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Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards, 2015
- 2015 VERMONT COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY STANDARDS
- 2015 VERMONT COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY STANDARDS TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- PREFACE
- EFFECTIVE USE OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY STANDARDS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 [CE] SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION [Go to Page]
- PART 1—SCOPE AND APPLICATION [Go to Page]
- SECTION C101 SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- SECTION C102 ALTERNATE MATERIALS—METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN OR INSULATING SYSTEMS
- PART 2—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT [Go to Page]
- SECTION C103 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
- SECTION C104 INSPECTIONS
- SECTION C105 VALIDITY
- SECTION C106 REFERENCED STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 2 [CE] DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C201 GENERAL
- SECTION C202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 3 [CE] GENERAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C301 CLIMATE ZONE
- SECTION C302 DESIGN CONDITIONS
- SECTION C303 MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- TABLE C303.1.3(1) DEFAULT GLAZED FENESTRATION U-FACTORS
- TABLE C303.1.3(2) DEFAULT DOOR U-FACTORS
- TABLE C303.1.3(3) DEFAULT GLAZED FENESTRATION SHGC AND VT
- CHAPTER 4 COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY [Go to Page]
- SECTION C401 GENERAL
- SECTION C402 BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C402.1 BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS—OPAQUE ASSEMBLIES AND ELEMENTS
- EQUATION 4-1
- TABLE 402.1(2) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS—METAL BUILDING ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTIONS
- TABLE C402.1(3) ASSEMBLY U-FACTORS FOR METAL BUILDING ROOFS
- TABLE C402.1(4) ASSEMBLY U-FACTORS FOR METAL BUILDING WALLS
- TABLE C402.3 BUILDING ENVELOPE FENESTRATION MAXIMUM U-FACTOR AND SHGC REQUIREMENTS
- EQUATION 4-2
- EQUATION 4-3
- TABLE C402.4.2 MAXIMUM AIR LEAKAGE RATE FOR FENESTRATION ASSEMBLIES
- SECTION C403 BUILDING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.3(1) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.3(1)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS
- TABLE C403.2.3(2) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.3(2)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS
- TABLE C403.2.3(3) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS, PACKAGED TERMINAL HEAT PUMPS, SINGLE-PACKAGE VERTICAL AIR CONDITIONERS,SINGLE VERTICAL HEAT PUMPS, ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS AND ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER HEAT PUMPS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.3(3)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS, PACKAGED TERMINAL HEAT PUMPS, SINGLE-PACKAGE VERTICAL AIR CONDITIONERS, SINGLE VERTICAL HEAT PUMPS, ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS AND ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER HEAT PUMPS
- TABLE 403.2.3(4) WARM-AIR FURNACES AND COMBINATION WARM-AIR FURNACES/AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS, WARM-AIR DUCT FURNACES AND UNIT HEATERS, MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.2.3(5) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: GAS- AND OIL-FIRED BOILERS
- TABLE C403.2.3(7) WATER CHILLING PACKAGES – EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.2.3(8) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: HEAT REJECTION EQUIPMENT
- TABLE C403.2.3(9)a MINIMUM EFFICIENCY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS SERVING COMPUTER ROOMS
- TABLE C403.2.3(10) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VARIABLE-REFRIGERANT-FLOW AIR CONDITIONERS
- TABLE C403.2.3(11) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VARIABLE-REFRIGERANT-FLOW AIR-TO-AIR AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.3(11)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VARIABLE-REFRIGERANT-FLOW AIR-TO-AIR AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS
- EQUATION 4-4
- EQUATION 4-5
- TABLE C403.2.7(1) ENERGY RECOVERY REQUIREMENT (Ventilation systems operating less than 8,000 hours per year)
- TABLE C403.2.8 MAXIMUM NET EXHAUST FLOW RATE, CFM PER LINEAR FOOT OF HOOD LENGTH
- EQUATION 4-6
- TABLE C403.2.10c MINIMUM PIPE INSULATION THICKNESS (in inches)
- TABLE C403.2.12.1(1) FAN POWER LIMITATION
- TABLE C403.2.12.1(2) FAN POWER LIMITATION PRESSURE DROP ADJUSTMENT
- TABLE C403.2.14(1) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION
- TABLE C403.2.14(2) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.2.14(2)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS
- TABLE C403.3(1) MINIMUM CHILLED-WATER SYSTEM COOLING CAPACITY FOR DETERMINING ECONOMIZER COOLING REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.3.1 DX COOLING STATESTAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULATING AIRFLOW UNITS
- TABLE C403.3.3.3 HIGH-LIMIT SHUTOFF CONTROL SETTING FOR AIR ECONOMIZERS
- TABLE C403.4.1.1 EFFECTIVE DATES FOR FAN CONTROL
- TABLE C403.4.2.5 BOILER TURNDOWN
- TABLE C403.4.2.7 PIPING SYSTEM DESIGN MAXIMUM FLOW RATE IN GPM
- TABLE C403.4.6 MAXIMUM HOT GAS BYPASS CAPACITY
- SECTION C404 SERVICE WATER HEATING (MANDATORY) [Go to Page]
- TABLE C404.2 MINIMUM PERFORMANCE OF WATER-HEATING EQUIPMENT
- TABLE C404.5.1 PIPING VOLUME AND MAXIMUM PIPING LENGTHS
- SECTION C405 ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE C405.2.3.2(1) DAYLIGHT ZONE ADJACENT TO FENESTRATION IN A WALL
- FIGURE C405.2.3.2(2) DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A ROOFTOP MONITOR
- FIGURE C405.2.3.2(3) DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A SLOPED ROOFTOP MONITOR
- FIGURE C405.2.3.3 DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A ROOF FENESTRATION ASSEMBLY
- EQUATION 4-7
- TABLE C405.4.2(1) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: BUILDING AREA METHOD
- EQUATION 4-8
- TABLE C405.4.2(2) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD [Go to Page]
- TABLE C405.4.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD [Go to Page]
- TABLE C405.4.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.5.2(1) EXTERIOR LIGHTING ZONES
- TABLE C405.5.2(2) INDIVIDUAL LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES FOR BUILDING EXTERIORS
- TABLE C405.7 MINIMUM NOMINAL EFFICIENCY LEVELS FOR 10 CFR 431 LOW-VOLTAGE DRY-TYPE DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS
- TABLE C405.8(1) MINIMUM NOMINAL FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR 60 HZ NEMA GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRIC MOTORS (SUBTYPE I) RATED 600 VOLTS OR LESS (Random Wound)a
- TABLE C405.8(2) MINIMUM NOMINAL FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY OF GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRIC MOTORS (SUBTYPE II) AND ALL DESIGN B MOTORS GREATER THAN 200 HORSEPOWERa
- TABLE C405.8(3) MINIMUM AVERAGE FULL LOAD EFICIENCY POLYPHASE SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORSa
- TABLE C405.8(4) MINIMUM AVERAGE FULL LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR CAPACITOR-START CAPACITOR-RUN AND CAPACITOR-START INDUCTION-RUN SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORSa
- SECTION C406 ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY PACKAGE OPTIONS
- SECTION C407 SYSTEM COMMISSIONING
- CHAPTER 5 CE EXISTING BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C501 GENERAL
- SECTION C502 ADDITIONS
- SECTION C503 ALTERATIONS
- SECTION C504 REPAIRS
- SECTION C505 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OR USE
- CHAPTER 6 REFERENCED STANDARDS [Go to Page]
- AAMA
- AHAM
- AHRI
- AMCA
- ANSI
- APSP
- ASHRAE
- ASME
- ASTM
- CSA
- CTI
- DASMA
- DOE
- ICC
- IEEE
- IES
- ISO
- NEMA
- NFPA
- NFRC
- SMACNA
- UL
- US-FTC
- WDMA
- INDEX [Go to Page]