by Rebecca Walker — September 17, 2010—Tools to help further the fast growing green market in South America have been developed by ASHRAE and partnering organizations in that region.
Two ASHRAE standards regarding energy efficiency and sustainability recently were translated into Spanish and Portuguese.
ASHRAE’s Argentina Chapter recently translated ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, into Spanish.
In addition, ASHRAE also worked with the Green Building Council Brasil on the Portuguese translation of Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The Council wanted a translation of the standard for use in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating program in that country.
Both translations are available for purchase from ASHRAE. To order, or for more information, see the Web site.
