Submittal

includes the following computations:

(1) Reference Building Energy and Power Costs equal the sum of the

energy and power costs for the following components of the Reference Building:

(a) Interior Lighting,

(b) Heating,

(d) Ventilation, and

(e) Hot Water.

(2) Proposed Building Energy and Power Costs equal the sum of the

energy and power costs for the same components of the Proposed Building.

(3) Percentage Reduction in Energy and Power Costs is determined by—

(a) Subtracting Proposed Building Energy and Power Costs from

Reference Building Energy and Power Costs; and

(b) Expressing the difference as a percentage of Reference

Building Energy and Power Costs.

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Reference Building. For purposes of this notice, the Reference Building is a

building that is located in the same climate zone as the taxpayer’s building and is

otherwise comparable to the taxpayer’s building except that its interior lighting systems,

heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems, and building envelope meet the

minimum requirements of Standard 90.1-2001. The energy performance of the

Reference Building shall be determined by following the methods for baseline building

performance in the PRM in Appendix G of Standard 90.1-2004. In calculating baseline