3.5.6 Doors

Door Name
Applicability All doors, optional input
Definition A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the windows building descriptors.
Units Text, unique
Input Restrictions None
Baseline Rules None
Door Type
Applicability All doors, required input
Definition The baseline standards classify doors as either: swinging or non-swinging. Non-swinging are generally roll-up doors. The prescriptive U-factor requirements depend on the door type so this input affects the baseline building criteria. The door types are described in greater detail in the baseline standards and the associated User's Manuals. This building descriptor may be derived from other building descriptors, in which case a specific input is not necessary.
Units List: swinging or non-swinging
Input Restrictions The door type shall be consistent with the type of door represented on the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules The baseline building door type shall be the same as the proposed design.
Door Geometry
Applicability All doors
Definition Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.
Units Data structure: opening
Input Restrictions No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules Door geometry in the baseline building is identical to the proposed design.
Door U-factor
Applicability All doors
Definition The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.
Units Btu/h•ft•°F
Input Restrictions Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001 or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.
Baseline Rules The door U-factor in the baseline building depends on the baseline standard, the climate zone and the type of door (swinging or non-swinging). Use values from [bookref id="baseline-building-u-factor-criteria-for-doors"].

[table title="Baseline Building U-factor Criteria for Doors" id="baseline-building-u-factor-criteria-for-doors"]

Applicable Standard Swinging or
Non-swinging
Climate Zone Space Category
Nonresidential Residential Semi-Heated
ASHRAE Standard
90.1 - 2001
Swinging 1- 5 0.700 0.700 0.700
6, 7 0.700 0.500 0.700
8 0.500 0.500 0.700
Non-swinging 1, 2 1.450 1.450 1.450
3- 5 1.450 0.500 1.450
6- 8 0.500 0.500 1.450
ASHRAE Standard
90.1 - 2007
Swinging 1- 4 0.700 0.700 0.700
5, 6 0.700 0.500 0.700
7, 8 0.500 0.500 0.700
Non-swinging 1 1.450 1.450 1.450
2, 3 1.450 0.500 1.450
4 1.500 0.500 1.450
5- 7 0.500 0.500 1.450
90.1-2007
Door Name
Applicability All doors, optional input
Definition A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the windows building descriptors.
Units Text, unique
Input Restrictions None
Baseline Rules None
Door Type
Applicability All doors, required input
Definition The baseline standards classify doors as either: swinging or non-swinging. Non-swinging are generally roll-up doors. The prescriptive U-factor requirements depend on the door type so this input affects the baseline building criteria. The door types are described in greater detail in the baseline standards and the associated User's Manuals. This building descriptor may be derived from other building descriptors, in which case a specific input is not necessary.
Units List: swinging or non-swinging
Input Restrictions The door type shall be consistent with the type of door represented on the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules The baseline building door type shall be the same as the proposed design.
Door Geometry
Applicability All doors
Definition Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.
Units Data structure: opening
Input Restrictions No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules Door geometry in the baseline building is identical to the proposed design.
Door U-factor
Applicability All doors
Definition The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.
Units Btu/h•ft•°F
Input Restrictions Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.
Baseline Rules The door U-factor in the baseline building depends on the baseline standard, the climate zone and the type of door (swinging or non-swinging). Use values from [bookref id="baseline-building-u-factor-criteria-for-doors"].

[table title="Baseline Building U-factor Criteria for Doors" id="baseline-building-u-factor-criteria-for-doors"]

Applicable Standard Swinging or
Non-swinging
Climate Zone Space Category
Nonresidential Residential Semi-Heated
ASHRAE Standard
90.1 - 2007
Swinging 1- 4 0.700 0.700 0.700
5, 6 0.700 0.500 0.700
7, 8 0.500 0.500 0.700
Non-swinging 1 1.450 1.450 1.450
2, 3 1.450 0.500 1.450
4 1.500 0.500 1.450
5- 7 0.500 0.500 1.450
90.1-2010
Door Name
Applicability All doors, optional input
Definition A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the windows building descriptors.
Units Text, unique
Input Restrictions None
Baseline Rules None
Door Type
Applicability All doors, required input
Definition The baseline standards classify doors as either: swinging or non-swinging. Non-swinging are generally roll-up doors. The prescriptive U-factor requirements depend on the door type so this input affects the baseline building criteria. The door types are described in greater detail in the baseline standards and the associated User's Manuals. This building descriptor may be derived from other building descriptors, in which case a specific input is not necessary.
Units List: swinging or non-swinging
Input Restrictions The door type shall be consistent with the type of door represented on the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules The baseline building door type shall be the same as the proposed design.
Door Geometry
Applicability All doors
Definition Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.
Units Data structure: opening
Input Restrictions No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Baseline Rules Door geometry in the baseline building is identical to the proposed design.
Door U-factor
Applicability All doors
Definition The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.
Units Btu/h•ft•°F
Input Restrictions Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.
Baseline Rules The door U-factor in the baseline building depends on the baseline standard, the climate zone and the type of door (swinging or non-swinging). Use values from Table 6.5.6-1.

Table 6.5.6-1: Baseline Building U-factor Criteria for Doors

Applicable Standard Swinging or
Non-swinging
Climate Zone Space Category
Nonresidential Residential Semi-Heated
ASHRAE Standard
90.1 - 2007
Swinging 1- 4 0.700 0.700 0.700
5, 6 0.700 0.500 0.700
7, 8 0.500 0.500 0.700
Non-swinging 1 1.450 1.450 1.450
2, 3 1.450 0.500 1.450
4 1.500 0.500 1.450
5- 7 0.500 0.500 1.450
90.1-2016 BM

Door Name

Applicability

All doors, optional input

Definition

A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the fenestration building descriptors.

Units

Text, unique

Input Restrictions

None

Baseline Rules

None

 

Door Type

Applicability

All exterior doors, required input

Definition

The baseline standard classifies doors as either: swinging or non-swinging. Non-swinging are generally roll-up doors. The prescriptive U-factor requirements depend on the door type so this input affects the baseline building criteria. The door types are described in greater detail in the baseline standards and the associated User's Manuals. This building descriptor may be derived from other building descriptors, in which case a specific input is not necessary.

Units

List: swinging or non-swinging

Input Restrictions

The door type shall be consistent with the type of door represented on the construction documents or as-built drawings.

Baseline Rules

The baseline building door type shall be the same as the proposed design.

 

Door Geometry

Applicability

All doors

Definition

Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is generally specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.

Units

Data structure: opening

Input Restrictions

No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.

Baseline Rules

Door geometry in the baseline building is identical to the proposed design.

 

Door U-factor

Applicability

All doors

Definition

The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.

Units

Btu/h•ft•°F

Input Restrictions

Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.

Baseline Rules

The door U-factor in the baseline building depends on the baseline standard, the climate zone and the type of door (swinging or non-swinging). Use values from Table 3.5.6-1.

Table 3.5.6-1: Baseline Building U-factor Criteria for Doors

Climate Zone

Nonresidential

Residential

Semi-Heated

Swinging

Non-Swinging

Swinging

Non-Swinging

Swinging

Non-Swinging

1

0.700

1.450

0.700

1.450

0.700

1.450

2

3

4

0.500

5

6

0.500

0.500

7

8

0.500

90.1-2019

3.5.6          Exterior Floors

 

Floor Name

Applicability

All floor surfaces

Definition

A unique name or code that relates the exposed floor to the design documents. Exposed floors include floors exposed to the outdoors and floors over unconditioned spaces, but do not include slab-on-grade floors, below-grade floors, or interior floors.

Units

Text: unique

Input Restrictions

None

Baseline Building

None

 

Floor Type

Applicability

All exterior floor surfaces, optional

Definition

The category that defines the baseline building prescriptive floor requirements

Units

List: Mass, Steel-Joist, Wood-Framed and Other

Input Restrictions

As designed

Baseline Building

The baseline building floors shall be of type “steel-joist”

 

Floor Geometry

Applicability

All exterior floors, required input

Definition

Floor geometry defines the position, orientation, azimuth, and tilt of the floor surface. The details of how the coordinate system is implemented may vary among software programs. The data structure for surfaces is described in the reference section of this chapter.

Units

Data structure: surface

Input Restrictions

As designed

Baseline Building

Baseline building floor geometry is identical to the proposed design

 

Floor Construction

Applicability

All floors, required input

Definition

A specification containing a series of layers that result in a construction assembly for the proposed design. The first layer in the series represents the outside (or exterior) layer and the last layer represents the inside (or interior) layer. See the building descriptors above for floor construction type.

Units

List: layers

Input Restrictions

 As designed, with the construction assembly defined by a series of layers. Each layer specified, must consist of materials as described in Section 3.5.2.

NOTE: Standard 90.1-2019, Table A9.2-1 in Appendix A specifies the effective insulation/framing layer R-values for roof and floor insulation installed between metal framing 4’ OC. These values are intended to be used for all other framing, 16”, 2’, and 3’.

Baseline Building

The exterior floor type for the baseline building is steel joist. The baseline building wall construction shall be modeled as layers. The U-factor required for baseline wall construction is defined in Table 25. The layer by layer construction corresponding to each U-factor shall be modeled as shown in Table 26. For existing buildings, the baseline walls shall follow the same rules as new buildings.

Table 25. Standard 90.1-2019 Requirements for Baseline Steel Joist Floors for Non-Residential Space Conditioning Categories

 

U-factor

(Btu/ft2. °F. h)

Nonresidential

Residential

Semiheated

Climate Zone 0 and 1

U-0.35

U-0.35

U-0.35

Climate Zone 2

U-0.052

U-0.052

U-0.35

Climate Zone 3

U-0.052

U-0.052

U-0.069

Climate Zone 4

U-0.052

U-0.038

U-0.069

Climate Zone 5

U-0.052

U-0.038

U-0.069

Climate Zone 6

U-0.038

U-0.038

U-0.069

Climate Zone 7

U-0.038

U-0.038

U-0.052

Climate Zone 8

U-0.038

U-0.032

U-0.052

Table 26. Baseline Building Exterior Floor Construction Assemblies

Construction

Layer

Thickness (inch)

Conductivity (Btu/h ft °F)

Density (lb/ft²)

Specific Heat
(Btu/lb °F)

R-value (ft²·°F·h/Btu)

 

U-value (Btu /ft²·°F·h)

Floor R-38

Interior air film (flow down)

0.92

 

Carpet and pad

1.23

 

4" concrete             

4

1.3333

140

0.2

0.25

 

R-38 insulation between joists

28

 

Metal deck

0.06

26

480

0.1

0.00

 

Semi-exterior air film

0.46

 

Total for assembly

30.86

0.032

Floor R-30

Interior air film (flow down)

0.92

 

Carpet and pad

1.23

 

4" concrete

4

1.3333

140

0.2

0.25

 

R-30 insulation between joists

23.5

 

Metal deck

0.06

26

480

0.1

0.00

 

Semi-exterior air film

0.46

 

Total for assembly

26.36

0.038

Floor R-19

Interior air film (flow down)

0.92

 

Carpet and pad

1.23

 

4" concrete

4

1.3333

140

0.2

0.25

 

R-19 insulation between joists

16.37

 

Metal deck

0.06

26

480

0.1

0.00

 

Semi-exterior air film

0.46

 

Total for Assembly

19.23

0.052

Floor R-13

Interior air film (flow down)

0.92

 

Carpet and pad

1.23

 

4" concrete

4

1.3333

140

0.2

0.25

 

R-13 insulation between joists

11.63

 

Metal deck

0.06

26

480

0.1

0.00

 

Semi-exterior air film

0.46

 

Total for assembly

14.49

0.069

NR

Interior air film (flow down)

0.92

 

Carpet and pad

1.23

 

4" concrete

4

1.3333

140

0.2

0.25

 

Metal deck

0.06

26

480

0.1

0.00

 

Semi-exterior air film

0.46

 

Total for assembly

2.86

0.35

Building EQ
Door Name
Applicability All doors, optional input
Definition A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the windows building descriptors.
Units Text, unique
Input Restrictions None
Door Geometry
Applicability All doors
Definition Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.
Units Data structure: opening
Input Restrictions No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Door U-factor
Applicability All doors
Definition The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.
Units Btu/h•ft•°F
Input Restrictions Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001 or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.
Energy Star
Door Name
Applicability All doors, optional input
Definition A unique name or code that relates the door to the design documents submitted. Doors that are more than 50% glass are treated as windows and must be entered by the user using the windows building descriptors.
Units Text, unique
Input Restrictions None
Door Geometry
Applicability All doors
Definition Door geometry defines the position and dimensions of the door surface relative to its parent wall surface. The azimuth and tilt (if any) of the door is inherited from the parent surface. The position of the door within the parent surface is specified through X,Y coordinates. The size is specified as a height and width (all doors are generally assumed to be rectangular in shape). The details of how the geometry of doors is specified may vary for each energy simulation program.
Units Data structure: opening
Input Restrictions No restrictions, other than that the inputs shall agree with the construction documents or as-built drawings.
Door U-factor
Applicability All doors
Definition The thermal transmittance of the door, including the frame.
Units Btu/h•ft•°F
Input Restrictions Door U-factors shall be taken from the default values in Appendix A of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001 or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, or shall be obtained from NFRC test procedures.