Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
ASHRAE Technical Committee 2.8

Government and Industry Links

Architecture 2030 Challenge
ASHRAE Decarbonization Task Force
Engineering for Sustainability
Green Building Initiative
High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus Coalition
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
USGBC

Standards, Guidelines, and Guides

ASHRAE Standard 189.1 High-Performance Green Buildings
ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) 189.1 
ASHRAE Standard 189.3 High Performance Health Care Facilities
ASHRE SSPC 189.3
ASHRAE Standard 191P Efficient Use of Water in Building (Standing Project Committee (SPC) 191)
ASHRAE Standard 227P Passive Building Design Standard (SPC website not yet active)
ASHRAE Standard 228 Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Carbon (SSPC website not yet active)
ASHRAE 240P Evaluating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Carbon Emissions (SPC website not yet active)

List of all ASHRAE Project Committee Websites


ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides
ASHRAE BEQ - Advanced Building Energy Labeling
ASHRAE Energy Efficiency Guide for Existing Commercial Buildings
ASHRAE Indoor Air Quality Guide

Publications

ASHRAE GreenGuide
ASHRAE Journal
High Performing Buildings Magazine

Past Programs

See a list of past programs sponsored, or co-sponsored by TC 2.8, here.