Since it’s Earth Day, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss a new ISO standard that’s part of the project to standardize the calculation and evaluation of a building’s energy performance. The new document is ISO 12655:2013, “Energy performance of buildings – Presentation of measured energy use of buildings,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.
It’s an extension of ISO standards ISO/TR 16344 on common terms, definitions and symbols for the overall energy performance rating and certification, ISO 16343 on expressing energy performance and for energy certification of buildings (currently under development) and ISO 16346 on overall energy performance (also under development).
The new ISO 12655 provides classifications of building energy use by purpose, like lighting or heating. It also provides categories of energy use by boundaries either inside or outside of a building. These definitions, terms and procedures provide a platform for presenting the energy use in buildings in a consistent and uniform way.
This new standard is the way projects like the Bullit Building in Seattle can assess success with data collection, metering, statistics, audit and analysis. It is part of the continuing effort by ISO Committees TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment and TC 205, Building environment design, to provide a path to reliable energy performance assessment and certification.
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