Michigan Energy

Code Update
(ASHRAE 90.1
2013) & Medical
Marijuana Facility
Guidelines
Summary of Technical Seminar held
by SMACNA Detroit on 03/15/2018
 Major Topics Covered in Seminar
• Major differences between ASHRAE 90.1 (2007) and recently
adopted ASHRAE 90.1 (2013)
• Detailed analysis of Simplified Method Approach (Mainly Residential)
• New Equipment and System Efficiency Requirements (Residential)
• Marijuana Facility Guidelines
ASHRAE 90.1 (2013)
26% Reduction in Energy
Major Changes
Section 6:
Major Changes
Section 6:
Major Changes
Section 6:
Major Changes
Alterations:
 A. Single HVAC Zone

• System shall serve a single HVAC zone

• Any system that has more than one zone shall follow Section 6.4
Mandatory provisions
 B. Single Zone VAV controls

• The equipment meets the variable flow requirements of Section

6.4.3.10
• All air conditioning equipment and air handling units with direct
expansion cooling and a cooling capacity at ≥ 65,000 BTU/hr that
serve single zones shall have their supply fans controlled by two
speed motors or variable speed drives
 C. Cooling Equipment Efficiency

• Cooling (if any) shall be provided by a unitary packaged or

split‐system air conditioner that is either air‐cooled or evaporative
cooled with efficiency meeting the requirements shown in Table
6.8.1A (air conditioners),Table 6.8.1B (heat pumps), or Table 6.8.1D
(packaged terminal and room air conditioners and heat pumps) for
the applicable equipment category
 D. Air Economizer

• The system shall have an air economizer where indicated in Table

6.5.1, with controls as indicated in Tables 6.5.1‐1.and 6.5.1‐2 and with
either barometric or powered relief sized to prevent over
pressurization of the building.
• Where the cooling efficiency meets or exceeds the efficiency
requirement in Table 6.3.2, no economizer is required.
Major Changes
Section 6:
 E. Heating Equipment Efficiency

• Heating (if any) shall be provided by

• A unitary packaged or split‐system heat pump that meets the
applicable efficiency requirements shown in Table 6.8.1B (heat
pumps) or Table 6.8.1D (packaged terminal and room air conditioners
and heat pumps),
• A fuel‐fired furnace that meets the applicable efficiency
requirements shown in Table 6.8.1E (furnaces, duct furnaces, and
unit heaters),
• An electric resistance heater, or a baseboard system connected to a
boiler that meets the applicable efficiency requirements shown in
Table 6.8.1F (boilers).
 F. Exhaust Air Energy Recovery

• Exhaust air energy recovery shall be provided where indicated in

Tables 6.5.6.1‐1 & 6.5.6.1‐2.
• Tables also expand the requirement for exhaust air energy recovery
to systems with as little as 10 percent outdoor air.
• Buildings with continuous operation of the ventilation system (8,000
hours per year) now follow a second table which further expands the
requirements.
 G. Dual Set point Thermostat or Manual Changeover

• The system shall be controlled by a manual changeover or dual set

point thermostat.
 H. Heat Pump Auxiliary Heat Control

• If a heat pump equipped with auxiliary internal electric resistance

heaters is installed, controls shall be provided that prevent
supplemental heater operation when the heating load can be met by
the heat pump alone during both steady‐state operation and setback
recovery.
• Supplemental heater operation is permitted during outdoor coil
defrost cycles.
 I. No Reheat or Simultaneous Cooling and Heating for
Humidity Control

• The system controls shall not permit reheat or any other form of
simultaneous heating and cooling for humidity control.
 J. Off hour Shutoff and Temperature Setback/Setup
• Systems are provided with a time switch that:‐
(1) Can start and stop the system under different schedules for seven
different day‐types per week
(2) Is capable of retaining programming and time setting during a loss
of power for a period of at least 10 h
(3) Includes an accessible manual override that allows temporary
operation of the system for up to 2 h;
(4) Is capable of temperature setback down to 13° C during off hours
(5) Is capable of temperature setup to 32° C during off hours.
 K. Piping Insulation

• HVAC piping shall be insulated in accordance with Table 6.8.3.

• Insulation exposed to weather shall be suitable for outdoor service.
Eg. Protected by aluminum sheet metal, painted canvas or plastic
cover.
 L. Ductwork Insulation & Sealing

• Ductwork and plenums shall be insulated in accordance with Tables

6.8.2A and 6.8.2B and shall be sealed in accordance with Table
6.4.4.2A.
 M. Air Balancing of Ducted System

• Construction documents shall require a ducted system to be air

balanced in accordance with industry accepted procedures.
 N. Outdoor Air Intake and Exhaust Systems

• Exhausts with a design capacity of over 300 cfm on systems that do

not operate continuously shall be equipped with gravity or motorized
dampers that will automatically shut when the systems are not in
use.
• OA intake and Exhaust Systems shall meet the requirements of
Section 6.4.3.4 (Ventilation System Controls)
 O. Zone thermostatic controls to prevent simultaneous
heating and cooling

• Where separate heating and cooling equipment serves the same

temperature zone, thermostats shall be interlocked to prevent
simultaneous heating and cooling
 P. Optimum Start Controls

• Systems with a design supply air capacity greater than 10,000 cfm
shall have optimum start controls.
 Q. Demand Control Ventilation

• Demand control ventilation (DCV) is required for spaces larger than

500 ft2 and with a design occupancy for ventilation of ≥ 25 people
per 1000 ft2 of floor area and served by systems with one or more of
the following:
• An air‐side economizer
• Automatic modulating control of the outdoor air damper, or
• A design outdoor airflow > 3000 cfm.
 R. Door Switch Requirements

• The intent of the new requirements for interlocking door switches

with heating and cooling operation is to reduce energy wasted when
doors are left open and the outdoor temperature is too warm or too
cold.
• This is typically accomplished with a mechanical switch that
integrates the HVAC system operation.
Relevance
• Marijuana Facility Guidelines
• Found Further Details in the presentation by LARA Michigan at the
website location http://www.mechanicalinspector.com/medical‐
marijuana.html
• The instructor further explained the hazards of CO2. Even though
CO2 is harmless in small quantities it is very dangerous when large
quantities are dispensed into enclosed spaces.
• He showed the following video to indicate the seriousness of this
hazard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY__H‐CMvw0
PRESENTATION FINISHED