This part of ISO 14644 gives guidance and recommendations for optimizing energy usage and maintaining energy efficiency in new and existing cleanrooms, clean zones and separative devices. The standard provides guidance for the design, construction, commissioning and operation of cleanrooms. It covers all cleanroom-specific features and can be used in different areas to optimize energy use in electronic, aerospace, nuclear, pharmaceutical, hospital, medical device, food industries and other clean air applications. It also introduces the concept of benchmarking for the performance assessment and comparison of cleanroom energy efficiencies.