10 CFR 434.505

§ 434.505 Reference building method.

United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective

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Citation: 10 CFR 434.505, § 434.505 Reference building method, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/39686
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505.1 The Reference Building procedure shall be used only when the Proposed Design cannot be represented by one or a combination of the Prototype Building listed in subsection 503.1 or the assumptions for the Prototype Building in Subsection 510, such as occupancy and use-profiles, do not reasonably represent the Proposed Design.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.