Green Buildings and Energy Management

ISO For Energy Management, Green Buildings In The Works

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Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Development will undertake the initiative to implement an international standard for energy management ISO 50001, and standard for sustainability in building construction ISO 15392.

Deputy Minister of Development Dato Paduka Hj Ali Hj Apong made the announcement in his keynote speech yesterday at the conference on alternative energy and energy efficiency.

He said the ministry is focusing on efforts in energy efficiency and conservation strategies in building design and construction which represents a major proportion of prime energy consumed and emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

"The implementation of ISO 50001 in Energy Management Systems is expected to address effective organisational management of energy resource and performance in aceordance to relevant global standards. It is expected to be released by the end of 2010," said the deputy minister.

ISO 50001 will establish an international framework for industrial plants or entire companies to manage all aspects of energy, including procurement and use.

The standard will provide organisations and companies with technical and management strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, and improve environmental performance.

It is expected to cover relevant terminology, measurement and metrics including measuring and reporting on their carbon emissions.

The deputy minister added that the ministry will also begin to embark on ISO 15392 in Sustainability in Building Construction which focuses on the concept of sustainable development applied to the life cycle of buildings and other construction works from their inception to its completion.

"It is high time our own professionals look at energy efficient technologies and an integrated building management that controls energy usage and eliminate energy wastage throughout the life eyele of the buildings."

"Government buildings should also lead by example by using construction materials that consume less energy and support sustainability to our environment," he added.

In addition, the deputy minister said that the "Piawaian Brunei Darossalam" or PBD 12:2008, a standard issued and published by the ministry on building guidelines and requirements will also be reviewed if agreed by all those involved.

The standard will address requirements on energy efficiency guidelines on building design and construction.

"The ministry is constantly challenged with demands by stakeholders to improve our services at every level and our own expectations to be the best at what we do whilst meeting the demands of international standards," Dam Hj Ali said.

The Brunei Times

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ISO 50001 Current Draft

ISO 50001 on energy management systems approved as Draft International Standard

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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) would like to inform all stakeholders that ISO 50001, a standards development initiative of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has been recently approved as a Draft International Standard (DIS).

What will ISO 50001 address? A framework for integrating energy efficiency into management practices Making better use of existing energy-consuming assets Benchmarking, measuring, documenting, and reporting energy intensity improvements and their projected impact on reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Transparency and communication on the management of energy resources Energy management best practices and good energy management behaviors Evaluating and prioritizing the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies A framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain Energy management improvements in the context of GHG emission reduction projects.

ISO 50001 is being developed by Project Committee (PC) 242,Energy management. The standard will provide energy management systems guidelines for industrial plants, commercial facilities, and entire organizations. ANSI serves as the committee Secretariat in partnership with Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT).
The document is based on the common elements found in all of ISO’s management system standards, assuring a high level of compatibility with ISO 9001, Quality management systems, and ISO 14001, Environmental management systems. Now that ISO 50001 has advanced to the DIS stage, national member bodies of ISO have been invited to vote and comment on the text of the standard during the five-month balloting period.
If the outcome of the DIS voting is positive, the modified document will then be circulated to the ISO members as a Final Draft International Standard (FDIS). If that vote is positive, ISO 50001 is expected to be published as an International Standard by early 2011.
As the U.S. member body to ISO, ANSI has accredited the Georgia Institute of Technology Energy and Sustainability Services (GT ESS) as administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO PC 242. In this capacity, GT ESS staff provide administrative facilitation for all aspects of the TAG’s work. Roland Risser from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) serves as the TAG chair.
The TAG met in Katy, TX in May to review initial feedback collected from TAG members and to develop the U.S. comments to be passed forward to PC 242. The TAG will use the input to formulate the U.S. vote on whether the project advances to the FDIS, or final draft stage.
For further information, please contact either Deann Desai of GT ESS (deann.desai@gatech.edu) or Jason Knopes of ANSI (jknopes@ansi.org).

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