FL Title XXXIII, Chapter 553 Part V Florida Building Code. Thermal efficiency standards for new nonresidential buildings.

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F.S. 553.904 Thermal efficiency standards for new nonresidential buildings.

Thermal designs and operations for new nonresidential buildings for which building permits are obtained after March 15, 1979, must at a minimum take into account exterior envelope physical characteristics, including thermal mass; HVAC, service water heating, energy distribution, lighting, energy managing, and auxiliary systems design and selection; and HVAC, service water heating, energy distribution, lighting, energy managing, and auxiliary equipment performance, and are not required to meet standards more stringent than the provisions of the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation.

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FL Title XXXIII, Chapter 553 Part V Florida Building Code. Thermal efficiency standards for new nonresidential buildings.

Below is a Real Question from our Electrical Continuing Education Courses for Electrical License Renewal:

Which of the following is true in Florida for commercial buildings?

A: New buildings may also be required to meet standards more stringent than the provisions of the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation.
B: The thermal design for an existing building permitted in 1970 must factor in provisions for energy distribution and lighting.
C: The thermal design for a new building must factor in provisions for energy distribution and lighting.
D: Existing buildings may also be required to meet standards more stringent than the provisions of the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation.
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