Comparison of the Commercial Provisions of the 2020 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 7th Edition with 2021 IECC & ASHRAE 90.1-2019

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Bereket Nigusse, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Secondary Author(s)

Swami, Muthusamy V.

Report Number

FSEC-CR-2113-21

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FSEC-CR-2113-21.pdf

Keywords

Energy Codes; Commercial; Florida Building Code; Energy Conservation; Commercial Provisions; IECC; ASHRAE 90.1; Code Comparison

Abstract

This report provides comparison of the commercial provisions of the 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation (FBC-EC) with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHREA 90.1-2019. The first part developed code changes listing identifying energy and construction cost impacts. The second part analyzed energy and energy cost savings potential of the 2021 IECC and the 2019 ASHRAE 90.1 compared to the 2020 FBC-EC using prototype buildings energy model and simulation. And performed cost-benefit analysis of code changes with energy impact and provided recommendation for consideration by Florida Building Commission for addition to the 8th Edition (2023) FBC-EC.

Date Published

6-15-2021

Identifiers

2

Subjects

Building laws; Energy conservation; Commercial buildings; Energy consumption

Local Subjects

Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Energy Codes

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Nigusse, Bereket, "Comparison of the Commercial Provisions of the 2020 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 7th Edition with 2021 IECC & ASHRAE 90.1-2019" (2021). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 2.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/2