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County Level Design Temperature Reference Guide
ENERGY STAR Certified Homes County - Level Design Temperature Reference Guide Introduction One requirement of the ENERGY STAR Certified Homes program is to use outdoor Design temperatures that do not exceed the maximum cooling season Temperature and minimum heating season Temperature listed in this Reference Guide for the state and County in which the home is to be certified. Only two exceptions apply: 1. Jurisdiction-Specified temperatures : If the outdoor Design temperatures to be used in load calculations are specified by the jurisdiction where the home will be certified, then these specified temperatures shall be used. 2. Temperature Exception Request: In rare cases, the designer may believe that an exception to the limits in the Reference Guide are warranted for a particular state and County . If so, the designer must complete and submit a Design Temperature Exception Request, including a justification for the exception, to for review and approval prior to the home s certification.
a. Use a cooling season outdoor design temperature less than or equal to the 1% Cooling Temperature. b. Use a heating season outdoor design temperature equal to or greater than the 99% Heating Temperature. 4. If a Condition B Climate will be used to select the cooling sizing limit, then utilize the corresponding HDD/CDD Ratio
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