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ASHRAE revised climatic data for building design standards

Jan. 16, 2014

The newly updated Standard 169, Climatic Data for Building Design Standards, provides a variety of climatic information for designing, planning and sizing building energy systems and equipment.

An additional “Extremely Hot” Climate Zone 0 with humid (0A) and dry (0B) zones has been added, and the standard now includes climatic data for 5,564 locations throughout the world.

(https://www.ashrae.org/news/2014/revisions-to-climate-data-standard-from-ashrae-include-new-climate-zone-climatic-data)

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