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// CODE SNIPPET

609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways

Green Construction Code 2012 > 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways
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Escalators and moving walkways shall comply with Sections 609.2.2.1 through 609.2.2.5.

609.2.2.1 Lighting

Light sources, including, but not limited to, balustrade lighting, comb-plate lighting and step demarcation lighting, shall have an efficacy of not less than 35 lm/W, based on the total lumens from lamps divided by the total wattage of the luminaires provided on the escalator or moving walk.

609.2.2.2 Drive System

Induction motors with a class IE3 efficiency rating, as defined by IEC EN 60034-30, or permanent magnet synchronous motors shall be used.

609.2.2.3 Energy Recovery

Down-running escalators equipped with direct variable frequency drives shall use regenerative drives and return recovered energy to the building electrical power system.

609.2.2.4 Handrails

Handrails shall use friction-reducing measures, such as, but not limited to, rollers in newels.

609.2.2.5 Standby Mode

During standby mode, escalators and moving walkways shall be capable of being automatically slowed to not greater than 50 percent of nominal speed. Escalators and moving walkways shall be capable of being automatically turned off when the building is unoccupied or outside of facility operations. In locations where multiple escalators serve the same passenger load, not less than 50 percent of the escalators shall have the capability of being turned off in response to reduced occupant traffic.

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609.2.2 Energy Conservation, Efficiency and Co2e Emission Reduction, Escalators and Moving Walkways
Escalators and moving walkways shall comply with Sections 609.2.2.1 through 609.2.2.4 ...
Green Construction Code 2015 > 6 Energy Conservation, Efficiency and Co2e Emission Reduction > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways
609.2.2 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION, Escalators and Moving Walkways
Escalators and moving walkways shall comply with Sections 609.2.2.1 through 609.2.2.5 ...
Green Construction Code 2012 > 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways
609.2.2.1 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION, Lighting
of not less than 35 lm/W, based on the total lumens from lamps divided by the total wattage of the luminaires provided on the escalator or moving walk ...
Green Construction Code 2012 > 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways > 609.2.2.1 Lighting
609.2.2.3 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION, Energy Recovery
Down-running escalators equipped with direct variable frequency drives shall use regenerative drives and return recovered energy to the building ...
Green Construction Code 2012 > 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways > 609.2.2.3 Energy Recovery
609.2.2.2 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION, Drive System
Induction motors with a class IE3 efficiency rating, as defined by IEC EN 60034-30, or permanent magnet synchronous motors shall be used ...
Green Construction Code 2012 > 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION > 609 Specific Appliances and Equipment > 609.2 Permanent Appliances and Equipment > 609.2.2 Escalators and Moving Walkways > 609.2.2.2 Drive System
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