A Compilation of Current Home Performance Standards
You may not be aware, but there are several Home Performance standards currently available to the public.
We have put together a table that compares the different diagnostics tests that each standard calls for.
Table comparing home performance diagnostic testing standards
Further details on the following major categories of products may be found at the links below:
Here is a detailed listing of these standards:
ACCA Standard 12 (ANSI): Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement
Get a free copy here: www.bit.ly/ACCA-12
ACCA Standard 5 (ANSI): HVAC Quality Installation Verification Protocols
Get a free copy here: www.bit.ly/ACCA-5
BPI 1200 (ANSI): Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings
Get a free copy here: http://www.bit.ly/bpi1200
RESNET Advisory Standards: Chapter 8, Standard for Performance Testing and Work Scope
View here for free: www.bit.ly/RESNET-standards
(Will be updated by amendment with some reference to RESNET Standard 380, likely by Fall 2016.)
RESNET 380: Standard for Testing Air Tightness of Building Enclosures, Airtightness of Heating and Cooling Air Distribution Systems and Airflow of Mechanical Ventilation Systems
Get a free copy here: bit.ly/resnet380
Not yet in effect. This standard will likely supersede some parts of RESNET Chapter 8, likely by Fall 2016.)
Bill Spohn, PE, is President and CEO of TruTech Tools.
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