## 5.7 HVAC Secondary Systems

This group of building descriptors relate to the secondary HVAC systems. There is not a one-to-one relationship between secondary HVAC system components in the proposed and standard design since the standard design system is determined from building type, size, and number of floors. The standard design for a given building descriptor indicates the appropriate value for each applicable system type.

### 5.7.1 Basic System Information

HVAC System Name
Applicability | All system types
Definition | A unique descriptor for each HVAC system
Units | Text, unique
Input Restrictions | When applicable, input should match the tags that are used on the plans
Standard Design | None
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | None

System Type
Applicability | All system types
Definition | A unique descriptor which identifies the HVAC system type. The System Type indicates the cooling and heat source, and whether the system serves a single zone or multiple zones.
Units | List from the choices below
Input Restrictions | PTAC – Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner SZAC – Single-zone Air Conditioner PTHP – Packaged Terminal Heat Pump PSZ-AC – Packaged Single Zone Air Conditioner PSZ-HP – Packaged Single Zone Heat Pump Air Conditioner PVAV* – Packaged Variable Air Volume (VAV) with Reheat VAV* – Built-up VAV with Reheat SZVAV-AC – Single Zone VAV Air Conditioner SZVAV-HP – Single Zone VAV Heat Pump HV – Heating and Ventilation Only CRAC – Computer Room Air Conditioner CRAH – Computer Room Air Handler FPFC – Four-pipe Fan Coil WSHP – Water-source Heat Pump SPVAC – Single package vertical air conditioner SPVHP – Single package vertical heat pump * Choice includes series and parallel fan-powered boxes as zone terminal units
Standard Design | Based on the prescribed system type in the HVAC system map (see Section 5.1.2).
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

### 5.7.2 System Controls

5.7.2.1 Control System Type

Control System Type
Applicability | All HVAC systems that serve more than one control zone, as well as the hydronic systems that serve building HVAC systems
Definition | The type of control system for multi-zone HVAC systems and their related equipment. This input affects the proposed design system specification for zone level controls, supply air temperature reset controls, ventilation controls and fan and pump static pressure part-load curves. See the following building descriptors: • Ventilation control method • Terminal heating control type • Pump part-load curve • Fan part-load curve • Optimal start
Units | None
Input Restrictions | List one of the following inputs: Direct digital control (DDC) control to the zone level – DDC systems with control to the zone level Other – other control systems, including pneumatic and DDC systems without control to the zone level
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, DDC control to the zone level
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.2.2 Schedules

Air Handler Schedule
Applicability | All systems that do not cycle with loads
Definition | A schedule that indicates when the air handler operates continuously
Units | Data structure: schedule, on/off
Input Restrictions | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Schedule group is prescribed in Appendix 5.4A and schedule values are prescribed in Appendix 5.4B. See Section 2.3.3 on how software shall assign schedules when the spaces served by the system are assigned to different schedule groups in Appendix 5.4A. The fan schedules and HVAC operations are defined so that the air handlers provide the necessary outside air 1 hour prior to scheduled occupancy. When a fan system serves several occupancies, the fan schedule remains ON to serve the operating hours of each occupancy.
Standard Design | Same as the proposed design
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Air Handler Fan Cycling
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | This building descriptor indicates whether the system supply fan operates continuously or cycles with building loads when the HVAC schedule indicates the building is occupied. (See night cycle control input for fan operation during unoccupied hours.) The fan systems in most commercial buildings operate continuously.
Units | List continuous or cycles with loads
Input Restrictions | As designed if the HVAC system serves zones with a dedicated outside air source for ventilation; otherwise, continuous.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Cycles with loads for FPFC systems; continuous for all other standard design system types
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Optimal Start Control
Applicability | Systems with the control capability for flexible scheduling of system start time based on building loads
Definition | Optimal start control adjusts the start time of the HVAC unit such that the space is brought to setpoint just prior to occupancy. This control strategy modifies the heating, cooling, and fan schedules.
Units | Boolean (Yes/No)
Input Restrictions | Fixed at yes if control system type is DDC to the zone level; otherwise, as designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Fixed at yes, if control system type is DDC to the zone level
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Night-Cycle HVAC Fan Control
Applicability | All air systems – not applicable for zone systems
Definition | The control of an HVAC system that is triggered by the heating or cooling temperature setpoint for thermal zones during periods when the heating, cooling and fan systems are scheduled to be off. For this control, the space is controlled to the setback or setup temperature only; this control is not equivalent to a night purge control. The choices are: • Cycle on call from any zone • Cycle on call from the primary control zone • Stay off • Cycle zone fans only (for systems with fan-powered boxes) Restart fans below given ambient temperature.
Units | None
Input Restrictions | Cycle on call from any zone, except for systems with fan-powered boxes, where either cycle on call from any zone or cycle zone fans only is allowed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Cycle on call from any zone
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.2.3 Supply Air Temperature Control

Cooling Supply Air Temperature
Applicability | Applicable to all systems
Definition | The supply air temperature setpoint at design cooling conditions
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, 15°F below the space temperature setpoint for interior zones that are served by multiple zone systems; for all other zones, 20°F below the space temperature setpoint
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Heating Supply Air Temperature
Applicability | All systems
Definition | The supply air temperature leaving the air handler when the system is in a heating mode (not the air temperature leaving the reheat coils in VAV boxes)
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, 95°F for system types 1-4; 60°F for multiple zone systems; no heating for data centers and computer rooms
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Supply Air Temperature Control
Applicability | Any cooling system
Definition | The method of controlling the supply air temperature. Choices are: • No control – for this scheme the coils are energized whenever there is a call for heating or cooling at the zone. • Fixed (constant) • Reset by warmest zone, airflow first • Reset by warmest zone, temperature first • Reset by outside air dry-bulb temperature • Scheduled setpoint
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, For standard design systems 1 through 4, the SAT control is No Control. For systems 5 through 8, 10, and 11, the SAT control shall be reset by warmest zone, airflow first. For system 9 (heating and ventilation), this input is not applicable.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Reset Schedule by OSA
Applicability | When the proposed design resets SAT by outside air dry-bulb temperature
Definition | A linear reset schedule that represents the SAT setpoint as a function of outdoor air dry-bulb temperature This schedule is defined by the following data points (see Figure 9): • The coldest supply air temperature • The corresponding (hot) outdoor air dry-bulb setpoint • The warmest supply air temperature • The corresponding (cool) outdoor air dry-bulb setpoint Figure 11: SAT Cooling Setpoint Reset Based On Outdoor Air Temperature (OAT) Source: NORESCO for California Energy Commission
Units | Data structure (two matched pairs of SAT and OAT, see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

### 5.7.3 Fan and Duct Systems

5.7.3.1 Standard Design Fan System Summary

The standard design fan system is summarized in this section. See section 5.7.1, Table 27 for the HVAC standard design system mapping.

When the proposed design has exhaust fans (toilets or kitchens) or fume hood exhaust systems, the standard design has the same exhaust systems.

5.7.3.2 Supply Fans

Supply Fan Modeling Method
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | Fans can be modeled in one of three ways. The simple method is for the user to enter the electric power per unit of flow (W/cfm). This method is commonly used for zonal equipment and other small fan systems. A more detailed method is to model the fan as a system whereby the static pressure, fan efficiency, part-load curve, and motor efficiency are specified at design conditions. A third method is to specify brake horsepower at design conditions instead of fan efficiency and static pressure. This is a variation of the second method whereby brake horsepower is specified in lieu of static pressure and fan efficiency. The latter two methods are commonly used for VAV and fan systems with significant static pressure.
Units | List power-per-unit-flow, static pressure, or brake horsepower
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, The standard design shall use the brake horsepower method for all HVAC systems except the SZAC unit used in residential spaces, the heating and ventilation only system, and the four-pipe fan coil system, which shall use the power-per-unit-flow method.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Supply Fan Power Ratio
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | The standard design fan power requirements apply to all fans that operate at design conditions. To apportion the fan power to the supply fan and exhaust fans, a ratio is defined that is the ratio of supply fan power to total system fan power.
Units | Unitless ratio
Input Restrictions | As designed, not a user input. This is the ratio of the supply fan power to total system fan power, which includes supply fans, exhaust fans, any return fans, and any series-powered fans.
Standard Design | Same as proposed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed

Supply Fan Design Airflow
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | The air flow rate of the supply fan(s) at design conditions. This building descriptor sets the 100 percent point for the fan part-load curve.
Units | CFM (ft3/min)
Input Restrictions | As designed* *The airflow is typically between 250 cfm/ton and 500 cfm/ton; values well outside of this range may cause simulation engine runtime efforts that must be addressed by the user (currently there are no input restrictions on this).
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, The program shall automatically size the air flow at each thermal zone to meet the loads. The design air flow rate calculation shall be based on a 20°F temperature differential between supply air and the room air 20°F temperature differential between the supply air and the return air for exterior zones and a 15°F temperature differential for interior zones served by multiple zone systems. The design supply air flow rate is the larger of the flow rate required to meet space conditioning requirements and the required ventilation flow rate. For equipment with DX cooling coils, the program applies the results of a sizing run, and oversizes both the cooling coil capacity and airflows by 15% to obtain the appropriate airflow. For multizone systems, the supply fan design air flow rate shall be the system airflow rate that satisfies that coincident peak of all thermal zones at the design supply air temperature.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Fan Control Method
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | A description of how the supply (and return/relief) fan(s) are controlled The options include: • Constant volume • Variable-flow, inlet, or discharge dampers • Variable-flow, inlet guide vanes • Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD) • Variable-flow, variable pitch blades • Two-speed For variable-speed fans, the fan control method determines which part-load performance curve to use.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. Based on the prescribed system type. Refer to the HVAC System Map in 5.1.2.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

#### Table 10: Standard Design Fan Control Method

Standard Design building System | Fan Control Method
System 1 – SZAC | Constant volume, cycling
System 2 – FPFC | Constant volume, cycling
System 3 – PSZ-AC | Constant volume
System 5 – Packaged VAV with Reheat | Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD)
System 6 – VAV with Reheat | Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD)
System 7 – Single Zone VAV | Variable-flow, variable-speed drive (VSD)
System 9 – Heating and Ventilation | Constant volume
System 10 – CRAH Units | Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD)*
System 11 – CRAC Units | Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD)*

* For CRAH Units, fan volume shall be linearly reset from 100 percent air flow at 100 percent cooling load to minimum airflow at 50 percent cooling load and below.

Supply Fan Brake Horsepower
Applicability | All fan systems, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The design shaft brake horsepower of each supply fan. This input does not need to be supplied if the supply fan kW is supplied.
Units | Horsepower (hp)
Input Restrictions | As designed If this building descriptor is specified for the proposed design, then the static pressure and fan efficiency are not. The compliance software shall apply the following rule to specify the proposed design bhp, based on user input: A standard motor size table (hp) is defined as: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, and 200. The user entered brake horsepower for the proposed design is compared against the next smaller motor size from the user entered supply fan motor horsepower. The proposed design supply fan brake horsepower (bhp) is set to the maximum of the user entered bhp and 95 percent of the next smaller motor horsepower: Proposed bhp = max(user bhp, 95 percent ×MHPi-1) Where User bhp is the user entered supply fan brake horsepower: MHPi is the proposed (nameplate) motor horsepower MHPi-1 is the next smaller motor horsepower from the Standard Motor Size table above. For example, if the proposed motor horsepower is 25, the next smaller motor horsepower from the table above is 20, and 95 percent of the next smaller motor horsepower is 19.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For FPFC and heating and ventilation systems, not applicable. For laboratory systems where the building lab design exhaust flow is greater than 10,000 cfm, a separate exhaust fan power allowance is given, and the entire fan power budget can be allocated to the supply fan: VAV Supply Fan BHP = (0.0013 x cfmmax + A) CAV Supply Fan BHP = (0.00094 x cfmmax + A) For PVAV and built-up VAV systems: Supply Fan BHP = (0.0013 x cfmmax + A) x Supply Fan Ratio, For other systems, Supply Fan BHP = (0.00094 x cfm + A) x SupplyFanRatio, where cfm = the design supply air flow, and A = the fan power adjustment (see separate building descriptor) SupplyFanRatio is the ratio of supply fan brake horse power at design conditions to total system brake horsepower at design conditions
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed if existing and unaltered; otherwise, same as new construction

Not applicable

Supply Fan Motor Horsepower
Applicability | All fan systems, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The motor nameplate horsepower of the supply fan
Units | List: choose from standard motor sizes: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200
Input Restrictions | As designed. This building descriptor is required for the static pressure or the brake horsepower methods.
Standard Design | Set to the standard motor efficiency for the next larger nominal HP size, from NEMA standards
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Set to the standard motor efficiency for the next larger nominal HP size, from NEMA standards

Supply Fan Static Pressure
Applicability | All fan systems using the static pressure method
Definition | The design static pressure for the supply fan. This is important for both fan electric energy usage and duct heat gain calculations.
Units | Inches of water column (in. H20)
Input Restrictions | As designed The design static pressure for the supply fan does not need to be specified if the supply fan brake horsepower (bhp) is specified.
Standard Design | Not applicable. Defined in the software as a function of brake horsepower or power-per-unit flow.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Not applicable

Supply Fan Efficiency
Applicability | All fan systems using the static pressure method
Definition | The efficiency of the fan at design conditions; this is the static efficiency and does not include motor losses
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed The supply fan efficiency does not need to be specified if the supply fan brake horsepower (bhp) is specified.
Standard Design | 65% Not applicable for the four-pipe fan coil system.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Not applicable

Supply Motor Efficiency
Applicability | All supply fans, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The full-load efficiency of the motor serving the supply fan
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed Not applicable when the power-per-unit-flow method is used.
Standard Design | The motor efficiency is determined from Table 11 for the next motor size greater than the bhp.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed

Fan Power Adjustment
Applicability | Any system with special requirements for filtration or other process requirements
Definition | Additional system brake horsepower related to application-specific filtration requirements or other process requirements An exceptional condition shall be included on compliance documentation when the user selects one of these adjustment conditions.
Units | List
Input Restrictions | The user chooses one or more fan power adjustment credits from the list below. If the adjustment credit is specified in terms of static pressure, the static pressure adjustment is fixed. For the credits that depend on the design, the user enters the pressure drop for each device. The proposed design fan power adjustment (bhp) is given by the equation: FPA = Σ SPi x CFMi / 4131 Where SPi = the static pressure through the device, inches w.c. CFMi = the design airflow through the device
Device | Adjustment Credits
Return of exhaust systems required by code to be fully ducted | 0.5 in. of water
Exhaust filters, scrubbers, or other exhaust treatment | The pressure drop of the proposed design
Particulate filtration credit: MERV 16 or greater and electronically enhanced filters | Pressure drop calculated at 2 x clean filter pressure drop at fan system design condition
Carbon and other gas-phase air cleaners | Clean filter pressure drop at fan system design condition
Biosafety cabinet | Pressure drop of device at fan system design condition
Standard Design | Same as proposed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed for new HVAC equipment; not applicable for existing, unaltered systems.

#### Table 11: Minimum Nominal Efficiency for Electric Motors (Percent)

Motor Horse Power | Efficiency (%)
1 | 85.5
1.5 | 86.5
2 | 86.5
3 | 89.5
5 | 89.5
7.5 | 91.7
10 | 91.7
15 | 92.4
20 | 93.0
25 | 93.6
30 | 93.6
40 | 94.1
50 | 94.5
60 | 95.0
75 | 95.4
100 | 95.4
125 | 95.4
150 | 95.8
200 | 96.2
250 | 96.2
300 | 96.2
350 | 96.2
400 | 96.2
450 | 96.2
500 | 96.2

Fan Position
Applicability | All supply fans
Definition | The position of the supply fan relative to the cooling coil. The configuration is either draw through (fan is downstream of the coil) or blow through (fan is upstream of the coil).
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Draw through
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Motor Position
Applicability | All supply fans
Definition | The position of the supply fan motor relative to the cooling air stream. The choices are in the air stream or out of the air stream.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | In the air stream
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Fan Part-Flow Power Curve
Applicability | All variable flow fan systems
Definition | A part-load power curve that represents the percentage full-load power draw of the supply fan as a function of the percentage full-load air flow. The curve is typically represented as a quadratic equation with an absolute minimum power draw specified.
Units | Unitless ratio
Input Restrictions | As designed The user shall not be able to select VSD with static pressure reset if the building does not have DDC controls to the zone level. The default fan curve shall be selected from Appendix 5.7 for the type of fan specified in the proposed design. Where:
PLR | Ratio of fan power at part load conditions to full load fan power
PowerMn | Minimum fan power ratio
FanRatio | Ratio of cfm at part-load to full-load cfm
a, b, c and d | Constants from the table below
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable for standard design constant volume systems. The curve VSD with static pressure reset fans shall be used for variable volume systems.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Supply Fan Power Index
Applicability | Fan systems that use the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The supply fan power (at the motor) per unit of flow
Units | W/cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed or specified in the manufacturers’ literature
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, For FPFC systems, 0.35 W/cfm for heating and ventilation only systems, 0.53 W/cfm ; For CRAC and CRAH systems, 0.81 W/cfm (approximate value for 27 W/kBtu-h of sensible cooling capacity assuming 400 cfm/ton). For other systems, not applicable.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Not applicable for all systems except the four-pipe fan coil (FPFC).

For the FPFC system, the standard design is 0.35 W/cfm.

5.7.3.3 Return/Relief Fans

The standard design building has no return fan. The standard design system has a relief fan only if the standard design system has an economizer.

Plenum Zone
Applicability | Any system with return ducts or return air plenum
Definition | A reference to the thermal zone that serves as return plenum or where the return ducts are located
Units | Text, unique
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return Air Path
Applicability | Any system with return ducts or return air plenum
Definition | Describes the return path for air. Can be ducted return, plenum return, or direct-to-unit.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Applicable when the standard design has a relief fan. For standard design systems 1 and 2, the return air path shall be direct-to-unit. For standard design systems 3 through 11, the standard design shall be ducted return.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Fan Modeling Method
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | The specification method for return fan power. The simple method is for the user to enter the electric power-per-unit of flow (W/cfm). A more detailed method is to model the fan as a system whereby the static pressure, fan efficiency, part-load curve, and motor efficiency are specified at design conditions. A third method is to specify brake horsepower at design conditions instead of fan efficiency and static pressure. This is a variation of the second method whereby brake horsepower is specified in lieu of static pressure and fan efficiency. The latter two methods are commonly used for VAV and fan systems with significant static pressure.
Units | List power-per-unit-flow, static pressure, or brake horsepower
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Not applicable (the standard design does not include return fans, and relief fans are not explicitly modeled)
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Not applicable

Return/Relief Fan Design Airflow
Applicability | All systems with a return or relief fan
Definition | The design air flow fan capacity of the return or relief fan(s). This sets the 100 percent fan flow point for the part-load curve (see below).
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | For return fans, as designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, not modeled.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Fan Brake Horsepower
Applicability | Any system with return fans that uses the brake horsepower method
Definition | The design shaft brake horsepower of the return/relief fan(s)
Units | Brake horsepower (bhp)
Input Restrictions | As designed The compliance software shall apply the following pre-processing rule to specify the proposed design return/relief fan brake horsepower, based on user input: A standard motor size table (hp) is defined as: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, and 200. The return/relief fan brake horsepower is determined from user inputs of brake horsepower and motor horsepower for the proposed design, in the same manner as the supply fan brake horsepower. Proposed bhp = min (user bhp, 95 percent x MHPi-1) Where: Proposed bhp is the return/relief fan brake horsepower used in the simulation; User bhp is the actual fan bhp as entered by the user; and MHPi-1 is the motor horsepower of the next smaller motor size from the standard motor size table above; MHPi is the motor size that the user enters for the return/relief fan. See the supply fan brake horsepower descriptor for further details.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, not modeled.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Fan Motor Horsepower
Applicability | All fan systems, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The motor nameplate horsepower of the supply fan
Units | List choose from standard motor sizes: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200
Input Restrictions | As designed This building descriptor is required for the static pressure or the brake horsepower methods.
Standard Design | Not modeled
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Design Static Pressure
Applicability | Any system with return or relief fans that uses the static pressure method
Definition | The design static pressure for return fan system. This is important for both fan electric energy usage and duct heat gain calculations.
Units | Inches of water column (in. H20 gauge)
Input Restrictions | As designed. The design static pressure for the return fan does not need to be specified if the return fan brake horsepower (bhp) is specified.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, not applicable (there are no return fans, and the relief fan is not modeled.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Fan Efficiency
Applicability | Any system with return or relief fans that uses the static pressure method
Definition | The efficiency of the fan at design conditions. This is the static efficiency and does not include the efficiency loss of the motor.
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed. The return/relief fan efficiency does not need to be specified if the return fan brake horsepower (bhp) is specified.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, not applicable.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Return/Relief Motor Efficiency
Applicability | All return fans, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The full-load efficiency of the motor serving the supply fan
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed. Not applicable when the power-per-unit-flow method is used.
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Motor Position
Applicability | All return fans
Definition | The position of the supply fan motor relative to the cooling air stream. The choices are in the air stream or out of the air stream.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed.
Standard Design | In the air stream
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Fan Part-Flow Power Curve
Applicability | All return fans for variable flow fan systems.
Definition | A part-load power curve which represents the percentage full-load power draw of the supply fan as a function of the percentage full-load air flow.
Units | Unitless ratio
Input Restrictions | As designed. The default fan curve shall be selected from Appendix 5.7 for the type of fan specified in the proposed design.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.3.4 Exhaust Fan Systems

The standard design shall track the proposed design exempt process exhaust flow rate up to the prescribed outside air ventilation rate by space type (see Appendix 5.4A for the standard design maximum exhaust rate). Covered process exhaust includes garage ventilation, lab exhaust and exhaust from kitchens with over 5,000 cfm of exhaust. Rules for the standard design covered process exhaust rate and fan power are discussed in the following sections.

Exhaust fan flow is specified and scheduled for each thermal zone. An exhaust fan system may serve multiple thermal zones. For the standard design, total outside air ventilation supply airflow may need to be adjusted so that the design supply airflow for each floor of the building matches the total design exhaust airflow for that floor.

Exhaust Fan Name
Applicability | All exhaust systems serving multiple thermal zones
Definition | A unique descriptor for each exhaust fan. This should be keyed to the construction documents, if possible, to facilitate plan checking. Exhaust rates and schedules at the thermal zone level refer to this name.
Units | Text, unique
Input Restrictions | Where applicable, this should match the tags that are used on the plans.
Standard Design | The standard design shall have an exhaust system that corresponds to the proposed design. However, if the user has specified an exhaust system as the ventilation system an equivalent standard design system will not be modeled since the standard design has its own definition for ventilation systems. The name can be identical to that used for the proposed design or some other appropriate name may be used.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan System Modeling Method
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | Compliance software can model fans in three ways. See definition for supply system modeling method.
Units | List: power-per-unit-flow, static pressure or brake horsepower
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | The standard design shall use the static pressure method.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Power Ratio
Applicability | All fan systems
Definition | The standard design fan power requirements apply to all fans that operate at design conditions. To apportion the fan power to the supply fan and exhaust fans, a ratio is defined that is the ratio of non-exempt exhaust fan power to total system fan power.
Units | List power-per-unit-flow, static pressure, or brake horsepower
Input Restrictions | As designed, not a user input. This is the ratio of the exhaust fan power to total system fan power, which includes: supply fans, exhaust fans, return fans, and any series-powered fans.
Standard Design | Same as proposed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed

Exhaust Fan Design Airflow
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | The rated design air flow rate of the exhaust fan system. This building descriptor defines the 100 percent flow point of the part-flow curve. Actual air flow is the sum of the flow specified for each thermal zone, as modified by the schedule for each thermal zone.
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed. The total design exhaust flow capacity for building (conditioned space) shall not exceed the sum of building story minimum ventilation (outdoor) air flow. Exhaust makeup can be transferred from other zones in the building provided that the total building exhaust rate does not exceed the total minimum outside air flow rate.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Same as proposed design, but with the same limitations described under input restrictions. The design supply air ventilation rate for zone(s) may need to be adjusted by the software, so that the total design outside air ventilation rate supplied to all zones on a floor equals the total exhaust fan design airflow for all zones on the floor.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Control Method
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | A description of how the exhaust fan(s) are controlled. The options include: • Constant volume • Variable-flow, variable speed drive (VSD)
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed, when exhaust fan flow at the thermal zone level is varied through a schedule, one of the variable-flow options shall be specified.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, The standard design exhaust fan control shall be the same as the proposed design, but subject to the conditions described above. For exhaust fans serving kitchen spaces, the fan control method is constant volume for fans with flow rate 5,000 cfm and below, and variable flow, variable speed drive for fans with flow rate greater than 5,000 cfm. For exhaust fans serving laboratory spaces, the fan control method is variable-flow, variable speed drive when the minimum exhaust flow is 10 ACH or less. If the lab exhaust flow minimum is greater than 10 ACH, the control method is the same as proposed.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |
Exhaust Fan Brake Horsepower
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | The design shaft brake horsepower of the exhaust fan(s).
Units | Brake horsepower (bhp)
Input Restrictions | As designed The compliance software implements a pre-processing rule to specify the proposed design exhaust fan brake horsepower (bhp), based on user input: A standard motor size table (hp) is defined as: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200 The exhaust fan brake horsepower is determined from user inputs of brake horsepower and motor horsepower for the proposed design, in the same manner as the supply fan brake horsepower. Proposed bhp = max (user bhp, 95 percent x MHPi-1) Where: Proposed bhp is the return/relief fan brake horsepower used in the simulation, User bhp is the actual fan bhp as entered by the user MHPi-1 is the motor horsepower of the next smaller motor size from the standard motor size table above; MHPi is the motor size that the user enters for the exhaust fan See the supply fan brake horsepower descriptor for further details.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For laboratory exhaust, where the building lab design exhaust flow exceeds 10,000 cfm, 0.65 W/cfm. If the user designates that the system includes scrubbers or other air treatment devices, the standard design exhaust fan power shall be 0.85 W/cfm. For all others, the standard design exhaust fan brake horsepower is equal to the fan system power allowance times the exhaust fan power ratio: For constant volume systems, (0.00094 x cfmmax + A) x ExhaustFanPowerRatio For variable volume systems, 0.0013 x cfmmax + A) x ExhaustFanPowerRatio

Exhaust Fan Motor Horsepower
Applicability | All fan systems, except those specified using the power-per-unit-flow method
Definition | The motor nameplate horsepower of the supply fan
Units | List - choose from standard motor sizes: 1/12, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200
Input Restrictions | As designed This building descriptor is required for the static pressure or the brake horsepower methods.
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Design Static Pressure
Applicability | Any system with exhaust fans that uses the static pressure method
Definition | The design static pressure for exhaust fan system.
Units | Inches of water column (in. of water)
Input Restrictions | As designed. The design static pressure for the exhaust fan does not need to be specified if the exhaust fan brake horsepower (bhp) or power-per-unit flow is specified.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For kitchen exhaust fans, the static pressure is fixed at 2.5 in. of water. For lab exhaust fans, fan power is specified as W/cfm, so this input is not applicable. For all other exhaust fans, the standard design fan static pressure shall be the same as the proposed design.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Efficiency
Applicability | Any exhaust fan system that uses the static pressure method
Definition | The efficiency of the exhaust fan at rated capacity. This is the static efficiency and does not include losses through the motor.
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | For kitchen exhaust fans, the fan efficiency is prescribed at 50 percent. For all other exhaust fans, as designed. The exhaust fan efficiency does not need to be specified if the return fan brake horsepower (bhp) is specified.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For kitchen exhaust fans, the fan efficiency is 50 percent, while for lab exhaust it is 62 percent. For all other exhaust fans, the standard design efficiency (and resulting W/cfm) is 65%
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Motor Efficiency
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | The full-load efficiency of the motor serving the exhaust fan
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For exempt process fans other than lab, kitchen, and garage exhaust fans, same as proposed. For all other fans, the value is taken from Table 11.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Fan Part-Flow Power Curve
Applicability | All variable flow exhaust fan systems
Definition | A part-load power curve that represents the ratio full-load power draw of the exhaust fan as a function of the ratio full-load air flow.
Units | Unitless ratio
Input Restrictions | As designed The default fan curve shall be selected from Appendix 5.7 for the type of fan specified in the proposed design.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the proposed design. For all others, the standard design fan curve shall be selected from Appendix 5.7 for the type of fan specified in the proposed design.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Fan Power Index
Applicability | Exhaust systems serving high-rise residential units and hotel/motel guestrooms
Definition | The fan power of the exhaust fan per unit of flow. This building descriptor is applicable only with the power-per-unit-flow method.
Units | W/cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For high-rise residential units and hotel/motel guestrooms, 0.58 W/cfm
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.3.5 Garage Exhaust Fan Systems

When garage exhaust fan systems are modeled the fans shall be modeled as constant volume fans, with the fan power determined by whether or not the fan has CO controls.

Garage Exhaust Fan Name
Applicability | All garage exhaust systems
Definition | A unique descriptor for each garage exhaust fan or fan system Fans with equivalent efficiency and motor efficiencies may be combined and modeled as one fan.
Units | Text, unique
Input Restrictions | Where applicable, this should match the tags that are used on the plans.
Standard Design | The standard design shall have an exhaust system that corresponds to the proposed design. The name can be identical to that used for the proposed design or some other appropriate name may be used.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Garage Exhaust Fan System Modeling Method
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | Software commonly models fans in three ways, see definition for supply system modeling method.
Units | List power-per-unit-flow, static pressure, or brake horsepower
Input Restrictions | Brake horsepower method (fixed value)
Standard Design | The standard design building shall use the power-per-unit-flow method.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Garage Exhaust Fan Rated Capacity
Applicability | All exhaust systems
Definition | The rated design air flow rate of the garage exhaust fan system
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Same as proposed design
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Garage Exhaust Fan Control Method
Applicability | All exhaust fan systems
Definition | The control method for the garage exhaust fan. This input determines the fan power for the exhaust fan. No other fan inputs are required.
Units | List constant volume or CO control
Input Restrictions | None. If constant volume is selected, proposed fan power is as designed. If CO control is selected, proposed fan power is 12.5 percent of the design fan power.
Standard Design | Same as proposed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.3.6 Duct Systems in Unconditioned Space

Duct Leakage Rate
Applicability | Any single-zone systems with ducts in unconditioned space serving zones of 5,000 ft2 or less
Definition | The leakage rate from the duct system into unconditioned space. All leakage is assumed to occur to unconditioned space (not to outdoors).
Units | Percentage of design airflow (%)
Input Restrictions | For new systems: If duct leakage testing is performed as per instructions in the Reference Appendices and certified by a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rater or Acceptance Test Technician (ATT), as designed. If not tested, 15 percent. For existing, altered systems: 15 percent if tested and verified by the HERS procedures in Reference Appendix NA2. If untested or if failed test, 20 percent.
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Duct Leakage HERS Fan Power Adjustment
Applicability | Single zone, constant volume systems with ducts in unconditioned space, serving 5000 ft2
Definition | A fan power penalty or credit based on the testing performed when ducts are in unconditioned spaces
Units | List: Penalty, No Change Credit
Input Restrictions | Not a user input Penalty: if the HERS duct leakage testing isn’t done when required, or if the testing fails the duct leakage rate criteria No Change: testing not required Credit: testing not required, but HERS testing performed and leakage rates are verified
Standard Design | All in conditioned space
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

### 5.7.4 Outdoor Air Controls and Economizers

5.7.4.1 Outside Air Controls

Maximum Outside Air Ratio
Applicability | All systems with modulating outside air dampers
Definition | The descriptor is used to limit the maximum amount of outside air that a system can provide as a percentage of the design supply air. It is used where the installation has a restricted intake capacity.
Units | Ratio
Input Restrictions | 1.0 for all systems above 54,000 Btu/h cooling capacity; 0.9 for other systems.
Standard Design | 1.0 for all systems above 54,000 Btu/h cooling capacity; 0.9 for other systems
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Design Outside Air Flow
Applicability | All systems with outside air dampers
Definition | The rate of outside air that needs to be delivered by the system at design conditions. This input may be derived from the sum of the design outside air flow for each of the zones served by the system.
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed but no lower than the ventilation rate of the standard design
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For systems serving laboratory spaces, the system shall be 100 percent outside air.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Outdoor Air Control Method
Applicability | All HVAC systems that deliver outside air to zones
Definition | The method of determining the amount of outside air that needs to be delivered by the system Each of the zones served by the system report their outside air requirements on an hourly basis. The options for determining the outside air at the zone level are discussed above. This control method addresses how the system responds to this information on an hourly basis. Options include: • Average Flow - The outside air delivered by the system is the sum of the outside air requirement for each zone, without taking into account the position of the VAV damper in each zone. The assumption is that there is mixing between zones through the return air path.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Average flow
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.4.2 Air Side Economizers

Economizer Control Type
Applicability | All systems with an air-side economizer
Definition | An air-side economizer increases outside air ventilation during periods when system cooling loads can be reduced from increased outside air flow. The control types include: • No economizer. • Fixed dry-bulb. The economizer is enabled when the temperature of the outside air is equal to or lower than temperature fixed setpoint (e.g., 75°F). • Differential dry-bulb. The economizer is enabled when the temperature of the outside air is lower than the return air temperature. • Differential enthalpy. The economizer is enabled when the enthalpy of the outside air is lower than the return air enthalpy. • Differential dry-bulb and enthalpy. The system shifts to 100 percent outside air or the maximum outside air position needed to maintain the cooling SAT setpoint, when the outside air dry-bulb is less than the return air dry-bulb AND the outside air enthalpy is less than the return air enthalpy. This control option requires additional sensors.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, The control should be no economizer when the standard design total cooling capacity < 54,000 Btu/h and when the standard design cooling system is not a computer room air handling unit (CRAH). Otherwise, the standard design shall assume an integrated differential dry-bulb economizer. An exception is that economizers shall not be modeled for systems serving high-rise residential or hotel/motel guestroom occupancies.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Economizer Integration Level
Applicability | Airside economizers
Definition | This input specifies whether or not the economizer is integrated with mechanical cooling. It is up to the modeling software to translate this into software-specific inputs to model this feature. The input could take the following values: • Non-integrated - The system runs the economizer as the first stage of cooling. When the economizer is unable to meet the load, the economizer returns the outside air damper to the minimum position and the compressor turns on as the second stage of cooling. • Integrated - The system can operate with the economizer fully open to outside air and mechanical cooling active (compressor running) simultaneously, even on the lowest cooling stage.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | List non-integrated or integrated
Standard Design | I For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, integrated for systems above capacity 54,000 Btu/h at Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) conditions
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Economizer High Temperature Lockout
Applicability | Systems with fixed dry-bulb economizer
Definition | The outside air setpoint temperature above which the economizer will return to minimum position
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Economizer Low Temperature Lockout
Applicability | Systems with air-side economizers
Definition | A feature that permits the lockout of economizer operation (return to minimum outside air position) when the outside air temperature is below the lockout setpoint.
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (F°)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Economizer High Enthalpy Lockout
Applicability | Systems with differential enthalpy economizers
Definition | The outside air enthalpy above which the economizer will return to minimum position
Units | Btu/lb
Input Restrictions | As designed The default is 28 Btu/lb (high altitude locations may require different setpoints.) The compliance software shall apply a fixed offset and add 2 Btu/lb to the user-entered value.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

### 5.7.5 Cooling Systems

5.7.5.1 General

This group of building descriptors applies to all cooling systems.

Cooling Source
Applicability | All systems
Definition | The source of cooling for the system; either chilled water, direct expansion (DX), or other
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed (determined automatically from system type)
Standard Design | The standard design cooling source is: For built-up VAV (system 6) and CRAH (system 10): chilled water, For heating and ventilation (system 9), none, and For all other systems, direct expansion (DX) shown in Table 33
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed for unaltered

Gross Total Cooling Capacity
Applicability | All cooling systems
Definition | The total gross cooling capacity (both sensible and latent) of a cooling coil or packaged DX system at AHRI conditions. The building descriptors defined in this chapter assume that the fan is modeled separately, including any heat it adds to the air stream. The cooling capacity specified by this building descriptor should not consider the heat of the fan.
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | NOT A USER INPUT For packaged equipment that has the fan motor in the air stream such that it adds heat to the cooled air, the software shall calculate the net total cooling capacity as follows: Q(t,net,rated)=Q(t,gross,rated)-Q(fan,rated) Where:
Q(t,net,rated) | The net total cooling capacity of a packaged unit as rated by AHRI (Btu/h)
Q(t,gross,rated) | The AHRI rated total cooling capacity of a packaged unit (Btu/h) Qfan,rated; the heat generated by the fan and fan motor (if fan motor is in airstream) at AHRI rated conditions
If the gross and net total cooling capacities at AHRI conditions are known, the fan heat at rated conditions is the difference between the two values. If the either the gross or net total cooling capacity is unknown, the fan heat at rated conditions shall be accounted for by using Equation 4: Q(fan,rated) = Q(t,gross,rated) X 0.0415 Equation 4 is based on an AHRI rated fan power of 0.365 W/cfm, and a cooling airflow of 400 cfm/ton. If the number of UMLH in the proposed design exceeds 150, the software shall warn the user to resize the equipment.
Standard Design | The gross total cooling capacity of the systems in the standard design is determined from the standard design net cooling capacity, and from applying the fan power rules above for adjusting for fan heat.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Gross Sensible Cooling Capacity
Applicability | All cooling systems
Definition | The gross sensible cooling capacity of the coil or packaged equipment at AHRI conditions. The building descriptors defined in this chapter assume that the fan is modeled separately, including any heat it adds to the air stream. The cooling capacity specified by this building descriptor should be adjusted to calculate the net sensible cooling capacity, which includes the effect of fan motor heat. The sensible heat ratio (SHR) used by some energy simulation tools can be calculated from the sensible cooling capacity and total cooling capacity: SHR = sensible cooling capacity/total cooling capacity
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed. For packaged equipment, the compliance software adjusts the user input of gross sensible cooling capacity to account for the effect of fan motor heat as follows: Q(s,net,rated) = Q(s,gross,rated)-Q(fan,rated) Where:
Q(s,net,rated) | The AHRI rated (from manufacturers’ literature) or net sensible cooling capacity of a packaged unit (Btu/h)
Q(fan,rated) | The AHRI rated (from manufacturers’ literature) or gross sensible cooling capacity of a packaged unit (Btu/h)
Q(fan,rated) | The heat generated by the fan and fan motor (if fan motor is in air stream) at AHRI rated or hourly conditions (Btu/h). See gross total cooling capacity building descriptor.
If the number of UMLH in the proposed design exceeds 150, the software shall warn the user to resize the equipment.
Standard Design | The gross total cooling capacity of the systems serving the standard design is autosized by the compliance software, and then oversized by 15 percent. Sizing calculations shall be based on 0.5 percent design dry-bulb and mean coincident wet-bulb.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Gross Total Cooling Capacity Curve
Applicability | All cooling systems
Definition | A curve that represents the available total cooling capacity as a function of cooling coil and/or condenser conditions. The common form of these curves is given as follows: For air-cooled direct expansion: For water-cooled direct expansion: For chilled water coils: Where:
Qt, available | Available cooling capacity at specified evaporator and/or condenser conditions (MBH)
Qt, adjust | Adjusted capacity at AHRI conditions (Btu/h)
CAP_FT | A multiplier to adjust Qt, adjust
twb | The entering coil wet-bulb temperature (°F)
tdb | The entering coil dry-bulb temperature (°F)
twt | The water supply temperature (°F)
todb | The outside air dry-bulb temperature (°F)
Note: If an air-cooled unit employs an evaporative condenser, todb is the effective dry-bulb temperature of the air leaving the evaporative cooling unit. Software may represent the relationship between cooling capacity and temperature in ways other than the equations given above.
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | As designed The equations and coefficients given above are the default.
Standard Design | Use the default curves or equivalent data for other models
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Coil Latent Modeling Method
Applicability | All DX cooling systems
Definition | The method of modeling coil latent performance at part-load conditions
Units | List
Input Restrictions | One of the following values: Bypass factor – used by DOE-2 based programs NTU-effectiveness – used by EnergyPlus
Standard Design | Same as proposed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Coil Bypass Factor
Applicability | All DX cooling systems using the bypass factor coil latent modeling method
Definition | The ratio of air that bypasses the cooling coil at design conditions to the total system airflow
Units | Ratio
Input Restrictions | Prescribed values defined in Appendix 5.7
Standard Design | Defaults
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Coil Bypass Factor Adjustment Curve
Applicability | All DX cooling systems using the bypass factor coil latent modeling method
Definition | Adjustments for the amount of coil bypass due to the following factors: • Coil airflow rate as a percentage of rated system airflow • Entering air wet-bulb temperature • Entering air dry-bulb temperature • Part load ratio
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | Where applicable, prescribed (fixed) simulation engine defaults based on HVAC system type. The following default values shall be used for the adjustment curves: Where:
CBFRATED | The coil bypass factor at AHRI rating conditions
CBFADJ | The coil bypass factor adjusted for airflow and coil conditions
CFMR | The ratio of airflow to design airflow
Coilbf, Flow | A multiplier on the rated coil bypass factor to account for variation in air flow across the coil (take coefficients from Table 34)
Coilf, FT | A multiplier on the rated coil bypass factor to account for a variation in coil entering conditions (take coefficients from Table 35)
Coilbf, FPLR | A multiplier on the rated coil bypass factor to account for the part load ratio (take coefficients from Table 36)
Twb | The entering coil wet-bulb temperature (F)
Tdb | The entering coil dry-bulb temperature (F)
PLR | Part load ratio
Standard Design | Defaults
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Cooling Capacity Airflow Adjustment Curve
Applicability | All DX cooling systems using the NTU effectiveness coil latent modeling method
Definition | Normalized curve that varies cooling capacity as a function of airflow, which affects system latent capacity
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | Where applicable, prescribed (fixed) simulation engine defaults based on HVAC system type. The following default values shall be used for the adjustment curves: Where:
cmfr | The ratio of airflow to design airflow
CoolCapfflow | A multiplier on the rated coil capacity to account for variation in air flow across the coil (take coefficients from Table 33)
CoolCapft | A multiplier on the rated coil bypass factor to account for a variation in coil entering conditions (take coefficients from Table 34)
The curve takes the form: With the coefficients defined in Appendix 5.7.
Standard Design | Use defaults as described above
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.5.2 Direct Expansion

Direct Expansion Cooling Efficiency
Applicability | Packaged DX equipment
Definition | The cooling efficiency of a direct expansion (DX) cooling system at AHRI rated conditions as a ratio of output over input in Btu/h per W, excluding fan energy. The abbreviation used for this full-load efficiency is Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER). For all unitary and applied equipment where the fan energy is part of the equipment efficiency rating, the EER shall be adjusted as follows: Where:
EERadj | The adjusted EER for simulation purposes
EER | The rated EER
Q(t,net,rated) | The AHRI rated total gross cooling capacity of a packaged unit (kBtu/h)
Q(fan,rated) | The AHRI rated fan energy, specified in Equation 7 for the gross total cooling capacity building descriptor
Units | Btu/h-W
Input Restrictions | As designed, except that the user-entered value must meet mandatory minimum requirements of Table 110.2-A, Table 110.2-B, Table 110.2-C, or Table 110.2-E for the applicable equipment type. When possible, specify the SEER and EER for packaged equipment with cooling capacity less than 65,000 Btu/h from manufacturer’s literature. For equipment with capacity above 65,000 Btu/h, specify EER. Equipment subject to minimum efficiency requirements under the Appliance Efficiency Regulations (small packaged air conditioners and heat pumps with SEER ratings) must meet the applicable mandatory minimum efficiency requirements. When EER is not available for packaged equipment with SEER ratings (AHRI cooling capacity of 65,000 Btu/h or smaller), it shall be calculated as follows: The default EER shall be calculated by the equation above, but constrained to be no greater than 13. Evaporative cooling systems that pass the requirements of the Western Cooling Challenge may be modeled with an EER as if the equipment were packaged unitary equipment. See Section 5.7.5.4.
Standard Design | Use the minimum cooling efficiency (EER) from tables in Tables 110.2-A, 110.2-B, and 110.2-E in Section 110.2 of the standards.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
Applicability | Packaged DX equipment with AHRI cooling capacity of 65,000 Btu/h or smaller
Definition | The seasonal cooling efficiency of a direct expansion (DX) cooling system at AHRI rated conditions as a ratio of output over input in Btu/h per W, excluding fan energy. The software must accommodate user input in terms of either the EER or the SEER. For equipment with SEER ratings, EER shall be taken from manufacturers’ data when it is available.
Units | Btu/h-W
Input Restrictions | As designed This input is required for small DX systems. The Direct Expansion Cooling Efficiency input is optional for these systems.
Standard Design | Use the minimum SEER from the 2015 Appliance Efficiency Standards.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio
Applicability | Packaged DX equipment with AHRI cooling capacity of 65,000 Btu/h or greater
Definition | Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio This is a SEER that is a composite rating for a range of part-load conditions and different ambient conditions. The rating is determined according to AHRI procedures. Equipment with this rating is subject to mandatory minimum requirements. This input is currently only used for mandatory minimum efficiency checks.
Units | Btu/h-W
Input Restrictions | As designed If the IEER rating is below mandatory minimum required levels specified in Section 110.2 of the standards, the compliance run shall fail.
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Direct Expansion Cooling Efficiency Temperature Adjustment Curve
Applicability | Packaged DX equipment
Definition | A curve that varies the cooling efficiency of a direct expansion (DX) coil as a function of evaporator conditions, condenser conditions, and for small packaged equipment, part-load ratio. For air-cooled DX systems: For air-cooled DX systems: For water-cooled DX systems: Where:
EIRFPLR | Part-load ratio based on available capacity (not rated capacity)
EIRFT | A multiplier on the EIR to account for the wet-bulb temperature entering the coil and the outdoor dry-bulb temperature
twb | The entering coil wet-bulb temperature (F)
twt | The water supply temperature (F)
todp | The outside-air dry-bulb temperature (F)
Prated | Rated power draw at AHRI conditions (kW)
Poperating | Power draw at specified operating conditions (kW)
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | User may input curves or use default curves. If defaults are overridden, the software must indicate that supporting documentation is required on the output forms. For DX equipment with a capacity greater than 65,000 Btu/h, the user may not enter data on the temperature dependent equipment performance. However, the ACM compliance software vendor may work with manufacturers to collect such data and build this data into the ACM compliance software. The user may either select equipment for which the ACM compliance software vendor has collected or use the defaults.
Standard Design | For all systems except packaged DX units with cooling capacity <= 65,000 Btu/h, use default curves from Appendix 5.7. For packaged DX units with cooling capacity less than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h that have SEER ratings, the user inputs EER and SEER. The software generates the equipment performance curve based on the pre-defined performance curves specified in Appendix 5.7.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Direct Expansion Part-Load Efficiency Adjustment Curve
Applicability | Packaged systems with DX cooling
Definition | A normalized performance adjustment curve to the rated efficiency (energy input ratio) that describes how the efficiency varies at part-load conditions. At a value of 1 (full load), the normalized efficiency is 1 (same as part-load conditions). The default curves are given as follows as adjustments to the energy input ratio (EIR) : This curve may take the form of a part-load factor (PLF) or EIR-FLPR, which is the fraction of time that the unit must run to meet the part-load for that hour. For example, at 40 percent of full load, the equipment might need to run 50 percent of the hour for cycling losses. Note: For small packaged equipment with SEER ratings <65,000 Btu/h, the part-load efficiency curve is set to no degradation, since the part-load degradation is built into the direct expansion cooling efficiency temperature adjustment curve. Default curves are provided for the different major classes of equipment. Where:
EIRFPLR | Part-load ratio based on available capacity (not rated capacity)
PFFPLR | A multiplier on the EIR to account for the wet-bulb temperature entering the coil and the outdoor dry-bulb temperature
twb | The entering coil wet-bulb temperature (°F)
twt | The water supply temperature (°F)
todb | The outside-air dry-bulb temperature (°F)
Qreporting | Present load on heat pump (Btu/h)
Qavailable | Heat pump available capacity at present evaporator and condenser conditions (Btu/h)
Units | Coefficients (three for a quadratic, or up to four for a cubic)
Input Restrictions | The coefficients should sum to 1 (within a small tolerance). This corresponds to a curve output of 1 for an input of 1.
Standard Design | The standard design part-load efficiency adjustment curves are shown in the tables below.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Number of Cooling Stages
Applicability | Single zone VAV systems and DX systems with multiple stages
Definition | This applies to single zone VAV and any HVAC systems with multiple compressors or multiple discrete stages of cooling. This system is a packaged unit with multiple compressors and a two-speed or variable-speed fan. Systems with unequally sized compressors may have additional cooling stages.
Units | None (Integer)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | The standard design shall be two for the single zone VAV baseline and packaged VAV baseline.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Total Cooling Capacity Ratio by Stage
Applicability | Single zone VAV systems and DX systems with multiple stages
Definition | This provides the total cooling capacity of each cooling stage, at AHRI rated conditions. The capacity is expressed as an array, with each entry a fraction of the total rated cooling capacity for the unit. For example, if the stage cooling capacity is 4 tons (48,000 Btu/h) and the total cooling capacity is 8 tons (96,000 Btu/h), the capacity is expressed as “0.50” for that stage.
Units | Array of fractions
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, The default shall be (0.50, 1) for the single zone VAV baseline.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Condenser Type
Applicability | All direct expansion systems including heat pumps
Definition | The type of condenser for a DX cooling system The choices are: • Air-cooled • Water-cooled •
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Based on the prescribed system type Refer to the HVAC System Map in section 5.7.1. Air-cooled for systems 1 (SZAC), 3, (PSZ), 5 (PVAV) and 11 (CRAC). Not applicable for other standard design systems.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Supplementary DX Cooling Unit
Applicability | Required when no cooling system is specified, or when a zone has excessive unmet load hours
Definition | The specification of a supplementary DX cooling system that must be used when the user-defined cooling system results in unmet load hours exceeding 150 for any zone.
Units | List
Input Restrictions | The compliance software shall define the following prescribed system characteristics: Cooling Capacity (Btu/h) – Autosized by software Efficiency - minimum efficiency from Table 110.2-A, based on cooling capacity and assuming 3-phase System airflow – Autosized by software Economizer - none Design supply air temperature - 55°F Supply air temperature control - None Design heating supply air temperature - 95°F
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.5.3 Evaporative Cooler

This is equipment that pre-cools the outside air that is brought into the building. It may be used with any type of cooling system that brings in outside air. This equipment is not applicable for the standard design.

Evaporative Cooling Type
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | The type of evaporative pre-cooler, including: • None • Non-integrated direct • Non-integrated indirect • Non-integrated direct/Indirect • Integrated direct • Integrated indirect • Integrated direct/indirect An integrated cooler can operate together with compressor or CHW cooling. A non-integrated cooler will shut down the evaporative cooling whenever it is unable to provide 100 percent of the cooling required. Direct evaporative cooling can only be applied to the outside air. Indirect evaporative cooling can be applied to outside air or return air.
Units | None
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Evaporative Cooling System Capacity
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | The total sensible cooling capacity of the evaporative cooling system at design outdoor dry-bulb conditions. This value may be derived from other inputs of supply fan design air rated capacity (Section 5.7.3), direct stage effectiveness, indirect stage effectiveness, and design outdoor conditions.
Units | None
Input Restrictions | Not applicable Derived input. If there are excessive unmet load hours in any zone served by the evaporative cooling system, a supplementary DX cooling unit must be defined by the user. See Section 5.7.5.2.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Direct Stage Effectiveness
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | The effectiveness of the direct stage of an evaporative cooling system. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
DirectEFF | The direct stage effectiveness
Tdb | The entering air dry-bulb temperature
Twb | The entering air wet-bulb temperature
Tdirect | The direct stage leaving dry-bulb temperature
Units | Numeric (0 ≤ EFF ≤1)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Indirect Stage Effectiveness
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | The effectiveness of the indirect stage of an evaporative cooling system. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
IndirectEFF | The indirect stage effectiveness
Tdb | The entering air dry-bulb temperature
Twb | The entering air wet-bulb temperature
Tindirect | The indirect stage leaving dry-bulb temperature
Units | Numeric (0 ≤ EFF ≤1)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Evaporative Cooling Performance Curves
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | A curve that varies the evaporative cooling effectiveness as a function of primary air stream airflow. The default curves are given as: Where:
PLR | Part load ratio of airflow based on design airflow
EFFFFLOW | A multiplier on the evaporative cooler effectiveness to account for variations in part load
CFMoperating | Operating primary air stream airflow (cfm)
CFMdesign | Design primary air stream airflow (cfm)
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | User may input \curves or use default curves. If defaults are overridden, the software must indicate that supporting documentation is required on the output forms.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Auxiliary Evaporative Cooling Power
Applicability | Systems with evaporative cooling
Definition | The auxiliary energy of the indirect evaporative cooler fan, and the pumps for both direct and indirect stages
Units | Watts
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.5.4 Four-Pipe Fan Coil Systems

This section contains building descriptors required to model four-pipe fan coil systems. Note that this system requires an outside air ventilation source to serve the zones and that an airside economizer is not available.

Supply air flow rates are set at the zone level. Chilled water flow rates are set according to the rules in section 5.8.5 on pumps.

Additional HVAC components (chiller, boiler, pumps) are needed to fully define this system. If a water-side economizer is specified with this system, refer to section 5.8.4 for a list of applicable building descriptors.

Capacity Control Method
Applicability | Four-pipe fan coil systems
Definition | The control method for the fan coil unit at the zone. The following choices are available: • Constant Fan Variable Flow • Cycling Fan • Variable Fan Constant Flow • Variable Fan Variable Flow
Units | List (with choices above)
Input Restrictions | Not a user input. It comes from building descriptors for fan control and chiller loop flow control
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Cycling Fan
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Rated Gross Capacity
Applicability | Four-pipe fan coil systems and chilled beams
Definition | The gross cooling capacity of the cooling coil
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Cooling Coil Design Flow rate
Applicability | Four-pipe fan coil systems and chilled beams
Definition | The design flow rate of the cooling coil
Units | Gallons per minute (gpm)
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.5.5 Chilled Beams

Active and passive chilled beams can be modeled, in a similar manner to four-pipe fan coil systems. Active chilled beams are modeled as a four-pipe fan coil object. The zone fan for the beam is not specified by the user, but is internally added to the compliance model with no fan power.

Chilled Beam Name
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | A unique name designating the chilled beam
Units | None
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the proposed design. For all others, not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Chilled Beam Type
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | Specification of the beam as active or passive
Units | List: • Active • Passive
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the proposed design. For all others, not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Design Cooling Capacity
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The designed cooling capacity of the chilled beam
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Design Chilled Water Temperature
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The minimum supplied chilled water temperature to the beam. This is typically at least 2°F higher than the space dewpoint temperature at design conditions, to prevent condensation.
Units | °F
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Maximum Chilled Water Temperature
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The maximum supplied chilled water temperature to the beam. This allows for chilled water temperature reset at the source.
Units | °F
Input Restrictions | Should be equal to or greater than the design chilled water temperature
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Active Beam Maximum Primary Flow Rate
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The design flow rate of the active fan
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Active Beam Induced Air Rate
Applicability | Active chilled beams
Definition | The rate at which induced air is drawn through the chilled beam. The total airflow across the beam is the sum of the maximum primary flow rate and the active beam induced air flow rate.
Units | Cfm
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Active Fan Static Pressure
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The design status of the active fan
Units | in. of water
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Active Fan Static Efficiency
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The fan static efficiency
Units | in. of water
Input Restrictions | Between 0 and 1
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Active Fan Motor Efficiency
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The motor efficiency of the fan
Units | in. of water
Input Restrictions | None
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Chilled Beam Heating Capacity
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | The heating capacity of the chilled beam
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | None; defaults to 1 if no heating
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Chilled Beam Heating Source
Applicability | Chilled beams
Definition | Defaults to electric resistance, whether there is heating provided by the beam or not
Units | None
Input Restrictions | Electric resistance
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

### 5.7.6 Heating Systems

5.7.6.1 General

Heating Source
Applicability | All systems that provide heating
Definition | The source of heating for the heating and preheat coils The choices are: • Hot water • Electric resistance • Electric heat pump • Gas furnace • Oil furnace
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Based on the prescribed system type. Refer to the HVAC system map in Section 5.1.2. The heat source is: For system types 5 (packaged VAV), 6 (built-up VAV): hot water; For system types 1 (SZAC), 7 (SZVAV) and 9 (Heat Vent): Gas Furnace For system type 3: (PSZ): gas or oil furnace
Standard Design: Existing Buildings | Same as proposed if unaltered

5.7.6.2 Hydronic/Steam Heating Coils

Systems with boilers have heating coils, including standard design systems with hot water heating.

Heating Coil Capacity
Applicability | All systems with a heating coil
Definition | The heating capacity of a heating coil at AHRI conditions
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed The user may need to manually adjust the capacity if the number of unmet load hours exceeds 150.
Standard Design | Autosize with a heating oversizing factor of 25 percent. If the number of unmet load hours for the standard design exceeds 150, increase the heating coil capacity as indicated in Section 2.6.2.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.6.3 Furnace

Furnace Capacity
Applicability | Systems with a furnace
Definition | The full load heating capacity of the unit
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed The user may need to manually adjust the capacity if the number of unmet load hours exceeds 150.
Standard Design | Autosize with an oversizing factor of 25 percent (let the software determine heating capacity based on the building loads). If the number of unmet load hours for the standard design exceeds 150, increase the furnace capacity as indicated in Section 2.4 and 2.6.2
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Furnace Fuel Heating Efficiency
Applicability | Systems with a furnace
Definition | The full load thermal efficiency of either a gas or oil furnace at design conditions. The software must accommodate input in either thermal efficiency (Et) or annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE). Where AFUE is provided, Et shall be calculated as: Where:
AFUE | The annual fuel utilization efficiency (%)
ET | The thermal efficiency (fraction)
Units | Fraction
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Look up the requirement from the equipment efficiency tables in Table 6.8.1E of the Appliance Efficiency Standards. The standard design efficiency requirement is located in Table E-3 or Table E-4 of the Appliance Efficiency Standards. Use the heating input of the standard design system to determine the size category.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Furnace Fuel Heating Part Load Efficiency Curve
Applicability | Systems with a furnace
Definition | An adjustment factor that represents the percentage of full load fuel consumption as a function of the percentage full load capacity. This curve shall take the form of a quadratic equation as follows: Where:
FHeatPLC | The fuel heating part load efficiency curve
Fuelpartload | The fuel consumption at part load conditions (Btu/h)
Fuelpartload | The fuel consumption at full load (Btu/h)
Qpartload | The capacity at part load conditions (Btu/h)
Qrated | The capacity at rated conditions (Btu/h)
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | Fixed
Standard Design | Fixed
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Furnace Fuel Heating Pilot
Applicability | Systems that use a furnace for heating
Definition | The fuel input for a pilot light on a furnace
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Zero (pilotless ignition)
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Furnace Fuel Heating Fan/Auxiliary
Applicability | Systems that use a furnace for heating
Definition | The fan energy in forced draft furnaces and the auxiliary (pumps and outdoor fan) energy in fuel-fired heat pumps
Units | Kilowatts (kW)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.6.4 Electric Heat Pump

Electric Heat Pump Heating Capacity
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The full load heating capacity of the unit, excluding supplemental heating capacity at AHRI rated conditions
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | Autosize and use an oversizing factor of 25 percent. The software determines heating capacity based on the building loads.
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Electric Heat Pump Supplemental Heating Source
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The auxiliary heating source for a heat pump heating system The common control sequence is to lock out the heat pump compressor when the supplemental heat is activated. Other building descriptors may be needed if this is not the case. Choices for supplemental heat include: • Electric resistance • Gas furnace • Oil furnace • Hot water • Other
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Electric resistance
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Electric Heat Pump Heating Efficiency
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The heating efficiency of a heat pump at AHRI rated conditions as a dimensionless ratio of output over input. The software must accommodate user input of either the coefficient of performance (COP) or the heating season performance factor (HSPF). Where HSPF is provided, COP shall be calculated as: For all unitary and applied equipment where the fan energy is part of the equipment efficiency rating, the COP shall be adjusted as follows to remove the fan energy: Where:
COPadj | The adjusted coefficient of performance for simulation purposes
COP | The AHRI rated coefficient of performance
HCAPrated | The AHRI rated heating capacity of a packaged unit (kBtu/h)
Q fan,rated | ARI rated fan power, equal to the gross rated cooling capacity times 0.04.
Units | Unitless
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Electric Heat Pump Heating Capacity Adjustment Curve(s)
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | A curve or group of curves that represent the available heat-pump heating capacity as a function of evaporator and condenser conditions. The default curves are given as: For air-cooled heat pumps: For water-cooled heat pumps: Where:
Qavailable | Available heating capacity at present evaporator and condenser conditions (kBtu/h)
tdb | The entering coil dry-bulb temperature (°F)
twt | The water supply temperature (°F)
todb | The outside-air dry-bulb temperature (°F)
Qrated | Rated capacity at AHRI conditions (in kBtu/h)
Units | Data structure
Input Restrictions | Fixed. Use curves in Appendix 5.7 for water-source or air-source heat pumps as appropriate.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |
Electric Heat Pump Heating Efficiency Adjustment Curve(s)
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | A curve or group of curves that varies the heat pump heating efficiency as a function of evaporator conditions, condenser conditions and part-load ratio. The default curves are given as: Air-Source Heat Pumps: Water-Source Heat Pumps: Where:
PLR | Part-load ratio based on available capacity (not rated capacity)
EIRFPLR | A multiplier on the EIR of the heat pump as a function of part-load ratio
EIRFT | A multiplier on the EIR of the heat pump as a function of the wet-bulb temperature entering the coil and the outdoor dry-bulb temperature
Qoperating | Present load on heat pump (Btu/h)
Qavailable | Heat pump available capacity at present evaporator and condenser conditions (Btu/h)
tdb | The entering coil dry-bulb temperature (°F)
twb | The water supply temperature (°F)
todb | The outside air dry-bulb temperature (°F)
Prated | Rated power draw at AHRI conditions (kW)
Poperating | Power draw at specified operating conditions (kW)
Units | None
Input Restrictions | Fixed from appropriate curve from Appendix 5.7
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Electric Heat Pump Supplemental Heating Capacity
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The design heating capacity of a heat pump supplemental heating coil at AHRI conditions
Units | Btu/h
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Electric Supplemental Heating Control Temp
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The outside dry-bulb temperature below which the heat pump supplemental heating is allowed to operate
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed; default to 40°F
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Heat Pump Compressor Minimum Operating Temp
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The outside dry-bulb temperature below which the heat pump compressor is disabled
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Coil Defrost
Applicability | Air-cooled electric heat pump
Definition | The defrost control mechanism for an air-cooled heat pump The choices are: • Hot-gas defrost, on-demand • Hot-gas defrost, timed 3.5 minute cycle • Electric resistance defrost, on-demand • Electric resistance defrost, timed 3.5 minute cycle Defrost shall be enabled whenever the outside air dry-bulb temperature drops below 40°F.
Units | List (see above)
Input Restrictions | Default to use hot-gas defrost, timed 3.5 minute cycle. User may select any of the above.
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Coil Defrost kW
Applicability | Heat pumps with electric resistance defrost
Definition | The capacity of the electric resistance defrost heater
Units | Kilowatts (kW)
Input Restrictions | As designed; defaults to 0 if nothing is entered
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Crank Case Heater kW
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The capacity of the electric resistance heater in the crank case of a direct expansion (DX) compressor. The crank case heater operates only when the compressor is off.
Units | Kilowatts (kW)
Input Restrictions | As designed; defaults to 0.1 if nothing is entered
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Crank Case Heater Shutoff Temperature
Applicability | All heat pumps
Definition | The outdoor air dry-bulb temperature above which the crank case heater is not permitted to operate
Units | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Input Restrictions | As designed; defaults to 50°F
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

5.7.6.5 Heat Recovery

Recovery Type
Applicability | All systems with airside heat recovery
Definition | The type of heat recovery system
Units | List: sensible, latent, or total (sensible and latent)
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Air Sensible Heat Recovery Effectiveness
Applicability | Any system with outside air heat recovery
Definition | The effectiveness of an air-to-air heat exchanger between the building exhaust and entering outside air streams. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
HREFF | The air-to-air heat exchanger effectiveness
EEAdb | The exhaust air dry-bulb temperature entering the heat exchanger
ElAdb | The exhaust air dry-bulb temperature leaving the heat exchanger
OSAdb | The outside air dry-bulb temperature
Units | Two unitless numbers (ratio between 0 and 1), separate for cooling and heating
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Air Sensible Part-Load Effectiveness
Applicability | Any system with outside air heat recovery
Definition | The effectiveness of an air-to-air heat exchanger between the building exhaust and entering outside air streams at 75 percent of design airflow. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
HREFF | The air-to-air heat exchanger effectiveness
EEAdb | The exhaust air dry-bulb temperature entering the heat exchanger
ElAdb | The exhaust air dry-bulb temperature leaving the heat exchanger
OSAdb | The outside air dry-bulb temperature
Units | Two unitless numbers (ratio between 0 and 1), separate for cooling and heating
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Air Latent Heat Recovery Effectiveness
Applicability | Any system with outside air enthalpy heat recovery
Definition | The latent heat recovery effectiveness of an air-to-air heat exchanger between the building exhaust and entering outside air streams. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
HREFF | The air-to-air heat exchanger effectiveness
EEAw | The exhaust air humidity ratio (fraction of mass of moisture in air to mass of dry air) entering the heat exchanger
ElAw | The exhaust air humidity ratio leaving the heat exchanger
OSAw | The outside air humidity ratio
Note: For sensible heat exchangers, this term is not applicable.
Units | Two unitless numbers (ratio between 0 and 1), separate for cooling and heating
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Exhaust Air Latent Part-Load Effectiveness
Applicability | Any system with outside air enthalpy heat recovery
Definition | The latent heat recovery effectiveness of an air-to-air heat exchanger between the building exhaust and entering outside air streams at 75 percent of design airflow. Effectiveness is defined as: Where:
HREFF | The air-to-air heat exchanger effectiveness
EEAW | The exhaust air humidity ratio (fraction of mass of moisture in air to mass of dry air) entering the heat exchanger
ELAW | The exhaust air humidity ratio leaving the heat exchanger
OSAW | The outside air humidity ratio
Note: For sensible heat exchangers, this term is not applicable.
Units | Two unitless numbers (ratio between 0 and 1), separate for cooling and heating
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |

Economizer Enabled during Heat Recovery
Applicability | All systems with airside heat recovery
Definition | A flag to indicate whether or not the economizer is enabled when heat recovery is active
Units | Boolean
Input Restrictions | As designed
Standard Design | For healthcare facilities, same as the Proposed Design. For all others, Not applicable
Standard Design: Existing Buildings |