Commercial New Construction

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Commercial New Construction Energy Smart Design
Initiatives March 25, 2008 RTF Meeting
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Energy Smart Design Office Recap

• Provisional deeming of calculated- savings
• Region-wide
• Package A provisionally deemed July 7, 2007
• Package B provisionally deemed Jan 8, 2008

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Package C Lighting Sub-Set

• Same eligibility requirements
• Two lighting measures
• 0.75 watts per square foot
• Lighting controls
• Package A Package B Package C

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Prescriptive Packages
Description Package A Package B Package C
Cooling system minimum efficiency level v v
Effective window U-value v v
Window solar heat gain coefficient v v
Enhanced economizer v v
Integrated Design of HVAC System v v
Lighting Budget (whole building) v v
Lighting Controls v v
Package A Package B Package C
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Package C Documentation Requirements
Measure Documentation Requirement
1) Lighting Budget (whole building) Copy of code lighting budget form required for permit and any submitted code compliance documents (PDF)
2) Lighting Controls Lighting Control Checklist
3) Building drawings PDF format
4) Letter from design professional Certify that all Energy Smart Design Office specifications have been met
Sample provided at https//www.ptr.nwcouncil.org
/specs/ESD_Office_FY07-Final.doc
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Request for Package C

• Provisional Deeming of calculated- savings
• Region-wide

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Future Office Packages

• Package D -Controls
• outside air lockout during morning warm-up
• Package E -Indirect Evaporative Cooling
• East side only

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Future Retail Package

• PSE retail package
• Washington code baseline
• Request RTF sub-committee to vet retail package
  by Oct 1, 2008

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Questions?

• Mira Vowles
• [phone]
• mkvowles_at_bpa.gov