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ASHRAE Technical Committee 2.8
Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability

Upcoming ASHRAE Meetings:

2008 Winter Meeting
New York City, NY
January 19-23

2008 Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 21-25

2009 Winter Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
January 24-28

2009 Annual Meeting
Louisiville, Kentucky
June 20-24
2010 Winter Meeting
Orlando, Florida
January 23-27

Committee Purpose:

To develop and recommend procedures for identifying and reducing buildings impacts on the environment and to foster ASHRAE membership awareness of the impacts in order to enhance the long term sustainability of our environment and the quality of life for current and future generations.

Committee Meetings:

TC 2.8 meets twice each year, once at ASHRAE's Winter Meeting and again at ASHRAE's Annual Meeting. The next meeting of TC 2.8 will be in New York City, New York, on January 21, 2007.

The full technical committee will meet from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday, January 21, 2007 at the Hilton New York in New York City in the Sutton Center room on the second floor. The following subcommittees will meet at the New York meeting.

Material and Systems
Delivery Process
Handbook
Green Guide
Sunday, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, Hilton, Gibson Room, 2nd floor
Sunday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, Hilton, Gibson Room, 2nd floor
Sunday, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM, Hilton, Gibson Room, 2nd floor
Sunday, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Hilton, Gibson Room, 2nd floor

Visitors are welcome at all Committee and Subcommittee meetings.

Committee Program Sessions at the New York Meeting:

Seminar 6: Sustainability in Building Code: ASHRAE Standard 189P
Sunday, January 20, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM in the Rendezvous Trianon Room.

Seminar 23: Green Buildings: Practical Experiences with Commissioning
Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM in the Mercury Room.

Seminar 88: Low and Zero Carbon Cities of the Future
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM in the Rendezvous Trianon Room.

Transactions Session 10: How Low Can You Go? Case Studies of Low Energy Buildings
Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the Sutton Center Room, Hilton 2nd floor

Committee Handbook Chapter:

TC 2.8 is responsible for Chapter 17, "Energy Resources", in the Fundamentals volume of the Handbook. The most current printed version of the chapter is the 2005 edition. We are currently working on revisions and updates for the 2009 edition.

Committee Special Publication:

TC 2.8 has developed the "ASHRAE Green Guide", a publication which provides design engineers with information on "green" or sustainable building design. This book is available in the ASHRAE Bookstore. The Green Guide subcommittee is developing enhancements and updates to this publication.

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Membership, 2007-2008

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