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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Virtually all Building Codes (which trump ASHRAE Standards) require ALL new work and alterations to existing buildings to meet the current codes, including energy codes. <u>Some</u> jurisdictions allow replacement equipment to have lower efficiencies than for new work. So the answer to your question is a definite “maybe”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Probably your best approach is to search online for the MN building codes to see if it is one of those jurisdictions that differentiate between replacement and new equipment. Many jurisdictions post their codes, or at least the revisions to the model codes online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best of luck.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Michael Hardy, PE, F.NSPE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Black Oak Engineering, Inc.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cell 503.314.5244</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Eldridge<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 28, 2011 11:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> Varkie C Thomas; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Do Energy Codes apply to replacing HVAC equipment?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Varkie, not sure if you got any replies to this one. 6.1.1.3 in 90.1-2007 says that direct replacement equipment should still meet the mandatory efficiencies.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>David</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, HBDP</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Grumman/Butkus Associates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]">[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Varkie C Thomas<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Do Energy Codes apply to replacing HVAC equipment?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Does a condo bldg (400,000 sf, 28 flrs, built 1985, Minneapolis) have to comply with the energy code when replacing the plant equipment? <o:p></o:p></p><p>Varkie Thomas<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>