ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum b to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2007 ASHRAEASHRAE STANDARDSTANDARD Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs Approved by the ASHRAE Standards Committee on January 23, 2010; by the ASHRAE Board of Directors on January 27, 2010; and by the American National Standards Institute on January 28, 2010. This standard is under continuous maintenance by a Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) for which the Standards Committee has established a documented program for regular publication of addenda or revi- sions, including procedures for timely, documented, consensus action on requests for change to any part of the standard. The change submittal form, instructions, and deadlines may be obtained in electronic form from the ASHRAE Web site, http://www.ashrae.org, or in paper form from the Manager of Standards. 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Witte* *Denotes members of voting status when the document was approved for publication ASHRAE STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2009–2010 Steven T. Bushby, Chair Merle F. McBride H. Michael Newman, Vice-Chair Frank Myers Robert G. Baker Janice C. Peterson Michael F. Beda Douglas T. Reindl Hoy R. Bohanon, Jr. Lawrence J. Schoen Kenneth W. Cooper Boggarm S. Setty K. William Dean Bodh R. Subherwal Martin Dieryckx James R. Tauby Allan B. Fraser James K. Vallort Katherine G. Hammack William F. Walter Nadar R. Jayaraman Michael W. Woodford Byron W. Jones Craig P. Wray Jay A. Kohler Wayne R. Reedy, BOD ExO Carol E. Marriott Thomas E. Watson, CO Stephanie Reiniche, Manager of Standards SPECIAL NOTE This American National Standard (ANS) is a national voluntary consensus standard developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 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It has not been New informative (non-mandatory) Annex B22, included processed according to the ANSI requirements for a with this addendum, provides an example procedure for estab- standard and may contain material that has not been lishing acceptance range criteria to assess annual or seasonal subject to public review or a consensus process. heating and cooling load results from software undergoing Unresolved objectors on informative material are not tests contained in Section 7 of Standard 140. Inclusion of this offered the right to appeal at ASHRAE or ANSI.) example is intended to be illustrative only, and does not imply in any way that results from software tests are required by FOREWORD Standard 140 to be within any specific limits. However, certi- fying or accrediting agencies using Section 7 of Standard 140 The purpose of this addendum is to add a new set of test may wish to adopt procedures for developing acceptance- cases within new Section 7 of Standard 140. These test cases range criteria for tested software. Informative Annex B22 were adapted from HERS BESTEST, developed by the presents an example range setting methodology that may be B-1 National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This set of test useful for these purposes. cases formally codifies the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Tests for certifica- Summary of changes in this addendum: tion of residential energy performance analysis tools, as described in the 2006 Mortgage Industry National Home • Add new Section 7 “Class II Test Procedures” (This is Energy Rating Systems Standards.B-2 the major substantive portion of the addendum) Section 7 is added so that test cases can be divided into • Add new Section 8 “Class II Output Requirements” separate test classes to satisfy different levels of software mod- • Update Section 3 “Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acro- eling detail. Such classification allows more convenient cita- nyms” for language of Section 7 tion of specific sections of Standard 140 by other codes and • Update Section 4 “Methods of Testing” (overall Stan- standards, and certifying and accrediting agencies, as appro- dard 140 roadmap), to summarize new classification of priate. The current Class I test cases (Section 5) are detailed tests (i.e., Class I and Class II), and summarize new Sec- diagnostic tests intended for simulation software capable of tion 7 test cases hourly or sub-hourly simulation time steps. The new Class II • Changes titles of Sections 5 and 6 to “Class I Test Pro- (Section 7) test cases of this addendum may be used for all cedures” and “Class I Output Requirements”, and add types of building load calculation methods, regardless of time- introductory text to Section 5 to indicate new classifica- step granularity. The Class I (Section 5) test cases are tion of test procedures designed for more detailed diagnosis of simulation models • Update normative Annex A1 “Weather Data”, to than the Class II (Section 7) test cases. include weather data used for Section 7 Test procedures added to Section 7 are divided into Tier 1 • Include new informative annexes to provide information and Tier 2 tests. The Tier 1 base building plan is a single-story relevant for the Section 7 test procedures: house with 1539 ft2 of floor area, with one conditioned zone • B18 Alternative Section 7 Ground Coupling Analy- (the main floor), an unconditioned attic, a raised floor sis Case Descriptions for Developing Additional exposed to air, and typical glazing and insulation. Additional Example Results for Cases L302B, L304B, L322B, Tier-1 cases test the ability of software to model building enve- and L324B lope loads in the base-case configuration with the following • B19 Distribution of Solar Radiation in the Section 7 variations: infiltration; wall and ceiling R-Value; glazing Passive Solar