10.5. PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE PATH

SECTION 10 OTHER EQUIPMENT Strike Section 10.5 of ASHRAE 90.1 in its entirety and insert a new Section 10.5 in its place in the Energy Conservation Code-Commercial Provisions to read as follows: 10.5 PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE PATH All building projects shall comply with the requirements in Section 10.5.1, 10.5.3 and 10.5.4. All building projects complying with the Alternate Renewables Approach in Section 13.1.1.2 shall also comply with Section 10.5.2. 10.5.1 ENERGY STAR Requirements for New Equipment not Covered by Federal Appliance Efficiency Regulations (All Building Projects). The following equipment within the scope of the applicable ENERGY STAR program shall comply with the equivalent criteria required to achieve the ENERGY STAR label if installed prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy: a. Appliances 1. Room air cleaners: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Room Air Cleaners 2. Water coolers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Water Coolers b. Heating and Cooling 1. Programmable thermostats: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Programmable Thermostats 2. Ventilating fans: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Ventilating Fans c. Lighting 1. Integral LED lamps: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Integral LED Lamps d. Commercial Food Service 1. Commercial fryers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Fryers 2. Commercial hot food holding cabinets: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Hot Food Holding Cabinets 3. Commercial steam cookers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Steam Cookers (see also water efficiency requirements in Section 6.4.2.2) 4. Commercial dishwashers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Dishwashers 5. Commercial griddles: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Griddles 6. Commercial ovens: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Ovens (see also water efficiency requirements in Section 6.4.2.2) Exception to 10.5.1: Products with minimum efficiencies addressed in the Energy Policy Act (EP Act) and the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) when complying with Section 13.1.1.2 are exempted from Section 10.5.1. 10.5.2 ENERGY STAR Requirements for New Equipment Covered by Federal Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Alternate Renewables Approach). For all building projects complying with the Alternate Renewables Approach in Section 13.1.1.2, the following equipment within the scope of the applicable ENERGY STAR program shall comply with the equivalent criteria required to achieve the ENERGY STAR label if installed prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. For those products listed below that are also contained in Normative Appendix B, the installed equipment shall comply by meeting or exceeding both the requirements in this section and in Normative Appendix B. a. Appliances 1. Clothes washers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Clothes Washers (see also the water efficiency requirements in Section 6.3.2.2 of ASHRAE 189.1) 2. Dehumidifiers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Dehumidifiers 3. Dishwashers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specifications for Residential Dish- washers (see also the water efficiency requirements in Section 6.3.2.2 of ASHRAE 189.1) 4. Refrigerators and freezers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Refrigerators and Freezers 5. Room air conditioners: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements and Criteria for Room Air Conditioners b. Heating and Cooling 1. Residential air-source heat pumps: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for ASHPs and Central Air Conditioners (see also the energy efficiency requirements in Section 13.1). 2. Residential boilers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Boilers (see also the energy efficiency requirements in Section 13.1). 3. Residential central air conditioners: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for ASHPs and Central Air Conditioners (see also the energy efficiency requirements in Section 13.1). 4. Residential ceiling fans: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Ceiling Fans 5. Dehumidifiers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Dehumidifiers 6. Residential warm air furnaces: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Furnaces 7. Residential geothermal heat pumps: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Geothermal Heat Pumps c. Water Heaters: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Water Heaters d. Lighting 1. Lamps: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Lamps (Light Bulbs) 2. Luminaires: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Luminaires Residential light fixtures: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Light Fixtures e. Commercial Food Service 1. Commercial refrigerators and freezers: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers 2. Commercial ice machines: ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Ice Machines 10.5.3 Programmable Thermostats. Residential programmable thermostats shall meet the requirements of NEMA Standards Publication DC 3, Annex A, “Energy-Efficiency Requirements for Programmable Thermostats.” 10.5.4 Refrigerated Display Cases. All open refrigerated display cases shall be covered by using field-installed strips, curtains, or doors. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6326 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Energy Conservation Code (2017), referred to as the “Energy Conservation Code,” consists of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (ASHRAE 90.1) and substantial portions of Chapter 7 of ANSI/ASHREA/IES 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (ASHRAE 189.1), published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Residential Provisions of the 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (International Energy Conservation Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Energy Conservation Code Supplement of 2017 – Commercial Provisions (12-I[CE] DCMR) and the Energy Conservation Code Supplement of 2017 – Residential Provisions (12-I[RE] DCMR). The International Energy Conservation Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IECC2015. ASHRAE 90.1 is copyrighted by ASHRAE and therefore is not republished here. However, the text of ASHRAE 90.1 may be reviewed at: https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology. Portions of Chapter 7 of ASHRAE 189.1 are reprinted in the District of Columbia Energy Conservation Code Supplement by permission of ASHRAE and ICC. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Energy Conservation Code Supplement of 2017 – Commercial Provisions 12-I[CE] DCMR § 10.5