CODES & STANDARDS

Feb. 1, 2011
AMCA InternationalAir Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. is seeking volunteers to serve on review committees for the following: Standard 204, Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans, which is being recommended for ...

AMCA International
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. is seeking volunteers to serve on review committees for the following:

  • Standard 204, Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans, which is being recommended for reaffirmation.
  • Standard 210, Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating, which is scheduled for revision in 2011.
  • Standard 220, Laboratory Methods of Testing Air Curtain Units for Aerodynamic Performance Rating, which is being recommended for reaffirmation.
  • Standard 240, Laboratory Methods of Testing Positive Pressure Ventilators for Aerodynamic Performance Rating, which is being recommended for reaffirmation.
  • Standard 250, Laboratory Methods of Testing Jet Tunnel Fans for Performance, which is being recommended for reaffirmation.
  • Standard 260, Laboratory Methods of Testing Induced Flow Fans for Rating, which is scheduled for revision in 2011.
  • Standard 330, Laboratory Method of Testing to Determine the Sound Power in a Duct, which is being recommended for replacement by ISO 5136, Acoustics—Determination of Sound Power Radiated Into a Duct by Fans and Other Air-Moving Devices—In-Duct Method.
  • Standard 610, Laboratory Methods of Testing Airflow Measurement Stations for Performance Rating, which is being recommended for reaffirmation.

Interested parties should contact John Pakan at [email protected] by March 15.

ASHRAE
In excess of 30 percent more energy can be saved using the 2010 version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, than the 2004 version, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently announced.

According to analysis performed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), without plug loads, site energy savings are 32.6 percent, and energy-cost savings are 30.1 percent. With plug loads, site energy savings are 25.5 percent, and energy-cost savings are 24 percent.

On a nationally aggregated level, building-type energy savings ranged from 8.8 percent to 38.3 percent, and energy-cost savings ranged from 7.9 percent to 33.6 percent, figures that include energy use and cost from plug loads.

PNNL modeled 16 different building prototypes in 17 different climate zones for a total of 272 building-type/climate-zone combinations.