ASHRAE Releases Commissioning Guideline

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released a new Guideline 0-2005, “The Commissioning Process,” which describes how to verify that a facility and its systems meet the owner’s project requirements. The guideline will be used by the National Institute for Building Sciences (NIBS) as its Total Building Commissioning Process Guideline. It is also intended to be the foundation for a series of commissioning guidelines dealing with specific disciplines (HVAC and refrigeration, envelope, lighting, and fire protection) to be issued by ASHRAE and NIBS. ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 is available for $59 ($49 ASHRAE members) by calling 800-527-4723 or online at www.ashrae.org.