New ISO standard for building sector

The new International Standard ISO 23045:2008 is designed to help the building sector achieve energy savings by providing it with specific design guidelines. The standard will assist designers and construction workers by specifying what data is required at different stages of the design process, and by specifying how building design objectives can be fulfilled. ISO 23045:2008 applies to new buildings and is also applicable to systems for heating, cooling, lighting, domestic hot water, service water heating, ventilation and related controls. ISO 23045:2008, Building environment design – Guidelines to assess energy efficiency of new buildings, was developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 205, Building environment design. It is available from ISO national member institutes.