ASHRAE GreenTips

The ASHRAE GreenGuide provides guidance to designers of HVAC&R systems in how to participate effectively on design teams charged with producing green buildings. Originally published in 2003, and revised and expanded in 2006, the ASHRAE GreenGuide serves as a reference manual for HVAC&R designers, providing them with guidance on green design from project design through construction, operation and maintenance to demolition.

The guide features ASHRAE GreenTips, which are sidebars containing information on techniques, processes, measures or systems. The ASHRAE GreenTips contain a list of other sources for reference.

The GreenTips give designers enough familiarity with the subject to enable them to determine whether it is suitable for the project being worked on. A complete listing of GreenTips, including GreenTips updated from the first edition as well as 20 new GreenTips, can be found here.