NFPA 900-2016 Building Energy Code.pdf

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29、he National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2015 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 900 Building Energy Code 2016 Edition This edition of NFPA 900, Building Energy Code, was prepared by the Committee on Building Systems and released b

30、y the Correlating Committee on Building Code. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 14, 2015, with an effective date of December 4, 2015, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 900 was approved as an American National Standard on December 4, 2015. Origin and Developm

31、ent of NFPA 900 In late 2002, the Standards Council charged the Technical Committee on Building Systems with developing a new document, NFPA 900, Building Energy Code, to complement the Comprehensive Consensus Codes (C3 ). NFPA 900 incorporates the technical provisions of ASHRAE 90.1, Energy Standar

32、d for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efcient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings, with administrative provisions and appropriate annexes, table of contents, denitions, references, index, and other information developed through the NFPA process to create

33、 a “stand-alone” building energy code. The ASHRAE provisions, while incorporated into the document, cannot be modied by NFPA committees. They can be modied only through ASHRAEs ANSI-accredited process. The 2007 edition updated the references for the technical provision to the 2004 editions of both A

34、SHRAE 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efcient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The 2010 edition updated the references for the technical provisions to the 2007 editions of both ASHRAE 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Exce

35、pt Low-Rise Residential Buildings, and ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efcient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The 2013 edition made a few minor editorial revisions, but the committee determined that no substantive changes were required. The 2016 edition makes a few minor editorial revisions for clari

36、ty and updates the edition of a number of referenced standards, but the committee again determined that no substantive changes were required.BUILDING ENERGY CODE 900-2 2016 Edition Correlating Committee on Building Code James R. Quiter, Chair Arup, CA SE Jerry Wooldridge, Secretary Reedy Creek Impro

37、vement District, FL E Salvatore DiCristina, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ E Rep. Building Code Development Committee David W. Frable, U.S. General Services Administration, IL U Sam W. Francis, American Wood Council, PA M Raymond N. Hansen, U.S. Department of the Air Force, FL U Joh

38、n C. Harrington, FM Global, MA I Howard Hopper, UL LLC, CA RT Jeffrey M. Hugo, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc., MI M Jonathan Humble, American Iron and Steel Institute, CT M Gerald H. Jones, Kansas City, MO E Rep. Building Seismic Safety Council/Code Resource Support Committee John E. Kamp

39、meyer, Sr., Triad Fire Protection Engineering Corporation, PA SE Rep. National Society of Professional Engineers Russell B. Leavitt, Telgian Corporation, AZ IM Rep. American Fire Sprinkler Association Michael T. Newman, Johnson & Johnson, NJ U Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section Daniel J. O

40、Connor, Aon Fire Protection Engineering, IL U Rep. American Hotel & Lodging Association Jake Pauls, Jake Pauls Consulting Services, CanadaC Rep. American Public Health Association Richard Jay Roberts, Honeywell Life Safety, IL M Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Faimeen Shah, Vortex

41、 Fire Engineering Consultancy, United Arab Emirates SE Alternates Roland J. Huggins, American Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc., TX IM (Alt. to Russell B. Leavitt) Gary S. Keith, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to John C. Harrington) Scott T. Laramee, Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation, CA I (Alt. to

42、Daniel J. OConnor) Bonnie E. Manley, American Iron and Steel Institute, MA M (Alt. to Jonathan Humble) Thomas M. Moses, Reedy Creek Improvement District, FL E (Alt. to Jerry Wooldridge) Joseph A. Simone, U.S. Department of the Navy, DC U (Alt. to Raymond N. Hansen) Leon F. Vinci, Health Promotion Co

43、nsultants, VA C (Alt. to Jake Pauls) Nonvoting Chad E. Beebe, ASHE - AHA, WA E Rep. TC on Board & Care Facilities Wayne G. Carson, Carson Associates, Inc., VA SE Rep. TC on Fundamentals David S. Collins, The Preview Group, Inc., OH SE Rep. TC on Means of Egress John F. Devlin, Aon Fire Protection En

44、gineering Corporation, MD I Rep. TC on Fire Protection Features Victor L. Dubrowski, Code Consultants, Inc., MO SE Randy Gaw, Kanata, ONCanada SE Rep. TC on Detention & Correctional Occupancies Joshua D. Greene, JENSEN HUGHES, IL SE Rep. TC on Building Systems Joseph M. Jardin, Fire Department City

45、of New York, NY C Rep. TC on Building Service & Fire Protection Equipment Moriel E. Kaplan, Aon Fire Protection Engineering, MD I Rep. TC on Structures, Construction, & Materials David P. Klein, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, DC U Rep. TC on Health Care Occupancies William E. Koffel, Koffel As

46、sociates, Inc., MD SE Rep. Safety to Life Correlating Committee James K. Lathrop, Koffel Associates, Inc., CT SE Rep. TC on Residential Occupancies Renato R. Molina, JENSEN HUGHES, MD SE Rep. TC on Building Construction Amy J. Murdock, Code Consultants, Inc., MO SE Henry Paszczuk, Connecticut Depart

47、ment of Public Safety, CT E Rep. TC on Interior Finish & Contents Jeffrey S. Tubbs, Arup, MA SE Rep. TC on Assembly Occupancies Joseph H. Versteeg, Versteeg Associates, CT E Rep. TC on Building Construction Carl D. Wren, Austin Fire Department, TX E Rep. TC on Industrial, Storage, & Miscellaneous Oc

48、cupanciesCOMMITTEE PERSONNEL 900-3 2016 Edition Robert E. Solomon, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back

49、of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This committee shall have primary responsibility for documents or portions of documents on the design and construction of every building or structure, including structural design methods and techniques, as well as the design of integrated building systems for heal