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PART J8
ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE AND
FACILITIES FOR MONITORING
Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions
J8.0 Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions
(a)
(b)
Where a Building Solution is proposed to comply with the Deemed-to-Satisfy
Provisions, Performance RequirementJP2 is satisfied by complying with J8.1 to
J8.3.
Where a Building Solution is proposed as an Alternative Solution to the Deemed-to-
Satisfy Provisions of J8.1 to J8.3, the relevant Performance Requirements must be
determined in accordance with A0.10.
J8.1 Application of Part
The Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of this Part do not apply—
(a)
(b)
within a sole-occupancy unit of a Class 2 building or a Class 4 part of a building; or
to a Class 8 electricity network substation.
J8.2 Access for maintenance
NSW J8.2
Access for maintenance must be provided to components of services that rely on
maintenance to continue to perform to a standard of energy efficiency not less than they
were originally required to achieve.must be provided to all plant, equipment and
components that require maintenance in accordance with Part I2.
J8.3 Facilities for energy monitoring
(a)
(b)
(c)
A building or sole-occupancy unit with a floor area of more than 500 m 2 must have
the facility to record the consumption of gas and electricity.
A building with a floor area of more than 2,500 m 2 must have the facility to record
individually the energy consumption of—
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
air-conditioning plant including, where appropriate, heating plant, cooling
plant and air handling fans; and
artificial lighting; and
appliance power; and
central hot water supply; and
internal transport devices including lifts, escalators and travelators where
there is more than one serving the building; and
other ancillary plant.
PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT
The provisions of (b) do not apply to a Class 2 building with a floor area of more
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