6.3. SIMPLIFIED APPROACH OPTION FOR HVAC SYSTEMS

SECTION 6 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING 6.3 SIMPLIFIED APPROACH OPTION FOR HVAC SYSTEMS Strike criteria c. in Section 6.3.2 of ASHRAE 90.1 in its entirety and insert a new criteria c. in Section 6.3.2 in the Energy Conservation Code Commercial Provisions in its place to read as follows: 6.3.2 Criteria. The HVAC system shall meet all of the following criteria: [no change to criteria a. and b.] Cooling (if any) shall be provided by a unitary packaged or split-system air conditioner that is either air cooled or evaporatively cooled, with efficiency meeting the requirements shown in Table 6.8.1-1 (air conditioners), Table 6.8.1-2 (heat pumps), or Table 6.8.1-4 (packaged terminal and room air conditioners and heat pumps) for the applicable equipment category. All building projects complying with the Alternate Renewables Approach in Section 13.1.1.2 shall comply with the equipment efficiency requirements in Section 13.1.1.2 in place of Tables 6.8.1-1 through 6.8.1-11 and shall comply with the applicable ENERGY STAR heating and cooling requirements in Section 10.11.2. [no change to criteria d. through r.] 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 § 6.3