Compliance

Methods of ECBC
EEA presentation
Submitted by :
Neha S. (ARC010)
Kakoli B. (ARC021)
 Introduction
Code requires that the building should comply first with all
the mandatory provisions which are prescribed in it.
However, architects and engineers need flexibility to
design buildings to address diverse requirements.
The Code provides this flexibility in a number of ways.
Prescriptive Method
Trade-off Method
Whole building performance method
In prescriptive method, compliance with the Code is
achieved by meeting/exceeding the set of prescriptive
requirements for building systems and components.
In trade-off method, compliance with the code is achieved
by meeting or exceeding the overall efficiency level
required by the code ,by trading off the efficiency level of
one component with another.
The whole building performance involves developing a
computer model of the Proposed Design and comparing its
energy consumption to the Standard Design for that
Applicable Building Systems
The provisions of the ECBC apply to the
following building systems:

Building envelopes

Heating, ventilation and air

conditioning

Service water heating and

pumping

Lighting

Electric power
Steps for meeting ECBC compliance
Building envelope
Prescriptive Method:
Roofs:
Roofs shall comply with either
max. assembly U-factor or
min. insulation R-value.
Cool roofs:
Roofs with slopes less than 20 degrees shall have
reflectance greater than 0.7 and
emittance greater than 0.75.
Opaque Walls:
Walls shall comply with
max. assembly U-factor or
min. insulation R-value.
Building envelope
Prescriptive Method:
Skylights:
Skylight area is limited to a maximum of 5% of the gross
roof area for the prescriptive requirement.
It shall comply with
the max. area weighed U-factor and
max. area weighed SHGC.
Vertical Fenestration:
Vertical fenestration area is limited to a maximum of 40%
of the gross wall area for the prescriptive requirement.
It shall comply with
the max. area weighed U-factor,
max. area weighed SHGC and
min. Visual Light Transmittance.
If there are overhangs or side-fins, we have to calculate
the Projection factor.
Building envelope

PF= Projection factor

H= Horizontal overhang projection
V= Sill to projection vertical distance

Projection factor is the ratio

of horizontal depth divided
by the sum of the height of
the distance from the top of
the fenestration to farther
point of external shading
projection in same units
The Code provides the M-factor for various projection
factors.

Multiplication factor (M): indicates the relative

reduction in annual solar cooling load from
overhangs and/or side fins with given projection
factors, relative to the respective horizontal and
vertical fenestration dimensions.
Building envelope
Features of Prescriptive method:
Minimum performance criteria for all building
systems are set by ECBC
Envelope performance varies according to climate
zone and building occupancy type
Easy to follow method
Does not require expert knowledge Building materials
and systems chosen and specified according to ECBC
requirements
Does not allow flexibility
All requirements must be met
Does not involve computer simulation
Building envelope
Trade-off method
Trade-off between the efficiency of
the performance of various
elements of the building envelope,
which are
Roof
Wall
Fenestrations
If one element is underperforming,
then the other element can be over
efficient in its performance to
compensate for the under
performing element. This is done
through the calculation of Envelope
Building envelope
Building envelope
Features of Trade off method:
Applicable only to the Building Envelope. All other
building systems need to follow the Prescriptive
Compliance path.
Offers a flexible alternative to the Prescriptive
Compliance of the building envelope
Involves manual calculation of the Envelope
Performance Factor
Envelope Performance Factor (EPF) of proposed design
should be less than that of standard design, even if
individual components do not comply prescriptively
For example, shading devices help achieve a lower EPF
by reducing SHGC
Cost effective alternative for Code compliance
Lighting
The lighting requirements in ECBC shall apply to:
(a) Interior spaces of buildings,
(b) Exterior building features, including facades, illuminated
roofs, architectural features, entrances, exits, loading docks,
and illuminated canopies, and,
(c) Exterior building grounds lighting that is provided through
the building's electrical service.
Exceptions:
(a) Emergency lighting that is automatically off during normal
building operation and is powered by battery, generator, or
other alternate power source; and,
(b) Lighting in dwelling units.
 Lighting
Interior lighting
Building area method:

The interior
lighting power
allowance is the
Determine the
sum of the
allowed lighting
Calculate the products of the
power density
gross lighted gross lighted
from ECBC for
floor area for floor area of
each
each building each building
appropriate
area type. area times the
building area
allowed lighting
type.
power density
for that building
area types.
 Lighting
Interior lighting:
Space Function method:

For each space

enclosed by
partitions 80% or The interior lighting
greater than ceiling power allowance is
height, determine the sum of the
the gross interior lighting power
floor area by allowances for all
Determine the
measuring to the spaces. The lighting
appropriate
center of the power allowance
building type and
partition wall. for a space is the
the allowed lighting
Include the floor product of the gross
power density.
area of balconies or lighted floor area of
other projections. the space times the
Retail spaces do allowed lighting
not have to comply power density for
with the 80% that space.
partition height
requirements.
 Lighting
Interior Lighting:
Luminaire Wattage:

(a) The wattage of incandescent luminaires with medium base sockets and not
containing permanently installed ballasts shall be the maximum labeled wattage of
the luminaires.

(b) The wattage of luminaires containing permanently installed ballasts shall be the
operating input wattage of the specified lamp/ballast combination based on values
from manufacturers catalogs or values from independent testing laboratory reports.

(c) The wattage of all other miscellaneous luminaire types not described in (a) or (b)
shall be the specified wattage of the luminaires.

(d) The wattage of lighting track, plug-in busway, and flexible-lighting systems that
allow the addition and/or relocation of luminaires without altering the wiring of the
system shall be the larger of
i. the specified wattage of the luminaires included in the system or
ii. 135 W/m (45 W/ft).
Lighting
Exterior Lighting:
The ECBC Code prescribes the power limits for exterior lighting
applications, such as building entrance, exit, facades, etc.
Trade-offs between applications is not permitted.
Whole Building Performance
Whole building simulation analysis is used to predict
the annual energy performance of a building design by
developing a detailed energy simulation model.
The thermal response and the energy use of a building
model is calculated using a weather data file to capture
the climatic impact on the building.
WBP should be followed:
When the building doesnt comply via other
methods
To allow design flexibility/ innovation
To evaluate viability of alternative Energy
Conservation Measures (ECMs)
For Code compliance,
Energy Use of Proposed Design < Energy Use of
Standard Design
Whole Building Performance
Design process for Whole Building Performance Method:
 Whole Building Performance
ENVIRONMENTAL/
CLIMATIC DATA

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,
LOCATION
TOPOGRAPHY, MICRO-CLIMATE

FORM, ORIENTATION, BUILDING

BUILDING MATERIAL, GEOMETRY, PASSIVE
TOOLS
INPUTS OCCUPANCY

GADGETS, FITTINGS AND

BUILDING SIMULATION

BUILDING SYSTEM FIXTURES, SERVICE LAYOUTS,

NETWORK
SOFTWARE

SCHEDULE OF USE

USE OF
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
THERMAL
COMFORT PROFILE

OUTPUTS (W.R.T.
TEMPERATURE
TIME AND SPACE)

ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
Whole Building Performance
Benefits:
Helps understanding various strategies and
scenarios
Extremely economical
Gives flexibility
Helps in decision-making
Challenges:
Availability of weather data
Availability of thermo-physical properties
Correct performance value of assembled building
material
Inputs can be voluminous and output reports can be
complex to infer
Many detailed tools are research-oriented
The skill and experience required
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