National ECBC Workshop
Friday 10, 2009
Dr. Satish Kumar
Chief of Party,
USAID ECO-III Project
ECBC User Guide
Administrative Guidance
Technical Guidance
Compliance/ Checklist
Case Studies/Examples
References
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ECBC User Guide (cont.)
Contains information related to
Purpose
Scope
Administration and enforcement
Building envelope
Heating, ventilation, & air conditioning
Service water heating & pumping
Lighting
Electrical power
Appendixes
A: ECBC definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms
B: whole building performance method
C: climate zone map of India
D: Supplemental material
E: Comparison of international building energy standards
F: References
G: ECBC compliance forms
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ECBC User Guide (cont.)
How to use this guide
Text in Navy Blue is excerpted from ECBC
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and examples are
placed inside a box
Normal body text shows the text of User Guide
The Code is applicable to It also explains the concept
buildings or building of visual light transmittance
complexes that have a and Effective Aperture
connected of Glazing. The prescriptive
load of 500 kW or greater requirements place
minimum
or a contract demand of ..
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ECBC User Guide (cont.)
Box
Optional Method for
Determining Acceptable
Thermal Conditions in
Naturally Conditioned
Spaces Based on Field
Experiments Conducted in
Tropical Countries
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ECBC User Guide (cont.)
Example
R -Value Calculations for
Cavity Wall with Plaster
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ECBC User Guide (cont.)
FAQs
Glazing Selection for
ECBC Compliance
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Why is User Guide Important?
ECBC Compliance & Implementation
Prescriptive option
Trade-off option
Whole Building Performance option
Fills essential gaps in ECBC (revised version – 2008)
Creation of Standard and Proposed Design
Tables for all Standards References
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Why is User Guide Important?
Building System Compliance Options
Prescriptive
Envelope
Option
HVAC Mandatory
Provisions Trade Off
Energy Code
Lighting (required for most Option Compliance
compliance options)
Electric Eqpt &
Systems Whole Building
Performance
Service Hot
Water and
Pumping
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Chapter 3: Administration & Enforcement
Decision on “Authority Having Jurisdiction”
The Building Design & Construction Process
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Chapter 3: Administration & Enforcement
(cont.)
Source: ASHRAE
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Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS)
ECBC code refers to MEPS
ECBC User Guide now has all the tables for minimum
performance specifications
BIS should review its MEPS recommendations
MEPS should be consistent with BEE’s Star Labeling
Program
MEPS << Energy Efficiency level of single star of BEE in
some cases
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Reference to National Building Code (NBC)
ECBC User Guide specifically refers NBC for Natural
Ventilation Process in HVAC Section (ECBC § 5.2.1)
Reference standards must provide recommendations
Unambiguous procedure/specs
Reference to general standards undesirable
Give credit where it is due and use them to our
advantage
ASHRAE 90.1: Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
ASHRAE/ANSI 55: Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy
ASHRAE 62: Ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality
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Energy Simulation Procedure
Reduces Heating/Cooling Load
Optimized HVAC Design
Right Sizing of Chillers, Fans and Ducts
Helps in Optimizing Daylight
Optimized Lighting System Design
First Cost AND Recurring Savings
Helps in Utilizing Latest Technological Advances
Thermal and Optical properties of Glazing
Simulation Models Greatly Aid in designing High
Performance Envelopes
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Energy Simulation Procedure
The User Guide Complements ECBC
On whole building performance method
Assumptions are now included
Case study (ECBC demonstration project) is now included in
ECBC User Guide Chapter 10.
Acknowledgement to ASHRAE
Most authoritative reference on this topic
In dian users are already well familiar with the ASHRAE std.
System wise
Heating equipment
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Energy Simulation Procedure
ECBC is mostly silent on heating systems
Though India is a hot dominant region, code should provide
comprehensive guidance to all types of climatic regions.
Boiler/furnace performance standard should be specified by
BIS
BIS standards include test methods for many
systems/equipment
Unavailability of efficiency specs in many cases makes BIS
inappropriate reference
Detailed guidance on WBP method included to help
user community
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ECBC User Guide Case Study
Explains whole building performance method
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Role of Check Lists
Compliance process
prerequisite information
Capacity to be developed for
Checking of drawings
Data sufficiency
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Role of Check List - Prescriptive
Envelope
Summary -
Checklist
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Role of Check List -Prescriptive
Building
Permit Plans
Checklist
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Role of Check List -Prescriptive
Mechanical Permit Checklist Lighting Permit Checklist
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Role of Check List
– Performance Based
Whole Building
Performance Checklist
Performance Rating
Method Compliance
Table
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Role of Check List
– Performance Based
Baseline
Building
Performance
table
Performance
Improvement
Table
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Future Actions
Time line for updating the ECBC User Guide
BEE/ECO-III should take initiative
Governed by feedback from the practitioners
ECBC Program Committee to take a call on making
ECBC mandatory
Roles and Responsibilities
Submittal Requirements
Inspection Requirements
Transparent and Fast Approval Process
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Future Actions
Focus on right tools to make the process easy
System should be automated
Less use of administrative resources
Remove guidance gaps in ECBC and its User Guide
Provision of incorporation of new technology
Promote sustainable material use
Local material use
Passive techniques
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Acknowledgement
USAID and BEE
ASHRAE
Indian Standards: BIS, NBC
ECO-III team: Ravi Kapoor, Anurag Bajpai, Meetu
Sharma, and Satish Kumar
Rajan Rawal (CEPT), Vishal Garg & Surekha Tetali
(IIIT), Jyotirmaya Mathur (MNIT)
P C Thomas & G S Rao (Team Catalyst)
Vasudha Lathey
Others (included in ECBC development team)
Thanks!
For More Information, please contact
Dr. Satish Kumar
Chief of Party, USAID ECO-III Project
Phone: +91-11-2685-3110
Fax: +91-11-2685-3114
Email: eco3@[Link]
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