 BEPI Article Recap:
The Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards voted Tuesday to adopt a stretch energy code for the state that would make new commercial buildings under 100,000 square feet up to 30 percent more energy efficient than base standards and reduce carbon emissions by almost 40 percent.
NBI, a nonprofit organization working to improve the energy performance of commercial buildings, created Core Performance as a direct path to high performance building that does not require modeling. Many Massachusetts utilities and energy service providers including National Grid, NSTAR, Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Cape Light Compact currently offer financial and technical support for commercial buildings designed using Core Performance.
Effective immediately, municipalities in the state can choose whether to adopt the code, 780 CMR 120.AA, as a more energy-efficient alternative to the base energy code. The Core Performance basic requirements in the stretch code include efficiency standards for measures such as window performance, lighting controls, mechanical equipment efficiency and demand-control ventilation.
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Mentioned:
Carbon Offsets: No
Green Building:No
Energy Technology:
HVAC Technologies
Energy Conservation
General Energy Management Technologies
Property:
Corporations:
New Buildings Institute
People:
Dave Hewitt
Executive Director
New Buildings Institute
BEPI Published Date: May 19, 2009
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