Department of Energy adopts new energy standards.(INDUSTRY NEWS & NOTES)(Brief article)

States must now certify that their building codes meet the requirements in the 2004 energy-efficiency standard by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), under a ruling issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, has been established by the DOE as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes under the federal Energy Policy Act. The act requires all states to certify that they have state energy codes that are at least as stringent as 90.1-2004 or justify why they cannot comply. The DOE determined that Standard 90.1-2004 saves 13.9 percent more energy in commercial buildings, compared to the previously referenced Standard 90.1-1999.

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