Design K-12 schools smartly

To encourage energy-efficient design in K-12 schools, ASHRAE and its partnering organizations are making available for free the Advanced Energy Design Guide series.

By Consulting-Specifying Engineer staff January 30, 2008

To encourage energy-efficient design in a range of building types, ASHRAE and its partnering organizations are making available for free the Advanced Energy Design Guide series.

Electronic versions of the newest book in the series, Advanced Energy Design Guides for K-12 School Buildings, as well as the existing guides on small office and small retail buildings, are available for free download at www.ashrae.org/freeaedg .

The K-12 guide was sent to nearly 14,000 school systems around the country to assist with the design of energy-efficient schools that create safe and comfortable environments conducive to learning.

Partnering organizations include the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the U.S. Dept. of Energy.

The guides provide a hands-on approach to design through use of products that are practical and commercially available as “off-the-shelf” technology. They offer designers and contractors the tools needed for achieving a 30% energy savings compared to buildings that meet the minimum energy efficiency requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999.