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The ASHRASE 90.1 Section 11 and Appendix G Submittal Review Manual (the Manual) is a comprehensive reference for reviewing modeling-based submittals. The Manual is a companion to the DOE/PNNL 90.1 Section 11 and Appendix G Compliance Form and supports 2016 and 2019 editions of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.1.

This guide provides an aid that will make it easier to apply the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control requirements found in building energy codes and addresses requirements defined by 2009 and 2012 editions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010.

Presentation slides that include overviews, planned revisions, and interrelationships among the following codes: ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2010, ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC 189.1-2011, ICC 2012 IECC Commercial, ICC 2012 IgCC. 

This technical support document (TSD) is designed to explain the technical basis for the COMcheck software as originally developed based on the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 (Standard 90.1-1989). Documentation for other national model codes and standards and specific state energy codes supported in COMcheck has been added to this report as appendices. These appendices are intended to provide technical documentation for features specific to the supported codes and for any changes made for state-specific codes that differ from the standard features that support compliance with the national model codes and standards. Beginning with COMcheck version 3.8.0, support for 90.1-1989, 90.1-1999, and the 1998 IECC and version 3.9.0 support for 2000 and 2001 IECC are no longer included, but those sections remain in this document for reference purposes.

This document provides recommendations for organizing effective and efficient submittal reviews of projects that follow ASHRAE 90.1 Section 11 and Appendix G.

This document outlines resources to help facilitate compliance documentation and submittal reviews.

The Submittal Reviewer is a professional responsible for reviewing the compliance documentation on behalf of the authority having jurisdiction or rating authority for projects following ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Section 11 and Appendix G. This document outlines the Submittal Reviewer responsibilities.

The Energy Modeler is a professional responsible for performing energy modeling and facilitating completion of the DOE/PNNL ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Performance Based Compliance Form on projects following ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Section 11 and Appendix G. This document outlines the Energy Modeler responsibilities.

Word template for the Comment & Response Summary Report generated from the Quality Control Checks tab in the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Performance Based Compliance Form

This commercial zero code plug-in technical brief presents modified code language that can be amended to adopted commercial building MEC to achieve net zero operational energy emissions (NZOEE) and net zero energy (NZE) in newly constructed buildings, either immediately or over several code cycles.

This spreadsheet-based compliance form meets the documentation requirements of Standards 90.1-2016 and 2019 Section 11 Energy Cost Budget Method and Appendix G Performance Rating Method. It helps the modeler establish simulation inputs for the baseline/budget and proposed design models and includes a submittal checklist to ensure that all necessary supporting documentation is included in the submittal. It standardizes compliance documentations and simplifies submittal reviews by code officials and administrators of above code program implementers.

This version of the Compliance Form supports the 2021 Washington State Energy code. A number of other usability improvements were made which can be found on the "Revision Log" tab. The Compliance Form was recently updated to support 90.1-2022. View the 30-minute video overviewing the 90.1-2022 Compliance Form updates. A demo of the Compliance Form Lighting Import Workbook is also available.

Zip file contains a blank compliance form and a sample project.