Malta, NY May 5, 2010 – The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI), recently announced its Home Energy Auditing (EA) Standard, which is available again for public comment for the next 30 days. Created by BPI’s Standards Technical Committee, this new standard provides guidance for professionals conducting residential energy audits and includes recommendations for energy efficiency improvements for single-family and multifamily residential buildings. This standard has already benefited from an extensive array of public comments, which have already been incorporated.
Significant additional revisions of this new standard include:
Removal of Annex A – Normative – Alternate Ventilation According to ASHRAE 62-1989
Removal of Section 8.1.4.1, which included a reference to Annex A
In this review, BPI seeks public comments only on the removal of the references to the ASHRAE 62-1989 standard (as shown with the strike-through language on pages 9 and 14-16). Please limit comments and address only these proposed changes.
In this review, BPI seeks public comments only on the removal of the references to the ASHRAE 62-1989 standard (as shown with the strike-through language on pages 9 and 14-16). Please limit comments and address only these proposed changes.
To view the new Home Energy Auditing Standard, visit: Standards Under Review.
To comment on the revised standard, follow the instructions under Standards Under Review – Submit Comments and Feedback and complete the Comment Form for BPI Standards.
Public comments will be accepted until June 4, 2010.
About the Building Performance Institute
The Building Performance Institute, Inc., (BPI) is the nation’s premier building performance credentialing, quality assurance, and national standards setting organization. BPI supports the development of a highly professional building performance industry through individual and organizational credentialing and a rigorous quality assurance program.
BPI offers the following:
certification of individuals in building analyst, heating, AC/heat pump, shell/envelope, and multi-family designations
accreditation of contractors committed to delivering quality, home performance improvements
quality assurance to verify conformance with BPI Standards and provide feedback for continuing improvement
affiliation of training organizations that deliver BPI services in their market
open, transparent, consensus developed national technical standards based on sound building science
BPI, in cooperation with the building performance industry stakeholders, establishes a professional performance bar at a level appropriate to ensuring the consistent delivery of exceptional building performance services for those entrusting the BPI brand. For more information about BPI, visit: www.bpi.org.
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