Advanced Energy Design Guide Series
The ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides are a series of publications designed to provide recommendations for achieving energy savings over the minimum code requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1.
The guides have been developed in collaboration with these partnering organizations: The American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The New Building Institute (NBI) participated in the development of the initial guide.
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Energy Efficiency Guide for Existing Commercial Buildings
The Business Case for Building Owners and Managers
This first installment is aimed at providing the business case for energy efficiency to building owners and managers; it provides the rationale for making economic decisions related to improving and sustaining energy efficiency in existing buildings. The goal of this publication is to enable building owners to evaluate current operations and conduct the economic analysis necessary to make wise decisions regarding improvements. In addition, the Guide identifies additional measures that can achieve even greater energy efficiencies and cost savings in economical ways.
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