[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR434.301]

[Page 364]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 434_ENERGY CODE FOR NEW FEDERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY HIGH 
RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart C_Design Conditions
 
Sec. 434.301  Design criteria.


    301.1 The following design parameters shall be used for calculations 
required under subpart D of this part.
    301.1.1 Exterior Design Conditions. Exterior Design Conditions shall 
be expressed in accordance with Table 301.1.

                 Table 301.1--Exterior Design Conditions
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Winter Design Dry-Bulb (99%)....  ..................  Degrees F.
Summer Design Dry-Bulb (2.5%)...  ..................  Degrees F.
Mean Coincident Wet-Bulb (2.5%).  ..................  Degrees F.
Degree-Days, Heating (Base 65)..  ..................  HDD Base 65[deg]
                                                       F.
Degree-Days, Cooling (Base 65)..  ..................  CDD Base 65[deg]F.
Annual Operting Hours, 8 a.m. to  ..................  Hours.
 4 p.m. when
 55[deg]F<=T<=69[deg]F.
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[The exterior design conditions shall be added to Table 301.1 from the
  city-specific Shading Coefficient table from Appendix A of RS-1
  (incorporated by reference, see Sec. 434.701). Copies of specific
  tables contained in Appendix A of RS-1 (incorporated by reference, see
  Sec. 434.701). can be obtained from the Energy Code for Federal
  Commercial Buildings, Docket No. EE-RM-79-112-C, EE-43, Office of
  Building Research and Standards, U.S. Department of Energy, Room 1J-
  018, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
  9127. Adjustments may be made to reflect local climates which differ
  from the tabulated temperatures or local weather experience as
  determined by the building official. Where local building site
  climatic data are not available, climate data from a nearby location
  included in RS-1, Appendix C, (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
  434.701) and RS-4 Chapter 24, Table 1, (incorporated by reference, see
  Sec. 434.701) shall be used as determined by the building official.]

    301.2 Indoor Design Conditions. Indoor design temperature and 
humidity conditions shall be in accordance with the comfort criteria in 
RS-2 (incorporated by reference, see Sec. 434.701), except that 
humidification and dehumidification are not required.