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Title 10: Energy
CHAPTER II: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER D: ENERGY CONSERVATION
PART 434: ENERGY CODE FOR NEW FEDERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Subpart E: Building Energy Cost Compliance Alternative
434.504 - Use of the prototype building to determine the energy cost budget.
504.1Determine the building type of the Proposed Design using the categories in subsection 503.1. Using the appropriate Prototype Building characteristics from all of the tables contained in Subpart E, the building shall be simulated using the same gross floor area and number of floors for the Prototype Building as in the Proposed Design.
504.2The form, orientation, occupancy and use profiles for the Prototype Building shall be fixed as described in subsection 511. Envelope, lighting, other internal loads and HVAC systems and equipment shall meet the requirements of subsection 301, 401, 402, 403, and 404 and are standardized inputs.
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