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Chicago Energy Conservation Code, Title 14N - with May 2020 Supplement, 2019
- 2019 CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES CHICAGO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE TITLE 14N
- COPYRIGHT
- CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MAYOR'S MESSAGE
- CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS COMMISSIONER'S MESSAGE
- ABOUT THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PREFACE TO THE MODEL CODE
- EFFECTIVE USE OF THE CHICAGO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- TABLE OF SUPPLEMENTED PROVISIONS
- CECC—COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS [Go to Page]
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER C1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE [Go to Page]
- SECTION C101 GENERAL
- CHAPTER 2 [CE] DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C201 GENERAL
- SECTION C202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- MAY 2020 SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 2 [CE] DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 3 [CE] GENERAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C301 CLIMATE ZONES
- SECTION C302 DESIGN CONDITIONS
- SECTION C303 MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
- CHAPTER 4 [CE] COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY [Go to Page]
- SECTION C401 GENERAL
- SECTION C402 BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- EQUATION 4-1
- EQUATION 4-2
- TABLE C402.1.4.1 EFFECTIVE R-VALUES FOR STEEL STUD WALL ASSEMBLIES
- TABLE C402.1.3 OPAQUE THERMAL ENVELOPE INSULATION COMPONENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, R-VALUE METHOD
- TABLE C402.1.4 OPAQUE THERMAL ENVELOPE ASSEMBLY MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS, U-FACTOR METHOD
- TABLE C402.4 BUILDING ENVELOPE FENESTRATION MAXIMUM U-FACTOR AND SHGC REQUIREMENTS
- EQUATION 4-4
- EQUATION 4-5
- TABLE C402.5.2 MAXIMUM AIR LEAKAGE RATE FOR FENESTRATION ASSEMBLIES
- SECTION C403 BUILDING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- EQUATION 4-6
- EQUATION 4-7
- TABLE C403.3.3 MAXIMUM HOT GAS BYPASS CAPACITY
- TABLE C403.3.4 BOILER TURNDOWN
- TABLE C403.3.2(1) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.3.2(1)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS
- TABLE C403.3.2(2) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.3.2(2)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UNITARY AND APPLIED HEAT PUMPS
- TABLE C403.3.2(3) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS, PACKAGED TERMINAL HEAT PUMPS, SINGLE-PACKAGE VERTICAL AIR CONDITIONERS, SINGLE VERTICAL HEAT PUMPS, ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS AND ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER HEAT PUMPS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.3.2(3)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS, PACKAGED TERMINAL HEAT PUMPS, SINGLE-PACKAGE VERTICAL AIR CONDITIONERS, SINGLE VERTICAL HEAT PUMPS, ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS AND ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER HEAT PUMPS
- TABLE C403.3.2(4) WARM-AIR FURNACES AND COMBINATION WARM-AIR FURNACES/AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS, WARM-AIR DUCT FURNACES AND UNIT HEATERS, MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.3.2(5) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: GAS- AND OIL-FIRED BOILERS
- TABLE C403.3.2(6) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: CONDENSING UNITS, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED
- TABLE C403.3.2(7) WATER CHILLING PACKAGES – EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.3.2(8) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: HEAT REJECTION EQUIPMENT
- TABLE C403.3.2(9) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY AIR CONDITIONERS AND CONDENSING UNITS SERVING COMPUTER ROOMS
- TABLE C403.3.2(10) HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
- TABLE C403.5(1) MINIMUM CHILLED-WATER SYSTEM COOLING CAPACITY FOR DETERMINING ECONOMIZER COOLING REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE C403.5.1 DX COOLING STAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULATING AIRFLOW UNITS
- TABLE C403.5.3.3 HIGH-LIMIT SHUTOFF CONTROL SETTING FOR AIR ECONOMIZERSb
- TABLE C403.7.4(1) ENERGY RECOVERY REQUIREMENT (Ventilation systems operating less than 8,000 hours per year)
- TABLE C403.7.4(2) ENERGY RECOVERY REQUIREMENT (Ventilation systems operating not less than 8,000 hours per year)
- TABLE C403.7.5 MAXIMUM NET EXHAUST FLOW RATE, CFM PER LINEAR FOOT OF HOOD LENGTH
- TABLE C403.8.1(1) FAN POWER LIMITATION
- TABLE C403.8.1(2) FAN POWER LIMITATION PRESSURE DROP ADJUSTMENT
- TABLE C403.8.5.1 COOLING SYSTEMS
- TABLE C403.10.1(1) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION
- TABLE C403.10.1(2) MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C403.10.1(2)—continued MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS
- TABLE C403.10.2.1(1) WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER DISPLAY DOOR EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTSa
- TABLE C403.10.2.1(2) WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER NONDISPLAY DOOR EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTSa
- TABLE C403.10.2.1(3) WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER REFRIGERATION SYSTEM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- EQUATION 4-8
- TABLE C403.11.3 MINIMUM PIPE INSULATION THICKNESS (in inches)
- SECTION C404 SERVICE WATER HEATING (MANDATORY) [Go to Page]
- TABLE C404.2 MINIMUM PERFORMANCE OF WATER-HEATING EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- TABLE C404.2—continued MINIMUM PERFORMANCE OF WATER-HEATING EQUIPMENT
- TABLE C404.5.1 PIPING VOLUME AND MAXIMUM PIPING LENGTHS
- SECTION C405 ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- EQUATION 4-9
- FIGURE C405.2.3.2 SIDELIT ZONE
- FIGURE C405.2.3.3(1) TOPLIT ZONE
- FIGURE C405.2.3.3(2) DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A ROOFTOP MONITOR
- FIGURE C405.2.3.3(3) DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A SLOPED ROOFTOP MONITOR
- EQUATION 4-10
- EQUATION 4-11
- TABLE C405.3.2(1) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: BUILDING AREA METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD [Go to Page]
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.4.2(1) EXTERIOR LIGHTING ZONES
- TABLE C405.4.2(2) LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES FOR BUILDING EXTERIORS
- TABLE C405.4.2(3) INDIVIDUAL LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES FOR BUILDING EXTERIORS
- TABLE C405.6 MINIMUM NOMINAL EFFICIENCY LEVELS FOR 10 CFR 431 LOW-VOLTAGE DRY-TYPE DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS
- TABLE C405.7(1) MINIMUM NOMINAL FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR NEMA DESIGN A, NEMA DESIGN B, AND IEC DESIGN N MOTORS (EXCLUDING FIRE PUMP) ELECTRIC MOTORS AT 60 HZa, b
- TABLE C405.7(2) MINIMUM NOMINAL FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR NEMA DESIGN C AND IEC DESIGN H MOTORS AT 60 HZa, b
- TABLE C405.7(3) MINIMUM AVERAGE FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY POLYPHASE SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORSa
- TABLE C405.7(4) MINIMUM AVERAGE FULL-LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR CAPACITOR-START CAPACITOR-RUN AND CAPACITOR-START INDUCTION-RUN SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORSa
- SECTION C406 ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY PACKAGES
- SECTION C407 TOTAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE [Go to Page]
- TABLE C407.5.1(1) SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE AND PROPOSED DESIGNS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C407.5.1(1)—continued SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE AND PROPOSED DESIGNS
- TABLE C407.5.1(2) HVAC SYSTEMS MAP
- TABLE C407.5.1(3) SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE DESIGN HVAC SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS
- TABLE C407.5.1(4) NUMBER OF CHILLERS
- TABLE C407.5.1(5) WATER CHILLER TYPES
- SECTION C408 MAINTENANCE INFORMATION AND SYSTEM COMMISSIONING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE C408.2.4 COMMISSIONING COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
- MAY 2020 SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 4 [CE] COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY [Go to Page]
- SECTION C405 ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE C405.3.2(1) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: BUILDING AREA METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2) INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD [Go to Page]
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- TABLE C405.3.2(2)—continued INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES: SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD
- CHAPTER 5 [CE] EXISTING BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- SECTION C501 GENERAL
- SECTION C502 ADDITIONS
- SECTION C503 ALTERATIONS
- SECTION C504 REPAIRS
- SECTION C505 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OR USE
- CHAPTER 6 [CE] REFERENCED STANDARDS [Go to Page]
- AAMA
- AHAM
- AHRI
- AMCA
- ANSI
- APSP
- ASHRAE
- ASTM
- CSA
- CTI
- DASMA
- DOE
- IEEE
- IES
- ISO
- NEMA
- NFRC
- SMACNA
- UL
- US-FTC
- WDMA
- INDEX
- CECC—RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS [Go to Page]
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 [RE] SCOPE AND PURPOSE [Go to Page]
- SECTION R101 GENERAL
- CHAPTER 2 [RE] DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
- SECTION R201 GENERAL
- SECTION R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 3 [RE] GENERAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- SECTION R301 CLIMATE ZONES
- SECTION R302 DESIGN CONDITIONS
- SECTION R303 MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- TABLE R303.1.3(1) DEFAULT GLAZED WINDOW, GLASS DOOR AND SKYLIGHT U-FACTORS
- TABLE R303.1.3(2) DEFAULT OPAQUE DOOR U-FACTORS
- TABLE R303.1.3(3) DEFAULT GLAZED FENESTRATION SHGC AND VT
- CHAPTER 4 [RE] RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY [Go to Page]
- SECTION R401 GENERAL
- SECTION R402 BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE [Go to Page]
- TABLE R402.1.2 INSULATION AND FENESTRATION REQUIREMENTS BY COMPONENTa
- TABLE R402.1.4 EQUIVALENT U-FACTORSa
- TABLE R402.2.6 STEEL-FRAME CEILING, WALL AND FLOOR INSULATION R-VALUES
- TABLE R402.4.1.1 AIR BARRIER AND INSULATION INSTALLATIONa
- SECTION R403 SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R403.6.1 WHOLE-HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM FAN EFFICACY
- TABLE R403.6.4.3(1) CONTINUOUS WHOLE-HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AIRFLOW RATE REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE R403.6.4 INTERMITTENT WHOLE-HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION RATE FACTORSa
- EQUATION 4-1
- TABLE R403.6.4.4 MINIMUM REQUIRED LOCAL EXHAUST RATE FOR DWELLING UNITS IN GROUP R-5 OCCUPANCIES
- SECTION R404 ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS
- SECTION R405 SIMULATED PERFORMANCE ALTERNATIVE (PERFORMANCE)
- SECTION R406 ENERGY RATING INDEX COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVE [Go to Page]
- TABLE R405.5.2(1) SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE AND PROPOSED DESIGNS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R405.5.2(1)—continued SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE AND PROPOSED DESIGNS
- TABLE R405.5.2(1)—continued SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STANDARD REFERENCE AND PROPOSED DESIGNS
- TABLE R405.5.2(2) DEFAULT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES FOR PROPOSED DESIGNSa
- EQUATION 4-2
- TABLE R406.4 MAXIMUM ENERGY RATING INDEX
- CHAPTER 5 [RE] EXISTING BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- SECTION R501 GENERAL
- SECTION R502 ADDITIONS
- SECTION R503 ALTERATIONS
- SECTION R504 REPAIRS
- SECTION R505 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OR USE
- CHAPTER 6 [RE] REFERENCED STANDARDS [Go to Page]
- AAMA
- ACCA
- AMCA
- APSP
- ASHRAE
- ASTM
- CSA
- DASMA
- HVI
- ICC
- IEEE
- NFRC
- RESNET
- UL
- US-FTC
- WDMA
- INDEX
- ICC EVALUATION SERVICE
- ICC MEMBERSHIP
- ICC ASSESSMENT CENTER
- ICC DIGITAL CODES LIBRARY [Go to Page]