ASHRAE, The International Code Council Complete Draft Carbon Emissions Evaluation Standard

ASHRAE and the International Code Council have released the full publication public review draft of a proposed joint standard for the evaluation and documentation of greenhouse gas emissions across a building’s lifecycle.

Proposed ASHRAE/ICC Standard 240P – Quantification of Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Buildings is open for comment at osr.ashrae.org until March 18.

“Standard 240P will play a pivotal role in addressing embodied carbon and significantly impacting the built environment’s greenhouse gas emissions, particularly within mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems,” said 2023-24 ASHRAE President Ginger Scoggins, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE. “We are pleased to collaborate with the International Code Council on this standard, recognizing the joint effort’s potential to advance effective solutions and contribute to a more sustainable future.”