CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER D—ENERGY CONSERVATION (parts 400 to 491) > PART 434—ENERGY CODE FOR NEW FEDERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS > SUBPART E—Building Energy Cost Compliance Alternative (§434.501 to §434.521) > 434.504—Use of the prototype building to determine the energy cost budget.

434.504—Use of the prototype building to determine the energy cost budget.

504.1Determine the building type of the Proposed Design using the categories in sub section 503.1. Using the appropriate Prototype Building characteristics from all of the tables contained in Subpart E, the building shall be simulated using the same gross floor area and number of floors for the Prototype Building as in the Proposed Design.
504.2The form, orientation, occupancy and use profiles for the Prototype Building shall be fixed as described in sub section 511. Envelope, lighting, other internal loads and HVAC systems and equipment shall meet the requirements of sub section 301, 401, 402, 403, and 404 and are standardized inputs.