ASHRAE 189.1-2009 Resource Center
General Description: The 189.1-2009 standard generally provides for the sustainability-related requirements for a building or major renovation in a jurisdiction that has adopted this standard. The standard in its entirety can be obtained at ASHRAE. 189.1 includes provisions for:
- Site development,
- Energy and Water Use,
- Indoor environmental quality,
- Impact from the building, and
- Construction & operation issues
Current version: The most recent and only published version of 189.1 is 2009.
Compliance Path: Each of the topical chapters (5 thru 10) are organized as follows:
- x.1 - the first section details the scope of the section
- x.2 - the next section explains the compliance path for the section; this includes, where applicable, that the project must meet the requirements of x.3 and either x.4 OR x.5
- x.3 - here the mandatory requirements of the section are presented
- x.4 - for chapters 5 thru 9, this section contains the prescriptive requirements of the section
- x.5 - for those same chapters, this section contains the performance requirements which may be collectively done instead of the x.4 prescriptive requirements
The Role of Lighting: Click here to view a general description of the lighting related requirements within 90.1-2007. Please note that the descriptions provided here are a summary only of the standard and are not otherwise intended as a replacement for the actual provisions/requirements of the standard, and that you will need to review the specific provisions of the standard that you believe are applicable to your intended actions.
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