Special Maintenance Considerations - Effective Building Maintenance: Protection of Capital Assets - page 108

exchangers, boilers, etc., let alone major repair or replacement op-
erations. Gas turbines and large generators are definitely the prov-
ince of the professional. In such cases, owners often contract to buy
maintenance services from the OEM or specialist third party con-
tractor for several years at least.
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standardforthe
DesignofHigh-Performance,GreenBuildingsExceptLow-RiseResidential
Buildings , is the first code-intended commercial green building standard
in the United States. It has been published by the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), in
conjunction with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North Amer-
ica (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and has been
approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
This standard, published on January 22, 2010 provides a long-
needed consensus standard for those who strive to design, build, and
operate sustainable buildings. It covers key topic areas including site
sustainability, potable water use efficiency (both indoor and outdoor),
energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality. and the building's im-
pact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. Like other ASHRAE
Standards, it is written in enforceable code language so that it may be
referenced or adopted by code authorities.
Section 10 of the new standard requires that a maintenance plan
addressing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection sys-
tems be developed. The maintenance measures defined in Chapters 1,
3 and 4 of this text provide significant information that can be easily
incorporated into the maintenance plan required by the new standard
for sustainable building design, construction, and operation.
Section 10 of the new standard also requires a service life plan be
developed to address structural, building envelope, and hardscape ma-
terials repair/replacement during the service life of the building. Plan-
ning for the replacement or major renovation of building components
at the end of their service live is addressed in detail in Chapter 2 of this
text, which can be used to meet the requirements of the new standard.
Both the maintenance plan and the service live plan are required to
be developed during the design of a sustainable building. And, during
design, Chapter 5 of this text can serve as a guideline for designing the
building for improved “maintainability.” This is critical in the design of
sustainable buildings simply because such building typically have more