Scenario:
I have an "intermediate" sized building (25,000 to 150,000 sqft) with
several systems in it. can each system be determined separately or should
each by a System type 5/6 depending on Heating source? I would like to
label some small systems as a type 3/4 and some as type 5/6 depending on the
area that is served by the system.
thanks for any opinions that people would like to share.
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Rob Hudson
Hi Rob,
If the systems serve distinctly different uses that comprise more than
20,000 sf you are fine. Otherwise, I would use the predominant heat source.
It will be interesting to hear others opinions.
Carol
Exception a of G3.1.1 looks at your proposed systems and has the noted 20,000 sf criteria.
Exceptions b & c are tied to thermal zones and are not tied to your proposed system configuration.
The planned system boundaries alone are not sufficient to trigger a separate lookup in table G.3.1.1A.
Often the mapping of system to zones is different between proposed and baseline model.
Regards,
Paul Riemer