NOTICE: Due to potential impacts from Hurricane Irma, the event date has been changed to September 19th!
This Month’s Technical Program - ASHRAE bEQ Building Rating Program
Presenter: Bruce D. Hunn
Presentation Summary:
Come to our meeting in September to learn more about the new building energy rating program!
This presentation charts the development of ASHRAE’s Building Energy Quotient labeling program for commercial buildings and describes its purpose, importance, benefits, and how it differs from other labeling programs, in the context of national and international labeling activities. Characteristics and features of the In Operation and As Designed types of labels are presented. The process for application of each of these types is described, including the criteria evaluated, the rating scale, the certificate, dashboard, and display plaque, as well as the certification requirements for professionals who support each type. A summary of lessons learned in the In Operation pilot program will highlight the rigor associated with the bEQ label.
Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) is a building energy rating program that provides information on a building's energy use. Two separate workbooks, one evaluating As Designed potential and the other assessing In Operation performance, form the foundation of bEQ. bEQ rests on ASHRAE methodologies and standards and the experience of qualified practitioners. These characteristics distinguish bEQ and assure owners that they are receiving reliable and consistent results and recommendations.
http:// buildingenergyquotient.org/ what-is-bEQ.html
Speaker:
Bruce D. Hunn, is a consultant in building energy analysis and recently retired after nearly 15 years as Director of Technology/Director of Strategic Technical Programs at ASHRAE. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1964, 1965, and 1972, as well as a B.A. in Engineering from the University of Redlands. He is Chair of ASHRAE TC 7.6 (Building Energy Performance) and is a member of SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits). He is past chair of TC 4.7 (Energy Calculations) and past vice-chair of the Research and Technical Committee.
Prior to joining ASHRAE in 1997 he served as Head of the Building Energy Systems Program, Center for Energy Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, where he directed and conducted research in energy analysis of buildings, advanced cooling systems, fenestration systems, and standards development. From 1975–83 he was Associate Group Leader of the Solar Energy Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. From 1971-75 he served as Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology (CCT), Potsdam, New York.
Dr. Hunn is an ASHRAE Fellow, as well as a Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society, where he was elected chair in 1986-87. More recently he served on the Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee and Research Advisory Committee of the US Green Buildings Council. He has received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award.
Hunn has authored or co-authored more than 110 articles, technical reports and papers, along with eight books or chapters, including Solar Heating Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications. He has given numerous presentations on topics related to passive solar energy and energy efficiency in buildings.
Please be sure to register online. If you do not register online, you may pay by cash or check at the door; however, online registration is preferred.
