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STANDARDS ACTIONS

PUBLIC REVIEWCALL FOR COMMENTS

Constructive comments are invited for the following Public Review Drafts. Public Review Drafts can be accessed by going to ASHRAEs Standards, Research & Technology/ Public Review Drafts web page at: http://www.ashrae.org/public-review-drafts and following the instructions to access the online comment database. All activity for reviewing and commenting on public review drafts can be accomplished completely online. To obtain a paper copy of any Public Review Draft ($35.00/copy if 100 pages or less and $45.00 if over 100 pages) contact ASHRAE, Inc. Attn: Standards Public Review, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-2305 or email at: standards.section@ashrae.org.

PUBLIC REVIEWCALL FOR COMMENTS cont. 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum
bs to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum reduces occupancy threshold for demand controlled ventilation from greater than 40 people per 1000 ft2 to equal to or greater than 25 people per 1000 ft2 with exemptions for certain occupancies.

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum

ca to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings The proposed addendum requires that vestibule heating be locked out when outside air is above 45F, the same temperature that lockout of freeze protection or ice melting systems is required in section 6.4.3.8. An exception is allowed when the vestibule is unheated or tempered with transfer air rather than directly heated.

30-Day Public Review from November 30, 2012 to December 30, 2012

2nd Public Review (Independent Substantive

Change) of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum an to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This modification to the first public review of addendum an allows the option to use energy rates either from actual local rates or EIA state data, where approved by the building official when using Appendix C.

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum

cb to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum removes the 10,000 cfm threshold for optimum start and adds a threshold for systems controlled by DDC. The addendum also expands the requirement beyond air-based systems so that convectors and radiant systems would be included. Language is added so it is clear that optimum start is only required for systems with setback control requirements.

2nd Public Review (Independent Substantive

Change) of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum ar to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum corrects the definitions for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.

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cc to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum adds minimum efficiencies for both axial and centrifugal fan evaporative condensers with R-507A as the test fluid to Table 6.8.1G. Because of the numerous halocarbon refrigerants that can be utilized, a footnote has been added to the table that clarifies that evaporative condenser models intended for use with halocarbon refrigerants other than R-507A must meet the minimum efficiency requirements listed for R-507A as the test fluid.

PUBLIC REVIEWCALL FOR COMMENTS cont.

cf to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings Since the publication of addendum f (which established baseline building window-to-wall ratios for different building types in Appendix G) new data has become available that has enabled the establishment of a window-to-wall ration for retail strip mall buildings, which is added in this addendum.

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ck to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum requires the use of dual maximum control for VAV zone control when the building has DDC controls.

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cd to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

This addendum clarifies what to do with other piping system accessories that are not in series with the piping circuit, 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum such as expansion tanks, fill lines, chemical feeders, and cl to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Endrains, were not intended to be included because they do ergy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Resinot have the same heat losses/gains and pressure drop dential Buildings

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum This proposal updates the IEER values for air-cooled and
water-cooled air conditioners and heat pumps above 65,000 Btu/h. Depending on the cooling capacity and product classes, the new IEERs are between 7 and 13% better than the values they are replacing. The new IEERs will become This addendum establishes package single zone systems as effective on January 1, 2016. the baseline HVAC system type for all retail occupancies of two stories and less. Prior to this change, large retail fa- 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum cilities would have VAV reheat baseline systems which are cn to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Ennot at all common in that building type. ergy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings ce to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum allows laboratory designs that incorporate strategies to reduce peak airflows and minimum unoccupied airflows to document energy savings associated with reduced outside air volumes.

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co to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum modifies the Lighting Power Densities in Table 9.5.1 to match the recommended light levels in the 10th Edition of the IES Lighting Handbook.

PUBLIC REVIEWCALL FOR COMMENTS cont.

Addendum r to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of HighPerformance Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This addendum adds references to ANSI/ASHRAE 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities.

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rd 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum 3 Public Review (Independent Substantive

cp to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings This revision corrects a value in table 5-5 for steel joist floors that was not correctly edited when the 4 public review drafts of addendum bb were being processed.

Change) of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addendum z to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.12011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

Addendum z ISC adds new requirements in Table C-16, Commercial Refrigeration Minimum Efficiency Requirements, in Normative Appendix C, Prescriptive Equipment st 1 Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum Efficiency Tables, of ASHRAE Standard 189.1. cr to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, En45-Day Public Review from ergy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise ResiNovember 30, 2012 to January 14, 2013 dential Buildings
nd This addendum modifies Table 9.6.1 to correct the required 2 Public Review (Independent Substantive Change) of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum aq to light levels for hospital corridors, assisted living dining ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy spaces, and retail sales spaces. It also adds a new lighting Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential power density for very small storage spaces, and modifies Buildings the living recreation room space type.

2nd Public Review (Independent Substantive

This second public review of Addendum aq makes minor st Change) of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addendum changes to the 1 public review to improved clarity and to address issues identified in sections 6.5.1.3.a and 6.5.3.2.1. b to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.12011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/IES Addendum Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings ch to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise ResiThe purpose of this ISC to add some clarification to the dential Buildings requirements on flooring systems proposed by Addendum b This addendum makes changes to the requirements for air and water cooled chillers as defined in section 6.4.2.1 and the efficiency requirements listed in table 6.8.1C. This change is a continuation of the efficiency improvements that were implemented in 2010 by further improving the efficiency requirements.
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PUBLIC REVIEWCALL FOR COMMENTS cont. 2nd Public Review (Independent Substantive
Change) of BSR/ASHRAE Standard 105-2007R, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing and Comparing Buildings Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PUBLICATION NOTICE
The documents listed below are now available. Standards and Guidelines may be purchased on our website by clicking on the following link: www.ashrae.org/bookstore or by contacting the Sales Department at: orders@ashrae.org. Addenda may be downloaded for free at: http:// www.ashrae.org/standards-addenda.

This revision of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105 provides a method of energy performance determination, expression, ANSI/ASHRAE Addenda i, aa, ak, and ao to ANSI/ and comparison that can be applied to any building. After ASHRAE Standard 135-2010, BACnet - A Data review of the comments from the first public review and Communication Protocol for Building Automation further committee work the following independent substanand Control Networks tive changes (ISC) are offered for public review. Some of the significant changes in this ISC include: Recognition ANSI/ASHRAE Addenda k and m to ANSI/ that some users may need to consider changes in on-site ASHRAE Standard 135.1-2011, Method of Test for energy storage over the annual calculation period (See FigConformance to BACnet ure 5.1) and a significant revision to the Informative Annex J, both in discussion and multipliers, regarding calculations ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum b to ANSI/ASHRAE and comparisons based on avoided energy. Standard 160-2009, Criteria for Moisture-Control Design Analysis in Buildings 1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addendum u to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Stan- ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Addenda j, p, q, and t to dard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of HighANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2008, VentilaPerformance Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential tion of Health Care Facilities Buildings The purpose of this addendum is to strengthen the standards storm water management requirements.

ERRATA
A new errata sheet for the Standards listed below are now available for free download at: http://www.ashrae.org/ standards-errata.

1st Public Review of BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES

Addendum v to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of HighPerformance Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1-2010 (I-P

Edition), Energy Standard for Buildings Except LowThis addendum corrects the SI units used for Water Factor, Rise Residential Buildings, dated November 19, 2012 limits the full-flush volume for all toilets to 1.28 gal per flush, and replaces the version dated October 10, 2012. limits kitchen faucet capacity to 1.8 gpm, and sets limits on the use of municipal reclaimed water for irrigation. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1-2010 (SI Edition), Energy Standard for Buildings Except LowRise Residential Buildings, dated November 19, 2012 and replaces the version dated October 10, 2012.

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INTERIM MEETINGS
Interim meetings have been scheduled for the committees indicated below. A complete listing of project committee interim meetings is provided on ASHRAEs website at: http://www.ashrae.org/pc-interim-meetings.

INTERPRETATIONS cont.
Interpretation 135-2010-9 November 7, 2012 (Refers to the requirements presented in ANSI/ASHRAE 135-2010, Clauses 15.1.1.4.1.2, 15.1.1.4.2.2, 15.1.1.4.3.2, and 15.8.2, relating to the content of ReadRange-ACK when MORE_ITEMS is true, and the Count in the ReadRangeRequest was negative.)

SGPC 13, Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems,

will hold a conference call on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Eastern).

Interpretation 135-2010-10 November 7, 2012 (Refers to the requirements presented in ANSI/ASHRAE 135For additional information contact Chariti Young, Chair of 2010, Clauses 12.25 Preamble and 12.27 Preamble and 12.30 Preamble, relating to the behavior of the property SGPC 13 (cyoung@automatedlogic.com). Total_Record_Count of logging objects.) SPC 16-1983R, Method of Testing for Rating Room Air Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Air Condi- Interpretation 135-2010-11 November 7, 2012 (Refers tioners, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, De- to standard ANSI/ASHRAE 135-2010, Clause 12.11.19, "Segmentation_Supported", and Clause 12.11.20, cember 12, 2012 at 2 pm (Eastern). "Max_Segments_Accepted", both on page 199.) For additional information contact Mark Paquette, Chair of JOIN A LISTSERVE SPC 16 (markpaquette@nc.rr.com).

SPC 201P, Facility Smart Grid Information Model,

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will hold a conference call on Thursday, December 13, ASHRAE Standards Actions 2012 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm (Eastern). SSPC 41 Standard Methods for Measurement For additional information contact Susan LeBlanc, Staff SSPC 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Liaison to SPC 201 (sleblanc@ashrae.org). Quality

INTERPRETATIONS
New Official Interpretations to the following Standard are now available and can be found on the ASHRAE website at: http://www.ashrae.org/standards-interpretations.

SSPC 62.2 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings SSPC 90.1 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings SSPC 90.2 Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings SSPC 161 Air Quality within Commercial AirCraft

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135-2010, BACnet - A

Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks

SSPC 189.1 Standard for the Design of HighPerformance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Interpretation 135-2010-8 November 7, 2012 (Refers to Residential Buildings the requirements presented in ANSI/ASHRAE 135-2010, SPC 201 Facility Smart Grid Information Model Clause 12.24.4 and 12.24.6, relating to the behavior of the property Present_Value of the Schedule object.) Code Intended Standards, CIS Listserve
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