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Title: ASHRAE standard 90a-1980: energy conservation in new building design - an updated version of ASHRAE 90-75

Journal Article · · Spec. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7032818

A National Voluntary Consensus Standard developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is presented. ASHRAE 90A-1980, like its predecessor, establishes energy-efficient design requirements for: Building exterior envelopes; HVAC systems and equipment; Service water heating systems; Electrical distribution systems. ''The purpose of this standard'', its foreward states, ''is to provide design requirements which will improve utilization on the depletion of energy resources''.

OSTI ID:
7032818
Journal Information:
Spec. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 47:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English