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Efficient Use of Water in Buildings

Student Art: “Water is Precious” 2012 / R.A. Karishka

The American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers collaborates with the American Water Works Association, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the US Green Building Council on the development of a consensus document (ASHRAE/ASPE/AWWA 191P) that contributes to lower #TotalCostofOwnership in education communities; thus our interest.

The purpose of this collaborative best practice project is:

• Provide baseline requirements for the design of mechanical systems that minimize the volume of water required to operate HVAC systems.

• Balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, process efficacy, and community sensitivity.

• Support the goal of the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

A live public consultation opportunity was identified by our tracking algorithm. The public review draft is available at this link:

BSR/ASHRAE/ASPE/AWWA 191P: Standard for the Efficient Use of Water in Building Mechanical Systems

~~Comments are due September 27th.~~

You may comment directly at the portal linked below:

ASHRAE Online Standards Actions & Public Review Drafts.

We hold all ASHRAE standards on the standing agenda of our Water, Energy and Mechanical teleconferences. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.

Issue: 17-230

Category: Water, Plumbing

Colleagues: Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel

Rainwater Catchment Systems 400

“Hanging Gardens of Babylon”

Earlier this year American Society of Plumbing Engineers released public review draft of its consensus product — ASPE 63 Rainwater Catchment Systems. The scope of this standard covers requirements for the design and installation of rainwater catchment systems that utilize the principle of collecting and using precipitation from a rooftop and other hard, impervious building surfaces. This standard does not apply to the collection of rainwater from vehicular parking or other similar surfaces.

Click on the link below to view the redline regarding U.S. EPA Guide Standard and Protocol for Testing Microbiological Water Purifiers or to NSF Protocol P231.

ANSI Standards Action Page 62

That is all we see from ASPE on this and other standards; most likely owing to the pandemic. ASPE typically posts its redlines in ANSI Standards Action and on the landing page for its standards development enterprise:

ASPE Standards Development

Note that many of its products are co-developed with NSF International, IAPMO and the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, among others. It is noteworthy that ASPE provides a detailed description of the User Interest; which enlightens understanding of the lamentable presence of the User Interest, thus the raison d’être of Standards Michigan.

University of Warsaw Rooftop Rain Garden

We place the ASPE suite on the standing agenda of our monthly Water teleconferences. See our CALENDAR about when and how to log in; always open to everyone.

Issue: [13-61]

Category: Water, Mechanical

Colleagues: Jack Janveja, Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel

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Efficient Use of Water in Buildings

Rainwater Catchment Systems 400

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