19 CRR-NY 1240.3NY-CRR
19 CRR-NY 1240.3
19 CRR-NY 1240.3
1240.3 Amendments made to ASHRAE 90.1-2016.
For the purposes of applying ASHRAE 90.1-2016 in New York State, ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended in the following manner:
(a) Amendments to section 3.2 (Definitions).
The definitions of the terms building, historic, and secondary sidelighted area (which is included under the definition of daylight area) in section 3.2 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended as follows:
(1) The definition of building shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
building: any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy or for affording shelter to persons, animals or property, together with (A) any equipment, mechanical systems, service water heating systems, and electric power and lighting systems located in such structure, and (B) any mechanical systems, service water heating systems, and electric power and lighting systems located on the site where such structure is located and supporting such structure. The term “building” shall include, but shall not be limited to, factory manufactured homes (as defined in section 372(8) of the Executive Law) and mobile homes (as defined in section 372(13) of the Executive Law).
(2) The definition of historic shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
historic (or historic building): any building that (1) is listed in the New York State Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district; or (2) is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district; or (3) has been determined to be eligible for listing in either the New York State or National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district, by the New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; or (4) has been determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district, by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
(3) In the definition of secondary sidelighted area (which is included under the definition of daylight area), the phrase “5 ftor higher” in the last sentence shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows: 5 ft. or higher.
(b) Amendment to section 3.3 (Abbreviations and acronyms).
The meaning of IES in section 3.3 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows: Illuminating Engineering Society.
(c) Amendment to section 4.2.1.3 (Alterations of existing buildings).
The exception to section 4.2.1.3 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Exception to 4.2.1.3
Historic buildings need not comply with these requirements.
(d) Amendment to section 5.9.1 (Inspections).
Section 5.9.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended to add the following informative note immediately after the section:
Informative Note: See Appendix E for commissioning references.
(e) Amendment to section 6.4.3.11.1 (Monitoring).
The last sentence of section 6.4.3.11.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows:
The efficiency shall be calculated in kW/ton (see Appendix E).
(f) Amendment to section 6.4.4.2.2 (Duct leakage tests).
The equation in section 6.4.4.2.2 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Lmax = CLP0.65
where
Lmax = maximum permitted leakage, cfm per 100 ft2 of duct surface area
CL = 4, duct leakage class, cfm per 100 ft2 of duct surface area per in. of water0.65
P = test pressure, which shall be equal to the design duct pressure class rating, in. of water
(g) Amendment to section 6.5.3.6 (Fractional horsepower fan motors).
Exception 3 in the exceptions to section 6.5.3.6 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall by deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
3. Motors covered by Table 10.8-3 or Table 10.8-4.
(h) Amendment to section 6.5.4.4 (Chilled- and hot-water temperature reset controls).
Exception 3 in the exceptions to section 6.5.4.4 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
3. Water temperature reset is not required where the valve position is used to comply with Section 6.5.4.2.
(i) Amendment to Table 6.8.1-10 (Electrically operated variable-refrigerant-flow and applied heat pumps – minimum efficiency requirements).
The entry for equipment type subcategory VRF groundwater source (cooling mode) in Table 8.8.1-10 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
| Equipment Type | Size Category | Heating Section Type | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency | Test Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRF groundwater source (cooling mode) | <135,000 Btu/h | All | VRF multisplit system 59°F entering water | 16.2 EER | AHRI 1230 |
| VRF multisplit system with heat recovery 59°F entering water | 16.0 EER | ||||
| ≥135,000 Btu/h | VRF multisplit system 59°F entering water | 13.8 EER | |||
| VRF multisplit system with heat recovery 59°F entering water | 13.6 EER |
(j) Amendment to Table 6.8.3-1 (Minimum piping insulation thickness heating and hot water systems [Steam, steam condensate, hot-water heating and domestic water systems]).
Note e of Table 6.8.3-1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
e. The table is based on steel pipe. Nonmetallic pipes schedule 80 thickness or less shall use the table values. For other nonmetallic pipes having thermal resistance greater than that of steel pipe, reduced insulation thicknesses are permitted if documentation is provided showing that the pipe with the proposed insulation has no more heat transfer per foot than a steel pipe of the same size with the insulation thickness shown in the table.
(k) Amendment to section 9.4.1.1(g) (Interior lighting controls – automatic partial OFF [full Off complies]).
The exception to section 9.4.1.1(g) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Exception to 9.4.1.1(g)
This requirement does not have to be complied with in spaces that meet all four of the following requirements:
1. The space has an installed LPD of no more than 0.80 W/ft2.
2. The space is lighted by HID lamp.
3. The general lighting power in the space is automatically reduced by at least 30% within 20 minutes of all occupants leaving the space.
4. Lighting load does not exceed 0.02 W/ft2 multiplied by the gross lighted area of the building.
(l) Amendment to section 9.4.1.1(h) (Interior lighting controls – automatic full OFF).
The exceptions to section 9.4.1.1(h) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended by adding a new exception 4, to read as follows:
4. Lighting load not exceeding 0.02 W/ft2 multiplied by the gross lighted area of the building.
(m) Amendment to section 12 (Normative references).
The entry in the reference column of section 12 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 that currently reads “AHRI 340/360-2015 (I-P) and AHRI 340/360-2015 (SI)” shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows: AHRI 340/360-2015.
(n) Amendments to informative appendix E (Informative references).
The table in informative appendix E of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended by adding two new rows for subsection 5.9.1; amending the row for subsection 6.7.2.3 by changing subsection 6.7.2.3 to subsection 6.7.2.4; amending the two rows for subsection 6.7.2.3 by changing subsection 6.7.2.3 to subsection 6.7.2.3.1; and adding two new rows for subsection 6.7.2.4, such new rows and such amended rows to read as follows:
| Subsection No. | Reference | Title/Source |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9.1 | ASTM E2947-14 | Standard Guide for Building Enclosure Commissioning |
| 5.9.1 | ASTM E2813-12 | Standard Practice for Building Enclosure Commissioning |
| 6.7.2.4 | NEBB Procedural Standards—2013 | Procedural Standards for Building Systems Commissioning |
| 6.7.2.3.1 | AABC 2002 | Associated Air Balance Council, National Standards for Total System Balance |
| 6.7.2.3.1 | ASHRAE Standard 111-2008 | Measurement, Testing, Adjusting and Balancing of Building HVAC Systems |
| 6.7.2.4 | ASHRAE Standard 202-2013 | Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems |
| 6.7.2.4 | ASHRAE Guideline 0-2013 | The Commissioning Process |
(o) Amendments to section G3.1.3.11 (Heat rejection [systems 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13]).
Section G3.1.3.11 in normative appendix G of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended by replacing the term water-side economizer with the term fluid economizer in each of the two places in section G3.1.3.11 where the term water-side economizer appears.
(p) Amendments to Table G3.1.1-3 (Baseline HVAC system types).
Table G3.1.1-3 in normative appendix G of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended by replacing the term residential with the term nonresidential in each of the last three rows of the table.
(q) Amendment to Table H-1 (Addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013).
Table H-1 in informative appendix H of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended by replacing the term unlabled with unlabeled in the entry for Addendum ad.
(r) Amendment to section Annex1-1.
ASHRAE Standard 169-2013, Section A3: Climate Zone Definitions. The sentence immediately following item b.3 in section Annex1-1: ASHRAE Standard 169-2013, Section A3: Climate Zone Definitions in Annex1-1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows: Use the third criteria below for determining the Dry/Humid threshold if not Marine (C).
(s) Amendments to footnotes.
Footnote 1 on page 10 and footnote 2 on page 249 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 shall be deemed to be amended to read as follows: Schedules and internal loads by building area type are found at http://sspc901.ashraepcs.org/documents.php.
19 CRR-NY 1240.3
Current through October 31, 2021
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