18- 554 C.M.R. ch. 60, § 21

Current through 2024-46, November 13, 2024

Section 554-60-21 - Submission

Summary: This section describes the documentation that will be required to demonstrate compliance with these Rules.

1.Methods of Compliance

The Bureau or other reviewing entity will accept a proof of compliance by either a building cost analysis or "comparative" approach, or by using a "prescriptive" approach. To comply with this rule, one of the following methods of compliance must be utilized:

A."Comparative" approach exceeding ASHRAE 90.1. Under a building-comparative approach, the person or entity making application will demonstrate that the proposed building design's overall energy use will be 20% less than the energy use of a building designed in accordance with the standards specified in Title 10, Section 1415-D as described in Chapter 11 of the ASHRAE 90.1 User's Manual.

The demonstration should be conducted in accordance with the guidelines provided in Chapter 11, "Energy Cost Budget Method" of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - 2001, in which the computer simulation program demonstrates compliance of the proposed design with this rule.

B."Prescriptive" approach. A building also will be deemed to comply with this Chapter under the "prescriptive" approach if the energy-using systems installed in the building are equivalent to or more efficient than the equipment specified in the guidebook(s) referenced in Section 11.2, above.

Guidelines for both approaches described in (A) and (B) above will be included in the E-Benchmarks handbook described in Section 11, above.

2. Content of Submission

Life Cycle Analysis. Building designs submitted for review under the comparative approach method described in this chapter must include a life cycle cost analysis demonstrating that the life cycle cost of the proposed high efficiency building design is lower than the life cycle cost of the reference building designed in accordance with Title 10, Section 1415-D. Building designs submitted for review under this chapter and incorporating all applicable prescriptive measures specified in the Bureau of General Services' approved guidebook(s) are exempted from providing a separate life cycle cost analysis.

3.Timely Submission

The submissions made pursuant to this section must be made during the early design development phase of the project, but no later than fifty-percent (50%) design development.

18- 554 C.M.R. ch. 60, § 21

EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 18, 2004 - filing 2004-398
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES:
October 18, 2004 - spelling, punctuation and capitalizations only

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A. §1764-A