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The purpose of this analysis is to examine the cost-effectiveness of the 2013 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES1 Standard 90.1 (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 2013). PNNL analyzed the cost-effectiveness of changes in Standard 90.1 from 90.1-2010 to 90.1-2013, as applied in commercial buildings for each state in the United States.

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.

Zip file of EnergyPlus TMY3 weather files for 17 climate locations associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models. 

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

EnergyPlus TMY3 weather file for climate location associated with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Prototype Building Models.

This article was published in ASHRAE Journal, December 2016. Copyright 2016 ASHRAE. Posted with permission of ASHRAE. For more information about ASHRAE Journal, visit www.ashrae.org.

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.

To meet statutory requirements, DOE conducted an analysis to quantify the expected energy savings associated with Standard 90.1-2016. This report documents the methodology used to conduct the analysis. Based on the analysis, DOE has determined that the 2016 edition of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 would improve overall energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code compared to the 2013 edition of Standard 90.1.

The ASHRAE Standard 90.1 prototype building models were developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building Energy Codes Program. These prototype buildings were derived from DOE's Commercial Reference Building Models. This suite of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 prototype buildings covers all the Reference Building types except supermarket, and also adds a new building prototype representing high-rise apartment buildings.The prototype models include 16 building types in 17 climate locations for ASHRAE Standards 90.1-2004, 90.1-2007,  90.1-2010, 90.1-2013, and 90.1-2016. This combination leads to a set of 1360 building models (in EnergyPlus Version 8.0). Also included is a scorecard for each prototype building. The scorecard is a spreadsheet that summarizes the building descriptions, thermal zone internal loads, schedules and other key modeling input information.

The ASHRAE Standard 90.1 prototype building models were developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building Energy Codes Program. These prototype buildings were derived from DOE's Commercial Reference Building Models. This suite of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 prototype buildings covers all the Reference Building types except supermarket, and also adds a new building prototype representing high-rise apartment buildings.The prototype models include 16 building types in 17 climate locations for ASHRAE Standards 90.1-2004, 90.1-2007,  90.1-2010, 90.1-2013, and 90.1-2016. This combination leads to a set of 1360 building models (in EnergyPlus Version 8.0). Also included is a scorecard for each prototype building. The scorecard is a spreadsheet that summarizes the building descriptions, thermal zone internal loads, schedules and other key modeling input information.