ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES 2013 Addenda Supplement to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard ...

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ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addenda a, c, d, e, f, h, j, k, l, n, q, s, t, x, y, aa, ab, and ac to
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011
2013 Supplement
Standard for
the Design of
High-Performance
Green Buildings
Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings
A Compliance Option of the International Green Construction Code™
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ASHRAEStandingStandardProjectCommittee189.1forAddendaabandac
CognizantTC:TC2.8,BuildingEnvironmentalImpactsandSustainability
SPLSLiaison: RitaM.Harrold/AllanB.Fraser
ASHRAEStaffLiaison:BertE.Etheredge
IESLiaison:RitaM.Harrold
USGBCLiaison:BrendanOwens
Name Affiliation Name Affiliation
DennisStanke,Chair* TraneCommercialSystems, LawrenceSchoen* SchoenEngineeringInc.
Ingersoll-Rand BoggarmSetty* Setty&Associates
RichardHeinisch,ViceChair* AcuityBrandsLighting WayneStoppelmoor* SchneiderElectric
DanNall,ViceChair* WSPFlack+Kurtz DavidViola* IAPMO
AndrewPersily,ViceChair* NIST SusanAnderson OsramSylvania
LeonAlevantis* CaliforniaDepartmentof ErnieConrad LandmarkFacilities
PublicHealth JuliaBeabout SimulatedSolutions
JimBowman* AmericanForest&Paper JeffBoldt JKWWEngineering
Association,Inc. LeeBurgett TraneCommercialSystems,
HarveyBryan* ArizonaStateUniversity Ingersoll-Rand
RonBurton(BOMA)* BOMAInternational StevenClark Aquatherm
DimitriContoyannis* ArchitecturalEnergy DarynCline EvapcoInc.
Corporation PeterDahl SebestaBlomberg
DruCrawley* BentleySystems WilliamDillard MechanicalServicesof
JohnCross* AmericanInstituteof Florida
SteelConstruction NicolaFerzacca ArchitectureEngineers
LanceDeLaura* SouthernCalifornia FrankGallo ForestCityEnterprises
GasCompany KlasC.Haglid HaglidEngineering&
CharlesEley(AIA)* ArchitecturalEnergy Associates,Inc.
Corporation JoshJacobs ULEnvironment
AnthonyFloyd* CityofScottsdale ThomasMarseille WSPF+K
SusanGitlin* U.S.Environmental TomMeyer NationalEnvironmental
ProtectionAgency BalancingBureau
GreggGress* InternationalCodeCouncil JohnPulley BuroHappold
DonaldHorn* U.S.GeneralServices JefferyRutt U.S.DepartmentofDefense
Administration HarveySachs AmericanCouncilforan
RoyHubbard* JohnsonControlsInc. Energy-EfficientEconomy
JohnKoeller* KoellerandCompany CharlesSeyffer CamfilFarr
MichaelJouaneh* Lutron SwatiOgale EcowaysConsulting,Ltd.,UK
TomLawrence* UniversityofGeorgia KentSovocool SouthernNevadaWater
NeilLeslie* GasTechnologyInstitute Authority
BingLiu* PacificNorthwest WesSullens StopWaste.OrgofAlameda
NationalLaboratory County
RichardLord* UTCarrierCorp LenSwatkowski PlumbingManufacturers
MerleMcBride* OwensCorning International
JimMcClendon* WalmartStores ChristianTaber BigAssFans
MollyMcGuire* TaylorEngineering TimothyWentz UniversityofNebraska
JonathanMcHugh* McHughEnergyConsultants DanWhittet AHAConsultingEngineers
TeresaRainey* SkidmoreOwingMerrill,LLP DavidWilliams LHBInc.
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CognizantTC:TC2.8,BuildingEnvironmentalImpactsandSustainability
SPLSLiaison: RitaM.Harrold/AllanB.Fraser
ASHRAEStaffLiaison:BertE.Etheredge
IESLiaison:RitaM.Harrold
USGBCLiaison:BrendanOwens
Name Affiliation Name Affiliation
DennisStanke,Chair* TraneCommercialSystems, SusanAnderson OsramSylvania
Ingersoll-Rand ErnieConrad LandmarkFacilities
RichardHeinisch,ViceChair* AcuityBrandsLighting JuliaBeabout SimulatedSolutions
DanNall,ViceChair* WSPFlack+Kurtz JamesBenya BenyaLightingDesign
AndrewPersily,ViceChair* NIST LeeBurgett TraneCommercialSystems,
LeonAlevantis* CaliforniaDepartmentof Ingersoll-Rand
PublicHealth PaulaCino NationalMultiHousing
JimBowman* AmericanForest&Paper Council
Association,Inc. StevenClark Aquatherm
HarveyBryan* ArizonaStateUniversity DarynCline EvapcoInc.
RonBurton(BOMA)* BOMAInternational PeytonCollie SheetMetalandAir
DimitriContoyannis* ArchitecturalEnergy Conditioning
Corporation Contractor’sNational
DruCrawley* BentleySystems Association
JohnCross* AmericanInstituteof PeterDahl SebestaBlomberg
SteelConstruction MichaelDeWein BuildingCodes
LanceDeLaura* SouthernCalifornia AssistanceProject
GasCompany WilliamDillard MechanicalServicesof
CharlesEley(AIA)* ArchitecturalEnergy Florida
Corporation NicolaFerzacca ArchitectureEngineers
AnthonyFloyd* CityofScottsdale KatherineHammack ErnstandYoung
SusanGitlin* U.S.Environmental JoshJacobs ULEnvironment
ProtectionAgency StephenKennedy GeorgiaPower
GreggGress* InternationalCodeCouncil CarlLawson HansonProfessional
DonaldHorn* U.S.GeneralServices Services
Administration MarkMacCracken CalmacManufacturingCorp
RoyHubbard* JohnsonControlsInc. ThomasMarseille WSPF+K
JohnKoeller* KoellerandCompany KentPeterson P2SEngineeringInc.
MichaelJouaneh* Lutron JohnPulley BuroHappold
TomLawrence* UniversityofGeorgia JefferyRutt U.S.DepartmentofDefense
NeilLeslie* GasTechnologyInstitute HarveySachs AmericanCouncilforan
BingLiu* PacificNorthwest Energy-EfficientEconomy
NationalLaboratory JoshuaSaunders UnderwritersLaboratories
RichardLord* UTCarrierCorp CharlesSeyffer CamfilFarr
MerleMcBride* OwensCorning MelanieShepherdson NaturalResource
JimMcClendon* WalmartStores DefenseCouncil
MollyMcGuire* TaylorEngineering SwatiOgale EcowaysConsulting,Ltd.,UK
JonathanMcHugh* McHughEnergyConsultants JeffreyStone AmericanForest&Paper
TeresaRainey* SkidmoreOwingMerrill,LLP Association
SteveRosenstock(EEI)* EdisonElectricInstitute ChristianTaber BigAssFans
JeffRoss-Bain* Ross-BainGreenBuilding RobertThompson U.S. Environmental
LawrenceSchoen* SchoenEngineeringInc. ProtectionAgency
BoggarmSetty* Setty&Associates RobertTimmerman AtSiteRealEstate
WayneStoppelmoor* SchneiderElectric TimothyWentz UniversityofNebraska
MarthaVanGeem* ConsultingEngineer DavidWilliams LHBInc.
DavidViola* IAPMO StevenWinkel ThePreviewGroup
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CognizantTC:TC2.8,BuildingEnvironmentalImpactsandSustainability
SPLSLiaison: RitaM.Harrold/AllanB.Fraser
ASHRAEStaffLiaison:BertE.Etheredge
IESLiaison:RitaM.Harrold
USGBCLiaison:BrendanOwens
Name Affiliation Name Affiliation
DennisStanke,Chair* TraneCommercialSystems, DavidViola* IAPMO
Ingersoll-Rand DavidWilliams* LHBInc.
RichardHeinisch,ViceChair* AcuityBrandsLighting SusanAnderson OsramSylvania
DanNall,ViceChair* WSPFlack+Kurtz SenthilK.Arunachalam BtuEngineers,LLC
AndrewPersily,ViceChair* NIST ErnieConrad LandmarkFacilities
LeonAlevantis* CaliforniaDepartmentof StevenWinkel ThePreviewGroup
PublicHealth JuliaBeabout SimulatedSolutions
JimBowman* AmericanForest&Paper JeffBoldt KJWWEngineering
Association,Inc. LeeBurgett TraneCommercialSystems,
HarveyBryan* ArizonaStateUniversity Ingersoll-Rand
RonBurton(BOMA)* BOMAInternational StevenClark Aquatherm
DimitriContoyannis* ArchitecturalEnergy DarynCline EvapcoInc.
Corporation PeterDahl SebestaBlomberg
DruCrawley* BentleySystems LanceDeLaura SoCAGas
JohnCross* AmericanInstituteof WilliamDillard MechanicalServicesof
SteelConstruction Florida
CharlesEley(AIA)* ArchitecturalEnergy MichaelErbesfeld DepartmentofEnergy
Corporation NicolaFerzacca ArchitectureEngineers
AnthonyFloyd* CityofScottsdale FrancisM.Gallo FrancisMichaelGallo
SusanGitlin* U.S.Environmental KlasC.Haglid HaglidEngineers&Assoc.
ProtectionAgency JohnKoeller KoellerandCo.
GreggGress* InternationalCodeCouncil BingLiu PNNL
DonaldHorn* U.S.GeneralServices ThomasMarseille WSPFlack+Kurtz
Administration ThomasR.Meyer NationalEnvironmental
RoyHubbard* JohnsonControlsInc. BalancingBureau
JoshJacobs GREENGUARD DarrenMolnar-Port StateofNJDivisionofCodes
MichaelJouaneh* Lutron andStandards
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NeilLeslie* GasTechnologyInstitute JohnPulley BuroHappold
RichardLord* UTCarrierCorp JefferyRutt U.S.DepartmentofDefense
MerleMcBride* OwensCorning HarveySachs AmericanCouncilforan
JimMcClendon* WalmartStores Energy-EfficientEconomy
MollyMcGuire* TaylorEngineering CharlesSeyffer CamfilFarr
JonathanMcHugh* McHughEnergyConsultants KentA.Sovocool SouthernNevadaWater
ThomasPape BestManagementPartners Authority
TeresaRainey* SkidmoreOwingMerrill,LLP OgaleSwati EcowaysConsulting,Ltd.,UK
SteveRosenstock(EEI)* EdisonElectricInstitute ChristianTaber BigAssFans
JeffRoss-Bain* Ross-BainGreenBuilding RobertThompson U.S. Environmental
LawrenceSchoen* SchoenEngineeringInc. ProtectionAgency
BoggarmSetty* Setty&Associates RobertTimmerman AtSiteRealEstate
WayneStoppelmoor* SchneiderElectric TimothyWentz UniversityofNebraska
MarthaVanGeem* ConsultingEngineer DanielWhittet AHAConsultingEngineers
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CONTENTS
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011,
Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
SECTION PAGE
AddendumatoStandard189.1-2011....................................................................................................................2
Addendumc...........................................................................................................................................................3
Addendumd..........................................................................................................................................................4
Addendume..........................................................................................................................................................5
Addendumf...........................................................................................................................................................6
Addendumh..........................................................................................................................................................8
Addendumj..........................................................................................................................................................11
Addendumk.........................................................................................................................................................12
Addenduml..........................................................................................................................................................14
Addendumn........................................................................................................................................................15
Addendumq........................................................................................................................................................16
Addendums.........................................................................................................................................................17
Addendumt.........................................................................................................................................................20
Addendumx.........................................................................................................................................................21
Addendumy.........................................................................................................................................................23
Addendumaa......................................................................................................................................................25
Addendumab......................................................................................................................................................29
Addendumac.......................................................................................................................................................30
InformativeAppendix—12-MonthSupplement:
AddendatoANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESStandard189.1-2011.....................................................31
NOTE
Approvedaddenda,errata,orinterpretationsforthisstandardcanbedownloadedfreeofchargefromtheASHRAE
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or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission.
(This foreword is not part of this standard. It is merely testing according toANSI/BIFMA Standard M7.1 and shall
informativeanddoesnotcontainrequirementsnecessary notexceedthelimitrequirementslistedinNormativeAppen-
for conformance to the standard. It has not been dixEofthisstandard.
processed according to the ANSI requirements for a
8.4.2.5.1 Atleast95%ofthetotalnumberofinstalled
standard and may contain material that has not been
office furniture system workstations and at least 95% of the
subject to public review or a consensus process.
total number of seating units installed shall comply with
Unresolved objectors on informative material are not
ANSI/BIFMAX7.1.
offeredtherighttoappealatASHRAEorANSI.)
8.4.2.5.2 Atleast50%ofthetotalnumberofinstalled
FOREWORD office furniture system workstations and at least 50% of the
totalnumberofseatingunitsinstalledshallcomplywithSec-
This addendum updates references to the newly
tion7.6.2ofANSI/BIFMAe3.
approvedANSI/BIFMAM7.1-2011,ANSI/BIFMAX7.1-2011
and ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 in Sections 8 and Section 11. It ModifySection11asfollows.
deletes all of Appendix E, making reference to the relevant
material in Section 8. However, all of the requirements
remainthesameasthoseinthecurrentversionofAppendix
StandardTestMethodFor
E except the acetaldehyde and xylene requirements are 8.4.2.5and
ANSI/BIFMA DeterminingVOCEmissionsFrom
updated for consistency with ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011, CA 8.5.2and
M7.1-201107 OfficeFurnitureSystems,
OEHHA guidance and the 2010 requirements of the CDPH AppendixE
ComponentsAandSeating
StandardMethodv1.1.
Note: Inthisaddendum,changestothecurrentstandard StandardforFormaldehydeand
ANSI/BIFMA TVOCEmissionsofLow-Emitting 8.4.2.5
are indicated in the text by underlining (for additions) and
X7.1-201107 OfficeFurnitureSystemsand AppendixE
strikethrough (for deletions) unless the instructions specifi-
Seating
callymentionsomeothermeansofindicatingthechanges.
ANSI/BIFMA 8.4.2.5
FurnitureSustainabilityStandard
e3-200811 AppendixE
AddendumatoStandard189.1-2011
ModifySection8.4.2.5asfollows.
DeleteNormativeAppendixEinitsentirety.
8.4.2.5 Office Furniture Systems and Seating. All
oOfficefurnituresystemsandseatinginstalledpriortooccu- NORMATIVEAPPENDIXE—
pancy shall be tested according to comply with the require- IAQLIMITREQUIREMENTSFOROFFICEFURNI-
mentsofbothSection8.4.2.5.1andSection8.4.2.5.2basedon TURESYTSEMSANDSEATING
2 ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESAddendumatoANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESStandard189.1-2011
© ASHRAE (www.ashrae.org). For personal use only. Additional reproduction, distribution,
or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission.
(This foreword is not part of this standard. It is merely Note: Inthisaddendum,changestothecurrentstandard
informativeanddoesnotcontainrequirementsnecessary are indicated in the text by underlining (for additions) and
for conformance to the standard. It has not been strikethrough (for deletions) unless the instructions specifi-
processed according to the ANSI requirements for a callymentionsomeothermeansofindicatingthechanges.
standard and may contain material that has not been
subject to public review or a consensus process.
AddendumctoStandard189.1-2011
Unresolved objectors on informative material are not
offeredtherighttoappealatASHRAEorANSI.)
ModifySection5.3.3.1asfollows.
FOREWORD
5.3.3.1General.Exteriorlightingsystemsshallcomply
This addendum narrows the scope of the reference to with Section 9 Sections 9.1, 9.4.1.7, 9.4.3, 9.4.4, and 9.7 of
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 to cover only those sec- ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 and with Sections
tionsinvolvedwithexteriorlighting. 5.3.3.2and5.3.3.3ofthisstandard.
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESAddendumctoANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESStandard189.1-2011 3
© ASHRAE (www.ashrae.org). For personal use only. Additional reproduction, distribution,
or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission.
(This foreword is not part of this standard. It is merely a. previously undeveloped land having an elevation lower
informativeanddoesnotcontainrequirementsnecessary than5ft(1.5m)abovetheelevationofthe100yearflood
for conformance to the standard. It has not been asdefinedbyUSFEMA.
processed according to the ANSI requirements for a Exceptionsto5.3.1.2a:
standard and may contain material that has not been 1. Development of low-impact trails shall be allowed
subject to public review or a consensus process. anywherewithinafloodzone.
Unresolved objectors on informative material are not 2. Developmentofbuildingstructuresshallbeallowed
offeredtherighttoappealatASHRAEorANSI.) iIn alluvial “AO” designated flood zones, develop-
ment is allowed when provided that such structures
include engineeredfloodproofingforbuilding struc-
FOREWORD
turesuptoanelevationthatisatleastashighasthe
minimum lowest floor elevation determined by the
This addendum clarifies the intent of the exception to
AHJ. and provided that the site includes dDrainage
relaxthelimitationsof150ft(50m)and100ft(35m)forthe
paths shall be constructed to guide floodwaters
case of low-impact trails. The current text fails to establish
aroundandawayfromthestructures.
any limit as to how close the trail can be to the sensitive
b. landwithin150ft(50m)ofanyfishandwildlifehabitat
areas.Ifthetrailis“allowed”tobewithin15ft(4.5m),the
conservationareaunlessthe.
trailcanbelocatedatanydistancebetween0and15ft.The
intent is to clarify the language and relax the stringency of Exceptions:
1. Development of low-impact trails shall be allowed
itemsbandcbyreducingtherestrictionsfrom150ft(50m)
provided that such trails are located at least 15 ft
and100ft(35m)toonly15ft(4.5m).Thelow-impacttrail
(4.5m)fromthearea.
mustbenocloserthan15ft(4.5m)tothesensitiveareas.
2. sSite disturbance or development shall be allowed
Note: Inthisaddendum,changestothecurrentstandard provided that it involves plantings or habitat
are indicated in the text by underlining (for additions) and enhancementofthefunctionsandvaluesofthearea.
strikethrough (for deletions) unless the instructions specifi- c. landwithin100ft(35m)ofanywetlandunlessthe.
callymentionsomeothermeansofindicatingthechanges. Exceptionsto5.3.1.2:
1. Development of a low-impact trails shall beis
allowedwithinprovidedthatsuchtrailsarelocatedat
AddendumdtoStandard189.1-2011
least15ft(4.5m)fromtheofafishandwildlifehabi-
tatconservationareaorwetland.
ModifytheexceptionsinSection5.3.1.2asfollows. 2. sSite disturbance or development shall be allowed
provided that it involves plantings or habitat
5.3.1.2ProhibitedDevelopmentActivity.Thereshallbe enhancementofthefunctionsandvaluesofthewet-
nositedisturbanceordevelopmentofthefollowing: land.
4 ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESAddendumdtoANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESStandard189.1-2011