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News & Trends

Tankless Water Heater

for Smaller Applications

Noritz’s condensing tankless water heater offers higher efficiencies,
longer vent runs for smaller residential applications, including multifamily.

ORITZ HAS EXPANDED its ecoTOUGH Series of owners of vacation homes with smaller
gas-fired residential condensing tankless water hot-water needs,” says Jay Hassel, Vice
heaters with the new NRC83, an Energy Star- President of Sales and Marketing for
Nrated unit available in both indoor (the two-pipe, the Noritz America Corporation. With
direct vent NRC83-DV) and outdoor (NRC83-OD) model. flow rates from 0.5 gallons per minute
The new wall-mounted units have an energy factor to 8.3 gpm and temperature settings
(EF) of 0.92 for natural gas and 0.94 with liquid propane, from 100°F to 140°F, the new NRC83
approximately 30 points higher than a standard, storage tank- protects the environment by heating
type, gas-fired water heater. Featuring a gas-consumption water strictly on demand, while offer-
range of 16,000 BTU per hour to 157,000 BTUh, the NRC83 is ing a longer product life cycle than storage tank-type models.
engineered to meet the domestic hot water needs of smaller The NRC83-DV, an indoor model with a two pipe direct
northern residences with one bathroom, as well as southern vent system, uses condensing technology to achieve an
homes with two baths. Energy Factor of 0.92 or 0.94, depending on the fuel type.
“We believe the NRC83 will also be an attractive option for Read more about this product and other Noritz water
apartment developers, owners and managers, as well as for heaters here. CW

Toward a Better Code Process

The Energy Efficient Codes Coalition wants to streamline the ICC code process and make it fairer.

HE ENERGY EFFICIENT proposal and should replace the com-
CODES COALITION (EECC) mittee decision as the standing motion
submitted recommendations at the public comment hearing and for
to the ICC Board of Directors cdpAccess.
T regarding potential improve- ■ ■ Change the process to encourage
ments to the ICC Code Development public participation in the ICC process,
Process (CDP), particularly designed to particularly regarding the rules that ap-
keep any one entity from wielding too ply to setting the hearing order.
much influence in the CDP. Here they ■ ■ Provide proposed modifications to
are in a nutshell: code change proposals to the public in
■ Reduce the percentage of build- advance of being heard by the committee,
■
er-designated seats and include no ideally submitted electronically one week
more than one builder-designated rep before the hearing. Publish the decision
on any code development committee. on whether a proposed modification is
■ Require representatives designat- germane in advance of the hearing.
■
ed by a specific entity (such as NAHB) for seats on code ■ ■ Require code action committees to focus on clarify-
development committees to recuse themselves when a ing or improving code language and organization for en-
proposal from the entity that designated them is before hanced usability and avoid controversial issues likely to
the committee. be addressed by the stakeholders in the CPD process. CW
■ Revise assembly actions to be more meaningful in
■
the CDP; if approved, the assembly action should carry If you are interested in reading the full EECC
more weight than the committee decision on the same recommendations, contact Bill Fay at BFay@ase.org

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