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Seattle Energy Code
Chapter 7

Standards

SECTION 701 - STANDARDS

The following standards shall apply to Chapters 1 through 20. The standards and portions thereof, which are referred to in various parts of this Code shall be part of the Washington State Energy Code and are hereby declared to be a part of this Code.

CODE
STANDARD
NO.
TITLE AND SOURCE
**See Accredited Authoritative Agencies below for addresses, phone numbers, and links to websites**
RS-1 2005 ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals
RS-2 Super Good Cents Technical Reference C Builder's Field Guide.
RS-3: (Reserved.)
RS-4 ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy.
RS-5 2006 ASHRAE Refrigeration Handbook.
RS-6 SMACNA, Installation Standards for Residential Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, 6th Edition, 1988.
RS-7 SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards Metal and Flexible, 2st Edition, 1995.
RS-8 SMACNA Fibrous Glass Duct Construction Standards, 6th Edition, 1992.
RS-9 ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
RS-10 2004 ASHRAE Systems and Equipment Handbook.
RS-11 2003 ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Applications Handbook.
RS-12 through
RS-28:
(Reserved.)
RS-29 Nonresidential Building Design by Systems Analysis.
RS-30 Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 430 (March 14, 1988).
RS-31 National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) Standard 100-2004.
RS-32 Seattle EnvStd 2006, available for download at the Seattle Energy Code homepage at: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/energy .

ACCREDITED AUTHORITATIVE AGENCIES

ANSI refers to the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Phone (212) 642-4900 Fax (212) 398-0023, Internet www.ansi.org

ARI refers to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, 4301 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203
Phone (703) 524-8800 Fax (703) 528-3816, Internet www.ari.org

ASHRAE refers to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone (404) 636-8400 Fax (404) 321-5478, Internet www.ashrae.org

ASTM refers to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2959
Phone (610) 832-9585 Fax (610)832-9555, Internet www.astm.org

CTI refers to the Cooling Tower Institute, 530 Wells Fargo Drive, Suite 218, Houston, TX 77090
Phone (281) 583-4087 Fax (281) 537-1721, Internet www.cti.org

IESNA refers to Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 120 Wall Street, Floor 17, New York, NY 10007-4001
Phone (212) 248-5000 Fax (212) 248-5017, Internet www.iesna.org

NFRC refers to the National Fenestration Rating Council, Inc., 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 320, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone (301) 589-1776 Fax (301) 589-3884, Internet www.nfrc.org

SMACNA refers to the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc., 4201 Lafayette Center Drive, P.O. Box 221230, Chantilly, VA 20153-1230
Phone (703) 803-2980 Fax (703) 803-3732, Internet www.smacna.org

Last Updated: January 9, 2008
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