iv including plug and process loads. Chapter 5 and Appendix C of this report present these energy simulation results as used in the cost-effectiveness analysis.The energy saving analysis of Standard 90.1 in the report described above utilized a suite of 16 prototype EnergyPlus building models. Prototypes were simulated in 17 climate locations representing all eight U.S. climate zones. The cost-effectiveness analysis in this report used a subset of prototypes and climate locations, providing coverage of nearly all of the changes in Standard 90.1 from the 2007 to 2010 edition that affect energy savings, equipment and construction costs, and maintenance, including conventional HVAC systems used in commercial buildings. Each prototype building was analyzed in each climate location for a total of 30 cost-effectiveness assessments. The following prototype buildings and climate locations were included in the analysis: Prototypes Climate Locations Small Office 2A Houston, Texas (hot, humid) Large Office 4A Baltimore, Maryland (mixed, humid) Standalone Retail 3A Memphis, Tennessee (warm, humid) Primary School 5A Chicago, Illinois (cool, humid) Small Hotel 3B Albuquerque, New Mexico (hot, dry) Mid-rise ApartmentA primary input to the cost-effectiveness analysis was the incremental costs for the addenda to 90.1-2007 that were included in 90.1-2010. Of the 109 total addenda to 90.1-2007, 41 had quantified energy savings that were modeled in the 90.1-2010 energy savings analysis. The remaining addenda were not considered to have quantifiable savings, or do not affect the sections of 90.1 that directly impact building energy usage. Of the 41 addenda with quantified energy savings, 38 were modeled in the six prototypes and were included with the cost estimate. The remaining three addenda affect building systems that were not included in the prototypes.vi Table ES-1 Summary of Cost-effectiveness Analysis Prototype Climate Zone
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