In 2006, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Illuminating Society of North America, with the assistance of the AIA, embarked on a project to develop a standard for high performance, green buildings that would apply to all buildings except low-rise residential buildings (Standard189). The standard will address sustainable sites, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. This presentation provides an update on the work to date of SPC 189.

   Learning objectives:

• Review the draft criteria being considered in Standard 189 for a high performance, green building
• Discuss how the draft criteria being considered in Standard189 for a high performance, green building compares with that in the LEED program
• Determine why certain criteria are not being considered in Standard 189 for a high performance, green building