Proposed Changes by Subject—National Energy Code for Buildings 2020

A hyperlinked number (e.g., ^{Footnote 1}) at the end of a proposed change link leads to a supporting document for that proposed change.

List of Supporting Documents

National Energy Code for Buildings 2020 (Proposed changes to 10 provisions)

Alteration of Existing Buildings

(Proposed changes to 2 provisions)

Div.A 1.1.1.1. Application of this Code

• 1839 - Application of the NECB to the Alteration of Existing Buildings ^{Footnote 1}

Div.A 1.3.3. Application of Division B

• 1839 - Application of the NECB to the Alteration of Existing Buildings ^{Footnote 1}

Building Envelope - General

(Proposed changes to 2 provisions)

Div.B 3.1.1. General

• 1821 - Thermal Bridging Requirements in the NECB ^{Footnote 2 Footnote 3}

Div.B 3.2.1.2. Continuity of Insulation

• 1821 - Thermal Bridging Requirements in the NECB ^{Footnote 2 Footnote 3}

Climatic Loads

(Proposed changes to 1 provision)

Appendix C

• 1732 - Missing Degree-Days Below 15°C Values

Defined Terms

(Proposed changes to 1 provision)

Div.A 1.4.1.2. Defined Terms

• 1813 - "Existing Building" and "Heritage Building"

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

(Proposed changes to 2 provisions)

Div.A 2.2.1.1. Objectives

• 1820 - New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Objective and Functional Statement in the NECB

Div.A 3.2.1.1. Functional Statements

• 1820 - New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Objective and Functional Statement in the NECB

HVAC Equipment Efficiency Table

(Proposed changes to 1 provision)

Div.B 5.2.12.1. Unitary and Packaged HVAC Equipment

• 1832 - New Performance Metrics for Small Single-Phase Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

Lighting

(Proposed changes to 1 provision)

Div.B 4.1.1.2. Application

• 1724 - Application of Lighting Requirements