1、Page 1 of 2 2015 ASHRAE. All Rights reserved. INTERPRETATION IC 90.1-2013-5 OF ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1-2013 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings Date Approved: April 18, 2015 Request from: Steve Tredinnick, Burns can some text be added to the section and table st
2、ating that large district energy plants are excluded from these requirements? The concern is that code IC 90.1-2013-5 Page 2 of 2 2015 ASHRAE. All Rights reserved. inspectors will interpret the standard to be across the board on piping design and not specific to buildings. Interpretation: Since the
3、purpose and scope of this standard establishes minimum efficiency requirements for buildings other than low-rise residential buildings, pipe sizing for district energy systems can use good engineering practices and not those defined in Table 6.5.4.6. Question: Is this interpretation correct? Answer:
4、 Yes. Comments: The scope of 90.1 includes: 1. new buildings and their systems, 2. new portions of buildings and their systems, 3. new systems and equipment in existing buildings District Energy System is defined in ASHRAE Standard 166 - Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Terminology as: centralized facility for generation and distribution of the heating and cooling and/or power needs of a community, rather than individual heat or cold generators (i.e., furnace or air conditioner) at each residential, commercial, or institutional site.
