Goodway Presents: Energy Department Updates O&M Guide

Here at Goodway Just Venting , we try to keep you up-to-date on the subject of building maintenance and operations with an emphasis on HVAC systems.  We have written about boilers, chillers, cooling towers and everything in between.

But we are just one blog, a tiny island in a vast sea of technological, political, legal and cultural changes.  Well,  Uncle Sam has come to our – and your – aid, to help us all navigate these increasingly challenging waters.

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ASHRAE President Sees A Busy Year Ahead For The Industry, Part 1

2009 was not a fun year. So we at Just Venting are resisting the temptation to look back and see where we were and what happened. Rather, we choose to look forward to the coming year. What does 2010 hold in store? What are the trends and issues that will shape how we will do business next year, in five years and even further into the future?

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The Scoop on LEED Credentialing in 2009

A heads-up to both current and prospective LEED AP certified building professionals who haven’t yet heard: the certification program is undergoing some changes in 2009, and these will affect all of you.

As you’re probably already aware, LEED AP (Accredited Professional) certification is now one of the hottest credentials for people in all aspects of the building industry to have. According to the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), the separately incorporated entity that began administering the credentialing program for the U.S. Green Building Council in January 2008, more than 65,000 people have earned the LEED AP credential since the program was launched in 2001.

Beginning in 2009 — as in, immediately — the program will introduce a three-tiered credentialing system to replace the former one, and the new system will incorporate requirements for ongoing professional education or “credentialing maintenance.” The GBCI helpfully summarizes the differences between the old system and the new one in their LEED Credentialing FAQ:

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Obama’s Economic and Energy Plans Highlight Energy Efficiency, Green Retrofits

This is the proverbial Big News for HVAC. In his weekly radio address on December 5, President-elect Obama announced the outline of his and Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s economic recovery plan. One of the plan’s major emphases is the need for increasing America’s overall energy efficiency, and one way Obama proposes to do that is by performing various green retrofits and upgrades on all sorts of buildings, including federal ones, where he says he plans to have old and inefficient heating systems replaced.

(Hey, do you hear that? It’s the sound of the new presidential administration shouting “Heads up!” to the HVAC crowd.)

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