The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has published a new design guide, “Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance, 2nd Edition.” This free publication provides information on how to design, construct, and maintain metal buildings to be energy efficient.
“Compliance with energy codes is an important and necessary part of modern construction. This guide is a valuable resource for building owners, architects, specifiers, contractors, builders, and metal building manufacturers,” says W. Lee Shoemaker, Ph.D., PE, MBMA’s director of research and engineering. “It is based on the IECC 2018/2021/2024 (draft edition) and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 – 2016/2019/2022, so it references the most widely-used codes and information.”
“Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance” is a synthesis of all the pertinent information on creating energy efficient, code-compliant metal buildings. The design guide consists of six chapters:
- Design Responsibilities – Building and Energy Codes
- Energy Code Fundamentals
- IECC Building Envelope Compliance
- ASHRAE 90.1 Building Envelope Compliance Methods
- Insulating Metal Building Systems
- Commercial Compliance Using COMcheck
Additionally, the guidebook has dozens of useful diagrams, figures and charts to help guide the user.
“Given all the recent energy code updates, the 2nd edition of this design guide is both timely and helpful,” adds Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager. “Many thanks to the MBMA staff and committee members who put this together.”
