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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Contents
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation
Table of Contents Page No.
1. Introduction 1
2. Interpretations and Abbreviations 2

2.1 Interpretations 2
2.2 Abbreviations 10
3. Application 11
3.1 Scope of Application 11
3.2 Limit of Scope of Application 11
4. Technical Compliance with the Ordinance 12

4.1 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which
a Consent to the Commencement of Building Works for Superstructure
Construction is given after the commencement of Part 2 and Part 3 of the
Ordinance 12
4.2 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which
a Consent to the Commencement of Building Works for Superstructure
Construction is given on or before the commencement of Part 2 and Part 3
of the Ordinance 12
4.3 Energy Efficiency Requirements at Design Conditions 12
4.4 Requirements on Maintaining of Design Standard 13
4.5 Demonstration of Compliance 13
5. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lighting Installation 14

5.2 General Approach 14
5.3 Definitions 14
5.4 Lighting Power Density 14
5.5 Lighting Control Point 17
5.6 Automatic Lighting Control 18
6. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Air Conditioning Installation 22

6.3 Definitions 23
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6.4 System Load Calculation 23

6.5 Separate Air Distribution System for Process Zone 23
6.6 Air Distribution Ductwork Leakage Limit 24
6.7 Air Distribution System Fan Power 24
6.8 Pumping System Variable Flow 26
6.9 Frictional Loss of Water Piping System 26
6.10 System Control 27
6.10.1 Temperature Control 27
6.10.2 Humidity Control 27
6.10.3 Zone Control 28
6.10.4 Off-hours Control 29
6.10.5 Isolation of Zones 30
6.10.6 Control of VAV Air Distribution System 31
6.10.7 Demand Control Ventilation 31
6.11 Thermal Insulation 32
6.12 Air Conditioning Equipment Efficiency 35
6.13 Energy Metering 41
6.14 Direct Digital Control (DDC) 42
6.15 Chilled Water Temperature Reset 43
7. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Electrical Installation 44

7.3 Definitions 45
7.4 Power Distribution Loss 45
7.4.1 Distribution Transformer 45
7.4.2 Main Circuit 45
7.4.3 Feeder Circuit 46
7.4.4 Sub-main Circuit 46
7.4.5 Final Circuit 46
7.5 Motor Installation 46
7.5.1 Motor Efficiency 46
7.5.2 Motor Sizing 47
7.5.3 Motor for Air-conditioning Equipment, Distribution Transformer and
Lift and Escalator 48
7.6 Power Quality 48
7.6.1 Total Power Factor 48
7.6.2 Total Harmonic distortion 49
7.6.3 Balancing of Single-phase Loads 50
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7.7 Metering and Monitoring Facilities 50
8. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lift and Escalator Installation 52

8.3 Definitions 53
8.4 Electrical Power 53
8.4.1 Traction Drive Lift 53
8.4.2 Hydraulic Lift 56
8.4.3 Escalator 56
8.4.4 Passenger Conveyor 58
8.5 Utilization of Power 59
8.5.1 Total Power Factor 59
8.5.2 Lift Decoration Load 59
8.5.3 Lift Parking Mode 60
8.5.4 Lift Ventilation and Air-conditioning 60
8.5.5 Lift Regenerative Braking 60
8.5.6 Lift Car Lighting 60
8.5.7 Automatic Speed Reduction of Escalator 61
8.6 Total Harmonic Distortion 61
8.7 Metering and Monitoring Facilities 62
9. Performance-based Approach 63
9.3 Definitions 63
9.4 Basic Requirements 63
9.5 Comparison of Design Energy and Energy Budget 64
10. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Major Retrofitting Works 67

10.2 Performance-based Approach 73
Appendix A - Calculation of Total Energy Consumption in a Building or Unit Using 74

Numerical Method for Building Energy Analysis
Appendix B – Calculation of Total Power Factor of Three-Phase Three-Wire Power Supply 86
System
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 This Code of Practice titled “Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services
Installation”, hereinafter referred as the “Building Energy Code” or “BEC”, is issued
under Part 9 of the Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance, Chapter 610 (hereinafter
referred as “the Ordinance”).
1.2 This BEC sets out the technical guidance and details in respect of the minimum energy
efficiency requirements governing the building services installations defined in the
Ordinance. Building services installations designed, installed and maintained to a
design standard in accordance with this BEC are deemed to have satisfied the relevant
requirements of the Ordinance in the technical aspects.
1.3 This BEC is developed by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) in
collaboration with various professional institutions, trade associations, academia and
government departments.
1.4 This BEC may be updated from time to time by appropriate notices to cope with
technological advancement and prevalent trade practices, and the update will also be
publicized and given in the homepage of the Ordinance (http://www.
emsd.gov.hk/beeo).
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Interpretations
2. Interpretations and Abbreviations
2.1 Interpretations
‘air-conditioning’ means the process of cooling, heating, dehumidification, humidification, air

distribution or air purification.
‘air-conditioning installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which in relation to a building,
means fixed equipment, distribution network or control devices that cool down, heat up, humidify,
dehumidify, purify or distribute air within the building.
‘air handling unit (AHU)’ means an equipment that includes a fan or blower, cooling and/or heating
coils, and provisions for air filtering and condensate drain etc.
‘air-conditioning system’ means the fixed equipment, distribution network and terminals that provide
either collectively or individually the processes of cooling, dehumidification, heating, humidification,
air distribution or air-purification or any other associated processes to a conditioned space.
‘appliance’ means an item of current using equipment other than a luminaire or an independent
motor or motorised drive.
‘area of a space (unit : m2)’ in the context of lighting installation is measured based on the space′s
internal dimensions.
‘bed passenger lift’ means a lift used for transportation of passenger and bed including stretcher.
‘brake load’ should have the same meaning as in the Code of Practice on the Design and
Construction of Lifts and Escalators, EMSD.
‘builder’s lift’ means a lifting machine -
(a) that has a cage;
(b) the operating controls for which are located inside the cage;
(c) the cage of which is raised and lowered by means of a rack and pinion suspension system or
rope suspension system; and
(d) the direction of movement of which is restricted by guide or guides, and is used for
construction work, and includes the supports, liftway and enclosures and the whole of the
mechanical and electrical apparatus required in connection with the operation and safety of the
builder’s lift.
‘building envelope’ means the ensemble of the building’s external walls.
‘building services installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which means - (a) an
air-conditioning installation; (b) an electrical installation; (c) a lift and escalator installation; or (d) a
lighting installation.
‘central building services installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which means –
(a) a building services installation in a prescribed building that does not solely serve a unit of that
building; or
(b) a building services installation in a prescribed building that has no common area except an
installation that –
(i) solely serves a unit of that building; and
(ii) is owned by a person who is not the owner of that building.
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Examples of central building services installation
Building Building with designated Building without designated

Individual common area common area
installation
located in the common area located anywhere in that building
Lighting
unless it is in an individual unit and is
installation separately owned by the responsible
person of the unit who is not the owner
of that building
not separately owned by the located anywhere in that building,
Air-conditioning
responsible person of an unless it is separately owned by the
installation responsible person of an individual unit
individual unit
who is not the owner of that building
on the incoming side of an located anywhere in that building
Electrical
electricity supplier’s electricity unless it is on the outgoing side of an
installation electricity supplier’s electricity meter for
meter for an individual unit
an individual unit which responsible
person is not the owner of that building
located in the common area, located anywhere in that building,
Lift and
unless solely serving an unless it is solely serving an individual
escalator unit and is separately owned by the
individual unit
installation responsible person of that unit who is
not the owner of that building
‘chilled/heated water plant’ means a system of chillers/heat pumps, with associated chilled/heated
water pumps and if applicable associated condenser water pumps, cooling towers and/or radiators.
‘chiller’ means an air conditioning equipment that includes evaporator, compressor, condenser, and
regulator controls, which serves to supply chilled water.
‘circuit wattage (unit : W)’ in a lighting circuit means the power consumption, including lamp
controlgear loss and the loss from dimmer/driver/step-down transformer, of a lamp. Circuit
wattage is equal to the sum of nominal lamp wattage and lamp controlgear loss and the loss in the
dimmer or driver and for a lamp operating on low voltage the step-down transformer should the
dimmer or driver or transformer not be integral to the controlgear.
‘circuit, feeder’ means a circuit connected directly from the main LV switchboard or from the isolator
just downstream of the main fuse of the electricity supplier to the major current-using equipment.
‘circuit, final’ means a circuit connected from a local distribution board to a current-using equipment,
or to socket-outlets or other outlet points for the connection of such equipment or appliances.
‘circuit, main’ means a circuit connected from a distribution transformer to the main LV switchboard
downstream of it.
‘circuit, sub-main (sub-circuit)’ means a circuit connected from the main LV switchboard, including
the portion through the rising mains, if any, or from the isolator just downstream of the main fuse
of the electricity supplier, to a local distribution board.
‘coefficient of performance (COP) - cooling’ means the ratio of the rate of heat removal to the rate of
energy input, in consistent units, for an air-conditioning equipment.
‘coefficient of performance (COP), heat pump - heating’ means the ratio of the rate of heat delivered
to the rate of energy input, in consistent units, for a heat pump type air conditioning equipment.
‘conditioned floor area’ means the internal floor area of a conditioned space.
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‘conditioned space’ means a space within boundaries maintained to operate at desired temperature
through cooling, heating, dehumidification or humidification, using means other than only natural
or forced fan ventilation.
‘constant air volume (CAV) air distribution system’ means a system that controls the dry-bulb
temperature within a space by varying the temperature of supply air that is maintained at constant
volume flow to the space.
‘control valve’ in an air-conditioning installation means a valve that controls the flow of chilled or
heated water supply to AHU or heat exchanger in response to the cooling or heating load.
‘current unbalance’ in three-phase 4-wire installation is given by:
Iu = (Id × 100) / Ia
where Iu = percentage current unbalance
Id = maximum current deviation from the average current
Ia = average current among three phases
‘dead band’ means the range of values within which an input variable can be varied without initiating
any noticeable change in the output variable.
‘design energy’ means the total energy consumption of the designed building modelled in
accordance with the requirements given in Section 9 of this BEC.
‘designed building’ means the building or unit for which compliance with this BEC based on the
performance-based approach in Section 9 of this BEC is being sought, and includes its building
envelope, building services installations, and energy consuming equipment.
‘designed circuit current’ means the magnitude of the maximum design current (root mean square
(r.m.s.) value for alternating current (a.c.)) to be carried by the circuit at its design load condition in
normal service.
‘design documents’ means the documents for describing the building design or building system
design, such as drawings and specifications.
‘direct digital control (DDC)’ means a type of control where controlled and monitored data, in analog
or binary form, is converted to digital format for manipulations and calculations by a micro-processer
and then converted back to analog or binary form to control physical devices.
‘Director’ means the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services.
‘distribution transformer’ means an electromagnetic device used to step down electric voltage from
high voltage distribution levels (e.g. 11kV or 22kV) to the low voltage levels (e.g. 380V), rated from
200kVA, for power distribution in buildings.
‘driving controller’ means the power electronics mechanism to control the output performance
including speed, rotation, torque etc. of the controlling motor.
‘effective current-carrying capacity’ in the context of electrical installation means the maximum
current-carrying capacity of a cable that can be carried in specified conditions without the
conductors exceeding the permissible limit of steady state temperature for the type of insulation
concerned.
‘electrical installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which in relation to a building, means
fixed equipment, distribution network or accessories for electricity distribution or utilization in the
building.
‘emergency lighting of non-maintained type’ means a kind of emergency lighting that remains off
until failure of normal power supply.
‘energy budget’ means the total energy consumption of the reference building modelled in
accordance with the requirements given in Section 9 of this BEC.
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‘equipment’ means any item for such purposes as conversion, distribution, measurement or
utilization of electrical energy, such as luminaires, air conditioning equipment, motors, motor drives,
machines, transformers, apparatus, meters, protective devices, wiring materials, accessories and
appliances.
‘escalator’ should have the same meaning assigned by section 2 of the Lifts and Escalators
Ordinance (Cap. 618).
‘fan motor power (unit : Watt)’ means the actual electrical power drawn by the motor, calculated by
dividing fan shaft power/fan brake power by motor efficiency and mechanical drive efficiency.
‘fireman’s lift’ should have the same meaning in the Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings,
Buildings Department.
‘freight lift’ means a lift mainly intended for the transport of goods, which are generally accompanied
by persons handling the goods. A general freight lift is one which:-
- the loading in the lift will normally be evenly distributed over the floor of the car;
- the weight of any single piece of freight, or the weight of any single truck, which may be used in
the loading of the lift, and the load therein, will be not more than a quarter of the rated load of
the lift; and
- the lift will be loaded only manually or by means of trucks which are not driven by any form of
power.
‘harmonics’ means a component frequency of the periodic oscillations of an electromagnetic wave
that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency, being 50 Hz for the power distribution
system in Hong Kong.
‘heat pump’ means an air conditioning equipment that includes evaporator, compressor, condenser,
and regulator controls, which serves to supply heated water or heated air.
‘hydraulic lift’ means a lift which the lifting power is derived from an electrically driven pump
transmitting hydraulic fluid to a jack, acting directly or indirectly on the lift car.
‘industrial truck loaded freight lift’ is a lift which will be loaded and unloaded by industrial truck, and
the loading is not necessarily evenly distributed over the floor, and the weight of any single piece of
freight and its truck can exceed a quarter of the rated load of the lift.
‘internal floor area’, in relation to a building, a space or a unit, means the floor area of all enclosed
spaces measured to the internal faces of enclosing external and/or party walls.
‘lamp controlgear’ is a device used for starting and maintaining the operation of a lamp.
‘lamp controlgear loss (unit : W)’ means the power consumption of a lamp controlgear operating
under the design voltage, frequency and temperature of a lighting installation, excluding the power
consumption in the dimmer and for a lamp operating on low voltage the step-down transformer
should the dimmer or transformer not be integral to the controlgear.
‘lift’ should have the same meaning assigned by section 2 of the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap.
618), but for purpose of this BEC excluding mechanized vehicle parking system.
‘lift and escalator installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which means a system of
equipment comprising –
(a) a lift or an escalator as defined in section 2(1) of the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap. 618);
and
(b) any associated installation specified in a code of practice that is used for the operation of the lift
or escalator.
‘lift bank’ means a lift system with two or more lift cars serving a zone, including lifts that may serve
more than one zone but for the time in question serving only the specific zone.
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‘lift decoration load’ means the loads of the materials used in a lift car for decorative purpose and not
essential to lift operative functions delineated in the Code of Practice on the Design and
Construction of Lifts and Escalators, EMSD, which should include the floor tiles, additional ceiling
panels, additional car wall decorative panels and their corresponding materials for backing and/or
fixing, but however exclude the balancing weights in association with provision of air-conditioning
to the lift car.
‘lift in a performance stage’ means a lift at the backstage designated to serve the performers of a
show on a stage.
‘lighting control point’ means a lighting control device controlling the on, off or lighting level
setting of a lighting installation.
‘lighting installation’ has the same meaning in the Ordinance, which in relation to a building, means a
fixed electrical lighting system in the building including –
(a) general lighting that provides a substantially uniform level of illumination throughout an area;
or
(b) maintained type emergency lighting;
but does not include non-maintained type emergency lighting.
‘lighting power density (LPD) (unit : W/m2)’ means the maximum circuit wattage consumed by fixed
lighting installations per unit floor area of an illuminated space.
(In equation form, the definition of LPD is given by:
Total circuit wattage of the fixed lighting installations
LPD =
Internal floor area of that space
,where the total circuit wattage should be taken at the full

lighting output condition. )
‘local distribution board’ means the distribution board for final circuits to current-using equipment,
luminaires, or socket-outlets.
‘luminaire’ means a lighting device, which distributes light from a single lamp or a group of lamps; a
luminaire should include controlgears if applicable, and all necessary components for fixing and
mechanical protection of lamps.
‘main fuse’ has the meaning in the supply rules of the electricity supplier.
‘maximum demand’ in the context of electrical power demand means the maximum power demand
registered by a consumer in a stated period of time such as a month; the value is the average load
over a designated interval of 30 minutes in kVA.
‘mechanical drive’ in the context of lift and escalator installation means the mechanism of a set of
speed reduction gears transferring the power from the motor shaft to the drive sheave in a traction
drive lift system or to the chain or drum drive for the pallets or steps in an escalator or conveyor
system.
‘mechanized vehicle parking system‘ should have the same meaning as in the Lifts and Escalators \
‘meter’ means a measuring instrument to measure, register or indicate the value of voltage, current,
power factor, electrical consumption or demand, water flow, energy input/output etc.
‘modelling assumptions’ in the context of the performance-based approach (Section 9 of this BEC)
means the conditions (such as weather conditions, thermostat settings and schedules, internal heat
gain, operating schedules, etc.) that are used for calculating a building's annual energy
consumption.
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‘motor control centre (MCC)’ means a device or group of devices in a cubicle assembly that serves to
control the operation and performance of the corresponding electric motor greater than 5kW, or
group of motors with at least one greater than 5kW, including starting and stopping, selecting
mode of rotation, speed, torque etc., which may or may not incorporate protective devices against
overloads and faults.
‘motor drive’ of a lift, escalator or passenger conveyor means the electrical motor driving the
equipment plus the driving controller.
‘multi-functional space’ in the context of lighting installation means a space in which
- its different functional activities classified in terms of the various space types (listed in Table 5.4)
are performed at different times, and
- the illumination for each space type is provided by a specific combination of different groups of
luminaires in the space.
‘nominal lamp wattage (unit : W)’ means the power consumption of a lamp, excluding the lamp
controlgear loss, given by the lamp manufacturer.
‘non-linear load’ means any type of equipment that draws a non-sinusoidal current waveform when
supplied by a sinusoidal voltage source.
‘off-hour’ means a time beyond normal occupancy hours.
‘passenger conveyor’ should have the same meaning assigned by section 2 of the Lifts and Escalators
‘passenger lift’ means a lift which is wholly or mainly used to carry persons.
‘power factor, displacement’ of a circuit means the ratio of the active power of the fundamental
wave, in Watts, to the apparent power of the fundamental wave, in Volt-Amperes, its value in the
absence of harmonics coinciding with the cosine of the phase angle between voltage and current.
‘power factor, total’ of a circuit means the ratio of total active power (P), in Watts, to the total
apparent power (S) that contains the fundamental and all harmonic components, in Volt-Amperes.
S is derived based on
S = |V1||I1| + |V2||I2| + |V3||I3|
where : I1, I2 and I3 stand for the measured line currents;
V1, V2 and V3 stand for the measured phase voltages of three-phase four-wire
power supply system.
For three-phase three-wire power supply system, the phase voltages are derived in
accordance with the procedures as given in Appendix B of this BEC; and
|Vz| and |Iz| (with sub-script z = 1, 2 or 3) are the magnitudes of the phase voltages
and the line currents respectively.
’powered lifting platform’ means a platform not being a lift car that can be moved up or down
through a powered mechanism
‘process requirement’ in air-conditioning means the requirement in the provision of air-conditioning
for a manufacturing or industrial process other than for human comfort purpose.
‘public service escalator or passenger conveyor’ means an escalator or passenger conveyor that is part
of a public traffic system including entrance and exit points (for example for connecting a traffic
station and a building), and is for operating regularly for not less than 140 hours/week with a load
reaching 100% of the brake load during periods lasting for at least 0.5 hour during any time interval
of 3 hours.
‘rated load’ of a lift or escalator should have the same meaning as in the Lifts and Escalators
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‘rated speed’ of a lift or escalator should have the same meaning as in the Lifts and Escalators
‘recooling’ means lowering the temperature of a medium such as air that has been previously heated
by a heating system.
‘reference building’ means a building design of the same size and shape as the designed building or
unit, modelled in accordance with the requirements given in Section 9 of this BEC and with
corresponding building services installations fully satisfying the energy efficiency requirements given
in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC.
‘reheating’ means raising the temperature of a medium such as air that has been previously cooled by
a refrigeration/cooling system.
‘rising mains’ means the part of a circuit for distribution of electricity throughout a building for
multiple occupation and any tee-off there from for each occupation will be provided a meter of an
electricity supplier.
‘service lift’ should have the same meaning as in the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap. 618).
‘shading coefficient (SC)’ of a glazing means the ratio of solar heat gain at normal incidence through
the glazing to that through 3 mm thick clear double-strength glass, and should not include the
shading from interior or exterior shading devices.
‘skylight-roof ratio’ means the ratio of skylight area to gross roof area.
‘space’ in the context of lighting installation means a region in a building that is illuminated by
artificial lighting installation, and is bounded by a physical floor, a physical ceiling and physical walls.
‘stairlift’ means a kind of lift for transporting an ambulant disabled person or person in a wheelchair
between two or more levels by means of a guided carriage/platform moving substantially in the
direction of a flight of stairs and travelling in the same path in both upward and downward
directions.
‘supply water temperature reset control’ means the control in an air-conditioning installation where
the chilled or heated water supply to AHU or fan coil unit can automatically change at a certain part
load condition to a temperature setting demanding less energy consumption, and can, upon
resumption of the full load condition, automatically return to the original setting.
‘surface coefficient (symbol : h), (unit : W/m 2-oC)’ means the rate of heat loss by a unit area of a
given surface divided by the temperature difference in degree Celsius between the surface and the
ambient air.
‘thermal block’ means a collection of one or more air-conditioning zones grouped together for
simulation purposes; the zones for combination to form a single thermal block need not be
contiguous.
‘thermal conductivity (symbol : λ), (unit : W/m-oC)’ means the quantity of heat that passes in unit
time through unit area of a homogeneous flat slab of infinite extent and of unit thickness when unit
difference of temperature in degree Celsius is established between its faces.
‘total energy consumption’ in the context of the performance-based approach means the sum of the
energy consumption of the building services installations of a building and its energy consuming
equipment, calculated over a period of one year with numerical method for building energy analysis,
with calculation in accordance with Section 9 of this BEC.
‘total harmonic distortion (THD)’ in the presence of several harmonics, means a ratio of the root mean
square (r.m.s.) value of the harmonics to the r.m.s. value of the fundamental expressed in
percentage.
(In equation form, the definition of %THD for current is given by:
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∑ (I
h=2
h )2
%THD = × 100
I1
where : I1 = r.m.s. value of fundamental current
Ih = r.m.s. value of current of the hth harmonic order )
‘trade-off’ in the performance-based approach in Section 9 of this BEC means the compensation of
the shortcoming of energy performance in an installation by an alternative design with better energy
performance in the building.
‘unconditioned space’ means the enclosed space within a building that is not a conditioned space.
‘unit’ when not referring to dimensions (of length, area, volume, mass, time, power, energy etc.) has
the same meaning in the Ordinance, which in relation to a building, means –
(a) a unit or a part of the building; or
(b) 2 or more units or parts of the building that are –
(i) occupied by the same occupier for the purpose of the same undertaking; and
(ii) interconnected by an internal corridor, internal staircase or other internal access;
but does not include a common area of the building.
‘unitary air-conditioner’ means an air conditioning equipment with one or more factory-made
assemblies that includes evaporator, compressor, condenser, cooling or heating coil, air
re-circulation fan section, and regulator controls, with single or multiple indoor units, which serves
to supply cooled or heated air.
‘variable air volume (VAV) air distribution system’ means a system that controls the dry-bulb
temperature within a space by varying the volume of supply air to the space automatically as a
function of the air-conditioning load.
‘variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system’ means an engineered direct expansion multi-split system
incorporating at least one variable capacity compressor distributing refrigerant through a piping
network to multiple indoor units, each capable of individual zone temperature control, where the
cooling or heating supply to the conditioned spaces are adjusted by modulating the flow of
refrigerant through integral zone temperature control devices and common communications
network. Variable refrigerant flow utilizes three or more steps of control on common,
interconnecting piping.
‘variable speed drive (VSD)’ of a motor means a motor drive that controls the motor speed over a
continuous range.
‘vehicle lift’ means a lift whose car is dimensioned and designed for carrying vehicles.
‘voltage’ means voltage by which an installation (or part of an installation) is designated. The
following ranges of voltage (root mean square (r.m.s.) values for alternating current (a.c.)) are
defined:
- low voltage (LV) : normally exceeding extra low voltage but normally not exceeding: between
conductors, 1000V r.m.s. a.c. or 1500V direct current (d.c.), or between a conductor and earth,
600V r.m.s. a.c. or 900V d.c.;
- extra low voltage : normally not exceeding 50V r.m.s. a.c. or 120V d.c., between conductors or
between a conductor and earth;
- high voltage (HV) : normally exceeding low voltage.
‘window-wall ratio’ means the ratio of vertical fenestration area to gross exterior wall area.
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‘zone’ in the context of air-conditioning means a space or group of spaces within a building with
similar air-conditioning requirements which are considered to behave as one space for the purpose
of design and control of air-conditioning system.
2.2 Abbreviations
‘ASHRAE’ refers to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
‘BS EN’ – BS refers to British Standards Institution and EN refers to European Committee for
Standardization.
‘CIBSE’ refers to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
‘DW143’ refers to “Guide to Good Practice Ductwork Leakage Testing, Sixth Edition (2013)”,
Buildings & Engineering Services Association, UK.
‘IEC’ refers to International Electrotechnical Commission.
‘IEEE’ refers to The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
‘NEMA’ refers to National Electrical Manufacturers Association (USA).
‘OTTV’ refers to the OTTV in the Code of Practice for Overall Thermal Transfer Value in Buildings,
Building Authority, promulgated under Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation (Cap. 123M) and the
subsequent amendments.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Application
3. Application
3.1 Scope of Application
This BEC is applicable to the prescribed building services installations of a building or a

unit in that building, belonging to one of the categories of buildings prescribed in
Schedule 1 of the Ordinance, irrespective of the form of the electrical power supply for
these installations.
3.2 Limit of Scope of Application
This BEC is not applicable to –

(a) the categories of buildings not prescribed in Schedule 1 of the Ordinance;
(b) the categories of buildings specified in section 4 of the Ordinance; and
(c) the categories of building services installations specified in Schedule 2 of the
Ordinance.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Compliance with Ordinance
4. Technical Compliance with the Ordinance
4.1 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which a Consent to

the Commencement of Building Works for Superstructure Construction is given after
the commencement of Part 2 and Part 3 of the Ordinance
4.1.1 To satisfy the relevant requirements of the Ordinance, the building services installations
in a prescribed building in respect of which a consent to the commencement of building
works (as defined in section 2 of the Ordinance) for superstructure construction is given
after the commencement of Part 2 and Part 3 of the Ordinance, save for exclusion or
exemption under the Ordinance, should in any circumstances comply with the
requirements in either -
(a) Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC (prescriptive approach), or
(b) Section 9 of this BEC (performance-based approach)
for system design, unless otherwise specified.
4.1.2 The requirement in clause 4.1.1 should be applicable to the building services
installations covered by new construction of a building and all subsequent retrofitting
works irrespective of whether the retrofitting works are regarded as major retrofitting
works defined in Schedule 3 of the Ordinance or not.
4.2 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which a Consent to

the Commencement of Building Works for Superstructure Construction is given on or
before the commencement of Part 2 and Part 3 of the Ordinance
To satisfy the relevant requirements of the Ordinance, when major retrofitting works
defined in the Ordinance are carried out in a prescribed building in respect of which a
consent to the commencement of building works (as defined in section 2 of the
Ordinance) for superstructure construction is given on or before the commencement of
Parts 2 and Part 3 of the Ordinance, the involved building services installations, save for
exclusion or exemption under the Ordinance, should in any circumstances comply with
the requirements in Section 10 of this BEC for system design, unless otherwise specified.
4.3 Energy Efficiency Requirements at Design Conditions
The energy efficiency requirements in this BEC refer to the standards at the
corresponding design conditions.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Compliance with Ordinance
4.4 Requirements on Maintaining of Design Standard
The building services installations in clause 4.1 and 4.2, save for exclusion or exemption
under the Ordinance, should be maintained to a design standard as required in sections
12(3) and 18(2) of the Ordinance. The standard to be maintained refers to the version
of BEC declared in the relevant Certificate of Compliance Registration or Form of
Compliance (respectively defined in section 2 of the Ordinance, with relevant
requirements prescribed in Part 2 and Part 3 of the Ordinance).
4.5 Demonstration of Compliance
The specified forms under the Ordinance, accompanied by the documents specified in
the forms, should be submitted to the Director to demonstrate compliance with the BEC
requirements.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Lighting
5. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lighting Installation
5.1.1 All lighting installations, unless otherwise specified, in a prescribed building should be
in accordance with the energy efficiency requirements of this Section.
5.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the following lighting installations in a building are not
regarded as lighting installations to which the Ordinance is applicable –
(a) lighting installation exterior to a building such as façade lighting installation,
outdoor lighting installation, and lighting installation underneath canopy over a
pavement or road;
(b) lighting installation not of fixed type, and connected to power supply via
flexible cable with plug and socket;
(c) lighting installation integral to an equipment or instrumentation that is not a
luminaire and with separate control switch;
(d) lighting installation integral to a signage;
(e) lighting installation owned by the electricity supplier and installed in a
consumer’s substation; and
(f) lighting installation included in the installations specified in Schedule 2 of the
Ordinance.
5.2 General Approach
The requirements for energy efficient design of lighting installations are for the
purposes of -
(a) reducing lighting power through imposing maximum allowable lighting power
density in a space; and
(b) reducing energy use through proper lighting control.
5.3 Definitions
The definitions of terms applicable to lighting installations are given in Section 2 of this
BEC.
5.4 Lighting Power Density
5.4.1 The lighting power density (LPD) of a space of a type classified in Table 5.4 should not
exceed the corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 5.4, unless the
total electrical power consumed by the complete fixed lighting installations in the
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space does not exceed 70W.
Table 5.4 : Lighting Power Density and Automatic Lighting Control for Various Types of Space
Maximum Automatic Lighting

Type of Space Allowable Control Required
LPD (W/m2) (Yes / No)
Activity Room / Children play area / Music Room / 9.5 Yes

Recreational Facilities Room
Atrium / Foyer with headroom over 5m 17.0 Yes
Babycare Room / Breastfeeding Room / Lactation Room 9.7 Yes
Bar / Lounge 13.0 No
Banquet Room / Function Room / Ball Room 17.0 No
Canteen 9.5 No
4.0 Yes, at parking
Car Park
spaces only
Changing Room/ Locker Room 10.0 Yes
Classroom / Training Room 9.1 Yes
Clinic 15.0 No
Common Room/ Break Room 8.0 Yes
Computer Room / Data Centre 12.5 Yes
Conference / Seminar Room 12.8 Yes
Confinement Cell 12.0 No
Copy/ Printing Room, Photocopy Machine Room 10.0 Yes
Corridor 7.0 Yes
Court Room 15.0 Yes
Covered Playground (underneath building)/ Sky Garden 12.0 Yes
Dormitory 6.2 Yes
Entrance Lobby 11.5 Yes
Exhibition Hall / Gallery 15.0 Yes
Fast Food / Food Court 14.0 No
Guest room in Hotel or Guesthouse 11.5 No
Gymnasium / Exercise Room 9.5 Yes
Indoor Swimming Pool, for recreational or leisure 15.0 No
purposes
Kitchen 11.5 No
Laboratory 13.5 No
Lecture Theatre 13.0 Yes
Library – Reading Area or Audio Visual Centre 12.0 Yes
Library – Stack Area 15.0 Yes
Lift Car 11.0 Yes
Lift Lobby 9.2 Yes
Loading & Unloading Area 8.0 Yes
Long Stay Ward for elderly 15.0 No
Medical Examination Room 15.0 No
Nurse Station 13.0 No
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Office, enclosed (with internal floor area at or below 9.5 Yes

15m2)
Office, with internal floor area above 15m2 and of or 8.9 Yes
below 200m2
Office, with internal floor area above 200m2 7.8 Yes
Pantry 10.2 Yes
Passenger Terminal Building
 Arrival Hall / Departure Hall, with headroom 14.0 No
not exceeding 5m
 Arrival Hall / Departure Hall, with headroom 18.0 No
over 5m
 Passenger circulation area 13.0 No
Patient Ward / Day Care 13.0 No

Pharmacy Area 17.0 No
Plant Room / Machine Room / Switch Room 9.5 No
(with internal floor area at or below 15m2)
Plant Room / Machine Room / Switch Room 8.8 No
(with internal floor area above 15m2)
Porte Cochere 13.0 No
Porte Cochere with headroom over 5m 15.0 No
Public Circulation Area 11.5 Yes
Railway Station
 Concourse / Platform / Entrance / Adit / Staircase,
14.0 No
with headroom not exceeding 5 m
 Concourse / Platform / Entrance / Adit / Staircase,
18.0 No
with headroom over 5 m
Refuge Floor 11.0 Yes
Report Room (Police Station) 8.9 No
Restaurant 13.6 No
Retail 13.4 No
School hall 12.5 Yes
Seating Area inside Theatre / Cinema / Auditorium / 10.0 No
Concert Hall / Arena
Security Room / Guard Room 9.0 No
Spa Room / Massage Room 13.0 No
Server Room / Hub Room 8.9 No
Sports Arena, Indoor, for recreational purpose 17.0 No
Staircase 6.0 No
Storeroom / Cleaner 7.9 Yes
Toilet / Washroom / Shower Room 9.7 Yes
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Workshop 11.5 No
Multi-functional Space See below
LPD of each combination of function-specific luminaires should not exceed the maximum
allowable value corresponding to the type of space illuminated by that combination of
luminaires, detailed as follows:
LPDF1 not to exceed LPDS1 ,
LPDF2 not to exceed LPDS2 ,……….,
LPDFn not to exceed LPDSn
where LPDF1 , LPDF2 .,...., LPDFn respectively refers to the lighting power density
corresponding to function F1, F2, ...., Fn, and
LPDS1 , LPDS2 .,...., LPDSn respectively refers to the maximum allowable value of
lighting power density corresponding to the classified Space S1, S2,….., Sn based on
the respective function F1, F2, …..., Fn.
5.4.2 The lighting power of the lighting installations stated in clause 5.1.2 will be excluded in
the LPD calculation. The clarification of the Director should be sought in case of
uncertainty on whether a lighting installation may be excluded in the LPD calculation.
5.4.3 Two or more neighbouring spaces segregated by floor-to-ceiling height walls should
be regarded as separate individual spaces, irrespective of whether or not they serve the
same function, and each of these individual spaces is governed by the requirement in
clause 5.4.1.
5.5 Lighting Control Point
5.5.1 A single lighting control point in any of the spaces that is not classified as an office
should control no more than 500m2, unless the total electrical power consumed by the
complete fixed lighting installations in the space does not exceed 70W. The minimum
number of lighting control points for an office should comply with requirements given
in Table 5.5.
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Table 5.5 : Minimum Number of Lighting Control Points for Office Space
Space Area A (m2) Minimum No. of

Lighting Control Points
(N : integer)
15 x (N -1) < A ≤ 15 x N 0 < N ≤ 10
30 x (N-6) < A ≤ 30 x (N – 5) 10 < N ≤ 20
50 x (N -12) < A ≤ 50 x (N-11) N > 20
5.5.2 In an office space with actual lighting power density value lower than the
corresponding value in Table 5.4, fewer no. of control points can be provided, the
percentage reduction of which should not be more than the ratio given by the
difference between allowable LPD and actual LPD to the allowable LPD.
5.5.3 For each functional activity in a multi-functional space, separate lighting control points
should be provided to operate the luminaires for that activity, such that the operation
of these luminaires should be independent of the operation of the luminaires not for
the activity.
5.5.4 Lighting control points for the lighting installations to which the Ordinance is
applicable should be independent from those for the other lighting installations to
which the Ordinance is not applicable, such that these two categories of lighting
installation may be switched on/off independently.
5.5.5 For any space, other than carpark, with lighting installation designed for 24 hours a
day and 7 days a week operation, the requirements in clause 5.5.1 should not be
applicable.
5.6 Automatic Lighting Control
5.6.1 The Basic Provision
5.6.1.1 Automatic lighting control should be provided to the space given in Table 5.4 unless
the total electrical power consumed by the complete fixed lighting installations in the
space does not exceed 150 W. The control should be able to shut off or reduce the
general lighting power by at least 50% automatically of the lighting zone being
controlled.
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5.6.1.2 For any space requiring automatic lighting control, the requirements on daylight
responsive control are applicable when the space is provided with fenestrations on
exterior wall or overhead skylight.
5.6.1.3 The control devices or system should provide independent control which –
(a) control the lighting for an area of no more than 2000 m2;
(b) include no more than one floor except for spaces at multiple floors with similar
configurations, lighting layouts and the lighting installations are under the same
ownership; and
(c) cater for weekend and holidays operation pattern except the lighting installation
designed for such a space is required of 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
operation.
5.6.1.4 Any manual control installed to provide override of the automatic lighting control by
the occupant of the space should not turn the lighting on for more than two hours per
activation and should not control more than 500 m2.
5.6.1.5 For space deploying occupant sensors, the reduced lighting power control should
activate within 15 minutes (10 minutes for carpark) of all occupants leaving the space.
5.6.1.6 The requirement on automatic lighting control should not be applicable to any space
to be occupied in the manner of 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
5.6.1.7 The exception on automatic lighting control as given in clause 5.6.1.1 should not be
applicable to the lighting installation in lift car.
5.6.2 Daylight responsive control for daylight through fenestrations on exterior wall
5.6.2.1 A space having one or more side window fenestrations, of or adding up to 5 m2 or

above, should have one or more portions within the space assigned as a lighting zone
or lighting zones. Each lighting zone should be provided with daylight responsive
control under a separate control device. The control should be able to shut off or
reduce the lighting zone’s lighting power automatically to 50% or less of the lighting
zone being controlled in response to available daylight.
5.6.2.2 The area of a lighting zone, in fulfilling the requirement under daylight responsive
control through fenestrations on exterior wall, should be:
(a) not less than twice the fenestration area for a discrete fenestration;
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(b) not less than twice the sum of the areas of the fenestrations for a series of
fenestrations; or
(c) the lighting space’s internal floor area if such is so exceeded based on the
computed area of the fenestration or the series of fenestrations.
5.6.2.3 A discrete fenestration may cater for a single lighting zone.
5.6.2.4 Fenestrations on the same orientation of the building when being separated by
opaque wall section of 2m wide or less should be regarded as a series of fenestrations
and to cater for a single lighting zone.
5.6.2.5 The requirement on daylight responsive control as given in clause 5.6.2.1 to clause
5.6.2.4 should not be applicable -
(a) when the glazing in the fenestration is of non-see-through type;
(b) when the general lighting completely or partially within a lighting zone does not
exceed 150W; or
(c) to any of the lighting zone’s overlapped area which is already assigned under
other lighting zone using daylight responsive control through overhead skylight.
5.6.2.6 A single daylight responsive control device is permissible to serve the lighting zones at
multiple floors provided that the concerned spaces are with similar configuration,
lighting layout, daylight factor and the lighting installations are under the same
ownership.
5.6.3 Daylight responsive control for daylight through overhead skylight
5.6.3.1 A space having one or more skylight fenestrations, of or adding up to 5 m2 or above,

should have one or more portions within the space assigned as a lighting zone or
lighting zones. Each lighting zone should be provided with daylight responsive control
under a separated control device. The control should be able to shut off or reduce the
lighting zone’s lighting power automatically to 50% or less in response to the available
daylight.
5.6.3.2 The area of a lighting zone, in fulfilling the requirement under daylight responsive
control through overhead skylight, should be:
(a) not less than 5 times the fenestration area for a discrete fenestration;
(b) not less than 5 times the sum of the areas of the fenestrations for a series of
fenestrations; or
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(c) the lighting space’s internal floor area if such is so exceeded based on the
computed area of the fenestration or the series of fenestrations.
5.6.3.3 A discrete fenestration of skylight may cater for a single lighting zone.
5.6.3.4 Fenestrations on the same skylight when being separated by opaque roof section of
2m wide or less should be regarded as a series of fenestrations and to cater for a single
lighting zone.
5.6.3.5 The requirement on daylight responsive control as given in clause 5.6.3.1 to clause
5.6.3.4 should not be applicable -
(a) when the glazing in the fenestration is of non-see-through type;
(b) when the general lighting completely or partially within a lighting zone does not
exceed 150W; or
(c) to any of the lighting zone’s overlapped area which is already assigned under
other lighting zone using daylight responsive control through fenestration on
exterior wall.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Air-conditioning
6. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Air-conditioning Installation
6.1.1 All air-conditioning installations, unless otherwise specified, in a prescribed building

should be in accordance with the energy efficiency requirements of this Section.
6.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the following air-conditioning installations in a building
are regarded as air-conditioning installations to which the Ordinance is applicable,
unless otherwise specified in clause 6.1.3 -
(a) air moving equipment being part of a fire service installation but also providing
normal air-conditioning to a space;
(b) unitary air-conditioner for lift car; and
(c) equipment/component not located within the building, but owned by the
owner or responsible person of a space within the building, to provide or assist
to provide air-conditioning to that space.
6.1.3 For the avoidance of doubt, the following air-conditioning installations in a building
are not regarded as air-conditioning installations to which the Ordinance is
applicable –
(a) equipment operating on high voltage; and
(b) air-conditioning installation included in the installations specified in Schedule 2
of the Ordinance.
The requirements for energy efficient design of air-conditioning installations are for
the purposes of –
(a) encouraging proper sizing of air-conditioning equipment and systems by
setting design conditions and imposing load estimation procedures;
(b) reducing air side distribution losses through imposing limits on air distribution
system fan motor power and ductwork leakage, and conditions warranting
separate distribution systems;
(c) reducing water side distribution losses through imposing limits on pipe friction
loss and conditions warranting variable flow;
(d) reducing energy consumption in air-conditioning equipment through
minimum allowable coefficients of performance and fan motor performance;
(e) reducing conduction losses in pipework, ductwork and AHU casing through
minimum allowable thickness on insulation thereto;
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(f) reducing the use of energy through efficient controls of air-conditioning

equipment and systems in respect of demand control; and
(g) reducing the use of energy through monitoring facilities for power and energy
consumption.
6.3 Definitions
The definitions of terms applicable to air-conditioning installations are given in

Section 2 of this BEC.
6.4 System Load Calculation
6.4.1 The air-conditioning cooling and heating load calculations should be in accordance
with established internationally recognised procedures and methods.
6.4.2 The following design conditions should be used for load calculations:
Table 6.4 : Air-conditioning System Load Design Conditions
Condition Season Applications Temperature / Relative Humidity
Indoor, Summer Office and Minimum dry bulb temperature 230C

for human Classroom Minimum relative humidity 50%
comfort
applications Other applications Minimum dry bulb temperature 220C
Minimum relative humidity 50%
Winter Hotel Maximum dry bulb temperature 240C
Maximum relative humidity 50%
Other applications Maximum dry bulb temperature 220C
Maximum relative humidity 50%
Outdoor Summer All applications Maximum dry bulb temperature of 350C with
wet bulb temperature lower than 290C,
or
Maximum wet bulb temperature of 290C
with dry bulb temperature lower than 350C
Winter All applications Minimum dry bulb temperature 70C
6.5 Separate Air Distribution System for Process Zone
6.5.1 A process zone refers to a zone meeting a process requirement or serving as a

computer/data centre with special temperature and/or humidity requirements, and
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its serving air distribution system should be dedicated to serve the process zone only
and be separate from other system serving comfort only zone.
6.5.2 A process zone in clause 6.5.1 can share a common air distribution system with
comfort only zone and the requirement in clause 6.5.1 should not be applicable if
(a) the supply air to the comfort zone is no more than 25% of the total air flow of
the common air distribution system; or
(b) the total conditioned floor area of the comfort zone served by the common
system is smaller than 100m2; or
(c) the process zone has separate room temperature control and requires no reheat
of the common system supply air, and the supply air to the process zone is no
more than 25% of the total air flow of the common system.
6.6 Air Distribution Ductwork Leakage Limit
6.6.1 At least 25% in area of ductwork designed to operate at operating static pressure
in excess of 750 Pa should be leakage-tested in accordance with DW143 and meet
the corresponding maximum allowable air leakage limit given in Table 6.6.
Table 6.6 : Air Leakage Limit of Ductwork
Leakage Operating Static Air Leakage Limit

Class Pressure (Pa) (L/s per m2 of duct surface)
I above 750 to 1000 0.009 x p0.65
II above 1000 to 2000 0.003 x p0.65
III above 2000 0.001 x p0.65
Remark: p is the operating static pressure in Pascal
6.7 Air Distribution System Fan Power
6.7.1 The system fan motor power required for a constant air volume air distribution
system for a conditioned space should not exceed a limit of 1.6 W per litre per
second (L/s) of supply system air flow.
6.7.2 The system fan motor power required for a variable air volume air distribution
system for a conditioned space should not exceed a limit of 2.1 W per L/s of supply
system air flow.
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6.7.3 The system fan motor power limit specified in clauses 6.7.1 and 6.7.2 refers to the
sum of fan motor power of the supply air fan and return air fan of the air
distribution system. The system fan motor power limit is based on the assumption
that the pressure drop across air filters, any other air treatment devices and heat
wheels/exchangers, in clean condition, in the air distribution system will not exceed
250 Pa in total, and the portion of fan power consumed due to pressure drop in
excess of 250 Pa at the clean condition is deductible from the system fan motor
power.
6.7.4 An air-conditioning system with fan motor power of 1.0 kW or above should be
designed to vary the airflow as a function of load.
6.7.4.1 A CAV air distribution system should be provided with low-speed operation. At
the low-speed operation, the fan speed should not exceed 66% of the full speed
and the fan motor should draw no more than 40% of the full speed power.
6.7.4.2 A VAV air distribution system should be provided with minimum fan speed not
exceeding 50% of the full speed. At the minimum fan speed, the fan motor
should draw no more than 30% of the full speed power.
6.7.4.3 If the air volume flow rate at the reduced speed operation failed to meet the fresh
air requirement of the conditioned space, the low-speed operation of the CAV air
distribution system or the minimum fan speed of the VAV air distribution system
should be selected to provide the required fresh air rate.
6.7.5 The requirements in clauses 6.7.1 and 6.7.2 should not be applicable to
(a) a system with system fan motor power less than 2.5 kW; or
(b) a system with air handling units (AHUs) and for each AHU the motor power of
an individual fan is less than 1 kW; or
(c) an installation specified in Schedule 2 of the Ordinance.
6.7.6 The system fan motor power required for an air distribution system of a mechanical
ventilation system for a space should not exceed a limit of 1.1 W per L/s of exhaust
air flow rate or fresh air flow rate whichever the larger unless the system is with
system fan motor power less than 2.5 kW.
6.7.6.1 In fulfilling clause 6.7.6, the portion of fan power consumed due to pressure drop
across the following listed air treatment or filtration device is deductible from the
system fan motor power. This is based on the understanding that the listed
devices are of significant air pressure drop typically.
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(a) Grease filter;

(b) Hydrovent and air washer;
(c) Baffle filter
(d) Activated carbon filter; and
(e) Venturi scrubber.
6.8 Pumping System Variable Flow
6.8.1 A water side pumping system should be designed for variable flow if its control
valves are designed to modulate or step open and close as a function of load, and it
should be capable of reducing system flow to 25% of design flow or less by
sequencing on and off of multiple chillers and pumps or by reduced speed
operation of variable speed pump, except -
(a) where a minimum flow greater than 25% of the design flow is required for
the proper operation of the equipment it serves, such as chiller, or
(b) it has no more than three control valves, or
(c) where the chiller plant design capacity is of 350 kW or less.
6.8.2 A chilled water pump, with motor output power exceeding 2.2kW, serving a
variable flow system as prescribed in clause 6.8.1 should incorporate controls and
devices such that the pump motor demands no more than 30% of design input
power at 50% of design water volume flow.
6.8.3 A chilled water plant consisting of multiple chillers should be designed in such a
way that the chilled water flow through a chiller should be automatically shut off
when the chiller is shut down. The requirement should be applicable to the
condenser water flow of water cooled chillers.
6.9 Frictional Loss of Water Piping System
6.9.1 Water piping with diameter 50 mm or below should be sized for water flow velocity
not exceeding 1.2 m/s.
6.9.2 Water piping with diameter larger than 50 mm should be sized for frictional loss
not exceeding 400 Pa/m and –
(a) water flow velocity not exceeding 2.5 m/s for system that operates under
non-variable flow condition; or
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(b) water flow velocity not exceeding 3.0 m/s for system that operates under
variable flow condition.
6.9.3 In fulfilling clause 6.9.2(b), the system that operates under variable flow condition
should deploy variable-speed pump motors or deploy multiple duty fixed-speed
pump motors that operate in stages in accordance with demand.
6.10 System Control
6.10.1 Temperature Control
6.10.1.1 Each air-conditioning system for cooling or heating should be provided with at least
one automatic temperature control device for regulation of space temperature.
6.10.1.2 A temperature control device for comfort cooling should be capable of adjusting
the set point temperature of the space it serves up to 290C or higher.
6.10.1.3 A temperature control device for comfort heating should be capable of adjusting
the set point temperature of the space it serves down to 160C or lower.
6.10.1.4 The requirement in clause 6.10.1.2 and clause 6.10.1.3 should not be applicable to
an unitary air-conditioner with the control device –
(a) that forms an integral part of the unitary air-conditioner; or
(b) that is offered by the manufacturer as a standard ancillary to the unitary
air-conditioner with the device being available ex-factory in the same package
of the unitary air-conditioner.
6.10.1.5 A temperature control device for both comfort cooling and heating should be
capable of providing a dead band of at least 20C within which the supply of heating
and cooling to its serving space is shut off or reduced to a minimum, except for a
temperature control device that requires manual changeover between heating and
cooling modes.
6.10.2 Humidity Control
6.10.2.1 Each air-conditioning system for removing or adding moisture to maintain specific
humidity levels should be provided with at least one automatic humidity control
device for regulation of space humidity.
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6.10.2.2 A humidity control device for comfort humidification should be capable of adjusting
the set point relative humidity of the space it serves up to 60%.
6.10.2.3 A humidity control device for comfort dehumidification should be capable of

adjusting the set point relative humidity of the space it serves down to 30%.
6.10.3 Zone Control
6.10.3.1 Each air-conditioned zone should be controlled by a separate temperature control

device for controlling the temperature within the zone.
6.10.3.2 For the purpose of clause 6.10.3.1 a zone should not include spaces on different
floors, except for an independent perimeter system that is designed to offset only
envelope heat gain or loss or both, where
(a) the perimeter system includes at least one temperature control zone for each
building exposure having exterior walls facing only one orientation for
contiguous distance of 15 m or more, and
(b) the cooling and/or heating supply of the perimeter system is controlled by a
temperature control device located within the zone served by the system.
6.10.3.3 Where both heating and cooling are provided to a zone for human comfort
application, the controls should not permit the heating of previously cooled air, and
the cooling of previously heated air, and should not permit both heating and
cooling operating at the same time, except
(a) for a variable air volume system which, during periods of occupancy, is
designed to reduce the supply air to each zone to a minimum before reheating,
recooling, or mixing of previously cooled/heated air, and the minimum volume
should be no greater than 30% of the peak supply volume; or
(b) for the reheating or recooling of outdoor air which has been previously
pre-cooled or pre-heated by an air handling unit; or
(c) at least 75% of the energy for reheating or for providing heated air in mixing
is provided from a site-recovered or renewable energy source; or
(d) the zone has a peak supply air flow rate of 140 L/s or less; or
(e) where specific humidity levels are required to satisfy process requirements; or
(f) for the installations specified in Schedule 2 of the Ordinance.
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6.10.4 Off-hours Control
6.10.4.1 Each air-conditioning system, unless otherwise specified in clause 6.10.4.2, should
be equipped with automatic controls capable of accomplishing a reduction of
energy use in the corresponding cooling or heating mode of operation through
control setback or equipment shutdown during periods of non-use of the spaces
served by the system.
(a) When deploying control setback, the air-conditioning system –

i. under the cooling mode operation, should be equipped with controls
capable of and configured to automatically restart and temporarily
operate the air-conditioning system as required to maintain the space
temperatures below an adjustable cooling set point at least 5°C above
the occupied cooling set point.
ii. under the heating mode operation, should be equipped with controls
capable of and configured to automatically restart and temporarily
operate the air-conditioning system as required to maintain the space
temperatures above an adjustable heating set point at least 6°C below
the occupied heating set point.
(b) When deploying equipment shutdown, the air-conditioning system should be

equipped with at least one of the following:
i. Controls that can start and stop the system under different time
schedules for seven different day types per week, are capable of
retaining programming and time setting during loss of power for period
of at least ten hours, and include an accessible manual control for
override that allows temporary operation of the air-conditioning system
for up to two hours.
ii. Occupant sensor that is capable of shutting the air-conditioning system
off when no occupant is sensed for a period of up to 30 minutes.
6.10.4.2 Each air-conditioning system with cooling or heating capacity not more than 10kW
may be controlled by readily accessible manual off-hour control to achieve a
reduction of energy use in the corresponding cooling or heating mode of operation.
6.10.4.3 Guest Rooms in Hotel, Guest House and Hostel
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Each guest room or suite with multiple rooms should be provided with a single
master control device to reduce energy use during un-occupied periods. The
master control device should be able to -
(a) turn off or reduce the conditioned air supply to a minimum; or
(b) reset the temperature setting to raise at least 2°C from the cooling mode
setpoint / to lower at least 2°C from the heating mode setpoint to reduce
energy use; or
(c) reset the temperature setting together with reduction of fan speed.
6.10.4.4 The fresh air intake and exhaust air discharge for a conditioned space should be
equipped with automatic dampers which shutoff when the conditioned space is
not in use. The dampers should be kept at the shutoff position during
preoccupancy cool-down and during off-hour setback if the air-conditioning
system is provided with preoccupancy cool-down and/or off-hour setback mode.
6.10.5 Isolation of Zones
6.10.5.1 The air-conditioning systems serving zones intended to operate or be occupied

non-simultaneously should be divided into isolation areas where -
(a) an isolation area, consisting of zones of similar characteristics, should not
exceed 2300 m2 of air-conditioned floor area nor include more than one floor;
and
(b) each isolation area should be equipped with controls and isolation devices
capable of automatic shutoff of conditioned supply air and fresh air to and
exhaust air from the area.
6.10.5.2 For the purpose of fulfilling clause 6.10.5.1, the central systems and chilled water
plant should be provided with controls and devices to allow stable operation for
any length of time while serving only the smallest isolation area served by the
system or plant.
6.10.5.3 Isolation devices and controls should not be required for-

(a) exhaust air and fresh air connections to isolation areas when the fan system to
which they connect is 2400 L/s or smaller;
(b) exhaust airflow from a single isolation area of less than 10% of the design
airflow of the exhaust system to which it connects;
(c) isolation areas intended to operate continuously; or
(d) isolation areas intended to be inoperative only when all other isolation areas
are inoperative.
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6.10.6 Control of VAV Air Distribution System
6.10.6.1 The static pressure sensor should be located such that the controller set point
should not be greater than 300 Pa. If this results in the sensor being located
downstream of major duct split, sensors should be installed in each major branch.
6.10.6.2 The set point of the static pressure sensor should be reset based on the actual
demand load of the conditioned space.
6.10.7 Demand Control Ventilation
6.10.7.1 A carpark ventilation system should be designed to operate with staging or

modulation of fans, based on the detected contaminant level, to provide down to
50% or less of the design capacity. For carpark on basement floor, additional
control in response to temperature is permissible.
6.10.7.2 The requirement in clause 6.10.7.1 should be applicable to

(a) the exhaust air fans and the fresh air fans in respect of staging or modulation
of fans, where jet fans, if any, should be exempted from the fan staging or
modulation; and
(b) the carpark ventilation system with the total fan motors’ nameplate power,
including the fresh air fans, exhaust air fans and jet fans, of 11 kW or above.
6.10.7.3 An air-conditioning system serving a conditioned space with design fresh airflow
rate of 1400 L/s or above should be provided with demand control ventilation
unless the system is provided with exhaust air energy recovery.
6.10.7.4 In fulfilling clause 6.10.7.3, the fresh air dampers connecting to the air handling
unit or fresh air fan should be designed to modulate in accordance with the CO2
level of the conditioned space served by the air-conditioning system unless the
system is operated at free cooling mode if provided.
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6.11 Thermal Insulation
6.11.1 Chilled water pipework, suction refrigerant pipework, ductwork carrying cooled air,
and casing of air handling unit handling cooled air should be insulated with a
minimum thickness determined in accordance with Tables 6.11a, 6.11b and 6.11c
for given ambient condition and thermal conductivity of insulation of the
installation.
Table 6.11a : Minimum Insulation Thickness for Chilled Water Pipework @1
@2 Unconditioned Space Conditioned

Ambient Condition Outdoor @2
Space @2
Thermal conductivity λ
0.024 0.04 0.024 0.04 0.024 0.04
(W/m-oC) @3
Surface coefficient h
9 13.5 9 13.5 5.7 10 5.7 10 any value
(W/m2-0C) @4
Pipe outer diameter
Insulation thickness (mm) @1
do @1
21.3 mm 20 15 30 22 29 19 43 28 13 13
26.9 mm 21 15 32 23 31 20 46 29 13 13
33.7 mm 22 16 34 24 32 21 48 31 13 13
42.4 mm 23 17 35 25 34 21 50 32 13 25
48.3 mm 24 17 36 26 35 22 52 33 13 25
60.3 mm 25 18 38 27 36 23 54 35 13 25
76.1 mm 26 18 40 28 38 24 57 36 14 25
88.9 mm 26 19 41 29 39 24 59 37 14 25
114.3 mm 27 19 42 30 41 25 62 39 14 25
139.7 mm 28 20 44 31 42 26 64 40 14 25
168.3 mm 29 20 45 32 43 26 66 41 14 25
219.1 mm 29 20 47 32 44 27 69 42 15 25
273 mm 30 21 48 33 45 27 71 43 15 25
323.9 mm 30 21 49 34 46 28 73 44 15 25
355.6 mm 31 21 49 34 47 28 74 45 15 25
406.4 mm 31 21 50 34 47 28 75 45 15 25
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Remarks @ to Tables 6.11a to 6.11c:

@1 Pipework insulation thickness in Table 6.11a based on steel pipes of diameters to BS EN
Standards 10255:2004 / BS EN 10220:2002 and at line temperature θl of 5oC;
Pipework insulation thickness in Table 6.11b based on copper pipes of diameters to BS EN
Standard 1057:2006 + A1:2010;
For metal pipes of other standards, same insulation thickness should be applied to
comparable outer diameters.
@2 Outdoor or unconditioned space ambient condition : Insulation thickness based on 270C
dew point at 90% coincident relative humidity (app. coincident 28.80C dry bulb), as
recommended in 2021 ASHRAE Handbook – Fundamentals;
Conditioned space ambient condition: Insulation thickness based on recommendation in
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019, with minimum thickness taken as 13 mm for
recommended values below 13 mm.
The design outdoor or unconditioned space ambient conditions above are accepted as the
most extreme conditions for calculating minimum insulation thickness for compliance
with this BEC.
@3 Thermal conductivity λ : based on rating at 20oC mean.
@4 Surface coefficient : h is assumed for indoor still air condition to be 5.7 for bright metal
surface, and to be 10 for cement or black matt surface; h is assumed for outdoor
condition with a wind speed of 1m/s to be 9 for bright metal surface, and to be 13.5 for
black matt surface.
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Table 6.11b : Minimum Insulation Thickness for Refrigerant Pipework (suction) @1
@2 Unconditioned Space Conditioned

Ambient Condition Outdoor @2
Space @2
0.024 0.04 0.024 0.04 0.02 0.04
(W/m-oC) @3
9 13.5 9 13.5 5.7 10 5.7 10 any value
(W/m2-0C) @4
Pipe outer diameter
@1 Insulation thickness (mm) @1
do
Line temperature θl 00C
6 mm 18 13 27 19 25 17 38 25 13 13
8 mm 19 14 28 21 27 18 40 26 13 13
10 mm 20 15 30 22 29 19 43 28 13 13
12 mm 21 15 31 23 30 19 44 29 13 13
15 mm 22 16 33 24 31 20 47 30 13 13
22 mm 24 18 36 26 34 22 51 33 13 13
28 mm 25 18 38 28 36 23 54 35 13 25
35 mm 27 19 40 29 38 24 57 37 13 25
42 mm 28 20 41 30 40 25 59 38 13 25
54 mm 29 21 44 31 42 27 62 40 13 25
76.1 mm 31 22 47 33 45 28 67 43 14 25
Line temperature θl -100C
6 mm 23 17 34 25 33 21 49 31 13 13
8 mm 24 18 36 26 35 23 52 33 13 13
10 mm 26 19 38 28 37 24 54 35 13 13
12 mm 27 20 40 29 38 25 57 37 13 13
15 mm 28 21 42 31 40 26 59 39 13 13
22 mm 31 22 46 33 44 28 65 42 13 13
28 mm 32 24 48 35 46 30 69 44 13 25
35 mm 34 25 51 37 49 31 72 47 13 25
42 mm 35 26 53 38 51 33 75 49 13 25
54 mm 37 27 56 40 54 34 80 51 13 25
76.1 mm 40 28 60 43 57 36 86 55 14 25
Line temperature θl -200C
6 mm 28 20 41 30 39 25 59 38 13 13
8 mm 29 21 44 32 42 27 62 40 13 13
10 mm 31 23 46 33 44 28 65 42 13 13
12 mm 32 24 48 35 46 30 68 44 13 13
15 mm 34 25 50 37 48 31 72 46 13 13
22 mm 37 27 55 40 53 34 78 51 13 13
28 mm 39 28 58 42 56 36 82 53 13 25
35 mm 41 30 61 45 59 38 87 56 13 25
42 mm 43 31 64 46 61 39 90 59 13 25
54 mm 45 33 67 49 64 41 96 62 13 25
76.1 mm 48 35 72 53 69 44 104 67 14 25
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Table 6.11c : Minimum Insulation Thickness for Ductwork and AHU Casing
@2
Unconditioned Space Conditioned
Ambient Condition Outdoor @2 @2
Space
0.024 0.04 0.024 0.04 0.024 0.04
(W/m-oC) @3
9 13.5 9 13.5 5.7 10 5.7 10 any value
(W/m2-0C) @4
Temperature difference
between air inside duct/
Insulation thickness (mm)
casing and surrounding
of duct/casing
15 0C 20 13 33 22 31 18 52 30 15 25
20 0C 27 18 46 30 43 25 72 41 15 25
6.11.2 Insulation for outdoor or unconditioned space should be water vapour retardant
such as of closed cell type, fiberglass insulation with multi-layer double-side
reinforced aluminium foil and sealed at joints using aluminium foil adhesive tape,
insulation coated with heavy duty mastic over reinforcing membrane, to prevent
degradation due to moisture ingress.
6.12 Air-conditioning Equipment Efficiency
6.12.1 A factory-designed and pre-fabricated electrically-driven equipment shown in

Tables 6.12a, 6.12b or 6.12c should have the corresponding minimum coefficient
of performance at full load at the specified standard rating condition given in the
table. A chiller deploying variable speed drive should also have the minimum
coefficient of performance at the 75% of full load fulfilling the corresponding value
given in Table 6.12b.
6.12.2 A room air conditioner under the scope of the Mandatory Energy Efficiency
Labelling Scheme under Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Products) Ordinance (Cap.
598) should fulfill the requirements of Energy Efficiency Grade 1 or Grade 2
specified in the Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of Products 2020.
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Table 6.12a (Part 1):

Minimum Coefficient of Performance for Unitary Air-conditioner at Full Load
Type of Cooling Air-cooled Water-cooled
Above
Capacity range 40 to Above
7.5 kW & below (@4) 7.5 kW & All Ratings
(kW) 200 200
below
kW kW
40 kW
Minimum COP 2.65 2.6
at 2.7 for split type
3.3
cooling mode 2.5 for non-split type 3 (@2) 3.1 (@2)
(free air flow@1)
Minimum COP
at
heating mode 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4
(heat pump)
(free air flow@1)
Table 6.12a (Part 2):
Minimum Coefficient of Performance for Variable Refrigerant Flow System at Full Load
Type of
Air-cooled – Modular unit with top-discharge fans (@3)
Cooling
20 kW or Above 20 kW Above 40 kW Above 80 kW
Above 200 kW
below to 40 kW to 80 kW to 200 kW
Minimum COP
at cooling
3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4
mode (free air
flow@1)
Minimum COP
at heating
mode (heat 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7
pump) (free air
flow@1)
Water-cooled
Type of Cooling Air-cooled – Single unit with side-discharge fans (@3) (@3)
Capacity range
20 kW or below Above 20 kW All Ratings
(kW)
Minimum COP
at cooling
3.6 3.6 4.6
mode (free air
flow@1)
Minimum COP
at heating
mode (heat 4.0 3.8 4.9
pump) (free air
flow@1)
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Standard rating conditions
Type of
Air-cooled Water-cooled
Cooling
Room air
Operation Entering water Room air entering
Condenser ambient entering
condition temperature equipment
equipment
27oC dry bulb/ 27oC dry bulb/
Cooling 35oC dry bulb 29.5oC
19oC wet bulb 19oC wet bulb
7oC dry bulb / 20oC dry bulb/
Heating 20oC dry bulb
6oC wet bulb 20oC 15oC wet bulb
Water side
0.000018m2-0C/W for evaporator; 0.000044m2-0C/W for condenser
fouling factor
Remarks @ to Table 6.12a (Part 1) & (Part 2):
@1: without connection of ductwork at condenser (likewise at evaporator for heat pump); the COP
for equipment with high static fans (for connecting ductwork) can be determined based on the
fan power of normal fans for free air flow (and not the fan power of the high static fans)
@2: for making use of varying the refrigerant volume flow to cope with the loading demand of
conditioned space
@3: Equivalent refrigerant piping of 5.0m; level difference 0m
@4: For types outside the scope of Room Air Conditioners in the labelling scheme specified in clause
6.12.2
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Table 6.12b : Minimum Coefficient of Performance for Chiller@2 at Full Load
Air-cooled
Type of
Reciprocating Scroll Screw VSD Screw Centrifugal VSD Centrifugal
compressor
Capacity Below 400 kW Below 400 kW & Below 500 kW & Below 500 kW &
All Ratings All Ratings
Range (kW) 400 kW & above 400 kW above 500 kW above 500 kW above
Minimum
COP at 3.1 3.1 3.2
2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2
cooling (free ( 3.9 )@5 ( 4.0 )@5 ( 4.2 )@5
air flow@1)
Water-cooled
Type of Reciprocating /
Screw VSD Screw Centrifugal VSD Centrifugal
compressor Scroll
1000 1000
Below 500 to Above 500 to Above 500 to Above Below Above Below Above
Capacity Below Below kW to kW to
500 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 3000 1000 3000
Range (kW) 500 kW 500 kW 3000 3000
kW kW kW kW kW kW kW kW kW kW kW
kW kW
Minimum 5.4@3
4.8 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.9
COP 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.9
( 6.4 ) @5 ( 6.8 ) ( 7.2 )@5
@5 ( 7.2 ) @5 ( 7.7 ) @5 ( 7.8 )@5
(Cooling) 5.6@4
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Table 6.12b : Minimum Coefficient of Performance for Chiller@2 at Full Load
Type of
Air-cooled Water-cooled
Cooling
Condenser Chilled water Condenser water temperature
Chilled water temperature
Operation ambient temperature Fresh water Sea water
condition temperature In Out In Out In Out In Out
0 0 0 0 0
35 C
o
12.5 Co
7C
o
32 C 37 C 28 C 33 C 12.5 C 70C
Evaporator 0.000018m2-0C/W
Water side
fouling Fresh water 0.000044m2-0C/W
factor Condenser
Sea water 0.000088m2-0C/W
Remarks @ to Table 6.12b:
@1 : without connection of ductwork at condenser; the COP for equipment with high static fans (for connecting ductwork) can be determined based on the fan
power of normal fans for free air flow (and not the fan power of the high static fans)
@2 : including chiller with remote condenser;
not including heat recovery chiller;
not including chiller for low temperature application with design leaving fluid temperature below 4.40C
@3 : min. COP for rated capacity below 500 kW;
@4 : min. COP for rated capacity between 500 to below 1000 kW;
@5 : min. COP at 75% of the full load with 240C water-cooled condenser water temperature in or 270C air-cooled condenser ambient temperature
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Table 6.12c : Minimum Coefficient of Performance for Heat Pump at Full Load
Type of Heat
Air-to-water Water-to-water
Extract
Above
Capacity 100 kW or 100kW & Above 500 500kW or Above 500
range (kW) below 500kW or kW below kW
below
Minimum
COP at
heating 2.8 2.8 3.2 4.4 4.5
mode (free
air flow@1)
Type of Heat
Air-to-water Water-to-water
Extract
Heated
water 40 oC In / 45 oC Out
temperature
Chilled water
Operating temperature
Ambient 7 oC db & 90 % RH
condition In Out
12.5 oC 7 oC
Water side Closed loop system: 0.000018m2-oC/W
fouling Open loop system (Fresh water): 0.000044m2-oC/W
factor
@1: without connection of ductwork at evaporator; the COP for equipment with high
static fans (for connecting ductwork) can be determined based on the fan power of
normal fans for free air flow (and not the fan power of the high static fans)
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6.12.3 When components from one or more manufacturers are used as parts of a unitary
air-conditioner, VRF system, heat pump or a chiller, with a rating above 10 kW of
cooling/heating capacity, the overall equipment coefficient of performance, based
on component efficiencies provided by the component manufacturers, should also
satisfy the requirements of clause 6.12.1.
6.12.4 Open-circuit cooling tower should meet the following requirement on minimum
water flow per unit tower fan motor nameplate power –
(a) 1.7 L/s per kW for centrifugal fans; and
(b) 3.4 L/s per kW for propeller or axial fans,
at 37oC entering condenser water, 32oC leaving condenser water and 28oC
entering air wet-bulb temperature
6.12.5 The fan(s) of an open-circuit cooling tower served by an individual motor or an array
of motors with the rated motor power totaling 3.7 kW or above should incorporate
control and devices that should result in the fan motor demand no more than 30%
of design input power at 50% of design air flow and that should automatically
control the fan speed to control the leaving condenser water temperature of the
cooling tower.
6.13 Energy Metering
6.13.1 A chiller, heat pump or unitary air-conditioner, with cooling/heating capacity of 350
kW or above, should be equipped with continuous monitoring facilities to measure
its power (kW) & energy (kWh) input, cooling/heating power (kW) (by measuring
actual water temperature and flow for chiller and heat pump) & energy (kWh)
output and coefficient of performance.
6.13.2 A chilled/heated water plant, with cooling/heating capacity of 350kW or above,

should be equipped with continuous monitoring facilities to measure its power (kW)
& energy (kWh) input, and cooling/heating power (kW) (by measuring actual water
temperature and flow) & energy (kWh) output, such that the plant’s coefficient of
performance can be determined.
6.13.3 It is acceptable to make use of the manufacturer’s curve or data indicating the
chiller’s flow rate and pressure drop relationship to obtain the chilled water flow
rate based on its pressure drop through the evaporator, and likewise to obtain the
heated water flow rate based on the flow’s pressure drop through the heat pump’s
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condenser.
6.13.4 In determining a chilled water plant’s power & energy input, the inputs to all
equipment for producing the cooling output, such as chiller compressors,
circulation pumps of chillers, condensers or cooling towers, condenser fans, cooling
tower fans, radiator fans etc. should be included. Likewise for a heated water plant,
the inputs to all equipment for producing the heating output, such as heat pump
compressors, circulation pumps on heat input and output side of water source heat
pumps, fans of air source heat pumps, boilers or hot water heaters etc. should be
included.
6.13.5 The measurement parameters as stated in clause 6.13.1 and 6.13.2 should be
trended every 15 minutes and include hourly, daily, monthly, and annual data.
The monitoring facilities should be capable of maintaining all data collected for a
minimum of 36 months.
6.13.6 For each of an air handling unit, with an individual motor or an array of motors
with the rated motor power totaling 5 kW or above, being accommodated in plant
room, metering devices or the provision of measurement should be provided for
measurement of power (kW) consumption of the air handling unit.
6.14 Direct Digital Control (DDC)
6.14.1 DDC should be provided for -

(a) a chilled/heated water plant and all the coils and terminal units served by the
plant when the plant is of 350 kW or above cooling/heating capacity serving
more than three zones; and
(b) an air distribution system for a conditioned space with system fan motor
power of 7.45 kW or above.
6.14.2 The DDC should be capable of –

(a) monitoring zone and system demand for fan pressure, pump pressure, heating
and cooling;
(b) transferring the zone and system demand to air distribution system controllers
and from air distribution systems to plant controllers; and
(c) trending and graphically displaying input and output points.
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6.15 Chilled Water Temperature Reset
6.15.1 Chilled water plant with cooling capacity of 350kW or above supplying chilled
water should be equipped with controls that automatically reset the supply water
temperatures according to representative building loads or outdoor air
temperature.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Electrical
7. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Electrical Installation
7.1.1 All electrical installations, unless otherwise specified, in a prescribed building should be
in accordance with the energy efficiency requirements of this Section.
7.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the following electrical installations in a building are
regarded as electrical installations to which the Ordinance is applicable, unless
otherwise specified in clause 7.1.3 -
(a) circuit for lighting installation, for air-conditioning installation, for lift and
escalator installation, or for fixed motor; and
(b) circuit fed by essential power supply and provide supply to routine operating
equipment or installation such as maintained type emergency lighting, fireman’s
lift etc.
7.1.3 For the avoidance of doubt, the following electrical installations in a building are not
regarded as electrical installations to which the Ordinance is applicable –
(a) electrical installation which is operated at high voltage or extra low voltage;
(b) electrical installation of which the equipment is owned by the electricity supplier
and installed in a consumer’s substation; and
(c) electrical installation included in the installations specified in Schedule 2 of the
Ordinance.
The approach on energy efficiency is through both design and monitoring. The
approach on design aims to select energy efficient components to be integrated into
the electrical installation, and the approach on monitoring aims to provide required
information for better energy utilization and management.
7.2.1 The requirements for energy efficient design of electrical installations are for the
purposes of -
(a) minimizing losses such as iron losses, copper losses, losses due to phase current
unbalance and harmonics, and indirect losses due to rise of temperature in the
power distribution system; and
(b) reducing losses and energy wastage in the utilization of electrical power;
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7.2.2 The requirements for energy efficient monitoring facilities of the electrical installations
are for the purposes of -
(a) getting required energy consumption data for better energy utilization and
management;
(b) identifying possible power quality problems so that appropriate solution can be
devised to reduce the losses; and
(c) facilitating energy audits.
7.3 Definitions
The definitions of terms applicable to Electrical Installations are given in Section 2 of

this BEC.
7.4 Power Distribution Loss
7.4.1 Distribution Transformer
A distribution transformer other than that owned by the electricity supplier should
have a minimum efficiency given in Table 7.4.1 based on test in accordance with IEC
Standard 60076-1 Ed. 2.1, at the test condition of full load, free of harmonics and at
unity displacement power factor.
Table 7.4.1 : Minimum Transformer Efficiency
Transformer Capacity Efficiency
< 1000kVA 98%
≥ 1000kVA 99%
7.4.2 Main Circuit
7.4.2.1 The copper loss of a main circuit connecting the distribution transformer and the main
incoming circuit breaker of a LV switchboard should not exceed 0.5% of the total
active power transmitted along the circuit conductors at designed circuit current.
7.4.2.2 As an alternative to clause 7.4.2.1 the transformer room and the corresponding main
switch room should be directly beside, directly above or directly below each other.
7.4.2.3 The effective current-carrying capacity of the neutral conductor in a main circuit should
have a rating not less than that for the phase conductors.
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7.4.3 Feeder Circuit
The maximum copper loss in a feeder circuit, single or three phase, should not exceed
2.5% of the total active power transmitted along the circuit conductors at designed
circuit current. This requirement is not applicable to circuits solely used for correction
of reactive and distortion power.
7.4.4 Sub-main Circuit
7.4.4.1 The maximum copper loss for non-residential buildings in a sub-main circuit, single or
three phase, not exceeding 100 m length should not exceed 1.5% of the total active
power transmitted along the circuit conductors at designed circuit current.
7.4.4.2 The maximum copper loss for non-residential buildings in a sub-main circuit, single or
three phase, exceeding 100 m length should not exceed 2.5% of the total active
power transmitted along the circuit conductors at designed circuit current, subject to
the sum of losses in sub-main circuit and final circuit over 32A (based on circuit
protective device rating) not exceeding 2.5%.
7.4.4.3 The maximum copper loss for residential buildings in a sub-main circuit, single or three
phase, should not exceed 2.5% of the total active power transmitted along the circuit
conductors at designed circuit current.
7.4.5 Final Circuit
The maximum copper loss for a final circuit over 32A (based on circuit protective device
rating), single or three phase, should not exceed 1% of the total active power
transmitted along the circuit conductors at designed circuit current.
7.4.6 The calculation of copper loss in clauses 7.4.2 to 7.4.5 should include the effects of
total power factor and total harmonic distortion of current in case of a non-linear load.
7.5 Motor Installation
7.5.1 Motor Efficiency
A three-phase totally enclosed induction motor should have a nominal full-load motor
efficiency fulfilling the corresponding value given in Table 7.5.1, except for a motor
integrated into a machine such that it cannot be tested separately from the machine,
or a motor specifically designed to operate at ambient air temperature exceeding 40oC.
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Table 7.5.1 : Minimum Nominal Full-Load Motor Efficiency for

Single-Speed Three-phase Totally Enclosed Motor
Minimum Rated Efficiency (%)

Motor Rated Output (P, in kW)
2-pole 4-pole
0.75 kW ≤ P < 1.1 kW 80.7% 82.5%
1.1 kW ≤ P < 1.5 kW 82.7% 84.1%
1.5 kW ≤ P < 2.2 kW 84.2% 85.3%
2.2 kW ≤ P < 3 kW 85.9% 86.7%
3 kW ≤ P < 4 kW 87.1% 87.7%
4 kW ≤ P < 5.5 kW 88.1% 88.6%
5.5 kW ≤ P < 7.5 kW 89.2% 89.6%
7.5 kW ≤ P < 11 kW 90.1% 90.4%
11 kW ≤ P < 15 kW 91.2% 91.4%
15 kW ≤ P < 18.5 kW 91.9% 92.1%
18.5 kW ≤ P < 22 kW 92.4% 92.6%
22 kW ≤ P < 30 kW 92.7% 93%
30 kW ≤ P < 37 kW 93.3% 93.6%
37 kW ≤ P < 45 kW 93.7% 93.9%
45 kW ≤ P < 55 kW 94% 94.2%
55 kW ≤ P < 75 kW 94.3% 94.6%
75 kW ≤ P < 90 kW 94.7% 95%
90 kW ≤ P < 110 kW 95% 95.2%
110 kW ≤ P < 132 kW 95.2% 95.4%
132 kW ≤ P < 160 kW 95.4% 95.6%
160 kW ≤ P < 200 kW 95.6% 95.8%
P ≥ 200 kW 95.8% 96%
Remarks:
- Compliance to above should be based on testing to relevant international
standards such as IEEE 112:2017, or IEC 60034-2-1 : 2014.
- Clause 7.5.1 is applicable to single-speed three-phase totally enclosed motor
equipped with variable speed drive
7.5.2 Motor Sizing
(a) For a motor above 5 kW output power rating, its output power should not exceed
125% of the anticipated system load. If the calculated 125% of system load
does not fall in the rating of a standard rated motor, the next higher rating
standard motor may be used.
(b) The requirement in (a) above should not be applicable to a motor having a load
characteristic that requires a high starting torque. A load characteristic that
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requires a high starting torque refers to a load requiring a motor of IEC Design H,
NEMA Design C, NEMA Design D or of a higher standard in terms of starting
torque, and the load characteristic should be substantiated with a load calculation
indicating the torque profile.
7.5.3 Motor for Air-conditioning Equipment, Distribution Transformer and Lift and Escalator
The requirements in clauses 7.5.1 and 7.5.2 should not be applicable to -
(a) a motor of a chiller, a heat pump, VRF system or unitary air-conditioner fulfilling
the air-conditioning equipment efficiency requirement in clause 6.12 of this BEC;
(b) a motor of a ventilation fan integrated with a distribution transformer fulfilling

the transformer efficiency requirement in clause 7.4.1 of this BEC; and
(c) a motor of a lift and escalator installation fulfilling the electrical power
requirement in clause 8.4 of this BEC.
(d) a motor of a cooling tower fan fulfilling the energy efficiency requirement in
clause 6.12.4 and clause 6.12.5 of this BEC.
7.6 Power Quality
7.6.1 Total Power Factor
7.6.1.1 The design total power factor for a three-phase circuit connecting to the meter of the
electricity supplier at designed circuit current should not be less than 0.85.
7.6.1.2 The design total power factor for a circuit at or above 400A (based on circuit protective
device rating), single or three phase, at designed circuit current should not be less than
0.85.
7.6.1.3 In fulfilling clause 7.6.1.1 and clause 7.6.1.2, a power factor correction device or a
connection point for the correction device should be incorporated at the source motor
control centre or local distribution board. The connection point should constitute a
spare way at the source motor control centre or local distribution board, and the spare
way should be reserved solely for supplying power to the correction device.
7.6.1.4 The requirements in clause 7.6.1.1 and clause 7.6.1.2 should not be applicable to a
circuit serving a lift and escalator installation that has fulfilled the power factor
requirement in clause 8.5.1 of this BEC.
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7.6.2 Total Harmonic Distortion
7.6.2.1 The design total harmonic distortion of current for a three-phase circuit connecting to
the meter of the electricity supplier at designed circuit current should not exceed the
corresponding values in Table 7.6.2.
7.6.2.2 The design total harmonic distortion of current for a circuit at or above 400A, single or
three phase, (based on circuit protective device rating) at designed circuit current
should not exceed the corresponding values in Table 7.6.2.
Table 7.6.2 : Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion of Current

Designed Circuit Current Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
(I, in A) in Percentage of Fundamental Current
I < 40A 20.0 %
40A ≤ I < 400A 15.0 %
400A ≤ I < 800A 12.0 %
800A ≤ I < 2000A 8.0 %
I ≥ 2000A 5.0 %
7.6.2.3 In fulfilling clauses 7.6.2.1 and 7.6.2.2, a harmonic correction device, or a connection
point for the correction device, should be incorporated at the source motor control
centre or local distribution board. The connection point should constitute a spare
way at the source motor control centre or local distribution board, and the spare way
should be reserved solely for supplying power to the correction device.
7.6.2.4 In fulfilling clause 7.6.2.3 in respect of harmonic correction device for a circuit
principally for motors with variable speed drives, a group compensation at the motor
control centre or local distribution board is allowed, provided that the maximum fifth
harmonic current distortion at the VSD input terminals during normal operation within
the variable speed range is less than 35%.
7.6.2.5 The requirements in clauses 7.6.2.1 and 7.6.2.2 should not be applicable to a circuit
serving a lift and escalator installation that has fulfilled the harmonics distortion
requirement in clause 8.6 of this BEC.
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7.6.3 Balancing of Single-phase Loads
For three-phase 4-wire circuits at or above 400A (based on circuit protective device
rating) with single-phase loads, the maximum current unbalance (unbalanced
single-phase loads distribution) at designed circuit current should not exceed 10%.
7.7 Metering and Monitoring Facilities
7.7.1 Main Circuit
A main incoming circuit at or above 400A current rating, single or three phase, (based
on circuit protective device rating) should be incorporated with metering devices for
measuring voltages (all phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral), currents (three phases
and neutral), total power factor, total energy consumption (kWh), maximum demand
(kVA) and total harmonic distortion.
7.7.2 Feeder and Sub-main Circuit
7.7.2.1 A feeder or sub-main circuit exceeding 200A and below 400A current rating, single or
three phase, (based on circuit protective device), except for correction of reactive or
distortion power purpose, should be incorporated with metering devices, for
measuring currents (three phases and neutral) and total energy consumption (kWh).
7.7.2.2 A feeder or sub-main circuit at or above 400A current rating, single or three phase,
(based on circuit protective device rating), except for correction of reactive and
distortion power purpose, should be incorporated with metering devices for measuring
voltages (all phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral), currents (three phases and neutral),
total power factor, total energy consumption (kWh), maximum demand (kVA) and
total harmonic distortion.
7.7.3 Circuits for Central Building Services Installations
7.7.3.1 Circuit serving each of the following installation should be incorporated with metering
devices separately,
(a) entire chilled water plant,
(b) entire heated water plant,
(c) all lifts, and
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(d) all escalators or passenger conveyors

(e) all charging facilities for electric vehicles.
7.7.3.2 In fulfilling clause 7.7.3.1, the metering devices should be able to provide the
measurement parameters as stated in clause 7.7.2. For the circuit at or below 200A,
the metering devices should be able to provide the measurement parameters as stated
in clause 7.7.2.1.
7.7.4 In fulfilling clause 7.7.1 and 7.7.2.2 in respect of total harmonic distortion
measurement, the metering devices should be capable of measuring at least up to 31st
harmonic order.
7.7.5 The measurement parameters as stated in clause 7.7.1 to 7.7.3 should be trended
every 15 minutes and include hourly, daily, monthly and annual data. The metering
devices and the associated monitoring facilities should be capable of maintaining all
data collected for a minimum of 36 months.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Lift & Escalator
8. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lift and Escalator Installation
8.1.1 All lift and escalator installations, unless otherwise specified, in a prescribed building
should be in accordance with the energy efficiency requirements of this Section.
8.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the following lift and escalator installations in a building
are regarded as lift and escalator installations to which the Ordinance is applicable,
unless otherwise specified in clause 8.1.3 -
(a) passenger lift, bed passenger lift, freight lift, vehicle lift, escalator and passenger
conveyor;
(b) fireman’s lift that operates under normal condition (i.e. Fireman’s Switch is off);
and
(c) lift and escalator installation attached to the façade of the building and owned by
the building owner.
8.1.3 For the avoidance of doubt, the following lift and escalator installations in a building
are not regarded as lift and escalator installations to which the Ordinance is
applicable –
(a) mechanized vehicle parking system;
(b) service lift;
(c) stairlift;
(d) industrial truck loaded freight lift;
(e) lift in a performance stage;
(f) powered lifting platform;
(g) lift that is not operated on a traction drive by suspension ropes or not operated by
a hydraulic piston; and
(h) lift and escalator installation included in the installations specified in Schedule 2 of
the Ordinance.
The requirements for energy efficient design of lift and escalator installations are for
the purposes of –
(a) reducing power consumption through imposing maximum allowable electrical
power of motor drive and provisioning of regenerative braking;
(b) reducing losses in the utilization of power through imposing requirements of
minimum allowable total power factor, limit on lift decoration load, and standby
mode in lift operation;
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(c) reducing losses due to associated power quality problems; and

(d) providing appropriate metering and energy monitoring facilities for better energy
efficiency management.
8.3 Definitions
The definitions of terms applicable to Lift and Escalator Installations are given in
8.4 Electrical Power
8.4.1 Traction Drive Lift
8.4.1.1 The running active electrical power of the motor drive of a traction drive lift carrying a
rated load at its rated speed in an upward direction should not exceed the
corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 8.4.1a and Table 8.4.1b.
8.4.1.2 The requirement in clause 8.4.1.1 should not be applicable to –

(a) a lift
i. with rated speed not less than 9 m/s serving a zone of over 50-storey or
over 175m between top/bottom-most landing and principal/ground
landing, and
ii. designated as fireman’s lift or sky lobby shuttle serving two principal stops;
or
(b) a lift with rated load at or above 5000 kg at rated speed of 3 m/s or above.
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Table 8.4.1a : Maximum Electrical Power (kW) of Traction Drive Lift at Rated Load for
Various Ranges of Rated Speed (applicable to new building)
Rated Load L Rated Speed Vc (m/s)

(kg)
Vc < 1 1 ≤ Vc < 1.5 1.5 ≤ Vc < 2 2 ≤ Vc < 2.5 2.5 ≤ Vc < 3
L < 750 5.6 7.8 9.5 12.6 14.2

750 ≤ L < 1000 7.8 9.5 13.4 16.6 18.9
1000 ≤ L < 1350 9.5 13.4 17.4 21.3 25.2
1350 ≤ L < 1600 11.9 15.8 21.3 25.2 30.0
1600 ≤ L < 2000 13.1 19.4 24.8 30.1 35.5
2000 ≤ L < 3000 19.4 28.5 36.4 45.5 54.0
3000 ≤ L < 4000 25.5 37.0 48.7 60.2 71.0
4000 ≤ L < 5000 32.4 46.4 60.2 74.9 88.7
0.00909L + 0.0146L + 0.0176L +
L ≥ 5000 0.00642L+ 0.4 0.0121L + 0.4
1.1 2.0 0.8
Rated Load L
3 ≤ Vc < 3.5 3.5 ≤ Vc < 4 4 ≤ Vc < 5 5 ≤ Vc < 6 6 ≤ Vc < 7
(kg)
L < 750 16.6 17.8 20.4 24.4 27.7
750 ≤ L < 1000 21.3 23.9 26.1 31.7 37.4
1000 ≤ L < 1350 28.4 30.9 36.8 42.4 48.9
1350 ≤ L < 1600 33.9 37.9 42.4 50.5 58.7
1600 ≤ L < 2000 41.0 46.4 53.0 61.1 71.6
2000 ≤ L < 3000 60.9 69.4 77.4 93.7 107.4
3000 ≤ L < 4000 80.3 92.6 105.8 122.2 142.6
4000 ≤ L < 5000 100.3 115.7 130.3 154.8 179.3
Rated Load L
7 ≤ Vc < 8 8 ≤ Vc < 9 Vc ≥ 9
(kg)
L < 750 31.7 36.8 4.19Vc + 0.0012Vc3
750 ≤ L < 1000 42.4 48.9 5.588Vc + 0.0018Vc3
1000 ≤ L < 1350 57.0 65.2 7.542Vc + 0.0018Vc3
1350 ≤ L < 1600 67.7 77.4 8.939Vc + 0.0023Vc3
1600 ≤ L < 2000 85.6 97.8 11.174Vc + 0.0012Vc3
2000 ≤ L < 3000 126.3 142.6 16.761Vc + 0.0026Vc3
3000 ≤ L < 4000 167.0 191.4 22.348Vc + 0.0032Vc3
4000 ≤ L < 5000 207.8 236.2 27.935Vc + 0.0042Vc3
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Table 8.4.1b : Maximum Electrical Power (kW) of Traction Drive Lift at Rated Load for
Various Ranges of Rated Speed
(applicable to major retrofitting works in an existing building)
Rated Load L Rated Speed Vc (m/s)
(kg)
Vc < 1 1 ≤ Vc < 1.5 1.5 ≤ Vc < 2 2 ≤ Vc < 2.5 2.5 ≤ Vc < 3
L < 750 5.8 8.1 9.7 13.0 14.6

750 ≤ L < 1000 8.1 9.7 13.9 17.1 19.5
1000 ≤ L < 1350 9.7 13.9 17.9 22.0 26.0
1350 ≤ L < 1600 12.2 16.3 22.0 26.0 30.9
1600 ≤ L < 2000 13.9 20.3 26.0 31.8 37.4
2000 ≤ L < 3000 20.3 30.2 38.3 48.0 56.9
3000 ≤ L < 4000 26.8 39.0 51.2 63.4 74.7
4000 ≤ L < 5000 34.1 48.8 63.4 78.8 93.4
0.00675L + 0.00954L + 0.0153L + 0.0185L+
L ≥ 5000 0.0127L + 0.4
0.5 1.2 2.4 1.0
Rated Load L
3 ≤ Vc < 3.5 3.5 ≤ Vc < 4 4 ≤ Vc < 5 5 ≤ Vc < 6 6 ≤ Vc < 7
(kg)
L < 750 17.1 18.7 21.5 25.7 29.2
750 ≤ L < 1000 22.0 25.2 27.5 33.5 39.4
1000 ≤ L < 1350 29.3 32.5 38.7 44.6 51.5
1350 ≤ L < 1600 35.0 39.9 44.6 53.2 61.8
1600 ≤ L < 2000 43.1 48.8 55.8 64.3 75.4
2000 ≤ L < 3000 64.2 73.1 81.5 98.6 113.1
3000 ≤ L < 4000 84.5 97.5 111.4 128.6 150.1
4000 ≤ L < 5000 105.6 121.9 137.2 162.9 188.7
Rated Load L
7 ≤ Vc < 8 8 ≤ Vc < 9 Vc ≥ 9
(kg)
L < 750 33.5 38.7 4.411Vc + 0.0012Vc3
750 ≤ L < 1000 44.6 51.5 5.882Vc + 0.0019Vc3
1000 ≤ L < 1350 60.0 68.6 7.939Vc + 0.0019Vc3
1350 ≤ L < 1600 71.3 81.5 9.410Vc + 0.0024Vc3
1600 ≤ L < 2000 90.1 102.9 11.762Vc + 0.0012Vc3
2000 ≤ L < 3000 133.0 150.1 17.643Vc + 0.0028Vc3
3000 ≤ L < 4000 175.8 201.5 23.524Vc + 0.0034Vc3
4000 ≤ L < 5000 218.7 248.6 29.405Vc + 0.0044Vc3
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8.4.2 Hydraulic Lift
The running active electrical power of the hydraulic oil pump motor of a hydraulic lift
carrying a rated load at its rated speed in an upward direction should not exceed the
corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 8.4.2.
Table 8.4.2 : Maximum Electrical Power (kW) of Hydraulic Lift at Rated Load
Rated Load L (kg) Power (kW)
L < 1000 kg 25.3
1000 kg ≤ L < 2000 kg 47.9
2000 kg ≤ L < 3000 kg 67.7
3000 kg ≤ L < 4000 kg 87.6
4000 kg ≤ L < 5000 kg 109.3
L ≥ 5000 kg 0.022L
8.4.3 Escalator
The running active electrical power of the steps driving motor of an escalator with
nominal width W and rise R when operating under no-load condition at rated speed Vr
should not exceed the corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 8.4.3.
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Table 8.4.3 : Maximum Electrical Power of Escalator at Designated Width and Rise for
Various Ranges of Rated Speed Operating under No Load
Nominal Electrical Power (W) at Rated Speed Vr (m/s)

Rise
Width
R Non-Public Service Escalator Public Service Escalator
W
(m) 0.5 ≤ Vr < 0.6 ≤ Vr < Vr < 0.5 ≤ Vr 0.6 ≤ Vr
(mm) Vr < 0.5
0.6 0.75 0.5 < 0.6 < 0.75
R < 3.5 1257 1444 1816
3.5 ≤ R < 5 1490 1769 2188
600 Not Applicable
5 ≤ R < 6.5 1723 2095 2561
R ≥ 6.5 205R + 391 242R + 523 296R + 639
R < 3.5 1397 1583 1909 1955 2328 2886
3.5 ≤ R < 5 1676 1955 2375 2328 2793 3445
5 ≤ R < 6.5 1955 2328 2840 2700 3212 4003
800
6.5 ≤ R < 8 2281 2700 3306 3072 3631 4516
225.4R + 248.5R + 306.3R + 285.8R 340.7R + 424.3R
R≥8
479 713 857 + 787 787 + 1122
R < 3.5 1490 1769 2141 2095 2468 3072
3.5 ≤ R < 5 1862 2141 2654 2468 3165 3631
5 ≤ R < 6.5 2170 2607 3165 2840 3399 4190
1000
6.5 ≤ R < 8 2561 2979 3678 3212 3817 4795
262.6R + 342.6R + 339.8R + 299.5R 339.8R + 447.8R
R≥8
461 239 960 + 817 1100 + 1213
Rise Heavy Duty Escalator @

R
(m) Vr = 0.5 0.5 < Vr ≤ 0.65 0.65 < Vr ≤ 0.75
R≤5 3746 4044 4241
5 < R ≤ 6.5 4651 4973 5186
6.5 < R ≤ 10 6893 7305 7587
10 < R ≤ 13 8814 9312 9643
13 < R ≤ 16 10647 11197 11565
16 < R ≤ 17.5 11561 12140 12524
17.5 < R ≤ 20 13088 13711 14137
1000 R > 20 610.4R + 881 628.5R + 1142 640.9R + 1320
Remarks:
@ escalator with the following characteristics can be regarded as heavy duty
escalator :
- designed to operate continuously for a period of not less than 20 hours per
day, seven days per week, with an alternating passenger load of 100%
brake load for one hour and 50% brake load for the following hour;
- not less than 4 no. of flat steps at each landing;
- maximum calculated or measured deflection of supporting structure of
escalator not exceeding 1/1500 of the distance between supports;
- brake load given by multiplying the number of visible steps by 120 kg; and
- diameter of chain wheel not less than 100 mm.
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8.4.4 Passenger Conveyor
The running active electrical power of the steps driving motor of a passenger conveyor
with length L and nominal width W at an inclination up to 60 from horizontal when
operating under no-load condition at rated speed Vr should not exceed the
corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 8.4.4.
Table 8.4.4 : Maximum Electrical Power of Passenger Conveyor at Designated Width and
Length at Inclination up to 60 from Horizontal
for Various Ranges of Rated Speed Operating under No Load
Electrical Power (W) at Rated Speed Vr (m/s)

Nominal
Length L Non-Public Service Passenger Public Service Passenger
Width
(m) Conveyor Conveyor
(mm)
Vr < 0.5 ≤ Vr 0.6 ≤ Vr < 0.75 ≤ Vr Vr < 0.5 ≤ Vr 0.6 ≤ Vr 0.75 ≤ Vr
0.5 < 0.6 0.75 < 0.90 0.5 < 0.6 < 0.75 < 0.90
L<8 1071 1350 1769 2095 1257 1630 1862 2188

8 ≤ L < 12 1537 1955 2560 3026 1537 1955 2560 3026
800 12 ≤ L < 16 2002 2561 3259 4003 2002 2561 3259 4003
16 ≤ L < 20 2468 3631 4096 4934 2468 3631 4096 4934
118.2L 173.2L 196.4L 235.5L + 118.2L 173.2L 196.4L 235.5L
L ≥ 20
+ 104 + 168 + 169 225 + 104 + 168 + 169 + 225
L<8 1210 1537 1769 2095 1350 1723 1955 2281
8 ≤ L < 12 1955 2514 2840 3399 1955 2514 2840 3399
1000 12 ≤ L < 16 2607 3306 3724 4469 2607 3306 3724 4469
16 ≤ L < 20 3212 4096 4609 5540 3212 4096 4609 5540
152.7L 194.5L 220.5L 265.3L 152.7L 194.5L 220.5L 265.3L
L ≥ 20
+ 159 + 206 + 200 + 235 + 159 + 206 + 200 + 235
L<8 1513 1921 2211 2620 1689 2154 2444 2852
8 ≤ L < 12 2444 3142 3551 4248 2444 3142 3551 4248

1400 &
12 ≤ L < 16 3259 4132 4655 5586 3259 4132 4655 5586
above
16 ≤ L < 20 4016 5121 5761 6925 4016 5121 5761 6925
191L + 243L + 275L + 331L + 191L + 243L + 275L + 331L +
L ≥ 20
197 262 261 306 197 262 261 306
Remarks:
The maximum allowable electrical power for a passenger conveyor with Nominal Width above 1000
mm and below 1400 mm is given by interpolation of the control value for equipment at Nominal Width
1000 mm and the control value for equipment at Nominal Width 1400 mm.
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8.5 Utilization of Power

8.5.1 Total Power Factor
8.5.1.1 The total power factor of the motor drive of a lift at the isolator connecting the lift to
the building’s electrical supply circuit should not be less than 0.85 when the lift is
carrying a rated load at its rated speed and traveling in an upward direction.
8.5.1.2 The total power factor of the motor drive of an escalator or passenger conveyor at
either-
(a) the isolator connecting the escalator or passenger conveyor to the building’s
electrical supply circuit; or
(b) the circuit protective device serving the escalator or the passenger conveyor
should not be less than 0.85 when the motor drive is operating under its brake load
condition at rated speed, with the steps or pallets moving in an upward direction for
escalator or conveyor with a rise.
8.5.1.3 In fulfilling clauses 8.5.1.1 or 8.5.1.2, a power factor correction device can be installed
at the motor control centre of the motor drive to provide the compensation to the
corresponding level in clauses 8.5.1.1 or 8.5.1.2.
8.5.1.4 As part of the compliance demonstration, the total apparent power S through the
evaluation of the phase voltages of a three-phase three-wire system and hence the total
power factor should also be computed in accordance with the procedures given in
Appendix B of this BEC.
8.5.2 Lift Decoration Load
The decoration load in a lift should not exceed the corresponding maximum allowable
value given in Table 8.5.2.
Table 8.5.2 : Maximum Lift Decoration Load
Lift Rated Load L (kg) Allowable Decoration Load D (kg)

L < 1800 D = 0.405 x L, or 445 whichever is smaller
D = 0.2772 x L – 0.00001665 x L2, or 915
L ≥ 1800
whichever is smaller
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8.5.3 Lift Parking Mode
8.5.3.1 Under normal operating status, at least one lift of a lift bank should operate under a
parking mode during low traffic period when the traffic demand on the vertical
transportation system is low.
8.5.3.2 Under a parking mode of operation, a lift should not respond to passenger calls until it
returns to the normal operation mode.
8.5.4 Lift Ventilation and Air-conditioning
8.5.4.1 Except for observation lift with itself travelling through or its lift well located in
unconditioned space, the ventilation of a lift car after idling for 2 minutes should be
shut off automatically until the lift is activated again by passenger call.
8.5.4.2 Except for observation lift with itself travelling through or its lift well located in
unconditioned space, the air-conditioning of a lift car after idling for 10 minutes should
- be shut off automatically until the lift is activated again by passenger call, and
- resume operation no earlier than 5 minutes after the shut-off.
8.5.4.3 Power consumption of lift car ventilation fan at design air flow condition should not
exceed 0.7 W per litre per second (L/s).
8.5.5 Lift Regenerative Braking
Regenerative braking should be provided for each of a lift -
(a) with rated speed of 2.0 m/s or above, and
(b) rated load at 900 kg or above.
The power from the regenerative braking should be fed towards the incoming source of
the driving controller.
8.5.6 Lift Car Lighting
(a) The lighting power density of lift car should not exceed the maximum allowable
value given in Table 5.4 of this BEC unless the total electrical power consumed by
the complete fixed lighting installation of the lift car does not exceed 70W.
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(b) The requirement given in clause 5.5.1 about lighting control point should not be
applicable to the lighting installation of the lift car.
(c) The exception on automatic lighting control as given in clause 5.6.1.1 should not
be applicable to the lighting installation of the lift car.
(d) After idling for 10 minutes, the lift car lighting should reduce to 50% or less of
the total lighting power consumption automatically.
8.5.7 Automatic Speed Reduction of Escalator
Switching provision should be made for each escalator to operate under automatic
speed reduction mode when the traffic demand is low. Further consideration in
respect of safety, operation and riding quality should be conducted when deploying
automatic stop at low traffic demand period.
8.6 Total Harmonic Distortion
8.6.1 When a lift is moving up with rated load at its rated speed, the total harmonic distortion
produced by the motor drive at the isolator connecting the lift to the building’s electrical
supply circuit should be limited to the corresponding maximum allowable value given in
Table 8.6.1.
Table 8.6.1 : Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion of Motor Drive for Lift
Circuit Fundamental Current of Motor Drive, Maximum Total Harmonic

I (A), Moving Up with Rated Load at Rated Speed Distortion (%) in Each Phase
I < 40A 40%

40A ≤ I < 80A 35%
80A ≤ I < 400A 22.5%
400A ≤ I < 800A 15%
8.6.2 When an escalator or passenger conveyor is operating with no load at its rated speed,
the total harmonic distortion produced by the motor drive at either-
(a) the isolator connecting the escalator or passenger conveyor to the building’s
electrical supply circuit; or
(b) the circuit protective device serving the escalator or the passenger conveyor
should be limited to the corresponding maximum allowable value given in Table 8.6.2.
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Table 8.6.2 : Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion of Motor Drive for

Escalator and Passenger Conveyor
Circuit Fundamental Current of Motor Drive, Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion
I (A), with No Load at Rated Speed (%) in Each Phase
35%, for 40%, for
electrical supply electrical supply
I < 40A direct from not direct from
building’s feeder building’s feeder
circuit circuit
40A ≤ I < 80A 35%
80A ≤ I < 400A 22.5%
8.6.3 In fulfilling clauses 8.6.1 or 8.6.2, a harmonic correction device can be installed at the
motor control centre of the motor drive to reduce the overall total harmonic distortion
to the corresponding level in clauses 8.6.1 or 8.6.2.
8.7 Metering and Monitoring Facilities
8.7.1 Metering devices should be provided for the electrical supply circuit for the motor drive
of each lift, escalator or passenger conveyor, for measurement of voltages (all
phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral), currents (three phases and neutral), total power
factor, total harmonic distortion, energy consumption (kWh), power (kW) and maximum
demand (kVA).
8.7.2 In fulfilling clause 8.7.1, a metering device or a set of metering device should be
provided for each lift, escalator or passenger conveyor. In respect of total harmonic
distortion measurement, the metering device should be capable of measuring at least
up to 31st harmonic order.
8.7.3 The measurement parameters stated in clause 8.7.1 should be trended every 15 minutes
and include hourly, daily, monthly, and annual data. The monitoring facilities should
be capable of maintaining all data collected for a minimum of 36 months.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Performance-based Approach
9. Performance-based Approach
9.1.1 The requirements in this Section should be complied with for buildings using the
performance-based approach, which is regarded as an alternative approach for
meeting the prescriptive requirements given in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC, in fulfilling
the energy efficiency requirements under the Ordinance.
9.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the following clauses in Sections 5 to 8 should also be
applicable to the performance-based approach, in addition to the requirements
specified in clauses 9.2 to 9.5 of this Section –
- clauses 5.1 to 5.3, clauses 6.1 to 6.3, clauses 7.1 to 7.3 and clauses 8.1 to 8.3.
The requirements in the performance-based approach are for the purposes of -

(a) reducing energy consumption in the designed building through the focus on its
total energy consumption and the adoption of basic energy efficiency
requirements; and
(b) providing an alternative approach to full compliance with the energy efficiency
requirements given in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC.
9.3 Definitions
The definitions of terms applicable to performance-based approach are given in

9.4 Basic Requirements
9.4.1 Under the performance-based approach, the requirements given in Table 9.4 should
be the trade-off allowable.
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Table 9.4 : Trade-off for Performance-based Approach
Energy efficiency requirements on building services installations:

Lighting installations, given in Section 5 of this BEC (clause no.)
Lighting power density ( 5.4)
Automatic lighting control ( 5.6)
Air-conditioning installations, given in Section 6 of this BEC (clause no.)
Air distribution system fan power (6.7)
Pumping system variable flow (6.8)
Frictional loss of water piping system (6.9)
System control (6.10)
Air-conditioning equipment efficiency (6.12)
Electrical installations, given in Section 7 of this BEC (clause no.)
Power distribution loss (7.4)
Motor installation (7.5)
Power quality (7.6)
Lift and escalator installations, given in Section 8 of this BEC (clause no.)
Electrical power (8.4)
Utilization of power (8.5)
Total harmonic distortion (8.6)
Energy efficiency requirements on building envelope:
Overall thermal transfer value, requirements same as given in
Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation (Cap.123M)
9.4.2 The energy efficiency performance of the trade-off should not exceed 25% lower than
the corresponding prescriptive requirement given in Section 5 to 8 of this BEC.
9.5 Comparison of Design Energy and Energy Budget
9.5.1 A hypothetical design - the reference building, should be –

(a) developed based on the designed building, in accordance with the procedure given
in Appendix A, and
(b) governed by all the energy efficiency requirements given in Sections 5 to 8 of this
BEC.
9.5.2 The design energy and energy budget, respectively of the designed building and
reference building, should be calculated -
(a) using the same consistent numerical method for building energy analysis; and
(b) in accordance with the procedure given in Appendix A of this BEC.
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9.5.3 The design energy should not exceed the energy budget.
9.5.4 Trade-off in Design Energy
9.5.4.1 In fulfilling clause 9.5.3, the increase in design energy as a result of not satisfying the
trade-off allowable requirements in clause 9.4.2, can be off-set with reduction in design
energy as a result of -
(a) an improvement over the corresponding minimum allowable levels of performance
in any one or more of the items listed with energy efficiency requirements in
Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC, and/or
(b) an energy efficient feature to improve the energy performance in lighting,
air-conditioning, electrical and lift and escalator installations, and/or
(c) a better OTTV resulting in energy reduction counted towards the trade-off , and/or
(d) having recovered energy or renewable energy captured or generated on site
9.5.4.2 Clause 9.5.4.1 (c) should not be applicable to buildings not governed by the Building
(Energy Efficiency) Regulation (Cap. 123M).
9.5.4.3 The items or installations involved in the trade-off process should be under the same
ownership.
9.5.4.4 The subsequent alteration or replacement of items or installations in the trade-off

should not result in the non-compliance of clause 9.5.3.
9.5.4.5 Trade-off should not be applicable to an item which has not been installed.
9.5.4.6 The equipment or system of energy recovery captured or renewable energy generated
on site should be equipped with metering and monitoring facilities such that the
performance of such equipment or system can be measured and verified.
(a) For such equipment or system generating electric energy, it should be equipped
with metering devices for measuring voltages (all phase-to-phase and
phase-to-neutral), currents (three phases and neutral), total power factor, total
energy consumption (kWh), maximum demand (kVA) and total harmonic
distortion.
(b) For such equipment or system recovering or generating thermal energy, it should
be equipped with measuring and monitoring facilities to measure its power (kW)
input, energy (kWh) input, cooling/heating power (kW) output and
cooling/heating energy (kWh) output.
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(c) The measurement parameters should be trended every 15 minutes and include
hourly, daily, monthly and annual data. The measuring and monitoring facilities
should be capable of maintaining all data collected for a minimum of 36 months.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Major Retrofitting Works
10. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Major Retrofitting Works
10.1.1 Whenever major retrofitting works are carried out in a prescribed building, the involved
building services installations, save for exclusion or exemption under the Ordinance,
should meet the energy efficiency requirements as stipulated in this Section.
10.1.2 The major retrofitting works are basically prescribed in Schedule 3 of the Ordinance.
The technical elaboration of the works and the associated energy efficiency
requirements applicable to them are given in Table 10.1.
Table 10.1
Major Retrofitting Works and Energy Efficiency Requirements
BEC
Category of Major Condition for Applicability of BEC Applicable BEC
Clause
Retrofitting Work Requirement Requirement
No.
(a) Works involving addition or replacement of a building services installation that covers
one or more places with a floor area or total floor area of not less than 500 m2 under the
same series of works within 12 months in a unit or a common area should include item
(i), item (ii) and/or item (iii) as described below (please also see the remarks at the end of
this table) –
(i) addition or total circuit no existing luminaires in the lighting power 5.4
replacement wattage of the area, or the sum of circuit density
of additional or wattage of additional or
luminaire(s) replacement replacement luminaires is
luminaires at or more than that of 50% of
exceeding 3kW the original luminaires in the
area
the area has no existing lighting control point 5.5
luminaires, or the work
involves a complete rewiring
automatic lighting 5.6
of the existing lighting
control
circuits in the area
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Table 10.1
BEC
Clause
No.
(ii) addition or total involving addition or air- conditioning 6.12
replacement cooling/heating replacement of unitary air- equipment efficiency
of air capacity of the conditioner, VRF system,
handling additional or heat pump, cooling tower
unit(s), replacement air and/or chiller
unitary air- handling unit(s), the additional or separate air 6.5
unitary air-
conditioner(s) replacement air handling distribution system
conditioner(s),
,VRF system(s), unit(s) forming a complete for process
heat pumps(s) VRF system(s), air distribution system in the requirements
and/or heat pump(s) context of clause 6.7 air distribution 6.7
chiller(s) and/or chiller(s) system fan power
at or exceeding direct digital control 6.14
60kW
the work involving frictional loss of 6.9
additional water pipework water piping system
the work involving a

complete replacement of
corresponding water side
pumping system
the work involving addition thermal insulation 6.11
or replacement of
pipework, ductwork or AHU
the work involving addition motor efficiency 7.5.1
or replacement of water
pump with new motor, of
AHU with new motor, or of
fan with new motor
(iii) addition or the work involving a traction drive lift with electrical power 8.4
replacement machine above and with 1:1 or 2:1 suspension
of motor roping system, a hydraulic lift, an escalator or a
drive and passenger conveyor
mechanical the work involving a traction drive lift, a total power factor 8.5.1
drive, of a hydraulic lift, an escalator or a passenger
lift, an conveyor
escalator, or total harmonic 8.6
a passenger distortion
conveyor metering & 8.7
monitoring facilities
automatic speed 8.5.7
reduction of
escalator
(except public service
escalator and heavy
duty escalator)
the work involving addition of a lift or lift decoration load 8.5.2
replacement of a lift car lift ventilation & air 8.5.4
conditioning
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Table 10.1
BEC
Clause
No.
lighting power 5.4
density
automatic lighting 8.5.6
control
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Table 10.1
BEC
Clause
No.
(b) Addition or replacement of a main component of a central building services installation

should include item (i), item (ii) and/or item (iii) as described below (please also see the
remarks at the end of this table) –
(i) addition or the work involving a complete main circuit, power distribution 7.4.2
replacement except for cable route between existing loss
of a transformer room and associated LV switch
complete room with length exceeding 20 m
electrical the work involving a complete feeder 7.4.3
circuit at the work involving a complete sub-circuit 7.4.4
rating of the work involving a complete final circuit 7.4.5
400A or the work involving a complete feeder, or total power factor 7.6.1
above involving a complete sub-circuit and all its total harmonic 7.6.2
downstream final circuits distortion
balancing of 7.6.3
single-phase loads
the work involving a main circuit, a feeder or a metering & 7.7
sub-circuit, with addition of corresponding monitoring facilities
switch cubicle for the circuit termination at the
main LV switchboard
in addition to the work involving an requirements as for (a) (i)
the addition or addition or replacement of
replacement of luminaires with a total circuit
the complete wattage at or exceeding
electrical circuit 3kW
at rating of the work involving an requirements as for (a) (ii)
400A or above addition or replacement of
air handling unit(s), of
unitary air-conditioner(s),
VRF system(s), of heat
pump(s) and/or of chiller(s),
with a total cooling/heating
capacity at or exceeding
60kW
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Table 10.1
BEC
Clause
No.
(ii) addition or applicable in any conditions; air- conditioning 6.12
replacement the work involving addition or replacement of equipment efficiency
of a unitary cooling tower(s)
air- frictional loss of 6.9
conditioner the addition or replacement of air-conditioning water piping system
or a chiller of equipment involving addition or complete energy metering 6.13
a cooling replacement of the corresponding water side
rating or a pumping system direct digital control 6.14
heat pump
of heating ditto, the corresponding water side pumping pumping system 6.8
rating at or system forming an independent system variable flow
exceeding the work involving addition or replacement of thermal insulation 6.11
350kW pipework, ductwork or AHU
the work involving addition or replacement of motor efficiency 7.5.1
water pump with new motor, of AHU with
new motor, or of fan with new motor
in addition to the the work involving an requirements as for (a) (i)
addition or addition or replacement
replacement of the of luminaires with a
unitary total circuit wattage at
air-conditioner, chiller or exceeding 3kW
or heat pump at or the work involving an requirements as for (a) (ii)
exceeding 350 kW addition or replacement
of air handling unit(s),
of unitary
air-conditioner(s), of
VRF system(s), of heat
pump(s) and/or of
chiller(s) with a total
cooling/ heating
capacity at or exceeding
60kW
(iii) addition or the work involving a traction drive lift with electrical power 8.4
replacement machine above and with 1:1 or 2:1 suspension
of the motor roping system, a hydraulic lift, an escalator or a
drive and passenger conveyor
mechanical the work involving a traction drive lift, a total power factor 8.5.1
drive of a lift, hydraulic lift, an escalator or a passenger
an escalator conveyor
or a total harmonic 8.6
passenger distortion
conveyor metering & 8.7
monitoring facilities
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Table 10.1
BEC
Clause
No.
automatic speed 8.5.7
reduction of
escalator
(except public service
escalator or heavy
duty escalator)
the work involving addition of a lift or lift decoration load 8.5.2
replacement of a lift car lift ventilation & 8.5.4
air-conditioning
lighting power 5.4
density
automatic lighting 8.5.6
control
Remarks:
1. Save for the addition or replacement works described above, major retrofitting works
should also include enhancement works for existing building services installation and all
ratings involved refer to the ratings of the newly installed equipment.
2. Attention is drawn to the Notes in Schedule 3 of the Ordinance on identifying “common
area” and “the same series of works” specified in item (a) of this table.
3. The “floor area” stated in item (a) of this table means the works area which is the
“internal floor area” (as defined in Section 2 of this BEC) covered by the major
retrofitting works but may not be the area served by the concerned building services
installations. In practice, such works area may be identified on the relevant layout plans
and/or by the fencing-off of the works area on site such as hoarding, canvas, fencing or
signs etc.
4. The “12-month” period under a same series of works specified in item (a) of this table
may be counted from the commencement date of either one of the works under the
same series of works. The floor area covered by any works of the same series of works
commenced within this 12-month period (the first day and the last day inclusive) should
be counted towards the “total floor area” covered by the same series of works within
this 12-month period. If some works under the same series of works have commenced
within a 12-month period in a unit or a common area and their works areas aggregate to
not less than 500 m2, then besides these works all other works of the same series of
works in the same unit or common area, even not commenced within the said 12-month
period, should also comply with the requirements specified above for item (a).
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10.2 Performance-based Approach
10.2.1 The performance-based approach is applicable to major retrofitting works given in the
Ordinance.
10.2.2 In adopting the performance-based approach for major retrofitting works, the
requirements in Section 9 and Appendix A of this BEC should be satisfied.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation App A– Building Energy Analysis
Appendix A
Calculation of Total Energy Consumption in a Building or Unit Using Numerical Method
for Building Energy Analysis
A1 Introduction
A1.1 The calculation of total energy consumption in a building or unit should be based on
numerical method for building energy analysis. The purpose of the calculation is to develop
fair and consistent evaluations of the energy performance of the effects of deviations from the
energy efficiency requirements given in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC that can be collectively
regarded as the prescriptive requirements. Simplifying assumptions if adopted should be
aimed to rationalize the modeling or simulation without compromising the intent of energy
efficiency.
A1.2 Information of the building design should be translated into building description
data required for the energy calculation and simulation. The designed building should be
represented in the energy calculation tool using the format required for the building energy
analysis and simulation process.
A1.3 The reference building should be developed by modifying the description of the
designed building, and should have all the features of the designed building, but be modified
as appropriate to meet all the prescriptive requirements in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC.
A1.4 Portion of a building

For major retrofitting works involving not an entire building but only a portion of the building,
the building energy analysis may not necessarily cover the entire building, but should
nevertheless include the systems and components that have impacts in terms of energy
consumption on the portion of the building, such as an air-conditioning system serving both
the portion and its adjoining areas.
A2 Numerical Method for Building Energy Analysis
A2.1 The numerical method for the building energy analysis should be targeted for the
estimation of energy consumption in buildings in a comprehensive manner and should include
calculation methodologies for the building components or systems being considered.
A2.2 The use of a computer-based hour-by-hour, full-year, multiple-zone numerical analysis

for modelling and simulating the design energy and energy budget is required. The simulation
program should be capable of modelling :
- effects of thermal mass;
- hourly variations in occupancy, lighting power, air-conditioning system operation
including thermostat setpoints, and miscellaneous equipment power, defined separately
for each day of a week and each holiday;
- 10 or more thermal zones; and
- air-conditioning equipment part load performances.
Simpler tools are allowed if they have been shown to produce equivalent results for the type of
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building and relevant building features and/or systems being considered; whenever a simpler tool
is used, essential information about its modeling capability, calculation techniques & procedures,
and validation results including sensitivity analyses should be available for submission to the
Director for approval.
A2.3 The simulation program should use scientifically justifiable techniques and procedures
for modelling building loads, systems, and equipment. It should be capable of modeling and
simulating the thermal behavior of a building and the interaction of its building fabric,
air-conditioning, lighting and other relevant energy consuming equipment and systems.
A2.4 The simulation program should have the ability to either directly determine the design
energy and energy budget, or produce simulation reports of energy use for determining the
design energy and energy budget using a separate calculation engine.
A2.5 The simulation program should be capable of performing design load calculations to
determine the required air-conditioning equipment capacities and air and water flow rates for
both the designed building and reference building.
A2.6 When a simulation program is used to verify compliance with this BEC via the
performance-based approach in Section 9 of this BEC, the program should meet the
requirements of ASHRAE Standard 140 or its modelling capabilities should be provided to the
Director, and its calculation techniques and validation results should also be provided upon
request by the Director for evaluation and approval.
A2.7 The simulation program should be able to deliver the following printouts, for both
designed building and reference building –
(a) breakdown of energy consumption for lighting installation, space cooling and heat
rejection equipment, space heating (if provided), fans of AHUs and ventilation fans,
pumps for air-conditioning, service water heating equipment, catering, lift and
escalator, miscellaneous equipment/appliance loads (e.g. office equipment, server etc);
and
(b) monthly building energy consumption profile.
A3 Evaluation of Building Energy Performance
A3.1 General Requirements
A3.1.1 Trade-Offs Limited to Compliance Areas. When compliance applies to a portion of a

building, only the calculation parameters related to the systems for the areas concerned should
be allowed to vary. Parameters in relation to unmodified existing conditions or to future building
components should be identical for both the energy budget and the design energy calculations.
A3.1.2 Climatic Data. Weather data used with the simulation program must be appropriate
for the complexity of design features. The climatic data used in the energy analysis should cover
a full calendar year of 8,760 hours and should reflect coincident hourly data for temperature,
solar radiation, humidity and wind speed based on data from the Hong Kong Observatory. The
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weather data should be fully verified and justified. The same weather data must be used for the
calculation of the designed building and reference building. Weather data of Test Reference
Year or weather data in the format of Typical Meteorological Year should preferably be used in
the energy calculation.
A3.1.3 Operating Schedule. Building operation should be simulated for a full calendar year.
Operating schedules should include hourly profiles for daily operation and should account for
variation between weekdays, weekends, holidays, and any seasonal operation, where applicable.
The schedules should model the time-dependent variations of occupancy, lighting, equipment
loads, thermostat settings, mechanical ventilation, air-conditioning equipment availability, and
any process loads.
A3.1.4 Occupant-sensitive Features. Occupant behaviour, unless otherwise specified in this

Appendix, should not be relied upon to achieve consistent and permanent reductions in building
energy consumption. Design features that depend on the co-operation of the occupants should
be excluded from the design energy calculation.
A3.1.5 Renewable Energy and recovered energy. Useful energy generated from renewable
energy sources or recovered energy sources can be considered in the evaluation of building
energy performance, provided that the sources are reliable and the energy generation can be
estimated mathematically. To provide credit for these sources in this BEC compliance, renewable
energy or recovered energy for routine duty can be excluded from the design energy allowed for
the building. Where renewable energy or recovered energy are used, the reference building
design should be based on the energy source used as the back-up energy source or electricity if
no backup energy source has been specified.
A3.1.6 Professional Judgement. Although certain modelling techniques and compliance

assumptions applied to the building design are fixed or restricted, there are other aspects of
computer modelling for which professional judgement is necessary. The professional
judgement for these aspects should be duly exercised. The Director may accept or not accept a
particular modeling input, and may require the submission of substantiations with supporting
evidence and documentation.
A3.1.7 Exclusion or exemption. The energy calculation should include all energy uses in the
building as far as practicable, rather than just the central plant and equipment.
Consumptions/loadings for installations excluded or exempted from the compliance of the
Ordinance, such as fire services, and essential health and safety-related installations, could be
excluded in the energy calculation, unless these installations contribute to a trade-off of design
energy or are put in continuous run under normal operation which have significant energy
consumption.
A3.2 Determination of Design Energy for the Designed Building
A3.2.1 Simulation Model. The simulation model of the designed building should be consistent
with the design documents, including proper accounting of window and wall types and areas,
lighting power and controls, air-conditioning system types, sizes, and controls, and so on. The
major building systems including building envelope, lighting installation, air-conditioning
installation, ventilating fans, pumps, service water heating equipment, catering, lift and escalator,
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miscellaneous equipment/appliance loads (e.g. office equipment, server etc); must be included in
the energy calculation. Except for items for off-setting of design energy, other building systems’
energy consumption should be taken as the same in both designed and reference buildings.
A3.2.2 System Capacities and Data. When air-conditioning, lighting and other building
systems and equipment are included in the energy calculation, they should be simulated for the
designed building using capacities, rated efficiencies, and part-load performance data for the
proposed equipment as provided by the equipment manufacturer. If a system or equipment has
not been completely determined and specified, its information should be based on reasonable
assumptions of the design or construction of such system or equipment. These assumptions
should be based on professional judgement and all of them should be documented for
verification whenever required.
A3.2.3 Yet-to-be-designed Features. When the method is applied to buildings in which

energy-related features have not yet been designed, those yet-to-be-designed features should be
described in the designed building so that they minimally comply with applicable requirements of
Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC. Where the space classification for a portion of the building is not
known, the portion should be assumed a reasonable occupancy applicable to the building
project. All the assumptions should be based on professional judgement and documented for
verification whenever required.
A3.2.4 Building Envelope. All components of the building envelope in the designed building
should be modelled as shown on architectural drawings or as constructed for the existing
building. For buildings where the OTTV is applicable by regulation, the thermal properties and
dimensions of these components should be as in the submission for the OTTV.
A3.2.5 Lighting. Lighting power in the design should be determined as follows:

(a) where a complete lighting system exists, the actual lighting power should be used in
the model;
(b) where a lighting system has been designed, lighting power should be determined in
accordance with the design; or
(c) where no lighting system has been specified but it is expected, the lighting power
should be determined in accordance with Table 5.4, by identifying for each individual
space of the designed building a type of space given in Table 5.4 and use the
corresponding maximum allowable LPD value as the LPD for the relevant space;
(d) the lighting schedules in the designed building should reflect the compliance with the
automatic lighting control requirements in section 5.6 of this BEC;
(e) automatic lighting control included in the designed building but not required in
section 5.6 of this BEC should be modeled in the simulation.
A3.2.6 Air-conditioning. The air-conditioning system type and all related performance
parameters in the proposed design should be determined as follows:
(a) where a complete air-conditioning system exists, the model should reflect the actual
system type using actual component capacities and efficiencies;
(b) where an air-conditioning system has been designed, the air-conditioning model
should be consistent with the design;
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(c) where no cooling system has been specified but it is expected, the cooling system
should be modelled as a simple air-cooled single-zone system, one unit per thermal
block; the system characteristics should be identical to the system modelled in the
reference building; and
(d) where no heating system has been specified but it is expected, the heating system
should be modelled as electric; the system characteristics should be identical to the
system modelled in the reference building.
A3.2.7 Lift and Escalator. Lift and escalator system power should be determined according to
CIBSE Guide D and be included in the energy analysis based on the exceptional calculation
methods as shown in clause A3.4.
A3.2.8 Other Systems. Other building systems may be modelled using exceptional calculation
methods (clause A3.4 below). If they are modelled, performance should be as indicated on
design documents.
A3.2.9 Energy Budget for Designed building. Comparing the design energy of designed
building against the energy budget should provide an indication of the likely range of energy use,
allow better understanding where and how energy is likely to be used in the building and enable
analysis of which measures have the greatest impact on energy use.
A3.2.10 Alterations and Additions. For a design relating to alterations or additions of an

existing building, on the building itself or its building services, it is acceptable to demonstrate
compliance using building models that exclude parts of the existing building provided all of the
following conditions are met:
(a) work in the excluded parts of the building meet the requirements of Sections 5 to 8 of
this BEC;
(b) the excluded parts of the building are served by air-conditioning systems that are
entirely separate from those which are included in the building model; and
(c) design space temperature and air-conditioning system operating set points and
schedules, on either side of the boundary between included and excluded parts of the
building, are identical.
A3.2.11 Limitations to the Simulation Program. If the simulation program cannot model a
component or system included in the designed building, one of the following methods should be
used:
(a) ignore the component or system if the impact on the trade-offs being considered is
not significant;
(b) model the component or system by substituting a thermodynamically similar
component or system model; or
(c) model the component or system using the same component or system of the
reference building.
Whichever method is selected, the component should be modelled identically for both the
designed building and reference building. The Director may accept or not accept the method,
and may require the submission of substantiations in support of the method’s validity.
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A3.3 Determination of Energy Budget for the Reference Building
A3.3.1 Simulation Model. The simulation model of the reference building should be
developed by modifying the model of the designed building as described in clause A3.2. Except
as specifically instructed in this Appendix, all building systems and equipment should be
modelled identically for both the reference building and designed building.
A3.3.2 Building Envelope.
The reference building should have identical conditioned floor area and identical exterior
dimensions and orientations as the designed building. For existing building, the reference
building should reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions. For new building, the envelope
model of the reference building should be modified from that used in the designed building as
follows:
(a) opaque assemblies such as roof, floors, doors, and walls should be modelled as having
the same heat capacity as the designed building;
(b) all roof surfaces should be modelled with the same solar absorptivity of the designed
building;
(c) shading projections may be excluded from the modeling unless the projections have to
be in place for compliance with OTTV requirements; the fenestration of an excluded
shading projection should be assumed to be flush with the exterior wall or roof; and
(d) for building not governed by the OTTV requirements, the dimensions of windows,
doors and skylights should be same as the designed building.
A3.3.3 OTTV. To determine the envelope parameters for the reference building, the designer
should adjust from the envelope model of the designed building its window-wall ratio and
skylight-roof ratio, and the shading coefficients of its windows and skylights, so as to meet the
OTTV requirements.
A3.3.4 Lighting. The types of spaces for the individual spaces in the reference building should
be same as the designed building. The LPD in each space should be the corresponding maximum
allowable value given in Table 5.4 of this BEC. Lighting control points should be the minimum
required in Section 5 of this BEC. Automatic lighting control should be provided to each of the
type of space in accordance with Table 5.4 of this BEC and the control arrangement (e.g.
programmable controls or occupancy sensors) should be the same as the designed building.
The lighting zone should be arranged to the minimum requirement in section 5.6 of this BEC
while the operation schedule or profile should be modeled the same as the designed building.
A3.3.5 Air-conditioning. The air-conditioning systems, zoning and equipment types of the
reference building should be identical to the designed building; but the system and equipment of
the reference building should exactly meet the relevant requirements in Section 6 of this BEC.
A3.3.6 Lift and Escalator. The lift and escalator equipment types, operation profiles of the
reference building should be identical to the designed building; but the system and equipment of
the reference building should exactly meet the relevant requirements in Section 8 of this BEC.
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A3.3.7 Other Systems. Other systems and miscellaneous loads, if they are considered, should
be modelled as identical to those in the designed building. Where there are specific efficiency
requirements in Sections 5 to 8 of this BEC, these systems or components should be modelled as
having the lowest efficiency allowed by those requirements.
A3.4 Exceptional Calculation Methods
A3.4.1 Where no simulation program is available to model the performance of a design,

material, or device, an exceptional calculation method may be used to demonstrate compliance.
A3.4.2 For acceptance by the Director of an exceptional method, its theoretical and empirical
information verifying the method’s accuracy should be submitted to the Director, which should
include the following documentations :
(a) demonstration that the exceptional calculation method and results make no change in any
input parameter values specified in Section 9 of this BEC and this Appendix;
(b) input and output documentation, facilitating the Director’s review, and meeting the
formatting and content required by the Director;
(c) clear and concise instructions for using the technique and method to demonstrate that the
requirements in Section 9 of this BEC and this Appendix are met; and
(d) demonstration of reliability and accuracy relative to the simulation program.
A3.5 Modelling Assumptions and Methods
A3.5.1 In order to maintain consistency between the two sets of calculations, respectively for
the design energy and the energy budget, the following input assumptions and methods should
be used. Any modification of an assumption applicable to both designed building and
reference building should be used in modelling both the designed building and reference
building.
A3.5.2 Operation Parameters for Different Types of Space
(a) To systematically present the inputs to the simulation program, the designer should
prepare a table summarizing the operation parameters and their corresponding assigned
values to the program for all the different spaces in the building, common operation
parameters being occupant density, minimum outdoor air, operating schedule, lighting
power density, equipment power density and service water heating power etc. For
simplification purpose, spaces with similar functions and operational characteristics, as
represented by the operation parameters, may be grouped together as a space type. An
indicative table of operation parameters is as shown in Table A3.5a below –
Table A3.5a – Operation Parameters for Different Types of Space in a Building
Building operation parameters

Service
Lighting Equipment
Type of Space Occupant Minimum Operating
Power Power
Water
Density Outdoor Air Schedule (see Heating
Density Density
(m2/person) (L/s/person) item (b) below) Power
(W/m2) (W/m2)
(W/person)
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The values to be assigned to Table A3.5a should be the corresponding design values for
the operation parameters. Equipment loads establishing the power densities in W/m2
should include general service loads that are typical in a building, including additional
process electrical usage, but excluding air-conditioning electrical usage.
(b) An operating schedule for each type of space should be prepared. The operating
schedule should be a table summarizing for different times of a day the operation
densities of occupants, equipment, lighting, AHU/fan, cooling, heating, hot water etc.
A description of operation density is given in item (c) below. The operating schedule
should reflect the profiles which establish the extent of operation, such as the percentage
of the equipment load that is ON by hour of the day. An indicative table of operating
schedule is as shown in Table A3.5b below –
Table A3.5b – Operating Schedule showing time profiles of Operation Densities for different
Operation Parameters in a Building
Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Occupant
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
Equipment
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
Lighting
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
AHU/Fan
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
Cooling
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
Heating
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
Hot Water
Mon – Fri
Sat
Sun
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(c) The following indicative Table A3.5c gives the range of values to be assigned as operation
densities in Table A3.5b above.
Table A3.5c – Values for Operation Density
Parameter Operation density values to be input for different hours of a day

Occupant 0 for no occupancy, 1 for full occupancy, decimals between 0 to 1 to
indicate the intermediate occupancies
Equipment 0 for not in operation, 1 for full operation, decimals between 0 to 1 to
Lighting indicate the intermediate operation density
Hot Water
AHU/Fan Off for not in operation, 0n for in operation
Cooling actual setting of thermostat dry bulb temperature to be inserted, with
Heating Off to indicate turning off of cooling/heating
(d) Different software programs may demand an input format with variations to that shown
in the above indicative tables.
A3.5.3 Orientations and Shape
The reference building should consist of the same number of stories and gross floor area for each
story as the designed building. Each floor should be oriented exactly as the designed building.
The geometric form should be the same as the designed building. The orientation should be
the same as the designed building.
A3.5.4 Operating Schedules
Operating schedules should be identical for the designed building and reference building, except
permitted under Section 9 of this BEC or this Appendix as a result of the adoption of an energy
efficiency feature. The schedules should well reflect the operating profiles of the energy
consuming equipment and systems.
A3.5.5 Internal Loads
(a) Occupancy. The value of occupant density for a space in the operating schedule should be
identical for both designed and reference buildings.
(b) Lighting. The lighting power used to calculate the design energy should be the actual
power of the lighting design, with adjustment for energy efficient controls if applicable, in
which case the actual installed or designed lighting power should be used along with the
operating schedules reflecting the action of the controls to calculate the design energy. In
calculating the energy budget, the threshold allowable values in Section 5 of this BEC
should be adopted.
(c) Equipment. The same assumptions should be made in calculating design energy as are
used in calculating the energy budget, except for adjustment for energy efficient controls
permitted under Section 9 of this BEC and this Appendix.
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A3.5.6 Building Envelope
(a) Infiltration. Infiltration should impact only perimeter zones. When the air-conditioning
system is ON, no infiltration should be assumed to occur. When the air-conditioning
system is OFF, the infiltration rate for exterior walls of the building with entrance
doors/revolving doors or with operable windows should be assumed to be: (i) for glazed
entrance doors and for revolving doors, 5 litres/second (L/s) per m2 of door area, and (ii)
for operable windows, 2 L/s per m2 of the respective window area. Tested infiltration
values recommended by door/window suppliers may also be used.
(b) Envelope and Ground Absorptivities. The solar absorptivity of opaque elements of the
building envelope should be assumed to be 70% should the actual or designed data not
be available. The solar absorptivity of ground surfaces should be assumed to be 80%
should the actual or designed data not be available.
(c) Window Interior Shading. If the plans and specifications show interior shading devices
which perform better than a medium-colored Venetian blind, then those shading devices
may be modelled in the designed building, and the reference building can be modelled
with medium-colored Venetian blinds. Otherwise, interior shading should be modelled
identically in the designed and reference buildings, either with medium-colored Venetian
blinds or without interior shades.
(d) Exterior Shading. Shading by permanent structures, terrain, and vegetation may be
taken into account for computing energy consumption, whether or not these features are
located on the building site. A permanent fixture is one that is likely to remain for the life
of the designed building.
(e) Window Areas. The fraction of total window area in each orientation should be equal for
both the reference and designed building. For example, if the designed building has 40%
of window area facing north, then the reference building should also have 40% of
window area facing north.
(f) Window Shading Coefficient.For buildings not governed by OTTV requirements, the
shading coefficient of windows and skylights in the reference building should be taken as
0.6 or identical to the designed building.
(g) Thermal Mass. If no information is available for determining the thermal mass of the
building envelope, medium weight construction should be assumed in the modelling.
A3.5.7 Air-conditioning Systems
(a) Thermal Blocks and Air-conditioning Zones. Thermal blocks for the reference building and
designed building should be identical. Where air-conditioning zones are defined in
air-conditioning design documents, each air-conditioning zone should be modelled as a
separate thermal block. Different air-conditioning zones may be combined to create a
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single thermal block or identical thermal blocks to which multipliers are applied, provided
all of the following conditions are met:
i) the space use classification is the same throughout the thermal block;
ii) all air-conditioning zones in the thermal block that are adjacent to glazed exterior
walls face the same orientation or their orientations are within 45 degrees of
each other; and
iii) all of the zones are served by the same air-conditioning system or by the same
kind of air-conditioning system.
(b) Air-conditioning Zones Not Designed. Where the air-conditioning zones and systems have
not yet been designed, thermal blocks should be defined based on similar internal load
densities, occupancy, lighting, thermal and space temperature schedules, and in
combination with the following guidelines:
i) separate thermal blocks should be assumed for interior and perimeter spaces.
interior spaces should be those located greater than 4 m from an exterior wall, and
perimeter spaces should be those located closer than 4 m from an exterior wall;
ii) separate thermal blocks should be assumed for spaces adjacent to glazed exterior
walls; a separate zone should be provided for each orientation, except orientations
that differ by no more than 45 degrees may be considered to be the same
orientation; each zone should include all floor area that is 4 m or less from a
glazed perimeter wall, except that floor area within 4 m of glazed perimeter walls
having more than one orientation should be divided proportionately between the
zones;
iii) separate thermal blocks should be assumed for spaces having floors that are in
contact with the ground or exposed to ambient conditions from zones that do not
share these features; and
iv) separate thermal blocks should be assumed for spaces having exterior ceiling or
roof assemblies from zones that do not share these features.
(c) Supply Air Flow Rates. The design air flow rate for each thermal block of the designed
building and reference building should be able to be automatically calculated by the
simulation program based on the design cooling supply air temperature and heating
supply air temperature.
(d) Performance Parameters. The air-conditioning system’s performance parameters for the
reference building should be determined from the following rules:
i) components and parameters not specifically addressed in Section 9 of this BEC or
this Appendix should be identical to those in the designed building; where there
are specific requirements in Section 6 of this BEC, the component efficiency in the
reference building should be adjusted to the lowest efficiency level allowed by the
requirement for that component type;
ii) all air-conditioning equipment in the reference building should be modelled at the
minimum efficiency levels, both part load and full load, in accordance with the
requirements in Section 6 of this BEC;
iii) where equipment efficiency ratings include fan energy, the descriptor should be
broken down into its components so that the supply fan energy can be modelled
separately;
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iv) minimum outdoor air ventilation rates should be the same for both the reference
building and designed building.
v) system design supply air flow rates for the reference building should be based on
supply-air-to-room-air temperature difference of 11°C; if return or relief fans are
specified in the designed building, the reference building should also be modelled
with the same fan type sized for the reference system supply fan air quantity less
the minimum outdoor air, or 90% of the supply fan air quantity;
vi) the system fan motor power (kW per L/s of supply air) of the reference building
should be up to the limit specified in Section 6 of this BEC; and
vii) the equipment capacities for the reference building design should be sized
proportionally to the capacities in the designed building based on sizing runs; i.e.,
the ratio between the capacities used in the annual simulations and the capacities
determined by the sizing runs should be the same for both the designed building
and reference building; unmet load hours for the designed building should not
differ from unmet load hours for the reference building design by more than 300
hours.
A3.5.8 Service Water Heating
(a) Loads. The same service water heating load assumptions estimated based on CIBSE Guide
G should be made in calculating design energy as are used in calculating the energy
budget.
(b) Fuels. The fuel assumed for the service water heating equipment of the reference building
should be the same as that for the designed building.
A3.5.9 Controls
(a) Space Temperature Controls. Space temperature controls for the reference building
should be the same as the designed building. The system should be OFF during off-hours
according to the applicable operating schedules.
(b) Throttling Range. The throttling range of room thermostat should be set to no greater
than 1°C.
(c) Outside Air Ventilation. When providing for outdoor air ventilation when calculating the
energy budget, controls should be assumed to close the outside air intake to reduce the
flow of outside air to zero during ‘setback’ and ‘unoccupied’ periods, unless the design
requires an intake of outdoor air to pre-cool or pre-heat the space during the unoccupied
periods. Ventilation using inside air may still be required to maintain scheduled setback
temperature.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation App B – Total Power Factor Calc
Appendix B
Calculation of Total Power Factor of Three-Phase Three-Wire Power Supply System
B1 Introduction
B1.1 This appendix serves as a description of calculation method for the apparent power (S)
of three-phase three-wire electrical system without any neutral wire.
B1.2 The calculation of the total power factor of the motor drive of lift and escalator
installation should base on calculation method and the data measured on-site. The purpose of
the calculation is to develop a consistent evaluations of total power factor of a three-phase
supply without a neutral wire.
B2 Calculation Method for Total Power Factor
B2.1 Line voltages (Vxy) and Line currents (Iz). Vxy refers to the line voltage between line x
and line y. Iz refers to the line current of line z. Sub-scripts x, y, z = 1, 2, or 3 indicate the
respective power lines. Vxy (i.e. the V12, V23 & V31) and Iz (i.e. the I1, I2 & I3) are obtained by
measurement on-site.
B2.2 Hypothesized phase voltage (V1, V2 & V3 ) and the neutral point (N). From the three
line voltages (V12, V23 and V31) measured, it is possible to determine the three hypothesized
phase voltages V1, V2 and V3 having the neutral point N being derived with the three phase
voltages (V1, V2 & V3) 120o apart from one another.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation App B – Total Power Factor Calc
B2.3 The total power factor can be obtained by the equation B1. The active power (P) can
be read from the metering devices based on two-wattmeter method.
Active Power (P)

Total Power Factor = (B1)
Apparent Power (S)
B2.4 The apparent power (S) can be obtained by equation B2.
S =| V1 || I1 | + | V2 || I 2 | + | V3 || I 3 | (B2)
Where the hypothesized phase voltages V1, V2, V3 are obtained by equation B3, B4 & B5.
π
sin( − β )
| V1 | =| V31 | 3 (B3)
2π
sin( )
3
sin(α )
| V2 | =| V12 | (B4)
2π
sin( )
3
sin( β )
| V3 | =| V31 | (B5)
2π
sin( )
3
Denotes θ = α + β , then
 | V |2 + | V31 |2 − | V23 |2 
θ = cos −1  12  (B6)
 2 | V31 || V12 | 
 π | V31 | π 
 sin( 3 ) − | V | sin( 3 − θ ) 
α = tan −1  12
 (B7)
 cos( ) + 31 | cos( π − θ ) 
π | V
 3 | V12 | 3 
β =θ −α (B8)
B2.5 Throughout this Appendix, IVxyI, IVzI and IIzI are the magnitudes of voltages and
currents. The measurements on the line voltages (i.e. IVxyI) and the line currents (i.e. IIzI)
should confine to the magnitudes. Vxy, Vz and Iz are all phasors.
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Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation Contents

Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation

Table of Contents Page No.

2. Interpretations and Abbreviations 2

4. Technical Compliance with the Ordinance 12

5. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lighting Installation 14

6. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Air Conditioning Installation 22

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6.4 System Load Calculation 23

7. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Electrical Installation 44

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7.7 Metering and Monitoring Facilities 50

8. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lift and Escalator Installation 52

10. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Major Retrofitting Works 67

Appendix A - Calculation of Total Energy Consumption in a Building or Unit Using 74

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2. Interpretations and Abbreviations

‘air-conditioning’ means the process of cooling, heating, dehumidification, humidification, air

‘building envelope’ means the ensemble of the building’s external walls.

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Examples of central building services installation

Building Building with designated Building without designated

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,where the total circuit wattage should be taken at the full

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‘CIBSE’ refers to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

‘NEMA’ refers to National Electrical Manufacturers Association (USA).

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3.1 Scope of Application

This BEC is applicable to the prescribed building services installations of a building or a

3.2 Limit of Scope of Application

This BEC is not applicable to –

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4. Technical Compliance with the Ordinance

4.1 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which a Consent to

4.2 Building Services Installations in a Prescribed Building in respect of which a Consent to

4.3 Energy Efficiency Requirements at Design Conditions

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4.4 Requirements on Maintaining of Design Standard

4.5 Demonstration of Compliance

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5. Energy Efficiency Requirements for Lighting Installation

5.1 Scope of Application

5.2 General Approach

5.4 Lighting Power Density

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space does not exceed 70W.

Maximum Automatic Lighting

Activity Room / Children play area / Music Room / 9.5 Yes

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Maximum Automatic Lighting

Office, enclosed (with internal floor area at or below 9.5 Yes