Preliminary energy savings announced for ASHRAE/IES 2016 energy standard
More than 30% energy savings can be achieved by using the 2016 version of ASHRAE Standard 90.1, according to analysis by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories in support of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes Program.
The updated preliminary results were made at the recent 2017 ASHRAE Conference in Las Vegas. The PNNL conducted the analysis using the 2004 standard as a baseline. These results are expected to be deemed final in October when the DOE publishes its final determination. The analysis shows for whole building energy consumptions, national aggregated site energy savings are 34.1% and energy cost savings are 34.2% when compared to the 2004 standard.