Building Energy Modeling: An ASHRAE Certification Study Guide

While the best teacher of best practices is hands-on work experience, even the most seasoned professionals may want additional resources to support their knowledge bases. Building Energy Modeling: An ASHRAE Certification Study Guide supplies this additional information by delineating for practitioners the current editions of standards and other references necessary for building energy modeling and assists in preparation for ASHRAE's Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) certification.

As interest in building sustainability has increased, so has interest in energy modeling as a tool for achieving building energy savings. ASHRAE recognizes the importance of energy modeling to the processes for designing, building, operating, and maintaining buildings and facilities and thus has attempted to create a comprehensive package of resources that includes publications, educational courses, and a certification program.

Excerpts of the relevant publications are included in the study guide, along with the program's full detailed content outline (DCO), which is a blueprint for the certification examination, and a DCO matrix that serves as a roadmap for identifying the essential resources for ASHRAE's BEMP certification program. It lays out in a single table which sections of the resources are applicable to the different sections of the examination. As much as possible, this study guide identifies the specific areas on the program's DCO that each reference helps support.

This publication is also a valuable resource for any individual in the building energy modeling field, whether aiming to be ASHRAE certified or not. Full of a multitude of references, this guide serves as an indispensable source of information related to building energy modeling.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education.

The ASHRAE Handbooks are the design standard for control of built environments with volumes on Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications, Refrigeration and Fundamentals. Each is updated every four years. In addition to publishing design guidance for engineers, architects, and facility managers, we also publish a series of texts for classroom use.

Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Energy Modeling and Auditing
-High Performance Building Design
-Psychrometrics
-Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Quality
-Data Center Energy Efficiency
-Noise & Vibration Control
-Humidity Control
-HVAC for Healthcare Facilities