10 CFR 434.504 - Use of the prototype building to determine the energy cost budget.

Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 24, 2024

Title 10 - Energy last revised: Nov 19, 2024

View all text of Subpart E [§ 434.501 - § 434.521]

§ 434.504 - Use of the prototype building to determine the energy cost budget.

504.1 Determine 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.

504.2 The 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.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 6831-6832,6834; 42 U.S.C. 8253-54; 42 U.S.C. 7101,

source: 65 FR 60012, Oct. 6, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 10 CFR 434.504