6.8. MINIMUM EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY TABLES

SECTION 6 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING 6.8 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY TABLES Strike Tables 6.8.1-1, 6.8.2-1, and 6.8.2-2 of ASHRAE 90.1 in their entirety, and insert a new Table 6.8.1-1 in their place in the Energy Conservation Code-Commercial Provisions to read as follows: TABLE 6.8.1-1 Minimum Efficiency Requirements Equipment Type Size Category Heating Section Type Subcategory or Rating Condition Minimum Efficiency Test Procedurea Air conditioners, air cooled <65,000 Btu/h All Split system 13.0 SEER AHRI 210/240 Single package 14 SEER Through the wall, air cooled <30,000 Btu/hb All Split system 12.0 SEER Single package 12.0 SEER Small duct high velocity, Air cooled <65,000 Btu/hb All Split system 11.0 SEER Air conditioners, air cooled >65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 11.2 EER 12.9 IEER 11.0 EER AHRI 340/360 All other Split system and single package 12.7 IEER 11.0 EER >135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 12.4 IEER 10.8 EER All other Split system and single package 12.2 IEER 10.0 EER >240,000 Btu/h and <760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 11.6 IEER 9.8 EER All other Split system and single package 11.4 IEER 9.7 EER >760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 11.2 IEER 9.5 EER All other Split system and single package 11.0 IEER a. Section 12 contains a complete specification of the referenced test procedure, including the referenced year version of the test procedure. b. Single-phase, air-cooled air conditioners <65,000 Btu/h are regulated by NAECA. SEER values are those set by NAECA. TABLE 6.8.1-1 Electrically Operated Unitary Air Conditioners and Condensing Units— Minimum Efficiency Requirements (Continued) Equipment Type Size Category Heating Section Type Subcategory or Rating Condition Minimum Efficiency Test Procedurea Air conditioners, water cooled <65,000 Btu/h All Split system and Single package 12.1 EER 12.3 IEER AHRI 210/240 >65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and Single package 12.1 EER 13.9 IEER 11.9 EER AHRI 340/360 All other Split system and single package 13.7 IEER 12.5 EER >135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 13.9 IEER 12.3 EER All other Split system and single package 13.7 IEER 12.40 EER >240,000 Btu/h and <760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 13.5 IEER AHRI 340/360 All other Split system and single package 12.0 EER 13.3 IEER >760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 13.5 IEER AHRI 340/360 All other Split system and single package 12.0 EER 13.3 IEER a. Section 12 contains a complete specification of the referenced test procedure, including the referenced year version of the test procedure. b. Single-phase, air-cooled air conditioners <65,000 Btu/h are regulated by NAECA. SEER values are those set by NAECA. Minimum Efficiency Requirements (Continued) Equipment Type Size Category Heating Section Type Subcategory or Rating Condition Minimum Efficiency Test Procedurea Air conditioners, evaporatively cooled <65,000 Btu/hb All Split system and Single package 12.1 EER 12.3 IEER AHRI 210/240 >65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and Single package 12.1 EER 12.3 IEER AHRI 340/360 All other Split system and single package 11.9 EER 12.1 IEER >135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 12.0 EER 12.2 IEER All other Split system and single package 11.8 EER 12.0 IEER >240,000 Btu/h and <760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 11.9 EER 12.1 IEER All other Split system and single package 11.7 EER 11.9 IEER >760,000 Btu/h Electric resistance (or none) Split system and single package 11.7 EER 11.9 IEER All other Split system and single package 11.5 EER 11.7 IEER Condensing units, air cooled >135,000 Btu/h 10.5 EER 11.8 IEER AHRI 365 Condensing units, water cooled >135,000 Btu/h 13.5 EER 14.0 IEER Condensing units, evaporatively cooled >135,000 Btu/h 13.5 EER 14.0 IEER a. Section 12 contains a complete specification of the referenced test procedure, including the referenced year version of the test procedure. b. Single-phase, air-cooled air conditioners <65,000 Btu/h are regulated by NAECA. SEER values are those set by NAECA. Minimum Efficiency Requirements (Continued) Equipment Type Size Category Heating Section Type Subcategory or Rating Condition Minimum Efficiency Test Procedurea Air cooled (cooling mode) <65,000 Btu/hb Heat Pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Split system 14 SEER AHRI 210/240 Heat Pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Single package 14 SEER Through the wall, air cooled (cooling mode) <30,000 Btu/hb Heat pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Split system 12.0 SEER Single package 12.0 SEER Small duct high velocity air cooled <65,000 Btu/h Split system 11.0 SEER Air cooled (cooling mode) >65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h None Split system and single package 11.0 EER 12.2 IEER AHRI 340/360 Heat Pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Split system and single package 10.8 EER 12.0 IEER >135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h None Split system and single package 10.6 EER 11.6 IEER Heat Pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Split system and single package 10.4 EER 11.4 IEER >240,000 Btu/h None Split system and single package 9.5 EER 10.6 IEER Heat Pump with Elec. Backup, Gas Split system and single package 9.3 EER 10.4 IEER a. Section 12 contains a complete specification of the referenced test procedure, including the referenced year version of the test procedure. b. Single-phase, air-cooled air conditioners <65,000 Btu/h are regulated by NAECA. SEER values are those set by NAECA. 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 § 6.8