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My comments on the ASHRAE Green Tips

This is a superb summation of the best practices in HVAC and plumbing to create high performing, high efficiency, low energy, long lasting  buildings

There are 39 distinct design concepts, up from the previous 21.  This list now includes USE SPECIFIC ideas that always rule those designs.  This is an evolving list, so obviously, there could be more USE specific ideas coming, so if your favorite is not here, it may very well be in progress. 

Many of the ideas here are required in their jurisdiction, (i.e. low NOx, water conserving plumbing fixtures).  Still others are overlapping in their function or intention.  Do not worry if you find that you cannot remember all this the first time through, I have been designing for building efficiency in HVAC, controls, and plumbing since the mid 70s and I forgot about some of these too.  The tips are extensive and, I trust, thorough, considering all the brains that have been put to the task.   I bet there are less than a handful of engineers or architects who cannot find a new measure in this list .   .. (to be continued)

The New and Improved ASHRAE Green Tips as of November 2006

#1 Building Type Green Tip- Performing Arts Spaces
#2 Building Type Green Tip- Health Care Facilities
#3 Building Type Green Tip- Laboratory Facilities
#4 Building Type Green Tip- Student Residence Halls
#5 Building Type Green Tip- Athletic and Recreation Facilities
#6: Night Precooling
#7: Air-to-Air Heat Air Heat Recovery—Heat Exchange Enthalpy Wheels
#8: Air-to-Air Heat Air Heat Recovery—Heat Pipe Systems
#9: Air-to-Air Heat Air Heat Recovery—Run-Around systems
#10: Displacement Ventilation
#11: Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems
#12: Ventilation Demand Control Using CO2
#13: Hybrid Ventilation
#14: Pulse powered chemical free water treatment
#15: Variable Flow/Variable Speed Pumping Systems
#16: CHP (combined heating and power systems)
#17: Low-NOx Burners
#18: Combustion Air Preheating
#19: Combination Space/Water Heaters
#20: Ground Source Heat Pumps
#21: Water-Loop Heat Pump Systems
#22: Thermal Energy Storage for Cooling
#23: Double Effect Absorption Chillers
#24: Gas-Engine-Driven Chillers
#25: Gas-fired Chiller/Heaters
#26: Desiccant Cooling and Dehumidification
#27: Indirect Evaporative Cooling
#28: Passive Solar Thermal Energy Systems
#29: Active Solar Thermal Eenrgy Systems
#30: Solar Energy System—Photovoltaic
#31: Solar Protection
#32: Light Conveyor
#33: Water Conserving Plumbing fixtures
#34: Graywater Systems
#35: Point-of-Use Hot water heaters
#36: Direct-Contact Water Heaters
#37: Rainwater Harvesting
#38: Mixed Air Temperature Reset
#39: Cold Deck Temperature Reset with Humidity Override

cribbed list from ASHRAE Sustainability web site