Shaping the Energy Efficiency in New Buildings - Building Energy ...

JAP,ContinuedKORUSAASHRAE90.1-2007Trainingas the support for enforcement of theEnergy Conservation Law In an effort to diffuse the changes in thelatest amendment of the EnergyConservation Law, about 100 trainingsessions on the amended EnergyConservation Law were held all aroundJapan in April 2009 and similar sessionswill continue to be held in the future.According to law, KEMCO holds trainingprograms for energy managers and operators ofheat-using equipment and facilities in order toupdate their skills, in addition to enhancing theirsafety control proficiency. The Korean EnergyManagement Corporation offers various kindsof training and educational courses.DOE, through the Pacific Northwest NationalLaboratory, offers a range of in-person andweb-based training courses on both ASHRAEand IECC. DOE also offers energy codeassistance through its Ask an Expert program.ASHRAE offers professional developmentseminars (one day): Complying with Standard 90.1-2007Exceeding the Requirements ofStandard 90.1-2007ASHRAE also offers Short Courses (half-day): Complying with Standard 90.1-2007:HVAC/Mechanical Exceeding Standard 90.1-2007Public InformationOther cities provide construction subsidies or low-interest loansfor residential buildings that rank high in energy efficiency.Rankings are determined using the software CASBEE (see sectionon Compliance Software and Other Tools in this report).The Institute for Building Environment and Energy Conservationalso publishes detailed guidebooks on the energy efficiencystandards.The code references a comprehensive handbook entitled, “Manualfor ‘Building Design Criteria for Energy Saving,’ prepared by theKorean Energy Management Corporation and approved by theMinistry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs.Since the early 1990s, DOE has been developing and providingfree educational and training materials and software in support ofthe most recent IECC energy codes and ASHRAE 90.1. Thesematerials are posted on a frequently updated website:www.energycodes.gov. This website also updates news and eventsrelated to building energy codes in its Building Energy CodeResource Center.Other Information Source:American Society of Home Inspectors90