Advanced Energy Design Guides
ASHRAE, in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)—with support from the Department of Energy (DOE)— have developed a series of Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs) that are available for download (PDF format) at no charge at www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/advanced-energy-design-guides.
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Advanced Energy Design Guide for Medium to Big Box Retail Buildings
The Medium to Big Box Retail Buildings guide is the third installment in a series of four 50% Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs). Energy costs are typically the second-highest operating expense for a retailer, so use of this Guide can help in creating a cost-effective design for new retail buildings and major renovations that will consume substantially less energy compared to the minimum code-compliant design and that will result in lower operating costs.
The 50% Series offers tools and recommendations for practical products and off-the-shelf technologies to aid in achieving a 50% energy savings compared to buildings that meet the minimum requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004. This series includes guides for Small to Medium Office Buildings, K-12 School Buildings, and Medium to Big Box Retail Buildings.
The 30% Series offers tools and recommendations for practical products and off-the-shelf technologies to aid in achieving a 30% energy savings compared to buildings that meet the minimum requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 to help meet all of an owner's energy performance requirements. The 30% Series includes AEDGs a for Small Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities, Small Office Buildings. Small Retail Buildings, K-12 School Buildings, Small Warehouses and Self-Storage Buildings, and Highway Lodging
The Building Energy Codes Program has also prepared a series of articles that contain many of the recommendations that have been adapted from the implementation section of the 30% Series AEDG for Small Office Buildings.
30% AEDG Implementation Recommendations
The process and methodology for the development of the AEDG for Small Office Buildings, is documented in
Jarnagin RE, B Liu, DW Winiarski, MF McBride, L Suharli, and D Walden. 2006. Technical Support Document: Development of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings . PNNL-16250, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
BECP also has videos of the three-part webcast series on Advanced Energy Design Guide Recommendations, which include an Overview of Lighting, Overview of Mechanical, and an Overview of Envelope Requirements.