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2006 W gton State Nonresidential Energy Code Com ce Form <br /> . . <br /> 2006 Washington State Nonresidential Energy Code Compliance Forms Revised July 2007 <br /> Mechanical - General Requirements 1412.8 Ventilation Controls for High-Occupancy Areas: Demand control <br /> ventilation(DCV)is required for spaces that are larger than 500 ft2,have a design <br /> 1411.1 General:Equipment shall have a minimum performance at the specified occupancy for ventilation of greater than 40 people for 1000 ft2 of floor area,and are <br /> rating conditions not less than the values shown in Table 14-1A through 14-1G. If a served by systems with one or more of the following: <br /> nationally recognized certification program exists for a product covered in Tables a. An air-side economizer, <br /> 14-1A through 14-1G,and it includes provisions for verification and challenge of <br /> equipment efficiency ratings,then the product shall be listed in the certification b. Automatic modulating control of the outdoor air damper,or <br /> program. c. A design outdoor airtlow greater than 3000 cfm. <br /> Gas-fired and oil-fired forced air furnaces with input ratings>225,000 Btu/h(65 Exceptions: <br /> kW)and all unit heaters shall also have an intermittent ignition or interrupted device 1.Systems with energy recovery complying with Section 1436. <br /> (IID),and have either mechanical draft(including power venting)or a flue damper.A 2. Multiple-zone systems without direct-digital control of individual zones <br /> vent damper is an acceptable alternative to a flue damper for furnaces where communicating with a central control panel. <br /> combustion air is drawn from the conditioned space.All furnaces with input ratings> 3. Systems with a design outdoor airflow less than 1200 cfm. <br /> 225,000 Btu/h(65 kW),including electric furnaces,that are not located within the 4. Spaces where the supply airflow rate minus any makeup or outgoing <br /> conditioned space shall have jacket losses not exceeding 0.75%of the input rating. transfer air requirement is less than 1200 cfm. <br /> 1411.2 Rating Conditions:Cooling equipment shall be rated at ARI test conditions 1413 Air Economizers <br /> and procedures when available.Where no applicable procedures exist,data shall 1413.1 Operation: Air economizers shall be of automatically modulating outside and <br /> be furnished by the equipment manufacturer. return air dampers to provide 100 percent of the design supply air as outside air to <br /> 1411.3 Combination Space and Service Water Heating:For combination space reduce or eliminate the need for mechanical cooling.Water economizers shall be <br /> and service water heaters with a principal function of providing space heat,the capable of providing the total concurrent cooling load served by the conneted <br /> Combined Annual Efficiency(CAE)may be calculated by using ASHRAE Standard terminal equipment lacking airside economizer,at outside air temperatures of 45°F <br /> 124-1991.Storage water heaters used in combination space heat and water heat dry-bulb/40°F wet-bulb and below.For lhis calculation,all factors including solar and <br /> applications shall have either an Energy FActor(EF)or a CAE of not less than the internal load shall be the same as those used for peak load calculations,except for <br /> following: the outside temperatures. <br /> EF CAE Exception:Water economizers using air-cooled heat rejection equipment <br /> <50 gal storage 0.58 0.71 may use a 35°F dry-bulb outside air temperature for this calculation.This <br /> exception is limited to a maximum of 20 tons per building. <br /> 50 to 70 gal storage 0.57 0.71 1413.2 Documentation:Water economizer plans submitted for approval shall <br /> >70 gal storage 0.55 0.70 include the following information: <br /> 1411.4 Packaged Electric Heating and Cooling Equipment:Packaged electric 1. Maximum outside air conditions for which economizer is sized to provide <br /> equipment providing both heating and cooling with a total cooling capacity greater full cooling. <br /> than 20,Btu/h shall be a heat pump. 2. Design cooling load to be provided by economizer at this outside air <br /> Exception:Unstaffed equipment shaelters or cabinets used solely for condition. <br /> personal wireless service facilities. 3. Heat rejection and terminal equipment performance data including model <br /> 1412 Controls number,flow rate,capacity,entering and leaving temperature in full <br /> 1412.1 Temperature Controls: Each system shall be provided with at least one economizer cooling mode. <br /> temperature control device. Each zone shall be controlled by individual thermostatic 1413.3 Integrated Operation:Air economizers shall be capable of providing partial <br /> controls responding to temperature within the zone. At a minimum,each floor of a cooling even when additional mechanical cooling is required to meet the remainder <br /> building shall be considered as a separate zone. of the cooling load. <br /> 1412.2 Deadband Controls:When used to control both comfort heating and Exceptions: <br /> cooling,zone thermostatic controls shall be capable of a deadband of at least 5 1. Individual,direct expansion units that have a rated capacity less than <br /> degrees F within which the supply of heating and cooling energy to the zone is shut 65,000 Btu/h and use nonintegrated economizer controls that <br /> off or reduced to a minimum. preclude simultaneous operation of the economizer and mechanical <br /> Exceptions: coolin <br /> 9 <br /> 1. Special occupancy,special usage,or code requirements where 2. Water-cooled water chillers with waterside economizer. <br /> deadband controls are not appropriate. 1413.4 Humidification: If an air economizer is required on a cooling system for <br /> 2. Buildings complying with Section 1141.4,if in the proposed building which humidification equipment is to be provided to maintain minimum indoor <br /> energy analysis,heating and cooling thermostat setpoints are set to humidity levels,then the humidifier shall be of the adiabatic type(direct evaporative <br /> the same temperature between 70 degrees F and 75 degrees F media or fog atomization type). <br /> inclusive,and assumed to be constant throughout the year. Exceptions: <br /> 3. Thermostats that require manual changeover between heating and �. Health care facilities where WAC 246-320-525 allows only steam <br /> cooling modes. injection humidifiers in ductwork downstream of final filters. 1412.6 <br /> 1412.3 Humidity Controls: If a system is equipped with a means for adding Combustion Heating Equipment Controls:Combustion heating <br /> moisture,a humidistat shall be provided. equipment with a capacity over 225,000 Btu/h shall have modulating <br /> 1412.4 Setback and Shut-Off: HVAC systems shall be equipped with automatic or siaged combustion control. <br /> controls capable of accomplishing a reduction of energy use through control setback 2. Systems with water economizer <br /> or equipment shutdown during periods of non-use or alternate use of the spaces 3. 100%outside air systems with no provisions for air recirculation to the <br /> served by the system The automatic controls shall have a minimum seven-day central supply fan. <br /> clock and be capable of being set for seven different day types per week. It must 4. Nonadiabatic humidifiers cumulatively serving no more than 10%of a <br /> retain programming and time for a power loss of 10 hours and include an accessible building's air economizer capacity as measured in cfm.This refers to <br /> manual override of up to 2 hours. the system cfm serving rooms with stand alone or duct mounted <br /> Exceptions: humidifiers. <br /> 1. Systems serving areas which require continuous operation at the �414 Ducting Systems <br /> same temperature setpoint. 1414.1 Sealing: Duct work which is designed to operate at pressures above 1l2 inch <br /> 2. Equipment with full load demands of 2 kW(6,826 Btu/h)or less may Water column static pressure shall be sealed in accordance with Standard RS-18. <br /> be controlled by readily accessible manual off-hour controls. Extent of sealing required is as follows: <br /> 3. Systems controlled by an occupant sensor that is capable of shutting �, Static pressure: 1/2 inch to 2 inches;seal transverse joints. <br /> the system off when no occupant is sensed for a period of up to 30 Z. Static pressure: 2 inches to 3 inches;seal all transverse joints and <br /> minutes. longitudinal seams. <br /> 4. Systems controlled solely by a manually operated timer capable of 3. Static pressure: above 3 inches;seal all transverse joints,longitudinal <br /> operating the system for no more than two hours. seams and duct wall penetrations. <br /> 1412.4.1 Dampers:Outside air intakes,exhaust outlets and relief outlets serving Duct tape and other pressure sensitive tape shall not be used as the primary <br /> conditioned spaces shall be equipped with dampers which close automatically when sealant where ducts are designed to operate at static pressures of 1 inch W.C.or <br /> the system is off or upon power failure Stair shaft and elevator shaft smoke relief greater. <br /> openings shall be equipped with normally open(fails to open upon loss of power) <br /> dampers.These dampers shall remain closed until activated by the fire alarm 1414.2 Insulation:Ducts and plenums that are constructed and function as part of <br /> system or other approved smoke detection system. the building envelope, by separating interior space from exterior space,shall meet all <br /> Exceptions: applicable requirements of Chapter 13.These requirements include insulation <br /> installation, moisture control,air leakage,and building envelope insulation levels. <br /> 1. Systems serving areas which require continuous operation. Unheated equipment rooms with combustion air louvers must be isolated from the <br /> 2 Combustion air intakes. conditioned space by insulating interior surfaces to a minimum of R-11 and any <br /> 3. Gravity(nonmotorized)dampers are acceptable in buildings less exterior envelope surfaces per Chapter 13.Outside air ducts serving individual <br /> than 3 stories in height. supply air units with less than 2,800 cfm of total supply air capacity shall be insulated <br /> 4. Gravity(nonmotorized)dampers are acceptable in exhaust and relief to a minimum of R-7 and are not considered building envelope.Other outside air <br /> outlets in the first story and levels below the first story of buildings duct runs are considered building envelope until they, <br /> three or more stories in height. 1. connect to the heating or cooling equipment,or � ✓ ; <br /> 'IA��A 7 llnfim��m C�nri(`nn�rnle�LJoo1i....onrl�...+I�nn c„c/ome�.i�1h rlocinn ciinnl�i � oro�enlotorl Fmm/ho ovfori...�e�i1ti o..oiilnma/in etii�t_nif rlomnor rmm�l��inn '�/�`.' �� <br />