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Volume XI, Issue 34

September 10, 2021

STANDARDS ACTIONS
PUBLIC REVIEW—CALL FOR COMMENTS CALL FOR MEMBERS
Constructive comments are invited for the following Public SCOPE:
Review Drafts, which can be accessed at 2.1 This standard applies to patient care areas and related
https://osr.ashrae.org. To obtain a paper copy contact support areas within health care facilities, including
ASHRAE, Inc. Attn: Standards Public Review, 180 Tech- hospitals, nursing facilities, outpatient facilities, and
nology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, or via their site.
email at: standards.section@ashrae.org. Paper copies are 2.2 This standard applies to new buildings, additions to
$35.00/copy if 100 pages or less and $45.00 if over 100 existing buildings, and those alterations to existing
pages. buildings that are identified within the standard.
2.3 This standard provides procedures for the integration
45-day Public Review from of sustainable principles into the health care facility
September 10, 2021, to October 25, 2021 design, construction and operation process including:
1. integrated design
 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE Standard 230P, 2. conservation of water
Commissioning Process for Existing Systems and 3. conservation of energy
Assemblies 4. indoor environmental quality
This proposed standard is an organized, quality-oriented 5. construction practices
process for planning, assessing, investigating, implement- 6. commissioning
ing, verifying, and documenting repair and adjustment ac- 7. operations and maintenance
tivities for improving the performance of facilities, sys-
tems, and assemblies to meet defined operational require- Note: Applications are being sought for the following in-
ments and criteria for the facility. terest categories:

User: users of buildings and building systems and subsys-


tems. A person in this category would make their liv-
CALL FOR MEMBERS ing from owning or operating buildings. Example
members of this category would be building owners
A Call for Members is announced for the following PCs. and operators (private and governmental), tenants, and
Persons who are interested in serving on these ASHRAE trade associations or organizations representing these
committees are asked to indicate their interest by complet- groups.
ing the online membership application forms listed under
Instructions for New Applicants at General: a member who cannot be categorized in any oth-
https://www.ashrae.org/pcmemberapp or by contacting er approved interest category covered in the project
Connor Barbaree at: ASHRAE, 180 Technology Parkway, scope.
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092; phone: 678-539-1138; fax:
678-539-2138; email Standards.Section@ashrae.org. Industry: construction firms or manufacturers, producers,
or distributors of products or systems that would be
 SSPC 189.3, Design, Construction and Operation of installed in buildings. A person in this category would
Sustainable High-Performance Health Care Facilities make their living from constructing buildings or pro-
ducing or distributing products impacted by this stand-
PURPOSE: ard or representing groups of manufacturers impacted
The purpose of this standard is to prescribe the procedures, by this standard. Example members of this category
methods and documentation requirements for the design, would be contractors, manufacturing firms, assembly
construction and operation of high performance sustainable firms, distributors and wholesalers, and industry trade
health care facilities. associations that represent these groups.

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Volume XI, Issue 34

September 10, 2021

STANDARDS ACTIONS
INTERIM MEETINGS JOIN A LISTSERVE
A complete listing of project committee interim meetings is Click on the following link to learn more about ASHRAE
provided on ASHRAE’s website at: https:// Standards Activities https://www.ashrae.org/listserves.
www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/standards-and-
guidelines/project-committee-interim-meetings. SSPC 41 — Standard Methods for Measurement

 GPC 6-2015R, Refrigerant Information Recommend- SSPC 62.1 — Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air
ed for Product Development and Standards, will hold Quality
a conference call on September 27, 2021 from 4:00 pm
to 5:00 pm (Eastern). For additional information con- SSPC 62.2 — Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air
tact Lauren Huffman, Chair of GPC 6 Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings
(lmhuffman@dow.com).
SSPC 90.1 — Energy Standard for Buildings Except
 SSPC 62.1, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Quality, will hold a webinar on October 26, 2021 from
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Eastern). For additional infor- SSPC 90.2 — Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Resi-
mation please contact Mark Weber at dential Buildings
mweber@ashrae.org. The SSPC 62.1 Administration
Subcommittee will hold a webinar on September 22, SPC 90.4 — Energy Standard for Data Centers and
2021 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Eastern). For addition- Telecommunications Buildings
al information please contact Brian Hafendorfer, Chair
of the Administration Subcommittee SSPC 161 — Air Quality within Commercial AirCraft
(bhafendorfer@grayae.com).
SSPC 188 — Legionellosis: Risk Management for
 SSPC 189.3, Design, Construction and Operation of Building Water Systems
Sustainable High Performance Health Care Facili-
ties, will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, November SSPC 189.1 — Standard for the Design of High-
9th, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time. For Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Resi-
additional information, please contact Ryan Shanley, dential Buildings
Staff Liaison to SSPC 189.3 (rshanley@ashrae.org).
Code Interaction Subcommittee (CIS) Listserve

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