Technical Support Document for Version 3.4.0 of the COMcheck Software

Bartlett, Rosemarie ; Connell, Linda M. ; Gowri, Krishnan ; Halverson, Mark A. ; Lucas, Robert G. ; Richman, Eric E. ; Schultz, Robert W. ; Winiarski, David W.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Residential Buildings;    Documentation;    Compliance;    Programming;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1028599
RP-ID  :  PNNL-16850
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  1028599

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

COMcheck provides an optional way to demonstrate compliance with commercial and high-rise residential building energy codes. Commercial buildings include all use groups except single family and multifamily not over three stories in height. COMcheck was originally based on ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 (Standard 90.1-1989) requirements and is intended for use with various codes based on Standard 90.1, including the Codification of ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 (90.1-1989 Code) (ASHRAE 1989a, 1993b) and ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 (Standard 90.1-1999). This includes jurisdictions that have adopted the 90.1-1989 Code, Standard 90.1-1989, Standard 90.1-1999, or their own code based on one of these. We view Standard 90.1-1989 and the 90.1-1989 Code as having equivalent technical content and have used both as source documents in developing COMcheck. 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.