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The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015 (NECB), published by the NRC and developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), sets out technical requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of new buildings. The NECB 2015 includes over ninety changes improving the overall energy performance of buildings over the 2011 edition.
The 2015 edition broadens the scope to address all service water and introduces requirements for pressure-sensing controls, which reduce the short-cycling of booster pumps when demand for water is low. Other HVAC and service water changes include equipment efficiency regulation of heat rejection equipment, such as cooling towers and (standalone) condensers, heating performance requirements for gas-fired outdoor packaged units and updated minimum pipe and duct insulation requirements. Lighting power density values and controls have been updated with more stringent lighting allowances and additional requirements for common spaces and exterior applications. The performance path modeling rules and guidance have been updated to reflect the changes to the prescriptive path as well as more current typical use profiles of buildings. Application of the code for residential and small buildings has also been clarified.
The NECB 2015 has been re-organized to consolidate relevant information. Each Part now contains the Prescriptive Requirements, followed by the Attribution Table and related (appendix) Notes.
The NECB is a must-have for building designers, energy consultants and subcontractors, construction professionals and regulatory officials.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Relationship of the NECB to Standards Development and Conformity Assessment
- Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes and Standing Committees
- Revisions and Errata
- Division A: Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements
- Part 1: Compliance
- Part 2: Objectives
- Part 3: Functional Statements
- Division B: Acceptable Solutions
- Part 1: General
- Part 2: Reserved
- Part 3: Building Envelope
- Part 4: Lighting
- Part 5: Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Systems
- Part 6: Service Water Systems
- Part 7: Electrical Power Systems and Motors
- Part 8: Building Energy Performance Compliance Path
- Division C: Administrative Provisions
- Part 1: General
- Part 2: Administrative Provisions
- Index
335 pages
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