Title
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
Date
8/2020
8/2020
Author(s)
Glen Clapper
Glen Clapper
Page(s)
36-41
36-41
Keyword(s)
standard; regulations; energy; codes; ASHRAE; oil
standard; regulations; energy; codes; ASHRAE; oil
Abstract
In August 1975, ASHRAE published its first energy conservation standard, ASHRAE Standard 90, “Energy Conservation in New Buildings,” which applied to commercial and residential buildings. The need for an energy conservation code or standard arose out of the concern for U.S. dependency and vulnerability on foreign energy during the 1973 oil embargo. This realization led all 50 states to develop energy codes or regulations during the 1970s that were either based on ASHRAE Standard 90 or used the standard as a technical source.
In August 1975, ASHRAE published its first energy conservation standard, ASHRAE Standard 90, “Energy Conservation in New Buildings,” which applied to commercial and residential buildings. The need for an energy conservation code or standard arose out of the concern for U.S. dependency and vulnerability on foreign energy during the 1973 oil embargo. This realization led all 50 states to develop energy codes or regulations during the 1970s that were either based on ASHRAE Standard 90 or used the standard as a technical source.