Energy Codes Worldwide

Energy Codes and Standards in the US

Our staff have assisted ASHRAE, the US federal government, and four states to upgrade and refine energy efficiency codes for buildings. This work has included input and analysis to the revision of three generations of ASHRAE-based codes. Yet today there is considerable room for further savings from additional improvement in the current requirements of codes and standards, and ASHRAE has an ambitious program for moving toward zero net energy buildings.

Staff member Joseph Deringer has served on ASHRAE’s energy standard committee 90.1 for 15 years and chaired its envelope subcommittee for 10 years.

Staff member McHenry Wallace has served on the mechanical subcommittee of ASHRAE’s energy standard committee 90.1 for 12 years.

Energy Codes Worldwide

Our staff have helped ten countries to develop, implement, or revise energy codes for commercial, public, and residential buildings:

  • India
  • Jamaiaa
  • Ivory Coast
  • Vietnam
  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore

In nine of these countries, our staff efforts helped to produce a first generation energy code, while for Singapore we assisted in updating an exiting energy code.

In seven countries our staff managed teams of international consultants to assist the in-country teams who produced the energy codes and related products.

The following example projects show the previous experience of our staff:

Development of 1st generation building energy codes in 7 countries

Managed international consultant teams that assisted in-country teams of architects, engineers, academics, and government officials to develop 1st generation building energy codes for commercial and multifamily residential buildings tailored to local building industry and weather conditions. For the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt, and Ivory Coast, with management and funding through The World Bank, UNDP, and USAID.

Indian Energy Efficiency Building Code

Under USAID’s ECO II project, assisted the Indian working group and committee of experts in developing a first-generation energy efficiency code large commercial buildings including hotels and multifamily housing projects. Effort managed by IIEC, New Delhi

Jamaica Energy Efficiency Building Code

Provided the technical direction to implement an energy code in Jamaica over an eight year period. Designed and implemented a capacity-building project approach in which Jamaican professionals developed the products. Activities included assisting the Jamaican team to:

  • Prepare the energy code for public review
  • Develop compliance guidelines and procedures
  • Conduct energy and economic analysis studies of impacts
  • Develop and deliver training workshops for architects, engineers and suppliers

The project was managed by ESMAP, World Bank, funded by CIDA.

Egyptian Energy Efficiency Building Code

Led an International Consultant (IC) team that provided technical assistance and training to an Egyptian Energy Code Working Group that has developed the Egyptian codes for energy efficient residential and commercial buildings in collaboration with the Egyptian Housing and Building National Research Center and the Office of Energy Planning.

  • The international team included Joe Huang, Moncef Krarti, Jamil Masud, and Marlin Addison,
  • Developed a draft of a guidebook for the new residential and commercial building energy codes,
  • Managed work to develop weather data for energy simulations in locations throughout Egypt.

The project was funded by the Global Environmental facility (GEF), with oversight by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Vietnam Energy Efficiency Building Code

Led an International Consultant (IC) team that developed an energy efficiency commercial building code (EECBC), working in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministries of Industry and Construction. In the process, the IC team provided assistance and training to a team of local Vietnamese consultants in:

  • Conducting building surveys of new commercial buildings in Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City,
  • Using DOE-2.1E to develop parametric energy analyses for typical Vietnamese buildings,
  • Developing the formats and requirements for the energy code,
  • Developing a code implementation plan.

The project was conducted for the Vietnam Ministries of Industry and Construction and for The World Bank, with the Hanoi Architectural University, Enerteam (in Ho Chi Min City) and IC team members Taylor Engineering, Joe Huang, Jamil Masud, John Armstrong, and Tanmay Tathagat.

International Survey of Implementation of Energy Standards

Helped design and conduct survey of international experience in implementing energy standards for commercial buildings. Applied survey results to efforts to more effectively implement an energy standard in the Philippines. With LBL, for US AID.

Code Ivoirien de Qualité Energétique des Bâtiments

Provided technical and procedural guidance and review to develop an energy efficiency building code for the Irovy Coast, based upon results from the US, Asia and Jamaica that were adapted to French West African weather, construction processes, and french-based administrative procedures. For ESMAP, World Bank.

ASEAN-USAID Buildings Energy Conservation Project

Assisted in the development of energy efficiency standards in four countries:

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia

We helped form in-country technical committees, and assisted those committees to develop draft energy efficiency standards, compliance guidelines, and energy analyses (1986-90).