Chapter Toolkit: How You Can Participate in Government Activities With Code Officials

Chapter Toolkit
How You Can

Participate in
Government
Activities with
Code Officials
Introduction
• Circumstances when an ASHRAE chapter may feel

the need to get involved in local government activities
– Someone proposes adding a reference to an ASHRAE
document
– Someone proposes changing or deleting a reference to an
ASHRAE document
– Above changes may or may not be appropriate
– Address questions from state/local government
• Establish a contact so that government officials know
who to call if they have ASHRAE-related questions.
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Objectives
• ASHRAE members in Chapters will become

familiar with the Standards development
process, and how it is thorough and
comprehensive.
• Provide the ability to communicate with
government officials about ASHRAE’s
scope, expertise, available documents, and
willingness to help
• Improve ASHRAE’s understanding of
government situations and their needs
• ASHRAE can transfer knowledge through
approved documents to government bodies
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The Value in Getting Involved in State
and Local Government Activities
• These activities impact the Society as a whole and

Chapters in particular
• ASHRAE Rule of the Board says:
– “ASHRAE will establish, develop and nurture collaborative
activities and partnerships with developers of standards and
codes necessary to ensure ASHRAE technical leadership in the
areas of HVAC &R in building codes and regulations is
established and maintained.”
• They can be vehicles for achieving the vision and
mission of ASHRAE as well as promoting and
implementing ASHRAE standards, guidelines, etc.
• If you don’t someone else will
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Do’s and Don’ts
• Do inform government officials of ASHRAE’s existence,

reputation, independence, and expertise
• Do provide ASHRAE information that is freely available
(Position Documents and Public Policy Issue Briefs)
• Do inform government officials of other ASHRAE
publications (Standards, Building EQ)
• Do inform governments that the local Chapter can
provide information and seminars to inform the public on
ASHRAE and proper HVAC&R technical principles.
• Do respond to questions from government officials
• Do ask government officials for their needs
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Do’s and Don’ts
• Don’t assume you know what government needs

and provide input before you know what they
want
• Don’t speak for ASHRAE, but providing
published ASHRAE information is fine
• Don’t mix your commercial interests with
ASHRAE’s technical expertise
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ASHRAE Documents
• Public Policy Issue Briefs/Position

Documents
• Standards
• Guidelines
• User’s Manuals
• Handbooks
• Special Publications (e.g., Advanced
Energy Design Guides)
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Current Position Documents
• Airborne Infectious Diseases
• Ammonia as a Refrigerant
• Combustion of Solid Fuels and Indoor Air Quality in
Primarily Developing Countries
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• Filtration and Air Cleaning
• Indoor Air Quality
• Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings
• Refrigerants and their Responsible Use
• Unvented Combustion Devices and IAQ
• All are available for free download at
https://www.ashrae.org/about-ashrae/position-document
s
. Please be sure to use the latest version of any of these
documents downloaded. 8
Current Public Policy Issue Briefs
• Building Energy Data: A Critical Resource
• Climate Change and Building Energy Efficiency
• Consensus Standards: Expert Solutions to Meet National
Needs
• Energy Efficiency for Buildings and HVAC&R Equipment
• Energy Use Metrics and Targets for Commercial Buildings
• Research and Development to Meet National Goals
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Education and Competitiveness
• Commercial Building Energy Use Disclosure
• All are available for free download at https://
www.ashrae.org/government-affairs/public-policy-resources.
Please be sure to use the latest version of any of these documents
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downloaded.
Standards & Guidelines
• 117 Active standard/guideline

projects
– 49 standards/guidelines
proposed
– 48 standards/guidelines
under revision
– 3 standards undergoing
reaffirmation
– 17 standards under
continuous maintenance
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Standards and Guidelines of
Particular Interest
Gdl 0-2013 The Commissioning Process
Gdl 1.1-2007 The HVAC Commissioning Process
Gdl 4-2008 (RA Preparation of Operating and Maintenance Documentation for

2013( Building Systems
Gdl 1.5 The Commissioning Process for Smoke Control Systems
Gdl 12-2000 Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated With Building

Water Systems
Gdl 14-2014 Measurement of Energy and Demand Savings
Std 15-2016 Safety Standard for Refrigeration System
Std 34-2016 Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants
Std 55-2013 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
Std 62.1-2016 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Std 62.2-2016 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise 11

Residential Buildings
Particular Interest
Std 90.1-2016 Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Std 90.2-2007 Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Std 100-2015 Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings
Std 105-2014 Standard Methods of Measuring and Expressing Building
Energy Performance
Std 154-2016 Ventilation for Commercial Cooking Operations SPC 155P
Method of Testing for Rating Commercial Space Heating
Boiler Systems
Std 169-2013 Climatic Data for Building Design Standards
Std 170-2013 Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
Std 180-2012 Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of HVAC

Systems
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Particular Interest
Std 183-2007 Methods and Procedures for Performing Cooling and

Heating Load Calculations in Nonresidential Buildings
Std 188-2015 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water

Systems
Std 189.1-2014 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green

Buildings
Std 202-2013 Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems
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Best-known Standards
Indoor Environment
• Standard 55 – Thermal
Environmental Conditions
for Human Occupancy
• Standard 62.1 – Ventilation
for Acceptable IAQ
• Standard 62.2 – Ventilation
and Acceptable IAQ in
Low-Rise Residential
Buildings
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Best-known Standards
Energy Efficiency
• Standard 90.1 –
Energy Standard for
Buildings Except
Low-Rise Residential
Buildings
• Standard 90.2 –
Energy-Efficient
Design of Low-Rise
Residential Buildings
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Overview of U.S. Codes Process
• Development
– Many developers of standards, codes, guidelines,
etc.
• More than 150 American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)-accredited organizations,
including ASHRAE, have written over 11,500
ANSI standards
– ANSI process allows for participation by all affected parties
– Developed in the voluntary sector for adoption by
others
– Sometimes developed directly by regulatory
authorities
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• International Code Bodies
– International Association of Plumbing
and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
• Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC)
• Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
– International Code Council (ICC)
• International Energy Conservation
Code (IECC)
• International Mechanical Code (IMC)
• International Plumbing Code (IPC)
– National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
• Building Construction and Safety
Code
• National Electrical Code (NEC)
• National Fuel Gas Code
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• Adoption
– Federal, state or local legislation or regulation
– Utilities, lenders, insurance and others
• Implementation and Enforcement
– By adopting agency or those under their authority
• Compliance
– By those regulated or required to comply
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1. Proposed code changes submitted to code body

2. Suggested changes made public
3. Code development hearing for people to support
or oppose suggested changes
4. Code committee recommends action
5. Recommended action published for comment
6. Comments submitted on proposed actions
7. Final action taken
8. New/revised code published
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ASHRAE Code Participation
• Code Interaction Subcommittee (CIS) of
Standards Committee
• Code-intended standards list
• Submits change proposals to code bodies
• Coordinated with ICC 3-year cycle:
– Publication in 2015, 2018, etc.
• ASHRAE republishes in:
– 2016, 2019, etc.
– Supplements every 18 months
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Resources
• www.ashrae.org
• Standards Committee (Staff contact: Stephanie Reiniche–
sreiniche@ashrae.org)
– Code Interaction Subcommittee (Staff contact: Steve Ferguson –
sferguson@ashrae.org)
– Standard and Guideline Project Committees (Staff contact: Mark Weber –
mweber@ashrae.org)
• The titles, purposes, and scopes (TPS) of all standard and guideline project
committees are available online at http://www.ashrae.org/publications/detail/14891
• Other ASHRAE documents may be helpful, such as:

– Handbooks (Staff contact: Heather Kennedy – hkennedy@ashrae.org)
– Journal (Staff contact: Jay Scott– jayscott@ashrae.org)
– Special Publications (Staff contact: Cindy Michaels– cmichaels@ashrae.org)
• Additional ASHRAE information is available:

– Government Relations and Advocacy (Staff contact: Jim Scarborough –
jscarborough@ashrae.org)
– ASHRAE Learning Institute (Staff contact: kmurray@ashrae.org)
– ASHRAE Bookstore (http://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/1279)
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Conclusion
• ASHRAE’s mission is to advance the arts and

sciences of HVAC & R to serve humanity and
promote a sustainable world
• Part of that responsibility is to support:
–Adoption of ASHRAE standards into codes
–Utilization of our position documents
–Exploitation of other ASHRAE resources
• Lack of participation in the process allows
someone else to make the decisions affecting
HVAC & R
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• Circumstances when an ASHRAE chapter may feel

• ASHRAE members in Chapters will become

• These activities impact the Society as a whole and

• Do inform government officials of ASHRAE’s existence,

• Don’t assume you know what government needs

• Public Policy Issue Briefs/Position

• 117 Active standard/guideline

Gdl 1.1-2007 The HVAC Commissioning Process

Gdl 4-2008 (RA Preparation of Operating and Maintenance Documentation for

Gdl 12-2000 Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated With Building

Std 15-2016 Safety Standard for Refrigeration System

Std 34-2016 Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants

Std 55-2013 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

Std 62.1-2016 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

Std 62.2-2016 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise 11

Std 170-2013 Ventilation of Health Care Facilities

Std 180-2012 Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of HVAC

Std 183-2007 Methods and Procedures for Performing Cooling and

Std 188-2015 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water

Std 189.1-2014 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green

Std 202-2013 Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems

1. Proposed code changes submitted to code body

• Other ASHRAE documents may be helpful, such as:

• Additional ASHRAE information is available:

• ASHRAE’s mission is to advance the arts and

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