BSA K-12 Educational Facilities Committee

Jack McCarthy

Executive Director

Steven Grossman

Chairman, State Treasurer

Massachusetts School Building Authority

www.MassSchoolBuildings.orgJuly 25, 2013

Policy Changes: MA-CHPS & LEED-S

MA State Building Code (780 CMR)

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Current Codes and Standards

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MA State Building Code (780 CMR) 8th edition (August 2010)• 2009 International Building Code

• 2009 International Energy Conservation Code • 2007 ASHRAE 90.1

MA Stretch Energy Code (Appendix 120. aa)• 2009 IECC (with amendments)

2009 MA CHPS • 2009 IECC

• 2007 ASHRAE 90.1

2009 LEED - S• 2007 ASHRAE 90.1

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ASHRAE 90.1(American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

“A standard that provides minimum requirements for energy efficient designs for buildings (except low-rise residential buildings)”.

Currently IECC uses the 2007 version of ASHRAE 90.1 MA adopted 2012 IECC on July 9, 2013 which is based on the 2010 version

of ASHRAE 90.1• Concurrency period will occur from July 2013 to July 2014

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IBC / IECC (International Building Code) / ( International Energy Conservation Code)

“A model code for the establishment of minimum design and construction requirements for buildings and energy efficiency”.

8th edition MA building code (780 CMR) is based on 2009 IBC• Includes 2009 IECC

MA will not adopt 2012 IBC but; 2012 IECC (Includes 2010 ASHRAE 90.1) has been adopted by MA as of July 2013• MA may adopt IBC 2015 date TBD for 9th edition MA building code

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MA State Building Code (780 CMR)

“A set of regulations that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures”.

Current version of the MA State Building Code is the 8th edition which includes the 2009 IBC / IECC• Includes the Stretch Energy Code Appendix 120. aa (2009 IECC with

modifications)

The 8th edition of the MA State Building Code has adopted the 2012 IECC as of July 2013

• Concurrency period will occur from July 2013 to July 2014• A new Stretch Energy Code Appendix 120. aa (IECC 2012) may be

adopted on January 2014• Concurrency period will occur from January 2014 to July 2014

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LEED-S(USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

“A national frame work for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions”.

Current 2009 LEED-S uses 2007 ASHRAE 90.1 • LEED-S Version 4 will use 2010 ASHRAE 90.1 and will be available for

registration on December 2013• Concurrency period will occur from December 2013 to July 2015

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MA–CHPSMassachusetts - Collaborative for High Performance Schools

“A green building rating program that provides information and resources to schools in order to facilitate the construction and operation of high performance institutions”.

Current 2009 MA-CHPS uses the 2009 IECC, and 2007 ASHRAE 90.1 and includes the MA Stretch Code

2014 MA-CHPS will use 2012 IECC and 2010 ASHRAE 90.1• Available for registration on June 2014

• Concurrency period will occur from June 2014 to December 2014

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MA-CHPS & LEED-S Comparison 2009Energy - Energy & Atmosphere

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MA-CHPS & LEED-S Comparison 2009Indoor Environmental Quality

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Old Policy:

Based on 2006 MA-CHPS**

Minimum sustainable requirements:

New Policy:

Based on 2009 MA-CHPS & LEED-S

Additional Reimbursement:

963 CMR 2.00 section 2.04 General Site and School Construction Standard

MA-CHPS “Verified” (40 pts new / 35 pts renovation)

or

LEED-S “Certified” (40 pts)*

30 – 33 points = 1.5%

34 points or greater = 2%

1.5%** reimbursement no longer available

MA-CHPS “Leader” (50 pts new / 45 pts reno = 2.0%)

or

LEED-S “Silver” (50 pts) * = 2.0%* Project using the LEED-S criteria must also achieve a minimum of five points in EA Credit 1 “Optimize Energy Performance” (with minimum energy cost savings of 20% for new and 16% for existing renovations

** applicable only for projects registered with CHPS prior to July 1, 2010

MA-CHPS & LEED-S Comparison 2009Green Guidelines and Policies