Section Env-A 4708.03 - Performance Standards As specified in the model rule, all end-use energy efficiency offset projects shall meet the following performance criteria:
(a) Any combustion equipment and related air handling equipment (HVAC systems) installed as part of an offset project shall be sized and installed in accordance with the following installation best practices, as applicable: (1) Commercial HVAC systems shall meet the applicable sizing and installation requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 (SI Edition)-2010: Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings and ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality; and(2) Residential HVAC systems shall meet the applicable sizing specifications of Air Conditioner Contractors of America (ACCA) Manual J: Residential Load Calculation (Eighth Edition- Full), and the applicable installation specifications "HVAC Quality Installation Specification", ANSI/ACCA 5 QI - 2007.(b) Eligible new buildings or whole-building retrofits that are part of an offset project shall meet the following whole building energy performance requirements, as applicable: (1) Subject to (2), below, commercial buildings shall exceed by 30% the energy performance requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010 (SI Edition): Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings;(2) Multi-family residential buildings classified as commercial by ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1- 2010 (SI Edition) shall exceed the energy performance requirements specified in (1), above, by 20%; and(3) Residential buildings shall exceed the energy performance requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code Supplement by 30%.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4708.03
#9481, eff 5-23-09; ss by #10469, eff 1-1-14