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Energy Efficiency Design Summary: Prescriptive Method

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Form
Published by: City of Markham
Date: December 1, 2016
Also called: Energy Efficiency Design Summary (SB-12) Prescriptive
Form reference: Supplementary Standard SB-12
For: designer
Signed by: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 2

Overview

The Energy Efficiency Design Summary: Prescriptive Method (Building Code Part 9, Residential), as linked by the City of Markham, a form authorized by OHBA, OBOA and LMCBO and revised December 1, 2016, distinct from the performance summary. A designer uses it for the SB-12 prescriptive method under Subsection 3.1.1., where windows and glazing are not more than 22% of wall area. It records the compliance package, design conditions, energy efficiency substitutions including airtightness, insulation and mechanical values, and the designer, with a guide to completing it.

What it covers

A. Project Information
B. Prescriptive Compliance
C. Project Design Conditions
D. Building Specifications
Energy Efficiency Substitutions
E. Designer(s)
Guide to the Prescriptive Energy Efficiency Design Summary Form
Building Code Requirements for Airtightness in New Houses

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