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Volume 52, No. 6

B.C. Reg. 100/2009

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

March 24, 2009

B.C. Reg. 100/2009 , deposited March 13, 2009, pursuant to the ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT [Section 6]. Order in Council 207/2009, approved and ordered March 12, 2009.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

1 the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 389/93, is amended as set out in the attached schedule, and

2 effective June 1, 2009,

section 5 of the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation is amended by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following:

(3) For the purposes of

section 2 (1) (

b) of the Act, every manufactured fenestration product described in items 37 and 43 of

Schedule 1, other than those specifically excluded in Column 1 for those items, must also have affixed a removable label setting out the U-value, as verified by a certification organization or other tester designated under

section 4, expressed in metric units, as follows:

(

a) for a single operator type, the overall U-value;

(

b) for a combination or composite fenestration product composed of two or more operator types, each of which has a different U-value, either the overall U-value of the product, or the individual U-value for each of the operator types in the product.

(4) For manufactured fenestration products described in Item 43 of

Schedule 1, other than those specifically excluded in Column 1 for that item, a certificate setting out the U-value, as verified by a certification organization or other tester designated under

section 4, of each manufactured fenestration product provided for a specific building project May be posted as required under subsection (5) (

b) in substitution for the label required under subsection (3).

(5) A certificate referred to in subsection (4) must be

(

a) provided by the supplier of the products described in that subsection, and

(

b) posted in plain view at the building project for a period of at least 120 days after the last manufactured fenestration product is installed at the building project.

— B. LEKSTROM, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ; S. BOND, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule

Section 1 of the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 389/93, is amended by adding the following

definitions:

"ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials;

"CSA" means the Canadian Standards Association;

"manufactured fenestration product" includes the following:

(

a) windows, sliding glass doors and skylights;

(

b) glazing for doors, sidelites or transoms;

(

c) door slabs;

"NFRC" means the National Fenestration Rating Council;

"residential building" is a building with at least one residential unit;

"U-value" means verified heat transfer rate.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out " and having a verification program recognized by the minister ", and

(

b) by repealing subsection (1.1) and substituting the following:

(1.1) All agencies accredited by the NFRC as independent certification and inspection agencies in relation to manufactured fenestration products described in items 37, 41, 42 and 43 of

Schedule 1 are designated for the purpose of testing and verifying those products.

(1.2) Professional engineers, and architects authorized to practise in British Columbia, are designated for the purpose of testing and verifying, in the manner described in

section 7 (15) (

c) and (

d) respectively, only those manufactured fenestration products described in items 37 and 43 of

Schedule 1

(

a) to which the requirements of Column 2 and 3 apply and

(

b) that are

(

i) designed for a specific building for structural support purposes, and

(ii) fall outside the scope of existing certification programs.

Section 5 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) For the purpose of

section 2 (1) (

b) of the Act, every energy device must have affixed to it a label, containing a registered trademark, wordmark or symbol of the certification organization or other tester designated under

section 4 of this regulation, that verifies that the energy device complies with the energy efficiency standards required under the Act.

Section 6 is amended by adding the following subsections:

(3) For manufactured fenestration products described in items 37, 41 and 43 of

Schedule 1, other than the products specifically excluded in Column 1 for those items, the label required under

section 5 (1) must be displayed in one of the following ways:

(

a) by affixing it to the frame of the product so that the label is visible at all times;

(

b) by affixing it to the frame or sash of the product so that the label is visible when the sash is open;

(

c) by affixing it as a transparent adhesive label to the glass of the product;

(

d) by etching it into the surface of the glass.

(4) For every manufactured fenestration product described in item 42 of

Schedule 1, other than the products specifically excluded in Column 1 for that item, the label required under

section 5 (1) must be displayed in one of the following ways:

(

a) by affixing it to the door slab so that the label is visible at all times;

(

b) by affixing it to the edge of the door slab so that the label is visible when the door slab is open.

Section 7 is amended

(

a) in subsection (6) by striking out " 6, " and " 21, ",

(

b) in subsection (12) by striking out " 37 and 38 " and substituting " 37, 38, 42 and 43 ", and

(

c) by striking out subsection (15) and substituting the following:

(15) For items 37 and 43 of

Schedule 1, for manufactured fenestration products to which the requirements of Columns 2 and 3 of those items apply, but that

(

a) are designed for a specific building for structural support purposes, and

(

b) fall outside the scope of existing certification programs,

the following apply:

(

c) the actual size of the product May be used for calculating the U-value of that product using the standard set out in Column 2;

(

d) the requirement set out in Column 3 May be met by demonstrating that the overall average U-value of all manufactured fenestration products in the building is as described in that column.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following section:

Definitions

1 In this Schedule:

"AFUE" means annual fuel utilization efficiency;

"ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers;

"BTU/h" means British Thermal Units per hour;

"E" means energy consumption in kilowatt hours per month;

"electric motor" means a machine which converts electrical power into rotational mechanical power and includes any such machine that is incorporated into any other product;

"V" is volume in litres of

(

a) for the energy devices referred to in item 1, oven size,

(

b) for the energy devices referred to in item 2, basket capacity,

(

c) for the energy devices referred to in item 3, drum capacity, and

(

d) for the energy devices referred to in item 4, hot water used.

(

b) by repealing Item 8 and substituting the following:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

(1) Subject to subsections (3) to (5) of this item, gas-fired forced air furnaces, other than furnaces for recreational vehicles and replacement furnaces in pre-existing residential dwellings, that

(

i) are for use with propane and natural gas, and

(ii)

have an input rating of = 66 kW (225 000 Btu/h).

CSA P.2-07 Testing Method for Measuring Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiencies of Residential Furnaces and Boilers

AFUE ≥ 90%

Jan. 1, 2008

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5) of this item, gas-fired forced air furnaces for replacement in pre-existing residential dwellings that

(

i) are for use with propane and natural gas, and

(ii)

have an input rating of = 66 kW (225 000 Btu/h).

CSA P.2-07 Testing Method for Measuring Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiencies of Residential Furnaces and Boilers

AFUE ≥ 90%

Dec. 31, 2009

(3) Gas-fired forced air furnaces, other than those with an integrated cooling component, that

(

i) are for use with propane and natural gas,

(ii)

are outdoor or through-the-wall gas furnaces,

(iii)

have an input rating of = 66 kW (225 000 Btu/h), and

(iv)

use single-phase electric current.

CSA P.2-07 Testing Method for Measuring Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiencies of Residential Furnaces and Boilers

AFUE ≥ 90%

Dec. 31, 2009

(4) Gas-fired forced air furnaces with an integrated cooling component, that

(

i) are for use with propane and natural gas,

(ii)

are outdoor gas furnaces,

(iii)

have an input rating of = 66 kW (225 000 Btu/h), and

(iv)

use single-phase electric current.

CSA P.2-07 Testing Method for Measuring Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiencies of Residential Furnaces and Boilers

AFUE ≥ 78%

Dec. 31, 2009

(5) Gas-fired forced air furnaces, with an integrated cooling component, that

(

i) are for use with propane and natural gas,

(ii)

are through-the-wall gas furnaces,

(iii)

have an input rating of = 66 kW (225 000 Btu/h), and

(iv)

use single-phase electric current.

CSA P.2-07 Testing Method for Measuring Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiencies of Residential Furnaces and Boilers

AFUE ≥ 78%

AFUE ≥ 90%

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 31, 2012

(

c) by repealing Item 37 and substituting the following:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

(1) Manufactured fenestration products, that separate heated space from non-heated space, as set out in the following list, except those products described in subsection (2):

CSA A440.2-04, Energy Performance of Windows and Other Fenestration Systems or NFRC 100-2004 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U-Factors

(

a) Non-metal, non-wood framed windows and sliding glass doors;

Maximum U-value =

2.0 x W/(m x

K) Mar. 1, 2009

(

b) Non-metal, non-wood framed windows and sliding glass doors;

Maximum U-value =

2.0 x W/(m x

K) Jan. 1, 2011

(

c) skylights, whether framed with metal, wood or other materials;

Maximum U-value = 3.10 x W/(m x

K) Mar. 1, 2009

(

d) metal framed windows and sliding glass doors, with or without a thermal break.

Maximum U-value = 2.57 x W/(m x

K) Maximum U-value = 2.0 x W/(m x

K) Jun. 1, 2009

Jan. 1, 2011

(2) The energy efficiency standards set out in Column 3 do not apply to the following manufactured fenestration products:

(

a) windows in residential buildings of 5 storeys or more;

(

b) windows in non-residential buildings with more than 600 m floor space;

(

c) decorative windows that have stained glass panels, iron inserts or blinds, contained in a sealed insulating glass unit;

(

d) windows installed in buildings designated as heritage buildings by the provincial government or local government;

(

e) glazing replacements in an existing sash and frame.

(

d) by repealing Item 41 and substituting the following:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Glazing for installation in manufactured door slabs, sidelites and transoms, that separate heated space from non-heated space, except

The glazing must be multiple glazed with at least one low-E coating between glazing, a 90% argon gas fill level with a compatible edge sealant system and have spacer bars other than non-thermally broken aluminium box spacer bars.

Jun. 1, 2009

(

a) Glazing installed in hung door assemblies that have a maximum U-value of 2.0 W/(m x K), tested with NRFC 100-2004 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U-Factors, and

(

b) decorative glazing that have stained glass panels, iron inserts or blinds, contained in a sealed insulating glass unit.

and

(

e) by adding the following Items:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Door slabs, excluding solid wood door slabs.

ASTM C518 — 04, Standard Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow

The door panels must be insulated with products rated to a thermal resistance (RSI) ≤ 0.875 x (m x K)/W

Jun. 1, 2009

(1) Manufactured fenestration products, including sliding glass doors and windows but excluding skylights, that separate heated space from non-heated space in residential buildings of 5 storeys or more or non-residential buildings with more than 600 m floor space, as set out in the following list, except those products described in subsection (2):

CSA A440.2.04, Energy Performance of Windows and Other Fenestration Systems of NFRC 100-2004 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U-Factors

(

a) Metal framed curtain wall, window wall or storefront, with or without thermal break;

Maximum U-value =

2.57 x W/(m x

K) Jan. 1, 2011

(

b) Windows with framing materials other than metal, with or without metal reinforcing or cladding.

Maximum U-value = 2.0 x W/(m x

K) Jan. 1, 2011

(2) The energy efficiency standards set out in Column 3 do not apply to the following:

(

a) products installed in buildings that are compliant with ASHRAE 90.1 (2004 or 2007) Energy Standard for Building Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings;

(

b) glazing replacements in an existing sash and frame.

7 The footnotes following

Schedule 1 are repealed.

Schedule 2 is repealed.

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