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BASIS OF DESIGN NEW CIVIC CENTER BUILDING PROJECT

Date: December 2014

Project Name: Santa Barbara, CA

4New Construction o Renovation o Addition

o
4New
Electrical: o

o Upgrade o Existing

Project #: 2014-02 Prepared By: Reader

Revision date:

BUILDING
Sq. Ft.: 140,000

4New
Natural Gas: o

No. of floors below grade: 1

No. of floors at and above grade: 2

UTILITIES

4Existing Chilled Water: o4New o Upgrade o Existing

o Upgrade o Existing Steam: o New o Upgrade o

4Existing Services from Utility for: o4Electric o4Gas o District energy steam o Existing
Hot Water: o New o Upgrade o
4None
Campus Power Plant: o Electric o Gas o Steam o CHWS o CWS o Hot Water o
UTILITY DESIGN PARAMETERS

4120/1/60 o 208/3/60 o 277/3/60 o

4480/3/60 o
Electrical: o

/3/60

Emergency Power: 4
o New o Diesel oil o Gas o Existing o None Gas: 4
o Design parameters by plumbing engineer
Steam Pressure: o Low @

psig o Medium @

psig o High @

psig o High @

psig

4CHWS @ 42F o CHWR @ 56F o None

Chilled Water Temperature: o
4CWS @ 85F o CWR @ 95F o None
Condenser Water Temperature: o
4HWS @ 160F & HWR @ 120F when 43F OAT and HWS @ 90F & HWR 70F when OAT is 60F
Hot Water Temperature: o

o Fixed HWS @

F & HWR @

F o None

ASHRAE APPLICATION HANDBOOK

ASHRAE 2011 Handbook: Chapter [5] [ ] Other Chapters ASHRAE 2012 Handbook: Chapter [1] [2] [3] [ ] Other Chapters [ ] Other ASHRAE Standards [ ]
Not Applicable

OWNER MECHANICAL DESIGN PARAMETERS

o4
In Penthouse o On roof o Away from building o

Equipment Location: o On floor being served o In central equipment room(s) o

Maintenance Outside Occupied Space: 4
o Yes serving primary HVAC equipment
Redundancy: o For new central air-handlers

o N+?

o No

4No
o

Equipment/System Expansion: o Increase equipment size by 30%

o No

Indoor Air Quality at: o MERV rating of [8] for pre-filters MERV rating of [13] for final filters

4Design parameters by acoustic consultant

Acoustic & Vibration Criteria: o
Specialty Rooms(s): o for Basement special collections room

o None

o4
None

4Occupied/Unoccupied (List hours of occupancy)

Occpancy Schedule: o 24-7-365 o
DESIGN CRITERIA
Outdoor Dry Bulb & Wet Bulb: 43F Heating season

80F/ 69F Cooling season

4Warm-up and cool down

Public/Common Area, Treatment Rooms, and Administration Space: o Occupied 24-7 period o Unoccupied period o
o
Set Point: 72F 50%RH+/- 5% RH Heating season & cooling season
4Occupied 24-7 period o Unoccupied period o Warm-up and cool down o Not applicable
Mechanical & Electrical Space and Back of the House Area: o
Set Point: 68F Heating season & 78F < 60%RH Cooling season space pressure:[+] [-] [=] o Not applicable
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
LEED Certification: o Yes

4No
o

o Other certification (List the Program)

Annual Operating Budget: o With energy budget

o With organization structure

o Outsource operation & maintenance

o Building only

Refer To The Facility Files For Additional Operation & Maintenance Design Criteria

SPECIAL CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS

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2.
3.

o Not applicable