ASHRAE-90.1-2022- - Page 038

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4. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

4.1 General

4.1.1 Scope

4.1.1.1 New Buildings. New buildings shall comply with the standard as described in Section 4.2.

4.1.1.2 Additions to Existing Buildings. Additions to existing buildings shall comply with the standard as described in Section 4.2.

4.1.1.3 Alterations of Existing Buildings. Alterations of existing buildings shall comply with the standard as described in Section 4.2.

4.1.1.4 Replacement of Portions of Existing Buildings. Portions of a building envelope, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, service water heating, power, lighting, and other systems and equipment that are being replaced shall be considered as alterations of existing buildings and shall comply with the standard as described in Section 4.2.

4.1.1.5 Changes in Space Conditioning. Whenever unconditioned space or semiheated space in a building is converted to a conditioned space, such conditioned space shall be brought into compliance with all the applicable requirements of this standard that would apply to the building envelope, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, service water heating, power, lighting, and other systems and equipment of the space as if the building was new.

4.1.1.6 Sites and New Site Systems and Equipment. Sites, with or without a contiguous building or buildings, and s ite systems and equipment using or producing energy, such as site lighting, motors for pumps (for example, fountain pumps and water movement equipment ), and transportation equipment (for example, elevators and escalators) shall comply with the standard as described in Section 4.2 for systems and equip- ment specifically identified in the standard.

4.1.2 Administrative Requirements. Administrative requirements relating to permit requirements, enforcement by the authority having jurisdiction, locally adopted energy standards, interpretations, claims of exemption, and rights of appeal are specified by the authority having jurisdiction .

4.1.3 Alternative Materials, Methods of Construction, or Design. The provisions of this standard are not intended to prevent the use of any material, method of construction, design, equipment, or building sys- tem not specifically prescribed herein.

4.1.4 Validity. If any term, part, provision, section, paragraph, subdivision, table, chart, or referenced standard of this standard shall be held unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective, in whole or in part, such determination shall not be deemed to invalidate any remaining term, part, provision, section, paragraph, subdivision, table, chart, or referenced standard of this standard.

4.1.5 Other Laws. The provisions of this standard shall not be deemed to nullify any provisions of local, state, or federal law. Where there is a conflict between a requirement of this standard and such other law affecting construction of the building, precedence shall be determined by the authority having jurisdiction .

4.1.6 Referenced Standards. The standards referenced in this standard and listed in Section 13 shall be considered part of the requirements of this standard to the prescribed extent of such reference. Where differences occur between the provision of this standard and referenced standards, the provisions of this standard shall apply. Informative references are cited to acknowledge sources and are not part of this standard. They are identified in Informative Appendix E.

4.1.7 Normative Appendices. The normative appendices to this standard are considered to be integral parts of the mandatory requirements of this standard, which, for reasons of convenience, are placed apart from all other normative elements.

4.1.8 Informative Appendices. The informative appendices to this standard, and informative notes located within this standard, contain additional information and are not mandatory or part of this standard.

4.1.9 Reference Standard Reproduction Annex. The reference standard reproduction annex contains material that is cited in this standard but contained in another standard. The reference standard reproduction annex is not part of this standard but is included in the publication of this standard to facilitate use of this standard.

4.2 Compliance

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4.2.1 Compliance Paths

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