ANSI EESCC Begins Development of Energy Efficiency Standardization Roadmap
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) is moving into the next phase of its effort to develop a standardization roadmap advancing energy efficiency in the built environment. The Collaborative's five working groups (WGs) have scheduled a series of June-July workshops in Washington, DC, to begin the gap analysis and road-mapping phases of work.
The EESCC is a cross-sector group working to increase the awareness, adoption, and implementation of standards, codes, and conformance programs among policy makers and the market. More than 140 technical experts from more than 50 member organizations and 4 federal agencies are currently involved. The EESCC roadmap will identify current and forthcoming standards, codes, and conformance programs, pinpoint potential gaps, and articulate what additional standardization activities may be needed to advance energy efficiency relative to the built environment. The first draft of the EESCC roadmap is expected by October 2013, with the final version anticipated for publication by mid-2014.
As part of the EESCC's transition into the road-mapping phase, the Collaborative's five working groups will hold in-person workshops in June and July 2013; interested stakeholders should R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, May 28. Please note that space is limited and advanced registration is required. All workshops will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST:
Tuesday, June 4 – WG3 Workshop: Building energy modeling, rating, and labeling
Tuesday, June 11 – WG4 Workshop: Evaluation, measurement, and verification
Tuesday, June 18 – WG1 Workshop: Building energy and water assessment and performance standards
Thursday, June 20 – WG5 Workshop: Workforce credentialing
Thursday, July 25 – WG2 Workshop: Systems integration and systems communications
During its information-gathering phase, the collaborative collected input on more than 500 documents, 150 conformance programs, and a dozen perceived gaps via the EESCC Inventory Database. As a cornerstone tool of the Collaborative's efforts, the EESCC Inventory will play a critical role in the development of the roadmap. To help ensure a complete and accurate inventory, stakeholders are invited to review the EESCC Inventory Database and to contribute additional relevant information, including perceived gaps, for consideration by the working groups.
