ATLANTA - The latest publication in the Advanced Energy Design
Guide series from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) is designed to help guide the construction of warehouses
using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more
annually.
TheAdvanced Energy Design Guide for Small Warehouses
and Self-Storage Buildings, published by ASHRAE, gives guidance to
the building design team on how to use best design practices to create
energy-saving warehouses. Written in partnership with the American Institute of
Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the U.S.
Green Building Council, and the U.S. Department of Energy, the book is
available for free in electronic form and hard copies are available for
purchase. The Metal Buildings Manufacturers Association (MBMA) contributed to
the book’s authorship.
The book, intended for use by contractors, designers, and owners
of small warehouse buildings, covers an integrated design process for
delivering energy efficient warehouses as well as sets of prescriptive
requirements for efficient warehouses in each climate zone. Case studies of
exemplary warehouse designs are also provided, as well as detailed “how-to”
design guidance to help guide construction teams. Recommendations cover the
subject areas of building envelope, lighting and daylighting, HVAC, and service
water heating.
The Guide covers warehouses up to 50,000 square feet and
self-storage buildings that use unitary heating and air conditioning equipment.
Warehouse and storage buildings represent a significant amount of commercial
floor space in the United States and account for nearly 8 percent of energy use
in commercial buildings, says ASHRAE.
“The Guide provides a clear, straightforward prescriptive path to
meeting the 30 percent target savings,” said Ron Jarnagin, chair of the
committee that wrote the publication. “Recommendations are easy to apply,
allowing contractors, consulting engineers, architects, and designers to easily
achieve advanced levels of energy savings without having to resort to detailed
calculations or analyses.”
To download the free electronic version ofAdvanced
Energy Design Guide for Warehouses and Self-Storage Buildings,
visit www.ashrae.org/freeaedg.
The cost of the print version is $59 ($47 members). To order a
print copy of the book, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 800-527-4723 (United
States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.
Publication date:05/26/2008
