHRAE memorandum to members of SPC 189.1 and interested parties: 

****

In the March 5th ASHRAE Standards Action there is an announcement for the public review of Addenda a and b to Standard 189.1-2009:

30- day public review from March 5, 2010 to April 4, 2010

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addendum b to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings 

This addendum changes the height of Illuminance calculations required for the performance option of daylighting simulations from 3’ to 2.5’ to coincide with standard industry practice. 

30- day public review from March 5, 2010 to April 4, 2010

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addendum b to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings 

This addendum changes the daylighting definitions to coincide with those in Standard 90.1 to facilitate consistent use of these terms. 

To access the ASHRAE online comment database to view and download public review drafts, and to submit comments on the proposed changes, please goto this link:

http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/331#672

read the instructions and click the “click here” button.