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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2001, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs

ASHRAE
2002
ASHRAE

ASHRAE, (2002), "ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2001, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs", ASHRAE.
Abstract:
specifies test procedures for evaluating the technical capabilities and ranges of applicability of computer programs that calculate the thermal performance of buildings and their HVAC systems.

"Until development of Standard 140, there was no standardized procedure for ensuring any given computer program was accurate and appropriate for any given building energy modeling problems," Ron Judkoff, chairman of the standard committee, said. "Engineers and architects would simply have to take the word of the software vendor on faith."

Programs covered by the method of testing are used by engineers and architects to model the energy performance of buildings. Such programs can be used in the design of new buildings to make them more energy efficient and in the retrofit of existing buildings to determine what energy related improvements will deliver the "most bang for the buck," Judkoff said.

The standard provides a framework for adding all elements of an overall validation methodology including analytical, comparative and empirical tests, Judkoff said.
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  • This link has not been checked.ANSI-- American National Standards Institute
    "a private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity."
  • This link has not been checked.ASHRAE-American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
    "the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications."

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ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc 1791 Tullie Circle, NE ? Atlanta GA 30329
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  3. ASHRAE Handbook-Fundamentals
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  6. Modeling two and three-dimensional heat transfer through composite wall and roof assemblies in hourly simulation programs
  7. Moisture transfer in porous materials exposed to combined humidity and temperature gradients
  8. Position documents: indoor air quality
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  10. Standard 62.2, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings
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  12. Standard 90.1: Energy efficient design of new buildings except low-rise residential buildings
  13. Standard 90.2, Energy Efficient Design of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings
  14. Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy, ASHRAE Standard 55-2004
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