ASHRAE announces professional building design certification.
Press Release Summary:
ASHRAE's new certification program provides the necessary training and tools for the design of high-performance buildings that live up to their performance capability. The first exam will take place June 25 at ASHRAE's 2008 Annual Meeting, June 21-25, Salt Lake City. According to Kent Peterson, P.E., ASHRAE president, the program combines the criteria of Standards 90.1, 62.1, and 55 with the approaches included in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series.
Original Press Release:
ASHRAE High-Performance Building Design Professional Certification Now Available
ATLANTA - ASHRAE's new certification program provides the necessary training and tools for the design of high-performance buildings that live up to their performance capability.
Registration is now open for ASHRAE's high-performance building design professional certification. The first exam will take place June 25 at ASHRAE's 2008 Annual Meeting, June 21-25, Salt Lake City. Exams at testing centers around the world will become available in the fall. For more information or to register, visit http://www.ashrae.org/certification.
"This new certification program will allow practioners to demonstrate a well-rounded understanding and knowledge of how HVAC&R design is integrated into high-performing buildings to achieve the overall goal of sustainable practice used in green buildings," Kent Peterson, P.E., ASHRAE president, said. "The program combines the criteria of ASHRAE Standards 90.1 (energy efficiency), 62.1 (ventilation) and 55 (thermal comfort) with the innovative approaches included in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series in an integrated design approach that strives to achieve practical, cost-effective high-performance building designs."
The content of the exam includes sustainability concepts, HVAC and sustainable processes and environmental improvement programs and rating systems; energy analysis; indoor environment; controls and monitoring; benchmarking with performance metrics; water conservation, commissioning in sustainable construction; and operation and maintenance of high-performance buildings.
The high performance design professional certification is renewable every three years, and those certified must earn 45 professional development hours during that time.
"This program has been designed so that it is inclusive of global design approaches and tools," Peterson said.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
